On March 6, 2010, the Ottawa Kennel Club in partnership with Royal Canin held its annual winter Sanction Match at the Rideau Carleton Raceway. The Match was very successful both in terms of the weather and exhibitor participation.  Our winning dogs and owners by judge & group placements were:

Group I  Sporting Breeds        Judge: Danick Dancause

Group winner:      1 BP            Vizsla:

Dynata’s Bound to Raise the Bar

                                                 Owner: Rachel Delaney, Navan, ON

          2                 German Shorthaired Pointer:

                                                 Bravepoint Guns N Roses

                                                 Owner: Gail Docherty, Cumberland, ON

          3                 Setter (Irish):

Midnightblue Let’s Get Ready To Rumble

                                                 Owner: Noreen Seery, Oxford Mills, ON

          4                 Nova Scotia Duck Tolling Retriever:

                                                 Javahill’s River Surfer

                                                 Owner: Donna LaHaise, Richmond, ON

Group II  Hound Breeds          Judge: Dr. Susan Prokopenko

Group winner:      1 BP            Whippet:

Bretica’s Smokin’ Hot

                                                 Owners: A. & T. Brown, Almonte, ON

2                 Saluki:

Windstorm Padtheway Vagabond

                                                 Owner: Hilary Spence, Australia

3                 Basset:

Soundtrack Grand Illusion

                                                 Owner: Miriam Dalfen, Curran, ON

4                 Irish Wolfhound:

Aotearoa Emrys Pokere

Owners: B. Daley & L. Freedman, Chelsea, QC

Group III Working Breeds      Judge: J. Osborne

Group winner:      1 B.P.         Siberian Husky:

Unicornhill’s Limit Edition

                                                 Owners: D. & C. Scombatherly

                                                 Pembroke, ON

2                 Bullmastiff:

Knatchbull’s Phantom Ranger

Owner: Donna Legere, Martintown,ON

3                 Karelian Bear Dog:

Grawpaws Otto

                                                 Owners: A. & B. Balaban, Kanata, ON

4                 Portugese Water Dog:

Lookout’s CDN First Male

                                                 Owners: Anne Blackwood & C. Frendo

                                                 Ottawa, ON

Group  IV    Terrier Breeds     Judge: Dr. Susan Prokopenko

Group winner:      1 BP            Cairn Terrier:

Emjade Krown Caser

                                                 Owner: Mike Sullivan, Gatineau, QC

2                 Fox Terrier Wirehaired:

Sicofox Happy

                                                 Owner: Jacques Charron, QC

          3                 West Highland White Terrier:

                                                 Upton Dean Ain’t She Sweet

                                                 Owner: Joy Picozzi, Ottawa, ON

Group V Toy Breeds                Judge: Linda Bergh

Group winner:      1 BP            Pomeranian:

Silhouette’s Stuff of Legends

Owner: Andrea Noel, Rockcliffe Park, ON

2                 Chihuahua LC:

Tegs Charmed I’m Sure

Owner: Gerry Desjardins, Summerstown, ON

3                 Japanese Spaniel:

Sweet Valley Sachio

          Owners: Tracy Hart

          North Gower, ON

4                 Pug:

Poohpugs Everybody’s Talkin’

                                                 Owners: Dr. M.M. Nicholson & L. Sale

Group VI  Non-sporting

Breeds                                     Judge: Linda Bergh

Group winner:    1                   Standard Poodle:

Signet Dream Girl

                                                 Owner: Colina Edwards

                                                 Carleton Place, ON

BP:                        1                 Standard Poodle:

Signet Breezy Meadow Vivacious

                                                 Owner: Marie R. De Cotret, ON

2                 French Bulldog:

Belboulecan Scent of Fantasy

                                                 Owner: Heidi Merkli, Ottawa, ON

3                 Shiba Inu:

Kortar’s Koffee Toffee

                                                 Owner: Carol Broadhurst,

Kemptville, ON

4                 Bichon Frise:

SMB Little Miss Ellegence

                                                 Owner: Sophie Bernard, Rockland, ON

Group VII Herding Breeds      Judge: Heather Lovett

Group winner:      1 BP            German Shepherd:

Harmonica’s Gypsy Black Rhythm

                                                 Owner: Nadine Paquin, Cantley, QC

2                 Shetland Sheepdog:

TLCs Touch of Lace

                                                 Owner: Tina King, Mallorytown, ON

3                 Berger Picard:

Canoe de la jassette du cap del mas

                                                 Owner: Laurie Mack, Kingston, ON

4                 Belgian Sheepdog:

Ilan de Bruine Buck

                                                 Owner: Ronald Jolicoeur, Laval, QC

Best In Match/Best Puppy  Judge: Danick Dancause

                                                 Whippet: Bretica’s Smokin’ Hot

Owners: A. & T. Brown, Almonte, ON