Gaby   &   Ryan

Junior Showmanship was our first step into the "Dog Game". Gaby began showing in Juniors in May of 2003, with our American Cocker Spaniel, Morgan. She was awarded two of her three wins in the novice junior class with Morgan and eventually switched over to Gypsy. She received her final win in the Novice category at her first show out with Gypsy (Montgomery County KC Terrier Show) and switched to handling only bedlington in the Juniors ring. Later that year we purchased Vegas as Gaby's dog and she switched to him. This allowed us to have a dog for Ryan to show and he started in the juniors ring. In the few months he has shown Gypsy, Ryan has won multiple placements and all three of his wins in the novice category. Remy began showing in 2005, using Gypsy when Ryan didn't show and has been awarded all three wins in the Novice categoty. He moved up to Open right before his 18th birthday and has since aged out. Gaby currently shows Vegas in the Open Senior class and Ryan has started showing his puppy, Rocky, in Open Intermediate. All of the kids are working hard towards many placements and wins!

In December 2006, Gaby and Vegas went to the AKC Eukanuba National Championship and were the first junior & bedlington team to compete there. They also won Best Junior Handler at Montgomery County KC, and were the first junior & bedlington team to win there in nearly 20 years. They had an awesome year together, ending the year as the #1 Junior/Bedlington team! In 2007, Gaby's last year in juniors, they ended as the #1 bedlington junior, top-5 terrier junior, and top-30 overall. They qualified for Eukanuba and Westminster, being the first to do that in nearly 20 years as well. They won numerous Open Senior classes and Best Junior awards over the year, most of the time in extremly tough competition.

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