Airedale Terrier Club of Canada (ATCC)
Report on National Specialty 2007

Held August 4, 2007
in Calgary, Alberta

The 2007 National Specialty was a huge success. We had a beautiful day to show off our Airedales, with the sun shining and somewhat lower temperatures than we had been experiencing. Probably the biggest hitch in the specialty was the scheduling by the Kennel Club, which put us about an hour behind schedule and left little time for our trophy committee to set out all of the beautiful trophies.

We had a good entry, with enthusiasts coming from Virginia, Montana, Idaho, British Columbia, Saskatchewan, Manitoba and, of course, Alberta. In Sweeps there were seven in the Juvenile classes and two entries in Veteran. In the regular classes, we had a total of 22 entries. We also had a Brace, two Stud Dog and Get entries and a Brood Bitch and Progeny entry. We also had entries in Obedience, Agility and Rally.

The Specialty started with Sweepstakes with Kelly Wood from Kitchener, Ontario judging. We had a lovely large ring and Kelly gave everyone ample opportunity to show off their dogs movement.

Best in Juvenile Sweeps was Indus Winsea Spellbound (Am/Can Ch Indus Just Mad about Harry x Ch Winsea's Great Escape to Indus) - Breeder Joanne Helm; Owner Helen Arnold, Calgary.	Best in Juvenile Sweeps Indus Winsea Spellbound
Best Opposite in Juvenile Sweeps Shawndee's Winterwood	Best Opposite in Juvenile Sweeps went to Shawndee's Winterwood (Ch Bryndale Justice at Shawndee x Ch Shawndee Got a Feelin'); Breeder Carol Robson; Owner Carol Robson, Linda Smith & Helen Blonski, St. Andrews, Manitoba.
Best Veteran in Sweeps went to Am/Can Ch Indus Just Mad about Harry (Terydale HK Shaireab Online x Ch Indus Cajun Cayenne Pepper) Breeder/Owner Joanne Helm, Calgary. As well, Best Opposite Sex, Best Veteran, Best Canadian Bred went to Am/Can Ch Indus Just Mad about Harry.	Best Veteran in Sweeps, Best Opposite Sex, Best Veteran, Best Canadian Bred Am/Can Ch Indus Just Mad about Harry

The regular classes were judged by Dorothy McDonald of Carmel Valley, California. Once again, each competitor had ample time to show off his or her dogs.

Winners Dog Monterra On a Roll	Winners Dog went to Monterra On a Roll (Am Ch Evermay Timberwyck High Roller x Am/Can Ch Monterra So Many Stars) Breeder/Owner Judy Howell, Columbia Falls, Montana.
Reserve Winners Dog was Indus Mykonos (Darbywood's MVP x Ch Indus Cajun Cayenne Pepper) Breeder/Owner Joanne Helm, Calgary.	Reserve Winners Dog Indus Mykonos
Winners Bitch, Best of Breed, Best of Winners Joval Angel's Kiss	Winners Bitch went to Joval Angel's Kiss (Am Ch Evermay's High Performance x Am Joval Angel Fire) Breeder/owner Valeria & John Rickard, Haymarket, Virginia. Also, Best of Breed and Best of Winners was awarded to Joval Angel's Kiss.
Reserve Winners Bitch was Indus Cooltrax (Am/Can Ch Indus Just Mad about Harry x Ch Indus Winning Colors) - Breeder/Owner Joanne Helm, Calgary.	Reserve Winners Bitch Indus Cooltrax
Best Brace Shawndee Winterwood and Shawndee Winter Willow	Best Brace went to Carol Robson's pair - Shawndee Winterwood and Shawndee Winter Willow. Shawndee Winterwood was also Best Puppy.

Best Stud Dog & Get went to Am/Can Ch Indus Strike it Rich at Winsea (Ch Winsea's Strike Anywhere x Ch Indus Cajun Cayenne Pepper) accompanied by: Ch Winsea's Defy Gravity, Brea's Blame it on the Moon, Ch Brea's Moonlight Romance and Copperhill Peloton Breakaway.

Brood Bitch & Progeny
Brea's Moon Maiden

Brood Bitch & Progeny went to Brea's Moon Maiden (Am/Can Ch Cooleamber Glaxy x Ch Walnut Ridge Brea Wildaffair) Breeder/Owner Pam Sheane, Didsbury, Alberta, accompanied by Brea's Blame it on the Moon and Ch Brea's Moonlight Romance.

In Obedience, Don White's bitch, OTCHX Nightsun Moonshadow won the Open B class with a score of 197-1/2! Zoe is by Ch. Droffat's Rufus V Warden Rock x Ch. Ohsi Nightsun Moon Dance) Breeder Yvan Mongeon of Edmonton; owner Don & Lee White.

Obedience OTCHX Nightsun Moonshadow

Heather Faulkner and her boy Ch Nightsun Chasing the Dream, CDX, AGNS, AGNJS (Ch Cooleamber Eclipse x Ch Nightsun Brightest Star, CDX) Breeder Yvan Mongeon, Louise Chady and R&S Gilbert placed 2nd in the Open B class and qualified in Rally B and Agility.

It was a weekend filled with camaraderie. I would to thank all competitors who came from near and far for supporting the show and making it the success it was.

As with any special event, there are many people to be thanked for their support. I would especially like to thank Purina for sponsoring our Specialty. They provided our wonderful competitor bags as well as lots of great prizes. Thanks to Purolator, who made it possible for the National trophies to get to and from Calgary.

Thanks also to:

• Talisman Energy for printing the premium lists, catalogues and providing financial support
• Carol Robson & Shawndee Airedales for their financial contribution
• Winsea Airedales for contributing the wine for the Welcome Reception and Specialty BBQ
• Rory Sutton, Debbie Brunke, Carol Lumley and Kevin Watson, our workhorses, who come year after year to help set up, take down, organize trophies and prizes, flip steaks - and the list goes on!
• All of the silent auction contributors. We had some wonderful items. Thanks to Joanne Helm for organizing the auction.
• My sister, Fran Mester - who is really into Afghan hounds - for donating the toys, etc. in the competitors bags.
• My sister, Evelyn Dewhirst (a collie enthusiast), who is a master organizer and looked after all the hospitality - including catering the Specialty BBQ - and my nieces, Bethany, Robyn and Lisa, who helped with everything from poop patrol to showing my young dogs!

Download the complete National Specialty 2007 results

atcc-national-specialty2007.pdf
(~1.5 Mb)

Selected photos courtesy of Carol Robson and Yvan Mongeon

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