BigStar's 2009 Breaking News...
December 12-13, 2009
Bethlehem, PA
Lesa and DiNozzo win BOW for a 4 point major on Saturday out of the BBE class. This was DiNozzo's debut, he was 6 months, 3 days old!
Barb and MsD go BOS/WB for 2 points on Sunday and our good friend
Denise take BOB with her 6-9 puppy dog, Dagus over 3 Specials! Woo Hooooo
December 6, 2009
Bayshore Companion Dog Club
Introducing Busher Pljus Major CDX , FFX-OG aka Loki
Loki earned his CDX today...woo hoooo Lydia & Donna!
Loki & Lydia earned his 3rd leg with a score of 193! He got his CDX in five shows:)
Watch for this "BigStar"...go "Team Loki"!!!!
December 5, 2009
Gettysburg, PA
Lesa and Bronte win BOW for a 4 point major! One more to go:)
December 3-6, 2009
RI
(Rachel Only)
Rachel and Sergio win their OI class and go Best Junior on Saturday and 2nd on Thursday!
November 19-22, 2009
Maryland
(Rachel Only)
Rachel and Meri win their OI class on Thursday and place the other days!
November 15, 2009
Bode is heading back home with his co-owner:(
We will miss the silly bug but it was sure fun having him around for a few months!
A huge thank you to Amanda and her family for loving Bode as much as we do!
Mandy, we wish you the best of luck with Tawny's (CH Sportingfield's Bahama Sands)
campaign - she is lovely!
November 12-15, 2009
Oaks, PA
(Rachel Only)
Rachel and Meri win their OI class on Thursday, three more days to go!
November 7-8, 2009
Salisbury, MD
(Rachel Only)
Rachel and Meri win their OI class and take Best Junior on Sunday!
October 30 - November 1, 2009
Bloomsburg, PA
Lesa and MsD win the points on Friday!!! One major win to go!
Bling (SC Chihuahua) goes WB and BOW (owner, Babyface) both Friday & Saturday for a 5 pt major and 2 singles! One major win to go! Way to go Barb!
Trinket took RWB on Sunday.
Rachel and Meri win their OI class on Sunday and place the other two days!
October 26, 2009
BigStar Health Update
Pickle got her BAER testing back - OFA Normal
October 24-25, 2009
(Rachel Only)
Rachel and Meri win their OI class both days and take Best Junior on Sunday!
~ Rachel now has (31) 1st place wins and
(10) Best Juniors for 2009 ~
woooo hoooooo, way to go Kiddo!
October 12-16, 2009
French Bulldog Nationals & Supported Entry - MA
We are very pleased to annouce that our very own, Trinket (Gimme's daughter, co-bred with HaloRidge) went Reserve Winners Bitch (over 52 bitches) at the Independant Speciality held in conjunction with this years National Speciality.
Trinket also took RWB at the Supported Entry in W. Springfield on Saturday.
I had the pleasure of showing Evangeline to her 1st place win in the Open Fawn/Cream class at the Speciality as well...what a joy!
Win pictures to follow!
October 1-3, 2009
Wrightstown & Ludwigs Corner, PA
Jon and Bronte win BOW on Thursday for a point and Rachel went Best Junior!
Bronte wins BOW for 2 pts (major broke by one bitch) on Saturday! Darn it;(
September 25-27, 2009
Virginia
(Rachel Only)
We werent able to make it to these shows but other crew members did great!
Rachel and Sergio win their OI class on Friday and get 4th on Saturday
September 20, 2009
Kimberton, PA
Bronte wins the Open class and Simone (Owner, Karen Tucker) wins RWB
September 12-13, 2009
Cape Cod, MA
(Rachel & Nikki Only)
We werent able to make it to these shows but other crew members did great!
Rachel and Simon (Pointer) win their OI class on Saturday
September 10-11, 2009
Gilbert, PA
Jon and Pickle win RWB on Thursday and
Barb and MsD win the points on Friday!!!
Bling (SC Chihuahua) goes WB and BOB (owner, Babyface) for 2 more points!
September 5, 2009
Manalapan, NJ ~ NAKC
A HUGE CONGRATULATIONS
to Barb & BonBon for their Best in Show win!!
Jon and Sergio take two Group 1's
September 3, 2009
North Branch, NJ
(Rachel Only)
We werent able to make it to these shows but other crew members did great!
Rachel and Pickle win their OI class and get Best Junior at the Non-Sporting Speciality
along with Reserve Winners Bitch in the Breed ring!
The newest Junior Statistics are up...........
Rachel is #27 Junior in the county!!!
Yipee! This is out of ALL Juniors competing!!!!!!!
(the Open Intermediate #'s are not up yet, she was #3 thru June)
#1 Ibizan
#4 Frenchie
#5 Rare Breed
#6 Pointer
#14 Hound
thru the end of August, she has 25 wins and 7 Best Juniors!
We are all so proud of Rachel...why to go Girl...love you!!!
August 20-23, 2009
W. Springfield, MA
Rachel and Sergio win the OI class and get Best Junior on Thursday
and place in the top 3 the rest of the weekend!
Bling (SC Chihuahua) goes WB ~ 3 out of 4 days for more 5 pts (owner, Babyface),
including BOW and a BOS over Specials!
Bronte and MsD showed wonderfully and won their classes; Bronte gets
RWD to a Major first time in the ring on the East Coast
August 21, 2009
BigStar Welcomes Bronte to the "Cast"
We are delighted to have Bronte as a cast member...he is a handsome boy that just needs his majors to finish his AKC Championship. Thank you Heather for entrusting us with his care and handling...he is such a sweet mushy face boy and a joy to show!
We promise to get him back home to you soon! See how worried he is...lol
NOT!
August 7-9, 2009
Harrisburg, PA
Shimmee Shimmer goes WB on Friday for 2 pts ;P
Mack Daddy wins RWD two of the three days and goes Best Puppy on Saturday (thank you Rachel for handling him for me as I was in the Frenchie ring all 3 days...conflicts!!!)
Rachel goes BOB out of the classes over a Special with Cooper in the Saint ring!
August 5-6, 2009
Ballston Spa, NY
(Rachel & Malissa Only)
We werent able to make it to these shows but other crew members did great!
Shimmer goes WB/BOW with Malissa on Thursday
Rachel and Sergio win the OI class and get Best Junior on Wednesday
Rachel and Sergio win their OI class on Thursday
July 31, 2009
BigStar Health Update
We received results back from VetGen in reference to DNA testing for
Hereditary Cataracts in our breed; all three girls tested (Sophie, Pickle & Barlow)
have CLEAR Results! Yippeeeee!
July 30 - August 2, 2009
Canfield, OH
(Rachel Only)
We werent able to make it to this weekend but other crew members did great!
Rachel and Sergio get 2nd their OI class of 14 on Friday & Saturday
Rachel and Sergio win their OI class of 14 on Thursday
July 29, 2009
BigStar Health Update
Bode's Hips come back OFA Good!
July 26, 2009
Pointer Speciality, CT
(Rachel Only)
Rachel finishes Ms. Meri in style by going WB for a 5 point major, picking up an AOM and taking Best Junior Handler! (and she won the Raffle , too -
talk about a GOOD day)!! Way to go Kiddo!!!!
July 24, 2009
BigStar Health Update
Bode passes his OFA Heart and Patellas - both Normal
July 24-26, 2009
Bloomsburg, PA
We had a super weekend in Bloomsburg!
MsD took RWB in Frenchies on Friday (owner(s), Babyface Bandits & BigStar)
and Mack went BOB in AmStaffs
Uncas takes WD on Saturday for 2 points (owner, Babyface Bandits); Shimmer goes RWB to the major in Frenchies; Mack goes BOB in AmStaffs out of the puppy classes for 2 more Breed points and little Bling goes WB/BOB for 2 pts and RWB to a 5 point major
in SC Chihuahuas (owner, Babyface)
Shimmer went WB in Frenchies on Sunday for 2 pts and now only needs a major to finish and Bling goes WB/BW/BOB for 2 more points out of the puppy class!
July 17-19, 2009
Stormville, NY
(Rachel Only)
We werent able to make it to this weekend but other crew members did great!
Rachel and Meri place 2nd out of 5 on Friday in their OI class
July 16, 2009
North Coventry, PA
Guess who is visiting BigStar....
CH BigStar's Under the Influence aka "Bode"
returned to his roots at BigStar for a few months...
For those who don't know...Bode is our Dunn's full brother, out of our
~ 2005 litter ~ Chatty x Maurice.
Straight off his co-owner's sofa (having not been shown in about a year), he did well for the quick photo shoot.
I'll tell you its nice to have the boy home for a visit - we have missed him!
July 11-12, 2009
Morristown, NJ
Barb's (Babyface Bandits) MsD took WB for a point on Saturday and RWB on Sunday under Breeder-Judge Zell von Pohlman!
And Uncas went WD (2pts) on Sunday and RWD on Saturday!
GO Masks!!!! or as Barb would say, go "The Mask Way!"
July 1-5, 2009
W. Springfield, MA
(Rachel Only)
We werent able to make it to this weekend but other crew members did great!
Shimmer wins BOW on Saturday for 2 points and
WB on Sunday for a 4 point major win!
Rachel and Meri place 4 days in their OI class and pick up 24 points!
June 25-28, 2009
Banbridge, NY
(Rachel & BabyFace Only)
We werent able to make it to this weekend but other crew members did great!
Rachel and Meri place all 4 days in their OI class....
(2) 1st place wins, 2nd and 3rd! Go Girls!
The Barb's (Babyface Bandits), MsD took RWB 2 of the 4 days!
June 20, 2009
New Paltz, NY
NEW CHAMPION!!!!
BigStar's 10th Bred-By Champion....
Introducing ~ CH HaloRidge I've Got it Covered ~
Mr. Gimme finishes with a BANG on Saturday under Judge Dr. R. Smith by going BOW and BOS over Specials for another Major (all his points were earned from the BBE Class - shown by C0-Breeders/Co-Owners, Lesa or Nikki)
Rachel and Meri win their OI class all three days as well as Best Jr on Thursday...
The "Bandits" (Barb's Babyface Bandits), MsD took the WB for a Major win and
Uncas went RWD to Gimme! AND Nikki & Evangeline take RWB to the major!
Another GREAT weekend for the BigStar Crew!!!!
June 13 - 14, 2009
Ludwigs Corner, PA
NEW CHAMPION!!!!
Introducing ~ CH BigStar Babyface Kissing Kate Barlow ~
Barlow finishes in style on Sunday under Judge Frank Sabella with her 3rd Major win (4 pts)
and Best Bred-By Exhibitor and a BBE Group 2!
On Saturday, little Ms. Koosa take s the 4 pt Major and BOB under Judge Jacqueline Stacy!
Mack Daddy wins the points both days and goes BOB over the Special on Sunday.
Rachel and Sergio win their OI class both days as well...what a weekend for the BigStar Crew!!!!
June 8, 2009
Obedience Update
Loki received his FFX-OG (Front and Finish ObedienceGold) Award
today for achieving his CD in three shows in a row with a
score of 190 or above...woo hoooo Lydia & Donna!
Watch for this "BigStar"...go "Team Loki"!!!!
May 29-31, 2009
Wrightstown, PA
Barlow wins WB for 2 more points on Friday ~ only 2 more to go :0)~ Sister MsD takes RWB!
Gimme and daughter, Trinket win their Bred-by classes on Saturday, (both take RW's) and Gimme goes on to win Best Bred By and a Bred By Group 3!
The "Bandits" (Barb's Babyface Bandits), Uncas and MsD , left their mark by going BOW (Uncas, Sunday) and RWB (MsD)
on Friday (to sister, Barlow)!
Rachel and Sergio take 3rd on Friday and win their OI class on Sunday (Junior Showmanship). Sergio also wins BOB both days he was entered.
Rachel and Meri win BOW for 2 pts in the Breed ring on Friday.
We had a vistor from our past.....can you believe Mai-Mai will be 9! Thanks Jon & Stacy for bringing her to visit and taking such great care of the bug and Ms. Fanny, too)!!
May 22 - 25, 2009
Freehold, NJ
(Rachel & BabyFace Only)
We werent able to make it to this weekend but other crew members did great!
Rachel and Sergio take 2nd on Friday and 3rd on Saturday in OI (Junior Showmanship).
All three "Bandits" (Barb's Babyface Bandits), Uncas, MsD & Bling went
Reserve Winners on Sunday!
May 10, 2009
Lebanon, PA
~ Happy Mother's Day ~
Barlow wins a 4 point Major out of the BBE class - only 4 single points to go
(needelss-to-say, we are thrilled as all her points have been out of the BBE class -
not bad considering she wont be a year old until 5/23/09)!
Mack goes BOB for a breed point!
Rachel and Meri win BOW for a 3 pt Major in the Breed ring
and win 3rd in Jrs!
May 9, 2009
Ludwigs Corner, PA
Mack goes WD/BOS for another point!
Barlow wins her BBE Class and...
April 24-26, 2009
Bear, DE
Gimme takes WD out of the BBE class; all singled out, just a major to go!!
Rachel and Sergio win their Jrs. class both days to for wins # 12 & 13!
April 19, 2009
Timonium, MD
Gimme takes BOW for 2 more points out of the BBE class!
Rachel and Meri win RWB in the Breed ring and 2nd in Jrs!
April 12, 2009
Harrisburg, PA
Koosa goes WB for her first points! Congrats Beka!
Barlow goes RWB to Ms. Koosa out of the BBE class.
April 11, 2009
Harrisburg, PA
Mack goes Best of Winners for a (3) point major at just under 8 months of age! Go Mack Daddy!
Barlow goes RWB to the major out of the BBE class under breed judge, Mrs. Hier!
April 4, 2009
West Coast
We just got more news from California - Bandit won WD and Best Puppy
for another point....woo hoo!
Congrats to his co-owner, Leeada! Way to go guys!
March 27 & 29, 2009
Syracuse, NY
Rachel and Sergio win their Jrs. class both days to qualify for Westminster 2010
(wins # 10 & # 11)!!!
woo hoooo....Go Rachel, Go Rachel!!
March 21-22, 2009
(5) Shows / (2) Days
Reading, PA
Pickle and Sergio pick up their NAKC International Championship and
Mack obtains his NAKC Jr CH....
Sergio finishes in sytle with (3) Spitz/Primitive Group 1's
Pickle finishes with a Companion Group 1, 2 & 3 and
Mack wins (2) Best Jr Puppy in Shows along with (5) Jr Puppy Group 1's,
(3) Group 2's and (2) Group 1's!
March 20, 2009
New Brunswick, NJ
Barlow's litter sister, MsDmeanor wins a 3 point major for her first points! Go Barb!!!!
March 12-15, 2009
York, PA
Rachel and Sergio win 2 out of 3 of their Jr classes for wins # 8 & # 9!!
Only 1 more to go to qualify for 2010 Westminster!
Jon & Sergio pick up 5 more breed points!
Barlow picks up 2 more points on Friday out of the BBE class -
Ms. Barlow is half way to her AKC CH at the ripe old age of 10 months!
Lesa and Mack take WD on Thursday for Mack Daddy's first point and RWD,
Friday and Saturday (to the major)! He also went Best Puppy and Puppy Group 1,
Thursday night! Mack is just under 7 months of age....
boy, is his Mom (Tonya) in FL thrilled!
Rachel and Shimmer win RWB to the major Saturday.
March 1, 2009
Hanford, CA
We just got news from the West Coast, our baby Bandit won WD for
2 more points out of the puppy class....woo hoo!
Congrats to his co-owner, Leeada! Way to go guys!
February 21-22, 2009
Suffern, NY
Rachel and Sergio win "BEST JUNIOR" both days adding
wins # 6 & # 7 toward their goal of 10 to qualify for 2010 Westminster!
Loki did great in the performance ring - bringing home a 1st, 2nd and a 4th!
February 15, 2009
Bayshore Companion Dog Club
Introducing Busher Pljus Major CD aka Loki
Three shows, three legs and one title down!
Loki earned his CD today...woo hoooo Lydia & Donna!
Loki & Lydia earned his 3rd leg in the Novice B class with a score of 195 1/2
for fourth place out of 35 dogs! Watch for this "BigStar" at the
Rockland shows...go "Team Loki"!!!!
February 9-10, 2009
Westminster Kennel Club
New York, NY
This year, French Bulldogs had the 2nd largest breed entry (42) at the Garden!
We are thrilled to say that BonBon showed like a pro and made us all very proud (especially her owner, Barb of Babyface Bandits)!
BonBon on the go-around....
BonBon and her "network"..can you hear me now??
It was another great year for the Hounds of BigStar...
Best of Opposite went to Sergio's Son, CH Serandida's Shadow on the Moon (Eclipse)
and first Award of Merit went to OUR VERY OWN CASHMERE,
CH Serandidas Cashmere Of Bigstar JC
James and Cashmere also won 3rd in Junior Showmanship out of 120 Juniors!
Rachel and Sergio did great, too! Wow Wow Wow!!!
CONGRADULATIONS TO BOTH WONDERFUL BIGSTAR JUNIOR HANDLERS
~ THE FUTURE OF OUR BELOVED SPORT ~
James and Rachel accepting their awards as two of the top Jr Handlers of a Rare Breed (Ibizans) at the BestJunior.com 2nd Annual Awards Banquet!
How proud are we??? Way, way proud!
February 6, 2009
Garden Specialities, Secaucas, NJ
On the "BigStar" Performance front.....
Two down, one to go.....
Loki picks up his 2nd leg with a 194 1/2 and a third place!
GO "TEAM LOKI"
January 29 - February 1, 2009
Wildwood, NJ
Rachel and Sergio win their OI class 3 of the 4 days in Junior Showmanship
and win Best Junior on Saturday (5 down, 5 to go for 2010 Westminster)!
Pickle wins WB on Thursday...
Rachel and Shimmer win RWB on Friday and WB on Saturday
Congratulations to owner, Barb Toczek of Babyface Bandits on her
SC Chihuahua's debut with Lesa...
Baby Bling wins BOB x 2 and WB x 3 her first weekend out at 6 months of age!
January 17-19, 2009
W. Friendship, MD
Rachel and Shimmer win 3rd (out of 13) in her Juniors Class on 1/17
and 3rd (out of 10) on 1/19
Koosa takes WB
January 14, 2009
The end of year AKC Junior statistics are up and Ms. Rachel
did rather well (grin) this year...
#2 Ibizan Hound Junior
#2 Saint Bernard Junior
#5 Rare Breed Junior
# 3 Junior handler in DE
#9 Junior handler in NY
#9 Junior handler in NJ
#11 Junior handler in PA
(missed the top 10 by 3 points)
AND overall,out of all the Juniors (over 1600)
in the country Rachel finished as #94 !!!
We are quite proud of her!! Way to go, Kiddo xoxo
January 11, 2009
K-9 Obedience club of Essex County NJ
BigStar's First Win in the Obedience Ring...
ALL thanks to Lydia & Donna and of course "Loki"!
Loki & Lydia earned his 1st leg in the Novice B class with a score of 196 for second place! This was his first trial - way to go guys!
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