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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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New Champions on the Horizon for CopperRidge

Friday, February 25th, 2011

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!

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CopperRidge Ridgebacks Had a Great Time at Nationals

Monday, October 4th, 2010

As some of you may or may not know, the ‘super bowl’ of ridgeback specialties is the yearly RRCUS National Specialty.  Each year the National Specialty is held in a different state and this year the event took place in Ventura, California.  What a wonderful venue – right next to the ocean – and what beautiful weather!

This year’s judges were Breeder Judge Doreen Kent for Sweeps and Breeder Judge Sandra Fikes for regular conformation classes.  CopperRidge was represented at the specialty by 19 dogs and we want to send out a special thank you to all the owners who either brought and showed their own dog(s) and those that let us bring their dog to the show with us.  We had entries from Puppy Sweeps to Best of Breed and we also had entries in Brood Bitch and Stud Dog.  As a breeder, we could not be any prouder and happier with all of our dogs!

With an entry of over 500 beautiful dogs from all over the country and some from other countries – here are some of the highlights:

Chris – who was entered in Veteran’s 7-9 – won his class in a VERY competitive class.  He’s still got it!!!

Haley – went BEST OF JUNIOR SWEEPS – beating out an entry of over 90 dogs!  This was her 4th Best of Sweeps win and she was being beautifully shown by Kathy Richards.  Congrats to owners Stephen and Jaimie Hovanec.

Leo – went BEST OF OPPOSITE JUNIOR SWEEPS – wow – a one-two win for two of the pups from the Chris x Hannah litter.  He also went 3rd in the OPEN class!  Aura showed him in both classes and did a wonderful job!  Congrats to owners David and George Reicher.

Charlie – was shown by Aura and went 3rd in 18-22 month Sweeps and 4th in Am Bred Class.  Congrats to owner Nadia Tellechea!  Best wishes on Nadia’s upcoming nuptuals this month!

Hannah – went 4th in BROOD BITCH (with an entry of 26) – behind her in the ring was Haley and Leo.  We are very proud of this accomplishment as this was an outstanding litter with Chris.

We had other dogs make the “cuts” which is an accomplishment in and of itself at such a prestigious show.  Hats off to all of the owners who handled their own dogs and thanks to all those that helped us when we were a bit short on handlers in the ring.

What a wonderful week in California!  Next year’s specialty will be held in South Dakota in September – anyone up for a road trip?

Leo - Best of Opposite Junior Sweeps - RRCUS National Specialty

Leo - Best of Opposite Junior Sweeps - RRCUS National Specialty

Haley - Best of Junior Sweeps - RRCUS National Specialty

Haley - Best of Junior Sweeps - RRCUS National Specialty

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Arizona Rhodesian Ridgeback Breeder, CopperRidge, has a winning weekend!

Tuesday, March 9th, 2010

Scottsdale, Arizona Ridgeback Breeder, CopperRidge, had a winning weekend at the recent dog shows held at WestWorld.  The “Fiesta Cluster” might have been cut short by rain (Monday was canceled due to a flooded field) but that did not shorten the wins by the CopperRidge dogs!

Friday and Saturday shows were sponsored by the Scottsdale Dog Fancier Association.  Judge James G. Reynolds awarded Chase, CopperRidge KZ Out of Africa, Best of Winners from the 12-18 month class.  This is Chase’s first 4 point major win.  Congratulations to owners Bonnie and Patrick Evans!  Chase was expertly handled by Memo Guillermo.

Saturday was even more exciting.  Haley, CopperRidge One Fell Swoop, went Best of Winners (from the American Bred class) and then Best of Opposite Sex under Judge Dr. Robert D. Smith.  This is only the second day in the show ring for this beautiful girl and she won over 6 Championed bitches in the specials ring.  OUTSTANDING!  A huge congratulations goes out to her owners Jaimie and Steve Hovanec.

On Sunday, we had another major win.  Shumba, CopperRidge KZ Jock of the Bushveld, went Winner’s Dog from the Bred By Exhibitor class for his SECOND 4 point major win – thanks to Judge Karen Wilson.  Shumba now has 2 major wins under his belt as well as 8 total points.  He is over 1/2 way to his championship already!!  Congrats to Tara Sissel and Bruno Teixeira !

Monday we were all disappointed.  It had rained all day Sunday which left the polo field at WestWorld under inches of water.  We were all on a roll and more winning was yet to be had!

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In some out-of-state news, Sahara, CopperRidge Desert Rose of Lionlamb, went Best in Puppy Sweeps at the Rockland County NY RRCUS supported show in February.  Congratulations to her owner/handler Susan Pisarri!

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CopperRidge Ridgebacks are out winning again!

Friday, 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 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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