News - 2006

12-31 David & Sylvia Holderman Best of Breed and Group 2 Ch.* Redlion's Western Wishes CGC "Twig"
(Ch Chesarab Force Of The Jedi x Redlion's Revenge Is So Sweet). As always Twig was impeccably handled by David. Best of Breed was awarded by Mrs. Terry DiePietro, group placement from Elliott Weiss. Jane Pappler & Jean Gilmore are the breeders.

11- 24 Chip continued to make things exciting for me, and he went 9 for 9 times out in Rally and earned his Rally Excellent title!CH Redlion’s Come Back Chipotle CDX RE JH CGC WDX FMX (he also has >100 therapy visits) O/H Claire McCall

What a week for Redlion dogs!!
11- 9 Cheshire KC, Fitchburg, MA Redlion's Come Back No Fleas WB, BW, BOB new Champion!
11-10 Salisbury Maryland KC Redlion's Johnny Weigands   WD 2 pts
11-11 CA CH* Redlion's Western Wishes CGC BOB and Group 4
11-12 Mispillion KC Redlion's Johnny Weigands   WD BW 3 pts new Champion!
11-12 Mispillion KC Redlion's Calabria Adventure black Lab -reserve WB
11-12 Swamp Dog RC Can Ch Redlion's Hit Doctor** CMH WDQ 4th leg towards Master Hunter - Swamp Dog RC
11-12 Wilamette Valley KC, Oregon  CH Redlion's Fyreworks on the Bay BOB and Group 4
11-12 TX   CH Redlion's Busy Typhoon   BOB

CH Redlion's Fyreworks on the Bay   O/Jaunita Schaefer, J Pappler, M Williams   H/Marilyn Williams
10/28 Vancouver KC, WA  Best of Breed
10/29 Vancouver KC, WA   Best of Breed

CH Redlion's Rough Suede
10/28 Vancouver KC, WA   1st leg in Rally Novice A    O/H Anita Schaefer
10/29   2nd leg in Rally Novice

10-28 Susquehanna RC Redlion's Down the Road 3rd pass towards JH    O/J Pappler H/Q Plimpton
11-5 Del-Bay RC "Monk" got his 4th leg to complete his Junior Hunter title! Congrats to Qurt.

10-28 Texas Redlion's Flying Without Wings O/Jane Pappler H/Collette Livingston WB 3pts

10/22 South Jersey KC - AM Chesa Club Supported Show Redlion's Come Back Scupper WB 4pts
O/Gina Downin & J Pappler H/Gina

9-29- to 10/1 American Chesapeake Club National Specialty Show - Wilmington, Ohio
Redlion's Ella Enchanted CGC - 1st place 9-12 mo puppy class and a new WD title! O/Rivas Family & J Pappler
Can CH Redlion's Hit Doctor** CMH JH WDX - New WDQ title, 4th place in Hunting dog class
CH Redlion's Bandito De La Bay WD JH - new WDX title and "Pancho" made 2 cuts in Best of Breed competition
O/Deb & Bernie Rivas H/Deb
Redlion's Griffin - 3rd in Hunting Dog class O/Brian Summers & J Pappler
Redlion's Come Back Scupper - was pulled out "5th" in the Open Bitch class O/Gina Downin & J Pappler
CH Sandbar's Stock Exxchange - sired by Redlion's Big Business won Best of Breed - Owner/Diane Baker - 315 entries!
Northwyn's Whispering Reflection - won Winners Dog, sired by Ch Redlion's Short Fuse Owner/Maggie Fisher

9-17 Mid-Jersey Lab Club - 2nd pass for JH for Redlion's Down the Road - Monk

9-16 Can CH Redlion's Hit Doctor** CMH JH WDX - Joe qualified today in the Master Hunter for his 3rd leg towards his title. O/B/H - Jane Pappler

9-9 & 10 Lab Club of the Potomac Hunt Test - Redlion's Notorious" - Thor received two qualifying legs towards his Senior Hunter title. Owneers - Al & Zach Melhus Handler/Jane Pappler (see info and pictures on his stud dog page)
9-17 Mid-Jersey Lab Club - 3rd leg in Senior Hunter H/Jane Pappler

8-5 Pioneer Valley KC - New Rally Novice title for Ch Redlion's Chipotle CDX RN JH WDX FMX - "Chip "
Judge: Celeste Mead O/H Claire McCall
8-27 West Springfield - Rally Advanced. Chip clipped the jump, but we ended up with a welcome green ribbon and a score of 91

7/15 CA Delmonte KC Etries: 3-10-(7-1)   Judge: Charles E. Doran Jr. CH* Redlion's Western Wishes   "Twig"
          BOB and a Group 3
7/16 CA Delmonte KC Entries 3-9-(4-2)   Judge: Miss Virginia L Lyne   BOB and Group 2
8/06 CA Richmond BOB & Group 3 J    udge: Mr. Lamar Mathis

7-15 VA Shawnee KC Redlion's Johnny Weigands WD BW BOS 1pt O/Jane Pappler H/G Downin J/MacLennan
7-16 VA Shawnee KC WD, BW, BOS 1 pt H/Gina Downin Judge/Nat Horn

7-9 OR Coos Kennel Club American Chesapeake Club Supported Entry Judge: Jon Cole Entries: 5-4-4-2
CH Redlion's Fyreworks on the Bay Best of Breed O/Juanita Schaefer, M Williams and Jane Pappler H/Marilyn

6-25 IL Diane Baker reports a new Championship for Ch* Sandbar's Naughty by Nature. Also her Ch* Sandbar's Stock Exxchange "Molson" has taken several BOB's and his first Group 3. They are sired by Am/Can CH Redlion's Big Business

6-25 CT Nutmeg RA Redlion's Down the Road 2nd leg NAHRA Started Test O/J Pappler & Qurt Plimpton, NJ
Trainer/Handler - Qurt "Monk" now as 2 Started legs and 1 AKC JH leg.

6-4 MA CH Redlion's Chipolte Claire took Chip into the ring for the first time in a year and a half. He earned a 97 out of 100 in Rally Novice, which put him in 5^th place. O/H Claire McCall, MA

Canada - Can CH Redlion's Hit Doctor** CMH JH WDX O/Jane Pappler   H/Lorne Langevin
Joe" ran 3 weekends in licensed Qualifying Field Trials
May 14     Southwestern      CM     (Certificate of Merit)
May 21     Montreal              Qualifying 3^rdO/B Jane Pappler   H/Lorne Langevin
May 28     Pine Ridge           CM                             See his info on our Stud Dog page!
6-11 Horseshoe RC, Ontario, Canada "Joe" completed the 1st Master Hunter Test
6-12 Horseshoe RC he completed the 2nd Master Hunter Test
6-17  Mountain Valley Retriever Training Club  "Joe" completed the 1st Master Hunter Test
6-18 Mountain Valley Retriever Training Club   he completed the 2nd Master Hunter Test
7-2    Sudbury District KC licensed field trial   - Qualifying CM

So far this spring Joe has completed all 8 events he has entered -4 Qualifying Field Trials (one 3rd and 3 Cm's) and 4 Master Hunt Tests in a row!

6-11 CA - CH* Redlion's Western Wishes CGC BOB and Group 1 !!!
O/Sylvia Holderman H/David Holderman Judge: Klaus Anselm

5-28-06 Plainfield KC WB, BW, BOS 1 pt Redlion's Not For Sale O/Jane Pappler H/Howard Huber
5-29-06 Union Co KC WB 1 pt

5-21 Elkton, MD - Redlion's Griffin JH WDX completed the Senior Hunt Test for his first leg! This is the first handling test for
dog and owner! Congratulations to O/H Brian Summers
5-26 Back Bay-Knotts Island Retriever Club, Prince William, VA 2nd leg for SH

5-20/21 Cabrillo Kennel Club shows, San Diego, CA - "Crawford", CH Quail Run's Ozark Mtn Daredevil, won back-to-back BOB's and on Saturday, celebrated his 8th birthday with a Group 3. Crawford was breeder/owner/handled by Dana Bleifer and he is a son of Redlion's Come Back Hank. See his info on our Stud Dog page!

5-14 "Thunder" earned his NA Title (novice standard) this weekend at the Wilmington Agility Trial. He had a clean run and was 15 seconds under time which earned him a First Place in 24" Nov B!! Redlion's Waves of Thunder O/H/Trainer - Sue Spachmann, NJ

5-13 "Monk" passes his first NAHRA hunt test at the Navasink RC in NJ. O/J Pappler & Qurt Plimpton, NJ
Trainer/H/andler - Qurt Redlion's Down the Road

5-7 Trenton KC, NJ - WD, BW, BOS over 3 male Specials 3 pts Redlion's Griffin O/Brian Summers & J Pappler H/Howard Huber

4-29 Wilmington KC, Delaware - WB, BW 3 pts Redlion's Come Back Scupper B/Jane Pappler O/Gina Downin & Jane Pappler H/Gina. This was Gina's first ever major on any dog!! Yeehaw....
4-30 Penn Treaty KC - WB, BW, BOB 2pts for Scupper

New Agility Title! Redlion's Waves of Thunder NAJ - Thunder earned his first 2 legs in the Jumpers with Weaves

March 4 at Delaware County Kennel Club trials in Aston, PA, with 2nd place in Nov A Jumpers. The next day March 5 he took 1st place in Nov A Jumpers and 1st place in Nov A Standard. His final leg for his jumpers title was earned on April 9th at the Delaware County KC in Wrightstown, PA., and took 3rd place! Wow! His first ever trials and 3 legs and 3 placings!! Owner: Sue Spachmann, NJ

April 8 Yosemite KC   BOB CH* Redlion's Western Wishes CGC O/Sylvia Holderman H/David H. Judge: S Hubbell
April 9 Yosemite KC   BOB   Judge: Mrs. Keke Kahn
April 15 Sacramento KC BOB   Judge Elliott Weiss
April 16 Sacramento KC BOB   Judge: Samual Draper
April 29 Gavilan KC BOB & Group 4   Judge: Mrs. Lee Canalizo
April 30 Gavilan KC BOB & Group 3   Judge: Ms. Marjorie Martorella
May 6 Mensona KC, Santa Rosa, CA BOB   Judge: Mrs Constance M. Barton
May 7 Mensona KC   BOB Judge: Lester Mapes

April 9 Chesapeake KC, MD WB, BOS Redlion's Come Back Scupper O/J Pappler & Gina Downing H/Gina Downin
Judge: Mrs Cornelia Howard 1pt

3-31 Union County KC WB, BW, BOB Redlion's Come Back No Fleas B/O/H Jane Pappler
4-1 Sand & Sea KC WB, BW, BOB and pulled in the Group!! Flea needs just 3 points for her CH title

Redlion's Calabria Adventure "Vennie"  Black Lab Female - O/Jane Pappler   H/Mary Catizone
3-4-06 Monticello NY KC       1st Am Bred    Judge: Howard Yost
3-5-06 KC of Nort6hern NJ     1st Am Bred    Judge: Clare Senfield
4-2-06 Mid-Jersey Labrador Club Match Show   40+ entries   Best Adult in Match
Best Adult in Match - "Vennie" Owner/Breeder Jane Pappler

Golden Gate Kennel Club, the Cow Palace, San Francisco, CA
CH Redlion's Western Wishes CGC
1-28-06 Best of Breed - Am Ches Club supported entry and Group 2 under Houston Clark

1-29-06 Best of Breed - Am Ches Club supported entry and Group 1 under Judith Goodin.
The judge commented that "Twig" was only the 2nd chesapeake she had ever given a Group 1 to!! Congrats to Sylvia and David Holderman owners and to David who handled Twig in the ring

Feb 19 - Santa Clara Valley KC, CA - Judge: Virginia Lyne Breed and Group 1
Feb 20 - Judge: Edith Hanson for Best of Breed and Group 3 under Rosalie Anderson
Mar 18 - Skyline KC BOB and Group 4