The MCBRC held its first AKC Sanctioned 'A' Match on 9-12-2015.  We had 4 entries with one absent.
The match was held after the St. Clair Kennel Club show.  Judge was Mr. Richard Lawless.

Best of Breed in Match - Irish's Wings of Thunder.  Owned by Erik & Leslie Haugen, Gary & Dorene Irish.



Best of Opposite Sex in Match - Irish's Francesca Rosa Esparsa.  Owned by Brian & Lynn Esparsa, Gary & Dorene Irish.


More photos from the Match can bee seen here.

We showed at the St. Clair Kennel Club show this past Saturday. It turned out to be a great day for the Irish Bred Dogs at the ACC Supported Entry.  Judge was Mr. Desmond Murphy.  Submitted by Gary & Dorene Irish

Jake - GCH** Irish's Master Jake (Irish's Cuchulain Chieftain - Ch Irish's Eastern Sea Maiden) - Best of Breed and Regular Sporting Group 4 from the Veterans Class. Jake will be 10 yrs in November. This is Jake's second ACC Supported Best of Breed/Group Placement from the Veteran class this year. He placed Group One in May this year at the MCBRC Supported Entry.

Michigan Chesapeake Bay Retriever Club Supported Entry & Sweepstakes
Genesee County Kennel Club May 16, 2015

Puppy Sweepstakes
Judge: William Sahloff
Entry: 4-3

Best in Sweepstakes:  Irish's Happy Go Lucky
(Ch Irish's Clover Leaf Trinity - Ch Irish's Running Fever Jess)
Owner: Nathan & Amber Kapnick/Gary & Dorene Irish


Best of Opposite Sex in Sweepstakes: Wawa's Fowl Search Engine
(Ch Mercer's Non-Fiction - Mercer's Wawa Sisterhood)
Owner: D & V Mercer/Debora Burton

Veteran Sweepstakes
Judge: William Sahloff
Entry: 1-2

Best in Veteran Sweepstakes:  GCH Irish's Master Jake
(Irish's Cuchulain Chieftain - Ch Irish's Eastern Sea Maiden)
Owner: Jeff Soulliere/Gary Irish

Best of Opposite Sex in Veteran Sweepstakes: CH Irish's Macha Gaiscioch
(Ch Irish's Mystical Merlin - Ch Irish's Royal Lady Of Grandeur)
Owner: Martha Jewell/John Meeker/Gary & Dorene Irish


Regular Breed Judging
Judge: Cheryl Paterson
Entry: 7-10 (3-3)1-3

Group 1/Best of Breed(from Veterans): GCH Irish's Master Jake
(Irish's Cuchulain Chieftain - Ch Irish's Eastern Sea Maiden)
Owner: Jeff Soulliere/Gary Irish



Best of Winners/Winners Dog: RKK's Dark Night Rises
(Sandbar's Last Train To Paris - RKK's She The Bomb)
Owner: Rebecca Kowalski
 
Best of Opposite Sex(from Veterans):  CH Irish's Macha Gaiscioch
(Ch Irish's Mystical Merlin - Ch Irish's Royal Lady Of Grandeur)
Owner: Martha Jewell/John Meeker, Gary & Dorene Irish

Winners Bitch/Best Puppy: Wawa's Fowl Search Engine
(Ch Mercer's Non-Fiction - Mercer's Wawa Sisterhood)
Owner: D & V Mercer/Debora Burton

Select Dog: CH Mercer's Migration Saboteur
(Ch The North Shore's Navy Seal - Mercer's Baby Sister)
Owner: Dana & Veronica Mercer

Select Bitch:  CH Stonepeake's Wrtn In Stone
(Ch Sand Bar's Cast In Stone - Ch Ches-Shores Moer Than Faith CD)
Owner: Robert Boyd

Reserve Winners Dog: Irish's Happy Go Lucky
(Ch Irish's Clover Leaf Trinity - Ch Irish's Running Fever Jess)
Owner: Nathan & Amber Kapnick/Gary & Dorene Irish

Reserve Winners Bitch:  Irish's Summer Spectacular
(GCH Irish's I'm A Knock Out - Ch Irish's Running Fever Jess)
Owner: Christine Reedy/Gary & Dorene Irish

The judge kept his awards in the family.  Ava and Suki have the same sire. Roxy and Ava's mothers are littermates, and Max is a cousin to all.  What a day!

Oakland County Kennel Club 1-18-15
Judge - Eugene Blake
Entry - 4-3 (2-5)

Best of Breed: Roxy - Ch. Irish's Darkness Of The Royal Knight
owner: Gary & Dorene Irish

Best of Winners/WB:  Ava - Irish's Summer Spectacular
owner:  Christine Reedy, Gary & Dorene Irish

Best of Opposite Sex/WD: Max - Irish's Magic Max
owner: Glenn & Judy Bailey, Gary & Dorene Irish

Select Bitch:  Suki - Ch. Irish's Royal Princess Azula
owner: Jennifer Cook, Gary & Dorene Irish

Roxy - Ch. Irish's Darkness Of The Royal Knight, placed Best of Breed 3 out of 4 day at the Michigan Winter Dog Classic  weekend.  She is out of GCH** Irish's Master Jake x GCH Irish's Tigress of The Knight.  Bred/Owned/handled by Gary & Dorene Irish.

 Junior Titled Brothers and Sister Freighter (Grabinski), Sunny (Franklin), Woody (Rusz). All From Shiloh Ridge Retriever (SRR).

Thank You all for attending and participating in the Supported show.
Full Results can be found HERE
 
I did not receive any photo's from anyone.  If anyone would like their photo's posted please send to cbrs@micbrc.org


Critique from Sweeps Judge

GCH Irish's I'm A Knock Out

Foreman ~ (Ch. Irish's Gallant Sailor x Ch. Irish's Crown Princess) finished his Grand Champion title going Best of Breed at the Grand Rapids Kennel Club on May 25, 2013 under judge Gary Cooper.

Bred and owned by Gary & Dorene Irish, handled by Gary

Puppy & Veteran Sweepstakes
Judge: Fred Hyer

Puppy Sweepstakes Entry 3-3



Best in Puppy Sweepstakes:
Irish's Summer Spectacular
Owner: Chris Reedy, Gary & Dorene Irish

Best of Opposite in Puppy Sweepstakes:
SRR Big Wood's Dark Timber
Owner: Debra & Rick Rusz


Veteran Sweepstakes Entry 1-3



Best in Veteran Sweepstakes:
Ch. Irish's Macha Gaiscioch
Owner: Martha Jewell & John Meeker, Gary & Dorene Irish

Best of Opposite Sex in Veteran Sweepstakes:
Ch. Marshlans Stunn Gunner JH
Owner: David Gean


Breed Judging

Judge: Gerard Penta
Entry: 8-9 (3-2)2

Best of Breed/Group4:
GCH Irish's Robert Garcia dePadua
Owner: Tim & Jean Jennings

Winners Dog/Best of Winners:
Blackwoods Oughta Be A Law
Owner: Erica Wise

Best of Opposite Sex/Veteran Bitch 8-10:
Ch. Irish's Macha Gaiscioch
Owner: Martha Jewell & John Meeker, Gary & Dorene Irish

Select Dog:
Ch. Irish's I'm A Knock Out
Owner: Gary & Dorene Irish

Select Bitch:
GCH Kaela's Cinnamon Toast
Owner: Dale Milder

Winners Bitch:
Blackwoods Playng By The Rules
Owner: Erica Wise

Reserve Winners Dog:
SRR Big Wood's Dark Timber
Owner: Debra & Rick Rusz

Reserve Winners Bitch:
Mercer's True Love
Owner: Dana & Veronica Mercer

Complete Results Here

Sweepstakes Judge Patty Martin

Puppy Sweepstakes  4-10

Best in Puppy Sweepstakes:
Cache River Albridens Cutie Patootie
Owner: Stephanie Larson & Diane Baker

Best of Opposite Sex in Puppy Sweepstakes:
Albridens The Show Must Go On
Owner: Stephanie Larson & Diane BakerVeteran Sweepstakes 1-3

Best in Veteran Sweepstakes:
Ch. Irish's Crown Princess
Owner: Mark & RandyLynn Bourassa, Gary & Dorene Irish

Best of Opposite Sex in Veteran Sweepstakes:
Ch. Marshlans Stunn Gunner JH
Owner: David Gean

Breed Judging  7-14(11-5)4
Judge:  Sari Brewster Tietjen

Best of Breed:
GCH Chesastar Hudson Bay RN
Owner: Karen Sosik & Jan Sosik

Winners Dog/Best of Winners:
Albridens The Show Must Go On
Owner: Stephanie Larson & Diane Baker



Best of Opposite Sex:
CH Irish's Tigress of the Knight
Owner: Gary & Dorene Irish

Select Dog:
GCH Mudcreek Red Moose RN THD
Owner: Larry & Diana Lentz

Select Bitch:
CH Albridens Jamaican Me Funky
Owner: Stephanie Larson & Diane Baker

Winners Bitch:
Marshlans Queen of Da Marsh
Owner: David Gean & Tina Gean

Veteran Bitch 8-10 yr 1st:
CH Irish's Macha Gaiscioch
Owner: Martha Jewell & John Meeker, Gary & Dorene Irish

Veteran Bitch 10yr & Over 1st:
Curly's Teal-Waterstalker
Owner: Angela & Eric Boeske, Jordan Punches

Reserve Winners Dog:
Irish's Royal Bounty Hunter
Owner: Dan & Cathy Tilly, Gary & Dorene Irish

Reserve Winners Bitch:
Albriden's Through the Looking Glass
Owner: Stephanie Larson & Diane Baker

Complete Results Here