Havanese Club of America - National Specialty Sweepstakes, Friday

That's The Notorious Defender, aka Mason (Perry Mason).  Owned by Connie Rousch and Kathy Kosich, was 3rd in his class in Sweepstakes today.   Mason's grand sire, Desi's sire, MBISS AM GCH CAN GCH Sonrisa's Tiny Thomas was in rare form, moving and looking as good, if not better than, he did for those numerous Bests In Show.  This old gentleman, looked fabulous and was walked.  Sad.

HCA Sweepstakes Judge:  Linda Cosner

http://www.kimbrielkennels.com/

I tried to find out some more on the sweepstakes Judge.  There was no bio on the HCA website.  I found her website, (link above), and went to her "About Us" page.  On an about us page, you would hope to find names and a bit of history about the people who want you to buy a dog from them, but not here.  This is the entirety of the text that was on that page.  I have highlighted the lines that peaked my interest and may yours. 

From:  http://www.kimbrielkennels.com/about_us.html

Havanese, Papillons | Kimbriel Kennels

"He is your friend, your partner, your defender, and your dog. You are his life, his love, and his leader. He will be yours, faithful and true, to the last beat of his heart. You owe it to him to be worthy of such devotion. Dogs are linked to paradise. They don't know evil or jealousy or discontent. To sit with a dog on a hillside on a glorious afternoon is to be back in Eden, where doing nothing was not boring, it was peace. "

At Kimbriel Kennels we strive to purchase good quality, healthy parents to use in our breeding program, and see that all puppies are well socialized.

We currently know of no problems associated with any puppies that have come from me although studies have proven that regular checkups and vaccinations and a proper, healthy, veterinarian recommended diet can make all the difference in the quality of a pet's life.

That is all that is on her About Us page.  What did you learn?

UPDATE:  Of the few dogs on her website that have any OFFA certifications at all, many (even a 7 year old) had their tests done in March.  Ya think someone said, "Hey you are a member of the HCA and Judging at Nationals, maybe you should do some health certifications."  ???