Travis came to us a
small bundle of fur and grew.......and grew. He was entered in a show
by mistake at the very young age of 6 months and when I realized what
I had done decided to send him anyways. He got through the weekend
with 4 points and two Best of Breeds from the Junior Puppy Class. The
following show and still as a Junior Puppy he amassed another 4 Best
of Breeds and 2 Puppy Group wins completing his Canadian Championship
at 7 months of age. Travis is the type of Akita that never realized he
was an Akita weighing approximately 90 pounds at 9 months and wondered
why the Shih Tzu don't want to play. Still as a Junior Puppy, Travis
was entered in a Puppy Tournament (Peach of a Puppy) and came second
in a very tough class of 35 shown by Mom.
Travis took about 2
years off as he needed some growing up time and time for the body to
catch up with the legs. His first set of shows after his sojourn
produced two Best of Breed wins and consideration in the Group ring on
a three day weekend. WOW - Group 4 under respected judge Janet
Wilcox and Group 2 under respected judge Cheryl Myers-Egerton in a
very tough Working Group.
NEWS
UPDATE
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normal 2001
April 1999 - Akita Club
of BC Specialty - Judge James Reynolds - Award of Merit
September 1999 - ACA National Specialty - First Place Open Dog Class -
Judge Michelle Billings
November 1999 - Sturgis
Kennel Club - Fort Wayne, Indiana - 3 point major (Best of Winners) -
Judge Robert Forsyth - Handler Vicky Dooms - Karasu Oka Akitas
November
1999 - Town & Country Kennel Club - Oklahoma - 4 point major (Best
of Breed) - Judge Dany Canino - Handler Vicky Dooms
1999 -
Finished the year as #4 Akita in Canada with very limited showing
April 2000
- finished US Championship thanks to Vicky Dooms. Thanks also to Vicky
for introducing Travis to the Basenjis.
August 2000
- First place in the Working Group under respected judge Ingeborg
James
Group 2 - Judge Tim Doxtater
Group 3 - Judge Michael Camac (Akita Action Booster)
April 2004
- Akita Action Specialty - Best in Specialty, Best Veteran & Best
Canadian Bred
October
2004 - Travis is living the good life these days - retired from the
show ring
