RRCUS Awards and National Specialties

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2019 Awards

#2 RRCUS Owner-Handler (Teresa)
#2 RRCUS Owner-Handler, Master class (Emily)
#2 RRCUS Brood Bitch, 2-way-tie (Kin-dah)
​RRCUS Register of Merit (Kin-dah)
#1 AKC NOHS Ridgeback (Bro)
#10 Breed, #8 All Breed Conformation (Bro)
#7 AKC NOHS Ridgeback (Sarge)
#1 AKC Rally Rhodesian Ridgeback (Thorin)
#3 RRCUS Top Agility Competitor (Thorin)
#5 RRCUS Top Obedience Competitor (Thorin)

2019 National Specialty
Huron, OH

  • Bro & Emily competed in the RRCUS Top 25 Competition
  • Thorin took 1st place Master JWW and 2nd place Master STD in Agility
  • Sarge took 3rd place in his Open stake for Lure Coursing
  • Lilla took 3rd place in the 11+ year bitch class for Veteran Sweepstakes
  • Whinny (handled by Emily) won the 9-12 month bitch class and took Best of Opposite in Puppy Sweepstakes
  • Abby made cut in the 9-12 month bitch class for Puppy Sweepstakes
  • Thorin won Graduate Novice Obedience class and took 2nd place in Open B Obedience
  • Bro and Emily earned their first Q in Beginner Novice A Obedience
  • Ricki Bobbi took 4th place in Beginner Novice B Obedience
  • Ricki Bobbi won the Rally Intermediate class
  • Both Bro and Echo earned qualifying scores in the Rally Novice B class
  • Echo and Liz completed the 12-mile Endurance Trial for Echo's ET title
  • Emily won the Open Intermediate Junior Showmanship class and took Reserve Best Junior
  • Bro was a finalist in the Best Ridge Dog competition
  • Toby, Abby, and Whinny earned their CGC titles
  • Baker earned his CGCA and CGCU titles
  • Echo and Sarge earned their Trick Dog Novice titles
  • Sarge was certified for Therapy Dogs International
  • Kin-dah & Abby and Bro & Sarge made cut in Brace
  • Lilla took 2nd place in the 11+ Veteran Bitch class
  • Thorin took 3rd place in the Field Champion Dog conformation class
  • Thorin earned his third RRCUS triple qualifier in Obedience, Lure Coursing, & Conformation and was 4th Select in the Triathlon
  • Luvakis won the Triathlon Breeder Stake (Thorin & Sarge) 

2017 Awards

#1 RRCUS Owner-Handler (Emily with Bro)
#4 AKC NOHS Ridgeback (Bro)
#17 Breed Conformation (Bro)
#11 All Breed Conformation (Bro)
#7 RRCUS Top Obedience Competitor (Thorin)
#14 RRCUS Top Agility Competitor (Thorin)

2017 National Specialty
Portland, OR

(Not attended)

2015 Awards

#9 RRCUS Top Agility Competitor (Zulu)
#17 RRCUS Top Agility Competitor (Shirley)

2015 National Specialty
Salt Lake City, UT

(Not attended.)

2013 Awards

  #18 RRCUS Top Agility Competitor (Shirley)

2013 National Specialty
Topeka, KS


  • Nyea and Kin-dah won the Brace class
  • Ekundu made final cut in Best Ridged Female 
  • Kin-dah earned her CGC title
  • Shirley passed her TDI test
  • Shirley qualified in Masters Standard and T2B agility classes
  • Baker qualified in Open Standard agility class
  • Zulu qualified in Masters JWW agility class
  • Baker qualified in Novice Rally and earned his RN title

2011 Awards

(None earned.)

2011 National Specialty
Rapid City, SD

  • Zulu completed the 12-mile Endurance Trial to earn his ET title
  • Ekundu won the Veterans Stake at the Lure Coursing trial for a 5-point major
  • Shirley earned her first RRCUS Triathlon Triple Qualifier
  • Beans made the cut in the Bred By Exhibitor Bitch class
  • Hailey won the Amature-Owner-Hander Bitch class
  • Tiki won the Open Bitch class
  • The class winner in the Winners Bitch ring included not one but TWO of our puppies from the same litter: Hailey and TIki! Tiki went on to win Reserve Winners Bitch!
  • Shirley and Bititi won the Brace Class
  • Shirley won 3rd Place in the Novice B Obedience class
  • Ekundu won the 7-9 year Veteran Sweepstakes class
  • Hailey made Top 5 Best Ridged Bitches

2009 Awards

#8 RRCUS Owner-Handler
#12 RRCUS Top Obedience Competitor (Shirley)

2009 National Specialty
Lansing, MI

  • Seti made cut in Best Ridged Male 
  • Hottie won 2nd Place in the 6-9 Month Puppy Bitch class
  • Shirley made the cut in the Bred By Exhibitor Bitch class
  • Bititi won 2nd place in the Open Stakes at the Lure Coursing trial
  • Zulu earned his RRCUS Triathlon Triple Qualifier

2007 Awards

#12 RRCUS Owner-Handler

2007 National Specialty
Cincinnati, OH

  • Ekundu competed in the RRCUS Top 20 Competition
  • Nyea went on to take Reserve Winners Bitch from the 12-18 month class at the Raisin River Regional Specialty immediately following the RRCUS National Specialty. 

2018 Awards

#1 RRCUS Owner-Handler, Master class (Emily with Bro)
AKC NOHS #1 Ridgeback, #1 Hound, #7 All Breed (Bro)
​#14 Breed, #7 All Breed Conformation (Bro)
#4 RRCUS Top Obedience Competitor (Thorin)
#7 RRCUS Top Agility Competitor (Thorin)
#15 ASFA Lure Coursing Ridgeback (Thorin)
#19 (tie) RRCUS Owner-Handler (Liz & Echo)

2018 National Specialty
Loveland, CO

  • Bro (handled by Emily) made multiple cuts in the Best of Breed Dog class
  • Bro & Emily competed in the RRCUS Top 25 Competition
  • Sarge made cut in the Best of Breed Dog class
  • Thorin won the Field Champion Dog conformation class
  • Sarge won the 12-15 mos. class in Junior Sweepstakes
  • Sarge was a finalist in the Best Ridge Dog competition
  • Sarge earned his CGC title
  • Emily & Bro won second place in the Junior Showmanship Open class
  • Thorin won the Graduate Novice Obedience class
  • Thorin double qualified in Rally Advanced B and Rally Excellent B for his RAE title
  • Thorin won the Rally Master class for his RM title
  • Thorin won the Rally Highest Combined Triple Qualifying Score award
  • Thorin earned his second RRCUS Triple Qualifier in Obedience, Lure Coursing, & Conformation and was 5th Select in the Triathlon

2016 Awards

#5 RRCUS Top Obedience Competitor (Thorin)
#13 RRCUS Top Agility Competitor (Zulu)
​#17 AKC NOHS Ridgeback (Bro)

2016 National Specialty
Huron, OH

  • Thorin won his Lure Coursing Open stakes, with 3rd highest Best in Field score
  • Shirley won Best of Opposite to Best Veteran in Sweepstakes
  • Baker completed the 12-mile Endurance Trial to earn his ET title
  • Thorin won the Novice A Obedience class
  • Emily & Bro won second place in the Junior Showmanship Open Junior class
  • Nyea was a finalist in the Best Ridge Bitch competition 
  • Thorin took second place in Rally Advanced B
  • Bro, Thorin, Ricki Bobbi and Matilda earned their CGC titles
  • Thorin earned his TDI certification
  • Matilda made multiple cuts in the Bred By Exhibitor Bitch class
  • Shirley and Nyea made the cut in their respective Veteran Bitch classes
  • Kin-dah made the cut in the Best of Breed Bitch class
  • Bro (handled by Emily) made multiple cuts in the Best of Breed Dog class
  • Thorin won the 2016 RRCUS Triathlon

2014 Awards

#15 RRCUS Top Agility Competitor (Zulu)

2014 National Specialty
Salt Lake City, UT

(Not attended.)

2012 Awards

RRCUS Versatility Certificate (Shirley & Zulu)

2012 National Specialty
Orlando, FL

(Not attended.)

2010 Awards

#29 RRCUS Owner-Handler

2010 National Specialty
Ventura, CA

(Not attended.)

2008 Awards

#5 RRCUS Owner-Handler

2008 National Specialty
Gettysburg, PA

  • Shirley and Zulu attended as 8 month old puppies; both made the cut in their respective classes.

2006 Awards

#3 RRCUS Owner-Handler
#4 RRCUS Best Bitch in Conformation Competition (Ekundu)

2006 National Specialty
Salt Lake City, UT

  • Ekundu made all but last cut in the Best of Breed ring.