11-11-2018

Grand Rapids Kennel Club Ann Arbor, MI

Breed Judge: Mr. Desmond J. Murphy Group Judge: Mr. Desmond J. Murphy

For the first dog show after attending the GRCA National, it was a wonderful day for the Malagold kids!.

Legend (Malagold's Stone Legend) earns 1st place from the Bred By Exhibitor Dog class and goes on to win the rosette for Reserve Winners Dog!

Lyric (Malagold's Runnin' Down A Dream) takes 1st place in the Junior 12-15 Bitch class and also goes on to earn the rosette for Reserve Winners Bitch

Buttercup (Malagold's Build Me Up Buttercup) earns a 2nd place ribbon from a beautiful Bred By Exhibitor Bitch class

Imo (CH. Toasty's Massimo) who competes in the Best of Breed class, takes Best of Breed honors and goes on to earn 4th place in the Sporting Group!

A great presentation by all the Malagold kids!

10-01/06-2018

Golden Retriever Club of America National Specialty Purina Farms Gray Summit. MO

Judge - Breed: Mrs. Ellen Hardin Judge - Dogs: Mr. Eugene Blake Judge - Bitches: Mr. Douglas Johnson Sweepstakes Judge - Dogs: Linda Willard Sweepstakes Judge - Bitches: Berna Welch

Packed up the Malagold motorhome and made a day trip to Purina Farms in Gray Summit, Missouri, for the Golden Retriever Club of America National Specialty. What a great week for the Malagold Team!

Connie had the honor of judging the Golden Retriever Foundation Top Twenty competition, bringing together the top ranked Golden Retrievers in the country! What a grand evening this was!

Then the GRCA National Specialty started with the Sweepstakes judging - both Puppy and Veteran Sweeps! Then the Regular classes were judged for Dogs and Bitches, leaving the Best of Breed competition to the end of the week.

And the Malagold kids were extremely busy! The following girls and boys competed throughout the week -
Legend (Malagold's Stone Legend)
Brix (Malagold Wing-T We Can Work It Out, JH, WC, Can WC)
Lyric (Malagold's Runnin' Down A Dream)
Pebbles (Malagold's Summer Pebbles)
Imo (CH. Toasty's Massimo)
Cody (CH. Malagold's Code Of Honor)
Pystol (GCH. CH. Malagold's She's A Wild One CD RA AX AXJ)

Legend - Competed in the 15-18 month Puppy Dog Sweepsstakes class, taking 2nd place out of 12. He then went on to compete in the Regular Dog Class, 15-18 months, and earned a 3rd place rosette out of 16 in his class

Geri and Legend

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Brix - Wow! This boy had a very busy week! Brixy took 4th place out of 19 entries in the Amateur Owner Handler dog class. He also earned his Working Certificate and passed all the qualifications for Junior Hunter, earning him an additional title!! Congratulations to Anney Doucette and Brix!!

Birx, owned by Anney Doucette

Lyric - This girl really worked it in the 12-15 month regular bitch class, earning the 2nd place rosette out of an entry of 26 bitches!! How great is that for the baby girl?

Lyric

Pebbles - This little girl competed in the 15-18 month bitch regular class. She did not get a placement, but she had fun!!

Imo - This young man competed in the Best of Breed ring, and made the first cut from 20 other boys in his group! Great showing for Imo!!

Imo and Melissa making the first cut in the Breed class

Cody - And here was a real highlight as Cody, going out as a special for the very first time, earns a Judges Award of Merit in the Best of Breed competition, with a total entry of 236 Champions going in and out of the ring over two days! What an "Honor" for Cody and the Malagold Team!

Cody and Tara Schultz - Judges Award of Merit winner

Pystol - The senior member of the Malagold Team, Pystol, was also in the rosettes as she was honored with a 3rd place win out of 19 entries in the 8-10 year veteran bitch sweepstakes class. She then had a day of rest and went back in to compete in the regular 8-10 year veteran bitch class, earning 4th place out of 19 entries.

Pystol

 

What an honor to have such fabulous Golden Retrievers representing Malagold! Thank you for a great week!

09-14-2018

Fort Detroit Golden Retriever Club Specialty Goodells, MI

Breed Judge Show 1: Ms. Peggy Beisel-McIlwaine Sweepstakes Judge: Mrs. Lacy Bauer Breed Judge Show 2: Ms. Peggy Beisel-McIlwaine

Took a big part of the summer off but decided to take the Malagold Kids to the nearby Golden Retriever Specialty show. And everyone, people and dogs, had fun!.

Show 1, Sweepstakes, and Show 2 Results -

Legend (Malagold's Stone Legend)
- Show 1: 1st place from the 12-15 Month Dog class and goes on to win the rosette for Winners Dog, earning another 4 point major and the Best of Winners rosette!
- Sweepstakes: 1st place from the 12-15 Month Dog class
- Show 2: 1st place from the 12-15 Month Dog class

Brix (Malagold Wing-T We Can Work It Out)
- Show 2: 2nd place from the Open Dog class and then takes Reserve Winners Dog!

Lyric (Malagold's Runnin' Down A Dream)
- Show 1: 1st place from the 9-12 Month Bitch class
- Sweepstakes: 1st place from the 9-12 Month Bitch class and takes the Best of Opposite Sex Sweepstakes win!
- Show 2: 1st place from the 9-12 Month Bitch class

Pebbles (Malagold's Summer Pebbles)
- Show 1: 2nd place from the 12-15 Month Bitch class
- Sweepstakes: 1st place from the 12-15 Month Bitch class going on to Best of Opposite Sex Sweepstakes win!
- Show 2: 1st place from the 12-15 Month Bitch class

Imo (CH. Toasty's Massimo)
- Show 1: Competing in the Best of Breed class, takes Best of Opposite Sex honors

Pictured - L-R: Pebbles, Imo, Lyric, Pystol and Legend

A great day and great fun for everyone!

07-07-2018

Ann Arbor Kennel Club Ann Arbor, MI

Breed Judge: Mr. Michael Faulkner

Haven't been to a dog show in a while so decided to enter the kids and make it a day trip to Ann Arbor.Legend (Malagold's Stone Legend) earns 1st place from the 12-15 Month Dog class and goes on to win the rosette for Winners Dog, earning a 4 point major! Legend goes on to take Best of Winners honors!

Lyric (Malagold's Runnin' Down A Dream) takes 1st place in the Puppy 9-12 Bitch class and goes on to earn the rosette for Reserve Winners Bitch
Pebbles (Malagold's Summer Pebbles) earns a 4th place ribbon from the 12-15 Month Bitch class
Buttercup (Malagold's Build Me Up Buttercup) earns a 1st place ribbon from the HUGE Bred By Bitch class

Imo (CH. Toasty's Massimo) who competes in the Best of Breed class, takes Best of Breed honors, Owner-Handler Best of Breed, and goes on to win the Owner-Handler Sporting Group!

A great presentation for all the Malagold kids!

05-28-2018

Greater Muskegon Kennel Club Kalamazoo, MI

Breed Judge: Mrs. Kathy Lorentzen

It is the final day of a Five Day show weekend for the Malagold kids and they have been real troopers throughout!!Legend (Malagold's Stone Legend) took the 2nd place ribbon from the 9-12 Month Puppy Dog class

Lyric (Malagold's Runnin' Down A Dream) earns 1st place in the Puppy 6-9 Month Bitch class, goes Winners Bitch, Best of Winners, Owner-Handler Best of Breed and wins the Owner-Handler Sporting group with a 3 point major
Pebbles (Malagold's Summer Pebbles) takes 1st place in the Puppy 9-12 Bitch class and...
Bliss (Malagold's Feeling Good) takes 4th place in the Puppy 9-12 Bitch class
Buttercup (Malagold's Build Me Up Buttercup) earns a 1st place ribbon from the Bred By Bitch class Imo (CH. Toasty's Massimo) competed in the Best of Breed class, taking Select Dog with a few more points towards his Grand Championship title

What a great weekend for the Malagold kids! Now, they will take a little break and have some playtime!

05-27-2018

Kalamazoo Kennel Club Kalamazoo, MI

Breed Judge: Mr. James E. Taylor

It is Day Four of the long show weekend. The Malagold kids continue to do very well with this new dog show activity!

Legend (Malagold's Stone Legend) takes the 2nd place ribbon from the 9-12 Month Puppy Dog class

Pebbles (Malagold's Summer Pebbles) earns a 3rd place ribbon in the Puppy 9-12 Bitch class
Bliss (Malagold's Feeling Good) takes 4th place in the Puppy 9-12 Bitch class
Buttercup (Malagold's Build Me Up Buttercup) earns a 1st place ribbon from the Bred By Bitch class

Malagold babies are still having a fabulous time at the shows!

05-26-2018

Grand Rapids Kennel Club Kalamazoo, MI

Breed Judge: Mr. Rick Gschwender

It is Day Three of the big show weekend. The kids are ready!

Legend (Malagold's Stone Legend) again earns the 1st place ribbon from the 9-12 Month Puppy Dog class

Lyric (Malagold's Runnin' Down A Dream) takes 1st place in the Puppy 6-9 Month Bitch class
Pebbles (Malagold's Summer Pebbles) takes 1st place in the Puppy 9-12 Bitch class and goes on to earn the rosette for Reserve Winners Bitch
Buttercup (Malagold's Build Me Up Buttercup) earns another 2nd place ribbon from the Bred By Bitch class

A great day for all the Malagold kids!

05-25-2018

Pontiac Kennel Club Kalamazoo, MI

Breed Judge: Mr. Ken Murray

It is Day Two of the big show weekend. The Malagold puppies were up and at the show grounds early!

Legend (Malagold's Stone Legend) earns the 1st place ribbon from the 9-12 Month Puppy Dog class

Pebbles (Malagold's Summer Pebbles) takes 1st place in the Puppy 9-12 Bitch class and goes on to earn the rosette for Reserve Winners Bitch
Buttercup (Malagold's Build Me Up Buttercup) earns a 2nd place ribbon from the Bred By Bitch class

What great experiences for the Malagold puppies!

05-24-2018

Pontiac Kennel Club Kalamazoo, MI

Breed Judge: Mr. Ken Murray

Connie and Geri take the Malagold babies out for the first show in a five day weekend of summer fun. Being that the shows are right around the corner from home, it is a great opportunity for the youngsters to ease into the whole "show thing"! The puppies had a blast, in and out of the ring!Legend (Malagold's Stone Legend) earns 1st place from the 9-12 Month Puppy Dog class and goes Winners Dog and Best of Winners for a 3-point major win!

Pebbles (Malagold's Summer Pebbles) takes 1st place in the Puppy 9-12 Bitch class
Buttercup (Malagold's Build Me Up Buttercup) earns the 1st place ribbon from the Bred By ExhibitorPuppy 9-12 Bitch class

Imo (CH. Toasty's Massimo) who, as usual, competes in the Best of Breed class and takes Select Dog honors earning points towards his Grand Championship title!

It was a fabulous first day for the Malagold babies!

04-28-2018

Northern Flyway Golden Retriever Club Menasha, WI

Breed Judge: Mr. Ken Matthews Sweepstakes Judge:

It's the first dog show of the 2018 show season and it's a biggie - the Northern Flyway GRC Specialty Show! It is a Puppyfest for the Malagold Team!In the Puppy Sweepstakes competition, Pebbles (Malagold's Summer Pebbles) takes 1st place in the Puppy 9-12 Bitch class and continues on to win Best of Opposite Sex in Sweepstakes! Next up is Hemi (Malagold's Fast Cars N Freedom RN, NX, MX, MXJ) who wins the Veteran Sweeps 10 Years and Older Bitch class, going on to take Best of Opposite Sex in Veteran Sweepstakes!In the regular classes, Malagold continued to be in the ribbons:
Legend (Malagold's Stone Legend) earns 1st place from the 9-12 Month Puppy Dog class.
Bliss (Malagold's Feeling Good) takes 1st place in the 6-9 Month Puppy Bitch class and goes Reserve Winners Bitch on the day!
Pebbles earns the 1st place ribbon from the 9-12 Puppy Bitch class.
Hemi takes 1st place in the 10 Years and Older Bitch class. The big winner of the day was Imo (CH. Toasty's Massimo) who competes in the Best of Breed class and wins the Specialty!

It was a wonderful and very special day!!

11-10-2017

Greater Muskegon Kennel Club Kalamazoo, MI

Breed Judge: Ms. Elizabeth Muthard

Imo (Toasty's Massimo) competes today on his home turf, taking a first place ribbon in the Open Dog class and goes on to take Winners Dog for 2 points, completing his Championship title.

A perfect day for the Malagold Team!

11-11-2017

Canada Del Oro Kennel Club Tucson, AZ

Breed Judge: Mr. Jeffrey Pepper

Cody (CH. Malagold's Code Of Honor) competes on his secod day from the Best of Breed class and on takes the honors for Best of Opposite Sex for another 4 points, a major win towards his Grand Championship title!

Way to go, Cody!

11-10-2017

Canada Del Oro Kennel Club Tucson, AZ

Breed Judge: Mr. Ken Matthews

Cody (CH. Malagold's Code Of Honor) has been moved up to compete in the Best of Breed class and on this day he takes the Best of Opposite Sex honors for 4 points towards his Grand Championship title!

A great job for Cody and Bruce!

11-05-2017

Antelope Valley Kennel Club City of Industry, CA

Breed Judge: Mr. Michael Faulkner

A NEW CHAMPION title for Cody (Malagold's Code Of Honor)! Cody wins his class and finishes his title by going Winners Dog, Best of Winners and Best of Opposite Sexfrom the classes, leading him to Winners Dog and Best of Winners honors and final 3 points!

Congratulations to Cody and his handler, Bruce Schultz, on this wonderful accomplishment!

11-04-2017

San Gabriel Valley Kennel Club City of Industry, CA

Breed Judge: Ms. Gloria Kerr

Cody (Malagold's Code Of Honor) does it again, with a win from the classes, and going on to Winners Dog and Best of Winners honors for an additional 2 points towards his Championship !

Malagold's young boy is having fun in the sun!

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