Whats New At River Wind

**WHAT'S NEW WITH RIVER WIND**

*1/01/10*	*HAPPY NEW YEAR FROM RIVER WIND SHIBAS!!!*
*2009* Overview of the year!	Ban and Chris have certainly taken us on one amazing journey this past year. What a GREAT year it has been. During this time we have had our share of ups and downs and have learned something new at every twist and turn. This journey would not have been possible without the encouragement, guidance and insight of Mr. Tomimoto and Chris Berg and support of our friends. We can’t say “Thank You” enough to all of the people that have supported Ban and Chris in their journey. We look forward to the future with great anticipation as Mr. Tomimoto and Ban have provided us with an incredible foundation on which to build.

*12/20/09*	*Skokie Valley Kennel Club* - Under - Dr. Robert Indeglie Ban took Breed then went onto a Group 4 under Mr. Jon Cole.
*12/19/09*	*Skokie Valley Kennel Club* - Under judge - Mr. Charles Olvis Ban took Breed.
*12/18/09*	*Chicago Goldcoast Kennel Club* - Under - Mrs. Judith Daniels Ban took Breed.
*12/12/09*	*Richland County Kennel Club* - Under judge - Dr. Richard Ban took Breed.
*12/06/09*	*Middlesex County Kennel Club* - Under - Mr. Luc Boileau Ban took Breed.
*12/05/09* Written by Gibby:	*Eastern Dog Club* - Under judge - Dr. Robert A. Indeglia Ban took Breed. What a great day the rest of us had on Saturday in Gettysburg. We (Rick, my husband, and me) and Tom & Sandie & George went to the Chambersburg Area KC show in Gettysburg, and I showed Leah - "River Wind's The Look of Love" for the first time (the first real show dog other than Dahlia, I have shown all year) and she won her Bred-By Exhibitor class over competition and went Reserve Winner's Bitch her first time out!!! I'm so proud of her!!! Jadie girl Copperdot's Jade of Okan won her Open Bitch class and went Winner's Bitch and Best-of-Breed for 2 points, which I am very proud of. Jadie is a beautiful girl and deserved the win if Leah didn't get it--I can't wait for Jadie to finish her championship!!! Now, when I show Leah next year, her attitude/behavior in the ring will improve and she'll do great--that's what working with her for the last week or so does to you... What a lot of work!!! But what a good girl!!! : )
*12/03/09*	*Middlesex County Kennel Club* - Under judge - Mr. David McIntyre Ban took Breed.
*11/26/09*	*HAPPY THANKSGIVING FROM RIVER WIND SHIBAS!!!*
*11/23/09*	*In Loving Memory...* *Ch River Wind's Dances With Wolves (Skye Queen) - 04/17/93 - 11/23/09* You were my second show dog, my second homebred champion, from my very first litter and always my faithful BooBoo-- -nothing will ever fill the void they leave in my heart- -sleep gently, sweet Boo-Boo now you are with your sister Belle-Belle.
*11/22/09*	*Upper Marlboro Kennel Club* - Under judge - Mr. Vincent T. Grosso Ban
*11/21/09*	*Chesapeake Kennel Club of Maryland* - Under judge - Mrs. Kathleen M Grosso Ban took Breed.
*11/19/09*	National Capital Kennel Club- Ban took Breed and a Group 4 under judge Mrs. Elaine J. Lessig Thank You for all the nice words about this 9 year old boy!
*11/15/09*	Congratulations *Bear & Phil who got his second major today which finishes him!!!!!* " Ch. Tengai's Chip Off The Ol'Block" Under judge: Mrs. Debbie Campbell - Ban took breed under her today too.... What a way to end this weekend!!!! *Benched shows can be a little hard on the body....but it was fun to spend time with everyone!!!*
*11/14/09*	Kudo's to *Bear who got one of his majors today* Tengai's Chip Off The Ol'Block " Under judge: Mrs. Robert D. Smith and to *Ban who took Breed under her to go on to the group so he will be on TV* on Thanksgiving Day, on NBC right after the Macy's Day Parade.... Look sharp you two!
*11/1/09*	*Virginia Beach Kennel Clubs second day* - Under judge - Mr. Robert E. Hall Ban took Breed.
*10/31/09*	*Virginia Beach Kennel Club* - Under judge - Mr. Steve Hayden Ban took Breed.
*10/30/09*	*Middle Peninsula Kennel Club of Virginia second day (play that tune again)* - Ban took Breed under judge Mrs. Ruth Zimmerman then went on to a Group 4 under Mrs. Ellen Fetter . Thank You to both judges for seeing the quality in this boy
*10/29/09*	*Middle Peninsula Kennel Club of Virginia* - Ban took Breed under judge Mrs. Ellen Fetter then went on to a Group 4 under Mrs. Ruth Zimmerman.
*10/12/09*	*Maryland Kennel Club* - Under judge - Mr. Chuck Winslow Ban took Breed.
*10/11/09*	*Maryland Kennel Club* - Under judge - Ms. Sharon Lyons Ban took Breed then onto a Group 4 under Mrs. Sue Weiss
National and Specialties	"Great 4 Day Trip!!" Friday:- Ban took BISS (this is his second Specialty win). We would also like to Congratulate ALL the winners that day. There were some very beautiful dogs there to represent our breed....*** A Heartfelt Congratulations: to Tengai's Water Lily "Lily" for BOS in sweepstakes (her first time out, way to start a career Phil and Lily). Best in Sweeps went to San Jo's Juicy Gossip "Gus" A Huge Congrats to Ban's great granddaughter Ch. San Jo's She's On Fire "Youmee" to her owners, breeder and handler for winning BOS All three days! Saturday: - Another Huge Congrats goes to 2nd time National Specialty winner Ch. Jogoso's Fool For Love "Buddy" handled by: Junior handler, Austin McCarty. We would also like to Congratulate another 2nd time top twenty winner: Ch. Trynyty Cayenne at Thunderpaws "Pepper" (Way to go - 2 years in a row) Sunday: a Hardy Congrats goes to Specialty winner Ch. Mo's Grand Thunderstorm handled by: Jeremy Hohman. "We had a wonderful time visiting with old and new friends.. To Every One that came we hope you had a wonderful time too!"
*9/26/09*	*Mid-Coast Kennel Club second day* - Under judge - Ms. Denny C. Mounce Ban took Breed.
*9/25/09*	*Warrenton Kennel Club* - Under judge - Mr. John Cole Ban took Breed.
*9/20/09*	2nd time out as a special!!!!!! Ch. River Wind's Black Ice At Tengai "Moe" Under judge - Mrs. Benda Newcomb "Moe" takes BREED over top ranked special! Way to go "Moe" and Phil nice way to start a specials career!!!
*9/11/09*	*Pocono Kennel Club second day* - Under judge - Monica Canestrini Ban took Breed.
*9/11/09*	*Take time today to reflect and remember .....Life is short. Let those close to you know how you feel....God Bless those lost and left behind!! God Bless us All!*
*9/9/09*	Congratulations* to *Ban who turned 9yrs old today* "HAPPY BIRTHDAY" *SWEETIE!*
info	since inquiring minds want want to know......here are the facts Ban has been showing as a special in a total of 117 shows he has taken breed under 56 different judges within those shows. He has taken Breed for a grand total of 85 times. His group placements are as follows.... 7 - Group 1's 6 - Groups 2's 2 - Groups 3's 2 - Group 4's Thank You to all the Judges that continue to reward this nice representation of the breed.
*8/30/09*	*Mid-Coast Kennel Club second day* - Under judge - Monica Canestrini Ban took Breed.
*8/29/09*	*Mid-Coast Kennel Club* - Under judge - Denny Mounce Ban took Breed.
*8/28/09*	*Central Maine Kennel Club* - Under judge - Don Rogers Ban took Breed and onto another Group 2.
*8/27/09*	*Central Maine Kennel Club* - Under judge - Ray Filburn Ban took Breed and onto a Group 2.
*8/23/09*	*At Great Barrington Kennel Club* - Under judge - Rita Hollaway Ban took Breed and onto a Group 1.
*8/22/09*	*At Newtown Kennel Club* - Under judge - Angela Porpora Ban took Breed.
*8/21/09*	*At Elm City Kennel Club* - Under judge - Mr. Larry Stanbridge Ban took Breed.
*8/16/09*	*Sunday at the second day of Talbot Kennel Club* - Under judge - Mr. Ken Falconi Ban took Breed again.
*8/15/09*	*Saturday at Talbot Kennel Club* - Under judge - Mr. Arley Hussin Ban took Breed
*8/09/09*	Making his debut as a special!!!!!! Ch. River Wind's Black Ice At Tengai "Moe" Under judge - Mr. Mark Kennedy "Moe" takes BREED over top ranked specials! We look for wonderful things in the ring from these two ( "Moe" and Phil)!!!
*8/08/09*	"What A Great Day!!" River Wind's Black Ice At Tengai "Moe" (for a 4pt major) Finished his Championship today..way to go "Moe" & Phil!!! Under judge - Mrs. Connie Clapp He is a wonderful representation of a Black and Tan! *Ban took Breed also at Penn Ridge Kennel Club.*
*8/07/09*	Congratulations* to *Mariah who got her last point today to make her* "Ch. Copperdots Santa Anna Winds" Under judge: Ms. Esther Joseph Thank You Diana for this wonderful girl she is the sweetest girl ...
07/30/09 thru 08/02/09	You can not win all the time...... With Ban almost back in full coat he swept this 4 day weekend in Canfield OH Thank You to all the Judges; Mr. Randy Garren, Mrs. Robert Smith, Mrs. Rita Holloway and Mr. Eugene Blake On a side note hope everyone got to see the Harrisburg Kennel Club dog show on Animal Planet: It was Ban's Great Grand-daughter who took the Group 4: Nice to see our breed getting the recognition that they deserve. Sorry that the commentator was incorrect in the narrative during the show but, you are as only correct as the script ...even though he should of known better.
*7/19/09*	Congratulations all of the Kota "Ch. Kisaragi No Kotaro Amaniso" kids that are out there and have finished to give Kota "Ch. Kisaragi No Kotaro Amaniso" his "ROM" Way to go Kota and kids!!!! Way to go Gibby and your kids!
*7/18/09*	*This Saturday at Putnam Kennel Club* - Under judge - Mrs. Elaine Lessig Ban took Breed
*7/4/09*	"What a Bang for 4th of July" BOB from the Puppy Classes (for a 3pt major) River Wind's Black Ice At Tengai "Moe" at 6 months of age. Under judge Ms. Terri Lyddon. This is from a strong breeding program that took patience and a good eye for producing wonderful Black and Tans...You go Phil & Moe! *"The Real Bang" was Gibby & Dahlia returning to the ring.* *Dahlia* with Gibby on the lead went BOS to her homebred "Moe". What a wonderful day....want to talk about sparks! *Ban took Breed at Farmington Valley Kennel Club* *Under judge - Mrs. Beverly A. Vics* -
*7/3/09*	"Happy Birthday America" River Wind's Black Ice At Tengai "Moe" goes WD/BW (for 2pts) Under judge Col. Harold R. Brizee Let's here it for those wonderful Black/Tans...Way to go boys!
*6/21/09*	*Sunday at Staten Island Kennel Club* *Under judge - Mr. Carl E. Gomes* River Wind's Black Ice At Tengai "Moe" takes BOW (for 1pt) Nice way to start out you guys! p.s. Again ....Congrat's on Tengai's Tea Time Tassie (WB for another point - she's a Tenshin daughter) (Go get those majors!!)
*6/20/09*	Making his debut by going BOB/BOW/Best Puppy (for a 3pt major) River Wind's Black Ice At Tengai "Moe" at 6 months of age. Under judge Dr. Robert Smith. He is from a litter that Gibby had been waiting to do. This takes her back to her roots in the breed of producing wonderful Black and Tans...Way to go Phil & Moe! p.s. Congrat's on Tengai's Tea Time Tassie (WB for 1pt - she's a Tenshin daughter)
*5/31/09*	*Sunday at Framingham District Kennel Club* Under judge - Mrs. Sari Brewster Tietjen Ban took Breed again. Great weekend Chris & Ban!!!
*5/30/09*	*This Saturday at Ladies' Dog Club* - Under judge - Mr. Eugene Blake Ban took Breed
*5/25/09*	Happy Memorial Day!
*5/24/09*	*Ban took Breed at Gloucester Kennel Club Of Virginia* *Under judge - Mr. Don Rogers*
*5/23/09*	Ban took Breed at Langley Kennel Club Under judge - Mrs. Charlotte Patterson
*5/22/09*	What a wonderful beginning to this Holiday weekend Ban took Breed and then goes on to a **Group One (making this his 6th) at Staten Island Kennel Club Under judge - Mr. W. Usherwood
*5/16/09*	Ban took Breed at Mattaponi Kennel Club Under judge - Mrs. Jean Lade
*5/10/09*
*5/09/09*	What at Superb day we had -- Ban took Breed at Chester Valley Kennel Club then went on to take a **Group One Both wins under judge - Mr. Raymond Filburn Jr.. After judging we all went up to Bryn Mawr to visit with Ms. Gibby........ PS.. Congrats to Phil Scala and Bear (Tengai's Chip Off The Ol'Block) for winning BOW for 2pts (go get those majors)........
*5/03/09*	Ban takes Breed at Trenton Kennel Club Under judge - Mrs. Susan M. Carr.
*5/02/09*	Ban takes Breed at Bucks County Kennel Club Under judge - Mr. Carl E. Gomes.
04/24/09 thru 04/26/09	What a Great weekend we had!!! Ban sweeps the weekend in Delaware winning Best-of-Breed all 3 days!!! Way to go Chris & Ban (the "Happy Shiba")!!! Thank you Mr. Ed Bivin, Mr. Ken Falconi & Mrs. C. DiGiacomo...
*04/20/09*	Ban takes a Group 1 at Catoctin Kennel Club!!! Thank you to all the judges - for their continued recognition and kind words.
*03/30/09*	What a Fantastic four day cluster we had this past weekend in Syracuse NY at the Salt City Cluster...Thursday Ban took a **Group One with a show entry of 1362, Friday another Group 1 with a show entry of 1559, Saturday he took a Group 2 with an entry of 2014, and Sunday he took a Group 3 with a show entry of 1906. I want to congratulate Chris and Ban for making such a wonderful team. I have heard nothing but wonderful things on how well they look together. Four days of shows and 4 Group placements "Way to Go you two!"
*03/19/09*	*Ban takes the Breed at the Non-Sporting of Garden State supported entry in NJ and his Great Granddaughter goes BOS to him.*
*03/14/09*	"Sophie" (Ch. Rodel's Walking on Sunshine), a Gorgeous Kenny daughter, finishes her Championship at the same Cluster where she made her debut a year ago at the Celtic Cluster in York, PA. There ya go Gibby another Kenny Champion. *Ban* goes on to go Best-of-Breed for all four days!!!
*02/09/09*	WOW!! Ban takes the Breed at Westminster Kennel Club. I will try to keep this page updated for Gibby since she can not do it .....so I will.
*01/19/09*	What another Fantastic weekend we had for our first weekend out this year!!! We only entered Sophie on Friday & then the other class girls, Mariah, Jadey & Leah, on Saturday & Sunday--Ban was entered all 4 days--he got beat by a class dog on Friday (congrats, Debbie!!!), but went on to take the Breed Sat and Sun, along with a Group 2 on Sun!!! Not sure what he did on Monday as the results aren't posted and I haven't heard, so don't want to post any incorrect info, but what a great way to start off the new year--thank you Michael Dachel!!! Sophie also was beat on Friday, but on Saturday, Mariah went WB/BOS for her 2nd major and now just needs singles to finish, and this was only her 3rd weekend out!!! On Sunday, Jadey went WB/BOS for her very 1st major!!! Whoo-hoo!!! Go Jadey girl!!! Unfortunately, I was not able to be there because my father had been admitted to the hospital last Sunday, and I ended up going down to VA on Tuesday, picking he and my mother up, and taking them home with me to nurse them back to health--they had been sick since after New Year's... : ( Anyway, I was supposed to train Leah (Girlfriend's sister) for her debut this weekend, but last week took on a life of its own and all I could say to Tom was, have a good time with her and good luck!!!... : ) Roger Hartinger told Tom he should have won the most entertaining award... : ) Sorry, Tom!!! : ) But everybody thought she was adorable and had a good laugh!!! : ) I'm so proud of our Jadey girl and Mariah!!! And Lea-lea, we know with a little fine-tuning, you will tear the ring up!!! : )
*01/03/09*	Rumor (Sno-Storm's Rumor Has It) finished his championship today and is now Kenny's 2nd champion!!! Now we just have to get Sophie finished and she'll be his third!!! Way to go Dee & Rumor!!! What a great way to start the year!!!
*01/02/09*	Check out how we spent our New Year's Eve 2008 and New Year's Day 2009, and I bet it's nothing like you think!!! It was one of the scariest moments of my life and words can't even begin to describe how my life has changed as a result...