DDBSA 2007 National Specialty - Shelton, WA
A very special thank you to the Rising Star family, extended family & friends who supported us at the show!!
We are very proud to report that we had 5 Rising Star dogues in attendance at the 2007 DDBSA National Specialty Show in Shelton, WA. We had dogs represented from four of our litters, and we are very honored to say that each of them placed during the weekend!!! We are waiting for the professional photos to arrive in the mail, but here are a few taken by friends.
The following are the placements our Rising Star dogues earned at the show and what litter they represent:
B Litter: Rising Star's Beastie Girl - 1st place Veteran Female, Best Veteran, Best Brood Bitch
D Litter: Rising Star's Diamond in the Rough - 1st Place Open Female, Best Female, Best of Opposite Sex
D Litter: Rising Star's D'Ogre Shrek - 3rd place Top 10 Male
F Litter: Rising Star's Feroz Achilles - 3rd Place American Bred Male
H Litter: Rising Star's Hugo Boss - 2nd place Bred-by Exhibitor Male
Thank you to Angie & Scott Reed and Hugo Lujan for presenting your dogs at this show!! Also thanks to Hilary & Amy for all of the great pictures and your help throughout the weekend. :)
Rising Star's Diamond in the Rough - owned by Scott & Angie Reed. 1st Place Open Female, Best Female, Best of Opposite Sex
We are so proud of Angie & Diamond! It was especially rewarding because Bella won this two years ago, and now to see her daughter follow in her footsteps is amazing. We could not be more thrilled with her placement at this show!!
Also special congratulations to Diamond's daughter, Lola (Evergreen's Only in Gucci), owned by Amanda & Nick on her 3rd place 12-18 class female win with an Excellent rating!
Friday evening DDBSA Top 10 Competition: AKC Judge Dennis Morgan with Mary, Braxx, Hugo, Jen & Shrek
Four of the seven top 10 males that were in attendance (Bacchus, Braxx, Shrek & Hugo)
Special thanks to Hilary Branscum for handling Shrek to his 3rd place win!!!
Rising Star's Beastie Girl (Haley) - 7 1/2 years old - Best Veteran & Best Brood Bitch - rated EXCELLENT
Haley has not been to a show since the 2003 Nationals. We were proud of how well she behaved on our trip. Thank you to Kristin Unger for handling Haley in the brood bitch class for us. :)
Shrek & Hugo - 2nd place Brace
Shrek placed 3rd in the top 10 and passed his Therapy Dog International Test on Saturday
Hugo placed 2nd in the Bred-by Exhibitor Male Class and rated EXCELLENT
Rising Star's Feroz Achilles - owned by Hugo Lujan. 3rd place American Bred Male Class