– 2005 GDCA National Specialty –

October 24, 2005 – Last week's GDCA National Specialty, which was held in Chandler, AZ, was very exciting. Many of us are home by now, while others are still on the road. We wish them safe travel.

I enjoyed seeing old friends and the 600+ Great Danes in attendance. Members of GDCA's Western Division, which hosted the event, worked hard to make sure everything ran smoothly. They must be exhausted from all the work, but they can take pride in the quality of the show because it was so well done.

Congratulations!
In my view, all the Danes in attendance were winners, but some won REALLY big. Below is a rundown of the major titles:

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— TOP TWENTY WINNER —
CH Warwick's Truley Scrumtious
(CH Winfall's Bet Twice V Warwick x CH Warwick's Niteshade at Jacamo)
Breeders: Doug & Anne Toomey
Owners: Robert & Linda Tonnancour, Kathy Varian, Anne Toomey
Handler: Doug Toomey

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— BEST IN SPECIALTY — 
CH Owlwatch All That Jazz
(CH Wsiwyg's Lothario V Longo x CH Weidane's A Gala At Owlwatch)
Breeders/Owners:  P. Jane & Phillip J. Gray
Handler:  Patrice Lawrence

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— BEST OF OPPOSITE SEX —
CH Avanti's All For One Elan
(CH Helisain Monsieur x CH Avanti's Taylor Dane)
Breeders: Artisee & Lisa Foltz, John Gerszewski
Owners: Bob & Linda Tonnancour, Lisa Foltz

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— WINNER'S DOG, BEST OF WINNERS —
Fleckenhaus Aries
(Quincy Adams Von Bonehenge x Fleckenhaus Brocad V Uno)
Breeder: Sherron Higham-Trejo, Claire Hazlett
Owner: Sherron Higham-Trejo, Pete Trejo
Handler: Mari Lynn Davisson

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— WINNER'S BITCH —
Jerdan's Irresistible Jade
(CH Elan's Nash Bridges Royhl x CH Jerdan's Sophisticated Jade)
Breeders:  Jose Ribo, Sue Holestin
Owner:  Jose Ribo
Handler:  Jose Ribo

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— BEST IN FUTURITY — 
Seventhheaven VZTop's Pacific 2J Rollin' Stone
(CH Our Danes Fury x CH VZTops Autumn of Seventh Heaven)
Breeders:  Glenn & Cindy Niske, Lorraine Rainwater
Owners: H. James, T. James, J. Rouse, L. Rainwater, C. Niske
Handler:  Lorraine Rainwater

(Click here to see more photos of little "Mick" from last week)

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— BEST JUNIOR IN FUTURITY — 
Lagarada's California Gold
(BISS AKC/UKC/Intl CH Lagarada's Aspen Gold, ROM x CH Lagarada's Show Stopper)
Breeder:  Fran Lass
Owners: Tim Sutherland, Eric Evangelista, Fran Lass
Handler: Larry Schram

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— BISS AWARDS OF MERIT —

CH Warwick's Truley Scrumptious

CH Sunstrike Cherries Jubilee

CH Aldawn's I'm The Intruder

CH Sasdania-Vitag's Frozen Asset

CH Obsidian's Power House

CH Rika-Lera Humphrey Bogart

CH Wiedanes Tootsies Orchid Lounge

CH GMJ's The Five Card Stud

CH Maitau's All Eyes On Sundance

CH Standbyme's Believe In Magic

CH Orion's EZ Cash

CH Dewitt's Court Blue Print

More to come
I took over 5000 photographs last week, mostly at ringside. I'll be showing some of my favorites here in the following weeks.

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