Estaika’s Lucky Lukas CM CGC
First Kooiker in the US to earn a Certificate of Merit
It’s official, Luke’s Certificate is here
First Kooiker to earn a Certificate of Merit from AKC
CM1 Estaika’s Lucky Lukas CGC
- Congratulations to Luke! Luke has become the first Kooikerhondje to earn a Certificate of Merit from the AKC’s Miscellaneous Class. Luke is co-owned with Golden Gate Kooikerhondje.
Miscellaneous Class
The breeds currently eligible to participate in the Miscellaneous Class are still enrolled in the AKC Foundation Stock Service®. FSS® enrollment is maintained until the AKC Board of Directors accepts the breed for regular status. Authorities acknowledge that throughout the world there are several hundred distinct breeds of purebred dogs, not all of which are AKC recognized breeds. Those officially recognized for AKC registration appear in the Stud Book of the American Kennel Club. The AKC provides for a regular path of development for a new breed, which may result in that breed’s full recognition and appearance in the official Stud Book as an AKC recognized breed.
Winners of the Best of Breed in each of the individual Miscellaneous breeds will be awarded points towards the Certificate of Merit (CM) title based on the total number of dogs competing. Best of Opposite Sex to Best of Breed in each of the individual Miscellaneous breeds will be awarded points towards the Certificate of Merit (CM) title based on the total number of dogs of its sex in competition. The winner of the Best in Miscellaneous Class will be awarded points towards a Certificate of Merit based upon the total number of dogs that competed in all of the Miscellaneous Class breeds.
Upon completion of the CM title a dog may continue to compete in the Miscellaneous Class so long as they are of an eligible breed.
The CM suffix title is an introductory title to AKC conformation events and will be superseded by the CH title when earned. The Certificate of Merit requires 15 points awarded in accordance with the following point structure:
Dogs Competing Points
2 1
4 2
8 3
12 4
16 5
Congratulations to Susanne Martin and Finn
Muskettikoiran Flying Finn NA NAJ FDch
Finn is awarded Best of Breed shown by his co-owner, Susanne Martin of Golden Gate Kooikers. Thank you Susanne for a job well done! I also want to thank Deborah Bean for showing Finn when Susanne could not be there and Barbara Glanci for holding dogs for me. I could not have managed 4 dogs without all of their help.
Luke is awarded Best of Breed
Estaika’s Lucky Lukas CGC
Luke did a great job at the Houston World Series of Dog Shows. He was awarded Best of Breed once and received a placement 3 additional times. Luke is co-owned with Golden Gate Kooikers.
Astro wins Best of Breed and Best in the Miscellaneous Group
Astro Dog from Wonderland RN NA NAJ CGC
Many thanks to Ann Marie Ritchie for agreeing to help me out since I had 3 dogs in the same class. She did a fabulous job of presenting Astro. Astro took Best of Breed and Best in the Miscellaneous Group on Thursday at the Houston Kennel Club Show.
Congratulations to Waterbound Ayko and Zach!
Waterbound Kooikers congratulates Zach Bowman and “Copper” on their first 2 Best of Breed Wins
Waterbound Ayko CGC otherwise known as “Copper” was awarded Best of Breed at two of the shows at the Houston World Series of Dog Shows last weekend. CGC stands for Canine Good Citizen. Copper is owned and loved by Summer and Zach Bowman.
Check out the Photo Gallery of Finn and Astro at the Beach
Kooikers Enjoying Galveston Beach
See many more pictures of Astro and Finn at Galvesto Beach by clicking on Photo Galleries.
New Agility Photo Gallery has been added
Flying Finn
More photos can be seen by clicking on Photo Galleries.
Kooikerhondje “Finn”, Musketttikoiran Flying Finn NA NAJ FDCH-Gold, is shown competing in American Kennel Club Dog Agility. Finn’s titles are NA or Novice Agility, NAJ or Novice Agility Jumpers, and FDCH-Gold or Fly Ball Champion -Gold. Finn also has two qualifying score in the next level of agility, Open. He is temporarily taking a break from agility to concentrate on his true love, Fly Ball.
Luke is a Canine Good Citizen
Estaika’s Lucky Lukas CGC
Once again, here is a link to the American Kennel Club’s CGC program. AKC CGC
Canine Good Citizen Certificates arrived today!
Astro is a Canine Good Citizen
For those of you unfamiliar with the title, I have included a link to the American Kennel Club’s description.