| NEW Champion- Ch. Lisiji Drama Queen ("Courtney"), Aran's daughter from |
| Georgia. Courtney is the third of the litter to obtain her Championship. Congratulations to owner/breeder/handler CJ and Lisa Favre! |
| January 2007 Portland,OR- Oregon Terrier Association specialty/ Rose City Classic/Tournament of Champions |
| Aran went Best of Breed @ terrier specialty and also 2 days to follow. And as |
| points |
| Congratulations to Aran's puppies!: |
| Warlord's Rebellion @ Kingael-went WB, Best of Winners @ Specialty and |
| Terrier Club of SoCal and 2x res.WB @f following all-breed shows. |
| New weblink added- easy and affordable DNA test for one of the common |
| bleeding disorders in kerries (Factor XI.) is available by University of Pennsylvania. |
| It is OFFICIAL! Aran finished the show year of 2006 as a #1 kerry male (no. 2 |
| breed) in all-breed competition and #2 kerry male (no.3 breed) in breed standing. This was accomplished without backers, ads in show magazines and week-by-week showing. |
| "Aran" finished year of 2006 as a Top ranking kerry again- No. 2 and best male |
| 2x Best in Show- for Aran @ Great Western Terrier Association, followed by |
| World Dog Show Champion became son of Multi Champion Aran Donaghmore- |
| Ch. Blue Joi Williams, under Irish judge, Mr. Sean Delmar! This is 2nd win of Aran related kerry. Last year BOS and title of World Winner went to my Aran's sister-Ch. Aran Finnea. |
| 2005 |
| Wonderful finish of 2005 show season for us- "Aran" is again 2nd most successful |
| History of events in Cross the Rubicon kennel |
Aran @
Westminster -
taking Breed in
Garden in 2007
Westminster -
taking Breed in
Garden in 2007
...and updates in 2007...
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Best in Show
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at Terrier
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Bred by Exhibitor
at Terrier
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NOVEMBER 2007
 | Aran is a proud grandpa of a first Australian Champion! Congratulations go to | |
| Diane of Aristocrat kerries, breeder of AUS Ch.Aristocrat Bittersweet Symphony, aka Basha. This young girl, daughter of Echo of Aran ,was imported to Australia 5 months ago and she finished her Championship, with multiple Terrier Group wins and BIS . | ||
| Whidbey Island KC- Rowan went Winners Dog, Best of Winners and Best of | |
| Breed on Sunday with 3 point major. |
OCTOBER 2007
| Although retired this spring, ARAN's accomplishments in the show ring earlier | |
| this year earned him 4th invitation to AKC/Eukanuba National Championship in Long Beach, CA. Aran and National Championship have quite a history together, earning Award of Excellence each year starting in 2004! (see picture of first AoM) | ||
| Our 11 month "Leeloo" won Bred-By-Exhibitor Terrier Group3 at Vancouver KC | |
| show under terrier judge Mr. Kenneth McDermott | ||
| "Beau" - BEST of BREED at B.C.Terrier Specialty , Award of Merit at DelValle | |
| KC show (supported entry by NorCalKBT club) under Dr. Mager, 6th Best in Sweeps title at the KBT Specialty of Northern California in Pleasanton! She also made cut in breed under Mrs. Coleman Hutchinson, just like she did during Montgomery weekend under Mr. Munro and Mr. Weatherhead. | ||
| Aran's son "Smokey" became official Canine Good Citizen | |
| "MONTGOMERY WEEKEND" -LEELOO: 3x winner of 9-12 mths class, Echo: | |
| AWARD of MERIT & qualified invitation to Cruft's 2008! |
 | Son of Aran's littersister BIS, European Winner05 Aran Feeny and Aran's uncle | |
| MultiChampion Aran Enniskeen, born in Spain-Irisfingel Aengus The Protector went Winners Dog for 5 point MAJOR and also obtained AWARD of MERIT and Cruft's qualification. |
| USKBTC FUTURITY: Aran's kids 'Ringo" and "Bonnie" Best Puppy Dog and Best | |
| Puppy Bitch . |
SEPTEMBER 2007
| ATLANTA TERRIER SPECIALTY : Best of Breed- 10 months old Topgun Raging | |
| To The Danger Zone, "Bonnie Blue Bell" went BOB over 3 Specials for 4 point major from Bred-By class and placed 2nd in Bred-By-Exhibitor Group competition later on! |
| Her brothers "Smokey" and "Ringo" went Winners Dog and both got 3 point | |
| major (Thursday and Friday) and Smokey continued with 2 points and another WD on Sunday! |
| Aran's daughter "Dora" (Penterra Sky's jet, RN)- went Best of Opposite Sex and | |
| obtained 2nd leg for Rally Advance title at Valley Forge KC |
AUGUST 2007
| Specialty of All Terrier Club of Western Washington, Redmond, WA |
| ROWAN (Fermanagh Cross the Rubicon)- Won Puppy Group 2nd | |
| Leeloo (Fifth Element of Cross the Rubicon)- Youngest in the ring, went Winners | |
| Bitch and Best of Winners from Bred-By-Exhibitor class, with 2 points. And despite her young age and limited show experience, she made cut in Bred-By- Exhibitor Group! |
| First leg in RALLY ADVANCED goes to "Dora" (PennTerra's Sky Jet,RN). She | |
| also added another point towards her Championship at Lackawanna KC show, going Best of Breed over a special. |
JULY 2007
| European Veteran Winner title goes to Aran's dam, 11 years old Aran Enniskerry | |
| (pict), English,Italian, International,Slovenian, Belgian, Monegasque, Luxembourg, German, and German Terrier Club (KfT) Champion. | ||
| 3 point major and WB/BOS for "Dora" at Upper Marlboro Kennel | |
| Club |
 | Echo of Aran Cross the Rubicon-GROUP 2 under famous kerry judge Ric | |
| Chashoudian. | ||
| Warlord's Komical Klancy, "Beau's' brother- Best of Winners at Long BeachKC in | |
| CA and was Best of Opposite Sex to "Beau" at Sweepstakes of Great Western Terrier & KBTCSC Summer Specialty. | ||
| Can.Ch. Warlord's Rebellion at Kingael (Beau) won Best in Sweepstakes | |
| Aran's daughter Mickie Blue (Topgun's Every Reason To Be Jealous) took Best | |
| Puppy Sweepstakes at specialty of the Kerry Blue Terrier Club of Greater Pittsburgh in New Castle, Pennsylvania by judge Dr. Brian Tormey. |
APRIL 2007
| Kelsey/Duvessa got two Excellent B Jumpers legs and 17 Mach points in Ocala, FL | |
| first weekend of April. She was the only terrier in the taller jump heights (12" -26"). |
| Duvessa Cross the Rubicon) got four USDAA Starterstitles. They are Agility Dog | |
| (AD), Starters Gamblers (SG), Starters Snooker (SS) and Starters Relay (SR). She has one remaining Starters class to title in, Starters Jumpers. She has two of three required legs. | ||
| CRUFT's 2007- Irisfingel Aroma of Erinn, son of Aran's sister MultiCh. Aran Feeny | |
| and Aran's uncle MultiCh. Aran Enniskeen placed as 2nd in Post-Graduate dog class. Finn is following the steps of his mother, placed as reserve Best Bitch (to BOB bitch of English origin)couple years ago under judge RonRamsey | ||
| BEAU- 3x Best Puppy in Terrier Group, 2x Terrier Group 3, 1x Terrier | |
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