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The Latest 2009 Show news...

What a wonderful Specialty weekend we had at the Keeshond Fanciers of the Central States show.  Seeker took BISS on Saturday under Judge Bill Cunningham and Princess (co-owned with Diane Peppler) took BISSw and her litter brother Whyit (owned by Emily Taggert) took BOSSw under Phyllis Noonan, thanks go out to Kristen Dowd for showing them in their classes!  On Sunday, Princess took 1st place in her BBE class which gave me my 6th Nan Greenwood medallion in 6 years!  A Seeker son out of Patti Hobbs' Qi, Karmakees Cosmic Radiation, Barlow took WD for a major and finished his championship shown by his novice owner Raina Buckalew who has put alot of work and effort into learning to show and she did a terrific job finishing Barlow! 

At the Sunday September 13th show for Manitowoc KC, Seeker took a Group 3 under Judge Lorraine Boutwell.  Lorraine and Toddy Clark made some very nice comments about Seeker to me.  George got to ride along to his first dog show.  He enjoyed the experience.

At the Marshfield show weekend, Miss Princess got two more single points making her count 9 singles, now it's time to get those majors!  And Princess was nice and shared with Tabitha so on Sunday, Tabby took the single point!  It was a good day for the cousins! 

At the La Crosse shows August 1st & 2nd, Seeker took a Group 4 under Jackie Stacy on Saturday and a Group 3 under Michael Dachel on Sunday.  Princess accumulated 2 more single points making her total 8 single points by going WB/BOW/BOS both days.

At the Paper Cities weekend, July 18th & 19th, Miss Princess, Wund-R Y's Fairytale Princess got two more single points going WB/BOW/BOS under Judges Toddie Clark and Ann Hearn.  Now we must start our hunt for those majors! 

On June 23, 2009, Miss Tabitha (Karmakees Secret Power over KJ) went WB/BOS over 3 specials to turn the 3 point major into a 4 point major under Judge Michael Dachel!  Tabitha was shown by her favorite Junior Handler Cody Sulewski.  Thanks to Cody to showing my girl and doing such a great job at it!

Miss Princess (Wund-R Y Fairytale Princess) is the latest star at Wund-R Y!  At the combined KCA National Specialty/Rocky Mtn Keeshond Club Specialty in Colorado Springs, she placed in all 4 classes she was entered in!  She received 2nd place in 9-12 puppy bitch class in both specialties as well as 2nd in her Futurity class and a 4th in her sweepstakes class.  She is a thrilling little girl to show and I look forward to my time in the ring showing her!  She is co-owned with me by Diane Peppler from Norway, MI (Wund-R Y North).  She is out of CH Athena's KJ Knockout, Herman and CH Wund-R Y Annie My Love, Annie.

Seeker wins Best In Show on May 1, 2009 under Judge James Reynolds!  Breed and Group Judge was Jamieson (Rick) Glendenning.   What a thrilling weekend we had!  Going to be hard to top that!  On May 2nd, Seeker took Group 2 under Toddie Clark!

On April 12, 2009 Seeker took his 3rd Group 1 at the Steel City KC shows in Crown Point, IN under Judge Ms. Arlene Czech!  Wow 3 Group 1's in 2 weekends of showing....hope we can keep this going!

At the Indianhead KC shows in Eau Claire, WI on April 4th & 5th, Seeker took BACK TO BACK GROUP 1's under Judges David & Sharon Krogh!  This ended our dry streak of no group placements this year!  Seeker had a terrific time competing for BIS both days as did I!  See the photo page for the pictures.

It finally happened!!!  Otto finished his championship!  Otto is now CH Wund-R Y Standing Ovation!  Otto is co-owned by myself and Kevin and Amanda Luebke.  Otto has definitely been a challenge in his short time on the earth but it was worth all the sweating and swearing!  Otto has always had a mind of his own and he was not afraid to use it!  He finished at my home kennel clubs show (Packerland Kennel Club) on January 31, 2009 under Judge Norm Patton.  Kevin and Amanda have alot of dog and coat to keep up with Otto and have done a terrific job which made it easier to show Otto.

2008 Show Season highlights: 

Jeannie (now CH Wund-R Y Forever In Blue Jeans) finishes her championship on Nov 7, 2008 at the Greater Muskegon KC shows in Grand Rapids, MI under Judge Charlotte Patterson with Emily Taggart showing her for me!  Jeannie finished with two 3 point back to back majors the first weekend in August at the MI specialty weekend and a 5 point specialty major from the BBE class at the KFCS show the first weekend in October plus her singles!  And to boot, Jeannie had just turned 13 months old!  Thank you Emily and to Gary Vetter for toting her to and from the show for Emily to show!

Seeker does it again!  On October 4, 2008 at the Keeshond Fanciers of the Central States specialty Seeker won Best of Breed under Judge Mr. Dana Cline.  Jeannie took 1st place in her 12-18 month sweepstakes class under Judge Diana Skibinski and then went on to win her BBE class under Judge Cline and then take WB for a 5 point major!  Otto, co-owned with Kevin and Amanada Luebke won his BBE class both days, Saturday under Judge Cline and on Sunday under Judge Peggy Dillard Carr.  I was very proud to come home with 3 Nan Greenwood awards this weekend!

At the Sheboygan KC shows on September 20th & 21st, Otto, co-owned with me by Kevin & Amanda Luebke got two more single points and only needs one more for his championship!  Saturday's judge was Sandra Ellis and Sunday's was Kathy Bileuw.  Judge Beliew also awarded Otto Best Bred By Exhibitor and then Bred By Exhibitor Group 1!  Otto looked and acted like a seasoned show dog this weekend and I was very proud of my naughty man!

On August 8, 2008 a the Cudahy KC show in South Milwaukee, Otto, co-owned with me by Kevin and Amanda Luebke, got another single point under Judge Sandra Goose Allen and now only needs 4 singles to finish! 

On August 1, 2008 at the Berrien KC show in Marshall, MI, Seeker got a Group 1 under Judge Joe Gregory and on August 2, 2008 he got a Group 4 under Judge Dr. Anthony DiNardo at the Sturgis KC show.  On July 31, 2008, Jeannie got her first major under Judge Judy English Murray and her second major under Judge Joe Gregory the following day.  On August 2, 2008, Jeannie got BOS in sweeps under Judge Pam Bradbury.

Waukesha KC show on Saturday, July 19, 2008 was not as productive as I would have liked.  I only entered the puppy girls due to the heat factor.  I left Seeker home in the cool air conditioning and ventured out with the youngsters. Jeannie went reserve to the major under Judge Mrs. Patricia Nemirovsky de Alsina, from Buenas Aires.  If only Jean could learn to walk on all fours when is show ring.  She just has way too much fun in the show ring!

At the Paper Cities KC show on July 20, 2008, Seeker won the Breed and a Group 3 under Judge Joe Walton. My naughty little Miss Jeannie (9 months old) got her 2nd & 3rd single points the same weekend.  She took WB on Saturday under Judge Mildred Bryant and on Sunday under Judge Joe Walton.

Seeker and Gary Vetter were busy again July 11-13, 2008 up in Duluth, MN at the Duluth Kennel Club shows.  On Friday, Seeker won the breed under Judge Joe Gregory and took a Group 4 under Judge Gary Deorge.  On Sunday, he took the breed again under Judge Mrs. Martha Olmos-Ollivier and took a Group 3 under Judge Martin Doherty.  Gary said Seeker got many compliments over the weekend. Thanks Gary for taking my boy up north and having more fun with him!

Seeker wins his first ALL-BREED BEST IN SHOW, in Sault Ste Marie, Ont Canada at the Algoma Dog Fanciers 6th show on June 29, 2008 under Judge R William Taylor handled by Gary Vetter!  Gary and Seeker are a well oiled machine when they compete together and I am so very proud of both Gary & Seeker for accomplishing Gary & Seeker's first All-Breed BIS! 

At the Kettle Morraine KC show on June 28, 2008, Tabitha, Karmakees Secret Power of KJ got her first championship point under Judge Michael Dachel.  Tabby is co-owned by myself and breeder Patti Hobbs of Kokomo, IN. 

 At the Badger KC show on May 4th, Jeannie, Wund-R Y Forever In Blue Jeans got her first point under Judge Eugene Blake.  Jeannie was having LOTS of fun in the show ring, even made the judge laugh at her antics!  Well what do you expect for a 7 month old?

On April 27, 2008 at the Packerland Kennel Club show in Green Bay, WI, Seeker, Am & Can BISS, CH Wund-R Y's Best Kept Secret was awarded Best of Breed by Judge John Shoemaker and a Group 4 by Judge Lorraine Boutwell. 

On April 19, 2008 at the Fond du Lac Kennel Club dog show, Andy, Wund-R Y Reflections in Time was awarded his 4th Three Point major win under Judge Robert Indeglia.

On March 1st @ the Wisconsin KC show in West Allis, WI, Seeker won the breed over 20 other Keeshonden and went on to get a Group 2 under Judge Carolyn Herbel!  See the photo album to see the picture.

On January 12, 2008 at the Winnegamie Kennel Club show, Andy, at 14 months of age took WD for his third 3 point major win under Judge Ms. Denny Mounce.  Now Andy had accumulated 3-3 point majors to date.   

Seeker & Starr have both been invited to the Eukanuba National Championship show this year in Long Beach, CA the first weekend in December.  The Top 25 dogs in each breed are invited to attend and compete as well as any dog that got an All-Breed Best in Show or any dog that finished it's championship from the Bred By Exhibitor class.  Starr finished out of Bred By Exhibitor class so she is invited along with her Uncle Seeker.  Unfortunately, I will not be able to attend as I have my newest litter of puppies at home now and another planned shortly after they leave for their new homes.  Good Luck to all attending this years Show of Shows! 

I do want to thank all those that have helped me show my "crew" of dogs at the local shows the past 3 years.  Cody & Jerry Sulewski, my two favorite Junior Handlers and their mother Cheryl; my Minnesota Junior Handler Kevin Freeman, Charlie & Sandra Zimmerman, Carol Millar & Lisa McDonald, Mike Reinke, Tim Mauleg & Dale Hafner, Gary & Candy Vetter and Nikki Martin.  If I forgot anyone, please scold me so I add your name to the list!  Without help from all my good friends, I wouldn't be able to show this many dogs.  I am very lucky to have many good friends and Thanks again to everyone!

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