Connecticut River Working Group Association, Saturday, February 28, 2015

Black Russian Terrier 
Varias - Best of Breed - made the cut in Group

Thank You Breed Judge Marjorie Martorella
Thank You Group Judge Robert Stein

Boy, do these people take their working dogs seriously!!! An entry of over 700 WORKING DOGS!!!
Top ranked dogs in almost every breed.  Group placing dogs from The Garden and Eukanuba.  Highly advertised dogs.  What a tough competition it is here, but fun and hearing lots of great compliments from judges and spectators alike about Varias. 

AND SPEAKING OF "TOP RANKED DOGS"

Here are Varias' 2015 rankings as of January 31, 2015:

# 5 BRT in All-Breed Standings 

http://caninechronicle.com/new-statistics/?type=allbreed&b_year=2015&cat=Working+Group&breed=637

#3 in Breed points

http://caninechronicle.com/new-statistics/?type=breed&b_year=2015&cat=Working+Group&breed=637

#4 in GCH Points 

http://caninechronicle.com/new-statistics/?type=grand-champs&cat=Working+Group&breed=637

Rockland County Kennel Club, Suffern, NY Sunday, February 22, 2015

Sorry, I don't have the judges available right now but thought I would post the results.  Now updated below.  My computer (a MacBook Pro) keeps getting popups saying that I need to update my Windows Vista on my PC!!!  Every time I click on an email, or any other page for that matter, it takes forever to open and advertisements start popping up.  I can't search so if I need anything I can't just type in a word, I litterally have to scroll through every file to find it.  This all started a couple of months ago with i-tunes saying it had a problem.  I have never used i-tunes.  AAACCCKKK !!!!!  
If it wasn't for the gazillion dollars worth of programs that I cannot switch to a PC I would chuck this darn thing out the window! 

If we aren't answering emails right away, that is part of the reason.  I am currently using the hotel computer to try to catch up but there is now a line so I need to get going.

So, back to the show...

Havanese -
Taffy - That's Pullin' At Your Heart Strings - BBE 1st / Reserve Winners Bitch
Selena - Best of Opposite

Thank You Judge Kenneth McDermott

Bichon Frise -
Cheeto - Victoire That's The Cheesiest - 1st/ Reserve Winners Dog

Nurple - GCH That's A Little Twisted - BEST of BREED
Thank You Judge Angela Porpora

Black Russian Terrier
Varias - GCH That's What's In A Name - BEST of BREED
Thank You Judge William Hossler

 

Rockland County KC, Suffern, NY - Saturday February 21, 2015

Havanese -
Taffy - That's Pullin' At Your Heart Strings - BBE 1st / Reserve Winners Bitch 
Selena - Best of Opposite 
Thank You Breed Judge Alfred Ferruggiaro 

Bichon Frise - 
Cheeto - Victoire That's The Cheesiest - 1st/ Winners Dog 2 pts - 1st time in the ring!!!

Nurple - nuttin, nada, zippo
Thank You Judge Alfred Ferruggiaro

Black Russian Terrier
Varias - Best of Breed & Group 3 !!!
Thank You Breed Judge Angela Porpora 
Thank You Group Judge Douglas Windsor

 

 

 

Walkill Kennel Club, Suffern, NY - Friday, February 20, 2015

Havanese -
Taffy - That's Pullin' At Your Heart Strings - BBE 1st / Winners Bitch 
Selena - Best of Breed - Group 4 
Thank You Breed & Group Judge Raymond Filburn 

Bichon Frise - 
Nurple - Select Dog
Thank You Judge Alfred Ferruggiaro

Black Russian Terrier
Varias - Best of Breed 
Thank You Judge Wendy Schira 

Varias was not shown in Group because he seemed to be feeling poorly in the afternoon, so we opted to spend 3 hours at the Vet in New Jersey with him, and check out a few more things.  Still on antibiotics.  I sure hope he doesn't have to go through what I did from November through January!  

Please say a prayer for him to be back to 100% very soon. 

WHAT RIGHT DOES HE HAVE????

OK PEOPLE.

I AM SO EXTREMELY DISAPPOINTED
and SAD. 
Sad for us, sad for the people who do not think before they type, and sad for all of the people who believe things that are written without confirmation or verification.

I am so tired of people saying and writing crap about us and now that we have a winning BLACK RUSSIAN TERRIER in the ring again, those people are starting again.

The following was posted on facebook about our BRT Varias, who successfully completed his OFFA Certification for ELBOWS, HEART, HIPS, PATELLAS, and DENTITION last September.  He also had his CERF done, but I have it sitting on the computer at home and need to send it in.
http://www.offa.org/display.html?appnum=1680903#animal

As posted on facebook:



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‪Richard Hawkes Watch Dave Scheris dog go around turns. He can't walk straight.
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‪Laura Young Texter i have problems walking straight. LOL
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‪Richard Hawkes Bad elbows.
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‪Richard Hawkes Ringo looks good
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‪Laura Young Texter ‪Richard I saw Dave's dog running crooked. sasha does the same thing - you say that's bad elbows?
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‪Richard Hawkes Something off in the front. Prolly elbows
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I have gone onto Dave's facebook page and posted this response:
OK PEOPLE…DARLENE SCHEIRIS HERE.  AND I AM PISSED OFF!!!  Richard Hawkes, a BRTCA Member, and I just found out that he is also a vet,  posted on facebook that my BLACK RUSSIAN TERRIER dog Varias 'probably' has bad elbows, because he didn't make the turn well, moved less than perfectly straight, and slipped on the corner in the ring at Westminster.  Varias was trying to cut in front of Dave.  He has only been shown since October 2014.  It's not like he is an experienced show dog with all surfaces and environments.  WTF !!!!  Have you checked the OFFA PAGE?  How can you say that against any dog without an exam or x-ray?  

AND ARE YOU AN ORTHOPEDIC VETERINARIAN?  On September 29, 2014 we had Varias' HIPS, ELBOWS, PATELLAS, CARIDAC and DENTION OFFAS done and he has NORMAL ELBOWS, GOOD HIPS, NORMAL PATELLAS & CARDIAC, AND FULL DENTITION.  His CERF was also Normal, however it is sitting on my computer at home waiting to be sent in. 

GCH THAT'S WHAT'S IN A NAME
http://www.offa.org/display.html?appnum=1680903#animal

If you want to suggest to someone, as you did, that they might want to have the elbows checked on their bitch, that's one thing, but do not insinuate that because their bitch might move as my dog did that one time in the ring, that my dog has a genetic defect because he was a dorky young dog and did not show his best.  We have had several people call and email concern for our dog based on your posts.   

DR. HAWKES, THIS WAS A TOTALLY UNPROFESSIONAL,  AND WE ARE WAITING FOR YOUR RETRACTION AND APOLOGY.   And maybe next time the appropriate response, if you were truly concerned, would have been to email David Scheiris​ privately and express your concern for the health of our dog rather than make it look like you know what you are talking about and telling the world that our dog has bad elbows, WHEN CLEARLY HE DOES NOT.  

And another note:
RICHARD HAWKES, if you had bothered to ask, I would have told you exactly that PLUS the fact that we almost pulled him because he was under the weather had been on antibiotics for just a few days before the show, under veterinarian care.  His new owner was in town and this was her first experience at a show, after getting Varias.  We wanted her to be able to see him in the ring in person.  He felt well enough to get around, but was not at 100%.  Not an excuse, just the facts.  A very nice dog won the breed, and that is all that matters.  Varias did not show well enough to win on Tuesday, and I will be the first to admit that.  
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Varias truly seemed to enjoy all of the attention he was getting in the benching area, as did his owner, Dr. Charlene M. Cassidy, who also enjoyed seeing him in the NY Times, The NY Post, the Vogue website, Fox 5 NY, and several other media outlets. 
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And now that I am thinking more about this, Mr. Hawkes, is this just sour grapes because Varias beat your male for WINNERS DOG at NATIONALS, has already earned his GRAND CHAMPIONSHIP and been awarded a GROUP PLACEMENT?  And Varias has also beaten your bitch special, shown by Rhanda Glenn, several times?  Can't you just say congratulations and move on? 

'Varias'
GCH THAT'S WHAT'S IN A NAME
Thank You Judges Garry Newton & Honey Glendinning
Breeder Owner Handled by David Scheiris

WESTMINSTER KENNEL CLUB, New York City, NY Tuesday, February 19, 2015

BLACK RUSSIAN TERRIERS

VARIAS - No placement today :(  

Judge John Ramirez

Varias was definitely not on his best game today.  He went off of his food last Sunday/Monday.  That is not unusual for a BRT to self-regulate and not eat for a couple of days.  (I wish I had that kind of control :)  BUT, when he still didn't eat much at all when we got to NY, we called the vet.  He had already lost a bit of weight, and was lethargic.  We got him on antibiotics right away and by the next morning he was better, but the damage was already done.  He is still on the antibiotics and feeling much better, but he is just like us, even when you are feeling better it is not 100%.  I am just glad that he felt well enough to show and visit with 100s of people at the show.  It was a good day with his new owner Char, and her first experience at a dog show with Varias.  It would have been better if she had a ribbon to take home, but maybe next year!

WESTMINSTER KENNEL CLUB, New York City, NY February 16, 2015

HAVANESE

SELENA - SELECT

Thank You Judge Cindy Vogels


BICHON FRISE 

NURPLE - 1st AWARD OF MERIT

Thank You Judge James Reynolds

Greater NY Havanese Club, New York City, NY Saturday< February 14, 2015

HAVANESE

SWEEPSTAKES:

BABY BELLE - 1st - BEST JUNIOR & 
               BEST IN SWEEPSTAKES !!!!

THANK YOU JUDGE RICH WEYRICH

'BABY BELLE'
GREATER NEW YORK HAVANESE CLUB
BEST IN SWEEPSTAKES
CH THAT'S LA BELLE EPOQUE
THANK YOU JUDGE RICH WEYRICH

REGULAR CLASSES:

BABY BELLE - 1st - Reserve

ZEUS - nuttin' honey

SELENA - BEST OF OPPOSITE. 

THANK YOU JUDGE DR. JOHN V. IOIA

'THE LINE-UP'
GREATER NEW YORK HAVANESE CLUB 
JUDGE JOHN IOIA

Progressive Toy Specialty, New York, NY Friday, February 13, 2015

HAVANESE

BABY BELLE - 1st - Reserve 

ZEUS - nothing :(  Which surprised me since Mr. Winslow looked at Zeus several times and I thought he liked him. 

SELENA - BEST OF OPPOSITE.  I really wanted another picture of her winning BOB at the Progressive.  Of the 3 times that she has shown here, 2 BOS and 1 BOB.  Not a bad run!

THANK YOU JUDGE CHUCK WINSLOW.

HOW SHE HAS CHANGED AND HOW SHE HAS STAYED THE SAME:  FABULOUS !!!

SELENA and DARLENE 2011

SELENA at 1 year of age
MBINS BISS AM PLATINUM GCH CAN GCH THAT'S ADORABULL'S DREAMING OF YOU
THANK YOU JUDGE SARI TIETJEN

SELENA and DAVE 2014 

SELENA at 3 years of age
MBINS BISS AM PLATINUM GCH CAN GCH THAT'S ADORABULL'S DREAMING OF YOU
THANK YOU JUDGE JUDY WEBB

Walmart is at it again!!!

With all of the problems with people stealing credit card information I cannot believe Walmart has started a new policy.  

Last year some scam artists walked right into our local Walmart put in all new credit card swiping machines and stole everyones card and PIN numbers.  

I went into Walmart yesterday and they no longer require a PIN number for a debit or credit card purchase in any amount.  New corporate policy they say.  

I am a big fan of PIN numbers and zip codes (like some gas stations require).  It isn't much but at least it is something. 

So I guess I am not only warning people, but informing the bad guys:  If your card is stolen, Walmart is going to be the first place they will be going.  No PIN numbers, no signatures, no other ID required.  

UNBELIVEABLE !!!

Lawrenceville Kennel Club, Atlanta, GA Sunday February 1, 2015

Havanese:
Selena - BEST of BREED
Thank You Judge Sari Brewster Tietjen

Black Russian Terriers:
Varias - nothing :(
Judge Patricia Sosa
Well, we kind of knew that this might happen today, but still had to try to see if Sosa would recognize how much better Varias is that the dog she gave a group placement to yesterday.  No such luck, it takes a judge with a lot of self confidence in their knowledge of the breed to put a different dog up for breed the day after they placed them in the group. They all have their types, and I guess our boy isn't hers.