Bob Hainlen tied for 3rd as Breeder of The Year

February 9th, 2010

Arizona’s Ridgeback Breeder, CopperRidge, has a lot of exciting news!

First of all, congratulations to Bob Hainlen who was tied for 3rd Place as “Breeder Of The Year” for 2009 with 7 Champions!

Secondly, CopperRidge is proud to introduce two news Champions for 2010! Both of these beautiful girls finished their Championships just this weekend at the Sahuaro State and Lost Dutchman Kennel Club shows at the Arizona State Fairgrounds.

CH CopperRidge Red Hot Blonde Rivercity (Hannah)- owned by Aura Savaglio

CH CopperRidge Leap of Faith, SC (Lucy) - owned by Jennifer and Keith House

Congratulations to these owners!! And, there are more Champions on the way!!

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Fantastic News from the AKC/Eukanuba National Championship Dog Show

December 15th, 2009

Arizona Ridgeback Breeders KaKily Ridgebacks and CopperRidge Ridgebacks have some AMAZING news from the show ring at the AKC/Eukanuba National Championship Dog Show. This is one of the most prestigious dogs shows second only to Westminster and the Ridgeback National Specialty! Our very own dear friend Kathryn Blumenfeld-Jones (owner/breeder/handler) beat out a national entry of over 50 dogs to earn the title of Best of Breed with Dina, CH KaKily Starry Night of Pumamere-Coprdg, JC RA. Kathryn and Dina looked unbelievably outstanding in the ring and Dina beat out the #1 Ridgeback in the country and many other top ten dogs! Dina is only the second bitch in the breed history to win Best of Breed at Eukanuaba.

They were also awarded Best Bred by Exibitor for the third year in a row!!

All of us at CopperRidge Ridgebacks can not be any prouder! Kathryn has handled Dina from the very beginning and she has been very successful as a owner/breeder/handler in a “professional handler” arena. Dina was the breeding of Kathryn’s bitch, Pumamere’s Endelea Duara, to CopperRidge’s Coby, Am/Int CH Wyndrunhr Skywalker, JC CGC ROM. We are so happy that Kathryn and Donald chose to breed their lovely bitch to Coby and we are so happy for all their success with Dina and Shaka!

Shaka, BISS CH KaKily Shockwave of Pumamere-Coprdg, JC RN, by the way didn’t do too bad either. Donald Blumenfeld-Jones (owner/breeder/handler) made the first cut which is a wonderful accomplishment in and of itself! Both dogs are in the top 20 for the year - all owner/handled!!! WAY TO GO!

(below photos used with permission from www.theridgebackregister.com)

Dina moving effortlessly around the ring.

Dina moving effortlessly around the ring.

Kathryn and Dina in the Hound Group ring.

Kathryn and Dina in the Hound Group ring.

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CopperRidge Ridgebacks are out winning again!

December 11th, 2009

CopperRidge Ridgebacks owners Lin and Bob Hainlen have a lot to cheer about. Their dogs have been hitting the show circuit hard and it has been paying off! Fall and Winter is the time of year when there are great shows every weekend. This is just the beginning and there are numerous dogs on the cusp of earning their Championships!!

On November 13 at the Tucson Kennel Club Show, Kibo, CopperRidge Mercury Rising, took Best of Winners for a 4 point Major!!! He was expertly handled by Aura Savaglio and he is on a roll and looking good in the show ring.

At the Yuma Kennel Club show over Thanksgiving weekend, a puppy from Kirbi x Zag litter did well. CopperRidge Out of Africa took Reserve Winners Dog out of the American Bred Class on Friday. And Kibo, took Winners Dog on Monday. Kibo only needs 2 more points to finish his Championship!!

Then in El Paso, Texas at the Onate Trail Dog Fanciers show December 5 & 6, 2009, CopperRidge was victorious. On Saturday, Hannah, CopperRidge Red Hot Blonde Rivercity, went Winners Bitch. Thank you to Judge Mr. Lowell Davis. Sunday, Kazi took Best of Winners honors with Mrs. Lowell Davis. And, Dina, CH KaKily Starry Night of Pumaere-Coprdg, JC, RA, went Best of Breed on both days. Way to go Owner/Breeder/Handler Kathryn Blumenfeld-Jones !

The really big news came from the Greater Collin Kennel Club show in Dallas, Texas. Copperridge One in a Million took Winner’s Bitch and then Best Opposite Sex from the 9 to 12 month puppy class. OUTSTANDING and thank you to Judge Dana Cline! Congratulations to owners Patricia Pearce and Aura Savaglio. She is from the Hannah x Chris breeding of December 27, 2008.

The Eukanuba National Championship is December 12 & 13th. Entered in the Best of Breed competition is Shaka and Dina - Breeder/Owner/Handled by Kathryn and Donald Blumenfeld-Jones. Good luck to both of them!!!

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Arizona Ridgeback Breeder - CopperRidge Ridgebacks has a little bragging to do!

November 2nd, 2009

Arizona Ridgeback Breeder, CopperRidge Ridgebacks, has some recent winnings to brag about.

We are so excited about our most recent litter to hit the show ring - Chris, CH Redawg Christofel O’CopperRidge, SC X Hannah, CopperRidge Red Hot Blonde RiverCity puppies that were born on 12/27/08 have it’s second pointed puppy!!! CopperRidge One Good Time Charlie, Charlie, took Best of Winners at the Kennel Club of Rivercity over the weekend of October 24 & 25. Thank you Judge Eugene Blake. Way to go and we are looking forward to many more wins for this beautiful boy! Congratulations to owner Nadia Tellechea!

CopperRidge Ridgebacks also had some wins at the Panhandle Kennel Club of Texas and the Clovis-Portales Kennel Club over the weekend of October 29th through November 1st. CopperRidge Mercury Rising, Kibo, went Best of Breed and Best of Winners the first two days of the show. How awesome and congratulations to owners Steve and Maria Simpson, Lin Hainlen and Aura Savaglio. And, thanks to Judges Dr. Judith A. Newton and Murrel Purkhiser.

CopperRidge Red Hot Blonde RiverCity, Hannah, went Best of Opposite two out of the four days and then Primetimes CopperRidge Star Kissed, JC, Kazi, took Best of Opposite one of the other days. What an exciting weekend!

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Arizona Ridgeback Breeder - CopperRidge Ridgebacks introduces another Champion!

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

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!

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 Breeders, CopperRidge and KaKily, just keep on winning!

June 8th, 2009

Arizona ridgeback breeder, CopperRidge Rhodesian Ridgebacks, had a stellar weekend in Flagstaff, Arizona over the weekend of June 6 & 7. Flagstaff Kennel Club held their yearly event in the cool Arizona pine trees and the weather was a little windy but overall, it was a gorgeous weekend.

On Saturday, Kazi, Primetime CopperRidge Star Kissed, went Best of Winners for her FIRST 4 point major. This is only the THIRD show for Kazi and what an awesome job Aura did showing our “little” girl!

Let’s not forget about our up and coming puppies! There were two puppies from the Kirbi x Zag litter in attendance. CopperRidge Little Miss Sunshine, Cassidy, was awarded BEST PUPPY in SHOW - owner/handled by Bonnie Evans who did a WONDERFUL job showing her girl. And, CopperRidge Out of Africa, handled by Aura, did a marvelous job in the ring. Expect big things from both of these lovely puppies!

Speaking of Zag, RedSkyes Light’n McQueen, JC - He finished his Championship this same weekend at the RRCUS supported show in Colorado Springs, Colorado. Congratulations to his breeder, Linda Cannon, of RedSkyes Ridgebacks!

On Sunday, Hayden, was awarded Winners Dog for a 4 point major and he finished his Championship! Congratulations to his owners. We will be posting his winning picture on our Champions page very soon!

KaKily Ridgebacks were victorious both Saturday and Sunday. Shaka (BISS CH KaKily Shockwave of Pumamere-Coprdg, JC RN) handled by Breeder/Owner Donald Blumenfeld-Jones won Best of Breed on Saturday and Best of Oppostite Sex on Sunday. Then Dina (CH KaKily Starry Night of Pumamere-Coprdg, JC RN) was awarded Best of Opposite Sex on Saturday and Best of Breed on Sunday. As always, Breeder/Owner/handled by Kathryn Blumenfeld-Jones!

WHEW! What a great weekend!

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

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

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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