Northwest Arkansas Kennel Club, October 7, 2012

Bichons:

Pumpkin -  1^st/ Winners Bitch / Best of Breed

THANK YOU JUDGE MILDRED BRYANT

Havanese:

Boo - Lil Scamps Night on the Town - 1^st / Reserve Winners Dog

RJ -      That’s Better Than Sex Too Eh - 1^st/ Winners Dog

Chocobeast -             That’s a Sweet Chocolate Seduction - 1^st/ Reserve Winners

Roché - Select Dog

Zeus - Best of Opposite

Selena -        BEST OF BREED

THANK YOU JUDGE MAXINE BEAM

Ibizan Hounds:

Quandry -      NEW CHAMPION Aliki’s I Wonder What She’ll Come Up With Next? Best of Opposite over the specials - NEW CHAMPION

THANK YOU GROUP JANE ROPPOLO

Northwest Arkansas Kennel Club, October 6, 2012

Bichons:

Cha Chi -   NEW CH Jabez Little Miss Bejeweled - 1^st, Winners Bitch, Best of Breed - MAJOR!
Congratulations to owner Carolyn Knuth !!!

THANK YOU JUDGE MAXINE BEAM

Havanese:

Boo - Lil Scamps Night on the Town - 1^st / Reserve Winners Dog

RJ -  That’s Better Than Sex Too Eh - 1^st/ Winners Dog / Best of Winners / Best of Opposite over 2 specials.  His first time in the ring!

Chocobeast -  That’s a Sweet Chocolate Seduction - 1^st/ Reserve Winners Bitch - First Time in the Ring!  - and yes, she is a chocolate.

Rembrandt - Select Dog - Congratulations to owner/handler Judy Campbell.

Selena -        BEST OF BREED and a GROUP 3

THANK YOU JUDGE MILDRED BRYANT FOR THE BREED WIN

THANK YOU JUDGE MAXINE BEAM FOR THE GROUP PLACEMENT

Quincy & Piper both passed their BAER tests today!

Congratulations Cooper, Julie, & Lindsay!!!

A newly dual certified Delta / Pet Partner Therapy Dog.

Much Congratulations to Cooper (formerly known as Indigo Montoya).

Julie and daughter Lindsay of the Milwaukee, WI area have both passed the Delta Society certification with 2 year old Bichon Cooper, out of Sparkle and Mr. Mushnick.

Lindsy and Cooper 

We are very, very proud of their accomplishments and wish them all the best.

NOTE:  Delta Society is changing their name to Pet Partners

Havanese & Bichon Puppies !!!!

New Photos Coming Very Soon...(maybe even tomorrow?)

Check out our video evaluations of the 5 Havanese puppies out of 
Dam:  AM CAN CH That's Hot To Trot In Bedlem   (BeBe)
Sire:  MBIS BINS CAN GCH Havntyme El Vengador  (Benson)

We will have the live streaming video up and going again soon.
View the videos on the same link:

Watch our BeBe - Benson Babies LIVE:

http://www.livestream.com/morehavanesepuppies

Check out our video evaluations of 2 of the Bichon puppies out of
Dam:  CH Creme's Brandy Alexandria    (Brandy)
Sire:  BIS MBISS AM CAN CH Craigdale Chip off the Rock    (Chip)

We will have live streaming video up occasionally.  
They are playing regularly with the Havanese puppies so check out their video link as well. 

Watch our Brandy - Chip Babies here:
http://livestre.am/44nht

CORDED Lhasas & Skye Terriers ?

If the standard doesn't say you can't, can you?

The American standard for Havanese is the only dog standard in the world that specifically allows cords.  The Canadian standard does not address the issue of cording.  So can you, or can't you?

The Lhasa, Skye Terrier, or ShihTzu standards don't prohibit it either, but watch what would happen if we take on of those into the ring with cords.  Oh, soft silky coats, can't be corded you say.  Well, the AKC Havanese standard calls for soft, silky coats but allow cords.  Hmmmm.

Anyway...The top Havanese in Canada is corded, yet their standard does not address it.  So just because you can do something with your dog's coat, does that make it right?

Are all coated breeds going to have to change their standards to start listing what you can't do with a coat?  

C'mon judges, get your stuff together and judge by what the standard really says, and really means!  That is all we ask.

Jefferson County Kennel Club, September 23, 2012

BICHONS
Gracie - Winners Bitch
Pumpkin - Reserve Winners Bitch
LuLu - Select Bitch 
Betty - Best of Breed
Thank you Judge Sandy Wheat

HAVANESE

NO "Thank You" to Judge Barbara Wood

Neopolitan Mastiff
Brutessa - CH Otella Brutessa - Best of Opposite
NEW GRAND CHAMPION !!!
Thank you Judge James Taylor

Spirit of the Heartland Kennel Club, September 22, 2012

BICHONS
Gracie - Winners Bitch
Pumpkin - Reserve Winners Bitch
LuLu - Select Bitch 
Betty - Best of Breed - NEW GRAND CHAMPION !!!
GCH THAT'S CHILLEYKINGS GIRL NEXT DOOR
Thank you Judge Roger Pritchard

HAVANESE
Boo - Reserve Winners Dog
Zeus - Select Dog
Selena - Best of Opposite
Thank you Judge Sandy Wheat

US Neopolitan Mastiff Regional Specialty

Congratulations to breeder/owner Dr. Janice Wolfe
Dave went Best of Opposite with her bitch, "Brutessa."  
CH Otella Brutessa
Thank You Judge Paula Nykiel

US Neopolitan Club National Specialty, September 22, 2012

Brutessa - Best of Opposite
Thank You Judge Andrea Spiriev

(Incorporated with Spirit of the Heartland KC)

Note about this Judge:  She had absolutely no control of her ring and no ring management skills.  Yes, she is from another country, but it is up to the club to ensure that the judges they hire know how to manage their rings.  The Group order and then later the other Neo specialty had to be changed to accommodate her shortcomings.  The specials dogs and bitches went around the ring a minimum of 13 TIMES !!!  Even GSDs aren't asked to do this.  The Neos are not a breed that has this much stamina.  

It was a sad looking group by the end of breed judging.  Oh, the dogs didn't look great either.  The judge was allotted 1 hour and 35 minutes for judging Neos.  

They were still in the ring 2 hours and 45 minutes later.  An entry of 38 plus 2 Veterans, and 1 brood bitch.  The ring steward was doing everything they could to help expedite things, but the judge was just not with the game plan, especially when she did not physically examine the specials.  When the AKC rep was called to the ring, the judge then went and 'petted' each dog.  NOT ACCEPTABLE.  

US Neopolitan Mastiff Club Nationals, September 22, 2012

Brutessa - Best of Opposite
Thank You Judge Jan Sigler

(Concurrent Specialty)