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A Message from Mari-Beth O'Neill
We were thrilled with the Junior entry for the AKC/Eukanuba National
Championship. Please
click here
for information on the 2006 events.
A problem we continue to have is maintaining current contact
information for Juniors. If your address changes, please
email us to update your contact
information. This is not automatically done as a result of an entry.
We wish to thank all who have submitted articles and photos for
this issue of the Junior News. If you have a digital camera and
would like to submit candids of Juniors or a Junior event please
email them. Identify the event and
as many of the individuals as possible.
Mari-Beth O'Neill
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Competing at the Championship
By Lauren McIlwraith
I was given an opportunity of a life time and this I will never
forget. Making it to the AKC/Eukanuba National Championsihp was a
long road but exciting. Having this opportunity to show dogs has
given me a source of confidence that I would have never achieved any
were else. Dog shows are teaching me away to prioritize my life and
allow myself to balance school and showing dogs.
Read the full article.
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Growing Up in Juniors
By Chelsea Brandenburg
My family has been involved in Australian Shepherds since 1980.
Before AKC recognized our breed we showed our dogs in Australian
Shepherd Club of America shows. Personally, my experience in the ring
began in 1989 at an ASCA show as a "Pee-wee" handler. Since then I
have learned countless lessons that can be applied to many different
parts of my life.
Read the full article.
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Early Beginnings
By Katrina Davis
I began participating in AKC Junior Showmanship as a bit of a
late bloomer. .. at the ripe old age of twelve! Dogs and dog shows
had always been a passion of mine, but I waited several years before
attempting it.
Read the full article.
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Go Find, Flash!
By Kate Eldredge
Hello, my name is Kate Eldredge and I am 14 years old. I have two
dogs, a Pembroke Welsh Corgi and an Australian Shepherd. This year my
Pembroke Welsh Corgi, Culdi's Hearts On Fire CD TD NA HSAs CGC
(a.k.a. Flash), turned 7 years old. We've had a great year, and one
of the highpoints was when Flash got her Tracking Dog title this
spring at the Pembroke Welsh Corgi Club of America (PWCCA) national
specialty tracking test.
Read the full article.
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Me and My Sheltie
By Sarah J. Kiely
My name is Sarah Kiely and I am 10 years old. My Sheltie's name
is "Allie Oop" and she is almost 1½ . Allie is the most wonderful dog
a kid could ever ask for. Allie was a tremendous surprise for me! It
was a cold fall day, and my mom surprised me by telling me we were
going to meet an old friend she used to ride horses with for dinner.
As we drove on, I was unsure why we were stopping at McDonald's since
we were supposed to be meeting her friend for dinner. Anyway, didn't
really think much of it, so I ate too.
Read the full article.
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Remembering Junior Years
By Shannon Mort
It seems like just yesterday when I was a novice handler in the
sport of purebred dogs and felt so nervous every time I went into the
show ring. I look back and remember those times and see how my
handling skills have vastly improved and have been refined over the
years. The sport of purebred dogs has been one of the biggest
influences on my life. I have been able to grow so much as a person
and meet a lot of new people in the process.
Read the full article.
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See photos from the AKC Gazette Luncheon, the AKC/Eukanuba National
Championship, and the Kennel Club of Palm Springs.
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Junior Results -- AKC/Eukanuaba National Championship
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Ninety-three Junior Handlers from across the country competed at the
Championship in Tampa this January. Preliminary judges Cassandra
Clark and Carol Rappaport-Fish selected six finalists each to meet in
the Finals round, judged by Robert Forsyth. First place was Lauren
McIlwraith showing a Siberian Husky; second was Michael Brunner
showing a Long Haired Dachshund; third was Graham Swayze handling a
Whippet; and fourth was Rick Terella handling a Siberian Husky.
Visit the
Junior Photo Gallery
for photos of the Junior competition and the AKC Gazette Junior
Luncheon.
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Juniors Excel in Rally
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Rally became an AKC-recognized event on January 1, 2005. Many Juniors
throughout the country participated and earned titles in the first
Rally events, held on New Year's weekend. Brieaynn Ellis, handler of
Canami Blue Blazer CD, received a perfect score in Rally Novice at a
trial in Rochester, NY. She was the first junior to accomplish this.
Brieaynn also titled another Sheltie during that weekend, who was the
youngest sheltie pup to obtain the title.
Tom Eldredge was the first junior to earn a leg at the Rochester
trial, with his Australian Shepherd, Baloo. Congratulations to
Brieaynn, Tom, and all other Juniors who have earned Rally titles
with their dogs!
Find out more about Rally.
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Junior Showmanship Practicum
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The Baltimore Kennel Club, in conjunction with the AKC Registered
Handlers Program, will be offering a Junior Practicum at their event
on April 25, 2005.
Click here for more information.
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2006 AKC/Eukanuba National Championship
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The fifth-annual Championship will be held January 14 & 15, 2006, in
Tampa, Florida. As in past years, Juniors must have 5 wins in the
Open class, with competition present, and a 3.0 (or equivalent) grade
point average to qualify for the Championship.
See full eligibility information here.
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Best Friends
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The one absolutely unselfish friend that man can have in this
selfish world, the one that never deserts him, the one that never
proves ungrateful or treacherous, is his dog.
--George Graham Vest
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