Rio is the top show prospect out of our 1st breeding of Zoro and Desi. He was the "surprise" puppy, and there's nothing like saving the best for last. Rio went Best Of Breed and earned a Puppy Sporting Group 4th at his first fun match, and gained his first two show points at his first shows in September 2004, receiving Winner's Dog both days at 6 months of age. He took a deserved break after the National Specialty show in Arkansas in November to return to the show ring in March at Scottsdale Dog Fanciers show with several more wins. Rio completed his AKC championship in style at the San Diego Brittany Club Specialty with a prestigious major specialty win and Best Opposite Sex in Sweepstakes. He completed his Junior Hunter Title at the age of 14 months, the week after he completed his AKC Championship. Rio is everything we hoped he would be. In two months of being shown as a Special at under 2 years of age, Rio has received 11 Best of Breed wins and 1 Group 4th. Rio is proudly owned by Gourley's Brittanys. Rio was campaigned by Valerie Nunes-Atkinson and Peter Atkinson in 2007 and finished the year as #7 in Breed Statistics and #9 in All Breed Statistics at 3 years of age.
RIO'S ACCOMPLISHMENTS:
Highlights
Over 95 Best Of Breeds, 2 Group 1's, Multiple Group placements, 7 BEST IN SPECIALTY wins
2009
November - 7th BEST IN SPECIALTY at Sahuaro Brittany Club in Tucson Arizona under judge Steve Keating
July - GROUP 1 under judge Judy Doniere
February - Award Of Merit at prestigious WESTMINSTER K.C. under judge Anne Yuhasz
2008
November - 6th BEST IN SPECIALTY at Northern New England Specialty
May - 5th BEST IN SPECIALTY at California Brittany Club Specialty under judge Jeffrey Pepper and Award Of Merit at American Brittany Club Summer Specialty
March - 4th BEST IN SPECIALTY at Sahuaro Brittany Club in Tucson, Arizona under judge Sue Clemons.
Best Of Breed under judge Dr. Harry Smith 3/2 and 3/3 under judge Dr. Karen Ericson at Superstition K.C.
Best Of Breed 2/23 Silver Bay K.C. under judge Robert Smith.
Best Of Breed under judge Terry Stacy 2/7 at Big Apple Sporting Society in Secaucus,New Jersey.
Back-to-back Group 4's on Jan. 26/27 at Orange Empire K.C. under judges Patricia Taylor and Dr. Steve Keating.
Best Of Breed Jan 18,19,20 at Simi Valley, San Fernando and Ventura County K.C.'s.
2007
Best Of Breed 3 out of 4 days at Turkey Circuit on Nov. 24-26th under judges Dr. Daniel W. Downing, George Heitzman and Norman Herbel.
Best Of Breed San Gabriel K.C. under judge Mrs. Claire Steidel Nov. 3rd.
Best Of Breed Del Valle Dog Club under judge Douglas McFarlane Oct. 21st.
Group 1 under judge Dr. Harry Smith and Best Of Breed under judge Betty Stites at Two Cities KC in Yuba City, California Oct. 13th.
Best Of Breed Donner Trail K.C. under judge Mrs. Linda Reidel Oct. 6th.
Best Of Breed under judge Barbara Dempsey Alderman and a cut in Group at Burbank Kennel Club September 30th.
Back-to-back Best Of Breed over reigning Westminster winner under judges Carol Callahan and Patricia Gellerman at Redwood Empire KC in Petaluma, CA on September 8th and 9th.
Back-to-back Best Of Breed over reigning Westminster winner under judges David Flanagan and Betty-Ann Stenmark at Gold Country KC in Grass Valley, CA September 1st and 2nd.
Best Of Breed under judge Robert Schreve in Torrance,CA August 11th.
Best Of Breed under judge Howard Falberg Mt. Palomer KC August 4th.
Best Of Breed under judge Lester Mapes Lompoc K.C July 29th.
Best Of Breed under judge Carl Liepman and made cut in group at Eukanuba Tournament of Champions televised show in Houston in July.
BEST IN SPECIALTY under judge Jon Cole in Houston, Texas in July.
Best Of Breed under judge Lorraine Boutwell and Group 4 under Dorothy Nickles at Oklahoma City K C, July 1st.
Rio was awarded a Best Of Breed and Group 4 under breeder/judge Dorothy Macdonald at Beverly Hills KC in Long Beach, California on June 24th.
Best Of Breed under judge Douglas Johnson at Bahia Sur KC.
Best Of Breed under judge Vicki Abbott at Bahia Sur KC.
Best Of Breed over this year's Westminster Best of Breed winner under breeder/judge Randa McNeill at Los Encinos KC in Pomona, California Memorial weekend.
BEST IN SPECIALTY over this year's Westminster Best of Breed winner under Judge Stanley Saltzman at San Diego Brittany Club Specialty in Pomona, California Memorial weekend.
Best Of Breed under Judge William Cunningham at Lake Mathews KC in April over this year's Westminster Best of Breed winner.
Best Of Breed 2 out of 4 days, Black Mountain Kennel Club in Las Vegas in April.
Best Of Breed at Kern County Kennel Club in March.
Back-to-Back of Breed at Scottsdale Dog Fanciers in March
2006
1st Best In Specialty at California Brittany Club Specialty at 2 years of age.
