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I began showing in conformation and Junior Showmanship in 1987, and later worked for professional show handlers for 3 years, learning to train, groom, and show dogs of many breeds in all of the AKC Groups. I have handled dogs to multiple Group and Specialty wins and have been proud to finish many Champions, including putting most or all of the show points on 10 Dual Champion Brittanys. I have enjoyed many terrific wins at American Brittany Club National Specialty shows in the past 15 years.

I spend most of my time traveling to shows & field trials throughout the Western & Midwestern states. I show just a few times during spring and fall field trial season, but from late April through mid-July I show every week in several states. I compete at most of the American Brittany Club events including the National Specialty, Summer Specialty (most years), and some of the Futurities. One of my main goals is to promote the Dual Champion Brittany, so I am always looking for great field trial dogs to show; but I have finished Brittanys (as well as other breeds) from various backgrounds. Please contact me for rates and availability for show handling, grooming, evaluations and training.

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2008 National Specialty Best of Breed
DC/AFC Tequila With A Twist
owned by Jessica Carlson

2008 National Specialty Best of Winners
Shelttany Against All Odds
owned by Robin Tomasi & Barb Dayton

DUAL CHAMPIONS GALLERY

DC Shadow Attack

2009 - DC Shadow Attack
owned by Phil Dangerfield

2008 - DC/AFC MTB Emme's Cabo de Scipio
owned by Margaret Horstmeyer & Tom White
finished in 10 shows

2008 - DC Rubyridge's Meg Will Do CDX MH MX MXJ
owned by Jan & Bob Hamner
handled to her last 5 points & major

2008 - DC Almaden's River of Shadows
owned by Bud & Sherry Larsen & Jessica Carlson
handled to his last 3 wins by Clint Livingston

DC Chikamin's Tub O'Gold
2008 - DC Redlines Tequila Moon
owned by Bill & Cindy Leffingwell
2007 - DC Sawtooth Sam's 4Runner, MH
owned by Ken & Paula Barber
2007 - DC/AFC Tequila With A Twist
owned by Jessica Carlson
2005 - DC/AFC Redlines Tequila Smoker
owned by Bill & Cindy Leffingwell
handled to his first points by Linda Langford
2004 - DC/AFC TJ's Single Shot of Scipio
owned by Margaret Horstmeyer & Tom White
2003 - DC/AFC Chikamin's Tub O'Gold
owned by Gordon & Carolyn Theilen
. . . .

Highlights from recent shows:
6/28/09 FC/AFC Megasmoke Limited Edition
owned by M Horstmeyer & T White
Winners Dog / Best of Breed over 3 specials - 3 pt. major
Mt Bachelor KC (OR)
6/22-23/09 FC/AFC MTB CaboRita de Scipio
owned by M Horstmeyer & T White
Winners Bitch both days for 2 more points
Five Valley KC (MT)
6/21/09 FC/AFC Tsunami
owned by J & M Floyd
Winners Bitch / Best of Winners - 3 point major
Five Valley KC (MT)
6/19/09 Ch. Shelttany Against All Odds
owned by R Tomasi & B Dayton
Best of Breed his first time shown as a "special"
Electric City KC (MT)
6/19/09 FC/AFC In It For The Fun, MH
owned by W Hale
Winners Dog / Best of Winners for his first 2 show points
Electric City KC (MT)
6/16-17/09 Timberline's Ion The Prize
owned by D Larvick
Winners / Best of Winners both days for 3 point majors
Yellowstone Valley KC (MT)
6/14/09 Timberline's Ion The Prize
owned by D Larvick
Winners Bitch for 2 points
Pocatello KC (ID)
6/11-13/09 Graysea Kaczaks Shades of Silver (Weim)
owned by L Kaczmarek
Winners Bitch all 3 days for 4 more points
Eagle Rock & Pocatello KC (ID)
6/10/09 Beaver's Straight Arrow
owned by R Beaver
Winners Dog - 3 point major & New Champion!
Snake River Canyon KC (ID)
6/9/09 FC/AFC MTB CaboRita de Scipio
owned by M Horstmeyer & T White
Winners/Best of Winners - 3 point major
Snake River Canyon KC (ID)
6/9/09 Graysea Kaczaks Shades of Silver (Weim)
owned by L Kaczmarek
Winners/Best of Winners for another point
Snake River Canyon KC (ID)
6/7/09 Shelttany Against All Odds
owned by R Tomasi & B Dayton
Specialty Best of Winners - 4 pt major & New Champion!
Contra Costa KC / Northern CA specialty (CA)
6/4/09 FC/AFC MTB CaboRita de Scipio
owned by M Horstmeyer & T White
Winners Bitch for another point
Skyline DF (CA)
5/31/09 Beaver's Straight Arrow
owned by R Beaver
Winners Dog/Best of Winners - 5 point major
Flatirons KC (CO) thanks to Robin Tomasi for handling Arrow here!
5/30/09 FC/AFC MTB CaboRita de Scipio
owned by M Horstmeyer & T White
Winners Bitch - 4 point major
Flatirons KC (CO)
5/25/09 FC/AFC MTB CaboRita de Scipio
owned by M Horstmeyer & T White
Winners Bitch for another point
Coeur d'Alene DF (ID)
5/23-25/09 Beaver's Straight Arrow
owned by R Beaver
Winners Dog/Best of Winners all 3 days for 3 more points
Spokane KC (WA) & Coeur d'Alene DF (ID)
5/17/09 TJ's Blazn Rocketman
owned by R Myers & J Carlson
Winners Dog/Best of Winners for another point
Intermountain KC (UT)
5/16/09 FC/AFC Megasmoke Limited Edition
owned by M Horstmeyer & T White
Winners Dog for another show point
Intermountain KC (UT)
5/16/09 Shadow's Tequila Tryst
owned by J Carlson
Winners Bitch/Best of Winners for her first show point
Intermountain KC (UT)
5/9-10/09 Beaver's Straight Arrow
owned by R Beaver
Winners Dog both days for 2 more points
Southern Oregon KC (OR)
5/8/09 TJ's Blazn Rocketman
owned by R Myers & J Carlson
Winners Dog/Best of Winners for another point
Klamath DF (OR)
5/3/09 TJ's Blazn Rocketman
owned by R Myers & J Carlson
Winners Dog/Best of Winners for his first show point
Utah Valley KC (UT)
5/2/09 Beaver's Straight Arrow
owned by R Beaver
Winners Dog/Best of Winners
Utah Valley KC (UT)
5/2/09 FC/AFC MTB CaboRita de Scipio
owned by M Horstmeyer & T White
Winners Bitch/Best of Opposite Sex
Utah Valley KC (UT)
5/1/09 DC Sovereign Copley Kiss My Chips
owned by R Tomasi
Best of Breed & Sporting Group 3rd
Intermountain KC (UT)
5/1/09 FC/AFC MTB CaboRita de Scipio
owned by M Horstmeyer & T White
Winners Bitch for her first show point
Intermountain KC (UT)
5/1/09 Beaver's Straight Arrow
owned by R Beaver
Winners Dog/Best of Winners/Best of Opp. Sex over a special
Intermountain KC (UT)
4/27/09 Shelttany Against All Odds
owned by R Tomasi & B Dayton
Best of Breed, ABC Western Futurity Show
Homedale, ID
4/27/09 Ammo's Misty Morning Breeze
owned by P McCarthy & S Leavens
2nd Money Female, ABC Western Futurity Show
Homedale, ID
4/27/09 Ch. Lone Oak's Redline Pride
owned by B & R Bemis
3rd Money Male, ABC Western Futurity Show
Homedale, ID
4/3/09 Shelttany Against All Odds
owned by R Tomasi & B Dayton
Best of Breed, ABC Central Futurity Show
Thayer, IA
4/3/09 Ammo's Misty Morning Breeze
owned by P McCarthy & S Leavens
2nd Money Female, ABC Central Futurity Show
Thayer, IA
4/3/09 Gun Runner's IMA Hunk
owned by B Hancock
3rd Money Male, ABC Central Futurity Show
Thayer, IA
4/3/09 Tullamore With A Twist
owned by J Carlson
1st 9-12 Bitch & Best Puppy
Iowa Brittany Club (IA)
11/29-30/08 DC/AFC Tequila With A Twist
owned by J Carlson
National Specialty Best of Breed from National Qualifiers Class
American Brittany Club (AR)
11/29-30/08 Shelttany Against All Odds
owned by R Tomasi & B Dayton
National Specialty WD & Best of Winners - 5 point major
American Brittany Club (AR)
11/29-30/08 DC/AFC MTB Emme's Cabo de Scipio
owned by T White & M Horstmeyer
National Specialty 1st Place National Qualifier Dogs
American Brittany Club (AR)
11/29/08 Marsport Way To Go Joe
owned by R Harris
National Specialty 1st Place American-Bred Dogs
American Brittany Club (AR)
11/29/08 Tullamore With A Twist
owned by J Carlson
National Specialty 1st Place 6-9 Months Bitch Sweepstakes
American Brittany Club (AR)

PAST CHAMPIONS & SPECIAL WINS
2008 - "A Banner Year!"

ABC National Specialty Best of Breed - DC/AFC Tequila With A Twist
NFC/DC/AFC Tequila's Joker x Princess Haley II
The first Dual Champion Brittany bitch to ever win the National Specialty Show!
owned by Jessica Carlson

ABC National Specialty Best of Winners - Shelttany Against All Odds
Ch. Castle One In A Millennium JH x Can Ch. Shelttany's Itsy Bitsy
owned by Robin Tomasi & Barbara Scott Dayton

DC AFC Rubyridge's Meg Will Do CDX MH MX MXJ
CH Britt Fan's Ridge Runner Cody SH x CH Three B's Lady of Lace CD JH OA OAJ RN
owned by Jan & Bob Hamner (handled to her last 5 points & major by me)

DC Almaden's River of Shadows
NFC/AFC/AFC Shambo's Dark Shadow x CH Almaden's Lone River Romance
owned by Bud & Sherry Larsen & Jessica Carlson (handled to his last 5 points by Clint Livingston)

DC/AFC MTB Emme's Cabo de Scipio (finished in 10 shows)
DC/AFC Terra's Cabo Wabo x DC/AFC TJ's Single Shot of Scipio
owned by Tom White & Margaret Horstmeyer

CH/AFC Nahela, JH
Sintaska SH x Bar None's Red Ribbon SH
owned by Terry Gowin

Ch. Shadow Attack
(became a Dual Champion in January 2009)
NFC/FC/AFC Shambo's Dark Shadow x FC/AFC The Prairie Tornado
owned by Phil Dangerfield

Ch. Breton's Truckee River Gold
FC/AFC Hi Scor Jac D Ruffian x DC/AFC Chikamin's Tub O'Gold
owned by Gordon Theilen & Christine Zink

Ch. Alar's Sky Dancer
FC KB's Shadow-Dancer x Ch. Sovereign Alar Skyrocket JH
owned by Ann Farinas, Gunter Schanzenbacher & Jessica Carlson

Ch. Once In A Blue Moon, JH
FC/AFC Oak Hill's Blue Moon x Oak Hill's Maul-E-Hatchet
owned by Ken & Paula Barber

Ch. Rusty Ridge Lucky Strike
DC/AFC Awards Rusty Ridge Jake MH x DC/AFC Rusty Ridge Bookers Last Fling
owned by Claude & Jan Kilpatrick (handled to his first points by owner)

Ch. Gerstdale's Money To Burn, JH
CH Castle Brittstorm Lghtng Bolt x CH Gerstdale's Mad Money SH
owned by Debbie Inferrera (handled to minor points by owner)

2007

DC Sawtooth Sam's 4Runner, MH
DC Chick's Blaze'n Sawtooth Sam JH x FC BG's Trademark Lawyer MH
owned by Ken & Paula Barber

Ch. Masked Jack of Diamonds (finished in 12 shows)
Ch. Jayhawker's Masked Bandit x Reddevil's Lucky Diamond at FF
owned by Rod & Carol Maves

Ch. Almaden's Grace Under Fire
NFC/FC/AFC Shambo's Dark Shadow x Ch. Almaden's Lone River Romance
owned by FG & Sherry Larsen

Best in Specialty Winner - 5 Group Placements - TOP 10 Brittany in Show AND Field rankings
DC Sovereign Copley Kiss My Chips

DC/AFC Roja's Gambling Chips x Ch. Sovereign's Classical Code JH
owned by Robin Tomasi

ABC National Specialty Award of Merit - DC/AFC Tequila With A Twist
NFC/DC/AFC Tequila's Joker x Princess Haley II
owned by Jessica Carlson

ABC Western Futurity Best of Opposite Sex - Ch. Copley Millennium Martini
Ch. Castle One In A Millennium JH x Ch. Wincrest Romantic Melody
owned by Robin Tomasi & Barb Scott

2006

Ch. Mega Chip
NAFC/FC/AFC Lea's Running Jayhawk x NFC/DC/AFC Micro Chips of Nutmeg
owned by Margaret Horstmeyer & Tom White (shown to first point by owner)

Ch. Rodeo's Shady Lady, JH
Ch. Rodeo's Rough Rider JH x Ch. Rodeo's Every Cowboys Dream
owned by Jackie Nicol & Poul Jessen (shown to first points by owner)

Ch. Chad's Rebel With A Cause (finished at 11 months old)
DC/AFC The Whiz Kid x FC/AFC Martin's Rusty Diamond Hunter MH
owned by Chad Connor

Best in Specialty Winner - Top 25 Brittany - Qualified for AKC/Eukanuba Invitational Show
Ch. Sovereign Copley Kiss My Chips

DC/AFC Roja's Gambling Chips x Ch. Sovereign's Classical Code JH
owned by Robin Tomasi

ABC National Specialty 1st place Field Trial Bitch - CH/AFC Tequila With A Twist
owned by Jessica Carlson & Ed Tillson

2005

DC/AFC Redlines Tequila Smoker
owned by Bill & Cindy Leffingwell (shown to first points by Linda Langford)

Ch. Almaden's Lone Shadow Dancer
owned by FG & Sherry Larsen & Sara Hellett

ABC National Specialty Award of Merit - Ch. Tequila With A Twist
owned by Jessica Carlson & Ed Tillson

ABC Western Futurity Best of Breed - Almaden's River of Shadows
NFC/AFC/AFC Shambo's Dark Shadow x CH Almaden's Lone River Romance
owned by Bud & Sherry Larsen & Jessica Carlson

ABC Western Futurity Best of Opposite Sex - Almaden's Lone River Romance
NFC/AFC/AFC Shambo's Dark Shadow x CH Almaden's Lone River Romance
owned by Bud & Sherry Larsen & Jessica Carlson

2004

Ch. Lone Oak's Sovereign Delta
New CH & ABC Western Futurity Best of Breed
owned by Beverly & Ron Bemis (shown to other points by Loran Morgan)

Ch. Tequila With A Twist
owned by Jessica Carlson & Ed Tillson

DC/AFC TJ's Single Shot of Scipio
owned by Margaret Horstmeyer & Tom White

Group First, & ABC Summer Specialty Award of Merit/Best Veteran - Ch. Burford's Delta Flyer
owned by Beverly & Ron Bemis

2003

Ch. Sovereign's Architect's Code, JH
New CH & ABC Western Futurity Best of Breed
owned by Jessica Carlson & Dawn & Joe Droel

Am/Can Ch. Jayhawker Huntersheart Mtn Jeb
owned by Lori Haldorson & Helen Rogers

DC Chikamin's Tub O'Gold
owned by Gordon Thielen DVM

Ch. Almaden's Lone River Romance
owned by F.G. & Sherry Larsen (shown to minor points by Katie Patrick)

Ch. Sovereign Alar Skyrocket, JH
owned by Rhonda & Jessica Carlson

Ch. Cedaridge Obi-Wan O'Dee
owned by Bob Travers

Best in Specialty Show win & Group placement - Ch. Lone Oak's Delta Force
owned by Beverly & Ron Bemis

2004 ABC Summer Specialty Veteran Dog & Award of Merit, followed by a BOB & Group First win from the Veterans class
BISS Ch. Burford's Delta Flyer, owned by Beverly Bemis

 

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