AKITA BIS IN OREGON

GCH CH Mojo’s Continuation Of A Myth

This weekend’s Covered Bridge Cluster is not in New England, but is in the Pacific Northwest town of Albany OR, where the Linn County Kennel Club and the Mckenzie Cascade Dog Fanciers are hosting a four show stop.

Yesterday’s LCKC how was the largest in the country with almost 1300 entries.  The seven who made it to judge Stephen Hubbell’s final were the Brittany, GCH CH Sanbar’s Ride The Winds, the Basenji, GCH CH Arubmec’s Take A Chance On Me, the Akita, GCH CH Mojo’s Continuation Of A Myth, the Cairn Terrier, GCH CH Hjohoo’s Save The Hjour Love For Me, the Chinese Crested, GCH CH Kulana’s Sh-Boom, the French Bulldog, GCH CH Major League’s Mighty Joe at Winsome, and the Puli, GCH CH Mt Hood’s Leapin Linni Of Toridor.

GCH CH Sanbar’s Ride The Winds

The two taking home the top prizes were the Akita, Nik, with the BIS and the Brittany, Harley,  with the RBIS.  It’s the first BIS for the not yet three year old dog.  Congratulations to breeders/owners Paul & Stacey Borrmann and handle Alvin (Beep) Lee.

DACHSHUND BEST IN MISSISSIPPI

GCH CH Shaireab’s Bayleigh Maid of Honor 

(photo by Karen Evasuik)

The doggy fun continued Friday here in the Southland at the Meri-Miss Kennel Club show in Hattiesburg MS. BIS Judge Roberta Campbell had the pleasure of the company of the Golden Retriever, GCH CH Emery’s In The Midnight Hour, the Wirehaired Dachshund, GCH CH Leorallee’s Bay Watch MW, the Siberian Husky, CH Suphan’s Mr Goodness, the Welsh Terrier, GCH CH Shaireab’s Bayleigh Maid of Honor, the Pug, GCH CH Hill Country Tag I’m It, the Standard Poodle, GCH CH Dawin Hearts on Fire, and the Puli, GCH CH Cordmaker Topsy Turvey. 

 The two she liked the best were the Dachshund and the Welsh Terrier. It was the first BIS in three final appearances this year for the not yet two year old dog, who was the Number One Wirehaired Dachshund in 2013. Congratulations to breeder/owner/handler Marietta Singleton, co-breeder Suzanne Steele, and owner Barbara Lasater. We hope to have a photo for you soon.

GREAT DANE BIS IN NEW YORK

GCH GHDD Seamus Lord of the Dance

The New York crowd kicked off their weekend in Suffern NY Friday with the  Walkill Kennel Club show.  The seven dogs that stayed all day to try their luck with BIS judge Nancy Liebes were the Labrador Retriever, GCH  CH Beechcroft Midnight Rose’s Baccara, the Ibizan Hound, GCH CH Serandida Abbaio La Contessa Scalza SC, the Great Dane, GCH GHDD Seamus Lord of the Dance, the Wire Fox Terrier, GCH CH Crispy Legacy, the Smooth Coat Chihuahua, GCH CH Sonnus Silho (Sanchez), the American Eskimo Dog, GCH CH Nuuktok’s Atka Inukshuk, and the Puli, GCH CH Zaydah Guns A Blazing.

GCH CH Crispy Legacy

Best went to the Dane, Seamus, and Reserve went to the Wire Fox, Sparky.  It’s the first of the year for Seamus who finished 2013 with one BIS in three final appearances.  Congratulations to breeders/owners Douglas F & Kristin V Kish, owners Dorothy Davis, Jeanne Deeming, & Jeffrey Ball, and handler Barbara Waldkirch.

TOP TWO SLUG IT OUT IN CHICAGO

GCH CH Claircreeek’s Impression de Matisse 

(photo by Rhonda Cassidy)

Friday was round two of this weekend’s heavyweight bout in Chicago.  Once again our Number One Dog and Number Two Dog, the Old English Sheepdog, GCH CH Bugaboo’s Picture Perfect, and the Portuguese Water Dog, GCH CH Claircreeek’s Impression de Matisse, faced off, this time in the Blackhawk Kennel Club final.  Once gain the outcome was the Portie BIS, the OES RBIS.

GCH CH Bugaboo’s Picture Perfect

(photo by Bettina Bienefeld)

Judge Edd Bivin also considered the English Springer Spaniel, GCH  CH Telltale American Ride, the Saluki, GCH CH Sandstorm Blue Nile Bubbles of Jatara, the Norfolk Terrier, GCH CH Yarrow Venerie Ticket To Ride, the Shih Tzu, CH Hallmark Jolei Rocket Power, and the Chinese Shar-Pei, GCH CH Shine’s Deck the Halls.

Matisse’s 17^th BIS of the year will put him in a virtual tie with the OES, Swagger, for Number One Dog.  Matisse has the built in advantage of collecting far more points in the Working Group than Swagger does in the Herding Group.  The big points, and the prestigious titles, at today’s and tomorrow’s International Kennel Club of Chicago’s shows will determine who has the title next week.  We will be the first to tell you who that is. 

MINPIN CLOSES IN ON TOY RECORD

GCH CH Marlex Classic Red Glare 

(photo by Michael McGuire)

The Miniature Pinscher, GCH CH Marlex Classic Red Glare, moved one show closer to becoming the winningest Toy Dog of all time, taking today’s BIS at the day two show of the Greater Panama City Dog Fanciers Association in Tallahassee.   Once again the Skye Terrier, GCH CH Cragsmoor Good Time Charlie, was the RBIS.

GCH CH Cragsmoor Good Time Charlie 

(photo by Riley)

Rounding out judge Raymond Filburn Jr’s final were the English Springer Spaniel, GCH CH Cerise Sentinel, the Whippet, GCH CH Karasar’s Masterpiece, the Boxer, GCH CH Hi-Tech The King of Sherry Shoot Jp, the Standard Poodle, GCH CH Unique Da Maya Dancing Queen, and the Cardigan Welsh Corgi, GCH CH Riverside Telltail Coco Posh.

With her 124^th career BIS, Classie is closing in on the 128 BIS record set by the Pekingese, CH Yakee If Only.  Classie is currently the US’ Number Two Toy Dog with five BIS and 18 Toy Groups this year, including a Westminster Group One.

OES FIRST TIMER IN MISSISSIPPI

CH Lambluvs Sultry Sensation 

Our third Thursday venue was straight out of Steel Magnolias in the charming Mississippi town of Hattiesburg. Judge Joe Walton had the final for the Greater Hattiesburg Kennel Club and his pick of the Black Cocker Spaniel, GCH CH Ashdown’s Time to Thrill, the Whippet, GCH CH Sporting Fields Shameless, the Doberman Pinscher, GCH CH Cambria Vraiment Parfait, the Bedlington Terrier, GCH CH Wrightwyn Power Play, the Papillon, GCH CH InVolo The King of Pop, the American Eskimo Dog, GCH CH Ducats Smokin Hot, and the Old English Sheepdog, CH Lambluvs Sultry Sensation. 

GCH CH Cambria Vraiment Parfait 

(Photo by gay Glazbrook)

 Finishing one/two were the OES, Andrew, and the Doberman, Zsa Zsa. It’s the first BIS in five final appearances this year for the barely two year old Andrew. Congratulations to breeder/owner/handler Jere Marder, fellow breeders Jeff Yutzy & Gail Radke, and owner Kay Richardson.

MINPIN BEST IN FLORIDA

GCH CH Marlex Classic Red Glare

Two more of our Top Ten Dogs All Breeds were in their native Florida for yesterday’s Greater Panama City Dog Fanciers Association show in Tallahassee.  Judge Charlotte Patterson’s Best was the nation’s Number Five Dog, the Miniature Pinscher, GCH CH Marlex Classic Red Glare, and her Reserve was the country’s Number Eight Dog, the Skye Terrier, GCH CH Cragsmoor Good Time Charlie.  Also seeking judge Patterson’s favor were the English Springer Spaniel, GCH CH Cerise Sentinel, the Afghan Hound, GCH CH Tells Matrix Reloaded, the Boxer, GCH CH Hi-Tech’s King of Sherry Shoot Jp, the Dalmatian, GCH CH Spotted Bliss Oreo Delight, and the Cardigan Welsh Corgi, GCH CH Riverside Telltail Coco Posh.

GCH CH Cragsmoor Good Time Charlie

It was Classie’s fifth BIS of the year and her 123^rd career BIS.  Classie is the winningest Miniature Pinscher of all time and needs five more BIS to become the winningest Toy Dog of all time.

TOP TWO FACE OFF IN CHICAGO

GCH CH Claircreek’s Impression de Matisse

The big Chicago weekend kicked off yesterday with the Park Shore Kennel Club show.  The day ended with the match up that everyone wants to see, the Number One Dog & Number Two Dog All Breeds in the same final.  The Old English Sheepdog, GCH CH Bugaboo’s Picture Perfect,  and the Portuguese Water Dog, GCH CH Claircreek’s Impression de Matisse, were joined in judge Dr Al Krause’s final by the English Cocker, GCH CH Foxwoods Dublin Diva, the Saluki, GCH CH Sandstorm Blue Nile Bubbles Of Jatara, the Smooth Fox Terrier, CH  J’Cobe Broxden Shark Dressed Man, the Chinese Crested, GCH CH Dejavu I Want A Talk About Me, and the Chinese Shar-Pei, GCH CH Shine’s Deck the Halls.

GCH CH Bugaboo’s Picture Perfect

The nation’s Top Two would finish just that way with the Portie, Matisse, taking the BIS, and the OES, Swagger, the RBIS.  Matisse now has 16 BIS in 19 final appearances this year, the best batting average of any dog in the last decade.  Nonetheless, the win was not large enough to overtake Swagger.  With three more head-to-head meetings between our Top Two this weekend, Chicago is an opportunity not to be missed for fanciers in the area.

OES BACK TO NUMBER ONE

GCH CH Bugaboo’s Picture Perfect

The Old English Sheepdog, GCH CH Bugaboo’s Picture Perfect, retook the Number One Dog All Breed title Monday, closing the Rock Mountain Cluster with the BIS at the Colorado Kennel Club show in Denver, his second of the set.

GCH CH Rainbow Splash’s Ruggedly Handsome

Joining Swagger and breeder/owner/handler Colton Johnson in judge Cindy Vogels’ final were her RBIS, the Brittany, GCH CH Rainbow Splash’s Ruggedly Handsome, the Pharaoh Hound, GCH CH Osiris Cowboy Cassanova, the Dogue de Bordeaux, GCH CH Evergreen’s Rub My Belly A Rising Star, the Miniature Bull Terrier, GCH CH Dytona VIP, the Pug, GCH CH Pocket’s Jato Jetliner, and the Boston Terrier, CH Naughty Norteno’s Clik Clik Bang.

Eight weeks into the new year, Swagger and the Portuguese Water Dog, GCH CH Claircreek’s Impression de Matisse, have already opened up a lead two and a half times greater than the rest of the Top Ten, but then it is early with several big weekends coming up.  Who will challenge the leaders?  You will read about it here first.

FIRST TIMER IN SAN JOSE

CH Oeste's Stealing The Starlight 

Judge Ashley Reid gathered a superlative seven to close the Santa Clara Valley Kennel Club’s weekend in San Jose today, the Field Spaniel, GCH CH Promenade Pay It Forward, the Black and Tan Coonhound, GCH CH Windbourne HD Ranch King Of The Road, the Bullmastiff, GCH CH Baron Dye Of Ridgetop, the Cairn Terrier, Cairnstone's Future Legend, the Havanese, CH Oeste's Stealing The Starlight, the Standard Poodle, GCH CH Del Zarzoso Salvame From Afterglow, and the Australian Shepherd,  GCH CH Bayouland's Capture The Flag CGC.

GCH CH Del Zarzoso Salvame From Afterglow

The two who impressed him were the Havanese, Lucia, and the Standard Poodle, Dino.  It was the first BIS for Lucia and handler Taffe McFadden.  Congratulations to Taffe and fellow breeders/owners Mary King, Rafe Schindler & Julie Vogel.