West Central Oklahoma Kennel Club, Friday August 28, 2015

Friday, August 28, 2015

HAVANESE
MILO - 1st in 9-12 puppy 
              Owner handled by Darlene Licastro!
R.E.O. -  1st in BBE, WINNERS DOG, BEST OF WINNERS - MAJOR!!!
              Thanks to Darlene Licastro for taking him back in for us.

TAYLOR - 2nd in 9-12 puppy
DELTA - 1st in BBE, Reserve Winners Bitch 
HOLLY - 1st in Open class - WINNERS BITCH - MAJOR!!!  NEW CHAMPION!!!
                Thanks to Mike Armstrong for taking her back in for us. 

HOLLY
NEW CH THAT'S THE ORIGINAL PARTI GIRL EH

HOLLY
NEW CH THAT'S THE ORIGINAL PARTI GIRL EH

ALBERT - Select Dog - shown by Paula Fly's Granddaughter HANNAH.
BUGS - BEST OF OPPOSITE
TAFFY - BEST OF BREED 
Thank You Judge Murrel Purkhiser
Group Judge Col. Joe Purkhiser

BLACK RUSSIAN TERRIER
VARIAS - BEST OF BREED
Breed & Group Judge Charlotte 'Clem' McGowan

West Central Oklahoma Kennel Club, Elk City, OK Thursday August 27, 2015

Sorry for the late updates, but it was a crazy time in Elk City, and I didn't have internet the whole time.

Poor Dave.  He hurt his right knee a few weeks ago and had scheduled an appointment with the same surgeon that repaired his left knee two years ago.  Unfortunately, the appointment was for this week, and he re-injured his right knee the day before the Elk City shows started.  Luckily, it was Carolyn Herbel's club, and she knew someone who knew someone.  We got him in that afternoon with a great Sports Medicine / Fitness Chiropractor-Physical Therapist.  Dave limped/crawled into the office, using a grooming arm as a cane (still wish I had taken a photo!) but walked out.  Dave saw him again on Friday morning.  He is still in pain but had to get other handlers to help us show, especially the big dog.  He limped around OK with the Havanese.  Saw the surgeon this week, have MRI for next week.  Fingers crossed that it isn't too bad and he can still make it around the ring for BRTCA Nationals.  Then to rearrange his schedule to accommodate the surgery.  

ELK CITY RESULTS:
Thursday, August 27, 2015

HAVANESE
MILO - 1st in 9-12 puppy, Reserve Winners Dog 
              Owner handled by Darlene Licastro!
R.E.O. -  1st in BBE, WINNERS DOG, BEST OF WINNERS - MAJOR!!!

R.E.O.
That's Mendota Don't Let Him Go
Thank You Judge Dennis McCoy
HCA Regional Specialty 

TAYLOR - 1st in 9-12 puppy
DELTA - 1st in BBE, WINNERS BITCH - MAJOR!!!
HOLLY - Open class - not shown today - didn't have time to get her 'perfect'

BUGS - BEST OF OPPOSITE
TAFFY - BEST OF BREED 
Thank You Judge Col. Joe Purkhiser
Group Judge Murrel Purkhiser

BLACK RUSSIAN TERRIER
VARIAS - BEST OF BREED
Breed & Group Judge Col. Joe Purkhiser

Elgin Kennel Club, St. Charles, IL Sunday August 23, 2015

HAVANESE
Woo Hoo!  Another BEST OF EVERYTHING DAY!

R.E.O. - BBE - 1st / Winners Dog / Best of Winners

DELTA - BBE - 1st / Winners Bitch 

TAFFY - BEST OF OPPOSITE

ZEUS -  BEST OF BREED

THANK YOU JUDGE DONELLE RICHARDS
Group Judge Donelle Richards - didn't understand that one, she gave Zeus the whole shootin' match at the Oklahoma Toy Dog specialty in May, and he couldn't get a piece of this group?  Things that make you go Hmmm?


BLACK RUSSIAN TERRIER 

VARIAS - BEST OF BREED

THANK YOU BREED JUDGE WILLIAM de VILLENEUVE
Group Judge William de Villeneuve 

Elgin Kennel Club, Saturday August 22, 2015

HAVANESE

R.E.O. - BBE - 2nd / Reserve

DELTA - BBE - 1st / Winners Bitch 

TAFFY - BEST OF BREED 
ZEUS -  BEST OF OPPOSITE

THANK YOU JUDGE GAY DUNLAP
Group Judge Gay Dunalp 


BLACK RUSSIAN TERRIER 

VARIAS - BEST OF BREED

THANK YOU JUDGE ROLAND PELLAND
Group Judge Roland Pelland

HCA NATIONAL SPECIALTY, Saturday, August 15, 2015 Nationals Part 2

HAVANESE CLUB OF AMERICA NATIONAL SPECIALTY

THANK YOU JUDGE BEVERLY VICS

THE BITCH CLASSES

TAYLOR... 9 - 12 Puppy Class... 2nd

PIPER... 9 - 12 Puppy Class... 4th  A Keisha x Bugs baby... Owner Handled by Paula Bender
Congratulations ladies!!!

DELTA... BBE Class... 1st / WINNERS BITCH / MAJOR !!!
     A Keisha x Bugs baby...  
     Congratulations to owners Carolyn Knuth! 


THE SPECIALS

TAFFY... AM GCH CAN CH THAT'S MENDOTA PULLIN' AT YOUR HEARTSTRINGS
     Award of Merit 

ZEUS... BISS AM GOLD GCH CAN GCH MENDOTA'S ADORABULL GREEK LEGEND
    Made the cut

BUGS... AM CAN CH That's One Nirvana Couldn't Kill,  nothing...YET
     Thanks to Handler Robert 'Bobby' Alexander for all of his help with Bugs!  
     Nice Job, even though the judges did not find him this week. 

STUD DOG COMPETITION

BUGS... AM CAN CH THAT'S ONE NIRVANA COULDN'T KILL - BEST STUD DOG IN SHOW

The get that represented Bugs was Piper and Delta.  
THANK YOU KIDS!!!
SPECIAL THANKS TO PAULA BENDER FOR SHOWING PIPER AND JOHN DEJP FOR SHOWING DELTA!

Comment, from the judge, on Bugs, when we were doing photos:  "I really like this one, why didn't you show him?"  My answer:  "We did, he didn't make the cut.  I really wanted to show him but was showing another special."  Judge: "Oh really, which one, I don't remember you."  OK, slap in the face, since ZEUS was the first one she pulled for the cut, and the first one she examined when we all went back in!  But, does that mean she wasn't looking at handlers?  
Things that make you go 'Hmmm..."

Well, technically, the way she judged the specials class, one at a time, Dave could have shown all of ours I guess, but when we all were in the ring at the same time, we needed a couple of extra hands.  

HCA NATIONAL SPECIALTY, Friday, August 14, 2015 SWEEPSTAKES & NATIONAL REGULAR CLASSES PART 1

SWEEPSTAKES 

We had 4 dogs entered, but chose to only show the one who needed ring practice and give the other girls the day off and REO the morning off, since he had to show in the regular classes in the afternoon. 

DELTA - nuttin' nada zippo  (but keep reading, the practice was worth it!) 

Judge Lynn Nieto 


HCA NATIONALS - THE DOG CLASSES

R.E.O. - BBE - 3rd  :(

JUDGE BEVERLY VICS

HCA REGIONAL SPECIALTY, Thursday August 13, 2015

HCA REGIONAL SPECIALTY, Thursday, August 13, 2015

THANK YOU JUDGE DENNIS MCCOY

R.E.O. - (Formerly Rio)  That's Mendota Don't Let Him Go - 
A Keisha x Bugs baby
BBE Class - 1st /  Winners Dog !!!!!  MAJOR

TAYLOR - That's Shake It Off At Mendota - 
A Desi x Choco baby (a Roche Granddaughter!)
9 - 12 Class - 2nd 

DELTA - That's Designing Woman At Bejewel - 
A Keisha x Bugs Baby 
BBE Class - 2nd 

AND THE SPECIALS....
TAFFY - AM GCH CAN CH THAT'S PULLIN' AT YOUR HEARTSTRINGS
     SELECT BITCH 

ZEUS - BISS AM GCH CAN GCH MENDOTA'S ADORABULL GREEK LEGEND
     Made the cut 

BUGS - AM CAN CH THAT'S ONE NIRVANA COULDN'T KILL 
     nuttin', nada, zippo :(   

 

Havanese Club of America National Specialty Week August 11 - 15, 2015

So much crap, so little time.  Thankfully, I was on drugs but kept some notes.  I still can't believe how many people don't pay attention to their dogs.  If you came just to visit, leave the dogs at home.  If you are taking your dog, or someone elses, for a walk, pay attention to them.  
The things I witnessed, and other things that happened, just make me cringe.  
AND DON'T WALK YOUR DOGS ON ASPHALT!!!!!  
It's summertime for God's sake.  
HAVE YOU NOT SEEN PHOTOS OF A BURNT PAD!!!  
ARE YOU THAT STUPID?  
OR DO YOU JUST NOT CARE?  

more later...

All-Girl Seminar

OK, so I am still not feeling well, but there was something on the news that gets me.

A 'Girls Only' seminar/class on getting girls into more scientific / computer fields. 

I am OK with that.  BUT, why can't they have an ALL-BOY one?  You know why?  Because THAT would be discrimination.  There would be some goofy mother out there with a lawyer threatening to sue them for not allowing her precious little girl in there.  

Studies have shown that both boys and girls do better in a segregated atmosphere.  I have no problem with all-girl schools or all-boy schools.  

No distractions from the opposite sex.  No teasing each other to 'impress' someone else.  Just a genuine interest in a topic. 

Galveston Kennel Club, Houston, TX Sunday July 19, 2015

Black Russian Terrier
VARIAS - 
BIS AM GCH CAN CH THAT'S WHAT'S IN A NAME
BEST OF BREED 
Thank You Breed Judge Sonny Ambrosio
Group Judge Terry Stacy

Beaumont Kennel Club, Houston, TX Saturday July 18, 2015

Black Russian Terrier
VARIAS - 
BIS AM GCH CAN CH THAT'S WHAT'S IN A NAME
BEST OF BREED 
Thank You Breed Judge Roger Hartinger
Group Judge Jon Cole

SearsPartsDirect.com - Are they screwy or what?

I placed an order for an 'in stock' part last night on SearsPartsDirect.com.  When the 'sale complete' page popped up, the expected deliver date was MONDAY, OCTOBER 19, 2015!!!  WTF???  What if it had been out of stock?  

Then I went back in to look at my order and at the top of the page it said Order Placed on 07/16/2015 at the bottom it said Ordered on 07/17/2015 (which is correct). It still said to expect the order on October 19, 2015  (and they spelled out October).

Today Tim went to the Sears store and the lady there looked it up and it now says expect delivery on October 20!!!!

I used to like Sears but now??????

Houston Kennel Club, Friday July 17, 2015 Houston, TX

Black Russian Terrier
VARIAS - 
BIS AM GCH CAN CH THAT'S WHAT'S IN A NAME
BEST OF BREED 
Thank You Breed Judge Peggy Beisel-McIlwaine
Group Judge Karen McFarlane

UPDATE:
HAVANESE
PIPER - That's A FrontPage Special Report - 1st / Winners Bitch 
Piper, fka Ripple, is a Keisha x Bugs baby!
Congratulations to Owner-Handler Paula Bender on this win! 
Thank You Judge Paula Hartinger

Attack on Marines in Tennessee

I was just reading about the attack on our military personnel in Chattanooga, TN.  It is heartbreaking on so many levels - all of the way up to the response from the White House. 

BUT... 
One of the Marines took time to text to his girlfriend "active shooter."  Do you think that those couple of seconds cost him his life?  May have.  Yes, it's touching that he thought of her, but in those seconds of reaching for his phone and sending a text he lost his life, instead of readying his weapon and returning fire, covering one of his comrades, or taking cover himself.  

Another sad example of people who think that they can send/receive text messages and not lose their life or jeopardize the life of someone else.  

Thing that make you go "Hmmm."

Houston Kennel Club, Houston, TX Thursday, July 16, 2015

Black Russian Terrier
VARIAS - 
BIS AM GCH CAN CH THAT'S WHAT'S IN A NAME
BEST OF BREED 
Thank You Breed Judge Karen McFarlane
Group Judge Susan Godek

Texas Working Dog Association of Greater Houston, Houston TX Wednesday July 15, 2015

Black Russian Terrier
VARIAS - 
BIS AM GCH CAN CH THAT'S WHAT'S IN A NAME
BEST OF BREED  Thank You Breed Judge Luis Sosa 
Made the cut in group!  Thank You Group Judge Namcy Aumbergy

Varias
BIS AM GCH CAN CH That's What's In A Name
Thank You Judge Patricia Lanctot

Portage Kennel Club

Havanese Delta
- Best Puppy in Breed
Thank You Judge Patricia Lanctot

Havanese Midas

HAVANESE MIDAS

That's A Touch of Gold

DOB:  September 29, 2013
Sire:  CH That's Havanney Truckin Along (DSL)
Dam:  BISS CH Nirvana's Mystic Nutmeg

Roaring Fork Kennel Club, Eagle, CO Saturday July 11, 2015

Havanese

MILO - BEST OF BREED & GROUP 3
That's Just The Way I Roll 
A Choco x Desi Puppy

Thank You Breed & Group Judge Murrel Purkhiser

CONGRATULATIONS TO 
OWNER/HANDLER DARLENE LICASTRO
WHAT A TEAM!!! 

Politically Correct? I am confused.

I just saw a commercial for a dating site called BlackPeopleMeet.com

I am confused.   I don't have a problem with it as the title says what it is, and will/should attract only the people who want to join,

BUT...

If it was WhitePeopleMeet.com, wouldn't somebody be taking somebody to court?

Just sayin'…


Maybe I am still shaking my head over the fact that a black woman is trying to sue the nail salon that I go to for discrimination!  She walked in late Friday afternoon, July 3.  No appointment, salon was totally packed.  Owner says cannot take you right now, come back in about an hour, or you can wait an hour here.  OK, fine.  BUT a white woman walked in WITH an appointment and he checked her in.  The black woman is accusing him of discrimination.  CRAZY.  The Friday of a Holiday weekend, the place is packed and you do not have an appointment.  MAYBE YOU SHOULD HAVE CALLED FIRST!  I always do. 

OR 

Maybe I am still shaking my head of the issues over the Confederate Flag.  One idiot wraps himself in it and shoots people.  It represents a big part in the history of the US.  One you may or may not be proud of, but part of the history - none the less.  

Another example of the US trying to appease a few by making us all 'the same.'  WAKE UP PEOPLE…WE ARE NOT THE SAME…AND PROUD OF IT… SAMENESS CAN BE VERY BORING AND SCARY.