AKC NATIONAL CHAMPIONSHIP 2023 NATIONAL OWNER-HANDLED SERIES
GCHB Kinloch So There! 2023 NOHS BEST IN SHOW ‘Stryker’ & Adam Kucera
1. Congratulations, Adam Kucera, on your National Owner-Handled Series Best in Show win at the 2023 AKC National Championship Presented by Royal Canin! How are you feeling about your big win? I am in shock that I won the 2023 OH Best in Show. That was my goal for the year and I’m so glad I achieved it. 2. How did you get your start as an Owner Handler? At my first dog show I didn’t win the Breed, so I went to watch the Groups and saw that there were two. So, I decided that I’m an owner handler so that if I don’t win the Breed I still have something I can look forward to—and it has been an amazing competition that’s made my bond better with my dog and given me more confidence in the Group and Best in Show ring. 3. How did you get started in Irish Setters? I got started in Irish Setters because my Grandma has always loved them and I wanted one, but Stryker came under a show contract. So, I decided I wanted to show and, at my first dog show, I fell in love with the sport of dogs. 4. What is it about showing dogs that interests you most as an Owner Handler? What interests me most about showing dogs is seeing the va- riety of breeds and learning their Standards and what to look for in other breeds.
I AM IN SHOCK THAT I WON THE 2023 OH BEST IN SHOW. THAT WAS MY GOAL FOR THE YEAR AND I’M SO GLAD I ACHIEVED IT.
192 | SHOWSIGHT MAGAZINE, JANUARY 2024
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