HOT NEWS and UPDATES
last update: August 24th, 2009
last update: August 24th, 2009
| “ Success means doing the best we can with what we have. Success is the doing, not the getting; the trying, not the triumph. Success is a personal standard, reaching for the highest that is in us, becoming all that we can be. ” Zig Ziglar |
History :
AUGUST 2009
 | NEW Champion - our own "Leeloo", Fifth Element of Cross the Rubicon, finished her AKC | |
| Championship with two 4 point majors under Mrs. K. Ferris and Mr. J. Cole at the specialty of All Terrier Association of Western Washington from Bred By Exhibitor class. |
| Finally added!!! |
- "Aran" at Eukanuba/Tournament of Champions at Rose City Classic, Portland Oregon- years:
2005, 2006 and 2007 - Aran at the dog park with friends-2003
| And another Group placement for Aran's girls! Topgun's Every Reason To Be Jealous" took | |
| BOB and Group 4 at the Carolina KC under Mr. Robert Black. Congrats, Blake! |
| Barb and Beau are going strong in Canada! Another two group placements- Group 3 under | |
| Wayne Burton and Group 4 under Deborah Graffmann at Cambell River DF Society show. Congratulations! |
| NEW CHAMPION- "Tahoe" had a FABULOUS weekend at the Canfield Specialty and | |
| supported entry by KBT Club of Northern Ohio. On Thursday, finished with 4 point Major and Best of Winners under Mrs. Esther Joseph, followed by 2 x Award of Merit under Jon Cole and Michael Buckley as a "Special" and finally... Best of Breed under Mrs. Rita Holloway! It was my pleasure to groom Tahoe on Saturday. What a beautiful girl! |
| Congratulations to "Dora" and "Ringo" for their Awards of Merit too! |
| Judging (puppy sweeps at KBT Club of Northern Ohio) |
JULY 2009
| NEW CHAMPION- 'Rowan" finished his AKC Championship with 4 point MAJOR at Portland | |
| KC under judge Mrs. Chris Levy! Groomed and handled by his owner Margo of Kilmarley Kerries. Congratulations! |
| BRODY -Aran's son, Am. &Inter.Ch. KeriOn Noble Spirit became a Canadian Champion, the | |
| weekend of Canadian National Kerry Specialty and the first week back from US. Congratulations to Judy and Maria! | ||
| Congratulation to Barb and Beau - winning another Terrier Group 1 by Mr. Thomas Alexander | |
| and 2 by Mr. Elliot Weiss at Vernon &District KC. She is No.1 bitch and No.3 kerry in Canada! |
JUNE 2009
| PUPPIES!!! Long expected puppies are here! Go, G-Force!!! (see here) |
| Simplified Cross the Rubicon website is available too. Major updates and so on will still | |
| continue here! |
| Thank you, Randy , for Smokey's picture. Aran's son is very handsome! |
| Great news from Great Western Terrier Association show in Long Beach, CA- Echo won | |
| Best of Opposite Sex (BOS) under Mr. Peter Green and Cindy Vogels. Thanks Peter for returning to the ring with this marvelous kerry! |
| What a fabulous owner-handler team! Thumbs up for "a newbie" Jim and Tahoe- GROUP 2 | |
| under Mr. Stephen Hubbell at Virginia KC. Well done! |
| Congratulations to our Canadian team Barb and Beau- owner handled GROUP1 an Nanaimo | |
| KC by Jean Beech | ||
| Congratulations to Tahoe and Jim! Owner handled 4 point major and Winners bitch ! | |
| Tahoe's siblings Bonnie and Ringo are doing great in the show ring too. |
MAY 2009
| Updated pictures of Aran's sons- Brodi and Sterling | |
| Congratulations to Barbara and Aran's daughter "Beau"-. She is No.1 kerry bitch in Canada, | |
| with multiple group placements including Group 2 (Lawrence Stanbridge, Ontario) and Group 3 (Mauro Anselmo Alves, Brazil) at Mill Bay Show, Vancouver Island, Canada |
| Aran's girl "Bonnie" took GROUP 4 @ Great Kingsport KC (Dr. Harry Smith) show weekend. |
| WOW !!! What a weekend for Judy and Brodi ! At the 4 days International Dog Show in | |
| Orlando, Florida- Brodi went 2x BEST In SHOW, 2x BEST IN SHOW Bred By Exhibitor, 4x Bred by Exhibitor Group 1, 3x Terrier Group1 and 1 Terrier Group 2 |
| Congratulations to Echo's daughter - Australian Ch., multiple group and BIS winner- "Basha"- | |
| winning another Best in Show, this time at the Terrier Specialty of Canbera & Dist. Sporting Terrier Club. She was also awarded "Intermediate in Show" at ACTCA Amenities Championship Show by breeder judge Mrs. D. Hyde |
| Congratulations' -Aran's granddaughter/ daughter of Ringo- TopGun Da Bomb! of Bluecrush | |
| went Winners bitch for 3 point major at Buck County KC |
| Congratulations ot Aran's daughter Keribou's You Only Live Twice- going Best of Winners from | |
| BBE class at Garden State Terrier Club -May 1st, 2009. With 3 majors, she is 1 point shy of her AKC Championship. |
| Cross the Rubicon litter coming at the end of June 2009. Show and work inquiries | |
| preferred but NEVER solely required. The happy "forever" home is my TOP priority. Visit the members of our family: |
 | Ch. Echo of Aran Cross the Rubicon- Westminster 2009 BOB and Montgomery 2008 AOM | |
| Ewan Cross the Rubicon- Best Bred By Exhibitor @ ATWW Specialty 2006 | |
| Ch. Donovan Cross the Rubicon- Best Bred By Exhibitor @ TAO Specialty 2006 | |
| Duvessa Cross the Rubicon- multi agility & also Therapy certified | |
| Cranntara Cross The Rubicon - Delta Society certified Therapy dog- working in hospitals and | |
| retirement centers | ||
| Ch. Cormac of Cross the Rubicon - AKC and UKC Champion, 3x BIS |
APRIL 2009
| CONGRATULATIONS, Echo! "Echo of Aran" was awarded 3x Best of Breed- At the USKBTC | |
| supported Columbia Terrier Club of Maryland show under Mr.Terry Stacy, Old Dominion KC of North Virginia show under Mr. Bruce Schwartz and Baltimore County KC under Mrs. Dawn Hansen |
| CONGRATULATIONS- NEW Champion! Aran's granddaughter- Lisiji Simply Smashing | |
| became a new champion by going Winners Bitch and Best of Winners for 5 point major at the specialty of Columbia Terrier Club of Maryland. |
| There is a new BEAUTIFUL dog/cat/horse- spa/hotel/training facility in California. | |
| BRIARCLIFF- operated by Peter and Valerie Atkinson, professional handlers. |
| Congratulations to Aran's daughter "KISSES" -awarded GROUP 2 by Mr. Norman Kenney and | |
| GROUP 3 by Lowell Davis at Silver State KC in Las Vegas. |
| Congratulations to Aran's cousin and brother of Aengus The Protector -Ch. Irisfingel Blue | |
| Badge- going BIS at Northeast Oklahoma KC! |
| New OFA hip dysplasia results for "Smokey"- tested "GOOD" |
| Leeloo's NEW pictures | |
| More pictures added from a pleasant weekend spent with our friends and their dogs | |
| Cross the Rubicon pups are expected 3rd week of June- info here |
| Taking few months break from the dog show, LEELOO is back in the ring for the weekend of | |
| Northern California Terrier Association. I was very pleased with her performance, she shows very well. |
| Thursday, judge: Lydia Coleman Hutchinson: res. Winners Bitch | |
| Friday, Mrs. Lynne Myall: Winners Bitch | |
| Saturday, Ms. Ann Ferris: Winners Bitch | |
| Sunday, Ms. Mareth Kipp: Winners Bitch, Best of Winners |
MARCH 2009
| 8 puppies! Grandpa Aran sending his congratulation to 6 girls and 2 boys born in Pennsylvania. | |
| Well done, Dora and Ringo! |
| Congratulations to "Beau's" Award of Merit at the specialty of KBT Club of Texas awarded by | |
| Mrs. Carol Ramsey (Torum kennel) and the Best of Opposite Sex -by Dr. John Shelton @ the following Fort Worth KC show (Texas). | ||
| Specialty win picture of beautiful "Mudpie "- was added to Aran and Zolla's pups webpage | |
| All 34 picture and 17 video galleries listed -HERE |
FEBRUARY 2009
| Echo won Best of Breed at another specialty, this time the Great Lakes Terrier Association in | |
| Illinois under Mrs. Barbara Dempsey Alderman. |
| And another BOB under Mrs. Lydia Coleman Hutchinson at Park Shore KC and under Mrs. | |
| Margaretta Patterson-Kauffman at International KC of Chicago | ||
| Two other BOB went to his cousin Irisfingel Blue Badge. | |
| Congratulations! |
| Brodi is adding multiple breed points under his belt down in Florida- he went BOB at two days of | |
| Sara-Bay KC and two days of Lakeland-Winter Haven KC shows |
| Brodi's brother "Sterling" went Winners dog under Mr. Madison Weeks and Best of Winners | |
| under Mr. William De Villeneuve |
| Echo here, Echo there... Echo everywhere!!! Echo, Echo, Echo.... |
| Video from Best of Breed judging at Westminster | |
| see a video (and one of Echo's cute tricks) at The Providence journal website | |
| Articles : The Providence Journal, Providence Daily Dose |
| Another of echo's tricks -here | |
| "ECHO" won Best of Breed at Westminster KC show in New York- first "Champions Only" show | |
| limited to 2500 dogs dated back to 1877! There is not a better way to prove his quality, then to win in tough competition of the top ranking Champions. | ||
| *Flash- back 2007! - see Aran's Westminster win of 2007 |
JANUARY 2009
| As her daddy Aran- "Beau" is featured at Animal Planet under her fancy full call-name | |
| "Boudicia" at AKC/Eukanuba Tournament of Champions 2008! |
| MORE GROUP placements for Echo- GROUP 3 by Mr. A. Ferruggiaro and Group 4 by Mrs. A. | |
| Watkins at Annapolis KC ! |
| "Kisses" finished her Championship with another MAJOR by going Winner Bitch at the Desert | |
| Empire Terrier Club of SoCal. She is the 4th of 7 Warlord's pups to finish. Congratulations! |
| At the same show her sister 'Kyla" went Best of Opposite Sex. Thank you Elaine for a lovely | |
| picture! |
| Brodi went Best of Breed at the end of January in the competition of 6 Champions under Mrs. | |
| Patricia Trotter at Sawnee Mtn. KC of Georgia. CONGRATULATIONS ! | ||
| Great results from Florida show circuit- all from Bred-By-Exhibitor class! |
| "Mudpie" went BoW with 5 point MAJOR at the Specialty of KBT Club of Central Florida | |
| "Sterling"- going Best of Winners at Greater Gainesville DFA under Mrs. K.Grosso | |
| "Brodi" - WD, BoW, Best of Breed over 3 Specials for 5 point MAJOR - by Mr. R. Forsyth, | |
| finishing his Championship! |
DECEMBER 2008
| Leeloo's health tests results added to OFA website | |
| Leeloo's new pictures | |
| Aran and Leeloo having fun in the snow! | |
| For more (winter) fun pictures visit our Gallery | |
| Montgomery results pages updated -here | |
| Echo's movie's site UPDATED here | |
| Beau's NEW page here | |
| Beau WON BEST of BREED at AKC/Eukanuba National Championship 2008! | |
| Aran's son ECHO is one of the TOP ranking kerries !!! Echo of Aran Cross the Rubicon finished | |
| as # 6 in Breed and #8 in All-Breed standings for 2008! Congratulations to Diane and Ray of Aristocrat kerries! | ||
| And more great show news- Award of Merit for "Beau" at the KBTCSC Winter Specialty in Long | |
| Beach, CA! | ||
| Another of Aran's pups- Ch.Lisiji Qeen of Hearts placed as #20 in Top20 at the Breed level for | |
| 2008. Congratulations, C.J and Lisa! | ||
| HAPPY BIRTHDAY- my first kerry Bianca is celebrating her 14th birthday!!! | |
| Levi, Bianca's and Aran Enniskeen grandson's - numerical vWd test results available | |
| Leeloo's OFA thyroid- NORMAL | |
| Added link to Aran's daughter website ( Ch. Warlord's Rambunctious Fair Lady- Kyla) | |
| Aran's daughter- Mickie Blue winning Best of Breed at Suwanee KC of Florida | |
| Congratulation to Group placements for 2 Aran's sons- Echo and Klancy, both Group 3! | |
| *** PUPPIES AVAILABLE*** G - force is here!!! more info * OREGON- Cross the Rubicon litter - 5 boys and a girl born June 26th * |
| Leeloo |
