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 :(