YEARBOCIK.CIdAMPION BOOK 1998 T}OG OF THE YEAR CHAMPIOI{SHIP YEARBOOK 1998 CONTENT CHAMPIONS PAGE 5 CHAMPION INDEX PAGE 62 THE GRAND CHAMPIONS PAGE 69 GRAND CHAMPION INDEX PAGE 73 REGISTER OF MERIT PAGE74 REGISTER OF MERIT INDEX PAGE 78 WINNERS AND LOSERS PAGE 79 DOG OF THE YEAR PAGE 106 YEARBOOK'98 PAGE 3 YEARBOOIICHAMPIONSHIP BOOK 1998 A champion is a dog that wins in three shows, in which all indicates that he has won over a registered champion. A [3] of the dogs are conditioned for that particular show. The denotes that he won over a grand champion. shows must then be documented by being printed in the Sporting Dog Journal. Much the same is true for judges. If a man's name is reported as a judge, on a more or less regular basis, It must To be registered as a champion in üe Sporting Dog Journal, be assumed that he is a qualified judge and as such, we will the dog must satisff the following conditions: put an asterisk [*] after his name. No asterisk certainly does not mean that the judge at any show is unqualified, it merely #l The shows must be reported to the Journal in a timely means that he is not that well known yet. fashion. A show reported out of sequence, i.e. The first match reported after the second match has already been None of these things should be construe as a rating for printed will not be accepted. Any interested par$ can send anyone. That is not the intent at all. Our intent is solely to a report of the show. identifr a deserving dog man that would rather be identified by initials, a nick name or a kennel name and separate them #2 Application to be registered as a champion must be from the new dog man just getting sta¡ted to make a n¿une applied for. The Journal does not have all of the information for his or her self. For instance: The E.T. we used in a needed to announce a dog championship in the magazine, previous example could indicate that the owner of those therefore, we must depend on the owner or breeder of the initials was Earl Tudor. dog to supply us with the pertinent information. A four generation pedigree, the breeder's name and the dog,s date A grand championship need not be applied for, it's of birth must be supplied at the time of application. automatic. By the time a dog is ready for this title, all the information needed is already on file with the Journal, #3 Any interested parry may apply for a dog,s championship. While it is the dog's owner who would A grand champion must be the winner in five (5) shows and usually apply, a partner, the breeder or a past owner of the have never suffered a loss. In a word, to be registered as a dog may also apply. grand champion the dog must have an unblemished record. There are, however, several instances, in which, the dog can #4 A dog does not have to win at every show he is entered be awarded a grand championship without winning at every in and no proof of gameness is required. An 8 ll2 by ll show in which he is entered. In the case of a draw, inch championship certificate will be mailed to the dog,s involving another champion or grand champion, the dog owner or other interested parly approximately two weeks will not be penalized for a draw. In a second scenario: a dog after the Magazine that contains the dog's championship whose handler fouls out, and it can be determined that had announcement has been mailed. his handler not have been fouled out. the dog most certainly would have been the winner, as determined by the judge as In any undertaking, that requires the integrity of everyone well as other knowledgeable dog men in attendance. involved, there are bound to be some who are less than Finally, ifit can be proven, beyond a reasonable doubt, that completely honest in reporting their matches, Many times the dog was a victim of some kind of unfairness, that show a roll for a couple of Dollars becomes the match of the will be stricken from the records. century according to some over zealous wannabe dog men. I am sure it is not to difficult to see that a dog that wins over A grand champion, in addition to having to win at five competition that is either very well known or reported in the shows, must also have won a majority of these shows over Journal on a regular basis, is entitled to somewhat more qualified competition. A dog that has not won a majority of recognition that a dog that wins over Joe - E.T. - and Pete. his shows over qualified competition, or competition that With that in mind, anytime a dog wins over a known has been reported on previous occasions, will not be competitor a [] will be placed after his name in the show accepted for a grand cbampionship report. The fact that a dog does not receive a number is no indication that his win should be taken lightly, while most In the case of the Register of Merit standings: A male dog of those dog men may not be well known at the time the becomes eligible to be placed on the R.O.M. list if he has match is reported, most of them, I'm sure, will soon be sired four or more champions. The R.O.M. dog will be reported in the show news on a regular basis. Of course, awarded one point for every champion he has si¡ed and rr'ill there will always be the wannabes with the over active receive one additional point if any of the offspring should imagination. The number [2] after the winning dog's name go on the become a grand champion. Here again. a YEARBOOK 9S PAGE 4 champion, to count a point for his sire's Register of l.,,ferit, that champion must have won over a majoriq of dogs, dog men or kennels that are considered credible comoetition. The rules are the very same for bitches to get on the Register of Merit list, except, for obvious reasons, a bitch need only be the dam of three (3) champions to gain a spot on the list. ''t tu*' :: '! ii: i;,,:i:' \, . i:li., iir L IE .i i:!: 1i:r.' | - STINSON & GLCVER'S GRA}iD CHAN4PION ART . R.O.M. A DOG THAT HAS ALL OF THE.{W-{RDS AVAILABLE YEARBOOK'98 PAGE 5 BLANCO & I.B.M"'S ACES JAGKIE Roadblock's MANIAC Dawnrest's IKEY Dawnrest's EASTERN WHITEHEAD Dawnrest's RUMBLE Page's BRUTIS Dawnrest's FORGET ME NOT Dawnrest's COPPERHEAD BLANCO & I.B.M.'S ACES JACKIE Roadblock's GR CH JOEY Roadblock's MANIAC Thurmond's BLACK MISSY ( Dawnrest's PIGSKIN R-Gang Knls'COWBOY I Valiente's BUCKSKIN BUNCH Valiente's MISSY I I ( I I ( MATCH # OPPONENT Wt-SEX-TIME JUDGE ( ( #399-97 Funky Medina's RED F34 2l Grapevine [1] ( * #1r84-97 Captain America's STORMY [1] F36 l:40 Farmer I #944-98 K¡unch Kennels'LAW TOWN [] F36 :25 Mass Com,* I I I I I RUSS'ABBY Wood's RILEY Wood's BLACK JACK Wood's CHINA MAE Russ'MALCOLM Wood's CHARLEY II Wood's DOLLY Wood's SHELLY RUSS'ABBY Hollis'MIDITA Ricketts'BOZO Boston's BITCH Ricketts'TINY Maloney's RON Ricketts'MISS HENDzuX Ricketts'PUGSI 39-40 lb bitch bred by K Ricketts and campaigned in the South ín 199'7-98. A cross between K. Wood and the Ricketts brothers bloodlines MATCH # OPPONENT Wt-SEX.TIME ruDGE #108 1-97 Slu'PRETTY GIRL [] F39 t8 BJ #t07-98 Campbell's CANDY F40 :20 Slick * #899-98 Templeton's CRY BABY [] F40 l:28 Rd. Warrior* YEARBOOK'98 PAGE 6 GERULLO CLUBS'ARTEY Garner's CHINAMAN ROM Garner's FRISCO ROM Vince's CHINA GIRL Fan's ART Heikklia's FIREMAN Farr's DOLLY Boyles'BLACK GOLD CERULLO CLUBS'ARTEY Garner's CHINAMAN RoM Garner's FRISCO ROM Vince's CHINA GIRL Morvant's CAJL|N HIT MAN Cluee's JUBILEE Morvant's CAJTIN ABBY i.- --:r A double bred Garner's FRISCO, R.O.M. bloodline, bred by C. Ranies and campaigned in the Carolinas by The Cerullo Club. All of ARTEY matches were of short duration. The loneest was :34. MATCH # OPPONENT Wt-SEX-TIME ruDGE #1049-97 Medrains' BOCEPHUS BUCK M36 :16 Brown #628-98 K.O.Posse's TYSON M37 ll2 :34 Booth # I 03 9-98 Jamaica Hit Team's HOMER M38l/2 :27 Morales FLOYD'S ASSASSIN Boyles'CH BOLT ACTION ROM WCC'S RIGHT HAND MAN Boyles'BLACK GOLD Hutcheson's JAZZ}i4'AN Murphy's OILER Boyles'POGO Boyles'BLACK GOLD FLOYD'S ASSASSIN Cherokee Knls OILER JR ROM STP CH BLK PAZMANIAN Man,s LADY BUG Floyd's FLAUNCEY W.C.C. RIGHT HAND MAN Lewis'BLACK BETTY Codv's LITTLE LUCY A typical "Boyles" bloodline bred by C.Ftoyd and campaigned by C.FIoyd. A big dog won three in the Deep, deep South. ASSASSIN won three all in under the Hour mark. MATCH # OPPONENT Wt-SEX-TIME ruDGE #698-97 Johnson's ROCKY M49 :51 Doc #12t5-97 Allen's NUCKLE M50 :31 Mike #863-98 Brooks'SHOTGUN M49 t9 Green YEARBOOK'98 UNTOUCHABLES' BEAMER Patrick's LITTLE TATER S.T.P.'s GR CH BUCK ROM Patrick's RED LADY Untouchables'CH BUTKUS ROM Onello's SHERMAN THE TANK Untouchables DAISY MAE ROM Onello's TWISTED SISTER LTNTOUCHABLES'BEAMER Robinson's TRAMP Robinson's EWOK Robinson's BED BUG Reed's LULU George's RED ACE - -:::.- Robinson's CHERRY RED Robinson's BED BUG A 4l-421n dog that won four against very good competition in the middle South.