October 2004
October 1-3/04

Pine Ridge KC, Norwood, ON - "Sera Lee" (Vanderbilt's Dushanbe Pieceacake) finishes her Championship with WB/BW for 2 points under judge Dr. Michael Woods.  Sera Lee is Vanderbilt homebred Can.Ch. #68.  "Gemini" (Ch. Vanderbilt's Gemini O'Takenak) scores two Group placements under j's Dr. Woods and Virginia Lyne.  Sera Lee is co-owned with Linda Johnson, and Gemini is owned by Shannon Haslet and Leslie Jocelyn.  Congrats to all!

And a Performance update ... Sir daughter (x Am.Ch. Chatanika's White Diamond) "Journey" (Chatanika's Enchanted Journey), now holds the following titles ... UKC Ch. and UWPCH.  Journey is owned by Debi Pruznick of Marshmallow Samoyeds and bred by Kim and Farrel Katanik of Chatanika Samoyeds. Congratulations!

Journey on the job!


October 9-10th/04

Calgary, AB - "Roddy" (Multi BISS,BIS Can.Am.Ch. Vanderbilt's Downtown Lights) son "Linc" (Multi BIS Can.Am.Ch. Snowghosts Hotrod Lincoln) wins BISS at the Alberta Working and Herding Association Specialty.  Congrats to breeder/owner/handler Michael Palutke!

Way to go Lincoln!


Deland, FLA - "Nike" (Ch. Vanderbilt's Just Do It) daughter Snopack's Just Dancin' wins WB out of the BBE class for 2 points under j. Roger Hartinger.  This lovely puppy girl is bred by Jan Warner and Gary Jones, owned by Gary Jones and out of dam Am.Ch. Echo's Dance With A Dream.  Congrats!

Related litters page updated.


Albany and Troy KC's - Troy, NY - "Manny" (Ch. Vanderbilt's Man O'War) goes WD/BW under j. Madeline Fish and WD under j. Allan Bennett.  Yasmine (Ch. Vanderbilt's Chyna Rose) goes RWB and WB/BW under the same judges.  First US points for all.  First US all breed shows for Yasmine, and only the second weekend out for Manny.  His first was the Milwaukee Specialty weekend last summer when at 6 months of age he took THREE 5 point major reserves, to 3 different dogs.  We think we're going to have fun wth Manny now that he's grown up a bit.  Like his sire Heero, he "loves to show".  Manny's dam is our Flo.  And Yasmine's parents are Truman and Chyna.  Manny is co-owned with Linda Johnson of Dushanbe Samoyeds.

Upper Potomac KC, Maryland - Sir daughter "Blaze" (Chatanika-n-Igloo's Blazin' Trail) wins 2 x WB for 2+2 points under j.'s Lawrence Stanbridge and Ralph Ambrosio.  Congrats owner Leah Seman (Igloo).  Blaze's dam is Am.Ch. Chatanika's White Diamond and she is bred by Kim and Farrel Katanik.

Related litters page updated with three more breedings to "Truman".
"Heero" frozen semen now available out of Dr. Hutchinson's clinic in Cleveland, Ohio.


October 22nd & 23rd -

Belleville & District KC, Belleville, ON - Heero x Iris baby puppy "Chief" (Vanderbilt's On The Warpath) at his very FIRST show goes WD/BW/BB, Group 4 and BPIG for 3 points under j. Robert Gilham.  Chief is co-bred by Dr. Robert and Connie Gaskin.  On day 2 "Gemini" (Multi BISS Ch. Vanderbilt's Gemini O'Takenak), entered only one day, wins BB under j. Leslie Rogers and looked STUNNING in the Group.  Watch out for this girl who is just hitting her prime and her owner/handler Shannon Haslett at future shows!  The NEW girl on the scene is Gemini's littersister "Q" (Am.Ch. Vanderbilt's Q It Up) - fresh off of completing her Am.Ch. with BB over Specials with her co-owner Jan Warner - Q is now back in Canada looking to add a Can.Ch. title to her name.  Q took WB/BW for 2 points under Mr. Rogers, and went on later that evening to win BOS in the Healthgene Corporation's Breeder's show.  Congratulations to BIS winner Ch. Pekeden's Perchance - the fabulous Pekingese bred, owned and handled by Tom Curley.


"Q"
(Nike x Ricki)
Pictured with judges Pam Bruce, Shari Robinson, Steve Dainard and Healthgene representative.
 
"Chief"
(Heero x Iris)
Pictured with judge Robert Gilham

"Gemini"
(Nike x Ricki)
Pictured with judge Leslie Rogers
 
Thanks to Lucy Ackerman for this photo of "Ivan's" recent BPIS win

Vanderbilt's Ivan Lee O'Alpha @ 11 months
(Truman x Chyna)

Oct. 29/30/31 -

Trillium Dog Fanciers (Toronto, ON) - Heero x Iris puppy boy "Chief" (Vanderbilt's On The Warpath) goes WD x 3 and BW/BB x 1 for four more points under j's Shirley Limoges, Lawrence Stanbridge and Charlotte Clem McGowan (USA).  Chief also picked up a BPIG under j. Robert Stein (USA).  Also out and winning at Trillium was "Q" (Vanderbilt's Q It Up).  Q was WB for 1 point on Day 1 (Limoges); WB/BW/BB for 2 points (Stanbridge) and a cut in Group (Stein) on Day 2; and WB/BW/BB and Group 4th for 4 points (Clem-McGowan) on Day 3 for a 7 point weekend.  Q is co-owned with Jan Warner, Echo Samoyeds.  Chief was co-bred by Bob and Connie Gaskin, Bobmardon Samoyeds.