CONFORMATION
Parker is my first conformation dog and entering this world was not on my radar when I picked him. His breeder, Kelli Mullen, however had her eye on him and we agreed that if he looked promising, I would consider showing him. When he was just under 18 months, we entered him in a large Golden Specialty. Kelli showed him (top left picture) and he won his class in 3 out of the 5 shows. While he matured, he showed in other venues and returned to conformation at age 3. He quickly went RWD at a 5 pt specialty. Since I didn't want to send him out, we did ringside showing which meant he was showing sporadically. We also used several handlers based on who was available. He received both majors in one weekend at a large Specialty. He also took a BOB over specials on his way to his Championship. As we are busy with a lot of dog sports, I have not shown him past his championship except at the Golden National in 2017 where he made the first cut.
Show Date Points Judge Results
Golden Retriever Club of Illinois 06/18/17 5 Mr. Jay Richardson RWD
Burlington WI Kennel Club 08/01/16 2 Mrs. Elaine J Lessig BOB
Kenosha Kennel Club 09/11/16 2 Ms. Linda Robey WD
Land O'Lincoln Golden Retriever Club 10/28/16 3 Mr. Willam Rodriguez WD/Major
Land O'Lincoln Golden Retriever Club 10/29/16 4 Rachel McKee Sager WD/Major
Pontiac Kennel Club, Inc. 11/10/16 1 Mrs. Anne Katona WD
Starved Rock Kennel Club 12/08/16 2 Carolyn A Herbel WD/BOW
Winnegamie Dog Club, Inc. 01/14/17 2 Sam Houston McDonald WD/CH
