2010 NEWS:

Final stats for 2010:

Am Gr Ch/Can/Int Ch Oakwood V Kaitler Revival (Lukas) finished 2010 as the #1 GP in the US (all systems) for the second year in a row!  Lukas earned a record setting 29 group placements, 1 group win in the US and 13 group placements in Canada to date.  He is the top winning GP in the breed's history in AKC.

Can Ch Oakwoods Safecracker (Dillinger) is the #1 GP in Canada (with 13 group placements & 1 group win) and the top winning GP puppy (12 puppy group wins) in the history of the breed in Canada.

Am Gr Ch Oakwoods Hollywood finished 2010 as the #11 ranked Standard Manchester (Breed Stats) and #13 ranked in All Breed Standings.

Am Gr Ch/SUCH/Jr WW08/SW09 Oakwood V Kaitler Conspiracy finished the #11 ranked GP (Breed Stats) and #17 ranked in All Breed standings. 

DECEMBER:

Hollywood wins the Breed in Dallas 12/12 and Walker is Winners Dog for his first point. Lukas wins BOB/Group 3 at his final show.  Lukas was BOS at the Eukanuba and Select Dog at the Los Encinos KC show 12/2 and BOB at the Long Beach KC show on 12/3 in Long Beach, CA.  Tai, a Parker son, was BOB on 12/2 and won the Award of Excellence at the Eukie!  

NOVEMBER: 

November 27: Lukas wins a Group 3 at the Golden Valley KC show in CA.

November 18-21:  GPCA National Specialty Weekend.  Leia is Winners Bitch Friday 11/19 and Parker wins an Award of Merit at the Supported Entry 11/20.  Leia and Dillinger win best Brace at the National.  Talk about consistency! Rivendells Leende Leia is out of Lilla Enebys Bobby and Kaitler Haggiths Blessin and Oakwoods Safecracker is out of Rivendells Chili and Kaitler Jatz Cracker.  Kudos to Ashlee Archibald for training and presenting them.

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Congrats to Ashlee Archibald and her Kaiser son who won Winners Dog Saturday at the Supported and RWD at the National and again Sunday and to Laura Van Horn whose Markus daughter was Winners Bitch on Sunday.  All in all the family did well.   Congrats to all the winners!

November 13-14: Dillinger finishes up the year with a Group 2 and a Group 4 at the last shows of the 2010 season in Atlantic Canada.

OCTOBER:

Paris, France: Emotion wins Best of Breed Junior with an excellent rating at her first show!  Way to go Lise and Emotion! October 29-31:  Dillinger wins a group 4 in Canada while Lukas places Group 4 in the US.  Dillinger and Leia compete at the Atlantic Top Dog Awards (Canada) where all Group 1 and BIS winners come together to compete for this special honor.  Dillinger placed Group 3 and Leia Group 4!  Dill and Leia also competed in Brace and won Best Brace in Show.  Leia also competed in Junior Handling with a 4 year old handler and won RBIS Junior handler.  Congrats to Lukas son Flame who placed Group 2 at Western Canada's largest show!  Like father like son!

October 21-24:  AMTC Nationals weekend in Lincoln, NE - Thursday October 21: District Specialty - Hollywood Wins Best of Variety in Standards and Napoleon is Winners Dog in Toys for his second major.  In GPs Snap is Winners Bitch for a Major and Glock is Best of Winners!  Friday October 22: AMTC Nationals: Punch wins Grand Veteran Sweepstakes then goes on to win an Award of Merit from the 10 year and over veteran class.  That is Punch's second Award of Merit, he won his first at the 2003 nationals. That boy still has "it".  Lukas wins another Group 4 out in the Dakotas.  Saturday 10/23 in Lincoln Ruby (Oakwood's Animal Cracker) wins a 5 point major! Sunday 10/24 Hollywood wins Best of Opposite Sex at the AMTC supported entry and Ruby wins the breed for another 5 point major.

October 15-17:  Napoleon wins the breed at the New Mexico Toy Group Shows in Los Lunas, NM Friday 10/15, Hollywood wins a Group 3 on Saturday 10/16 and Glock wins Best of Breed over 3 specials for a 5 point major on Sunday 10/17 (photo below)

October 8-11: Lukas wins the Working Group in Alamogordo, NM on October 9 and places Group 2 on the 8th and the 10th.  Secret completes her Grand Championship with 5 consecutive 5 point majors! 

October 3rd and 4th:  Hollywood wins the Group 4 on Saturday and Group 2 on Sunday (Owner-Handled) in Arkansas while Lukas gets another Group 4 in the Pacific Northwest. Back in Arkansas Rain and Glock pick up majors.

SEPTEMBER:

Lukas and children continue to clean up in the pacific northwest!  Dillinger and Leia continue their winning ways in Canada - Dillinger wins another Group 4 and remains at #1.  Watch for us in our new territory (we've moved to Tennessee) and at the GP Nationals.

AUGUST:

Lukas continues his winning ways with multiple BOB wins across the west as well as several group placements.  Lukas kids from Immer Treu Kennels are also scoring big in the west!

Leia heads back to Newfoundland where she wins a Group 1, and three Group 3's.  Dillinger attends the Atlantic Top Dogs Competition and wins a Group 3.

JULY:

7/31- Napoleon is Best of Winners for a major in TX.

7/24- Hades wins the breed in WA.

7/22-7/24- After being a puppy and losing his mind at the Friday show, Dillinger got his act together and was BOB Saturday and BOB/Group 4 Sunday!

7/23- AMTC District 1 Specialty: Ginger is WB/BOW/BOS!  Lukas wins BOB in WA.

The Oakwood crew headed to Canada for a dog show vacation! 

Newfoundland was gorgeous (and cold) and the folks there were very friendly people.  We attended 4 shows there and had a blast.  We ate great food, drank good beer, I bid on a jacket in the silent auction since I foolishly thought I wouldn't need one in the summer (duh) and in general had great company.

 We headed next to Prince Edward Island where we stayed with old friends David and Kim, met Ashlee (co-owner of Troi and Dillinger) and saw some other islanders who come down into New England to show and visit with me in NY.  Ate lobster, shopped and sunbathed (it was warm there!)  The Lady Slipper Club feeds all showgoers dinner of clams and mussles after the Saturday show and puts on a fun fundraiser of "dog races" (with dice and wooden dogs) that I lost spectacularly at 7 out of 8 races. Gerri's little Lakeland placed in group several times as did Kim's mini long doxie, Pat's Westie and Carola's Dal took the non-sporting Group 2 all four shows.  Congrats to all.  Thanks to Kim and Carola for helping to handle the Oakwood crew.   The end product of our trip was Canadian CH Rivendells Leende Leia and Canadian CH Oakwoods Rainy Night In Georgia and another Group placement for Canadian CH Oakwoods Safecracker (his third!)  and baby Mojo (Oakwoods Nacker Cracker) picked up two 2 point wins as well.  Photos are on the way!

JUNE:

Leia - Best of Breed for 2 more points in Canada.

New Champion Dillinger!  Can Ch Oakwoods Safecracker wins a 5 pointer, BOB and a Group 1 to finish at 7 months of age.  Sunday, his first day in the ring as a special - Group 3!  He is now ranked the #1 GP in Canada!  Thanks to Kim Smith for her excellent handling!

Hades and Lukas traded BOB's last weekend in Washington.

Leia- BOB all four shows and a puppy Group 1 in Canada.

New Champion Rebel - She wins her third CC to finish her Swedish Ch at the Swedish Winner 2010 show!  Thanks to Lotta for her dedication to Rebel and her wonderful presentation of Rebel in the ring.

Snap - Her first show... Best of Breed over 4 adults!

Ruby - Wins Best of Breed in Colorado.

Rebel - In Sweden Rebel wins a CC, a CACIB and  Best of Breed over an entry of 22.

MAY:

Memorial Day weekend - the first shows of the year for my new hopefuls - what a start!

Leia - 2 Best of Breed, 2 majors, Puppy Group 1 in Canada - Leia is a beautiful girl from Sweden - a Blessin x Bobby daughter.

Snap - Winners/Best of Winners/Best of Breed over a special for her first points - she is just 6 months old out of Jatz and Chili.

Dillinger - 2 Best of Breed, 2 majors, Puppy Group 1 in Canada - just 6 months old - also out of Jatz and Chili.

Rain - Winners/Best of Winners/Best of Opposite Sex over a special for 2 points - she is out of Georgia and Emir.     

INTRODUCING:

OAKWOODS JET SETTER ~ "PARIS"

MANSIYA ENGLISH EDITION X AM CH OAKWOODS GEISHA

Photos from France!  Oakwoods Firecracker with her Basenji friend.  "Emotion" lives with Yves and Lise Durlot and is owned by Lise and Monique Gaudfroy.

APRIL: 

Dillinger went to his first puppy match and won Best Puppy in Show.  What a way to start!

 Troi finishes her Canadian Championship!  Congrats Ashlee!  Thanks to Kim Smith for handling her!

MARCH 2010:

3/6-3/7: Napoleon was WD both days in Texas for his first two points!

FEBRUARY 2010: Rockland, NY - Devil is BOB/BOW for his first point on Saturday 2/27 and Rain was WB/BOW/BOS on Sunday.

WESTMINSTER KENNEL CLUB NEWS!!!

Lukas wins the breed!   Congrats to owner Judy Vandervort.  Michele and I appreciate the devotion Judy has shown in campaigning Lukas.  Thanks to Luke Baggenstos for his excellent handling. Thanks to all of all Lukas's fans ringside at the show!  Looking forward to seeing what the 2010 show season will bring!  

JANUARY 2010:  Diana finishes by going BOB over a special.   

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  OAKWOOD's history of excellence:

2010 - WESTMINSTER - Lukas - Best of Breed, EUKANUBA - Lukas - Best of Opposite Sex, AMTC National - Punch - Award of Merit and Grand Veterans Sweepstakes Winner, GPCA Supported Entry - Parker - Award of Merit, Leia - Winners Bitch

2009 GPCA NATIONALS - Lukas - Best of Opposite Sex, Parker Award of Merit and Amigo Winners Dog.  GPCA Supported Entry - Lukas - BOB & Group 3, Amigo WD/BOW and Rain WB.  AMTC Nationals - Hollywood - Reserve Winners Bitch.  EUKANUBA - Lukas - Best of Breed