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Chris son, Leo, wins Best of Breed at Canadian National Specialty

Thursday, April 14th, 2011

Since our last blog, a lot of exciting news has taken place!  Probably the most exciting news just came on April 9th from Canada.  Leo, GCH RedSkyes Catch A Fire, won Best of Breed at the Rhodesian Ridgeback Club of Canada National Specialty with a record entry of 100 dogs.   We could not be more thrilled and what an accomplishment!  Congratulations to our dear friends Nancy Brandewie, Linda Cannon and Debra Driza of RedSkyes who bred their lovely girl Sunni to our boy Chris.

On the local show dog scene, we have other Chris kids making the winners circle!   Congratulations to Rae, CH CopperRidge One in a Million, for getting her Grand Champion title and winning 5 Best of Breed titles so far this year!   Chris also has two new Champion kids, Leo, CH CopperRidge One Lucky Lion, and Haley, CH CopperRidge One Fell Swoop. Congrats to owners David Reicher (Leo) and Jaimie and Stephen Hovenac (Haley).

Another Chris kid from the Hannah litter,  Shani, CopperRidge One Beautiful Sunshine, took winners on two of the days at the recent Phoenix shows and she currently needs just one more point to finish her championship!

Let’s not forget our founding father, Coby, and his kids!  From the first breeding with Zephyr,  CH Kwetu’s Zephyr Xprs To Sunsweet, we have another champion - Juji, CH Sunweet Ntombi Juji.

Zoey - Best of Opposite and New Champion

Zoey - Best of Opposite and New Champion

And then from the repeat breeding, we have that litter’s first champion -  Zoey, CH Sunweet Breath of Zephyr.  She went Best of Opp at the TX Combined Specialty and then the next day, went Best of Breed and a Group 3!  OUTSTANDING for this ONE YEAR OLD girl!   Congrats to breeder Sue Gatto.

Other CopperRidge dogs were very successful at the recent Kachina/Arrowhead Cluster April 7-11.  Palmer, CopperRidge the Nineteenth Hole, went Best of Winners on Thursday, Reserve on Friday, Winner’s Dog on Saturday and then Best of Winners on Sunday to cinch his championship with three 5 point majors all before his 1st birthday on Monday and ALL FROM THE 9-12 month class! OUTSTANDING!

On Sunday, Sydney, RedSkyes-Maijani CopperRidge Venus, took Winners for her first 4 point major and Keegan, Sunsweet CopperRidge Skywalkers Last Dance, took Reserve Winners - both from the 12-18 month class!  Way to go to our little girls!!!!

We also had class winners and placements from some of the new dogs in the ring - Duke, Kilmer, Apollo, and Nala.  We are also very excited to see some of our owners showing their dogs and doing well in the ring!  So proud of all of them.

Thanks to all of our dog owners who came to the shows and supported us!   We are blessed to have such a wonderful extended dog family - thank you!


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CopperRidge Ridgebacks Has Its First Grand Champion

Thursday, December 9th, 2010

CopperRidge Ridgebacks is proud to announce it now has its first Grand Champion.  Our boy Chris, CH Redawgs Christofel O’CopperRidge, can now add another title to his name - Grand Champion.  What is a Grand Champion you may ask?  Well, AKC announced back in March it will be offering this new title.  Only Championed dogs may earn points toward their Grand Champion by either going Best of Breed, Best of Opposite, or two new placements - Select Dog and Select Bitch.  This was obviously a ploy to get Championed dogs back into the ring - and it worked.  Chris dusted off his show attitude and earned the needed 25 points and 3 major wins in a mere few shows.  He cinched the title at the Tucson Show on November 22nd.  The boy LOVES to show!

We should also mention there are more CopperRidge dogs in the hunt for a Grand Champion title.  Sebastian, CH CopperRidge Caliente,  and Rae, CH CopperRidge One in a Million, both have over 10 points toward their Grand Champion title.  Way to go and good luck on getting that title!

CopperRidge KZ Siverado Sam - Winners Dog

CopperRidge KZ Siverado Sam - Winners Dog

Other news from the Tucson show - Sam, CopperRidge KZ Silverado Sam, and Leo, CopperRidge One Lucky Lion, each earned points going Best of Winners Friday and Sunday respectively.  And, in his first time out in the Open Class, Bodie, CopperRidge Fire Under Control,  took Reserve to Winner’s Dog on Sunday among very stiff competition.  Last but not least, our girl Kazi, took Winners on Sunday.  Congrats to all these wonderful dogs and their owners!

The four day Yuma shows were December 3-6.  Sebastian took Best of Breed on Friday and Select Dog on both Saturday and Sunday.  Then, our newest dog to the show ring, Sydney, RedSkyes-Mijani CopperRidge Venus, took Reserve on Friday and then went Best Puppy in Hound Group on Saturday.  She made her debut in the Best in Show (for puppies) ring - hopefully that will not be her last!! Outstanding weekend for owner/handler Kathy Richards.  Way to go!!!

Last but not least - congrats to Zuri, FC RedSkyes Destination Intrigue, who is a Sunni x Chris puppy, and her owners Susan Morrell and Virginia Gilbert.  Zuri won Best of Breed at the AKC Lure Coursing Nationals.  She tied for Best in Field only to lose in the run off - and that was her 5th run of the day!  Click here to see an amazing picture of Zuri in action!

As the shows for 2010 now come to a close, we would like to thank all of our dog owners who have either showed their dogs or brought them to the show ring to strut their stuff and make CopperRidge very proud!  We would like to send out our heart felt thanks and warm wishes during this upcoming holiday season.

May you all have a wonderful holiday and an even better 2011!  See all of you next year in the show rings!

Lin and Bob

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CopperRidge Puppies “Cleaning Up” at Recent Puppy Sweeps!

Tuesday, August 3rd, 2010

CopperRidge Ridgebacks is so very proud of all of our puppies!  We have had some wonderful wins in the Puppy Sweeps events at recent shows.   Puppy Sweeps are not held at every show and have to be a sponsored event usually held at a RRCUS supported entry.  You generally find the judges for Puppy Sweeps are Ridgeback breeders so it is especially nice to know your dog is being recognized by a fellow breeder.

Just this past weekend - July 31 & Aug. 1 - Cody (CopperRidge Fire and Ice) took Best in Sweeps and Best of Opposite Sex in Sweeps in Waukesha, WI - thanks to Breeder/Judges Celia Hoffman and Glenn Hoffman.  Cody is from the Jessie x Rowan litter of Sept. 2009.  It should be noted this is his SECOND Best is Sweeps win!  He also won Best of Opposite Sex at a show in May.  Congratulations to owner Judy Henke!

Speaking of the Jessie x Rowan litter - there is ANOTHER Best is Sweeps winner!  Howie (CopperRidge Fire Under Control) was Best in Sweeps at the Arizona Ridgeback Specialty in April of 2010.  Thanks to Breeder/Judge Marco Solorio and congrats to owner John Kelly!

Lastly, from the Chris x Hannah litter, Haley (CopperRidge One Fell Swoop) has won Best in Sweeps at the OCRRC Specialty (Thank you Breeder Judge Eileen Bailey) and back to back Best in Sweeps at the Colorado Springs shows (Thanks to Breeder/Judges Debra Driza and Susan Mellonee).  Congrats to owners Stephen and Jaimie Hovenac.

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Haley - Best in Sweeps OCRRC

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CopperRidge, Arizona Ridgeback Breeder, touts up and coming Champions!

Friday, May 28th, 2010

CopperRidge Ridgebacks is happy to report there are quiet a few new Champions in the making!  Already this year, there have been four new Champions and there are a lot of puppies making their mark in the show ring!

The four new Champions so far this year are Bella,  CH Primetimes CopperRidge Bella, SC, and Lucy,  CH CopperRidge Leap of Faith - Congratulations Keith and Jen House. And then there are two more from the Reese x Travis litter of 2/2007, Hannah, CH CopperRidge Red Hot Blonde-Rvcty, owned by Aura Savaglio, and Kibo,  CH CopperRidge Mercury Rising, owned by Steve and Maria Simpson.  Congratulations to their owners!  You can see all of our Champions here.

Speaking of  Reese, CH Pumamere Legally-Blonde-CopperRidge, SC, she now has 4 championed get and there are more on the way.  There is Lena, Ozzie, Hunter, Gage and Sahara from the Reese x Sting litter who are currently in the ring and most of them are already pointed! And we are excited for the litter she just had in April with BISS Can. Am . CH Karibaridge Khairi Chester, Chester.

From the Kirbi x Zag litter of 13, there is Shumba, Cassie, Chase, Alex, Piper, and Sam all doing well in the ring and earning some points and major wins!  PeeKay is making his show debut in a few weeks at the Colorado Springs show.  Good Luck!

From the Hannah x Chris litter, there are quite a few rising stars!  Gamba, Leo, Charlie, Rae, Shani, Khaki, and Haley are all currently being shown and many have points and major wins already!  Good luck to all of them this year and we are hoping for some Champions!  There are dogs in Australia who are almost Champions as well as the ones here in the states.  We will keep you posted!

And, let’s not forget our “old man” Coby - who is the King of the House!  To date, he has 30 Championed offspring with many still in the show rings.  Look for more to finish this year!

We are not only proud of our “show dogs”, we are also very proud of our “non-show” dogs.  Who every day represent this wonderful breed and the outstanding pedigrees  and temperaments we strive for in our breedings.  Thanks to all of our puppy owners who keep in contact with us and share pictures and stories of your wonderful dogs!  That is what makes breeding Ridgebacks worthwhile - to have dogs our owners love and share with the world!

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Arizona Ridgeback Breeder - CopperRidge Ridgebacks introduces another Champion!

Thursday, September 24th, 2009

Lin and Bob Hainlen of CopperRidge Ridgebacks are proud to introduce their newest Champion - CH CopperRidge Caliente, CGC - Sebastian. He is co-owned and handled by Kathy Richards (Stredney). Kathy has been handling Sebastian since his first show at six months of age in Prescott, Arizona. And, ironically, he earned his championship at the very same show 2 years later with a 4 Point Major win - thanks to Judge Norman L Patton! Having never participated in conformation events prior to owning Sebastian, this accomplishment is all the more sweeter for Kathy and even more exciting for Lin and Bob!

Sebastian earned his first 4 point major win at the prestigious Inland Empire Hound Specialty when he was only 11 months old. He earn his champion status with 4 - 4 point majors and a 2 point win! Outstanding for this owner/handled team!!!

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More good news from the Prescott Arizona Kennel Club Show - Kathryn Blumenfeld-Jones (breeder/owner/handler) and Dina (CH KAKILY STARRY NIGHT OF PUMAMERE-COPPERDGE JC RN) earned a second place showing and her Rally Advanced title with 93 points. Way to go!!!!

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CopperRidge Ridgeback wins BEST RIDGE at the Greely Kennel Club Show

Wednesday, August 26th, 2009

Arizona Ridgeback breeder, CopperRidge Ridgebacks, has some exciting news. A BIG congratulations goes out to Aura Lee Savaglio and her beautiful girl, Hannah (CopperRidge Red Hot Blonde Rivercity) for winning BEST RIDGE for the second year in a row at the Greely Kennel Club Show. This supported show had an entry of over 70 Ridgebacks. Thanks to breeder/judge Mike Patterson! Aura was awarded a beautiful sash which was hand crafted by Alice Caplinger. Hannah is owned and bred by Aura and Lin and Bob Hainlen.

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Chris, CH Redawg Christofel O’Copprrdg, SC introduces his first “Best of Breed” offspring!

Thursday, August 6th, 2009

Arizona Ridgeback Breeder, CopperRidge Ridgebacks, has some exciting news! The first breeding of Chris, Ch Redawg Christofel O’Copprrdg SC, was to Sunni, CH Wyndrunhr Sunni Skyes Of Gold MC, back in October of 2006. Some of those puppies are now starting to earn champion status and one of them has won his first Best of Breed!

Congratulations goes out to owner/breeders Nancy Brandewie, Linda Cannon and Debra Driza of RedSkyes Ridgebacks for the first Best of Breed win for Zag, CH RedSkyes Light’n McQueen, JC . Who by the way was bred to Kirbi, CH Primetime’s CopperRidge Clean Sweeps Kirbi, SC , back in September of 2008. This BOB win came at the Buckhorn Valley Kennel CLub show in Colorado under Judge Garry Newton. Additionally winning at the same show was Zag’s littermate, RedSkyes She’s All That. She was awarded Best of Opposite Sex!! Congratulations!!!

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Arizona Ridgeback Breeder - CopperRidge - Chris’s first litter has a champion!

Friday, June 5th, 2009

CH Reddawg Christofel O’Copprrdg SC, Chris, from Arizona Ridgeback Breeder, CopperRidge Ridgebacks has his first champion puppy. RedSkyes Catch a Fire, Leo, is from the 10/4/06 breeding of Chris to Sunni (CH Wyndrunhr Sunni Skyes of Gold, MC) of RedSkyes Rhodesian Ridgebacks in Colorado.

Leo finished his championship at the Flatirons Kennel Club show in Longmont, Colorado over the weekend of May 30-31. He won back to back majors in a very competitive field. Congratulations to owner James Padilla and breeder/owners Debra Driza and Linda Cannon!

And, keep you eye out for Leo’s littermates who are hot on his “tail” to finish their championships. RedSkyes Light’n McQueen, JC, Zag, needs just two more points. RedSkyes She’s All That, JC, Fergie, took Best of Winners for her first major on Sunday. She needs one more major win!

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Local Arizona Ridgeback Breeder and Owner-Handler makes top 10 in RRCUS

Tuesday, May 19th, 2009

Local Arizona Ridgeback Breeder and Owner/Handlers, Kathryn and Donald Blumenfeld-Jones (of KaKily Ridgebacks) are in the top 10 RRCUS Owner/Handler Program. This is a program which encourages members of RRCUS, who are amateur owners, to participate as handlers of Rhodesian Ridgeback dogs owned or co-owned by them. An “amateur-owner-handler” is a person who is the registered owner of the dog and who has not at any point in time been a professional dog handler or employed as an assistant to a professional handler.

We are very proud of Kathryn and Donald and their accomplishments as breeder/owner/handlers. Kathryn, who handles Dina (CH Kakily Starry Night of Pumamere-Coprdg, JC, RN) has had numerous Best of Opposite Sex and Best of Breed wins. Dina is currently #13 in Breed Points and #1 Bitch in the country. Kathryn and Dina have also participated in the AKC/Eukanuba National Championship show in 2007 & 2008 (which are an invitation only event) and placed first in the very competitive Bred-by-Exhibitor class. In 2008, Dina went on to a Group 2 win!

Shaka (BISS CH Kakily Shockwave of Pumamere-Coprdg, JC RN) is handled by breeder/owner/handler Donald. Shaka recently won Best in Specialty Show at the Orange Coast Rhodesian Ridgeback Specialty with an entry of over 90 dogs. Shaka has also won numerous Best of Breed titles and he is currently #7 in Breed Points.

Both Donald and Kathryn will be traveling to Lansing, Michigan to compete at the RRCUS National Specialty which takes place May 25-31st. Both will be in the Top 20 and Best in Breed classes. We wish them the best of luck!

If you are interested in becoming an owner/handler, check for a local handling class or ask a local breeder for a recommendation. At these classes, you will learn basic “show ring etiquette”. You can also go to www.akc.org for more information on handling and dog shows.

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Arizona Rhodesian Ridgeback breeder, CopperRidge, has 3 dogs in TOP 20 at Nationals

Monday, April 27th, 2009

CopperRidge Ridgebacks - the Premier Arizona Rhodesian Ridgeback breeder, is so excited about the upcoming Rhodesian Ridgeback National Specialty. This year’s Ridgeback National Specialty is being held in Lansing, Michigan May 25th - 31st. Here is why we are so excited - there are going to be three Coby (CH Wyndrunhr Skywalker, JC, HIC, CGC, ROM ) off-spring in the Prestigious Top-Twenty Competition. That is THREE out of the TOP TWENTY RIDGEBACKS in the country were sired by COBY - WHAT AN ACCOMPLISHMENT - we are so proud of our breeding program. And, we are also so VERY, VERY proud of our Breeder/Owner/Handlers Donald and Kathryn Blumenfled-Jones - of KaKily Ridgebacks.

Donald will be handling Shaka (BISS CH Kakily Shockwave of Pumamere-CopperRidge, JC RN). Donald and Shaka are fresh off a BISS win at the Orange Coast Rhodesian Ridgeback Specalty in California. There was an entry of over 90 Ridgebacks! Shaka is currently #7 in Best in Breed Point Standings in 2009.

Kathryn will be handling Dina (CH Kakily Starry Night of Pumamere-CopperRidge, JC RN). Dina is currently the #1 Bitch in the country and is #13 in Best in Breed Point Standings for 2009.

Lastly, CopperRidge’s very own Chris (BISS CH Redawgs Christofel O’CopperRidge, SC, HIC) will be handled by Michele Bohrer. We have known Michele for many years and we are very excited to have her show our boy at the Nationals.

We want to thank all of our puppy-people and all of you who have supported us for all these years. We are sending out “winning wishes” to Donald, Kathyrn and Michele. We are already making plans for next year’s Nationals in Ventura, California.

Dina - Best of Breed - Silver State Kennel Club

Dina - Best of Breed - Silver State Kennel Club

Shaka - Best in Specialty Show - OC Ridgeback SpecialtyChris

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