RAYMOND OPPENHEIMER STUD DOG TROPHY

EVA WEATHERILL BROOD BITCH TROPHY

The purpose of these two awards is to select each year the top producing Bull Terrier stud dog and brood bitch based on the performance of his and her offspring in the show ring in the United States and Canada.

The criteria used to select the top producing stud dog and brood bitch are:

Each Bull Terrier earning the Recognition of Merit Award during a given calendar year will earn his or her sire and dam the following points:

· First Recognition of Merit Award Winner 10 points

· Second Recognition of Merit Award Winner 15 points

· Third Recognition of Merit Award Winner 20 points

Each Bull Terrier placing in the following categories in the Silverwood Competition will earn his or her sire and dam the following points:

· Silverwood winner 25 points

· Runner-Up to Silverwood Winner 20 points

· Best of Opposite Sex 15 points

· Best of Opposite Variety 15 points

· Best White Dog and Bitch 10 points

· Reserve Best White Dog and Bitch 5 points

· Best Colored Dog and Bitch 10 points

· Reserve Best Colored Dog and Bitch 5 points

· Finalist 4 points

A Bull Terrier can earn points in only one category in the Silverwood Competition.

Each Bull Terrier winning the following classes at the BTCA Specialty Show,

following the Silverwood Competition, will earn his or her sire and dam the following points:

· Best of Breed 20 points

· Best of Opposite Sex to Best of Breed 15 points

· Best of Variety and Best of Opposite Sex – Colored 10 points

· Winners Dog and Winners Bitch – Colored 5 points

· Best of Variety and Best of Opposite Sex – White 10 points

· Winners Dog and Winners Bitch – White 5 points

A Bull Terrier can earn points in only one class in the BTCA Specialty Show. If the Best of Opposite Sex to Best of Breed was beaten in the classes by the Best of Variety, then both earn 15 points.

The Stud Dog and Brood Bitch Trophies will be awarded at the Silverwood following the year for which the trophy was won. The winner will be announced in the Spring, and the trophy awarded in the Fall. The responsibility for tabulation the results and announcing the winner rests with the Special Awards Committee of the BTCA Board. Any inquiries or comments concerning the Raymond Oppenheimer Stud Dog Trophy or the Eva Weatherill Brood Bitch Trophy should be addressed to the chairman of this committee.

THE 2005 RAYMOND OPPENHEIMER STUD DOG TROPHY WINNER

Ch. Brubaker van der Alten Veste Eng Ch. Kilacabar Rolling Thunder

Ch. Merlin von der Alten Veste Ch. Hillcairn’s Duke of Terjos, ROM

Lux. Ch. Yvonne Royal Brinhead Excalber of Hillcairn

Sire: Int. Ch. Einstein the Joker Dam: Ch. Rocky Top’s Ulster Annie, ROM

Int. Ch. Vitus Imperator Ch. Jobrulu Yukon Frank, ROM

Aika the Joker Rocky Top’s Obvious Choice

Liberty’s Cholin White Eirdreds April Snowflake

This year’s winner is Ch. Rocky Top’s Doc Holiday, ROM with an impressive total of 121 points based on the wins of five of his offspring, which also included the completion of their ROMs in 2005.

Ch. Rocky Top’s Holiday Knight, ROM: Best of Breed at the BTCA National Specialty, Silverwood Finalist, 2005 Recognition of Merit Recipient.

Ch. Rocky Top’s Holiday Big Hit, ROM: Silverwood Finalist, 2005 Recognition of Merit Recipient.

Ch. Old England’s Lovely Lady, ROM: Silverwood Finalist, 2005 Recognition of Merit Recipient.

Ch. Old England’s Guardian Angel, ROM: Silverwood Finalist, 2005 Recognition of Merit Recipient.

Ch. Rocky Top’s Holiday Design, ROM: 2005 Recognition of Merit Recipient.

"Guinness" was bred by William and Rebecca Poole and Robert S. Long and is owned by Kelly and Mario Lopez and William and Rebecca Poole.

Other dogs that accumulated 20 or more points in 2005 were:

Ch. Lonestar Whole Lota Hoopla, ROM 64 points

Ch. Brigadoon Believes in Magic 45 points

Dance in the Dark for Activior 29 points

Ch. Action Season Premiere, ROM 25 points

THE 2005 EVA WEATHERILL BROOD BITCH TROPHY WINNER

Eng Ch. Ghabar Flagship Eng Ch. Ghabar Flagship

Eng Ch. Kilacabar Rolling Thunder Eng Ch. Kilacabar Rolling Thunder Joan La Pucelle Joan La Pucelle

Sire: Eng/ Am Ch. Kilacabar Stand and Deliver, ROM Dam: Ch. Terjo’s Rokitop Irish Eyes

Ch. Arguside Yuletide Ghoste on Curraneye Eng Ch. Ghabar the Admiral

Kilacabar A Kind of Magic at Bullyvark Eng Ch. Ghabar Clearwater of Terjo’s

Kilacabar Triple Echo Ghabar Liberty

 

This year’s winner, Ch. Rocky Top’s Irish Lace, had the great fortune to produce three ROM winners in one litter that achieved those titles in 2005. She collected a total f 73 points based on the achievements of those three offspring.

Ch. Rocky Top’s Holiday Knight, ROM: Best of Breed at the BTCA National Specialty, Silverwood Finalist, 2005 Recognition of Merit Recipient.

Ch. Rocky Top’s Holiday Big Hit, ROM: Silverwood Finalist, 2005 Recognition of Merit Recipient.

Ch. Rocky Top’s Holiday Design, ROM: 2005 Recognition of Merit Recipient.

"Bella" was bred by William and Rebecca Poole and is owned by William and Rebecca Poole and Kelly Lopez.

Other bitches that accumulated 20 or more points in 2005 were:

Magor Lady in Red 49 points

Ch. Brigadoon Gourmet Bannock, ROM 45 points

Ch. Old England’s Perfect Balance 33 points

Winsor’s China Doll 29 points