Black Russian Terrier Club of America National Specialty 2013 Sweepstakes Results

This year the BRTCA National Specialty was held as part of the Del Valle All-Breed show...

Del Valle Dog Club Of Livermore - Saturday 10/19/13

Sweepstakes Results, as copied from the Infodog.com website:

			BLACK RUSSIAN TERRIERS
			JUDGE: Dr. Robert C. ("Bo") Gloster M.D.
			BLACK RUSSIAN TERRIERS. Sweepstakes, Bred by Exhibitor, 12 & Under 18 Months Dogs.
1	35		SNOWLINE FIRE OF HOPE OZZIE. WS 41549701. 07-23-12 By Ch Black Star A Petrovich TD - Ch Midnightsolo Ultimate Desire For Snowline. Owner: Kenneth Lynn & Debby Lynn, Phelan, CA 92329. Breeder: Kenneth & Debby Lynn.
			BLACK RUSSIAN TERRIERS. Sweepstakes, Bred by Exhibitor, 18 & Under 24 Months Dogs.
1	57		ARISTES BLACK OPS SECRET WEAPON. WS 39721103. 12-13-11 By Ch Jeff Yvonne Orlowsky Laimus - Ch Sibirsky Medved Vitosha. Owner: John Phipps & Patti Phipps, San Jose, CA 95125. Breeder: Cindi R Stumm & Fritz Dilsaver. (Fritz Dilsaver, Agent).
			BLACK RUSSIAN TERRIERS. Sweepstakes, Bred by Exhibitor, 2 Years & Under 4 Years Dogs.
1/BBE	53		GCH SNOWLINE COLBY IZ PETROVICH NOIRSTAR CERVENAHOLKA. WS 38435701. 07-22-11 By Ch Blackstar A-petrovich THD - Ch Desagres Morana Cerna Holka CD RE. Owner: Bill & Tammy Mayer, Murrieta, CA 92562. Breeder: Cory & Claire Blythe & Debby Lynn.
			BLACK RUSSIAN TERRIERS. Sweepstakes, Bred by Exhibitor, 4 Years & Under 7 Years Dogs.
2	37		ARISTES MICCO WAKOOWAH SHADOW DANCER. WS 22249802. 05-26-07 By Ch Tamarack Order Of The Phoenix - Ch Pelageya Hranitelnitsa Noch Na Kupalu. Owner: Jahanna Tafari, Palo Alto, CA 94306. Breeder: Cindi Stumm & Fritz Dilsaver.
1	51		GCH TRIDENT'S GRETZKY. WS 22556101. 05-20-07 By Ch Malahovskiy Posol V Amerike - Lukerya. Owner: R & C Charters & Anna Carson & B & R Schoon, Eugene, OR 97402. Breeder: Anna Carson & Barbara & Robert Schoon.
			BLACK RUSSIAN TERRIERS. Sweepstakes, 6 & Under 9 Months Dogs.
2	25		CERBERUS HE IS ON FIRE SOCHI. WS 42995501. 01-20-13 By Cerberus Silni Zachka - Cerberus Hel Or High Water. Owner: Bruce Lerman, Monte Sereno, CA 95030. Breeder: Donna L Renton & Joshua Ried. (Fritz Dilsaver, Agent).
1	27		DESAGRES THOR. WS 43789405. 04-04-13 By Ch Trident's Gretzky - Ch Nasha Charovnitsa Iz Russkoi Dinastii. Owner: Charlotte Heckerman & Larry Heckerman, Benton, CA 93512. Breeder: Jeanne Rylatt.
			BLACK RUSSIAN TERRIERS. Sweepstakes, 9 & Under 12 Months Dogs.
1	15		CERVENA HOLKA'S ZEME. WS 4301093. 01-04-13 By Sora's Duke Ostrowski - Ch Desages Morana Cerna Holka. Owner: Jane Barney, Ivins, UT 84738. Breeder: R Cory Blythe & Claire Blythe.
2	21		BRT JEWELS WATCHFUL SAINT AUGUSTINE. WS 42589802. 12-04-12 By Cerberus Razin Kane - Ch Kalinka's Joyau Noir. Owner: Stephanie Wean & Shelley Germann, California, CA 93644. Breeder: Shelley Germann Kapeller. (Tyler Crady, Agent).
			BLACK RUSSIAN TERRIERS. Sweepstakes, 12 & Under 18 Months Dogs.
1	11		MCD'S SFB RHINESTONE COWBOY. WS 41441104. 05-21-12 By GCH Finding Marko Polo Tara's Sarja - Ch That's MCD's Sure Fire Bett RN. Owner: Dustin Hatcher & John McDonald, Fremont, CA 94536. Breeder: MCD's John McDonald. (Carlos Carrizo, Agent).
2	59		SHEDEVR OF RUSSIA IZ ENISEISKOI GUBERNII CGC. WS43000701. 04-22-12 By Sibirski Medved Syn Strannika Fram - Timona Iz Eniseiskoi Gubernii. Owner: Marilyn Powell, Phoenix, AZ 85022. Breeder: Elena Ershova.
			BLACK RUSSIAN TERRIERS. Sweepstakes, Bred by Exhibitor, 6 & Under 9 Months Bitches.
1	24		SNOWLINE BAKER'S DOZ SIRIUS TWINKLE IN ONYX SKY. WS 43939601. 03-25-13 By Ch Setextra-Chevalier Noir - Setextra-Desert Olive Blossom. Owner: Harold Wurmnest & Kerstin Wurmnest & Debra Lynn & Kenneth Lynn, Fullerton, CA 92835. Breeder: Debra Lynn & Kenneth Lynn.
			BLACK RUSSIAN TERRIERS. Sweepstakes, Bred by Exhibitor, 12 & Under 18 Months Bitches.
2	10		LUBAVA DAR BOGA IZ KGB. WS 42363301. 08-27-12 By Ch Oiran Iz Sozvezdija Streltsa I Devy - GCH Kalinka's Love My Forever. Owner: Frank Benzinger & Lynette Benzinger, Las Vegas, NV 89180. Breeder: Frank Benzinger & Rita Golsky.
1	30		SNOWLINE FIRE OF HOPE PETRA. WS 41549702. 07-23-12 By Ch Black Star A Petrovich TD - Ch Midnightsolo Ultimate Desire For Snowline. Owner: Kenneth Lynn & Debby Lynn, Phelan, CA 92329. Breeder: Kenneth & Debby Lynn.
			BLACK RUSSIAN TERRIERS. Sweepstakes, Bred by Exhibitor, 2 Years & Under 4 Years Bitches.
A	22		CERBERUS ANYA NIIS. WS 36578407. 01-01-11 By Ch Yazko's Zubr At Galbraiths - Ch Best Levard Tara. Owner: Donna Renton & Joshua Ried, Beavercreek, OR 970040801. Breeder: Donna Renton & Joshua Ried.
1	36		CH ARISTES EASY ON THE EYES. WS 35154402. 03-17-10 By Ch Jeff Yvonne Orlowsky Laumis - Ch Sibirski Medved Vitosha. Owner: Yvonne Orlowsky & Bob Smith & Cindi Stumm & Fritz Dilsaver, San Diego, CA 92104. Breeder: Cindi Stumm & Fritz Dilsaver & Gayle Warren.
			BLACK RUSSIAN TERRIERS. Sweepstakes, Bred by Exhibitor, 4 Years & Under 7 Years Bitches.
1	18		ROBLES BLACKBERRY FORGIVEN, NOT FORGOTTEN. WS 29860501. 04-14-09 By Ch Lubimets Fortuny Dija For Blackberry - Ch Blackberry Velena. Owner: Robert T Lee Jr, Salt Lake City, UT 84103. Breeder: Robert T Lee Jr.
			BLACK RUSSIAN TERRIERS. Sweepstakes, 6 & Under 9 Months Bitches.
1	24		SNOWLINE BAKER'S DOZ SIRIUS TWINKLE IN ONYX SKY. WS 43939601. 03-25-13 By Ch Setextra-Chevalier Noir - Setextra-Desert Olive Blossom. Owner: Harold Wurmnest & Kerstin Wurmnest & Debra Lynn & Kenneth Lynn, Fullerton, CA 92835. Breeder: Debra Lynn & Kenneth Lynn.
			BLACK RUSSIAN TERRIERS. Sweepstakes, 12 & Under 18 Months Bitches.
1	10		LUBAVA DAR BOGA IZ KGB. WS 42363301. 08-27-12 By Ch Oiran Iz Sozvezdija Streltsa I Devy - GCH Kalinka's Love My Forever. Owner: Frank Benzinger & Lynette Benzinger, Las Vegas, NV 89180. Breeder: Frank Benzinger & Rita Golsky.
3	12		BARENTSNIGHT FLEUR-DI-LIS. WS 41984203. 09-07-12 By Ch Innokentiy Iz Chigasovo - Ch BarentsNight Black Velvet. Owner: Stewart & Christine Robinson & Tatiana Adams & Lucy Rakers, San Jacinto, CA 92583. Breeder: Tatiana & Doug Adams.
4	16		CHORNOI ALEXANDRAS VERIOSKA TRIETIY ALEKSI IVAN. WS 41995103. 08-18-12 By Aleksi Ivan From House Of Black Beauty - Chornoi Alexandras Casandra Nonstop. Owner: Richard & Chloe Charters, Eugene, OR 97402. Breeder: Jeffrey Vollmer.
2	30		SNOWLINE FIRE OF HOPE PETRA. WS 41549702. 07-23-12 By Ch Black Star A Petrovich TD - Ch Midnightsolo Ultimate Desire For Snowline. Owner: Kenneth Lynn & Debby Lynn, Phelan, CA 92329. Breeder: Kenneth & Debby Lynn.
			BLACK RUSSIAN TERRIERS. Sweepstakes, Veteran Sweepstakes, 7 Years & Under 10 Years Bitches.
2	26		CH KARMA RAVEN SIBERIAN STAR CGC. WS 17475808. 05-13-06 By Dar Siberian Star Iz Angarskoi Jemchujiny - Furry Gypsie Siberian Star. Owner: Kenneth Lynn & Debby Lynn, Phelan, CA 92329. Breeder: Anna Vera & Marina Yevko.
1	40		BLACKBERRY VELENA. WS 08944712. 03-09-04 By Foma Djuk Juniti - Ch Imperatritsa Iz Rus Moskovia. Owner: Robert Lee, Salt Lake City, UT 84103. Breeder: Serafima Polyak.

Atlanta Kennel Club, Atlanta, GA Saturday, October 19, 2013

BICHONS
GIANNI - 2nd in his class today.
Judge Dennis McCoy

HAVANESE
DRAKE - Winners Dog, Best of Winners

TRULY - Reserve Winners Bitch

SELENA - Best of Breed, made the cut in Group

Thank You Breed Judge Robert Stein
Thank You Group Judge David Kirkland

What's with these people coming to the shows and breaking the majors, just 'cause they can!
I have a story about that from Hutchinson, MN as well.  later. D

Our Newest Baby...

Thanks to Vickie Halstead for sharing her latest Bichon Frise litter with us.  Let's hope we can live up to her expectations, as a great show home, with this little guy.  A truly international litter, his mother Quiche is from Norway, and his sire Bentley, born in the US, winner of the 2010 US National Specialty, has also been a top dog in China.

Here he is at 9 weeks:

Cheeto
and the buff is already fading to a beautiful white

This was Vickie's 'cheese' litter.  While I think she was going for something more refined, this little guy is now known as "Cheeto."

Cheeto and Dave at 12 weeks

How cute are they? 

Sire:     BISS AM GCH CHINA CH Riane GloryB Stepping Out in Style (Bentley)
Dam:    AM CH Petit Ami's Non-De-Plume  (Quiche)

The Havanese Standard

Beefs this week (OK again, still):
What is with the judges rewarding Havanese with their heads sculpted in.  It used to be backcombing and spraying, now it is razoring the hair in from the eyes back over the head.  If you hav a dog that has 8 inches of coat on it's tail and body, it's just amazing that the head hair is 1 to 3 inches long and just miraculously lays back, "That ain't right!"  It might look cool with some of the different colors of hair, and yeah, it's easier to show a Havanese when you don't have to worry about the hair falling into their face.  But if you are going to show a dog...no matter what breed...DO IT RIGHT.

We all know how I feel about corded coats, and even if I don't like it, it is in the standard, but groom to the standard, that is what it is there for.  There was a 'white' (and I use the color loosely) corded specials dog in Hutchinson, and I think Dave said it was in Mason City also.  Not corded on parts of the head.  Three different people asked me "What's wrong with that dog?"  and all noticed that it was matted (their words, not mine that time) everywhere except for part of the muzzel, chin, and head.   

FROM THE HAVANESE STANDARD:
Regarding trimming:
"and covered with a profuse mantle of untrimmed long, silky, wavy hair."  
"In either coat, minimal trimming of the hair at the inside corner of the eye is allowed for hygienic purposes only, not in an attempt to resculpt the planes of the head. Minimal trimming around the anal and genital areas, for hygienic purposes only, is permissible but should not be noticeable on presentation. The hair on the feet and between the pads should be neatly trimmed for the express purpose of a tidy presentation. Any other trimming or sculpting of the coat is to be so severely penalized as to preclude placement."  Judges that have had their own coated dogs should be able to recognize this in at least one top black and white dog that is lacking pigment around one eye. But either they don't know or don't care that it is incorrect.  How come those same judges always notice when one of mine has scratched out something or licked a foot red?  

Regarding Cords: 
"Corded coats will naturally separate into wavy sections in young dogs and will in time develop into cords. Adult corded dogs will be completely covered with a full coat of tassle-like cords."

 JUDGES - PLEASE JUDGE TO THE STANDARD, that's all we ask.

Douglasville KC, Atlanta, GA Friday October 18, 2013

A marginal day at the dog show today...

HAVANESE
Drake- That's In Search of the Truth - 3rd :(  the judge thought he was not mature enough compared to the others in the class.  Well, DUH, he is only 6 Months old!  They said he showed like gangbusters though!

Drake
That's In Search of the Truth

Drake's Rear
Sire Mason and Mom Connie looking on

Drake
That's In Search of the Truth 

Drake
That's In Search of the Truth 

TRULY - That's Truly Scrumptious - 1st in BBE, Winners Bitch.  No crossover though :(, 5 bitches is only 1 point, the 7 dogs made a major.

SELENA - Best of Opposite

Judge Dennis McCoy
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BICHONS

GIANNI - Waterfall's Royal Copenhagen Gianni - Reserve Winners Dog.

Judge David Kirkland 
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BeBe Had Puppies, and Meg Did Too!!!

Havanese Puppies. 
BeBe - AM CAN CH That's Hot To Trot In Bedlem
whelped 3 girls and 1 boy on September 28, 2013
All Black and White (with a little gold mixed in)

Girl, Girl. Boy Girl
10/17/2013

Havanese Male Puppy
10/17/2013

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These two photos (above and below this text)
are the same girl.  Cool Huh,
this is the smalles of the bunch 

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Havanese Female Puppy 2
10/17/2013

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Havanese Female Puppy Girl 3
10/17/2013

Being a Supermodel is so Exhausting!!!

~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~Meg - BISS AM CH Nirvana's Mystic Nutmeg
whelped 4 boys on September 29, 2013

All Red/Gold Sable (with a little white mixed in)

Boy, Boy, Boy, Boy
10/17/2013

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Meg x DSL Boy 1
10/17/2013

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Havanese Puppy Boy 2
Meg X DSL
10/17/2013

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Havanese Puppy Boy 3
10/17/2013

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Photos of Boy 4 coming soon.  If any of you remember Chunk, CH That's A Chunk O Burnin Love, that's who puppy 4 looks like.  

BeBe Puppy Boy

Born September 28, 2013

Greater Atlanta Toy Dog Specialty, Thursday October 17, 2018

HAVANESE
DRAKE - That's The Notorious Defender
Winners Dog, Best of Winners, Best Bred By, Bred By Exhibitor GROUP 2 !!!
Mason X Panda

TRULY - That's Truly Scrumptious - Winners Bitch

SELENA - Select

Thank You Judge Malcom Moore
Guess Mr. Moore isn't one of those "Best of Everything" Judges :(

Sooner State KC, Enid, OK Sunday October 13, 2013

HAVANESE
OPRAH - ADORABLULL'S THAT'S THE QUEEN OF TALK 
Winners Bitch, Best of Opposite - MAJOR !!!
Desi X Boo
PEKI - CH ADORABULL THAT'S CHILDS PLAY 
BEST of Breed BRED BY & BRED BY EXHIBITOR GROUP 1 !!!  
Desi X Boo 
Breeder-Owner-Handled by Jane Chavez

Sire:   BIS MBINS AM GCH CAN CH Gingerbred Yukon Jack Desiderio
Dam:  CH That's Right Out of the Box

Thank You Breed Judge Bonnie Linnell Clarke
Thank You BBE Group Judge Jane Bracken 

Tri-Star Kennel Club of Williamson County in Nashville, TN - Sunday October 13, 2013

HAVANESE
BENNY - GCH THAT'S THE ORIGINAL PARTI DOG AT MAPLE HAVEN
SELECT DOG
Congratulations to owner/handler Carol Janes
Thank You Judge Loraine Boutwell

Mason City Kennel Club, Mason City, IA Sunday, October 13, 2013

HAVANESE
SELENA - BINS AM GCH CAN CH That's Adorabulls Dreaming of You
BEST OF BREED - GROUP 2

Thank You Breed Judge Barbara Dempsey Alderman
Thank You Group Judge June Penta

Bichons Frises
NURPLE - GCH Chilleykings That's A Little Twisted
BEST OF BREED - NEW GRAND CHAMPION
GROUP 2

Thank You Breed and Group Judge Dr. Gerard Penta

Mason City KC, Mason City, IA Saturday October 12, 2013

BICHONS FRISES
Nurple - CH Chilleykings That's A Little Twisted
Best of Opposite - 1 more point towards his GCH

Thank You Judge Barbara Dempsey Alderman

HAVANESE
Selena - BINS AM GCH CAN CH That's Adorabull's Dreaming of You
Best of Breed & Group 3

Thank You Breed Judge June Penta
Thank You Group Judge Barbara Dempsey Alderman

Sooner State KC, Enid, OK October 12, 2013

HAVANESE
PEKI - CH ADORABULL THAT'S CHILDS PLAY - NEW CHAMPION

Breeder-Owner-Handled by Jane Chavez, Peki was Winner Bitch and Best of Opposite today for a 3 point major, finishing her AKC Championship.  

Peki is a Desi X Boo kid!
Sire:   BIS MBINS AM GCH CAN CH Gingerbred Yukon Jack Desiderio
Dam:  CH That's Right Out of the Box

WHISKEY - Adorabull Angelheart's Firehouse Whiskey
Winners Dog and Best of Winners - MAJOR !!!
Whiskey is a Desi Grandkid.
Congratulations to Breeder Owner Jane Chavez, and Owner Layna Landers. 

Thank You Judge Carolyn Herbel

NEW GRAND CHAMPION !!!

HAVANESE
BENNY - GCH THAT'S THE ORIGINAL PARTI DOG AT MAPLE HAVEN

Owner-Handled by Carol Janes, Benny was Best of Opposite today for a 3 point major, finishing his Grand Championship at the Tri-Star Kennel Club of Williamson County in Nashville, TN.  He is the ripe old age of 14 1/2 months!

Thank You Judge Peggy Hauck

Benny
GCH That's The Original Parti Dog at Maple Haven
Owner Handled by Carol Janes
Thank You Judge Peggy Hauck

Benny is a Benson X BeBe Baby: 
Sire:  MBIS BINSS CAN GCH Havntyme El Vengador CGN
Dam: AM CAN CH That's Hot to Trot in Bedlem

'Benny'
GCH That's The Original Parti Dog at Maple Haven
Ad from TNT summer, 2013 

AM CAN CH THAT'S CUZ YA GOTTA KNOW JACK

A Belated Congratulations to Claire Boudreau and Havanese Jack!  
AM CAN CH That's Cuz Ya Gotta Know Jack
Claire finished the Canadian Championship on Jack a couple of weeks ago.

Jack's has a beautiful soft, silky coat.  In fact at one point we shared him with a long time, top winning, Komondor breeder who wanted to see she could really cord a soft, silky coat, as it says in the Havanese Standard.  She couldn't.  It wasn't 'frise' enough.  So here is Jack, an American and Canadian Champion in soft, silky coat...

"Jack"
AM CAN CH That's Cuz Ya Gotta Know Jack
September  2013

"Jack"
AM CAN CH That's Cuz Ya Gotta Know Jack

"Jack"
CH That's Cuz Ya Gotta Know Jack
October 2012

"Jack"
That's Cuz Ya Gotta Know Jack
March 2012, Claremore, OK
3 or 4 months after being shaved down after the unsuccessful cording attempt.
Judge Edd Bivin - Breeder, Owner, Handler David Scheiris

Wright County KC, Hutchinson, MN Sunday October 6, 2013

HAVANESE

SELENA - BISS AM GCH CAN CH THAT'S ADORABULL'S DREAMING OF YOU

BEST OF BREED 
GROUP 3 

"Selena"
BINS AM GCH CAN CH That's Adorabull's Dreaming of You
Judge Murrel Purkhiser
October 2013

THANK YOU BREED JUDGE RICHARD MILLER
THANK YOU GROUP JUDGE MURREL PURKHISER

Wright County Kennel Club, Hutchinson, MN Saturday

HAVANESE

SELENA - BISS AM GCH CAN CH THAT'S ADORABULL'S DREAMING OF YOU

BEST OF BREED 
GROUP 2 

THANK YOU BREED JUDGE MURREL PURKHISER
THANK YOU GROUP JUDGE RICHARD MILLER

DAVE & SELENA

New DUAL CHAMPION

Dixon - AM CAN CH That's Drawing the Line Eh
Sire:   Quincy - CH That's My Sweet River City Blues
Dam:  Tina - CH That's Timeless Elegance

Dixon finished his Canadian Championship with new owner Maxine Rosehart. 
CONGRATULATIONS TO MAXINE & DIXON

Quite the accomplishments at the ripe old age of 13 months.

STUDLEY DUDLEY !!!!

Dudley is now the first GBGV - Grand Basset Griffon Vendeen - to have earned an AKC Certificate of Merit.  Today at the Wright County, MN Kennel Club Open Show, Dudley was awarded Best of Breed (entry of 5 GBGVs) and a Group 1. 

Special Thanks to Nona Dietrich and Nancy McLean for their help showing him. 

Dudley's new name:  Sidekick's Dudley Do Right CM

or Dudley.com (certificate of merit :) 

"Dudley"
Sidekick's Dudley Do Right CM
Judge Beverly Capstick
Shown by Nancy Mclean - Earning a GROUP 1 for 3 points
completing Dudley's Certificate of Merit

"Dudley"
Sidekick's Dudley Do Right CM
Just because Ms. Beverly Capstick looks so marvelous
Dave and Dudley do to!

SPECIAL THANKS TO JUDGE BEVERLY CAPSTICK FOR THE BREED AND GROUP WINS!

SO MUCH STUFF !!!!

HAVANESE - BEBE - AM CAN CH THAT'S HOT TO TROT IN BEDLEM - 4 PUPPIES

HAVANESE - MEG - BISS NIRVANA'S MYSTIC NUTMEG - 4 PUPPIES

LUBBOCK DOG SHOW - DUDLEY, PEKI, KEKE, BOOTY, ROSIE, MYRA, OPRAH

HAVANESE - KEKE - CH THAT'S BEJEWEL'S MAKE IT WORK - NEW CHAMPION

HAVANESE - PEKI - ADORABULL THAT'S CHILDS PLAY - 2 MAJORS
         BBE GROUP 1

HAVANESE - ALBERT - THAT'S PRINCE ALBERT SMUDGE - MAJOR

HAVANESE - ZEUS - BOB ALL THREE DAYS
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I WAS SO EXHAUSTED THAT I DID NOT EVEN OPEN UP THE COMPUTER UNTIL AFTER LEAVING LUBBOCK.  I AM TIRED JUST TYPING.  DETAILS TO FOLLOW.
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ALSO I HEARD THAT BENNY PICKED UP MORE POINTS TOWARDS HIS GRAND CHAMPIONSHIP.
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JEANNE AND PHIL HAD A GREAT TIME AT SAINT NATIONALS PLACING IN EVERY LARGE CLASS!
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I KNOW THAT I LEFT A BUNCH OF STUFF OUT SO I WILL CHECK EMAILS AND GET THE SCOOP ON WHAT I MISSED AND LET YOU KNOW!!!

J. K. Rowling Knows Curse Words - Lots of Them!!!

Just finished the J. K. Rowling book "The Casual Vacancy."
While Ms. Rowling hasn't lost her knack for extreme and explicit description, and excellent scene-setting, this novel was a boor.  Long, drawn out, no point unless you want to read about a few weeks in the life of Mayberry meets South Central LA.
What a disappointment.

Note to J. K.:  Everyone can use those 4-letter words, no need to prove that you know them. 

Dancing With The Stars

Bill Engvall continues to surprise.  I had to vote for him last week and this week.  He is fun to watch and appears to be having a great time.  

He is kind of stuck, if he wins the rest of the 'blue collar gang' will give him crap, and if he gets voted off, they will too.  Who knows which will be worse!  Either way it would be fun to be a fly on the wall.  We love them all. 

It pisses me off that the DWTS judges are doling out praise and then giving crap scores.  Some of the other contestants were way behind their partners and were 'other worldly' or had 'good musicality', then gave them higher scores.  I had to give this up for a season when I saw them do that a few seasons ago when they kept praising and praising on contestant for bad performances and dumping great ones.  You could tell by week 2 who was winning, and that was exactly how it went.  Hard to tell who is going to take it this season.  Should be fun to watch. 

Vote for Bill:  1-800-868-3409

Butler County Kennel Club, Prospect, PA

BLACK RUSSIAN TERRIERS

ZOE - GCH VALKYRIE'S FUNNY GIRL RN 

Saturday 09/21/2013 - 
BEST OF BREED & GROUP 2
Thank You Breed and Group Judge Nancy Russell

Sunday 09/22/2013 -
BEST of BREED, GROUP 1, RESERVE BEST in SHOW
(so close you can taste it!)

Thank You Breed and Group Judge Mr. Larry Sinclair 
Thank You Best in Show Judge Mrs. Janet Sinclair

Handled by Rhanda Glenn

Congratulations to Owners Vicki Vest & Bev Sothcott 

NEW GRAND CHAMPION !!!!

It was so quick, we missed it.

Congratulations to Jeanne Woods, and ROCKY, GCH That's The Eye of The Tiger.

Some of those majors (5 so far) were bigger than we thought, so as of the Amana, Iowa shows, Rocky has his Grand Championship.

BIG CONGRATS TO JEANNE & ROCKY !!!

Dave doesn't have Working Dogs... WHAT?????

As we watched Best in Show, we were rooting for the dog of a new acquaintance, Sue Coleman, owner of the Swissy who just won Nationals.  He got a Group 1 yesterday and today.  Nothing is Best though. :(  Anyway, someone turned around and asked Dave how he could root for a dog that wasn't even in 'his' Group.  Dave has shown Working Group dogs for many, many years.  His first All-Breed Best in Show was with a Portuguese Water Dog.  He has had Black Russian Terriers for over a dozen years.  So, yes, we still have Working Dogs.  If someone has a working dog they want shown, please call, because...'He's still got it!'

But the thing to remember is to clap for the dog you like.  Doesn't matter if you have one or not, or if you even like the handler.  In the end, it is the dog who really gets the accolades.

Oh, yeah...on this same note...If your breed is having a specialty or supported entry at, or in conjunction with, an all-breed show, support your breed at the group level.  Even today, the Sunday of a long week for the Swissy and Ibizan people, many hung around just to support the representative of their breed in Group and again for Best in Show.

I can't tell you how many times we see the Havanese and Black Russian people take off after they are done showing, only to leave a couple of people to support the breed.  I know that sometimes it is hard to clap for a dog that you really, really, don't like.  That's why God invented 'air-clapping.'  But if it's a dog that you like or even just 'don't mind' then clap, whoop, and holler.  Have fun, and just hope you win the next time.

At one show, some judges even asked us "didn't you have a specialty today?  Where are all the BRT people?"  Unfortunately. we had to answer "Either gone or sitting back in the grooming area."  They wouldn't come to the Groups since it wasn't their dog and they were 'busy' talking.   Thanks for your support.

Go to Groups people.  Watch and learn.  Watch other breeds.  Watch handlers, owners, newbies (you'll figure out who they are:) unless they have been watching, learning, and applying what they have learned.  You can learn something new every day.  Learn it and use it.  Watch the dogs, the people, and the judges.  Information is power.

Three Rivers Kennel Club - Bouvier Des Flandres

Dave couldn't help himself.  He saw a dear friend grooming her Bouvier puppy and I could tell he was going through Bouv-Withdrawal.  So while I was working on our Havanese on Friday night, he helped her groom, then some more on Saturday, and helped her out with showing, then again today.  She has helped us numerous times in the past so he was just lending a hand but I could tell he was having fun.  Today fun turned to all-out competition.  There was young adult bitch in beautiful show coat, who showed beautifully for her handler, who took the points yesterday and that is really how they expected it to go today.  Well, Dave got in there, groomed his fingers off, then worked with the puppy, and got her to show for him.  They took Winners Bitch!!!  What a hoot.  Our friend expected her older (but still a puppy) bitch to be the competitive one this weekend, but Dave got his girl to out show everyone for the points.  

Thanks June for letting Dave get his Bouvier fix this weekend.  

Three Rivers Kennel Club, Sunday September 15, 2013

HAVANESE

Rosie - 1st in 9 - 12 puppy
KeKe - 1st in Open/ Reserve

Zeus - Best of Opposite
Selena - Best of Breed

Thank You Judge Norm Kenney

BIG WINS ACROSS THE COUNTRY !!!!

HAVANESE

DALLAS-FORT WORTH TOY DOG CLUB
Congratulations to Jane Chavez and BBE bitch PEKI, Adorabull That's Childs Play, on their big win for a 4 Point Major under Judge Barbara Dempsey Alderman Winners Bitch, Best of Winners, Best of Opposite!!!


CHATTANOOGA KENNEL CLUB 
Congratulations to Carol Janes and new specials dog BENNY, CH That's The Original Parti Dog at Maple Haven.  Another Best of Breed win over top specials, with an entry of 21 Havanese, under Judge Robert Hutton.

WAY TO GO LADIES!!!!  KEEP UP THE GREAT WORK,  WE ARE VERY PROUD OF YOU.

Chattanooga Kennel Club, Saturday September 14, 2013

Got the following email from Carol Janes.  WE ARE SO PROUD !!!!

BENNY - CH That's The Original Parti Dog at Maple Haven
A Benson X BeBe baby.
Owner/Handled by Carol Janes

21 Havanese showed today (6-8-3-4).  Benny went Best of Breed over 6 specials, including a currently ranked no. 5 Havanese in breed points who recently became 
a Platinum GCH.  Benny added 5 more points towards his GCH title.  He now has 17 GCH points.  This is only his 3rd weekend out as a special.  We really 
appreciate Judge Houston Clark willing to put up such a young special for BOB. 

 
Benny is only 13 months old.  It was a very competitive toy group today.  

Although no placement in group for Benny today, he showed wonderfully for me as always.  And we are really proud of him.

Thank you again Dave and Darlene for this wonderful boy!!!

Carol

Three Rivers Kennel Club, Saturday, September 14, 2013

HAVANESE

KeKe - Winners Bitch, Best of Winners

Selena - Best of Opposite

Zeus - BEST OF BREED

Thank You Breed Judge Frank Sabella 
nuttin' in group :( - Judge Norm Kenney

Ibizan Hound Club of the US National Specialty September 13, 2013

Well with this show last year I was bragging about Dave.  This year he was busy grooming Havanese and didn't even get to see the competition.  I saw bits and pieces.  Not much of it greatly impressed me, but it did leave an impact.

One was when the judge told the handler of the winner of the Lure Coursing Bitch class that she was not eligible to compete for breed.  Now, I admit that I don't know about how Lure Coursing  meshes with conformation, but there was quite an uproar, because the judge was told that by a member of the show committee that they are not supposed to be able to compete for breed, but by the rules they are?  The judge said that the bitch in question was the best moving Ibizan that she had seen in a very long time.  What a disappointment for the owner/handler.

Next, I saw the judge award the Winners Bitch (An almost 3 year old, who according to the AKC website had 1 point as of August 30), Best of Winners, and Best of Breed (not in that order).  She gave the Breed ribbon out, then the Best of Opposite (who thankfully did not go to the Winners Dog), then came back and gave the Best of Winners to the Amateur Owner Handler showing the bitch.  #20 in the catalog.

As I was watching the Non Sporting Group (Non Sporting Specialty today), the Ibizan people and dogs were getting photos.  Not many were happy.

THEN IT REALLY HIT THE FAN>>>

The buzz is as follows:  Evidently, the Norwegian Judge, Mrs. Eli-Marie Klepp, had spent this past week with the breeder/co-owner of the Breed Winning Bitch, who is also on the Board of Directors of the Ibizan Hound Club of the United States.  They drove out to Purina Farms from the east coast together.

With all of the changes with AKC regulations, is it against the rules?  Probably not.  Is it moral or ethical?  Probably not.  Does it look bad? ...YOU BETCHA!!!

Evergreen Colorado Kennel Club, Greeley, CO Saturday, September 7, 2013

HAVANESE
MAGGIE (formerly Holly) That's The Original Parti Girl Eh 
Benson X BeBe
Winners/Best of Winners/Best of Opposite
Congrats to Jim & Kathy Midyett on another owner/handled win !!!

Thank You Judge Richard Miller

Maggie
That's The Original Parti Girl Eh
Presented by Owner Kathy Midyett