This year has already been filled with wins and we are only in February! With the 2011 show season in full swing, some of our dogs are on the verge of champion status.
The Palm Springs shows in January were good for our CopperRidge dogs. The big winners were Leo, CopperRidge One Lucky Lion, and Shani, CopperRidge One Beautiful Sunshine. Both were being shown in the very competetive Bred-By-Exhibitor class and were either 1st or 2nd most of the time. But on Sunday, Leo took Best of Winners for a 4-point major under Breeder/Judge Lisa Hoffman. That same day, Charlie, CopperRidge One Good Time Charlie, took 4th in a very large Open Dog class.
One of our younger show dogs, Sydney, RedSkyes-Maijani CopperRidge Venus, held her own in the large 9-12 puppy classes taking either 1st or 2nd over the weekend.
Then we had a 4-day show in Phoenix where we had more shinning stars. The first day, Leo went Best of Winners and Sam, CopperRidge KZ Silverado Sam, took Reserve. Sebastian, CH CopperRidge Caliente, took Select Dog. Thanks to Judge Ms Joanne M Buehler.
Then on Sunday, our newest boy to the ring, Palmer, CopperRidge the Nineteenth Hole, took Winners Dog from the 9-12 puppy class in his second ever show getting his first 2-points! What a natural! He is from our Reese x Chester litter of April 2010.
That same day, Howie, CopperRidge Fire Under Control, took Reserve with his co-breeder, Tammy Western, handling and Shani also went reserve. Shani went on to a Group 1 in the Bred-By-Exhibitor ring with Aura handling her. Sebastian took Best of Breed and he went on to make the final cut in the group ring among very strong competition! Talk about a winning day! Thank you to Judge Mr. Manuel Queijeiro who is an International Judge from Mexico.
On Monday, the wins just kept coming. Sam took Best of Winners, Leo went Reserve, Shani took Winners, and Sebastian took Select Dog in the Breed ring. WOW - can you say AWESOME?! Aura did a fantastic job showing Sam, Leo and Shani to their wins and thanks to Judge Mrs. Anne Savory Bolus for recognizing our wonderful dogs!
To date, Leo is ONE point away from his Championship and Sebastian needs just TWO more points for his Grand Championship! Both Sam and Shani now have their first major wins and Palmer has his first points.
It has been a great start to 2011 and there are lots of shows coming up. Come out to the WestWorld shows the weekend of March 4-7 and come cheer us on or just stop by to say hello!
