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| September, 2005 Saturday, September 17, 2005 - Marley wins again, Best of Breed at the Lehigh Valley Kennel Club show. Friday, September 16, 2005 - Marley wins Best of Breed and makes the cut in the Group at the Pocono Mountain Kennel Club show. Sunday, September 11, 2005 - Kayla (Dillon/Kestrel) went Best of Opposite Sex under longtime Breeder/Judge Carol Brown at the Vizsla Club of Greater New York Specialty held in conjunction with the Westchester Kennel Club show. She was joined in the final three by her half sister Indie (Dillon/Billie) who was Winners Bitch/Best of Winners. Saturday, September 10, 2005 - Indie (Dillon/Billie) takes Best of Opposite Sex in Sweepstakes under Breeder/Judge Jeannie Starr at the Northern New Jersey Vizsla Club Specialty held in conjunction with the Somerset Kennel Club show. Friday, September 9, 2005 - Indie (Dillon/Billie) takes Winners Bitch/Best of Winners at the Tuxedo Park Kennel Club show for a four-point MAJOR win. Friday, September 2, 2005 - Marley and Carissa kick off the Labor Day Weekend with a Breed win and GROUP FOUR placement at the Newton Kennel Club show. August, 2005 Sunday, August 28, 2005 - Chili (Dillon/Tess) takes Best of Winners for a MAJOR at the Great Barrington Kennel Club show. Sunday, August 21, 2005 - Indie (Dillon/Billie) takes Winners Bitch/Best of Winners at the Annapolis Kennel Club show. Sunday, August 14, 2005 - Marley sweeps the weekend, taking Best of Breed at the Harrisburg Kennel Club show. Saturday, August 13, 2005 - Marley repeats his Best of Breed winning performance at the Penn Rigge Kennel Club show under breeder/judge Walter Sommerfelt. Friday, August 12, 2005 - Marley takes Best of Breed at the Penn Ridge Kennel Club show under breeder/judge Carol Sommerfelt. Sunday, August 5, 2005 - Marley takes Best of Breed at the New River Valley Kennel Club show. Saturday, August 6, 2005 - Vela (Dillon/Kestrel) takes Best of Breed at the Pioneer Valley Kennel Club show. Friday, August 5, 2005 - Marley takes Best of Breed at the Roanoke Kennel Club show. ** Marley is ranked NUMBER 3 in Vizslas Defeated and NUMBER 6 in Dogs Defeated through the end of July! Keep it up Marley & Carissa!** July, 2005 Sunday, July 31, 2005 - Vola (Dillon/Nellie) takes Winners Bitch at the Newton Kennel Club show. Sunday, July 24, 2005 - Marley sweeps the weekend, taking Best of Breed at the York Kennel Club show. Saturday, July 23, 2005 - Marley is a repeat Best of Breed winner at the Nita Nee Kennel Club show and makes the cut under Karen Wilson in an incredibly powerful group. Ally (Dillon/Belle) takes Best of Winners at the Putnam Kennel Club show. Friday, July 22, 2005 - Marley takes Best of Breed at the Nita Nee Kennel Club show. Ally (Dillon/Belle) takes Winners Bitch/Best of Opposite Sex at the Putnam Kennel Club show. Sunday, July 17, 2005 - Stone (Dillon/Belle) takes Winners Dog/Best of Winners/Best of Breed at the Twin Brooks Kennel Club show. Friday, July 15, 2005 - Marley takes a noteable Best of Breed during the Ashtabula Specialty weekend at the Grand River Kennel Club under judge Terry Hundt. Wednesday, July 13, 2005 - Chili (Dillon/Tess) takes Winners Bitch/Best of Breed at the Lakes Region Kennel Club. Saturday, July 9, 2005 - Marley wins Best of Breed at the Upper Marlboro Kennel Club show under Breeder/Judge Jim Burns. Sunday, July 3, 2005 - Marley & Carissa repeat Best of Breed at the Conestoga Vizsla Club Supported entry held in conjunction with the Rock Creek Kennel Club show. Indie (Dillon/Billie) takes Best in Puppy Sweepstakes! Her sister Diva (Dillon/Billie) takes Best of Breed from the classes for a MAJOR WIN at the Sioux Valley Kennel Club show! Saturday, July 2, 2005 - Marley & Carrisa WIN the Conestoga Specialty. Marley takes Best of Breed and a GROUP FOUR at the Conestoga Vizsla Club Specialty Show held in conjunction with the Southern Maryland Kennel Club show over an entry of 104 Vizslas. ** Marley is ranked NUMBER 4 in Vizslas Defeated and NUMBER 11 in Dogs Defeated through the end of June! Congratulations to Team Marley! ** June, 2005 Sunday, June 26, 2005 - Windy Hollow Pocket Change (Dillon/Laurel) takes Winner Bitch for her first point at the Central Maine Kennel Club show. Saturday, June 25, 2005 - Ally (Dillon/Belle) takes Winners Bitch & Best of Winners at the Mid-Hudson Kennel Association show. Windy Hollow Special Kay (Dillon/Laurel) takes Winners Bitch for her first point at the Central Maine Kennel Club show. Thursday, June 23, 2005 - Marley takes Best of Breed at the Walkill Kennel Club show. Ally (Dillon/Belle) takes Winners Bitch & Best of Winners at the same show. Sunday, June 19, 2005 - Stone (Dillon/Belle) takes Winners Dog & Best of Opposite at the Delaware County Kennel Club show over specials for two more points. Chili (Dillon/Tess) makes it three straight, going Winners Bitch & Best of Winners at the Middlesex County Kennel Club show. Saturday, June 18, 2005 - Marley takes Best of Breed at the Bryn Mar Kennel Club show. Chili (Dillon/Tess) takes Winners Bitch at North Shore Kennel Club show. Friday, June 17, 2005 - Marley takes Best of Breed at the Bryn Mawr Kennel Club show. Stone (Dillon/Belle) takes Winners Dog at the same show. Chili (Dillon/Tess) takes Best of Breed at the North Shore Kennel Club show. Sunday, June 12, 2005 - Indie (Dillon/Billie) repeats as Best Junior in Sweepstakes under breeder/judge Peggy Schmidt and again wins the 12-18 month class at the Connecticut Valley Vizsla Club Supported Entry held in conjunction with the Longshore-Southport Kennel Club show. Saturday, June 11, 2005 - Indie (Dillon/Billie) takes Best Junior in Sweepstakes and the 12-18 month class on her FIRST BIRTHDAY at the Connecticut Valley Vizsla Club Specialty held in conjunction with the Greenwich Kennel Club show. Friday, June 10, 2005 - Marley takes Best of Breed at the Taconic Kennel Club show. This was an enormous win over all the top ranked dogs competing this year on the East Coast. Thank you to Judge Jack Ireland and, as always, to Carissa DeMilta who presents our boy to perfection. Sunday, June 5, 2005 - Marley takes Best of Breed at the Burglington County Kennel Club show. Vola (Dillon/Nellie) takes Winners Bitch at the Framingham District Kennel Club. Coach (Dillon/Billie) takes a GROUP TWO at the Greater Barrington Kennel Club Match. Saturday, June 4, 2005 - Marley takes Best of Breed at the Huntingdon Valley Kennel Club show. May, 2005 Sunday, May 29, 2005 - Marley wins Best of Breed at the Trumbull County Kennel Club show. Ally (Dillon/Belle) takes Best of Winners at the Plainfield Kennel Club show. Saturday, May, 28, 2005 - Diva (Dillon/Billie) repeats as Winners Bitch at the Central Wyoming Kennel Club show. Friday, May 27, 2005 - Diva (Dillon/Billie) takes Winners Bitch at the Central Wyoming Kennel Club show. Stone (Dillon/Belle) takes Best of Winners at the Staten Island Kennel Club show. Sunday, May 22, 2005 - Indie (Dillon/Billie) makes it two in a row with her second Junior Hunter pass. Saturday, May 21, 2005 - Indie (Dillon/Billie) and her owner Britt earn their first Junior Hunter leg! Sunday, May 15, 2005 - Marley wins Best of Breed at the Lancaster Kennel Club show. Saturday, May 14, 2005 - Marley and Rissa continue their winning ways, with Best of Breed and a big GROUP TWO at the Chester Valley Kennel Club show. Friday, May 13, 2005 - A Dillon Duo does it again. Siblings Stone and Ally (Dillon/Belle) take Winners Dog and Winners Bitch at the Pocono Mountain Kennel Club show. Monday, May 9, 2005 - Stone (Dillon/Belle) wins Winners Dog/Best of Winners at the Delaware Water Gap Kennel Club. Sunday, May 8, 2005 - Marley wins Best of Breed at the prestigious Trenton Kennel Club show under breeder/judge Jim Burns. Sunday, May 1, 2005 - Dillon's Tag Team Daughters take dualing DOUBLE BREED WINS! Littersisters Indie & Diva (Dillon/Billie) take Best of Breeds from the puppy class. Indie wins Breed over several specials at the Penn Treaty Kennel Club show for a BIG MAJOR. Diva has a Breed over several specials at the Seward County Kennel Club show. In another show, Chili (Dillon/Tess) went Winner's Bitch/Best Puppy & Puppy GROUP THREE at the South County Kennel Club show. **Marley is ranked #8 in Vizslas Defeated and #10 in Dogs Defeated through the end of April. WAY TO GO MARLEY AND CARISSA.** April, 2005 Saturday, April 30, 2005 - Marley wins Best of Breed at the Wilmington Kennel Club against several Top Ten winning specials in attendance. Diva (Dillon/Billie) also takes Winners/Best of Opposite at the Seward County Kennel Club show. Monday, April 25, 2005 - Marley wins Best of Breed at the Catoctin Kennel Club show. Sunday, April 24, 2005 - Marley wins Best of Breed at the Baltimore County Kennel Club show. Denver (Dillon/Nellie) takes an Honorable Mention in the Walking Derby and another in the Hunting Dog stake at the CVVC Field Trial. Saturday, April 9, 2005 - Marley wins Best of Breed and a GROUP FOUR at the Piedmont Kennel Club show. Sunday, April 3, 2005 - Stone (Dillon/Belle) takes Best of Breed from the classes at the Sand & Sea Kennel Club show for his first win. Saturday, April 2, 2005 - Marley wins Best of Breed over an entry of 27 vizslas, including 6specials, at the Western Pennsylvania Kennel Ass'n show under judge Paula Nykiel. Diva (Dillon/Billie) takes Best of Breed from the classes over several specials at the Scottsbluff Kennel Club show under Judge Houston Clark. ** Marley is ranked #16 in Vizslas Defeated through the end of March. Congrats to Team Marley & Carissa** March, 2005 Saturday, March 26, 2005 - Shelby (Dillon/Tess) takes Winners Bitch at the Raleigh Kennel Club show. Tuesday, March 22, 2005 - Marley wins Best of Breed to kick off the Tar Heel Circuit. Kayla (Dilon/Kestrel) takes Winners Bitch at the same show to finish her championship. HUGE CONGRATULATIONS to our friend Melissa Green for handling Kayla to this wonderful finish. We are so proud of you both! Sunday, March 13, 2005 - Chili (Dillon/Tess) takes Winners Bitch at the Saw Mill River Kennel Club for her first point. Monday, March 7, 2005 - Diva (Dillon/Billie) takes Best of Winners for her first points at the Scottsdale Dog Fanciers Ass'n show. Sunday, March 6, 2005 - Kayla (Dillon/Kestrel) takes Best of Breed/Best of Winners from the classes for two more points at the Maryland Sporting Dog Ass'n show! February, 2005 Saturday, February 12, 2005 - Ally (Dillon/Belle) takes Best In Sweepstakes at the Vizsla Club of Greater New York Specialty under Breeder/Judge Tony Smid. Friday, February 11, 2005 - Denver (Dillon/Nellie) went Winners Dog/Best of Winners at the Connecticut Valley Vizsla Club Specialty for a FIVE-POINT MAJOR to finish his show championship. HUGE CONGRATS to our friend and Denver's breeder Patsy Dahlinghaus (Copper Creek Vizslas) on her first home bred champion! January, 2005 Saturday, January 8, 2005 - Marley starts the New Year with a *BANG* or, more literally, a Best of Breed at the Rubber City Kennel Club show. |