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2002 Silky Terrier Specialty
The 2002 National Specialty is now one for the record books - and what a show it was! With a total of 29 Silkys in competition making up a total of 68 entries, it was the largest entry of Silky Terriers ever to compete in Canada.
We plan to add pictures of the winners as we receive them, but in the meantime, here is a write-up by the Club President; Val VanKoesveld, and details of the proud winners:
The MLSTC held its 10th National Specialty in conjunction with the Mount Cheam Canine Association September 20, 21, 22. We had 29 Silkys for a total of 68 entries. Our thanks to Anne Wallace who along with our Show Secretary; Kim Campbell of Western Dog Shows, organized and co-ordinated the whole event, and our thanks to Mount Cheam Canine Assciation for allowing us to hold our National Specialty in conjunction with their show and for sharing their judging panel with us.
The Mount Cheam Canine Association assigned us a fairly large area where we set up tables for our silent auction and a table at the back for coffee, pop, etc. Nancy Rylan had had a large banner made up welcoming everyone to our Specialty, with the MLSTC emblem placed on both sides. It looked fantastic on the grey backdrop. Our silent auction tables were the border of our area.
We set up our silent auction Thursday night so everything would be ready to start for Saturday. I must thank Val & Alan Gustus for taking charge of the Silent Auction table and looking after it for us - we couldn't have done it without you and along with Cliff Holland acted as host and hostess and helped where it was needed, even holding dogs and getting dogs to ringside. By the way, guys, how big was that fish???
Friday came with a small entry for the All-Breed Show -and congratulations to "Chase" - Can.Am.Inter.Ch. Tawny Mist Fortune Hunter bred by Donna Renton and owned by Donna, Val VanKoesveld & Cliff Holland for taking the breed that day. Winners Female and Best Opposite was Tawny Mist Playing Head Games bred by Donna Renton and owned by Richard & Dinah Baggenstos.
Friday evening rolled around and we were all excited to start the Specialty with the Sweepstakes class - 11 entered. Judge: Mrs. Muriel Bereziak
Best In Sweepstakes
Can.Ch. Asoluta Seket Eminent Mission bred by Nancy Rylan and owned by Val VanKoesveld & Cliff Holland. (Billy's Sweepstakes picture is unavailable. This is his Specialty win picture.)
Best Runner Up
Can.Ch.Pen-Ken Lazuli's To The Max - bred by Doris L. Pennington/Shari L. Rhodes and owned by Anne & Katherine Wallace.
For the first time in B.C. we held Property classes as a fun match - 16 entered. Judge - Mrs. Glennis Doig
Most Alert - Asoluta's Mission Possible - F - bred and owned by Nancy Rylan
Best Topline - Can.Am.Ch. Tawny Mist Carwyn Ear-Ly Warning - M - bred by Donna L. Renton & Carol Dunster and owned by Nancy Rylan & Donna Renton
Best Head - F - Can.Ch. Seket Mara's Will O' The Wisp -bred by Val VanKoesveld & Cliff Holland & owned by Nancy, Val & Cliff
Best Movement, Best Colur, Best Coat Texture, Best Head - Male all won by Can.Ch. Kencara's Reign Silk bred and owned by Carolyn Withers.
The ribbons were black with silver printing and MLSTC emblem on them and framed tiles with Silkys on them that Heather Somers made were also given out.
Saturday was the All Breed show and congratulations to Tawny Mist Straight To The Mark - bred by Donna Renton and owned by Mark Robitaille and Donna, who took the breed and also a Group 2. The Winners Female was Tawny Mist Ashlea Bluewynd bred by Donna Renton/Linda Casper and owned by Donna, who also took BOS.
Best Puppy was Mtnview Tmist Ride N Shotgun bred by Julie Lemarr & Donna Renton and owned by Julie Lemarr.
Saturday afternoon a beautiful and very delicious cake arrived which was enjoyed by us all and by visitors to the booth alike.
Our Specialty was slated for 6:00 p.m. and we were able to start on time - our judge was Mrs. E.B. Maitland from Australia. We had a entry of 29 Silkys. There was a wonderful crowd of friends and family and other "doggy people", who were enthusiastic and seemed to be enjoying themselves.
At this time I want to mention Heather Somers - she hand made the majority of our trophies - and they were absolutely gorgeous. She made small wall hangings for first place in each class which were Silkys done in Pretty Punch work and the BISS award was a Silky Head done in cross stitch and all awards were framed. Anne Wallace had ordered lovely ribbons and Roxanne Aeichelle had crocheted crate pads to match the awards. Our trophy table was beautiful and much admired.
The winners were:
WINNERS MALE:
Am.Ch. Tawny Mist Mtnview Storm Alert - bred by Donna Renton/Teresa Pence and owned by Julie Lemarr
(Am.Can.Ch. Tawny Mist Copyright X Am.Ch. Re-Dans Sun Sand Pebble)
WINNERS FEMALE/BEST OF WINNERS/BEST BRED BY EXHIBITOR:
Tawny Mist Ashlea Bluewynd - bred by Donna Renton/Linda Casper and owned by Donna.
(Am.Can.Inter.Ch. Tawny Mist Fortune Hunter X Tawny Mist Perpetual Motion)
BEST OF BREED/BEST CANADIAN BRED:
Can.Ch. Asoluta Seket Eminent Mission - bred by Nancy Rylan owned by Val VanKoesveld & Cliff Holland and shown by Lorianne Amadeo
(Am.Can.Ch. Tawny Mist Carwyn Ear-ly Warning x Seket Tawny Mist La Bayadere)
BEST OPPOSITE:
Can.Ch. Asoluta's Intrepid Angel - bred by Nancy Rylan/Val VanKoesveld/Cliff Holland and owned by Nancy Rylan -
(Am.Can.Ch. Tawny Mist Carwyn Ear-Ly Warning X Can.Ch. Seket Mara's Will 'O" The Wisp)
BEST PUPPY:
Mtnview TMist Ride N Shotgun - bred by Julie Lemarr/Donna Renton and owned by Julie Lemarr
(Am.Can.Ch. Tawny Mist Copyright X Am.Ch. Silverbelle Heiderl Melony)
AWARD OF MERIT/STUD DOG CLASS:
Can.Am.Ch. Tawny Mist Carwyn Ear-Ly Warning - bred by Donna Renton/CarolDunster and owned by Nancy Rylan & Donna Renton
(Am.Ch. Carwyn Tawny Mist Secret Agent X Am.Ch. Tawny Mist Mia Dinkum Blu)
ALTERED MALE:
Gustus Seket Herecomes Trouble - bred by Val Gustus and owned by Val & Cliff
(Can.Am.Ch. Tawny Mist Carwyn Ear-Ly Warning X Can.Ch. Seket Tawny Mist Magali M.)
There were many tears in the audience when Heather Somers brought out Can.Ch. OTCH. Coans Darling Darla TD,FD.AGN,VADC,Am.CDX,CGC (F). Darla is 14 years old and still loves to work and show off and if that wasn't enough, Heather brought out Can.Ch. OTCh. U-CD Hopepark's Naughty But Nice,TDX,FD,ADC,Am.CDX,CGC (F) - Gayna will be 17 in December and was still wanting to "strut her stuff".
Two very special Silkys!! The hit of the show!!
After some of the excitement died down and some pictures were taken, we all gathered at the booth for a pizza party. And anyone attending the Specialty was invited to join. I should at this time thank Nancy Rylan for ordering all the food. The pizza was yummy and enjoyed by all. Nancy organized all the food and bought all the supplies - wonderful food and great job! A couple of special awards were also given out: Donna Renton received a prize for having travelled the furthest to get to the show, and "Arrow" (Tawny Mist Straight To The Mark) received a basket of "goodies" for the Silky who came the furthest to attend the show - Alaska to Oregon to Chilliwack.
The silent auction had closed on Saturday afternoon. On the Sunday, some people still were picking up their goodies. The Silkys showed late that day and congratulations to Am.Can.Inter.Ch. Tawny Mist Fortune Hunter for taking the Breed. Chase and Dinah went on to a Group 2 as well. Best Opposite that day was Can.Ch. Pen-Ken Lazuli's Blu owned by Anne and Katherine Wallace. Our Winners Female was Mtn View Honky Tonk Angel with Winners Male and Best of Winners going to Tawny Mist Straight To The Mark. Best Puppy this day was Tawny Mist Roll Of The Dice - bred and owned by Donna Renton.
Congratulations to all the winners of the All Breed Show and the Specialty Show and thanks to all who helped out. Thank you to our sponsors Nutro Products & Petsmart, and also to the 14th Avenue Sports Pub, Mission for the fund raising dinner, the Salvation Army, Abbotsford for the fund raising clothing drive; Valley Feed Bag in Mission for pet products and the Australian Consulate for the loan of an Australian Flag and booklets and Canine Review for their subscription prize.
We also thank all those who contributed to our trophy donations and our silent auction.
The winner of the one year's subscription to Canine Review was Ilona Biddington.
And yes, it certainly was a Special Specialty!!
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