1. On July 27th, 2002 a puppy bitch of VANDERBILT breeding made breed history by being the youngest Samoyed to win an all breed Best in Show in North America at the age of 6 months, 8 days (to the best of our knowledge, to date).

BIS Ch. Vanderbilt Plays The Field, "Fallon"

2. September 1st, 2002 - First Canadian ATCHc. (Agility Trial Champion Canada) title EVER on a Samoyed goes to:

Ch. Vanderbilt's Krash of Thunder, Can.Am.CD, ATCHc, CGC,TT

(Karen Stewart, owner)

3. Most Best Puppy in Show awards (14) by a Samoyed in Canada - our "Claire" aka Ch. Snowghosts Vanderbilt So Easy.

8 Canadian, 3 American titles

1. BISS Can.Ch. Vanderbilt's Warpaint, "Heero" (Elford)

2. Can.Ch. Vanderbilt's Nordiclegend Cara, "Cara" (Marcheterre)

3. Can.Ch. Vanderbilts Denim 'n Diamonds, "Dee Dee" (Elford)

4. Can.Ch. Vanderbilt's Flowery Prose, "Flo" (Elford)

5. Can.Ch. Vanderbilt's Moonlight Magic, "Keisha" (Roulston)

6. BIS,Can.Ch. Vanderbilt Plays The Field, "Fallon" (Elford)

7. Can.Ch. Vanderbilt's Moonsplitter, "Shamus" (Roulston)

8. Can.Ch. Vanderbilt Plays With Matches, "Pyro" (Elford)

9. Am.Ch. Vanderbilt's Warpaint, "Heero" (Elford)

10. Am.Ch. Vanderbilt's Rock Maninov, "Sergei" (Powers/Biteman)

11. Am.Ch. Polar Images Seraphim, "Sera" (Elford)

1. BISS,Can.Am.Ch. Vanderbilt's Warpaint, "Heero" (12)

2. Ch. Vanderbilt Plays The Field, "Fallon" (9)

3. Ch. Snowghost Vanderbilt So Easy, "Claire" (19)

4. Ch. Vanderbilt's Flowery Prose, "Flo (1)

5. Ch. Vanderbilt Plays With Matches, "Pyro" (1)

1. BISS,Can.Am.Ch. Vanderbilt's Warpaint, "Heero" (18)

2. BIS Ch. Vanderbilt Plays The Field, "Fallon" (23)

3. Ch. Snowghost Vanderbilt So Easy, "Claire" (39)

4. Ch. Vanderbilt Plays With Matches, "Pyro" (1)

1. BISS,Can.Am.Ch. Vanderbilt's Warpaint, "Heero" (8)

2. BIS Ch. Vanderbilt Plays The Field, "Fallon" (11)

3. Ch. Snowghosts Vanderbilt So Easy, "Claire" (14)

We are PROUD that in 2002 the following judges found VANDERBILT SAMOYEDS to be amongst their winners:

	CANADIAN JUDGES
Thora Brown	Audrey Peach	Fred Heal
Olga Gagne	Lawrence Stanbridge	Don Fitzsimmons
Allan Brown	Shirley Limoges	Michel Chaloux
Deborah Graffman	Patricia Miller	Natalie Dunfee
Chris Nielson	Jacqueline Rusby	Doug Windsor
Cheryl Myers-Egerton	Ole Neilsen	Larry Kereluke
Melvin Beech	Joan Beech	Charles Francis
Sharon Francis	Margaret Robertson	Morley Thornton
Michael Shoreman	Jack Ireland	Jim Reynolds
Eve Whitmore	Richard Paquette	Guy Jeavons
Kim Ramey LeBlanc	Geraldine Taylor	Richard Lopaschuck
Martin Doherty	John Ross	Tom Nesbitt
Bart Miller	Peter Machen	Edna Perks
Sheila Verhulst	Robert Verhulst	Bob John Ellieff
Edgar Bajona	Flora Mackenzie	Butch MacDonald
Michael Woods	Neil Graves	Terry Carter
Leslie Belfitt	Maurice Tougas	Charles Bett
Al Bennett	Jeremy Brown	Megan Nutbeem
Judith Hunt	Charles Hunt	Heather Logan
Andrena Brunotte	Fred Dewsbury	Maida Putterman
Merlin Vandekinder	Honey Glendenning	Jack Kearley
Michael Hill	Richard Lake	Donna Cole
Wendy Paquette	Barbara Innes

	AMERICAN JUDGES
Roger Frey	Houston Clarke	Alvin Krauss
Betty Kraus	Richard Beauchamp	Mildred Bryant
Melbourne Downing	Patricia Laurens	Edward McNamee
Annella Cooper	William Stebbins	William Hossler
Linda Kruker	Ruth Zimmerman	Theresa Hundt

	FOREIGN JUDGES
Sue Shrigley (Aust)	Carlos Navarre (Mexico)	J. Kubat-Queros (Arg)
C. Renau (Spain)	Michael Quinney (UK)
Dr. Cesar Gutierrez Perez (Mexico)	Raphael Alcruda (Spain)

	UNOFFICIAL EVENTS
Allan Marsh (SCO Specialty Sweeps)		Brad Heard (Breeder's Cup - Group)
Dave Hudson (Breeder's Cup - BIS)	Sue Dye (Minuteman Specialty Sweeps)	Glen Stark (Healthgene Breeder's Match + Credit Valley POTY)
Sue Symmington (Credit Valley POTY)	Wendy Paquette (Credit Valley POTY)	Terry Bowen (Credit Valley POTY)
John Archibald (Credit Valley POTY)	Lotus Tutton (Credit Valley POTY)	Nellie Bennett (Aurora Sweeps Group 3)
Steve Dainard (Aurora Best in Sweeps)	Dennis Collins (SCA National Sweeps)	Kit Wilson (SAC National Sweeps)
Anik Primmeau (Belleville Best in Swp)

1. Homebred Champion #50:

Can.Ch. Vanderbilt's Moonlight Magic (Linda Roulston, owner)

2. Championship (bred or owned) #75:

Am.Ch. Vanderbilt's Rock Maninov (Laura Biteman & Reba Powers, owners)

These two dogs are littermates!

3. BISS on a puppy:

Can.Am.Ch. Vanderbilt's Warpaint wins BISS @ 10 months of age at the Samoyed Club of Ontario's Specialty in Aurora, ON on May 25th, 2002.

1. February 15th, 2002 - "Heero" (BISS,Can.Am.Ch. Vanderbilt's Warpaint) wins Best in Show at the Ontario Breeder's Association Annual "Breeder's Cup".

2. October 25th, 2002 - "Heero" (BISS,Can.Am.Ch. Vanderbilt's Warpaint) wins Runnerup to one of Canada's leading Showdogs in the Belleville & District Kennel Club's "Healthgene Breeder's Match".

3. December 13th, 2002 - "Fallon" (BIS Ch. Vanderbilt Plays The Field) wins PUPPY OF THE YEAR at Credit Valley Kennel Club's Annual National invitational event.

4. Int.Peruv,Col.Ch. Vanderbilt's Yurac T'mpaumma is #1 Samoyed and #5 All Breed in Peru for 2002. Yurac is owned by Hudson Zenteno.

It will be most interesting to watch the future unfold. While we wait for history to play out, we proudly stand on our quality breeding/exhibition success and flawless safety records over our 25 year involvement with the breed - all done OUR way, consistently, originally, and with UNDENIABLE results. Along with the help of a few very special breeders and owners, that is.

In 2003 we wish for everyone the deserving results of their own labours!

"The best history is but like the art of Rembrandt; it casts a vivid light on certain selected causes, on those which were best and greatest; it leaves all the rest in shadow and unseen."

Walter Bagehot