Showsight November 2020

NEWS RELEASE: THE AMERICAN KENNEL CLUB 2020 BREEDER OF THE YEAR GROUP HONOREES ANNOUNCED

TERRIER GROUP: HENRY SUTLIFF, SUTLIFF SEALYHAMS

breed for one year in AKC history, and he broke his own record the following year (39 AKC Champions sired in one year). They have bred several AKC champions. Some standouts in their breeding program are Dickens, Ch. Lanbur Coupe De Ville, Ch. Lanbur The Continental, Ch. Lanbur Carson City (co-owned with Eddie Dziuk] and Ch. Windkist A Walk In The Park, (co- owned by Leah Bertagnolli). During the last four decades, Mr. Burns and Mr. Woodring have been Beagle “Breeders of the Year” more than 25 times, had “Beagle Stud of the Year” 30 times, and won Best Stud Dog in Show ten years in a row at the Beagle National. They have also owned the top Beagle Dam of all time. Mr. Woodring and Mr. Burns have owned or bred many BIS winners, including of the very well-known and well-liked Ch. Lanbur Miss Fleetwood, co-owned with Jeffrey Slatkin and Eddie Dziuk, who continues to hold the 13” record, is #4 on the over- all Beagle BIS record list, was #1 Hound in 1993, and holds the record for National Beagle Club wins. Mr. Woodring co-owned and campaigned the Westminster Kennel Club BIS winner “Uno” in 2008. He also co-owned the sire of Uno, BIS GCHWindkist A Walk In The Park (co owned with his breeder Leah Bertagnolli). Mr. Woodring has judged matches and sweepstakes and taught the conformation class for the Forsyth Kennel Club for over 10 years. He says, “In breeding, we have selected dogs for type and movement as well as dogs who are easy to live with and that are outgoing and enjoy showing. The dogs we exhibit now are the product of the constant planning, selection process and training we have done and show our commitment to help elevate the breed in general.” WORKING GROUP: RAY CATALDI, ROJON GREAT DANES Established in 1967, Rojon became a premier bloodline, pro- ducing fawn and brindle Great Danes of distinction. There have been more than 160 Rojon Great Dane AKC champions to date, many achieving successful show careers and winning top awards at specialties and all-breed dog shows throughout the United States. Rojon Great Danes have had numerous wins at Great Dane Club of America National Specialties, including Best in Futurity three times. In addition, many have been honored for notable contribu- tions and achievements in the GDCA Hall of Fame. Among Ronjon’s most notable exhibits are Ch. Rojon’s the Hustler, Ch. Rojon’s Please Me, Ch. Rojon’s Oh Boy V Mecca Dane, Ch. Rojon’s Ransom of Red Chief, Ch. Rojon’s Rachel Rachel, BIS Ch. Rojon’s Rumor Has It, BIS Ch. Rojon’s Mystify Me, BIS Ch. Rojon’s Say Yes, Int. BIS Ch. Rojon’s Persian Boy. Rojon Great Danes have also made significant contributions to the programs of breeders across the country and abroad. Rojon is proud to be a “traditional” and result-based breeding program, focused on “true Great Dane breed type, and a bloodline style with strong reproductive abilities.” Mr. Cataldi says, “We remain committed to breeding Danes with strong breed-specific characteristics, physical and mental soundness, correct Dane temperament with good health and with dignified personalities; with the inherent ability to reproduce those essential qualities again and again. We are also honored by the numerous Dane fanciers who have chosen a beautiful Rojon companion to be a member of their family.”

Henry Sutliff is a third-generation Sealyham Terrier fancier. “My mother (and father) bred 40 litters of Sealyhams; I assisted in whelping over 30 of those from 1964 until 1993,” he says. “My grandparents owned Sealys from 1938 and assisted with many lit- ters. I whelped two litters for my mother by myself in 1967 and 1993.” Mr. Sutliff and his mother were together responsible for 38 AKC and international titled Sealyhams, including six Westmin- ster Best of Breed winners and five National Specialty winners. Mr. Sutliff bred his first litter in 1982. Among the notable dogs of his breeding are Ch. Sutliff’s Ventana, who completed her championship with five majors, the first two owner-handled, and Int. Ch. Sutliff’s Yuma (16 titles, World Winner – Leipzig 2017, FCI Group winner in Strasbourg, France; KFT Klubsieger 2011- 13-15-16-17 [a record], Res CC Crufts 2018, and the sire of three champions to date). Int. Ch. Sutliff’s Algonquin is the winner of over 30 titles, including World Winner, and Euro Winner 2013, and twice Res CC at Crufts. He was Group One at Germany’s largest dog show and a multiple BIS winner, including Leipzig FCI BIS-Junior All- Breeds). Algonquin sired 24 champions (8 of whom have won a BIS award), with other children in the process of titles. Together with his children and grandchildren, and now great-grandchil- dren, they have accumulated over 225 titles to date. Eight of his children were #1 Sealyham in the following countries: Nether- lands, Spain, Norway, Sweden, Denmark, Finland, Hungary, Slovenia, Serbia, Germany, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, and the United Kingdom. Mr. Sutliff is a past president and board member of the Ameri- can Sealyham Terrier Club. In 2020, he celebrates his 30th year as vice president of the Sealyham Terrier Club, the breed’s parent club in Wales. He is a past president of the Del Monte KC and is a board member of the Sealyham Terrier Club of Southern Califor- Daryl Martin was born into the world of show dogs. Under the tutelage of her late mother, Rena Martin, a renowned profes- sional handler and breeder of Maltese, she quickly became very proficient in the world of breeding and showing dogs. She started showing dogs at six years old. nia and the Sealyhams Forever rescue foundation. TOY GROUP: DARYL MARTIN, PUFF MALTESE Ms. Martin continued the family breeding program after her mother passed away in 1986, and has bred close to over 100 cham- pions, including Best in Show winners, Group winners, several number one Maltese, National Specialty Best in Show winners, Sweeps winners, and many Register of Merit dogs and bitches. Some standouts in her breeding program are BIS Ch. Martin’s RazzMaTazz Puff, BIS BISS Ch. Martin’s Sazerac Tedi-Bear Puff, Ch. Martin’s Sweet Bean Puff, Ch. Martin’s Glimmer Bean Puff, Ch. Martin’s Fourhall’s Gleam Puff. Ms. Martin says, “I cannot go without mentioning two very powerful dogs in my breeding program that I had the honor of showing/owning; BIS Ch. Sazerac Eye Opener ROMX and BIS BISS Ch. Joanne-chen’s Mino Maya Dancer. Many breeders of today’s top dogs go directly to my dogs, if you check their pedi- grees many generations back.”

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