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THE OFFICIAL NEWSLETTER OF THE AMERICAN WHIPPET CLUB JUNE 2011

AWC OFFICERS President.... ............................................ Russell McFadden 505-753-6782 Vice President.... ........................................ Scot Northern 319-621-2982 Treasurer... ............................................ .David Samuelson 651-454-4174 Secretary .......................................................... Cindy Scott 719-594-9974 ................................. 3655 Cragwood Dr., Colorado Springs, CO 80907 Board of Directors: Class of 2012: ….Connie Brunkow, Russ McFadden, Kay Nierengarten Class of 2013:…….Henry Heil, Christine Hopperstad, David Samuelson Class of 2014……….Lisa Costello, Scot Northern, Cindy Scott

AKC DELEGATE.… ............................ …..Donna Lynch 508-636-0705 ASFA DELEGATE:…………………………... CJ Foxx 303-424-5144

AWC COMMITTEE CHAIRS: Archives ......................................................... Bo Bengtson 805-646-3151 Health. ................ Drs. Connie Austin, Connie Brunkow, Lisa Costello Futurity .......................................................... Kathy Slater 618-585-4677 Judge’s Education .................................. Mary Dukes [email protected] Membership ……………………………………... Jackie Hubble, 719-272-7037 Parade of Honors ............................ Alice VandenBussche 315-945-2672 Performance Events ............................... Dr. Lisa Costello 815-695-1930 ROM Program .................................................. Gail Boyd, 919-362-4427 Show ................................................................ Cindy Scott 719-594-9974 Top Twenty ............................................ Linda Waggoner 541-347-2171 Versatility .................................................. John Heffernan 413-369-4399 INDEPENDENT WELFARE ORGANIZATIONS: Whippet Health Foundation ............... Mary Beth Arthur 414-355-4776 Whippet Rescue, WRAP ............. Dr. Barbara Henderson 301-490-6598

Applications for AWC membership may be obtained either on request from Membership Chair Kay Nierengarten, 5654 Chalstrom Dr., Saginaw, MN 55779, or emailed to [email protected]

AWC website: www.americanwhippetclub.net Breeder Referrals: Mary Downing [email protected]

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WELCOME NEW SUBSCRIBERS Julie Negri, Palmyra, Virginia; Cheri Philmore, Mt. Noreb, Wiscon-sin WELCOME BACK: Carol Abbott, Aurora, Ohio; Lynne Armstrong, Concord, California; Stephanie Connerton, Mt. Airy, Maryland; Donna Evans, Torring-ton, Connecticut; Patti Ewing, Harvard, Massachusetts; Shirley Fremo, Moorhead, Minnesota; Priscilla Gabosch, Collingswood, New Jersey; Carol Harris, Reddick, Florida; Susan Hendrickson, Hermantown, Minnesota; Pirjo Muhonen, Helsinki, Finland; Debra Parravani, Cuyahoga Falls, Ohio; Beverly West, Marysville, Wash-ington LAST ISSUE, TIME TO RENEW Gisela Burke, Nancy Crader, Patricia Edgington, Patricia George, Ellen Kristensen, Susan Manthou, Leslee McGovern, Erin Nichols, Jeanine Shepherd, Brenda Kay Stevens, Geoffrey Waddell

APPLICATIONS FOR AWC MEMBERSHIP Robin Breit, 2250 Lake Pointe Dr. #602, Lawrence, KS 66049 785-841-7596 [email protected] Endorsers: Kathy Rasmussen, Karen Gibson Mark A. Hill, Deborah S. Hill 107 Mosby Court, Shelbyville, TN 37160 931-437-3026 [email protected] Endorsers: Robin Brown, Marina Caro Victoria Roll, 4251 Mahogany Dr., Sterling Heights, MI 48310 586-747-8290 [email protected] Endorsers: Faith Diane Guest, Mary Ann Mattingly

COMMENTS regarding applicants may be mailed to AWC Membership Chair Jackie Hubble, 5472 Spoked Wheel Dr., Colorado Springs, CO 80923, or emailed to [email protected] and should be sent no later than 30 days after the applicant has been published in the WN.

Dear Readers, AWC member Brigitte Greenberg passed away recently and like many of you I am going to miss her monthly WRAP columns in this publication. Whippets in need of help have lost an eloquent advocate. Condolences to her family and her many friends. More information can be found in Lori Rose’s WRAP report this month. — It’s time pull out the get well cards. Juanita Irvin broke her leg recently and when she’s out of the hospital she will be staying with Barbara Henderson for several weeks of recovery. AND Carol Wil-lumsen recently got home from 3 months in rehab after breaking her hip. Now she’s taken another spill and this time broke the other hip and is back in rehab at Peconic Bay Medical Center, Attn: Carol Willumsen, Rehabilitation and Skilled Nursing Facility, 1300 Roanoke Ave., Riverhead, NY 11901 — For those of you who are interested in the business conducted during the annual meeting in Lexington in April, the minutes are included in this issue.

National Show Chair Cindy Scott, 719-594-9974 [email protected] Eastern Harriett Lee, 434-295-4525 [email protected] Midwest Pat Richey, 330-806-6945 [email protected] N. Central David Samuelson, 651-454- 4174 [email protected] S. Central Kathy Rasmussen, 913-681-8929 [email protected] Southern Ken Latimer, 706-296-5489 [email protected] Western Pam Magette, 562-598-8717 [email protected]

AWC SHOW CALENDARAWC 2012 National Specialty, 4/14/12 thru 4/22/12 at the Sawmill Creek Resort in Huron, Ohio, Breed Judge Dr. Connie Brunkow http://www.awc2012.com AWC Support 7/16/11 Duluth, MN, Breed judge Pat Cunningham Western Specialty July 29, 2011 Breed judge Tho-mas Munch (Flic Flac Whippets, Germany), Sweeps judge Kathy Rasmussen (Harmony) AWC Support July 30 & 31, 2011 Waukesha KC shows; Saturday judge Donna Lynch, Sunday judge Lori Lawrence; no sweepstakes Midwest Specialty weekend: Thursday, August 4, Judge Judy Lowther; Friday, August 5, Judge William Shelton, Puppy & Veteran Sweeps Judge Rhonda Gold. Saturday, August 6, Midwest Specialty, Judge Rus-sell McFadden; Sunday, August 7, Judge Kent Delaney. Hospitality will be on Saturday along with our super raffle, followed by the annual Scooper Bowl event. AWC North Central Regional Specialty, Lake Elmo, Minnesota, Friday, August 26, 2011, Breed: Christy Nelson (Runners), Sweeps: C.J. Foxx (Woodrose); AWC Support Saturday, August 27, Breed: Charles Roberts (Strebor) Sweeps: Cindi Gre-dys (Jubilee); Sunday, August 28, Breed: Tracy Hite (Tivio) Super: www.onofrio.com AWC Southern Specialty Atlanta KC, Saturday, Oc-tober 22, Breed Judge: David Samuelson Sweeps: Donna Richards. AWC Support Sunday, October 23, 2011 Newnan KC, Breed Randy Tincher OTHER WHIPPET EVENTS Western Washington Whippet Ass’n Specialty. Friday, August 5, Sweeps: Judge Raymond Yurick; Breed Judge: Connie Alexander; Jr. Showmanship & Obedience Judge Betty Winthers. Saturday, August 6th – WWHA All-Hound specialty show, Whippet judge: Susan Badick, WWWA supported entry. Also a BBE Group Saturday, Judge Betty Stites. Sunday, August 7 – WWHA All-Hound specialty show, AWC supported entry, Whippet judge: Cindy Scott (Brookwood). All-hound Sweepstakes Sunday, Judge Susan Badick. MAWA Specialty Thursday, October 20 with the Prestige Specialty Clubs of Atlanta. Breed Judge: Connie Alexander; Sweeps: Stephen LeVan. MAWA Support Friday, October 21, Douglasville KC of Georgia, Breed: Barbara O’Neill

AWC Board of Directors President Russ McFadden...505-753-6782 [email protected] Vice President... Scot Northern [email protected] Secretary Cindy Scott…719-594-9974 [email protected] Treasurer David Samuelson...651-454-4174 [email protected] Board Members: Connie Brunkow...217-431-8972 [email protected] Lisa Costello...815-695-1930 [email protected] Henry Heil...619-445-1777 [email protected] Christine Hopperstad...206-322-5872 [email protected] Kay Nierengarten…218-729-8003 [email protected]

PRESIDENT’S MESSAGE As many of you have noticed and asked about,

the archives are still missing from the AWC website. In light of what has happened with the archive material, the AWC Board has hired a lawyer who specializes in copyright law to look into who owns the material that was produced from AWC documents that was scanned and posted on the website by a volunteer doing work in support of a club effort. We felt that this situation should be straightened out legally and in the process we are finding out how to ensure that any future pub-lished material put out under the auspices of the AWC will have copyright that is held by the club and not any individual member of the club.

The complaint regarding the Board of Directors ballot counting at the National that was filed with the AKC will most likely go before the AKC Board at their July meeting. I use the phrase “most likely” because that is the way it was presented to me. I am guessing that means that if their Board meeting runs long or if other matters come before them that they consider more pressing then the complaint will be bumped to August or later. Unfortunately, as I previously men-tioned while this action is still pending there is no work being done on the proposed changes to the By-Laws. I asked Michael Liosis in Club Relations the following: “What is the likely outcome of something like this [the AKC Board action]? Will the AWC be fined? Will we possibly have to have a new election? Will the AWC Board all have to give up their first born children? (I can’t speak for the others on the Board but I sincerely hope the latter isn’t the case – I’ll be 59 in August and don’t have a first born child so at this point in my life I hope the AKC Board won’t expect me to father one just to give it to them.)” His response was that per-haps the outcome would be a one-way trip to a U.S. military base in Cuba. Obviously, he was kidding. He was kidding, right?

On a much more pleasant topic, I would like to welcome Leila Anichi, Lauri Austin, Diane Fast, Joseph Mendelsen, and Sarah Kylr Sibinovic as the newest members of the AWC.

Have fun with your four-legged children. Take care and be safe. Russell

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To The Editor,

The AWC archival materials, including the AWC Whippet News Annuals and the AWC Whippet Newsletters, which are still missing from the AWC website and apparently still in limbo because they had been removed to David Howton's personal website, where he claims on his front page that the content therein “is a result of the creative effort of the site's owner” (something you had to attest to before you could view these materials).

As a result of this mess, I have a few words to say about “volunteerism” and “creative ownership”, particularly relative to the AWC Whippet News Annual, because I can speak for it directly, although what I say also applies equally to the AWC Whippet News (for more years than I even know produced by the efforts of Pat Dresser and Christine Hopperstad).

Apparently, because Mr Howton had devoted considerable time to scanning back issues of the Whippet News Annuals for the AWC, he decided to consider them his own “creations.” When he had a falling out with the BOD, he removed these files (along with all the archives) from the AWC website and placed them exclusively on his own. Please note that Mr Howton VOLUNTEERED to scan the content of the AWC Whippet News Annuals and place them on AWC WEBSITE. Yes, it took many hours to do so, just as did his VOLUNTEERING to maintain that website for the AWC, but he is not the only person who VOLUNTEERS many hours of his/her time in service to the AWC, often with little or no recognition of one’s efforts. If he feels unappreciated for his time and effort, he can join with many others who probably feel the same. Get over it. Do the job, or give up the job. Don’t sulk.

Doing a little scanning hardly gave Mr Howton “creative ownership” of the AMERICAN WHIPPET CLUB Whippet News Annuals. He did not “create” any AWC Whippet News Annuals. I have put MY heart and soul and many THOUSANDS of hours into actually PRODUCING these books for the last THIRTY-THREE YEARS. If any person were to claim “creative ownership” of these books, it would certainly be ME, and NOT Mr Howton. In MY opinion (the person who actually produced, edited, created the artwork, organized the printing, and did the mailing of the Whippet News Annuals for the last 33 years!) the American Whippet Club Whippet News Annuals belong to the AWC and nobody else. I VOLUNTEERED to do this work on behalf of the American Whippet Club. The Annuals are MY contribution to the AWC and the Whippet Fancy and I do so with pleasure.

Just as Pat Dresser created the AWC Whippet News for dozens of years. Just as Christine Hopperstad has also done. Just as so many uncounted numbers of VOLUNTEERS perform uncounted, often unrecognized, tasks daily on behalf of the AWC, so that we may enjoy our Club and our breed a bit more.

None of them tried to take their “creations” and leave.

Sincerely,

Wendy Clark American Whippet Club WHIPPET NEWS ANNUAL Editor, Art Director, Graphic Designer, Publisher, Mailing Service

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American Whippet Club Annual Membership Meeting

April 7, 2011 The annual meeting of the American Whippet Club was called to order by President Russell McFadden at 7:45 am on April 7, 2011 in the main ballroom at the Marriott Griffin Gate Resort in Lexington, Kentucky. 117 members signed in and established a quorum. Jackie Hubble made a motion to dispense with the reading of the minutes from the last annual membership meeting and that they be approved as published. This was seconded by Red Tatro and it passed. Prior to beginning the business of the club, the Cardiologists for the Whippet Health Foundation asked to speak. Dr.’s Rebecca Stepien and Virginia Fuentes took a few min-utes to bring the membership up to speed on the current status of the Whippet cardiac study and their recommenda-tions for heart testing. They will be publishing a paper on nor-mal Whippet values within the next year or so based on the information they have gotten from echocardiograms done on Whippets at our nationals and at the University of Wisconsin, Madison, where Dr. Stepien and Dr. Heidi Kellihan are on staff. They recommended having echocardiograms done for pre-breeding screening, stating auscultation alone is not enough and several lesions have been found on Whippets with no murmurs. They also recommended screening young dogs (as well as middle-aged to older) as several Whippets in the study have been normal one year and significantly affected the next year at young ages (i.e., a normal Whippet heart at 3 years may not be normal at 4). A motion was made and seconded to suspend normal busi-ness to discuss infractions by the Board of Directors. Motion passed. Joe Light asked to be recognized and allowed to speak from the floor regarding alleged infractions of the By-Laws and the election process by the AWC Board of Directors. Peg Rideout read a petition (see attached) and Russell re-quested a copy to be able to respond. In response to the letter to AKC of alleged By-Laws viola-tions read to the membership and the Board, Russell stated that he could answer to the points made and asked to see a copy of the letter just presented so that he could do so. He stated:

#1 In following the procedure that had been established a few years earlier and used every year since, the counting of the major number of ballots had been done prior to the an-nual meeting. This was done because it took anywhere from three to five hours to count the ballots depending on the num-ber returned so it was therefore impossible for the ballots to actually be counted during the time frame allowed for the an-nual meeting unless everyone wanted to sit around for hours while the counting was done. The Board had approved the people who had volunteered to be tellers this year and the major number of ballots was counted on Tuesday. However, any ballots handed to the Secretary after that but prior to the

annual meeting would have been turned in to the Tellers for inclusion in the final count. #2 This year a mailing service was used to send out the ballots. The envelopes were turned in to them Febru-ary 24th with the guarantee from the service that they would be in the mail on or before March 1st. Cindy stated that she has the receipts from the mailing service in Colorado Springs that support this. If the ballots were not mailed by the March 1st deadline defined in the By-Laws then responsibility for this was with the mailing service – not the Secretary. Cindy had defined the March 1st date when she handed the service the envelopes but had no control over whether that deadline was met once they were no longer in her possession. #3 The results of the election were not announced prior to the meeting. Since all of the prospective Board members had been asked to attend the Wednesday morning Board meeting, the people on the ballot were told of the preliminary results so that they could choose to attend or not. The preliminary results would have been unlikely to change unless a large number of ballots all voting for one individual were handed to the Secretary between the counting of the ballots on Tuesday and the official announcement of the results at the annual meet-ing. This was unlikely since only one or two ballots are typically delivered by hand so letting the prospective Board members know the results ahead of time is done as a courtesy. The fact that the preliminary results were made public did not change the fact that the official an-nouncement of the results would come at the end of the annual meeting as specified in the By-Laws. #4 The Whippet News was used as the method of noti-fication for the nominees on the Board ballot. Since this was not put up on the website until January 24th, the notification to the membership was nine days late. We have used The Whippet News as the method of notifica-tion for the Board nominees because it is mailed to all members and using it saves the club the cost of an extra mailing sent through the US Post Office. Next year we will make sure the membership is notified by the January 15th date even if it requires this extra cost of going through the post office. Much discussion took place. Fred Lutz asked to be rec-ognized and stated that he thought the Board was doing a good job and he motioned to close the discussion and move on with normal business. Jeff Kimmelman sec-onded. Motion failed. More discussion followed regarding the possible re-count of ballots. Scot Northern motioned to recount the ballots, Mallory Ballard seconded. Motion failed. Red Tatro, who was one of the tellers stood and ex-plained the ballot counting process. After the ballots are opened and verified against the January 1, 2011 mem-bership list, those envelopes are destroyed. Therefore a recount could be done but not verified. More discussion was held. Donna Richards made a motion that the ballots be accepted as counted on Tues-day. Jackie Hubble seconded, motion passed. There were 5 nays.


Jackie also moved to return to normal flow of business, Fred Lutz seconded, motion passed. President’s Report Russell introduced the newly elected Board members Treasurer's Report Treasurer David Samuelson reported a balance of $55,996.51 as of December 31, 2010. Copies of his complete report were made available to the members present. David stated we now are required to file annually with the IRS and he has worked with an accountant to file the return. David commended the board for their fiscal re-sponsibility and their hard work to keep to club financially strong. Secretary's Report Cindy had a report from Kathy Slater, Futurity Chair that will be published in Whippet News in May. Committee Reports

National Show Chair Cindy Scott reported that the 2012 National will be held at the Sawmill Creek Resort in Huron, Ohio starting April 14 2012 with Judy Lowther as the local chair. The 2013 National will be held at the Valley River Inn (same place as 2008) in Eugene, Oregon starting April 20, 2013. Balloting for the judge for that National will go out this summer. Whippet News No report AKC Delegate No Report Performance Director Lisa will give her report in the May Whippet News which will include the ASFA delegate’s report Whippet News Annual The 2010 Annual is not yet at the printer, partly be-cause the National is about 3 weeks earlier this year, and mostly because we are kept waiting by other clubs and organizations who take forever to complete their end of year statistics. It is should be about the same size as last year's book was. I want to thank all of the people who help to make the Annual a success, particularly Jill Baum for the AWC Spe-cialty results, Lisa Costello for her fabulous Performance Report, Donna Lynch for her help with the Pedigree Sec-tion, Barbara Parsons for the Top Producers, Lois Obelcz for proof reading and Bo Bengtson for his AWC Archives article. ROM Chair Gail Boyd will announce and give out certificates at the banquet. Whippet Health Mary Beth Arthur, Dr. Rebecca Stepien and Dr. Virginia Fuentes spoke to the membership regarding the cardiac study, the WHF pre-breeding health screening recom-mendations, the WHF funded thyroid study and CHIC

blood samples. Drs. Stepien and Fuentes answered ques-tions regarding the cardiac study. WRAP Dr. Barbara Henderson thanked everyone for their support of WRAP. She reported that we had lost a very valuable and big supporter of WRAP when Dr. Tom Sooy passed away in October of 2010. Tom provided his knowledge and surgical expertise to all rescues free of charge. She asked that peo-ple take a moment and see the tribute to Dr. Tom on the Rainbow Bridge table. In 2010 we had 198 rescues this was an increase from the 72 rescues in 2009. 101 females and 97 males. The rescues varied in ages. There were 24 under one year and 28 ten years and older. The rest were between one and 10 years. Eight states had a high number of rescues. Illinois had 21, Oregon and Texas 19, California 14, Georgia & Louisiana 11, Michigan & New York 10. Thirty one states saw rescues in 2010. The rescues came from foreclosures, shelters, breeders that could not be lo-cated. We always try to locate the breeder of a rescue be-fore trying to place the dog. If the breeder is unable to take the Whippet back we will place the dog in a home and would appreciate a donation from the breeder. Our major expense was Veterinary fees. JUDGES EDUCATION Mary Dukes cannot be present for the hands on portion of judges education but she has appointed a committee to present it.

Illustrated Standard Mary reported that the Illustrated Standard is complete and, after this week she will be Getting quotes for printing. Unfinished Business None New Business Russell announced the results of the Board of Directors election. Cindy Scott, Lisa Costello and Scot Northern were elected for 3 year terms. The election tellers were Red Ta-tro, Cassie Jeulfs-Rogers and Cynthia Unger. There were 278 ballots with zero invalid. Results of the vote are as follows: 159 Cindy Scott 127 Dr. Lisa Costello 95 Scot Northern 84 Kathy Rasmussen 81 Donna Lynch 73 Yvonne Sovereign 64 Jean Schroeder 59 Lori Lawrence 52 Jo Meister Respectfully submitted, Cindy Scott, AWC Secretary


SBIS GCh. Counterpoint Painted by Bohem (Ch. Bohem Bon Vivant x Can. Ch. Counterpoint Winning Colors)

Owner: Scott Mazer • Los Angeles, Calif. | Co-owner: Bo Bengtson • www.bohemwhippets.comBreeders: John Ross & Trudy Taphorn | Handler: Paul Lepiane

ViggoViggo with a son from his first litter, Nysa Hill Timeless Tempo of Bohem (x SBIS Ch. Brushwood Timeless Epic), bred by Angie Diehl.

Viggo is at stud for suitable bitches. Cardio, BAER and CERF normal.

Shown only three weekends during the spring, Viggo won: � Specialty BOS – AWC National Specialty, April 9, 2011

� Back-to-Back Specialty BIS – SCWA, April 15, 2011

� Group 1st – Rio Hondo KC, May 7, 2011 (pictured, handled this time by co-owner under judge Doug Johnson)

Viggo will continue to be shown only at specialty shows and a few select all-breed shows.

WRAP Report - June 2011

Brigitte Greenberg November 3, 1967 - June 15, 2011

A wave of deep sorrow has washed over the world of Whippets with the loss of our dear and de-voted friend — tireless WRAP volunteer, Whippet ad-vocate and Ace Reporter, Brigitte Greenberg. Brigitte developed serious medical complications after eso-phageal surgery due to cancer on May 23rd and was hospitalized in the ICU due to respiratory decline fol-lowing the surgery. On June 5th, Brigitte was moved to Washington Hospital Center and connected to a bedside ECMO machine for respiratory failure. On June 13th, Brigitte suffered a serious medical set-back, never to recover. She passed away on June 15th at 1:30 pm EST. Brigitte was 43 years young. The 111 WRAP volunteers are sending our thoughts, prayers & blessings for continued comfort and strength to her mother, Beverly, immediate fam-ily and Whippets: Bambi, Rudy, Daisy, Summer, Corey and Pony during this time of bereavement. Brigitte will be remembered for her enormous contri-butions to WRAP, the Whippet world and love of the breed. Brigitte's service was held on Sunday, 6/26/11 at 12:30 PM at the Hines Rinaldi Funeral Home in Silver Spring, Maryland. Burial followed at Judean Gardens Memorial Cemetery, in Olney, Maryland. In honor of Brigitte’s commitment to Whippet Rescue, her family has requested in lieu of flowers,

donations be sent to WRAP at the following ad-dress: Whippet Rescue and Placement, Inc. c/o Jean Schroeder, Treasurer 17502 S. 750 W Wanatah, IN 46390

If you would like to express your condolences to Brigitte’s family, you may send cards to her mother at the following address:

Beverly Greenberg 10409 Edgewood Ave. Silver Spring, MD 20901

Special note: Our friend Brigitte Greenberg died from complications of esophageal cancer. As a public service, we think it is appropriate to honor her by publishing a link to an article Brigitte wrote in 1999. As a tribute to her memory, we hope a life may be saved for someone who may not be paying attention to the warning signs. Because, by press time, we do not have permission from AP to reprint the article, we can only provide this link: http://community.seattletimes.nwsource.com/archive/?date=19990318&slug=2950158 WRAP Adoptions: Linda Larson of MI adopted Huron John and Nazik Kissinger of MI adopted Sonny Shawn Curtis of OH adopted Devo Kathryn Miller of WA adopted Lucy Loo Timothy and Lori Heaton of UT adopted Ellie Ruth Jacquet of UT adopted Oliver Steven and Elizabeth Billings of OH adopted Chance Adrienne Farrell of Canada adopted Blais Ilona Yenny of CO adopted senior boy Jack John and Renae Simmons of CO adopted Serena Kyle Lewis of NC adopted Ruby WRAP Donations: Kelley Lewis $50 in memory of Alex who was loved by Leslie and Brian Hagert Hale Pet Door $34 (donation from purchase of a pet door by Brigitte Greenberg) Doug and Mary Beth Arthur $150 to thank Dr. Henderson for her veterinary care at the national and also a thanks to Christine Heath and Jan Swayze Curry Jeanette and Steven Bell $30 in honor of Nicole Pepoon's birthday Helping Udders $35 for our rescue link AWC $1360 for WRAP's 1/3 portion of the 2011 National Raffle proceeds


THE SPECIALTY MAN !! “Dova” was shown at only 4 specialty weekends, under breeder/judges from 4 countries:

AWC Western Regional Specialty

Judge Alan Pepper (Canada)

Winners Dog, Award of Merit, Best Puppy

Nor Cal Supported Entry – Del Valle KC

Judge Age Gjetnes (Sweden)

Winners Dog, Best Opposite Sex

Arizona Whppet Assoc. Specialty

Judge Donna Lynch (USA)

Winners Dog, Award of Merit

Western Hound Assoc.

Judge Bette Ahrens Primavera (Italy)

Winners Dog, Best of Winners

Then the first 3 weekends as a special, he won 5 Best of Breeds and 2 Group placements. We’re very excited about this beautiful boy!!

HoME of THE RuNNERS

our Newest Champion

Ch. fanfare’s Cordova At Runners(Ch. Albelarm Debonair x SBIS Ch. Fanfare’s Crazy Ex-Girlfriend)

oWNER: Isabell Stoffers email: [email protected] | oWNER/HANDLER: Christy Nelson | oWNER/BREEDER : Shelley Kruger

!MAJORS~PRIZES~FUN! Sept 2nd - Sept 5th, 2011

Amana, IA Majors ALL 4 days in 2007, 2008, 2009, AND 2010

***AWC SUPPORTED ENTRY*** September 4th, 2011

Breed Judge – Dianne Reimer (Snowcap Whippets - New Jersey)

Sweeps Judge – Joey V. Johnson (Lakewood Whippets - Alabama)

Cluster Judges Sept 2nd, 2011– Steven Klein (Grovenor Whippets - Arizona) Sept 3rd, 2011– Lawrence E. Stanbridge (Ontario, Canada) Sept 5th, 2011– Russell McFadden (Timbrel Whpts - New Mexico) Show Site - Amana Colonies RV Park (www.amanarvpark.com)

- 60-ACRE Campground and RV park - LARGE OUTDOOR RINGS - The heart of Iowa's HISTORIC Amana Colonies - EXCELLENT restaurants - ANTIQUE SHOPPING - MINUTES off I-80 (exit 225)

Superintendent – Jack Onofrio Dog Shows, L.L.C. Closing Date – Aug 17, 2011 More Info – www.crka.info / www.amanacolonies.org

– Scot Northern ([email protected])


Owner: William Dvorak Handled & presented by: Gerry L. Thornton

breeder/CO-Owner: Susanne Hughes, DVM • Snow Hill Whippets

*Canine Chronicle – May 31, 2011

GCh. Ch. Snow Hill Beatrix Soul Delight, JC(Ch. Crossing the Rubicon De Sud, SC x Ch. Snow Hill Mind Body & Soul, JC, ROMX)

A Top Ten WhippeT * And MulTiple Group plAcinG

“Miss Trixie Delight”

The Gateway Cluster – Spirit of the Heartland Kennel ClubGray Summit, MO – May 6, 2011Judge Ralph J. (“Sonny”) Ambrosio

Caddo Kennel Club of TexasMarshall, TX – May 7, 2011Judge Jane Roppolo

2011 TOP TWENTY The 2011 AWC National in Lexington was a wonder-ful Whippet centered weekend. On behalf of the Top Twenty Committee, I want to thank Jan Swayze Curry for all her support. Jan did an outstanding job! I want to thank the 2011 Top Twenty Judges for their service. Our Top Twenty Event judges were: Group Judge: Susan St. John Brown, Breeder Judge: Kathy Armato and Handler Judge: Karen Roberson. Thank you for your part in making the Top Twenty Event a success. Our Top Twenty “People’s Choice” was the beautiful red brindle and white bitch GCH. Snowcap’s Patent Leather owned by Harriet Vincent and Dianne Reimer and shown by Leslie Potts. The AWC Top Twenty Winner for 2011 was the stunning black and white bitch GCH. Snow Hill Onyx at Stoneledge SC owned by James Clever and Susanne Hughes, DVM and shown by Graham Swayze-Fudge. Scott Northern was our MC and I want to thank him for a wonderful job filled with humor. Thank you Scott! Harriet, the music was a wonderful addition to the-Top Twenty Event. I appreciate all your hard work coordinating the music and for suggesting it would add to the Event. It was a great addition. I also need to apologize to Harriet and Dianne for the errors in their ad. A corrected ad will be published. This year the Top Twenty planning was especially difficult for me due to many trying family issues and a remodel of our house. I appreciate the patience from the committee. I especially want to thank Sue Carbajal who stepped in and helped out. It is frus-trating when you have to move the majority of your household goods to storage units and then try to find the items you need. If you have ever worked on events, getting people to stay to help clean up is difficult. I really appreciate all the help we received after the event. I want to thank the people who helped with set-up and clean up. That is always difficult and the additional help was greatly appreciated. A big thank you to: Sue Carbajal, Jackie Hubble, Harriet Vincent and her hus-band Ed, Scot Northern, Joe and Anne Fazio, Red and Denise Tatro, Kim Newell, Kim Harwood, Judy Filler, Bill Davenport, anyone else I may have forgot-ten and most of all Ron Waggoner who had to put up with hauling all the Top Twenty supplies to Ken-tucky, Thank you all!

Linda Waggoner

SHOW CHAIR REPORT

2012 NATIONAL Dates for the 2012 National are 4/14/12 thru 4/21/12 at the Sawmill Creek Resort in Huron, Ohio. Judy Low-ther will start getting information out in the August newsletter. 2013 National As I said last month, we’re going back to Eugene, Ore-gon to the Valley River Inn. Those dates are 4/20/13 thru 4/27/13. If you weren’t there in 2008, go look at their website and see how beautiful it is. www.valleyriverinn.com 2014 National The contract is signed!!! The 2014 National will be at the Baltimore Marriott Hunt Valley Inn in Hunt Valley, Maryland a short distance from Washington DC. I know it’s a ways away but you might want to plan on taking a couple of extra days to visit our nations capi-tal. The dates are 4/19/14 thru 4/26/14. Pat Spinaz-zola will be heading that one up.

SECRETARY’S REPORT

Please take time to read the minutes from the an-nual meeting held in April and the petition that was presented to the Board and membership. They are printed elsewhere in this edition of Whippet News. We received the invitation and application for the Meet The Breeds event to be held in New York City this November. Sharon Sakson has graciously agreed to head that committee this year and did a bang up job in 2010. Thank you Sharon!! The AWC has donated $1500 to the AKC Disaster Relief Fund for all of the horrendous tornados in Geor-gia, Alabama, Mississippi and Missouri. Many, many dogs have either lost their owners or are unclaimed. $500 of this came from the Western Regional Spe-cialty. Thank you!!

Cindy

WHIPPET HEALTH FOUNDATION

Thank you to our recent donors:

William Dvorak $100 Jo Meister $200 Mary Beth Arthur and Phoebe Booth — the Wistwind Memorial donaton $100 Cranston Swinton $7.20 AWC National Raffle $1,360 Dr. Todd Miller $60 Joanne Bohl $10 "In memory of my friend Michelle Ptaschinski" Continental Whippet Alliance c/o treasurer Mary Huff $50.


Corrected Top 20 catalog page.


June 2011 AKC Obedience Report By Irene Mullauer, National Obedience Chairperson Rally rankings 1/1/11 thru 4/30/11

Class Dog Name Owner AverageQualifying

Scores Adv A

1 Mirage’s Accidents Happen C Odom 99 12 Shannon Down I Like To Move It J Phillips 96 23 Windryder’s Full Throttle R Lutz/F Lutz 94 14 Mystic Run Strawberry Fields Forever A Andrews 88 25 Highway Run Satori Of Xzora R Lutz/F Lutz 87 16 Highbridge Power Play J Juzkiw/B Juzkiw 76 1

Adv B 1 Alouette Rdrunner Mucho Dinero E Adler 98 12 Belaya Silver Thistle C Gillies 96 13 Shaglan Wildaspen Eastr Magic H Badgett/T Brumbaugh 95 24 Warburton Heart Of Steel L Erickson 93 15 Mama Mia Sky High R Henery 92 16 Vitesse Deep Powder L Costello/M Cutherell 89 1

Devonair’s Mysterious Ellery H Dansereau 89 18 Lucy Andrews A Andrews 88 19 Wegner’s On The Sly C Austin/U James 81 1

10 Belaya Cirquedusoleil C Siipola Chittum/V Carter 71 1Exc A

1 Anlan Sam Adams C Canard 90.33 32 Ampersand Airborn R Henery 88 13 Halmarque’s Oh Henry C Canard 86.25 44 Windryder’s Americade Cruiser R Lutz/F Lutz 81 15 Fermanagh Wgasa Why Not R Lutz 78 1

Exc B 1 Alouette Rdrunner Mucho Dinero E Adler 94 1

Timbreblue Windrydr Biker Girl R Lutz/F Lutz 94 13 Dreams Charm Me P Younger 93 14 Warburton Heart Of Steel L Erickson 91 35 Tnt’s La Femme Nikita R Lutz 83 16 Woodslea Summer Breeze K Goguen 80 3

Nov A 1 Cogshalls Noble Mandrake M Huff 98 22 Chadwick’s Grady White J Stanner-Driscoll/P Gall 94 13 Longlesson Run For The Roses R Zienert/C Zienert 93.33 34 Festiva’s Sunsational S Lane/K Riney 91 25 Apollo’s Arrow Lancar Keyzer M Fuchs 90 1

Paco Felix Carbonell G Carbonell-Coll 90 37 Ableaim Morgan Le Fay D McNamer 87.33 38 Kemar’s Tomorrow’s Another Day P McNeill/E Doyre 84 19 Mariner Colonel Mustard At Surrey Hill D Itter 82 1

Nov B 1 Debmar’s Sparks Will Fly At Liberty C Odom 100 1

Cooper’s Shining Comet C Odom 100 1

3 Northwind’s Grin And Bear It C Foss-Tietz/K Nierengarten/S Tietz 99 3

4 Devereux Sportingfield Truly Pristine A BASS/R Brown 99 1


5 Ace’s Snowball El Kandahar S Hayes 97.33 36 Shamasan Who’s That Lady P DEGOL/M COHEN 96 2

Amherst Woods I Have A Dream C Gillies 96 18 Atlantis Pure Spice Pax’s Pandia A Boucher/S Boucher 95.5 29 Stillwater Wicked Blue Polliwog J Hime/K Shiarella 95 1

Chadwick’s Grady White J Stanner-Driscoll/P Gall 95 111 Shojins How Hard Can This Be C Pond 94 3

Mariki’s La Dolce Vita Cu Liath M Cardassi 94 213 Horsetooth Penelope Pogostick K Shiarella/J Hime 91.33 314 Timbreblue’s Mysterious Dream Warrior D Cognigni 91 215 Cabria’s Song Of The Sea H Frank 90 2

Bitterblue’s Living Colour L Garwacki/P Garwacki 90 1 Whisperun Enchanted Tim K Shiarella/J Hime 90 3 Lakewoods Blue Velvet J Hime 90 3

19 Black Marbles Sapphire N Ice M Hermon/L Pelzer 89 120 Tru-Luv’s Goodnite Mrs Calabash M Rubin/L Rice 88.25 421 Stillwater Wicked Blue Polliwog K Shiarella/J Hime 86.5 222 Stillwater Whisper Jet K Shiarella/J Hime 84 323 Ziggy Stardust Of Wyndsor U James/C Austin 80 124 Gracegift John James Audubon K Echols 78 1

RAE 1 Alouette Rdrunner Mucho Dinero E Adler 94.75 42 Mirage’s Here By Accident C Odom 94 23 Wheatland Talltree L Hayes/S Hayes 93.25 84 Hasue Here Comes Trouble S Mullins 91.5 25 Snow Hill Soul Unsigned S Lane 91 66 Sunsation So B It At Karamac C Mcdermott 88.5 27 Dreams Charm Me P Younger 79 2

Top Rally Whippet of the Year Rules: 1. There must be a minimum of three qualifying scores in the calendar year (Jan 1st – Dec 31st ) regardless of class. 2. All qualifying scores will be averaged together. Example: if there is 1 Novice score and 2 Advanced scores, all 3 will be averaged together. 3. Non-qualifying scores will not be included in average. 4. Titles do not have to be earned in the award year. Obedience rankings 1/1/2011 thru 4/30/11

Class Average Dog Name Owner

Qualifying

Scores Beg Nov A

1 193 Snow Hill Soul Unsigned S Lane 1

Beg Nov B 1 196.5 Mirage’s Accidents Happen C Odom 1 196.5 Renegade’s Red Alert At Sea K Cole 2

3 194.75 Sea Island’s Kimi-Kai Ala Breezy K Cole 24 194 Northwind’s Grin And Bear It C Foss-Tietz/K Nierengarten/S Tietz 25 193.5 Horsetooth Elizabeth Q Linguini J Hime/K Shiarella 36 193 Ziggy Stardust Of Wyndsor U James/C Austin 17 192.5 Atlantis Pure Spice Pax’s Pandia A Boucher/S Boucher 1


8 192 Devonair’s Quinn H Dansereau/E Dansereau 19 189 Windryder’s Full Throttle R Lutz/F Lutz 1

10 188 Arlen’s Red Letter Day F Head/E Feldheum 111 187.33 Alcyon The Soprano C Foxx 312 184 Devonair’s Mysterious Ellery H Dansereau 113 183 Fermanagh Wgasa Why Not R Lutz 114 178 Highway Run Satori Of Xzora R Lutz/F Lutz 1

Grad Nov

1 193.5 Mirage’s Accidents Happen C Odom 1

Nov A 1 190.5 Apollo’s Arrow Lancar Keyzer M Fuchs 22 186 Shannon Down I Like To Move It J Phillips 13 180 Snow Hill Soul Unsigned S Lane 24 177.5 Quixand Desert Willow E Campbell 1

Nov B

1 194 Shamasan’s Crusader Rabbit M Flynn/C Flynn 12 192 Northwind’s Echo Of Poetry K Nierengarten/I Mullauer 13 191 Vitesse Deep Powder L Costello/M Cutherell 1 191 Mirage’s Here By Accident C Odom 1

5 190.5 Warburton Ww Southern Skies L Erickson/P Renzulli 26 188.5 Cooper’s Shining Comet C Odom 17 186 Agstone Macanudo Ascot C Stone/B Lowans 18 184 Northwind’s Grin And Bear It C Foss-Tietz/K Nierengarten/S Tietz 19 182 Timbreblue Windrydr Biker Girl R Lutz/F Lutz 1

10 181.25 Snowcaps Solari Quick Step D REIMER/S Couzin 211 181 Baccarat Luck Be A Lady R Russ/M Metevia 112 178.5 Endeavor’s Challenge The Wind D Noble 113 177.83 Fanfare Milestones Silverado C Anderson/J Bohl 314 175.17 Tru-Luv’s Goodnite Mrs Calabash M Rubin/L Rice 3

15 175 Mystic Run Strawberry Fields Forever A Andrews 1

Open A

1 191.5 Midori Days De Sud I Mullauer 12 179 Waldersee’s Sydney Alan L Corsini-Hebert 13 175 Wheatland Talltree L Hayes/S Hayes 1

Open B

1 189 Maverick Cowgirl Chic R Amado/H Heil 2 Top Obedience Whippet of the Year Rules: 1. There must be a minimum of three qualifying scores in the calendar year (Jan 1st – Dec 31st ). 2. All qualifying scores will be averaged together. Example: if there is 1 Novice score and 2 Open scores, all 3 will be averaged together. 3. Only regular classes will be counted; Novice A/B, Open A/B, Utility A/B. 4. Non-qualifying scores will not be included in average. 5. Titles do not have to be earned in the award year.

The above Rankings are compiled from the AKC Awards Publication. Please forward any questions to me at [email protected].


AWC Performance Directors Report ASFA International Invitational Results

June 2011 On May 14th and 15th the American Sighthound Field Association (ASFA) held their international coursing event of the year in Leesgurg, VA, hosted by Tri-State Sighthound Club. Here are the whippet results. Thank you to Lori Coulson and Ping Pirrung for this information. International Invitational Saturday, May 14th, 2011 Judges: Larry Gahan, Russ Jacobs

Open Flight A (10) 1. Andrew FC Free Flite Ableaim All American, SC, D. Bost +B40 2. Thunder TNT's Dirty Deeds Done Dirt Cheap TNT Kennel 3. Anna Labyrinth Annapurna L. Pirrung/D. McCann 4. Cha-Cha Labyrinth-Mia Chachacumani P.& T.A. Haig DVM N. Cooper Bodeswell Tucker, Can FCh, E. Shumway/A. Blyth

Open Flight B (10) 1. Bialy Bialystock Daniel, CR L. McDonald/R. Schwartz 2. Bacon Mariner's Chubby Hubby T. Deluca/A. Tune/K. Fredericks 3. Gibbs TNT's NCIS The Boss D.& L. Richards 4. Kiwi FC Shaldra's Kahlua And Cream, RN,SC S.& K. Dyer N. XTC, TNT's Black Ice TNT Kennel

Open Flight C (10) 1. Tobias Ch Hound Hill Tobias C. Miller 2. Deana TNT's Lil Miss Right L.& D. Richards 3. Ziggy Ziggy Stardust of Wyndsor, TRP,ARX U. James/C. Austin 4. Drusy FC Deerpath Dreamy Drusy, SC N. Jorczak N. Shark Bait Korsakov's Unbridled C. Clemons

Field Champion Flight A (11, 1 NC) 1. Takota Tadita Wings of A Dream, FCh, SC D. Parravani/M. Bernier 2. Dale Can Ch Shamasan Devonair's Dale H.& E. Dansereau 3. Boobird Whisper Woos Bunny Hawk Boo, FCh N. McInnes/P. Munnikhuysen 4. Santana Whispers Santana, FCh A. Osfolk/P. Munnikhuysen N. Oliver Wildwood's Against All Odds F.D. Guest

Field Champion Flight B (11, 1 NQ) 1. Hydrox FC Shine WGASA Hydrox Ltd Edition, LCM3, SC D.& N. Ewing 2. Torrey Wildwood's Torrey Pines, FCh, SC F.D. Guest 3. Rafa Nonstopp Nadal of Wyndsor, FCh, CRX, NARX, CGC L. Ochoa/P. Reynolds 4. Cooper Wildwood's It's All About Heart, FCh V. Roll/K. Powrozek N. Lorelei Ch Moongaze Jomyr Hypnotic Music, FCh R.& D.M. Gongre/Dr T. Miller

Field Champion Flight C (11) 1. Chipper FC Shine WGASA Chips Ahoy, LCM3, SC D.& N. Ewing 2. Layla FC SDW Kismet Can You Dig It?, FCh, SC S.& K. Van Voorhees 3. Tala FC Tadita Forever May You Run, LCM2, SC M. Bernier/J. Libersher 4. Amy Wannago's-Mia Love On The Run, LCM3 P. Haig/T. HaigDVM/Peak/Pekarski N. Tripp Corandy Country Road, FCh, FChX3 H.J. Dansereau

Field Champion Flight D(11) 1. Nado FC Tadita Born To Run, LCM, SC M. Bernier/J. Libersher 2. Saleen Stormwind's Saleen, FCh, OTR J. Hilsky/L. McDonald 3. Charlie UCD FC Indigo Charged To The Max, LCM2, CRX, OTRM, MC, RA,CD, L.& P.Obelcz 4. Quinn Devonair's Quinn, LCM, Can FChX3 H.& E. Dansereau N. Biscotti Shine WGASA Almond Biscotti, FCh L. McMullin/S. Stretz


Field Champion Flight E(11) 1. Kohl Ch Surrey Hill's White Vienna, FCh P. Spinazzola/K. Lee 2. Catori FC Tadita Written In The Stars, LCM3, SC M. Bernier/J. Libersher 3. Luther DC Cherche' Arborlea Upside Down, LCM, MC M.& C. Ballard 4. Riley Wildwood'sGladIWaitedJustForYouR, FCh V.A. Roll N. Chaser Whitaker's Red White and Blue, FCh A. Whitaker

Veteran(14, 1 NQ) 1. Swaps Wistwind Swaps, LCM2, ARX L. Pirrung 2. Ghost FC Comet's Desperado Ghost Dance, LCM, CR T. Jumbelick 3. Ginny Devonair's Imagine No Other, FCh A.& D. Hulley 4. Carina Imani Shooting Star, LCM8 M. Bernier/J. Libersher N. Less Comet's Little Less Of O'Run, LCM18 L. Pekarski/C. Owens

Open Stake Winner: Andrew Field Champion Stake Winner: Takota Veteran Stake Winner: Less Best of Breed: Andrew Kennel Stake: Deana & Gibbs Breeder Stake: Hydrox and Chipper Bench Stake: Lorelei Gillette Whippet Winner: Kohl

International Invitational Sunday, May 15, 2011 Judges: Katie Kaltenborn, Kathy Nelson Open Flight A (12, 1 NQ) 1. Bialy Bialystock Daniel, CR L. McDonald/R. Schwartz 2. Angus TNT's Back in Black TNT Kennel 3. Moon FC Deerpath Mystic Moonstone, SC N. Jorczak 4. Thunder TNT's Dirty Deeds Done Dirt Cheap TNT Kennel N. Shark Bait Korsakov's Unbridled C. Clemons

Open Flight B (12) 1. Miika Belaya Stargazer, SC Dr V.C. Carter/C. Chittum 2. Bacon Mariner's Chubby Hubby T. Deluca/A. Tune/K. Fredericks 3. Posy Belaya Mighty Like A Rose, SC C. Chittum/Dr.V.C. Carter 4. Gibbs TNT's NCIS The Boss D.& L. Richards N. Drusy FC Deerpath Dreamy Drusy, SC N. Jorczak

Field Champion Flight A (12, 2 NQ) 1. Santana Whispers Santana, FCh A. Osfolk/P. Munnikhuysen 2. Tobias Ch Hound Hill Tobias C. Miller 3. Chipper FC Shine WGASA Chips Ahoy, LCM3, SC D.& N. Ewing 4. Cruz Windflight's Route Sixtysix, FCh T. Deluca/A. Tune/G. Wegner N. Boobird Whisper Woos Bunny Hawk Boo, FCh N.& S. McInnes/P. Munnikhuysen

Saturday Best of Breed

“Andrew”

FC Free Flite Abelaim All American, SC Breeder: Donna Bost and Gail S. Boyd,

Jenny Boyd Owner: Donna Bost


Sunday Best of Breed

“Santana” Whispers Santana

Breeders: Cynthia Owens and Patty Munnikhuysen Owners: Adrienne Osfolk and Patty Munnikhuysen

Field Champion Flight B (12) 1. Butters Ch SurreyHill's Golden Boy, FCh, SC K. Fredericks/K. Lee 2. K-2 Labyrinth K Two L. Pirrung/D. McCann 3. Jetta FC Stormwind's Jetta, FCh, CRXIII, ORC L. McDonald/M. Koschade 4. RV Whispers Harvard Graduate, FCh C. Douglas/P. Munnikhusen N. Nigel Highway Run Satori of Xzora, FCh, SC, CGC, RN R.& F. Lutz

Field Champion Flight C (11, 1 NQ) 1. Vienna Shine WGASA Vienna Crème, FCh J. McMullin/J. Stretz 2. Chaser Whitaker's Red White and Blue, FCh A. Whitaker 3. Nado FC Tadita Born To Run, LCM, SC M. Bernier/J. Libersher 4. Quinn Devonair's Quinn, LCM, Can FChX3 H.& E.Dansereau N. Cooper Tadita Running Down A Dream, FCh, SC, CR D. Parravani/M. Bernier

Field Champion Flight D (10) 1. Hydrox FC Shine WGASA Hydrox Ltd Edition, LCM3, SC D.& N. Ewing 2. Mya FC SDW Kismet Golden Colors, LCM, SC S.& K. Van Voorhees 3. Catori FC Tadita Written In The Stars, LCM3, SC M. Bernier/J. Libersher 4. Lorelei Ch Moongaze Jomyr Hypnotic Music, FCh R.& D.M. Gongre/Dr T. Miller N. Phoebe FC Phoebe On the Wing, LCM3, MC C.& J. Shoemaker

Field Champion Flight E (11, 1 NQ, 1 NC) 1. Tala FC Tadita Forever May You Run, LCM2, SC M. Bernier/J. Libersher 2. Takota Tadita Wings of A Dream, FCh, SC D. Parravani/M. Bernier 3. Biscotti Shine WGASA Almond Biscotti, FCh L. McMullin/S. Stretz 4. Ribbon Ch Wildwood's Ribbon In The Sky, FCh, SC F.D. Guest N. Luther DC Cherche' Arborlea Upside Down, LCM, MC M.& C. Ballard Veteran (11) 1. Oreo FC WGASA Oreo Dublestuf, LCM12, SC N.& D. Ewing Jr 2. Ginny Devonair's Imagine No Other, FCh A.& D. Hulley 3. Ghost FC Comet's Desperado Ghost Dance, LCM, CR T. Jumbelick 4. Less Comet's Little Less Of O'Run, LCM18 L. Pekarski/C. Owens N. Raven FC WGASA's Lil Black Streak, LCM2, SC K.DeNigris Open Stake Winner: Bialy Field Champion Stake Winner: Santana Veteran Stake Winner: Oreo Best of Breed: Tala Kennel Stake: Catori and Tala & Hydrox and Oreo (tie) Breeder Stake: Hydrox and Chipper & Biscotti and Vienna (tie) Bench Stake: Ribbon

Gillette Stake Whippet

“Kohl” Ch. Surrey Hill’s White Vienna, FCh, SC Breeders: Karen Lee and Leila Anichini

Owner: Karen Lee and Patricia Spinazzola


WHIPPET SPECIALTIES 2008-2010

Are specialties still special? In the 1970s and into

the ‘80s there were basically only three or four Whippet specialties each year in the US. All of them were huge, often with 200 dogs entered or more, so winning any of them was a big deal, and it seemed as if all the major ex-hibitors from around the country travelled to all of them. (I know I used to go to both the AWC Eastern and Mid-Western regional specialties, plus of course to my “local” AWC Western regional, and once in a while to the South-ern as well.)

Then, in 1984, the Southern California Whippet

Fanciers Association held the very first Whippet specialty that was not hosted by AWC. What a great idea, we all thought, and since then the number of regional club spe-cialties has grown to such an extent that I’m wondering if specialties are the victim of their own success. We now have anything from 17 to 19 Whippet specialties each year, and the support for them isn’t what it used to be: many of them don’t even have 30 Whippets in competi-tion, and how “special” is that? However, for the record, we’re not even close to many other breeds, some of which have more than a hundred specialties each year…

Nevertheless, if any shows are important it’s the

specialty shows, which usually have breed specialist judges and at best attract all the local competition and sometimes outsiders as well. Interestingly, while the spe-cialties today are generally smaller than they used to be, the AWC National has remained a true showcase for the breed, one of the biggest single-breed shows of ANY breed anywhere. The first national was held in 1987, insti-gated by Cathy Gaidos and myself, but later taken to greater heights by Cindy Scott and her amazing teams in different parts of the country. It’s the biggest Whippet show in the world, and instead of going to the other AWC regionals many of us now just focus on attending the Na-tional.

If specialties have any importance, Whippet peo-

ple ought to know where they are held, who’s judging, how big the entry was and who’s winning. I compiled an early list of all Whippet specialties, from the first one in 1931, that was published in the AWC 2000 and 2001 An-nuals, and an update appeared in the 2008 AWC Annual. Below is a list of Whippet specialties held from 2008 through April 2011. These results are taken from the monthly AKC Awards published through June 2011 and should be complete, but there are a few question marks (see below*), and if you see anything in the following that’s incorrect I would be grateful if you could write to me at [email protected] so we may print a correc-tion.

For the record, it appears conclusive that the all-time US SBIS record is shared by two bitches, Ch. Brush-wood’s Moxi of Endeavor and GCh. Starline’s Chanel, cur-rently with 11 SBIS each, while Ch. Sporting Fields Rock On has 10. With the ever-increasing number of special-ties, these figures will no doubt change in the future.

More figures: the last four AWC national special-

ties had an average of 452 dogs in competition. The 21 regional AWC specialties I have figures for during this time averaged 68 dogs in competition, and the 36 most recent other Whippet specialties, hosted by independent regional clubs, averaged 55 dogs in competition. (AKC, of course, prints only figures of dogs present and competing in the official classes.)

The abbreviation in parenthesis after each club’s

name simply indicate in which AKC Awards issue and on which page the results appear.

I have offered Christine to send regular specialty

updates to Whippet News in the future as I go through each new month’s AKC Awards.

BO BENGTSON

* I have access to all the AKC Awards CDs ex-

cept those for January and February 2009, and AKC has promised replacement copies. The only specialty likely to be covered in those CDs is the one hosted by the Greater Chicago Whippet Club in November 2008; I have in-cluded the results I found on the club’s website.

The AKC Awards for some reason does not list

the Whippet classes at Atlanta KC on 10-23-10 as an AWC specialty. I am sure that’s an error, so included the results below anyway.

P.S. AKC of course does not record Sweepstakes results, since such classes are not official competition. AKC also does not specify if a specialty is a national or a regional event.

P.P.S. I should have added GCh. titles when ap-

plicable below, and will do so in the future. Sorry… 2008 (17 specialties): Arizona Whippet Association (AA April 246), Scottdale AZ 2-28-08. Judge Harriett N Lee (Winsmith), 88 in comp. WD Starline’s Sovereign, RWD Silverhill Sun-set Limited, WB & BOW Chelsea I Feel Pretty, RWB Son-steby’s In A Pickle, BOB Ch. Cariad’s No Doubt at Baccarat, BOS Ch. Oxford N Starseekers Guiding Light.


Greater San Diego Whippet Association (AA May 183), Del Mar CA 3-14-08. Judge Max Magder (Lorricbrook, Can-ada), 32 in comp. WD Arwen Glitter Galaxy of Chelsea, RWD Runner’s Call To Arms, WB & BOW Starline’s Brindle Wings, RWB Serenade Summertime Blues, BOB Ch. Brushwood Timeless Epic, BOS DCh. Chelsea Long Kiss Goodnight. Lone Star Whippet Club (AA May 285), Fort Worth TX 3-21-08. Judge Tracy Hite (Tivio), 62 in comp. WD & BOW Nonsuch Whipperwill, RWD Andauer Vanishing Point, WB Talisman Olivia, RWB Broadstrider’s Bright Night, BOB Ch. Leyenda’s Saturday Night Live, BOS Ch. Oxford N Star-seekers Guiding Light. Southern California Whippet Association (AA June 154), Silverado CA 4-11-08, judge David Samuelson (Dashing), 40 in comp. WD BOW BOB Maverick Griffin of Bohem, RWD Maverick Silver Tongued Devil, WB Ki-mera Heartland Flyer, RWB Chelsea Perfect Moment at Sunchase, BOS Ch. Moongaze Jomyr Some Splainin Ta Do. Southern California Whippet Association (AA June 154), Silverado CA 4-11-08, judge Molly Rule-Steele (Taejaan, Australia), 38 in comp. WD Maverick Silver Tongued Devil, RWD Summit Wildoaks Fine And Dandy, WB & BOW Frisby Harlot of Headliner, RWB Maverick Light-ning In A Bottle, BOB Ch. Summit Lucy In The Sky, BOS Ch. Headliner He Got Game. American Whippet Club (AA June 331), Eugene OR 4-23/26-11. Judge Cindy Scott (Brookwood), 362 in comp. WD C Squares Brother Knuckles, RWD Tangens the Maver-ick Cosmonaut, WB & BOW Tivio’s Falling Into Place, RWB Sportingfield Little Black Dress, BOB Ch. Oxford Tobell Fire and Ice, BOS Ch. Lost Creek Malted Milk Whimsy. American Whippet Club (AA July 473), Wrightstown PA 5-31-08, held with Huntingdon Valley KC. Judge John Simm, 77 in comp. WD Whippoorwill Oban, RWD Merci Isle Heartstorm, WB BOW & BOB Daydream’s Nights N White Satin, RWB Altnamara’s Prime Suspect, BOS Ch. C Square’s Grand Larsony. American Whippet Club (AA Aug. 433), Oklahoma City OK 6-28-08, held with Oklahoma City KC. Judge Betty-Anne Stenmark, 62 in comp. WD & BOS Harmony’s Puttin On The Ritz, RWD Kamada’s Megabucks. WB & BOW Summit Ironwood Just Ducky, RWB Summit Cameo, BOB Ch. Kamada’s A Million Dreams. American Whippet Club (AA Sept. 279), Lompoc CA 7-25-08. Judge Kent Delaney, 95 in comp. WD BOW Maverick Silver Tongued Devil, RWD Chelsea Chanticleer, WB Star-line’s Chanel, RWB Chelsea Chamisal, BOB Ch. Brush-wood’s Moxi of Endeavor, BOS Ch. Onyxx Silence Is Golden. Western Washington Whippet Association (AA Oct. 18), Auburn WA 8-1-08, Judge Joetta Melton (Jocora), 76 in comp. WD Summit Ironwood Decadence, RWD Lost

Creek Vendange, WB & BOW Wasatch Tangerine Dream, RWB Summit Ironwood Creme Brulee. BOB Ch. Summit Lucy In The Sky, BOS Ch. Whimsy’s New Way To Fly. Western Washington Whippet Association (AA Oct. 51), Auburn WA 8-2-08. Judge Bo Bengtson (Bohem), 90 in comp. WD Highbridge Home Ice Advantage (Canada), RWD Taliesin Moonstruck, WB & BOW Chelsea Tyrendarra, RWB Kaliphna Colors of the Wind, BOB Ch. Summit All That Glitters, BOS Ch. Strebor’s Life of the Party. American Whippet Club (AA Oct. 20), Canfield OH 8-2-08, held with Beaver County KC. Judge Sharon Sakson, 141 in comp. WD & BOW Bo-Bett’s Quigley Down Under, RWD Surrey Hill’s White Vienna, WB Snow Hill Calliope, RWB C Square’s Wailing Widow, BOB Ch. Surrey Hill’s Golden Boy, BOS Ch. Woodsia Appraxin Whitetail. American Whippet Club (AA Oct. 272), Lake Elmo MN 8-22-08. Judge Michael Dougherty, 71 in comp. WD Starline’s Versace at Oxford, RWD Nonsuch Bird’s Eye View, WB & BOW Affinity Going Going Gone, RWD Kamada’s Hopes and Dreams, BOB Ch. Oxford Tobell Ice and Fire, BOS Ch. Nonsuch Whipperwill. Metropolitan Atlanta Whippet Association (AA Nov.), Atlanta GA 9-18-08, Judge Tracy Hite (Tivio), 98 in comp. WD Bo-Bett’s Quigley Down Under, RWD Snowcap N Advo-cate Airs Above, WB BOW & BOB Sporting Fields Ba-hama Sands, RWB Snow Hill Onyx at Stoneledge. BOS Ch. Mill Landing’s Majestic Bid. American Whippet Club (AA Nov. 22), Atlanta GA 9-20-08, held with Atlanta KC. Judge Molly Rule-Steele (Taejaan, Australia), 120 in comp. WD BOW & BOB Kamada’s In-stant Millionaire, RWD Festiva’s Been There Done That, WB & BOS Sporting Field Rock To The Top, RWB Snow Hill Onyx at Stoneledge. Northern California Whippet Fanciers Association (AA Dec. 203), Pleasanton CA 10-18-08. Judge Betty Stites (Hullabaloo), 97 in comp. WD Endeavor’s Free To Go, RWD Milescross Favrite JC, WB & BOW Starline’s Chanel, RWD Oxfords Dynasty. BOB Ch. Maverick Griffin of Bohem, BOS Ch. Oxford Tobell Fire and Ice. Greater Chicago Whippet Club (results from GCWC website), Chicago Heights IL 11-22-2008. Judge Shelley Hennessey (Chaparral), no of dogs in comp. not known. WD BOW & BOS Willabe Clue Me In, RWD Windflight I Wanna Be Your Man, WB Meisterhaus Take A Bow, RWB Fanfare's Crazy Ex-Girlfriend, BOB Ch. Moongaze Jomyr Some Splainin Ta Do. 2009 (19 specialties): Arizona Whippet Association (AA April 226), Scottdale AZ 2-26-09. Judge Mary Beth Arthur (Marial), 80 in comp.


WD Sportingfields Baccarat, RWD Coreymore Smooth Op-erator of Chelsea, WB BOW & BOB Maverick Lightning In A Bottle, RWB Elain-Ward’s Molly Brown, BOS Ch. Ray-bar’s Red October. Greater San Diego Whippet Association (AA May 132), Del Mar CA 3-15-09. Judge Richard Rupert (Oakhurst), 29 in comp. WD Says You de Sud, RWD Starlines Windborn I Am Legend, WB & BOW Chelsea Chamisal, RWB West-meath What I Like About You. BOB Ch. Starline’s Chanel, BOS Ch. Silverhill Sunset Limited. Greater San Diego Whippet Association (AA May 132), Del Mar CA 3-15-09. Judge Gail Boyd (Ableaim), 36 in comp. WD Elidas Fig Newton, RWD Starline’s Windborn I Am Legend, WB & BOW Starline’s Fendissima at Oxford, RWB Chelsea Chamisal, BOB Ch. Starline’s Chanel, BOS Ch. Wasatch Capricious Dream of the Ring. Lone Star Whippet Club (AA May 224), Fort Worth TX 3-20-09. Judge Michael F. Loller, 29 in comp. WD Liberty’s Walk Like A Man, RWD Harmony’s Van Gough, WB & BOW Redglen Ring of Fire, RWB Hasue Diamond Rio Arriba, BOB Ch. Redglen Versace, BOS Ch. Cloud Nine Kiss This. American Whippet Club (AA June 113), Atlanta GA 4-8/11-09, 591 in comp. Judge Magnus Hagstedt (Signum, Sweden). WD & BOW Festiva’s Been There Done That, RWD Bretica Man With The Big Cigar (Canada), WB Kamada’s Million Dollar Mystery, RWB Mimbres Mandinga, BOB Ch. Snow Hill Calliope, BOS Ch. Sporting Field’s Rock On. Metropolitan Atlanta Whippet Association (AA June 195) Perry GA 4-12-09. Judge Kent Delaney, 43 in comp. WD & BOW Albelarm Inzane, RWD Karasar’s Jetta, WB Tri-pletime Diamond Sparkle, RWB Timbreblue Windrydr Biker Girl, BOB Ch. Starline’s Chanel, BOS Ch. ReedsDream’s Tour De Force. American Whippet Club (AA July 460) Wrightstown PA 5-30-09, held with Huntingdon Valley KC. Judge Stacy Davis (Obailee), 72 in comp. WD Kamada’s Last Call, RWD Fes-tiva’s Been There Done That, WB & BOW Snow Hill Pearl at Stoneledge, RWB Snow Hill Rumor of Longlesson, BOB Ch. Sporting Fields Bahama Sands, BOS Ch. Kamada’s In-stant Millionaire. American Whippet Club (AA August 383) Oklahoma City OK 6-27-09, held with Mid-Del-Tinker KC. Judge Prof. D. C. Taylor, 43 in comp. WD & BOW Harmony’s Van Gogh, RWD Harmony Okellies Black Tie Affair, WB Andauer Double Shot Espresso, RWB Wildhare Circle of Fire, BOB Ch. Lib-erty’s Walk Like A Man, BOS Ch. Cloud Nine Silver Charm. Alamo Area Whippet Club (AA Sept. 133) San Antonio TX 7-11-09, held with Bexar Co. KC. Judge Frank T. Sa-

bella, 36 in comp. WD BOW & BOB Karasar’s Jetta, RWD Wildhare Ima Compic Opera, WB Dorae’s Open-ing Act V Touchstone, RWB Copperstar Moulin Rouge, BOS Ch. Karasar Parexcellence. American Whippet Club (AA Sept. 269), Lompoc CA 7-24-09. Judge Harriett N. Lee (Winsmith), 97 in comp. WD Cottonwood Melts Like Butter of Chelsea, RWD Taliesin Moonstruck, WB & BOW Cove Creek Moonlight Tango, RWB Charlamar Sashays In White Linen, BOB Ch. Brushwood’s Moxi of Endeavor, BOS Ch. Wa-satch Capricious Dream of the Ring. Western Washington Whippet Association (AA Sept. 378), Auburn WA 7-31-09. Judge Espen Engh (Jet’s, Norway), 69 in comp. WD Lost Creek Vendange, RWD Alcyon That’s The Ticket, WB & BOW Chelsea Chamisal, RWB Lost Creek A Taste of Red, BOB Ch. Starline’s Chanel, BOS Ch. Whimsy’s New Way To Fly. Western Washington Whippet Association (AA Oct. 31), Auburn WA 8-1-09. Judge Geir Flyckt-Pedersen (Hubbestad), 69 in comp. WD Lost Creek Vendange, RWD Cottonwood Melts Like Butter of Chel-sea, WB & BOW Lost Creek A Taste of Red, RWB En-deavor’s White Roses of Nysa Hill, BOB Ch. Starline’s Chanel, BOS Ch. Strebor’s Life of the Party. American Whippet Club (AA Oct. 3) Canfield OH 8-1-09, held with Beaver Co. KC. Judge Dr. Connie Brunkow (Fallowfields), 129 in comp. WD & BOW Shamasan Don’t Worry Be Happy, RWD Wistwind Brim-stone, WB Hi Tor’s Don’t Look Back, RWB not listed, BOB Ch. Fanfare’s Crazy Ex-Girlfriend, BOS Ch. Plumcreek Hollowell Go Forth. American Whippet Club (AA Oct. 246), Lake Elmo MN 8-21-09. Judge Iva Kimmelman (Merci Isle), 91 in comp. WD Northwind’s Grin and Bear It, RWD Rusalka Vintage True To His Word, WB & BOW Rusalka Just Say The Word, RWB Oxford Sleeplessin Seattle, BOB Ch. Snow Hill Calliope, BOS Ch. Plmcrk Fortune Walking On Heir. Metropolitan Atlanta Whippet Association (AA Nov. 215), Atlanta GA 9-17-09. Judge Donna Lynch (Hamrya), 51 in comp. WD Starline’s Reigning En-deavor, RWD Ableaim Olympic Reign, WB & BOW Ab-leaim Masquerade, RWB Sporting Fields Teenie Weenie Bikini, BOB Ch. Starline’s Chanel, BOS Ch. Ableaim Barchet Kurt Russell. American Whippet Club (AA Nov. 232), Atlanta GA 9-19-09, held with Atlanta KC. Judge Dana Cline, 58 in comp. WD BOW BOS Aberdeen Remarkable In Paris, RWD Festiva’s Been There Done That, WB Mimbres Mandinga, RWB Sporting Fields Teenie Weenie Bikini,


BOB Ch. Sporting Fields Bahama Sands. Northern California Whippet Fanciers Association (AA Dec. 207), Pleasanton CA 10-17-09. Judge Julie Holm (Terrace Hill), 69 in comp. WD & BOW Counterpoint Painted by Bohem, RWD DCh. Kamio’s Cut Above The Rest, WB Winway Phoebe Couture, RWD Oxford Sun-beam Sleeplessin Seattle, BOB Ch. Endeavor’s Free To Go, BOS Ch. Starline’s Chanel. Greater Chicago Whippet Club (AA Jan. 286), Chi-cago Heights IL 11-21-09, held with Lake Shore KC. Judge Linda Scanlon, 36 in comp. WD Wildhare Good Ride Cowboy, RWD Kamada’s Million Dollar Bill, WB BOW & BOB Forgetmenot Kimono, RWB Willabe You Turn Me On, BOS Ch. Kamada’s Instant Millionaire. Southern California Whippet Association (AA Feb. 158), Long Beach CA 12-12-09, held with AKC National show. Judge Dorothy Macdonald, 32 in comp. WD Castle-crest’s Knight To Remember, RWD No Limit By Design, WB & BOW Bohem Bianca of Jubilee, RWB Oxfords Dy-nasty, BOB Ch. Winway Redford With A Splash, BOS Ch. Counterpoint Painted by Bohem. 2010 (17 specialties): Greater San Diego Whippet Association (AA March 12), Indio CA 1-8-10, held with Inland Empire Hound Club of Southern California. Judge Donna Lynch (Hamrya), 64 in comp. WD Cloudnine What Can Brown Do For You?, RWD Summit Ironwood Blaine, WB & BOW Tivio’s Painted With Style, RWB Oxford Sunbeam Sleep-lessin Seattle, BOB Ch. Starline’s Chanel, BOS Ch. Counterpoint Painted by Bohem. Arizona Whippet Association (AA May 4), Scottsdale AZ 3-4-10. Judge Iva Kimmelman (Merci Isle), 81 in comp. WD Wildfires Sonoran Sun, RWD De Kotans Sun-day Sermon, WB BOW & BOB Oxford Sunbeam Sleep-lessin Seattle, RWB Elidas Accidental Incident, BOS Ch. Counterpoint Painted by Bohem. Lone Star Whippet Club (AA May 281), Fort Worth TX 3-26-10. Judge Betty Stites (Hullabaloo), 63 in comp. WD Bo-Bett’s Sundance Kid, RWD Willabe Cowpoke Caleb, WB & BOW Broadstrider’s Cheers Me Dears, RWB Wild-hare Encore Performance, BOB Ch. Andauer Porsche Carrera, BOS Ch. Amberwind Hamrya One Hot Pepper. Southern California Whippet Association (AA June 191), Silverado CA 4-16-10. Judge Sandra Frei (Stormhill), 34 in comp. WD Kamio’s Supernova, RWD Summit And The Beat Goes On, WB & BOW Zafara Des-tiny’s Child of Brushwood, RWB Wolf Tone Misty (Sweden), BOB Ch. Wasatch Capricious Dream of the Ring, BOS Ch. Sporting Fields Tiger Lily.

Southern California Whippet Association (AA June 192), Silverado CA 4-16-10. Judge Jamie Souza Bartlett (Limerick), 35 in comp. WD & BOW Endeavor’s Private Account, RWD Summit And The Beat Goes On, WB Elidas Dream Girl, RWB Zafara Destiny’s Child of Brushwood, BOB Ch. Endeavor’s Alibi of Brushwood, BOS Ch. Wasatch Capricious Dream of the Ring. American Whippet Club (AA June 260), Tucson AZ 4-21/24-10. Judge Russell L. McFadden, 350 in comp. WD Ableaim Patent Pending, RWD Gates of Eden De Sud, WB & BOW Broadstrider’s Cheers Me Dears, RWB Starline’s The Sweetest Thing, BOB Ch. Sporting Fields Ba-hama Sands, BOS Ch. Tangens The Maverick Cosmo-naut. American Whippet Club (AA Aug. 27), Wrightstown PA 6-5-10, held with Huntingdon Valley KC. Judge Donna Lynch (Hamrya), 81 in comp. WD Kamada’s McDreamy, RWD Charlamar And The Winner Is, WB & BOW Hi Tor’s Perfection at Merci Isle, RWB Rusalka What’s The Magic Word, BOB Ch. Starline’s Chanel, BOS Ch. Kamada’s Instant Millionaire. American Whippet Club (AA Sept. 57), Oklahoma City OK 7-3-10, held with Oklahoma City KC. Judge Michael Dougherty, 38 in comp. WD & BOW Windborn Oxford New Moon at Krisdan, RWD Charlamar’s Where’s My Limo, WB Harmony’s Pillow Talk, RWB Mimbres Mand-inga, BOB Ch. Sporting Fields Bahama Sands, BOS Ch. Dashing The Gentleman Aviator. American Whippet Club (AA Sept. 384), Lompoc CA 7-30-10. Judge Allan Pepper (Alery, Canada), 68 in comp. WD Fanfare’s Cordova at Runners, RWD Chelsea Smooth As Butter of Coreymore, WB & BOW Starline’s The Sweetest Thing, RWB Winway Thanks A Million, BOB Ch. Counterpoint Painted by Bohem, BOS Ch. Winway Redford With A Splash. Western Washington Whippet Association (AA Oct. 73), Auburn WA 8-6-11. Judge Donna Lynch (Hamrya), 53 in comp. WD Whimsy’s Swiftsure Cruzan Gold, RWD Sporting Field’s Man in Black. WB BOW & BOS Oxford Rowingdale Beautiful Eyes, RWB Alcyon Twinkle Toes, BOB Ch. Summit And The Beat Goes On. Western Washington Whippet Association (AA Oct. 108), Auburn WA 8-7-11. Judge Betty Stites (Hullabaloo), 54 in comp. WD Summit Ironwood Decadence, RWD Whimsy’s Swiftsure Coruba Gold, WB BOW BOB Whimsy’s Swifsure Kilo Kai, RWB Evergo’s Sketch of the Nations, BOS Ch. Summit And The Beat Goes On. American Whippet Club (AA Oct. 76), Canfield OH 8-7-10, held with Beaver County KC. Judge Wendy Gay (Grand Prix), 126 in comp. WD Forgetmenot Kurume,


RWD Shaldra’s Smarty Jones, WB & BOW Divana June Bug at Hycks Hollow, RWB Snowcap Absolut Dulcet Tones, BOB Ch. Snowcap’s Patent Leather, BOS Ch. Plumcreek Hol-lowell Go Forth. American Whippet Club (AA Oct. 321), Lake Elmo MN 8-27-10. Judge Lori Nelson (Wildfire), 65 in comp. WD & BOW Wildhare Good Ride Cowboy, RWD Burnt Sienna Mid-summer Night, WB Rusalka Just Say The Word, RWB Ma-son Hill Purely Platinum, BOB Ch. Sporting Fields Ba-hama Sands, BOS Ch. Northwind Da Vinci’s Corporalita. American Whippet Club (not recorded in AA as a spe-cialty), Atlanta GA 10-23-11, held with Atlanta KC. Judge Madison Weeks, 59 in comp. WD & BOW Forever Young De Sud, RWD Charlemagne Jomyr Vanilla Coke, WB Bo-Bett Song and Dance of Hallmark, RWB Festiva’s Pardon Me, BOB Ch. Bo-Bett’s Speed Demon, BOS Ch. Snowcap’s Pat-ent Leather. Metropolitan Atlanta Whippet Association (AA Dec. 293), Atlanta GA 10-21-10. Judge Dr. Robert Indeglia, 66 in comp. WD BOW & BOS Bo-Bett’s Speed Index, RWD Snow-cap’s Just George, WB Westmeath A Smokin Hot Lass, RWB Sporting Fields Beach Baby, BOB Ch. Snowcap’s Patent Leather. Northern California Whippet Fanciers Association (AA Dec. 355), Pleasanton CA 10-23-10. Judge Tom L. Kirstein (Ripshin), 46 in comp. WD & BOS Endeavor’s Kick Off at Meisterhaus, RWD Fanfare’s Cordova at Runners, WB & BOW Starline’s French Kiss, RWB Summit Wildoats Win-ner Takes It All, BOB Ch. Starline’s Chanel. Greater Chicago Whippet Club (AA Jan. 366), Chicago Heights IL 11-27-10, held with Lake Shore KC. Judge De-nise Tatro (Redglen), 42 in comp. WD & BOW Willabe Cow-poke Caleb, RWD Fanfare’s My Kind of Crazy, WB Fanfare Milestone Barefoot and Crazy, RWB Cottonwood Ultra Vio-let, BOB Ch. Sporting Fields Bahama Sands, BOS Ch. Dashing The Gentleman Aviator. 2011 (through June AKC Awards): Greater San Diego Whippet Association (AA March 14) Indio CA 1-7-11, held with Inland Empire Hound Club of Southern California) Judge Kathy Forbes, 70 in comp. WD De Kotans Sunday Sermon, RWD Summit Above The Rim, WB & BOW Starline’s French Kiss, RWB Darjeeling She’s A Bone-A-Fied Sonsteby, BOB Ch. Starline’s Chanel, BOS DCh. Kamio’s Cut Above The Rest. Arizona Whippet Association (AA May 1) Scottsdale AZ 3-3-11. Judge Donna Lynch (Hamrya), 58 in comp. WD Fanfare’s Cordova at Runners, RWD Summit Above The Rim, WB & BOW Oxford Sunbeam It Happened One Night, RWB Oxford Rowingdale Tell Me Why, BOB Ch. Starline’s Chanel, BOS Lishima’s Hot2trot.

Lone Star Whippet Club (AA May 310), Fort Worth TX 3-25-11. Judge Col. Joe Purkhiser, 37 in comp. WD Sum-mit Desert Gold of Camelot, RWD Redglen I Love Rock N Roll, WB Wenrick’s Just Because, RWB Dorae’s Opening Act V Touchstone, BOB Ch. Redglen King of Swing, BOS Ch. Krislyn Debmar Buckle Bunny. American Whippet Club (AA June 82) Lexington KY 4-6/9-11. Judge Harriett N. Lee (Winsmith), 505 in comp. WD & BOW Cariad’s The Full Monty, RWD Hi Tor Ap-praxin You Got That Right, WB Oxford Rowingdale Beau-tiful Eyes, RWB Festiva’s No Excuse, BOB Ch. Brush-wood’s Moxi of Endeavor, BOS Ch. Counterpoint Painted by Bohem. Southern Californa Whippet Association (AA June 211), Silverado CA 4-15-11. Judge Valerie Stokes (Valair), 44 in comp. WD & BOW Sporting Field’s Man In Black, RWD Tivio’s Spellbound, WB Kamio Solar Flare, RWB Elidas A Dream Is A Wish, BOB Ch. Counterpoint Painted by Bohem, BOS Ch. Runner’s She’s Capricious. Southern California Whippet Association (AA June 211), Silverado CA 4-15-11. Judge Joan Frailey (Terrace Hill), 44 in comp. WD Tivio’s Spellbound, RWD Nysa Hill The Art of Happiness, WB & BOW Solaris Saxon Shore Hypnotiq Kamio, RWB Cottonwood Buttercream of Chel-sea, BOB Ch. Counterpoint Painted by Bohem, BOS Ch. Runner’s She’s Capricious.

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