Becoming A Champion!

It takes 15 points and two Majors to become a Champion.

With one point already under my belt won at my first show

I was after 14 more and two Majors (a Major is 10 or more girls!)

Winning 4th place in my class at the Newfoundland Specialty

in Dixon CA

Here's my handsome brother Mr. Big and I with

Aunt Karen after the show

Winning Best of Winners and Best of Opposite!

In Petaluma CA

With Judge Donavan Thomas

Winning Best of Opposite

In Grassvalley CA

with judge Carolyn Alexander

Winning Best of Opposite

In Sonora CA

with judge Pat Hastings

Whoo Hooo!

Jeff became available again so there was no stopping us now!

My first Major Win!

In Vallejo CA

with judge Lesley Hiltz

Winning Best of Opposite

with Judge Linda Riedel

in Grassvalley CA


My biggest win ever was with the prestigious judge
Ron Menaker - Chairman of the Board of American Kennel Club
at the beautiful Palm Springs CA show
Winning this Major completed my Championship and…

introduced me to peanut butter Chewy Louie’s!

The best cookie ever!

* It’s now mandatory a case be bought at every

Red Barn stand we see

Thanks to:

Jeff Heim (The # 1 handler!)

Blossom Heim for the giving me the best trimmed feet and hocks in the ring!

Michael and Krystal McGuire for taking on my first season of shows

Aunt Phyllis and Aunt Karen for teaching my mom had to groom and trim me for shows

Aunt Jill for keeping me excited about going to shows by the endless supply

of cookies you "tossed" from your pocket to my mouth!

and Thanks to the judges:

Patricia Gellerman, Donavan Thomas, Linda Riedel, Lesley Hiltz, Pat Hastings,

Carolyn Alexander, Beverly Bonadonnna-Vics, Danny Canino, Peter Emily,

Terry Goldman and Ronald Menaker.

Sophie ("CH" Bonnie Bay's Heaven Sent)