A Message from Mari-Beth O’Neill
Happy New Year!
Congratulations to everyone who was able to participate in AKC Events in 2023. We congratulate all the Juniors who were eligible to compete at the AKC National Championship, and those who received awards for their accomplishments.
The AKC Junior Scholarship Application is available on the AKC Web Site. Criteria includes documentation of belonging to an AKC Club, as well as an essay including how your participation in AKC Events has impacted your life and what you anticipate your future involvement as a breeder, exhibitor, and participant in purebred dogs and AKC Events to be. Also posted is the Scholarship Application for Juniors competing in Companion Events and the Scholarship Application for Juniors competing in Performance Events.
AKC National Championship Presented
by Royal Canin
Junior Showmanship results:
First place: receiving a $5,000 Scholarship, Octavia Stensen, showing a Norwegian Buhund
Second place: receiving a $4,000 Scholarship, Jade Chase, showing a Black Russian Terrier
Third place: receiving a $3,000 Scholarship, Taylor Johnson, showing a Old English Sheepdog
Fourth place: receiving a $2,000 Scholarship, Hadrian Towell, showing a Manchester Terrier
The eight additional finalists each receive a $500 Scholarship:
Caleigh Novak
Fallyn Riney
Madeline Kapela
Olivia Eichelberger
Annaliese North
Cameron Johnson
Dyna Vestal
Olivia Uyeno
AKC Juniors Agility Competition
Juniors who participated in the AKC Juniors Agility Competition competed in either the Junior Excellent or Superior Classes, depending on their age. Handlers who were under the age of 14 on the day of the show competed in the Junior Superior class division, and handlers who were at least 14 years old on the day of the show competed in the Junior Excellent class division.
Placing first in their height division overall and advancing to represent Juniors at the AKC Agility Invitational competition were:
AKC Obedience & Rally Junior Showcase
The AKC Obedience & Rally Junior Showcase had junior handlers competing in Obedience and/or AKC Rally®. In Obedience, Junior handlers competed in classes based on their dog’s AKC Obedience accomplishments. Placing first in their class were:
Junior Obedience Showcase – Saturday
Junior Obedience Showcase – Sunday
In AKC Rally®, junior handlers competed in Rally Novice, Rally Intermediate, Rally Advanced, Rally Excellent, and/or Rally Master based on the dog’s AKC Rally® accomplishments.
Placing first in their class were:
Junior Rally Showcase – Saturday
Junior Rally Showcase – Sunday
AKC Junior Versatility Junior Scholarship Recipients
Presentations were made to the AKC Junior Versatility Scholarship Recipients at the annual Junior Reception following judging on Saturday afternoon in Orlando. I would like to take the opportunity to thank the Parents, families and friends who have provided support to each of the Juniors competing in different events this.
First place receiving $3,000 is Theodore Moore, from Bethel , Minnesota. Theodore competes in Agility, Obedience, Rally Pointing Breed Hunt Tests, Fast Cat, Junior Showmanship, CGC and Trick Dog with his German Shorthaired Pointers. The First Place Scholarship is offered in memory of Pug, -GCHP Hill Country's Let's Get Ready To Rumble through the AKC Humane Fund by Carolyn and Gary Koch.
Second Place receiving a $2,500 Scholarship is Ava Gardner, from St. Louis Park, MN. AVA competes in Agility, Fast Cat, Junior Showmanship, and Rally with her English Cocker and her Swedish Vallhund. The Scholarship is offered by Elizabeth Fletcher in Memory of Doris A. Wall.
Third Place receiving a $2,000 Scholarship is Christopher Plank from Waterloo, Il. Christopher competed in Agility, Fast Cat, Scent Work Rally. Trick Dog and Virtual Home Manners with his German Shepherd The Scholarship is offered in memory of Pug, -GCHP Hill Country's Let's Get Ready To Rumble through the AKC Humane Fund by Carolyn and Gary Koch.
Fourth Place receiving a $1,500 Scholarship is Kaylin Smith, from Ballwin, Missouri. Kaylin competes in Agility, Fast Cat, and Rally with her Standard Schnauzer and Border Collie. The Scholarship is offered by Elizabeth Fletcher in Memory of Doris A. Wall.
Fifth Place, receiving a $1.000 Scholarship is Grant Gooding, from
Baldwin, WI. Grant competes in Pointing Breed Hunt Tests and Field Trials, Fast Cat, Junior Showmanship, Obedience, Rally and Tricks with his German Shorthaired Pointers, Irish Setter and English setter. The scholarship is offered by Elizabeth Fletcher in Memory of Doris A. Wall.
Sixth Place, receiving a $750 Scholarship is Kirbie Allen from Tupelo, Mississippi. Kirbie competes in Cat, Fast Cat, Junior Showmanship and Lure Coursing with her Borzoi and Whippet. The Scholarship is offered by the North Carolina Triangle Judges Education Group.
Seventh Place, receiving a $500 Scholarship, is Marilyn Dempsey, from Wylie Texas. Marilyn competes in Junior Showmanship, Agility, and Fast Cat with her Chihuahuas. The Scholarship is offered by the North Carolina Triangle Judges Education Group.
Eighth place, receiving a $250 Scholarship is Anja Cikara-Gocke from Wellington, Colorado. Anja competes in Fast Cat, Junior Showmanship, Obedience, Rally and Trick Dog primarily with her Australian Shepherds. The Scholarship is offered by the North Carolina Triangle Judges Education Group.
Ninth Place, receiving a $250 Scholarship is Allison Chism from Reddick, Florida. Allison competes in Agility, Fast Cat, Junior Showmanship, Coursing Ability, Virtual Home Manners and the Agility League with German Wirehaired Pointers.
The Scholarship is offered by the AKC National Junior Organization.
Tenth Place, receiving a $250 scholarship is Sarah Ford from Stanford, Kentucky . Sarah competes in Agility, Rally and Scent Work with her Miniature American Shepherds. The Scholarship is offered by the AKC National Junior Organization.
Emily Wentland
I started training dogs when I was just 9 years old. I joined the local 4-H club with my family’s old rescue Shih Tzu, Oliver. I was hooked from the very first training session. The next year my mom allowed me to get my own dog, Levi. Levi was a Miniature American Shepherd who had a lot of issues. He spent the first nine months of his life in a kennel and when I got him he was scared of everyone and was very insecure. It was with Levi that I discovered trick training and canine musical freestyle. Training with him not only helped him to become more confident and overcome his fears, but it helped me to become more confident as well. He was a very difficult dog to train, especially as a young and inexperienced kid. But not giving up and finding ways to learn together and accomplish my goals definitely brought us closer as a team. It was him that started my love for the breed and my next two dogs were also MAS. Over the years we primarily competed in 4-H. We did a couple of AKC obedience trials over the years but getting to trials was difficult for me.
Justice, Pistol, Grace & Deluge
The odyssey began simple enough. Our oldest Brittany’s had passed on. The younger children in the family were hitting the mid teenage years. Our youngest daughter 14, had expressed an interest in caring for and working with a pup. On Thanksgiving Day 2017, Grace Ann and I took off for the middle of Utah from southern Kansas to pick up a pup. We had been on multiple lists for breeding’s to a particular stud, but all the litters fell through to that point. The trip was long. Grace appeared to enjoy the numerous stories of Brittany’s of the past, what makes the Brittany the best possible breed, how to care for, train, and handle a Brittany. It wasn’t until we were almost home that she admitted she was so attentive to my babbling, for fear if she didn’t I might fall a sleep at the wheel. Smart girl.
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Learning Lounge December 2023
Scottsdale Dog Fanciers Association
Juniors at Meet The Breeds
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