EGRC
2007 Specialty
Best
In Specialty, Best Veteran, & Best Veteran In Sweepstakes : CH Toasty’s
Sting Like A Bee, OS, SDHF, “Beezer”
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“Beezer”
and handler Haley Whitcomb made EGRC history with this win, with “Beezer”
becoming EGRC’s 1st repeat BOB
Specialty winner and Haley becoming EGRC’s 1st repeat BOB
Specialty handler!!! “Beezer”
also took BV under Judge
Nancy Talbot & BVISS
under Judge Berna Hart Welch.
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It’s
been said that “Youth Will Be Served” but on March 9, 2007, 10-year-old CH
Toasty's
Sting Like A Bee,
OS, SDHF, “Beezer” wouldn’t hear
of it, taking Best In Specialty
honors from the 10-12 Veteran class!!! “Beezer”
becomes our Club’s first repeat winner, not only going BOB
this year under Judge Ms. Nancy Talbot, but also having previously won, as a
Special, under Judge Col. Jon Chase in 2004.
“Beezer” had a great day,
also winning Best Veteran, and Best
Veteran in Sweepstakes, the THIRD
YEAR in a row he has taken home these two particular trophies.
“Beezer” is owned and
bred by EGRC members Pam and Jerry Oxenberg, and was handled in the Veterans’
ring by Pam.
Haley Whitcomb handled “Beezer” in Breed. This talented young handler is also no stranger to the EGRC winner’s circle, having the distinction of having handled the BOB winner at our Inaugural Specialty, back in 2003, with CH Honeykyst Butterfly Kisses, “Promise.” Haley is presently attending community college in Florida and she now becomes EGRC’s first BOB handler to repeat! Guess “Youth Will Be Served” after all!
Pam
couldn’t handle “Beezer” in
the transition from Veterans to Breed because she had also brought her Special, CH
Toasty’s Treasure Island, “Treasure.” It certainly was a big day for
Team Toasty as “Treasure” took Best
Opposite Sex to “Beezer!”
Best
Opposite Sex: CH Toasty’s Treasure Island, “Treasure”
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“Treasure”
goes
BOS to “Beezer”
under Judge Nancy Talbot, with owner/breeder/handler Pam Oxenberg.
“Treasure” also
had a good month, later taking BOB
at the GRCA Western Regional in Texas!
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Two
JAM’s were also awarded.
The first went to one of the male Specials, CH
Goodtime’s Non-Stop To Rio, “Rio,”
owned by Kathy and Lisa Smith and Jane Myers, and handled by Jane.
The second JAM went to a
Veteran, CH Gorca’s Marsielle, “Kailani,”
owned by Laura and Chris Topping, and shown by Laura.
“Kailani” earned her JAM
from the 7-10 Veteran Bitch class. Veterans “Kailani”
and “Beezer” showed everyone
that though their faces may have touches of grey, they still have what it takes!
JAM:
CH Gorca’s Marsielle “Kailani,”
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“Kailani”
shows that Veterans rule the day at EGRC’s 5th Annual
Specialty, taking one of the JAM’s
, from the aged 7-10 class,
under Judge Nancy Talbot, with owner/handler Laura Topping. |
Taking
home what turned out to be 3-Point Majors were Deauxquest
Hard Day’s Knight UD, TD, RE, JH, WC, “Fisher,” as WD
from Open, owner/handled and trained by Anney Doucette, and Gemini’s
Rockets Red Glare, “Spark,” as WB/BOW
also from Open, owned by Deborah Busch and handled by Professional Handler
Tigger Hahn. “Fisher’s” Major
win qualified him for the GRCA’s Versatility
Excellent Certificate designation too! He also qualified in Open B in
obedience. He had a memorable day!
WD:
Deauxquest Hard Day’s Knight UD, TD, RE, JH, WC,
VCX “Fisher,”
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“Fisher”
takes WD and the 3-Point
Major under Judge Nancy Talbot with his owner/handler and trainer
Anney Doucette. This win
makes him a new VCX Golden
too! |
WB/BOW:
Gemini’s Rockets Red Glare, “Spark”
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“Spark”
and Professional Handler Tigger Hahn take WB/BOW
and the 3-Point Major under
Judge Nancy Talbot. |
Going
RWD from Bred-By was Toasty’s
Mandalay Bay, “Jack,” owned by EGRC members Cathy Kollman and Pam
Oxenberg. “Jack”
also took Best Bred By Exhibitor.
Going RWB, from the 12-18
month class, was RiverRoad’s Pay’n
It Forward, owned by Suzanne and Michel Rapier, who perhaps traveled the
greatest distance to come to our show, as their home base is Snohomish,
Washington.
Major
RWD, BBBE: Toasty’s Mandalay Bay, “Jack”
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“Jack”
goes Major RWD and wins Best
Bred By Exhibitor under Judge Nancy Talbot. “Jack”
was shown by his co-owner and breeder, Pam Oxenberg. “Jack”
would repeat his performance the next day, when he went Major
RWD again, this time under Breeder/Judge Mrs. Connie Gerstner
Miller. |
Major
RWB: RiverRoad’s Pay’n It Forward
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Our
new friends from Washington State, Suzanne & Michel Rapier, honored
us with their presence for the Specialty weekend with RiverRoad’s
Pay’n It Forward. She
went Major RWB from the
12-18 class under Judge Nancy Talbot with owner/breeder Suzanne
handling. |
In
Sweepstakes, “Kamp” Karagold scored the top prize! KaraGold’s
What Golds Round Comes Round, “Kara,”
took Best In Sweepstakes honors,
from the 9-12 month Puppy Bitch class, under Judge Mrs. Berna Hart-Welch.
Breeder and EGRC member Karen Brady co-owns this puppy with Susan Moots.
Best
In Sweepstakes: KaraGold’s What Golds Round Comes Round,
BISS “Kara”
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“Kara”
becomes EGRC’s newest BISS
under Judge Berna Hart-Welch.
She was handled by George Moots from the 9-12 class.
EGRC member Karen Brady, who is one of her breeders, and Susan
Moots, who is George’s wife, co-own “Kara.”
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Going
Best Opposite Sex in Sweepstakes,
from the 6-9 month puppy dog class, was Halo-De
La Vega Lone Star Dorado, owned by Yvonne Herrera, Erika Bigott and Jane
Myers. This puppy also later went
on to Best Puppy, under Judge
Talbot. What a weekend this
youngster had! He went Best
Puppy and Puppy Group 2, under
Breeder/Judge Mrs. Connie Gerstner Miller, on Saturday, March 10, 2007.
The next day, Sunday, he not only took Best
Puppy again, under Judge Mrs. Martha M. Olmos-Ollivier, but he also went WD/BOW
for the 3 Point Major!
He then went on to a Puppy Group
1 and Best Puppy in Show!!!
Best
Opposite Sex in Sweepstakes & Best Puppy: Halo-De La Vega Lone Star Dorado
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This
6-9 month puppy had a great Specialty weekend! His BOSS
win under Judge Berna Hart-Welch, with co-owner Jane Myers, was only the
beginning, as he later took Best
Puppy under Judge Nancy Talbot
& finished up on Sunday by going WD/BOW
for a 3-Point Major and a Best
Puppy in Show! |
At
our EGRC Specialty, Veteran Sweepstakes became a family affair.
Toasty’s Alligator Alley, “Alli,”
owned by EGRC members David and Linda Rappaport, took Best
Opposite Sex in Veteran Sweepstakes from the
7-10 Bitch class, as her sire, “Beezer,”
went Best Veteran in Sweepstakes
from the 10-12 Dog class.
Veteran
Sweepstakes Winners: CH Toasty’s Sting Like A Bee, OS, SDHF, “Beezer,”
& Toasty’s Alligator Alley, CGC, “Alli”
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“Beezer’s”
BVISS win
was only just the start of a great day for him. He later took BV,
and BOB from the Veteran
classes! “Alli,”
(out of CH Toasty’s Everything
Nice, OD, “Sugar”), joined in on the fun, going BOSVSS
to her sire. Pictured
are “Beezer” &
owner/breeder/handler Pam Oxenberg, r., Judge Berna Hart-Welch, center,
& “Alli” &
owner/handler Linda Rappaport. |
Best
Junior Handler was Brittany
Coy. For the second year in a
row, the HIT/HC trophies and HIT/HC
Golden Retriever honors went to our great breed—a Golden Retriever! Taking
home a heckuva lot of loot was MACH
Bridgton’s I’m The Only One UDX3 MH RA, “Tigger,”
owned, bred and handled by Nancy Clinchy, of Navarre, FL.
HIT/HC
& HIT/HC Golden Retriever: MACH Bridgton’s I’m The Only One, UDX3, MH,
RA, “Tigger”
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Judge
Mary Happersett awards HIT/ HC
and HIT/HC Golden Retriever
to “Tigger” and
owner/breeder/handler Nancy Clinchy. Photo courtesy of Michele Panetta. |
Approximately
15% of our obedience entrants this year were from out-of-state, some from as far
away as New York and Massachusetts. They took home their fair share of rosettes
and we hope they had a wonderful time, as we were happy they chose to come down
to sunny South Florida. Our ads
paid off! For this show, our Club
also chose to award New Title rosettes for the first time, as a special memento
to exhibitors whose dogs earned new obedience and/or rally titles. FOURTEEN
new titles were earned that day! Congratulations to the new titleholders!
As
usual, a show of this size doesn’t just happen overnight and many people need
to be thanked. A big thank you
needs to go, first and foremost, to Chair Heidi Miller
for all the hard work she put into planning this Specialty for nearly a year.
Thank you Heidi! Surrounding Heidi was a talented show committee composed
of EGRC members, former Board members, and the current Board.
Heidi’s key mentor was past Show Chair and current EGRC President Pat
Andrews. Thank you Pat and thank
you Show Committee!
Let’s
also thank our stewards. They
worked very hard all day. It is
because of people like them that EGRC is able to host a Specialty each year.
Thanks also to the EGRC members and volunteers who helped make baskets
and staff the raffle table. The $1600
received in raffle ticket sales was an EGRC record!!!
We
need to also thank our gracious panel of judges who gave of their time to come
to our show and be a part of our event: Breed and Junior Showmanship Judge Ms.
Nancy Talbot, Sweepstakes and Veteran Sweepstakes Judge Mrs. Berna Hart-Welch,
Obedience Judges Mrs. Mary J. Happersett and Mr. William N. (Bill) Dillard and
Rally Judge Mr. Robert R. Withers. They
were an integral part of our successful team.
Many
thanks to Obedience/Rally Chair Michele Panetta who took these photos at the
show. It was a lot of fun that day
for both dogs and owners alike! We
tried our best to feature photos from different venues as well as winners from
the various classes.
Am-Bred
Dog Winner: U-CH/SHR Bridgeton’s Dancin’ Fool JH, RN, WC, “Zappa”
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“Zappa,”
and Professional Handler Tigger Hahn compete in Winners after taking the
Am-Bred Class. “Zappa”
is owned and loved by Mike Orloff & his wife, Pat Kopco.
“Zappa” had a
family reunion in Winners, meeting up with half-brother “Fisher,”
who took WD from Open. |
Sweepstakes,
15-18 Month Junior Bitch Class
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Judge
Hart-Welch examines Goldens owned by, from l. to r., Joanne Hell, EGRC
member Bernie Gilick (who took 3rd
with Goldruls On The Road To Oz,
“Garland,”) and Ann Rowe.
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Hunting
Retriever Bitch Winner: U-CH/U-CDX/SHR/ Int’l CH Highmark's Key West At-Sunset
CDX, RE, JH, WC, CGC, THI, VC, “Lacey,”
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The
only thing missing as “Lacey”
and her owner/handler, Myra Kalodish, take the Hunting Retriever Bitch
class is the duck whistle! Judge Talbot said she enjoyed this
presentation. |
Open
Bitch Class
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Owner/handler
Pat Andrews (l.) with Toasty’s
Godiva, “Diva,” & Professional Handler Jane Myers (r.),
who would take 2nd,
with Pursuit Goldstorm Finer
Things, “Cashmere,” stack their Goldens in the Open Bitch
class. “Cashmere” had
a great Specialty weekend, taking WB/BOW/BOS
for a 3-Point Major under
Breeder/Judge Connie Gerstner Miller & WB/BOS
for 2 more points under
Judge Martha M. Olmos-Ollivier. |
Hunting
Retriever Dog Winner: U-CH/HR/Int’l CH Deauxquest Midknight Rambler CD, RAE2,
SH, WCX, VC, “Jagger,”
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Owner/handler
Pat Kopco and “Jagger”
take the Hunting Retriever dog class. “Jagger”
later met up with his brother, “Fisher,”
competing with him for BOB,
as “Fisher” took WD
from Open. |
Additional pictures may be viewed and/or downloaded from this link courtesy of Michele Panetta