Our National Specialty breed judge was noted Judge Edd Bivin. Mr. Bivin chose the showy black dog, CH Tamarin Titus (Keko), as Best of Breed. Keko then went on to Group 2 under Judge Betsy Dale, which of course, thrilled the Affen aficiona- dos in attendance. Once again, the Bred By class winner, Tamarin Type- cast, was selected as Winners Dog/ Best of Winners as well as Best Bred By. The lovely belge GCH Cobbler Ferlin’s Brazen Gillette was chosen Best of Opposite Sex, GCH Tamarin Tatoo went Select Dog, with Select Bitch going to the silver GCHS Fer- lin’s Mustang Sally. Awards of Merit went to the black dogs GCH Hi Tech Benjamin Bunny and GCH Prama- da’s Naughty Some Like It Hot. Pra- mada’s Naughty Number Thirty-Five was Reserve Winners Dog. Winners bitch/Best Puppy, Limelite’s Practi- cally Perfect of Hilane, came from the 6—9 Months puppy class, with ReserveWinners Bitch Dumble Dora VTani Kazari coming out of the Open class. GCH Cobbler Ferlin’s Brazen Gillette was selected as Best Owner Handled, who then went on to NOHS Group 2 under Judge Frank T. Sa- bella. CH Ferlin’s Midnight Stiletto was Best Brood Bitch and the team of CH Ferlin Gizmo’s The Force Awak- ens and Ferlin Gizmo’s Straight No Chaser was Best Brace. The annual meeting was held after Sweepstakes and Breed judging, with snacks provided by ACA. We all took a break to cheer our breed winner on to a Toy Group 2 placement, then moseyed on over to the host hotel for the annual banquet and fun-filled auction. The wonderful dinner was followed by acknowledgments to the Specialty Committee: Chair Cam- eron Riegel and Co-Chairs Barry Leece and Kathie Timko. Donors were recognized, with special thanks to Shannon Biszantz, Stevie Bernard and Susan Ptacek whose generos- ity enabled the committee to provide new elements to the Nationals week- end that truly made it “The Land of Aff-Enchantment.” The evening’s events consisted of a silent auction for the benefit of both ACA and Affen
Rescue, followed by the always fun live auction hosted by Doug Wolfe. Items varied from monkey themed gift baskets to original artwork craft- ed by Affen lovers from the US, Eng- land and New Zealand. At Monday’s Supported Entry and Sweepstakes, we celebrated “Affen Alien” day…think UFOs, Roswell and White Sands Missile Range! Exhibi- tors wore their best alien green—and even alien antennae—paying hom- age to those storied little green men and spaceships of yore! Alien themed prizes donned the trophy table, in- cluding alien themed candy, as space- ships hovering over Affens adorned the ring markers and 4-foot green aliens manned the club’s ringside snack table. Best of Breed, Best of Winners and Best of Opposite Sex were presented with hand crafted “Affen Alien” grooming table covers, Select Dog and Bitch, as well as Win- ners Dog and Bitch, were presented “Affen Alien” Grooming Tool Aprons, while Reserve Winners Dog and Bitch received large “Affen Alien” tote bags and first in each class received a small “Affen Alien” tote bag. These creations were made by fabric artist, Nancy Thomas of Littleton, CO. Monday’s Sweepstakes was judged by Kristi Green. Kristi is the breeder/ owner/handler of a multi-BIS win- ning Chihuahua with a love for all toy breeds, especially the Affenpinscher, having owned and shown a wonder- ful one, Lily, along with her “herd” of Chihuahuas. She has been in the sport for a decade and is passionate about type and quality in all of theToy breeds. Kristi awarded Best Senior in Sweepstakes/Best in Sweepstakes to Pramada’s Naughty Number Thirty- Five. Best of Opposite Sex in Senior Sweepstakes went to Coachlight Aff- ter a Pixilated Prodigy with Best in Sweepstakes Junior going to Ferlin Cobbler’s Solace Uncle Sam. The SupportedEntry breed judge was Judge Angela Pickett. Ms. Pickett se- lected GCHTamarin Tatoo as Best of Breed, and then later, to the delight of the Affen crowd, awarded him Toy Group 1. Ms. Picket’s choice for Best of Winners/Winners Dog was once
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