June 2003

May 31/June 1st - Dartmouth, NS - Dartmouth KC - "Spice" (Vanderbilt Ice It Up Dushanbe) wins WB/BW/BB for 2 points and WB for 1 point.  Congrats also to Spice and Linda for a Match Group 1 on the Friday evening.  Great going girls!!

ALSO ... nursery news ... "Boomer" babies at Donnereign, and "Chablis" in for mating to Nike.  Visit Related Litters page.

Amherst pictures have arrived.  Link back to May/03

June 7/8 -

Lunenburg, NS - South Shore KC - "Spice" (Vanderbilt Ice It Up Dushanbe) wins WB to finish her Championship adding a BPIG for good measure.  Spice is Vanderbilt Canadian Champion #55.  Congrats and thanks to owner/handler Linda Johnson of Dushanbe Samoyeds.

Caledonia, ON - Samoyed Club of Ontario Specialty show - "Pyro" (Multi BIS Can.Am.Ch. Vanderbilt Plays With Matches) wins Best in Sweeps under j. Sean Shields handled by Susan Allen.  "Claire" (Ch. Snowghosts Vanderbilt So Easy) wins BOS in the regular classes under j. William Stebbins - breeder/owner handled by Blair.  And ... congrats to Flo's (Ch. Vanderbilt's Flowery Prose) sire "Sullie" (Am.Can.Ch. Echo's Just a Dreamer) on winning BISS!!

"Pyro" - Best in Sweeps
judge Sean Shields, handler Susan Allen

June 14/15

Orono ON - Ontario County KC - "Pyro" (Multi BIS Can.Am.Ch. Vanderbilt Plays With Matches) wins a Group 3 and Group 1 breeder/owner handled by Judi under judges Mr. Paul Hudson and Mr. Aldon Garland.

Pyro - Group 1
Thank you judge Aldon Garland
Pyro - Group 3
Thank you judge Paul Hudson

More weekend news just in ...

... from owner/handler Janice Hovelmann that "Buck" (Sanorka's Mister Vanderbilt) continued his winning streak after the May Pittsburg weekend where he earned a 5 point major and a 5 point major reserve - to finish his American Championship on June 14th at 17 months.  "Buck" is the 9th Vanderbilt-bred American Champion.  Watch for him out as a Special when he comes back in mature coat.

... from breeder/owner/handler Suzie Black that "Madonna" (Can.Am.Ch. Hawkwind's Like A Virgin) wins BISS at the Chicagoland Specialty under breeder-judge Lynette Blue.  Madonna is a "Rocky" (Ch. Vanderbilt's Breakin' Trail) daughter, and her dam is Suzie's BISS Am.Ch. Charisma-Omni Front Page News.  Congrats Suzie and Madonna!!

News June news trickling in ...

"Roddy" (Multi BISS, BIS Can.Am.Ch. Vanderbilt's Downtown Lights) baby daughter Donnereign Wild at Heart, owned by Shauna Brummet and Jeff Skinner, picked up US 3 points including a Breed and cut in Group.

AND ... a DANTE update ...  Rocky x Mesa kid (and littermate to Truman) (Vanderbilt's Stillwater Dante FDCh RPT ADC)
This received from his proud owner/handler Saundra Kuchinski ..."He received his Flyball Dog Champion title a few weeks ago -- and has retired from the sport (for now) as the #3 Samoyed in NAFA.
He received his Retrieval Proficiency Tested [a disc dog] title just last weekend.  He received his Agility Dog of Canada just a few hours ago, and he went on a winning spree (first place x3) in Montreal last weekend.  He also has his first Herding Capability Test leg (got at the 2002 American specialty), and will be starting competition obedience soon."

Wow, Congrats Saundra and Dante --- here are some photos of Dante at work (Kuchinski photos) ...

Dante on a pack hike
Dante doing flyball



Dante herding


Dante on the Agility dogwalk

June 28/29 weekend ...

Nova Scotia news --- from owner handler Linda Johnson that her Nike/Ricki girl "Spice" (Ch. Vanderbilt Ice It Up Dushanbe) finished off her puppy career with 2 more BPIG's.  Way to go girls!

Alberta news --- from breeder/owner/handlers Mike & Lee Anne Palutke that "Roddy" (Multi BISS, BIS, Can.Am.Ch. Vanderbilt's Downtown Lights) son "Lincoln" (Multi BIS Ch. Snowghosts Hot Rod Lincoln) picked up 3 Group 1's and a Group 3.  Great showing Team Snowghost!