NCBCC Weekend 4/18-20/14
 Scarlett waiting to get the show started |
 Some of the girls’ loot from the Specialty Show |
 Scarlett and Judge Sue Nicholls-Ward, Bumbleridge Bearded Collies |
It was a very special weekend for us at the National Capital Bearded Collie Club Regional Specialty show and Baltimore County Kennel Club Supported Entry show. In 2004, Heart finished her championship at this show by going BOW/AOM1 to her sire, Ch Britannia Back to the Future, Biff. In 2014, a week before her 13th birthday, we were very pleased to kick off the show with Heart being awarded Best in Veteran Sweeps
Heart’s Best in Veteran Sweepstakes at NCBCC, 4/18/14
Judge Beth Petrecca
Following Sweepstakes, regular judging began. Scarlett, at 16 months, was in the open bitch class and showed like a big girl. Relatively limited wiggling on exam and no charging ahead to the end of her lead when moving. I was very proud of her and pleased to be awarded Winners Bitch for a 4pt major (takes 30 for 5 pts, we had 28, I think). That meant Scarlett was going back in for breed at the end and I still had Heart and Spike to show. Showing Heart in the Veteran Bitch class the judge remarked that she would’ve pegged her as the youngster of the class, and at just shy of 13, I think she had 3-4 years on the other girls in her class. She won Veteran bitch, which presented a bit of a dilemma as I could only show one in breed. Fortunately, fabulous beardie breeder, handler, and friend, Amy Alspaugh Penuel volunteered to show Scarlett for breed and I stayed on Party Hearty. Never having handed Heart off in 13 years, I didn’t think to start now, and I do want my younger dogs to show with other people. It did mean I didn’t have a pair of hands to show Spike, so he didn’t get to show at the specialty.
It was a long day and there were lots more trips around the ring, but Amy and Scarlett were rockstars and Heart was rock solid, as she always has been. This earned both girls top honors with Scarlett going Best of Opposite and Heart going Select Bitch. . The win over specials for Scarlett bumped this to a 5pt major.
Rockstar! Scarlett goes BOW/BOS at the NCBCC Specialty, 4/18/14
Judge Sue Nicholls-Ward, Bumbleridge Bearded Collies
Heart going Select Bitch at the NCBCC Regional Specialty show, 4/18/14
Judge Sue Nicholls-Ward
Heart got to go home and relax for the rest of the weekend while Scarlett stayed to show on Saturday and Sunday. Sunday is a supported entry show for NCBCC which includes sweepstakes and typically has breeder judges for regular classes. While very tired, Scarlett still managed to show great (intense love of steak, chicken, and chicken hot dogs is well developed) and she was awarded Best of Opposite in Sweepstakes and Best of Winners for another 4pt major.
Best of Winners BCKC supported entry, 4/20
Judge Gail Miller Bisher
Best of Opp in Sweeps for Scarlett, 4/20/14
Judge Andrea Straw
Scarlett finished the weekend 1 point shy of her Ch. We’d like to thank these judges for recognizing Scarlett & Heart with these wins, Sue Nicholls-Ward (Bumbleridge), Beth Petrecca (Daybar), Andrea Straw (Windswept), Gail Miller Bisher (Gaymardon)
