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Catching Up Again

Well I've been lax in my updates, and I promise once again to try to be more prompt!  This may seem a bit discombobulated but just going through stuff I wanted to put on and never got around to it!

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Big news this time is Pat Doescher's great win at the Shiba Classic. Ch. Hi-Jinx Chip Shot made it another win for the midwest area! Chip won a page on the Shibaweb for a year, we offer this to the breed winner at any specialty type show.

At top is a picture of Laura Payton's bitch that was Jun-Saikousho BOS at the Classic, at the bottom is Sandie & Tom Rolenaitis' JB (Can/Am Ch. Innisfree Kin No Takara) who is now a Nippo champion as well with his win at the Classic. Photo is by Nick Tracano.

click on the images to see a larger version.

Here are further results.

 

Last Saturday (12 June) we went to the MSIR Shiba pic
nic, check out their site for many pictures and a synopsis. They had a wonderful agility course set up and a lot of people gave it a shot. If I thought I could remember where everything was going to be, I might even give it a shot myself!
Sandwiching the shiba picnic were the Little Fort of Waukegan and Chain O Lakes KC shows. Our (mine and Jonathan's) Sweetie (Storm Swept's Dutch Treat) was Best of Breed both days from the puppy class (no specials) and Clark (Otoko De Steel) owned by Letha Gast was BOS. It was a real mudbath on Friday, I remember IMing with Pat Doescher on Thursday night that I was going to bathe dogs and she said "why?". I thought that was strange until I arrived at the show site to see we were OUTDOORS! It had to do with leap year, all the dog show weekends are a little off this year LOL After many days of rain, that show site was a haven for 4 wheel drive vehicles. My own Caravan (AWD thank goodness) looks like she's been in a mud competition!
A cute online game http://www.harrythedog.ca/herdacow.html (obviously designed by a Corgi fancier!)
Glady Mueller wrote to me with news of her win "owner-handled!" with Shakori Evening Primrose (Ch. Hi-Jinx Pimiento x Ch. Hi-Jinx Black Nightshade). She was BOS for 2 points at Oshkosh KC in May. She sends thanks to Pat for introducing her to this wonderful breed.

The Tenacious Tigers were at it again on May 2, 2004. Click the image to read about Tiger and Debbie Schaefer's walk to raise funds for MS
A great shiba inu article by Nobi Atsumi can be found at A Journey Beyond Shiba. This is a four part article taking you to a journey from shiba sitting beside you in your living room all the way back to his pre-historic roots
IM000208.jpg (527927 bytes) Received this picture of Skip (2 years) and Max (3 months) from Steve Oelklaus in St. Louis, MO
Have you always wondered about the shiba that appeared on "Stargate", well here's the whole story! An amazing story of a girl and her dog!
The volunteers of Northeast Shiba Rescue are in dire need of donations for our most recent foster.  As difficult as it is for us to ask for your help, it's more difficult for us to watch her struggle through each day.  Our organization just doesn't have the funds needed to cover the total cost of her surgery, and would welcome any and all donations.

Fox's Story and 'Fox Fund' Donation information:
http://www.northeastshibarescue.com/fox.html
News from Geert Jan in the Netherlands: 

My best Pal, my best friend, my Sumo... achieved a wonderful result at last weekend's "Dog of the Year-Show" here in Holland. He qualified for the fifth time in a row for this event (Best In Show in 2000).


There was very tough competition and he was awarded with a Group-1. The judge described him as "the smiling Samurai". What a joy and also what a sadness for this might have been his last appearance in the show ring and I realized this all too well while showing him. Oh no.. there's nothing wrong with him, but enough is enough. He did his best for me.

Please, let me share with you a photo impression of the show at:
www.shiba.nl/Dog_of_the_Year-show_Feb-14-2004.htm

 

Great Shiba Magazine in Japan

This was brought to the attention of Shiba Lers by Debbie Schaeffer and Tiger. This is a website for a shiba website in Japan. I can't read any of it without a translator but the pictures are darned cute! http://www.tg-net.co.jp/nyujo/right-logo/frame/shi-ba.html

Gent-Belgium 2004 results

I created a separate page for this report for Geert Jan, there are links to pictures of some of the winners.

February Shibas at the Shows

Toby1.jpg (322795 bytes) Great news from Tammy Szabo and Toby who took a Group First and Second at Ottumwa Iowa (click on the smaller image to see the full size photo). I think one of Joy Burlingame's bitches did something there too, but I can't remember now, Joy help! Tammy was kind enough to send me a picture of Toby's big win! Grandpa Mickey sends a high five!
We went to Indianapolis the same weekend and got two majors on Rosie Van Laanen's Riki. Picture to come with Jonathan who showed him for Winners Dog on Saturday and won his first major! We also had Niji there for Letha Gast and he took RWD both days. Larry was there too, but we lost to Pam Peterson and Norma Hornung's Rocky who also was lucky in group on Saturday and picked up a Group 4 under Norm Patton I believe.
While we were playing in Indy, Chris Jones was in New York with Anne Rappaport's boy Edo winning a specialty and Breed at the Garden. All that and just a year old the day after Westminster, he surely was one of the younger dogs there. I have some pictures from Joni Morningstar somewhere to put up ... in my copious spare time.
On the last day of February, many of us were at the Cudahy show to show to Florise Hogan. It was held at a new site and it was really lucky I found out about it because otherwise I would have been up in West Allis, (will teach me to actually read the premium) having gone to Cudahy for about 25 years at West Allis! WD & BW for a nice major was Pat Doescher's puppy Magnum from the BBE class. WB was Karen Drentlaw's bitch Bonnie from Open (unfortunately there were just as many bitches as dogs, but that doesn't make a major here ...). Best of Breed was Tammy Szabo's Toby and Best of Opposite Sex was Jude's Mae.

January Shibas at the Shows

Starting off the new year right, Tammy and Toby got two group placements at the Minnesota shows. Pat Doescher finished one of her lovely bitches.

At the Elgin Super Match on the same weekend, I took my new puppy Dori, and two males, Rosie Van Laanen's Riki and my co-owned (with Letha Gast) Niji. Dori got about what she deserved since "princess" had ideas of her own about what to do on a lead ... I think we got three steps on her. Yori's new puppy Kouchee(?) (Kori x Eri) won the breed and went on to a Group First! I showed Riki and Jonathan showed Niji and the team of Jonathan/Niji took Best of Breed! I took Niji back in for group and won the group on him as well. Neither of them were picked Best in Match, but we still took home lovely crystal trophies for the groups :) Jo-Ann made a rare appearance in the ring with her Toyo/Lilly puppy Emma and took way more steps than Dori and got 2nd.

My first official shows for the year were Wheaton and Wisconsin Kennel Clubs in late January. We stayed home from Wheaton due to very bad weather. Freezing rain on top of ice just isn't a good combination for traveling! One of the very few times I've missed a show due to weather. I showed Riki in Puppy Dog and Niji in BBE, and Jonathan went back in on Niji and took WD, I think for a guy that's probably only been to 10 dog shows in his life he's amassing quite a nice record ... 2 for 2! Mickey won his veteran class (well he was the only one in it) and his granddaughter owned by Jude Staniszewski took the Breed over specials for the second time that I'm aware of. Jude thought it finished her, but it seems AKC doesn't count the same way so she may still need one or two more. Toby with Tammy was BOS. All three major awards went to Mickey grandkids :)

At Grayslake on Saturday Rosie Van Laanen's Riki was BW, WD for 2 points, and Jude Staniszewski (I'm sure I have totally butchered the spelling, sorry!) showed Mae to WB to finish her for the second time (private joke there, we thought she had finished her (see above) at Milwaukee. She was also BOS to my and Pat Doescher's Jimmy for his first Best of Breed as a special. On Sunday, there were some more dogs entered and Letha Gast's & my Niji took his first major from the BBE class, Karen Drentlaw's Bonnie was WB from the Puppy Class. Best of Breed was Anne Rappaport's Edo shown by Chris Jones and BOS was Mae.

National Specialty News

courtesy of Norma Hornung via the ShibaForum email list.

Agility:

There had been 19 Shibas entered in the 1st Shiba-only Agility Trial. Two teams were not able to attend so there were 16 Standard runs and 16 JWW runs (not all teams were entered in both).   In typical Shiba
fashion, there were some gorgeous runs and some creative ones.

Nov A Std(16") 2 entries
1st Place, score of 100  - Yuki Kitsune (Yuki), Dennis & Joanne Takata

Nov B Std (12") 2 entries
1st Place, score of 95 - Tasukaru Liberty For Me (Libby), Norma Hornung

Nov B Std (16") 2 entries
1st Place, score of 95 - Koshou Friend of Kurgan (Koshou), Mary Engstrom

Open P Std (8") 1 entry
1st place, score of 100 - Desert Shiba's Kuru Ocha CD, OA, OAJ, NAP, NJP
(Josei) - Marijane Reich

Nov A JWW (16") 2 entries
1st Place, score of 90 - Yuki Kitsune (Yuki), Dennis & Joanne Takata

Ex B JWW (12") 1 entry
1st Place, score of 100 - Chena's Cayenne Pepper, OA, AXJ (Pepper),
Norma Hornung

HIGH IN TRIAL
Standard - Josei, Marijane Reich
Jumpers With Weaves - Pepper, Norma Hornung

Obedience:

There were 6 Shibas entered in the obedience trial - 2 in Novice and 4
in Open.

The only Shiba to qualify, score of 186.5, was Hi-Jinx Black Cherry, NA
(Marijane Reich).

Conformation (sketchy, but the best I can do! via Marcus on the Shiba-L)

BOB was Ch. Ryuukyuumaru Go Gold Typhoon - "Bob" (see below)

WB was Diana Smiley's girl

Reserve WB was San Jo Scene Stealer - "Sophie"

Best Bred By was Jogoso's Tempest In A Teacup - "Storm"

and from me: I also know at the regional on Thursday WB to finish was New Champion Copperdots Zion NesYoni Kamya. She is owned by M Broussard/D Smiley and I believe was handled by Pam Peterson.

Complete results in pdf format

 

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