Just before completing his AKC championship, mom and I had the opportunity to take Penny to be bred to Solvi Nordin's now infamous Oscar. Just a few months before the Nordin family relocated back to Italy the litter was born and eventully Kate was chosen as the pick girl show puppy. While she was growing up, we showed her a few times with no success, and at a show with Kate along for socializing, a young handler, Dan Palantino, approached us to take a look at her. He was so impressed he offered to handle her in the show ring... And so the story of Kate and her prince charming began. Dan was true to his word and, in their first appearence together, Kate went WB, BOW, for a 3pt. major in Baltimore, MD under Judge Linda Krukar and 2 weeks later their winning combination gave Kate a 5 pt. major taking WB and BOW under Judge Judith Goodin at the Connecticut River Working Dog Group Specialty in Springfield, Mass.. They worked like a team in the ring, with Kate easily following Dan's steady guidance. With her majors quickly behind her, we took it easy and in early summer, Kate was awarded WB and BOW (2pts) in Fredericksburg, Va under Judge Karin Ashe with my mom handling in Dan's absence. Adding another point at The Ladies KC show in Long Island, NY on May 20, 2 pts. at the Del Otse Nango show on July 3rd, 1 pt. in Harrisburg, Pa on Aug 13 and 1 point at Newton Kennel Club show on September 2, 2005, takes Kate to 15 total points and her AKC Championship.... We are proud of our pretty black girl and her accomplishments and thank Dan for his unconditional belief in Kate as he guided her around the ring. Dan's feelings for our black girl were apparent whenever they stepped foot in the ring together.
We hope to be breeding Kate next summer and look forward to little Kate's sometime in 2007. |
