Sunday, April 17, 2016

Bartlesville Kennel Club, Sunday April 17, 2016 Grove, OK

HAVANESE
ENNERIE - 1st/WINNERS DOG
0 - seriously?  1 dog, 2 bitches and no cross-over? But a GROUP 1 for Taffy!  You're forgiven!
JULIETTE - 1st / Reserve Winners Bitch 
TAFFY - BEST OF BREED & GROUP 1 
                & RESERVE BEST IN SHOW !!!
THANK YOU BREED & GROUP JUDGE CAROLYN HERBEL 
THANK YOU BEST IN SHOW JUDGE CAROL JEAN NELSON
"Taffy"
RBIS AM GCH CAN CH That's Pullin' At Your Heart Strings
Thank You Breed & Group Judge Carolyn Herbel
Thank You Best In Show Judge Carol Jean Nelson

Sorry, it's the only photo I have right now!

BLACK RUSSIAN TERRIER
VARIAS - BEST OF BREED
Not shown in Group
0
Breed & Group Judge Luis Sosa

BICHONS FRISES
Neither Bichon shown today.

DOBERMAN
Dobie not shown today because of Judge Luis Sosa.  

The AKC still does not see the conflict of interest in Mr. Sosa being a show photographer (a bad one at that) and a judge, but we do!  We won't show to him unless we have no choice with a specials dog, but otherwise we will not put ourselves in that position.  We entered the BRT in hopes that there would be a judge change.  Dave showed him in the breed ring, but not in group.  In the breed ring, Varias shook his head, as dogs are apt to do, ears and hair flopping away.  Mr. Sosa jumped back, arms in the air, like he was ready to make a scene.  What a dufus!!!  Couldn't risk him (the judge, not Varias) doing something else stupid in the group ring, so it was best to not show Varias in Group.  
Sad but true.