Top Dogs Crowned At Inaugural AKC RACH Invitational

The top dogs in the nation were crowned from an overall entry of 139 dogs this past weekend at the first AKC RACH Invitational. Competitions were held December 12-13, 2024, in conjunction with the AKC^® National Championship Presented by Royal Canin at the Orange County Convention Center in Orlando, FL.

The winners:     

• AKC RACH Invitational Winner: CH MACH RACH DOCHARA SPUN A ROYAL FLOWER UD RM3 RAE3 MXS MJS MXF T2B DCAT CGC TKI, a Nova Scotia Duck Tolling Retriever Known As “Dizzy,” Owned By Daniela Flores Of Topeka, KS. 
• 2^nd Place: RACH6 MISS SMIDGEN LADY WIGGLEBOTTOM CDX BN GO RM12 RAE12, a Golden Retriever Known As “Smidgen,” Owned By Christoper Medlock/Cheryl Medlock Of Tulsa, OK.
• 3^rd Place: GCH CH MACH RACH CROSWYND’S ARUBA ARRIBA CD BN RM2 RAE2 HT FDC MXB MJB MFB TQX T2B DCAT CGC, a Pembroke Welsh Corgi Known As “Reba,” Owned By Ronda Dillard/Elizabeth N Woodman Of Nevada, KS.
• 4^th Place: RACH2 ONEANDONLY WONDERFUL WORLD CD RM4 RAE4 OA NAJ DCAT CGCA TKA FTN, a Toy Poodle Known As “Louis,” Owned By Amanda Faulkner Of Iva, SC.
• 5^th Place: RACH3 TINY TOTS BATTEN DOWN THE HATCHES CD BN RM6 RAE6, a Pomeranian Known As “Flint,” Owned By Kelly Winkie Of Cary, IL.
• 6^th Place: GCH CH OTCH2 RACH SUGAR N SPICES ROYALTY UDX3 OM5 RM2 RAE3, an Australian Cattle Dog Known As “Roy,” Owned By Lori Mccartney Of Bullhead City, AZ.
• 7^th Place: RACH MENNY’S MONSTER OF FISH LAKE UD OM1 VER RM2 RAE2 JH AX AXJ XF BCAT CGC TKA, a Vizsla Known As “Nessie,” Owned By Alice Daddario/Mike Daddario Of Duluth, MN.
• 8^th Place: MACH RACH FOXHUNT FIESTA CDX BN GN RM3 RAE3 MXS MJB XF, a Whippet Known As “Ace,” Owned By Carol Perkins Of Manchester, CT.
• 9^th Place: RACH COOLIBAH’S SECRETS AND SURPRISES CDX PUTD BN RM3 RAE3 RC FDC DCAT CGC TKE ATT, a Danish-Swedish Farmdog Known As “Daisy,” Owned By Deborah Neufeld Of Kissimmee, FL.
• 10^th Place: RACH2 BLUE HEAVENS SILVER STAR II CD GN RM5 RAE5, a Shetland Sheepdog Known As “Wyatt,” Owned By Kelly Klokow Of Ixonia, WI.

Group Awards

Sporting

• 1^st Place: CH MACH RACH DOCHARA SPUN A ROYAL FLOWER UD RM3 RAE3 MXS MJS MXF T2B DCAT CGC TKI, a Nova Scotia Duck Tolling Retriever Known As “Dizzy,” Owned By Daniela Flores Of Topeka, KS
• 2^nd Place: RACH NOSAM’S ASPEN FALL FOREST CDX PCD BN GN RM3 RAE3 RC TD FCAT CGCA CGCU TKN ATT, a Vizsla Known As “Sequoia,” Owned By Christine M. Mckelvey Of Aspen, CO.
• 3^rd Place: RACH6 MISS SMIDGEN LADY WIGGLEBOTTOM CDX BN GO RM12 RAE12, a Golden Retriever Known As “Smidgen,” Owned By Christopher Medlock/Cheryl Medlock Of Tulsa, OK.
• 4^th Place: GCH CH RACH5 SKIBOO’S JAVALIN CENSATIONAL NIGHT ACTION BN RM11 RAE10 JH FDC MX MXJ MJB XF CA FCAT2 CGC ATT FTI, a Cocker Spaniel Known As “Kiss,” Owned By Jeanne S Grim Dvm Of Marietta, GA

Hound

• 1^st Place: MACH RACH FOXHUNT FIESTA CDX BN GN RM3 RAE3 MXS MJB XF, a Whippet Known As “Ace,” Owned By Carol Perkins Of Manchester, CT
• 2^nd Place: AGCH MACH5 RACH CAPTAIN INSANO CD BN RM4 RAE2 MXS2 PAD MJS2 PJD PADP PJDP MFG TQX T2B5 THDN RATN CGC TKA, a Greyhound Known As “Buzz,” Owned By Terrianne Basch Of Medina, OH.
• 3^rd Place: RACH BARE TREE LUCK BE A LADY CD BN RM9 RAE6 FDC MX MXB MXJ MJB NJP MFB NFP T2B SWN SCA SIA CGC TKA, a Beagle Known As “Lucky,” Owned By Amanda L Stipe Of Chapel Hill, NC.
• 4^th Place: RACH LUVAKIS RB’S WUV, TRU WUV, WILL FOWOW YOU FOWEVA RM3 RAE2 SC MX AXJ OF BCAT THDN CGCA CGCU TKI, a Rhodesian Ridgeback Known As “Buttercup,” Owned By Teresa M West-Holmes/Emily Holmes/Alexandra M Hart Of Wadsworth, OH

Working

• 1^st Place: RACH PROTEA’S TIMED IT PERFECTLY CDX PCDX BN GN GO RM2 RAE2 FDC MX MXB MXJ MJB MXF NFP CAA DCAT SWN SHDN WAC BH DS CGCU TKA, a Doberman Pinscher Known As “Nikora,” Owned By Kathy Ingram/Helia Driscoll Of Sanger, TX
• 2^nd Place: RACH2 THUNDER KEG’S COME SAIL AWAY RM5 RAE5, a St Bernard Known As “Humphrey,” Owned By Susan Lieppe Of Atlanta, GA.
• 3^rd Place: RACH WHITWIND’S SOMETHING WICKED THIS WAY COMES CD PCD BN GN RM4 RAE4 FDC BCAT CGCA CGCU TKN ATT, a Great Dane Known As “Salem,” Owned By Heather Whitaker Of Tallahassee, FL.
• 4^th Place: MACH3 RACH2 TEALCREST’S SPRING A NEW BEGINNING CD BN RM7 RAE5 RC2 FDC MXC MJC MFS TQX T2B4 FCAT TT CGCA TKI, a Boxer Known As “Dillon,” Owned By Nancy Miller/Mike Miller Of Chattanooga, TN.

Terrier

• 1^st Place: RACH ISLAND BEACH JETTY CDX BN RM2 RAE2 ACT1 CGCA TKI ATT, a Russell Terrier Known As “Jetty,” Owned By Heather Gacho Of Beachwood, NJ
• 2^nd Place: RACH SARIUS BUST A MOVE UD BN GO RM4 RAE3 FCAT4 SWA SCM SBE RATO CGC TKN FITG FTN, a Miniature Schnauzer Known As “Tucker,” Owned By Cindy D Sanders Of Rehoboth Beach, DE.
• 3^rd Place: GCHB CH RACH3 CHRISTHILL FIRST LADY MARIE GENEVA UDX2 PCDX OM3 BN GN RM11 RAE8 FDC CGC TKI ATT, an Australian Terrier Known As “Mamie,” Owned By Kreg B Hill/Dr. William I Christensen Of Palm Springs, CA.
• 4^th Place: GCH CH RACH CONNEMARA’S COLDCASE INVESTIGATOR CDX BN GN RM5 RAE4 RC NA NAJ NF ACT1 CFCA CGCU FTI, an Airedale Terrier Known As “Gator,” Owned By Linda Coates Of Louisville, KY

Toy

• 1^st Place: RACH3 TINY TOTS BATTEN DOWN THE HATCHES CD BN RM6 RAE6, a Pomeranian Known As “Flint,” Owned By Kelly Winkie Of Cary, IL
• 2^nd Place: RACH2 ONEANDONLY WONDERFUL WORLD CD RM4 RAE4 OA NAJ DCAT CGCA TKA FTN, a Toy Poodle Known As “Louis,” Owned By Amanda Faulkner Of Iva, SC.
• 3^rd Place: OTCH PACH RACH HALLMARK JOLEI HOT ON THE TRAIL TOVA VCD3 UDX6 OM8 BN RM4 RAE4 FDC MXP7 MXPS MJP4 MJPB PAX XF MFPB TQXP CGC TKE, a Shih Tzu Known As “Tova,” Owned By Judy E Harding/Thomas R Harding Of Easton, MD.
• 4^th Place: RACH SPOTLIGHT VIENNA TRI SYMPHONY PH CD PCD BN RM5 RAE4 MX MXJ MXF T2B CA DCAT SWE SCME SINE SEM SHDN CGCA CGCU TKP ATT, a Papillon Known As “Vienna,” Owned By Melanie Harriman Of Knoxville, TN

Non-Sporting

• 1^st Place: OTCH RACH WYNDSPELL EFFERVESCENT UDX OM4 RM3 RAE3, a Keeshond Known As “Fresca,” Owned By Marion Crain Of Byrnes Mill, MO
• 2^nd Place: CH RACH2 SHADOWLENDS DANZN STARZ WINTER ICE UD PCDX BN GN GO RM6 RAE6 RC,a Schipperke Known As “Cris,” Owned By Carol S T Davis/Katjy Lytle Of Watsonville, CA.
• 3^rd Place: RACHH 5 ALARM TRIPLE THREAT RM2 RAE2 OA OAJ OF, a Dalmatian Known As “Triple,” Owned By Shannon Kiley Of McKinney, TX.
• 4^th Place: RACH3 SAPHIRE ALAKAZAM CD BN RM6 RAE6 RC OA OAJ OF FCAT ACT2 CGCA CGCU TKI, a Poodle Known As “Kazzie,” Owned By Kim M Alexander-Thomson Of Snyder, NY

Herding

• 1^st Place: OTCH3 MACH RACH TRIQUETRA’S CAJUN ROULETTE QUEEN UDX6 PUTD OGM VER RM3 RAE3 FDC MXB MJB MFB TQX T2B CAX FCAT TT BH DEX3 DMX2 AMX ASA CGCA CGCU TKE ATT VHMA VSWE FITG, a Belgian Malinois Known As “Rouxette,” Owned By Kimberly Ann Hoeppner Of Bogalusa, LA
• 2^nd Place: RACH2 BLUE HEAVENS SILVER STAR II CD GN RM5 RAE5, a Shetland Sheepdog Known As “Wyatt,” Owned By Kerry Klokow Of Ixonia, WI.
• 3^rd Place: RACH CENTENNIALS WINCHESTER @FAIROAKS CD BN RM2 RAE2 NA SCN SIN DN CGC FITB, an Australian Shepherd Known As “Kessler,” Owned By Jessica Tuell Of Fayetteville, AR.
• 4^th Place: RACH2 DRYKREEK’S SINGULAR SENSATION CDX PCD BN GN RM5 RAE5 MX MXJ MFB T2B BCAT SCN CGCA TKI, a Belgian Malinois Known As “Susi,” Owned By Debra A Keith Of Tully, NY

FSS/Miscellaneous

• 1^st Place: RACH COOLIBAH’S SECRETS AND SURPRISES CDX PUTD BN RM3 RAE3 RC FDC DCAT CGC TKE ATT, a Danish-Swedish Farmdog Known As “Daisy,” Owned By Deborah Neufeld Of Kissimmee, FL
• 2^nd Place: RACH BAR-KER’S H NERAK WISH UPON A STAR CD PCD BN RM5 RAE4 CA FCAT3 CGCA CGCU TKI, a Peruvian Inca Orchid Known As “Noodle,” Owned By Lizbeth K Molloy Of Minot, ND.
• 3^rd Place: RACH CALDERSONG’S STORYTELLER CM BN RM4 RAE2 RC FDC RATO CGCA CGCU TKP ATT VHMA FITG, a Yakutian Laika Known As “Ka,” Owned By Elizabeth Grant Of Blythe, GA.

All-American Dog

• 1^st Place: AGCH MACH5 PACH RACH SHANI OF INGLESIDE UD BN RM2 RAE2 MXS2 PAD MJC2 PJD MXP3 MXPB MJPB PAX MFB TQX MFPB T2B4 TKI, an All-American Dog Known As “Shani,” Owned By Valerie Dietz Of O’fallon, IL.
• 2^nd Place: RACH2 TIGHTLINE’S DIGGING FOR SUCCESS CDX PCDX BN GN GO RM7 RAE7 RC FDC FCAT3 CGCA CGCU TKA VHMA FITB, an All-American Dog Known As “Dozer,” Owned By Debbie Kay Scepanski Of Sussex, WI.
• 3^rd Place: RACH STREETDOG NAMED DESIRE AT LRB RM2 RAE2 RC THDN CGCA TKA, an All-American Dog Known As “Stella,” Owned By Traci L Bitler & David M Bitler Of Harrod, OH.
• 4^th Place: RACH2 BAILEYS ARMS DAYTON CDX PCD BN RM5 RAE4 RC CGCA TKI, an All-American Dog Known As “Daytona,” Owned By Karen B Carr & Andrew Carr Of Egg Harbor City, NJ

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