Page 82 - Chow Life - Fall 2025
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Wisconsin Chow Chow Club
                                  by Vicki DeGruy, Secretary






          We had a great specialty weekend in June, entry of     WB  Dana The Princess Of The Day Tian'E
          33, best numbers in many years!  Results Saturday      Chows, bred by Aleksandra & Dalibor Dordevic,
          June 28, 2025; Judge was Ms. Kimberly Meredith:        owned and shown by Brandi Borts
             WD/BW  Three Rivers As Old As Time, bred            Repeating his Saturday win, GCHP Barbary's
             by: Maude Beaumier Messier and owned by             Reigning Royalty CGCA TKN was BOB. "Quin"
             Ralph Silva & Gena Steinke Lusk                     went on to win the group again.
             WB Ralex Hundred Percent Dat B, bred by             BOS was new champion Ralex Hundred Percent
             Ralph Silva & Alister Lo and owned by Trish         Dat B
             Hunt                                                Select Dog and NOHS BOB  CH Rising Star
             BOB  GCHP Barbary's Reigning Royalty CGCA           Captain America Cruising To Jepas, bred by
             TKN, bred by Barbara Becker, owned and              Christopher Bangma, owned by the Lesters,
             shown by Ralph Silva  "Quin" went on to win the     shown by Paula
             group and Reserve Best In Show.                     Select Bitch CH Moondancer's Make It Reign,

             BOS GCH Red Mane Queen Bee Mine, bred               bred by Melanie Regnier & Barbara Becker,
             by Dong-Wook Kim, owned and shown by                owned by Melanie Regnier & Hugo Tobar
             Elizabeth McElroy.  She won an NOHS Group 4.      Congratulations to the winners and thank you ALL

             Dave Ford's dog Dav-Lyn's Warp Speed was BBE      for making our 2025 shows a great success!  Special
             and won 3rd in the BBE group                      thank you to the Lesters and their business J&S
                                                               Cutting Edge for making and donating so many
             RD  Stitch Tian'E Chows, bred by Aleksandra &     of the trophies, to the Ockengas for arranging
             Dalibor Dordevic, owned and shown by Brandi       Saturday's luncheon, and Shannon Brilz-Koller
             Borts                                             for putting everything together onsite! Another
             RB Rising Star When You Wish Upon A Star @        special thank you to Ralph Silva for his generous
             Moondancer, bred by Hugo Tobar, owned by          donation toward next year's shows!
             Tobar and Melanie Regnier                         We will again partner with the Kettle Moraine
             Select Dog GCH Ralex Rhythm Of Love, bred         Kennel Club for our 2026 specialties at the West
             and owned by Ralph Silva & Alister Lo             Bend location, judges to be announced. The dates
             Select Bitch GCH Shangri-La's Xmas Surprise       will likely be June 27 & 28.
             For Elite, bred by Sharon Short, owned by
             Michael Heldt, Ken Wronski, and Sharon Short      Next event for us is the Wisconsin Dog Fair in
          Following the judging, we served lunch to all our    early November in Madison, WI.  This is a "Meet
                                                               The Breeds" type event that showcases purebred
          exhibitors and friends. President Joel Ockenga and   dogs from the southern Wisconsin area.  Our
          his wife Debbie arranged the catering and club       club is one of the original participants, going
          members brought cake and sides.                      back 30 years.  We always rent a booth and

          Specialty Results Sunday June 29, 2025, Judge Mr     most of our members bring their Chows for the
          Wood Wornall:                                        public to pet and admire. Lots of vendors, lots of
                                                               demonstrations, lots of people, lots of fun!
            Three Rivers As Old As Time repeated as WD/
            BW.
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