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Ch. Winfree's No Work and All Play x Winfree's She's a Keeper


   
     

      Yankee is a new UKC Champion!  On April 26 and 27, 2008 at the Apple Valley Rat Terrier Club shows, Yankee completed his requirements of 100 points and 3 major wins.  This was Yankee’s first time in the UKC ring!  On Saturday, in Show 1, Yankee took 1st in Junior Male, Best Male, and then Best of Breed.  He went on to place 3rd in the Gun Dog Group!  At Show 2 on Saturday, he repeated his 1st Junior Male, Best Male, and Best of Breed and went onto a Group 4!  The next day at Show 1, he was 1st in Junior Male, Best Male and Best of Breed.  At Show 2, repeated again, 1st in Junior Male, Best Male, and Best of Breed, going on to another Group 4 to finish his Championship! These Shows were held in Westfield, MA at the Westfield Fairgrounds.

I am so proud of Laura and Yankee and excited to announce Winfree's first UKC conformation champion!!!  Keep up the good work, Laura.  Way to go, Yankee!!!!!

 
     

  Yankee completed his Rally Novice Title in style!  At the English Cocker Spaniel Club of America National Specialty, on Tuesday, April 14, 2008, Yankee took 1st in his class and earned his last qualifying leg for his title with a score of 96! The judge was Sandra Marr.  This year's specialty was held in Lancaster, PA.  
     

  Yankee qualified again today (April 13, 2008)! With an AWESOME run! 96 and a 2nd place out of 15 dogs! This was at the Rhode Island Kennel Club in Warwick, RI. The judge was Mrs. Lynda S. Moore and she told Laura that "[Yankee] works great for you. He's going to be a great performance dog!"  
     

  At Providence County Kennel Club on April 12, 2008, in Warwick, RI, Yankee qualified for his first leg to his Rally Novice title! This was Yankee's first Rally Trial and he did really good! The Judge was Ms. Celeste M. Meade.  
     


 



News from Massachusetts!!!  Laura has re-located from South Carolina to Massachusetts and Yankee has his first major!!!  Showing to Judge Mrs. Cherie Berger in the 12-18 Months Dogs class, Yankee went Winners Dog for the 3-point major.  Yankee showed his appreciation by giving Judge Berger a kiss while on the table!!  The Eastern Dog Club-sponsored show was held December 9, 2007 at the Bayside Exposition Center in Boston and was part of the 4-day Bay Colony Cluster Show, one of the country's largest AKC dog events.  Yankee's point total: 7, including 1 major.
 
       

  Update from Laura:

Yankee went to a Match today.  He was entered in Rally, Novice Obedience, and Conformation.  We started in Rally, and although we were slow, he was very steady.  He scored a 96 and a Second Place! The 4 points off were from him biting the lead.  During regular obedience, his on-lead work was awesome, but off-lead needs a bit more work.  We provided the comic relief for the day.

And on to Conformation.  He was still wired and ready to go and was very good showing.  He was the only English Cocker and won the breed.  We went into Adult groups and there were 10 sporting adults! He won!! The judge loved his head and expression.  We went into Best in Show and he showed awesome. I couldn't believe how well he did.  He nailed his freestacks, stayed really well on the table,  and his down and back were perfect.  I was proud, and he made me even prouder by going Best Adult in Match. This was a different judge and she loved his body and his topline.  She also felt he was a great size for English Cockers, as she feels they are getting too big.

He is now exhausted and laying on his back sleeping.  I love this dog!!!
 

 
     

 

Yankee took 1 point, going Winners Dog and Best of Winners from the 9-12 Puppy Class under Judge Dr. Alvin Krause. The show was held in Richmond, VA and hosted by the Virginia Kennel Club on June 30, 2007.  Current point total is 4.

 
       

  On April 29, 2007 at South County Kennel Club in Warwick, RI, Yankee took Winners Dog, Best of Breed Puppy, and a Puppy Group 2! The judge was Mrs. Bernadette C. Fox.  
     

  Yankee has his first points--3 of them!!!!!  He was proudly handled by his owner, Laura, at Massachusetts breed shows the first weekend in April 2007 and I'm proud to report his first wins.  He was entered in the 6-9 Months Dogs and Puppy Dogs classes, respectively.  The shows were held at the Eastern States Exposition Grounds in W. Springfield.  
 
 
 



Judge Patricia Laurans gave Yankee Winners Dog/Best of Winners on April 6 at the Trap Falls Kennel Club show for 2 points.

 



On April 8, showing to Judge Bettyann Hale at the Great Barrington Kennel Club show, he went Winners Dog/Best of Winners for 1 point.

     

Yankee's Info:
Sire: Ch. Winfree's No Work and All Play
Dam: Winfree's She's a Keeper
Date of Birth: July 23, 2006
Bred by Lisa Ross
Owner: Laura Davidson (Pepperel, MA)
BAER: tested Normal
OptiGen: Normal/Clear (A)
Pedigree


 

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