CARLOW '14 BEST IN SHOW
Judging BIS was Swedish International all breeds judge, Karl Erik Johnasson, and his winner was the Toy Poodle, Ch & GB Tirkane The Big Issue, taking his sixth BIS of the year. Owned and bred by Ann Ingram (pictured) and Kay Ryan (pictured) and owned with Marlies Morzik, Lisa Nelson and Leanne Bryant. Karl’s RBIS was the PBGV, Ivor and Michelle Keelan’s Ch Afterglow Chunkey Monkey of Tejas. Carlow was sponsored by HAPPY DOG, represented by Jackie Stubbs.
CARLOW '14 BEST IN SHOW
BIS judge, Karl Erik Johnasson with Ann Ingram (pictured), Kay Ryan, Marlies Morzik, Lisa Nelson & Leanne Bryant's Toy Poodle, Ch & GB Tirkane The Big Issue.
CARLOW '14 BEST IN SHOW
Ann Ingram, Kay Ryan, Marlies Morzik, Lisa Nelson & Leanne Bryant's Toy Poodle, Ch & GB Tirkane The Big Issue.
CARLOW '14 BEST IN SHOW FINAL 10
The ten group winners awaiting judge Karl Erik Johnasson's final decision of his BIS winner.
CARLOW '14 BEST BABY PUPPY IN SHOW
BBPIS was Mr RJ & Mrs PEL Hunter's Whippet, Eternal Flame Of Little Goblin Mit Mossbawnhill. RBBPIS was Miss U Collison's Labrador Retriever, Philipstown Hillary.
CARLOW '14 BEST BABY PUPPY IN SHOW
Best Baby Puppy in Show - judge, Karl Erik Johnasson BBPIS - Mr RJ & Mrs PEL Hunter's Whippet, Eternal Flame Of Little Goblin Mit Mossbawnhill.
CARLOW '14 CHAMPION STAKES
Heading the champion stakes under Sally Burns was Liz Wogan’s Keeshond Ch & GB Ch Neradmik Uptown Girl Deminiac. Second place went to Peri Burnside’s Alaskan Malamute Ch Libertia Reggae Master, handled as always by son Adam.
CARLOW '14 CHAMPION STAKES
Heading the champion stakes under Sally Burns was Liz Wogan’s Keeshond Ch & GB Ch Neradmik Uptown Girl Deminiac.
CARLOW '14 PUPPY STAKES
Sally Burns, judged the puppy stakes where her winner was Mandy Finnegan’s Shetland Sheepdog Fearnach Custom Made for Lukinwuf. Runner-up was Clodagh Fallon’s Pug Clodana Bellissima.
CARLOW '14 PUPPY STAKES
Sally Burns, judged the puppy stakes where her winner was Mandy Finnegan’s Shetland Sheepdog Fearnach Custom Made for Lukinwuf.
CARLOW '14 VETERAN STAKES
Topping the veteran stakes under Sally Burns was Tina and Catherine Broaders’ Wire Fox Terrier Ch & Int Ch Crystalwire Solo of Brookside, with second spot going to Margaret Loughlin’s Bearded Collie Ch & Int Ch Rainethyme Touch Of Blarney.
CARLOW '14 VETERAN STAKES
Topping the veteran stakes under Sally Burns was Tina and Catherine Broaders’ Wire Fox Terrier Ch & Int Ch Crystalwire Solo of Brookside.
CARLOW '14 BRACE STAKES
Carla Bollard O’Callaghan’s Afghan Hounds, Ch, GB & Int Ch Ashahni Amir and Ashahni Celtic Fire, won the Brace Stakes under Sally Burns at Carlow with PJ O’Donovan’s Shih Tzus, Ch Liberty From Audreys Paradis and Sheepham Golden Harrogate in second place.
CARLOW '14 GROUP 1
Margaret Spink’s Group 1 winner was the Schipperke, Joan and Brian Lyons’ Ch Twynbears Black Myson. Colm and Rose Hastings’ OES, the Ch Lambluvs Sultry Secret was in second place, ‘Vickie’s’ win enhancing her lead at the top of the ICP/Royal Canin Group 1 Leaderboard;
CARLOW '14 GROUP 2
Otakar Vondrous from the Czech Republic, judged Group 2 where his winner was the St Bernard, Austin and Ann Long Doyle’s St Bernard, Ch, Lux & Int Ch Il Divo Roly By Longsdyle. Sinead Kenny’s Miniature Pinscher, Ch Clanreh Call The Shots, was in second spot.
CARLOW '14 GROUP 3
John O’Gorman’s Group 3 winner was the Jack Russell, Marianne Dunne’s 15 months old Krisbos Franklin who claimed his Irish title today as well. Ross Delmar’s Smooth Fox Terrier, Ch & Int Ch Shillelagh Smooth Operator, was runner-up.
CARLOW '14 GROUP 4
Australian breed specialist, Lynda Stevens’ Group 4 winner was Gerry McFaul’s Long Haired, Ch & GB Ch Dachville Special Blend, ‘Jill’s’ 9th group of this year and also topping the Leaderboard. Kerrie and Katie Kelly’s 2 year old Miniature Wire, Tete-A-Tete Diervilla Avec Kmai was in second place.
CARLOW '14 GROUP 5
Olive Taylor’s 9 months old Belarussian import Chow, Chivas Royal Djalo At Taylorian was Brian Carroll’s Group 5 winner, with the Siberian Husky, Jimmy Duggan’s Ch, GB & Int Ch Bedarra Cold Paws Warm Heart For Leorient taking the runner-up spot.
CARLOW '14 GROUP 6
Tony Rainey’s Group 6 winner was the eventual RBIS winning PBGV, Michelle Keelan’s Ch Afterglow Chunkey Monkey Of Tejas, handled by husband Ivor. The Basset Fauve De Bretagne, Cheryl Donaldson’s Ch Blevwil Come And Get Me Cherdon, handled by Lorna Bermingham was in second place.
CARLOW '14 GROUP 7
Aase Jakobsen from Norway judged Group 7, sending through Marie Quinn and Fran McNamara’s Cataluna Peter Pan At Kilnacourt, handled by Kelly Lawless, en route to BIS 4. Seamus & Maura Gettings’ top winning German Wire Haired Pointer, Ch, Sh Ch & Int Ch Kimmax Krystal Klear Of Beechillawn was in second spot.
CARLOW '14 GROUP 8
Laura Huston and Heather Arrell’s Cocker Spaniel, Hustonia Adonis, who finished the day BIS 3, was the Group 8 winner under Beri Beare; taking second spot was the American Cocker Spaniel, Beattie, Lynch & Lynch partnership’s Sh Ch Myglie Crime Of Passion, handled by Colm Beattie.
CARLOW '14 GROUP 9
It was the BIS winning Toy Poodle, Ann Ingram, Kay Ryan, Marlies Morzik, Lisa Nelson and Leanne Bryant’s Ch & GB Ch Tirkane The Big Issue who topped Group 9 under Finnish judge, Marja Telvite, whose 2nd place rosette went to the Papillon, Sean Carroll and James Newman’s, Ger Ch Hundebuden’s Juno Pondabudens.
CARLOW '14 GROUP 10
Heading up Group 10 under Marie Bailey was Ivor & Michelle Keelan’s Afghan Hound, Nightwind Take It All At Tejas; handled by Michelle and today claimed his Irish title. Petra Tomasovicova’s Irish Wolfhound, Bloody Mary Tullamore Good Stuff was in second place
Obedience Winners
CARLOW '14 BEST IN SHOW
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