Thrilled to be able to announce that Bing will be starring opposite Naomi Watts in the movie, The Friend. We are currently in production and it’s an amazing experience.
Bosley finished his AKC championship (pending AKC confirmation) in style this past weekend. He earned his second 4-point major, going Best of Winners at the Great Dane Club of Des Moines specialty. He was moved up and was shown as a special the other shows and managed an impressive haul! First, he went Best of Opposite over an amazing line up of specials. Next show he won an Award of Merit. Final show he went Select Dog. He was Owner Handler Best of Breed for four of his five shows and wrapped up the weekend with an Owner Handler Group II!
Bosley Winners Dog, Best of Winners, and Owner Handler Best of Breed under AKC judge Lourdes Carvajal
Bosley winning Select Dog and Owner Handler Best of Breed under judge under AKC judge Tom Davis
Bing went Winners Dog for another two points towards his championship. Now he only needs one last 3-point major win to finish his AKC championship.
Dogs have to win 15 points to earn their AKC championship. Points are earned on a scale of 1-5 points, based on the number of dogs at that show. The point scale varies by breed, gender, and region. Of the 15 points they need to earn, dogs need to win under different judges and win at least two “major” wins of 3-5 points. Basically, they need to defeat several other dogs at once. In our area, it takes nine male Danes to win a 3-point major. There were nine dogs entered, but one was absent, So what we hoped was a 3-point win was a 2-point win. Still great, but not quite as sweet as a major win would have been.
We had a successful final show in 2021, with Bing picking up more points towards his AKC championship. Plus, two of his kids made their debuts in the 4-6 month beginner puppy competition. So pleased with both of these youngsters!
Santana (Bing x Cleo) at 5 months oldBing with two of his kids (Bing x Cleo) – Zephyr (mantle male) and Santana (mantle merle female)