We have been off the radar, but we will get back into updating our Blog!

April Stats are out!  So proud of our dogs and congrats to our clients!

Scotties




Knopa recently achieved Best in Show at Lancaster Kennel Club last weekend on Mother's Day in a stellar final lineup!  She now has 20 Group 1's for the year, 2 RBIS and 1 BIS!  So proud of this girl!

Knopa Scotty - #10 Terrier in USA, #1 All Breed Scotty, #2 Breed Scotty! - Marina Khenkina
Truck Scotty (Knopa's lil bro) - #4 All Breed Scotty, #1 All Breed Male! #5 Breed, #1 Breed Male!  Good Job Danica Garside!
Lindy Lou Scotty - (Knopa's lil wheaty sis) - #10 Breed Scotty and #12 All Breed Scotty just after finishing her Champion - Vandra Huber

Westie

Boss Westie - In just two months of limited showing, #4 Breed Westie, and #10 All Breeds! - Fred Askin

Manny Affen - In limited showing is #9 All Breed Affen and #12 Breed Affen - Rebecca Brandon

Some notable achievements in the past few months for our dogs has been:

Knopa - Winning 2 more BISS at STC of Michigan(Roving weekend) and STC of Greater New York - Thank judges Charlotte McGowan and respected breeder/judge Kathleen Ferris for these honors.
Derby - BISS Motor City WFTC - Michigan Terrier
Boss - BOB Columbia Terrier supported entry, BISS WHWTC of Southeast Michigan (handled by Pablo)
Miranda (Knopa's lil wheaty sis) - Best in Sweeps Roving National Weekend STC of Michigan Specialty, RWB Michigan Terrier (roving weekend)
Benson Scotty (Debbie Brookes, handled by Mom) - Winners Dog, Columbia Terrier Weekend supported entry for a major - Deborah Brookes Dorene Cross

So much to be thankful for, both family and clients!

GCH. McVan's Be Bop Baby is finally #1 Scottish Terrier!

As of August 31st, Canine Chronicle has posted stats and Betsy is #1!!!


http://caninechronicle.com/statistics/?type=breed&b_year=2012&cat=Terrier+Group&breed=218

Betsy is on a roll! 2 National wins in 2 countries and World Winner!

Okay, so its been a while and I need to recap how we've been doing.

First we'll start with the star, Ch. McVans Be Bop Baby "Betsy"!

Since our last update:

Betsy has won multiple Groups, and 5 Specialties, to include:

The STCA National Rotating Specialty at New Caste in May 2012 - Judge Mr. G Penta
STCGP Specialty at New Castle May 2012 Judge Mr. Randy Weckman

We ventured to Canada where Betsy won the Canadian STC National and finished her Championship in 3 shows! Thank you Mr. Fred Ferris and the other judges who recognized her.

Washington State STC - June 2012 Judge Mr. Hossfeld The following all Breeds got her a Group 1 and Group 4 STC of Chicago - June 2012 - Judge Mr. Clay Coady and a Group3 at Grayslake in tough competition!

She's currently ranked #2 in Breed and #3 All breed with some tough competitors this year.

ALso in May we took her to the World Dog Show in Austria where she was best Bitch for the CACIB and received the World Winner Title 2012!!! The entry was over 100 scotties and want an honor. Congrats to Rico, one of the top scotties in Europe who was BOB!

Also we've had fun with our other clients: Two wires have finished their championship, Ellie owned by Jo Hubbs and Viking, owned by Jeremi Bryant who finished in style under Judge Mr. Peter Green with a 4 point major in Grayslake Terrier, going best of Winners.

Our little Norwich Valentine in limited showing has managed to squeeze into the top 20 in breed points with several notable breed wins, and is ranked 25 in GCH points.

Mom finished her scot Melody from the bred by class with all majors her last weekend out! Go Mom! Melody is out of Justin and Laura and a Marko grandson.

We've also managed some nice breed wins and notable specialty selects on Justin the Westie! Its been a busy past few months, we are taking some breaks through the summer due to heat, I don't like going to outdoor shows at this time of year, its too hot for the dogs, and too hot for the people!

I enjoyed a small judging assignment vacation at Great Western where I was asked to judge the STC of CA's specialty puppy and veteran sweepstakes, I had a blast! Until Next Time!

Betsy Best of Breed at Crufts 2012!!!!

Well its been a busy year so far and we've had no time to update!!! But here's a quick rundown....

In January Betsy had a total of 4 Group 1s and multiple Group Placements!

Justin the Westie had multiple group placements and Breed wins with the help of his owners for the groups!

I February we ventured to Westminster where Betsy was Award of Merit! The days prior she was Group 2 at the Terrier Specialty at Garden State under Clay Coady!

She also garnered a few more group placements including a Group 1 under Peggy B.McW.

At Chicago International we had a lot of success in all of our breeds:

Betsy was Best of Breed 3 of 4 days, including a nice Group 3 under Cindy Vogels.

Justin the Westie was Best of Breed one day under Mr. Desmond Murphy and Select Dog all the other days.

Angie the Corgie was Winners Bitch/BOW 2 out of 4 days and garnered a few points.

Thunder the Belgian Terv was also Best of Breed 3 out 4 days and Select one day.

In March Besty won her first Specialty of the year, making her 8th career specialty!

Angie the Corgie also picked up a major going Winners Bitch/BOW and WB the next day for 2 points.

THEN....we decided to venture to the 2012 Crufts Dog Show in England with Betsy, where she was awarded the Open Class, CC, and on to Best of Breed over 100+ scotties!!! She showed great in the group and we had a blast.

Thank you all for the support!

Official Betsy Tallies for 2011!

According to Dog News:

Betsy had 2 Best in Shows
18 Group 1's
9 Group 2's
7 Group 3's
6 Group 4's

Not too shabby! :)

Betsy finishes 2011 as #2 Breed and All Breed

Congratulations Vandra Huber, Ch. McVan's Be Bop Baby was #2 breed and all breed as well as a Top 20 Terrier (unofficial number). SHe finished out with 18 Group 1s, 2 BIS, 7 BISS! Not bad for a part timer!

We had a great year, finishing the year out with 3 Top 5 dogs in my household at different times, to include the wire, Jonjo, and Frankie with the help fo Jeanice Barton in Texas!

We didn't finish as many dogs this year, as we were flying around most of the year, but we managed to finish and show a few westies:

Lila owned by Tom Ward (finished with nearly all majors, only shown in about a total of one months time, including some great wins, our first time out she was WB/BOS over the specials for a 5 point major.

We helped put some GCH points on Bessie, Fred Askins other Westie, along with a few group placements assisted by madeline Aroney, Group 2 and 3 in Virginia.

We assisted in puttng some points on Angus, son of Jenny that I showed, where Madeline took over as his handler this year and got his first major under Frank Sabella, a very special win for all...congrats Jeff and Lori Waite.

We also managed to become new friends with Deb and Ida, owners of "Justin" the Westie. OUr first time out was at the National Dog Show where he garnered Best of Breed and a Group 3 under Mr. Bob Black, and then on to Best of Breed the following day, a great starter weekend, and then ended the year with an Award of Excellence at Eukanuba. The wins pulled Justin into the Top Ten Westies! Congrats!

With the assistance of Hiroshi at Devon, he piloted Jo Hubbs Wire, Ellie to Best of Winners under Terry Stacey for a 5 point major! :)Ellie had previously the weekend before picked up a few points at the Michigan circuit as well, so congrats to Jo!

We also picked up a few Corgis to take care of for Hiroshi and Madeline Aroney singled out Sheeba, while Angie has a few points of her own.

Next year we will continue Betsy's campaign as we can, concentrating on specialties once again. I will be catching up on my overseas travel next year, I've been looking forward to Austria for a while now, those who know me know that its one of my favorite countries! And I look forward to going back to Japan in April! :)

Specials Dogs to look for:

Betsy the Scotty
Justin the Westie

on deck in the classes:

George the Wire
Super the Wire
Angus the Scottie
Melody the Scottie



GOOD LUCK IN THE NEW YEAR!

Best in Show #2 for Betsy

We flew to Puerto Rico where Betsy garnered 3 Group 1s and a Best in Show under Kent Delaney, Groups were Marlene Mortera, Jon Cole and David Kirkland.

Betsy kept quiet in October mostly, but we did manage Best of Opposite at Hatboro I, Select Bitch at Hatboro II, and Select Bitch at the National at Montgomery in tough competition. Betsy continues to maintain the #2 position in both breed and all breeds!! And is still a Top 20 Terrier!

Thank you all for the support!

Rebecca

A Busy Summer!

So here is a quick wrap up of what has gone on for July and August:

Betsy had a hell of a month of June and July, she won the Rotating weekend specialty, STCC over a field of around 60+ scotties on that Friday, as well as Select Bitch at the rotating and the Great Western Terrier Show. We then went on to win the Dallas Specialty, the Houston Specialty, and most recently the Michigan Specialty, bring her total number of specialties to 7!!! She has over 12 group 1s now, including the Best in SHow and several group placements.

Along the way, we also finished Max's Sister's championship recently, she was Winners Bitch the same day at the STCC California Specialty, this was her debut and got her a 5 point major. She then went on to Winners Bitch/BOW at the Houston Specialty as well as a move up special she went Select Bitch at the Michigan Specialty with my mom piloting her.
I've attached a picture of Maikosan after taking points in Greenville, SC, this gave her another major towards her points.

Jonjo also tagged along at a few shows, the wire fox terrier and accumulated some more breed points to keep him in the Top 5.

We also brought out Super, Specials Wire Super Star who also got a 3 point major and a few singles towards his championship, all in one weekend. He has only bee shown a few times.

So Betsy is now #2 Scottish Terrier, not far behind #1, and #2 in All Breed points, as well as getting her #15 spot Terrier in the country through August 31st. Not bad for a part timer! :)

Betsy is on a Roll!!!

Since coming back from Kansas we went to Alaska back to Fairbanks where I was born and raised for the 3 day cluster of Tanana Valley Kennel Club where Betsy picked up 3 Group 1s under Edd Bivin, Denny Mounce and Robert Shreve.

We then took a weekend off and then went out to Washington State for the WSSTC Specialty where Clay Coady gave Betsy Best in SPecialty Show Best of Breed!

The following day will be a day I'll never forget! Ch. McVan's Be Bop Baby went on from Best of Breed by Charlotte McGowan, to Group 1 under Charlotte Patterson, and then on to Best in Show under Judge Dana P. Cline at Puyallup Dog Fanciers KC!

On Sunday Betsy again went on to Group 1 under Al Ferrugio making this her 7th consecutive Group 1 win the past 3 weekends out!

Go Betsy!!!

Betsy takes on HASTC

Betsy has been doing great since the last update, including a few more Group 1s to her merit, including some big Best of Breeds, a trip to Northern Cal Terrier where she was Best of Breed both days at the Terrier shows including a Group 4! She then went on later to Michigan Terrier where she was Back to Back Group 2s and finished on Sunday with a Group 1. Recently she was Best of Breed in tough competition at Trenton Kennel Club on Sunday and then had a weekend off while Jonjo went to Central States and got an Award of Merit. Then Betsy took on Kansas and the HASTC Specialty where Betsy was BISS and then Back to Back Group 1s with the following Sunflower KC All Breed shows.

Now we are off to Alaska!!!

Betsy is off to a Great Start!

GCH. Ch. McVan's Be Bop Baby "Betsy"

Just in the past month, Betsy has sored to #2 Scottie in breed rankings and a Top 5 scottie in All Breed! So far her record:

1 Group 1
2 Group 2s
1 Group 3
1 Group 4

Congrats to Victor, Jerson and Vandra!

Also Ch. Purston's Imperial Prince, Wire Fox has done well, capturing several breed wins and 2 Group 3s over the past few weeks. Congrats to his owner/breeders Michael and Mary Collings.

We've also managed to get 2 majors on our newest class bitch, Ayrshire's Autumn Treasure "Kellie" owned by Cliff and Judy Hewitt. She has also managed a few singles for a total of 8 points so far.

Will keep you posted!!

Westminster Kennel Club 2011

Can't complain we had good results!

The Westie Danny, GCH. Glennhaven's Danny Boy O' Donnybrook received an Award of Merit to the breed winner, who was beautifully presented as well by friend Chrystal Murray of Canada, she works really hard also and was awesome to see her get a Group 4, I was the first to hug her when she got out of the ring. ;)

Also the Wire Jonjo, Ch. Purston Imperial Prince made his WKC debut at just over 2 years old going Best of Opposite in a good field of Wires, congratulations to his owners Michael and Mary Collings.

We will now have fun showing Betsy, Ch. McVan's Be Bop Baby and Jonjo through the year of 2011.

January 2011 recap!

Danny is off to a heck of a start for the year! So far he has collected over 300 All Breed points in just 3 weeks of showing!

Betsy has dominated in the scottie ring starting out with 8 consecutive Best of Breed wins between SC, NY, and Florida! Betsy will be the one to watch in 2011 with me, she's my new scottie special!

her brother Frankie has managed to enter the ring a few times, going BOS to his sister!

Jonjo, the wire started off with two Best of Breed Wins at NY over a nice entry of wires, giving him most of the points he needed for his GCH, he then went to SC where he picked up the last two points going Best of Breed and completed his GCH!

Danny so far has picked up a G2, G3 and G4 for the year, as well as multiple breed wins! Now we are gearing up for the Garden with 4 dogs competing.

Till next time!

New Champions in 2010 and who's coming in 2011!

Just to recap the year, we successfully finished several champions this year.

Scotties

Ch. Charthill's Worldy Ayre (Jeff and Lori Waite, C & K Hill)
Ch. McVan's Sentimental Journey (Vandra Huber, M. Krowleski, R. Cross
Ch. McVan's Be Bop Baby (Vandra Huber, M. Krowleski, R. Cross)
Ch. Palomas Scalawag Secret Agent (Rintaro Nakahara, Michi Kohno, R.Cross)
Ch. Afterglows Beameups Lets Play (Lisa Inman, Robert Inman)TY M. Aroney!

Wire Fox

Ch. Purston Society Girl (Michael Collings, R. Cross)
Ch. Purston Imperial Prince (Michael Collings, R. Cross)

Pomeranians

Ch. Abbapoola's Latin Lover (T. Moynihan, J. Valle)
Alvin (T. Moynihan)

Whats coming in 2011

Our specials lineup

Wire, Ch. Purston Imperial Prince
Scotty, Ch. McVans Be Bop Baby
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Scotty, Ch. McVans Sentimental Journey (through Feb)
Scotty, Ch. Afterglows Beameups Lets Play (finish GCH)
Westie, Ch. Glennhaven's Danny Boy O Donnybrook (through Feb)


Class Dogs on deck
(please contact me)

Scotties
Kellie (bitch)
Angus (dog)

I am booked for the Roving in CA for Scotties

Wires

Ellie (bitch)

I am booked for wires for now

AVAILABLE AT STUD CURRENTLY

Ch. Land Rose R. JP All Right, sire of national WD and WB winners in 2010! Max will be home in February from his Brazil vacation if anyone is interested.

December results and Happy Holidays!

December was a whirlwind! Ryoma, now New Ch. Palomas Scalawag Secret Agent finished his championship from the 12-18 Month class at the Turkey Cluster in MD, topped of with WD/BOW/BOB.

We headed off to Long Beach, CA for the Eukanuba Invitational and Eggnog Cluster where we had an awesome time.

Wednesday Results
Wire Fox, Jonjo (Ch. Purston Imperial Prince" was Select Dog
Scotties, Frankie (Ch. McVans Sentimental Journey" was Select Dog out of a nice entry
Westies, Danny was Best of Breed and made the cut in the Group under Peggy Beisel M.

Thursday Results
Wire Fox, Jonjo was Best of Opposite Sex under John Killeen.
Scotties, Frankie was Select Dog under Peter Green.
Westies, Danny was also Best of Breed under Peter Green.

Friday Results
Wire Fox, Jonjo was Best of Breed under Sweden judge Dan Ericcson and made the cut in the group.
Scotties, Frankie showed well (:))
Westies, Danny was Best of Breed and also made the cut under Phyllis Wolfish.


We then went on to show Danny at Eukanuba where he was 2010 Best of Breed! We did not exhibit Frankie and Jonjo, they were not entered or qualified so it was a nice relaxing day.

We then ended the year with awesome results in Winston-Salem, NC.

Danny got Back to Back Group 1s and a Group 2 to the #1 Dog in the US (at the time).

Frankie was Best of Breed all 3 days and also made a cut one day with Gerardo Reyes (Thank you so much for handling him!)

Thanks to judges David Kirkland, M.J. Carberry, and Peggy Beisel for these wonderful wins and what a way to end the year!

Danny finished off as #2 Westie in Breed points and #3 behind his half sister in All Breed! He garnered 8 Group wins this year, 12 Group 2s, 7 Group 3s, and 6 Group 4s for the year, not bad for a part timer, as well as several noted Specialty Best of Breeds! Thanks to all the judges that rewarded Danny this year! And congrats to Fred and Blair!

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I want to thank all of my clients this year for their understanding and support throughout the year and with all the traveling.

Whats been happening!

Lets start with October! Wow what a worldwind that month was.

Montgomery Weekend results

Morris and Essex Kennel Club

Danny was Select Dog to the Best of Breed out of a field of 70 or so westies

Jonjo the Wire was Winners Dog and Best of Winners under Sandra G. Allen

Not much happened in scotties for us on this day.

Hatboro Kennel Club

Jonjo the Wire finished his championship under Richard Powell going Winners Dog and Best of Winners! He finished with 4 majors in 4 shows.

Danny was Best of Breed in Westies under Barbara Hands, Breeder/Judge from England!

Ch. Princescots Prime Suspect "Emma" was Select Bitch out of a nice field of Scotties! Emma is owned by Helen Prince/Geoff Dawson/Anne Frankewich

Devon Dog Show

Danny was Select Dog to the Best of Breed in Westies under Kathy Ferris.

Betsy, McVan's Be Bop Baby was Winners Bitch/Best of Winners under Kathy Ferris, her brother Ch. McVan's Sentimental Journey was Select Dog, Emma was Select Bitch so we had an awesome day in scotties!

Montgomery County kennel Club

Danny received an Award of Merit at Montgomery under Ken McDermott

Jonjo the wire, Ch. Purston Imperial Prince was moved up as a special and went Best of Opposite over some the top specials in the country at just under 2 years old under breeder judge Mari Morrisey.

Betsy again was Winners Bitch/Best of Winners under Richard Powell for the STCA National Specialty.

Ryoma also won the 9-12 month puppy class which was great for him.

We then went on to our Howard county cluster the following weekend where Betsy finished her AKC Ch. going Winners Bitch/Best of Winners under breeder judge Pam Wilson at the DC Specialty. Danny won the breed the two days he was shown, and Emma picked up the breed on Saturday, as well as Best of Opposite the next day, Betsy also received points towards her Grand Champion going select a few days after being moved up. Betsy also won Best in Sweeps under Cairn Breeder Ms. Wilson at the DC Specialty.

Ryoma gained Winners Dog one day for a major, and has worked his way up to needing just 2 single points to finish. We welcome his new co-owner Mr. Kohno to the Ryoma team.

This month in November after a vacation of two weeks, Danny hit the ground running taking a Group 3 and Group 2 at the Virginia Beach cluster in a tough group of terriers.

The following weekend at Eastern Shore Danny also nabbed 2 more Group 2s in a tough group of dogs as well.

This past weekend in Philadelphia where they televise the national dog show, Danny was Best of Breed all the days, a Group 3 on Friday and made the cut for TV on Saturday and made the cut on Sunday as well.

Jonjo was Best of breed both days.

Frankie was Best of Opposite 3 days, Ryoma was Winners Dog for 2 points on two days.

A very successful past few months I should say! :)

Until next time! Photo above by Lisa Croft Elliot. :)

Where do I Begin

Its been a busy summer, so busy I haven't had time to update the blog and who knows when I'll update the website. :):)

June Highlights

Danny and I flew out West to Great Western where he was Best of Breed both days, one of which was a specialty, Fred got to watch so that was awesome, he showed like a champ! :)

July

Danny and I flew up to Alaska for a visit where Danny was Group 2 and 2 Group 1s at the Kenai Kennel Club Shows, also managed to get 2 majors on Joanne's mini poodle. :)

August

Danny and I drove 10 hours to Greenville, SC where Danny picked up back 2 back group ones over a field of 200 or so terriers each day, awesome!!!

Emma, New. Ch. Princescots Prime Suspect, who came to me in the spring for conditioning, picked up both her majors in Greenville, go Best of Opposite one day over the special and BOW.

Then it was off to Canfield, where Danny was Best of Breed the first 3 days under wonderful judges such as Harry O Donohue, Peggy Beisel, and Sally George, all of which were specialties and picked up over 100 breed points for the weekend.

Emma, then went Winners Bitch BOW the first day at Canfield finishing her championship in record time, and then moved up as a special, she went Best of Opposite the next three days over the other special giving her 10 points towards her Grand Champion.

We then took Emma to shows in Ohio where she got back to back Group 4s with Maddie Aroney and Sarah Karger handling. Danny also received a Group 2 at these shows.

Then it was off to Washington State for Danny and me to visit Vandra and see puppies. Danny again went Best of Breed all 3 days a wonderful Group 2 under Elaine Young for another good chunk of 200 or so points. Frankie, my wheaty scottie boy was Best of Breed with Travis the first day and then BOS the next two days to his bitch special Ginger.

Then it was back to NJ for Labor Day where Danny went Best of Breed each day for a few more points.

September Highlights

Went back out to Ohio where Emma got a Group 4 and Group 2 with my Mom's expert handling. Danny was Best of Breed both days.

Massachusetts was the next stop where Emma picked up more Grand Champion points and went Best of Breed on the final day over a field of 3 specials under Mr. Peter Green, an honor!!! Then Danny went on to a Group 2 under Peter Green later in the day!!! An exciting win for me!

This past weekend we went to Butler PA where Emma pulled off a Group 1 with Sarah Karger handling, and then on to BOB and the cut the next day. Danny pulled off the breed the first day and then went on to Group 1 under Lydia Hutchison on Sunday, what a weekend!

phewww....I think I'm done, probably won't hear from me until after Montgomery! Good Luck to all!

Great Weekends!!!!

Where do we start!

1. NEW Ch. McVan's Sentimental Journey "Frankie" finished his Championship with WD/BOW at the New England Specialty under Mrs. Roz Kramer. Frankie finished with 3 specialty wins. The Frankie flew back to Washington and on June 11/12/13 he was Best of Breed at the Washington Scotty Specialty at 12 months of age first time out as a special and then Group 2 on Saturday and Group 1 on Sunday, handled by Travis L.

2. Danny had 3 BOB wins at the NEW Castle circuit on all three days he showed. Then he also had an awesome weekend at Skyline Kennel Club going Group 4 and Group 3 in a field of tough comepetition.

3. Paloma Scalawag Secret Agent went WD/BOW under Karen Wilson for his first major from 6-9 months!! He also got a Puppy Group 2 at New Castle and then a Puppy Group 1 at the Wrightstown shows.

4. Carlos the Pom finished his championship with a major at New Castle going WD/BOW and then at Virginia got his first GC points going Select.

5. Our new class male, Alvin the Pom his 2nd time out went Winners Dog for a 3 point major in Virginia!!

We've been busy, more to come!

My little Latin Lover Carlos!

Abbapoola's Latin Lover "Carlos", came to me at the end of February and just needs two single points to finish after limited showing through the past few months. Look for his brother Alvin!

Danny Group 1 and 2 in Florence, South Carolina!

Danny has been taking some time off here and there, but we have started off May pretty good!

Garden State Terrier - Best of Breed and a spar in the group! :)

Best of Breed/Group 1 and 2 - Myrtle Beach Kennel Club

Jenny was also shown and was Best of Opposite at the Trenton Kennel Club Show and little Carlos the Pomeranian is up to 13 points with just needing 2 singles to finish! :) We are preparing for the memorial weekend celebrations and shows in New Castle! :)