Gleanntan Skye Terriers

News - 2016

December 14

On Monday, December 12, 2016, we welcomed a singleton puppy sired by GCHB. Gleanntan Wonderful Wizard of Oz - “Gus” out of GCHB. Gleanntan First Lady of the Skyes - “Amelia”. Gus is a son of “Glinda” - GCHB. Gleanntan Glindathegoodwitch and Amelia is a granddaughter of “Bea” - CH. Gleanntan Givemebusybee!

November 28 - Farewell Boz - CH. Gleanntan Gottalookatme

October 15 - Gleanntan’s Montgomery Highlights

8-month old Gleanntan Belcourt’s Belle of the Ball
(GCHB. Dexter Jetser Bohemia Skywalker x CH. Gleanntan Thoroughly Modern Moxie)
Owned by Allen Smith & Gleanntan
Winners Bitch (5-point major) - Hatboro I
Winners Bitch (5-point major) - Hatboro II
Reserve Winners Bitch - Devon
Reserve Winners Bitch - Montgomery/STCA National Specialty

New CH. Gleanntan Greatgusto
(GCHB. Gleanntan Gaelforce x CH. Gleanntan Everybody Loves Lucy)
Owned by Amy Andrews
Reserve Winners Dog - Hatboro I
Winners Dog (5-point major) - Hatboro II
Winners Dog (5-point major) - Devon *
* Completed his AKC championship

Gleanntan Thistle Dew At Argent, CGC
Owned by Lynne Kuczynski Veazie
(GCHB. Dexter Jetser Bohemia Skywalker x CH. Gleanntan Glorious Legacy)
Reserve Winners Dog - Montgomery/STCA National Specialty
 

GCHB. Dexter Jetser Bohemia Skywalker
Owned by Gleanntan Kennels, Reg.
Select Dog - Hatboro I
Award of Merit - Hatboro II

September 24 - Ligonier Highland Games - Scottish Dog Breed Exhibit

On Saturday, September 24, Maida and I participated in the Scottish Breeds Dog Exhibit at the 58th Annual Ligionier Highland Games. We always enjoy participating in Meet the Breeds events. They are a great experience for the Skyes and we enjoy seeing the pure joy on the faces of our Skye visitors. Our participants were 9.5-year old GCHB. Gleanntan Gaelforce - “Cooper”, 5-year old GCHB. Gleanntan First Lady of the Skyes - “Amelia”, 2-year old Gleanntan Ocean of Light - “Sunny”, 11-month old Finnsky Wildrose - “Rose”, 7-month old Gleanntan Wrong Way Corrigan - “Corey” and 7-month old Gleanntan Belcourt’s Belle of the Ball - “Sophie”.

Joining us at the Skye booth were friends, Frank Basta and Holly Jershin Basta and their wonderful dogs, Shuffles (litter sister to Cooper) and Higgins. Also joining us for much of the afternoon were friends Kate Kozeliski and Kevin Jarzomski. Kate and Kevin spent quite a bit of time standing behind the Skyes, skillfully and patiently answering the range of Skye “frequently asked questions”.

There was a non-stop stream of visitors to our booth from the time of opening at 9 a.m. to closing at 4 p.m. - no time for lunch! A highlight of the day came just before closing when we were visited by a young girl who was deaf. Using sign language through her father, we explained that she was welcome to visit with Cooper. After giving Cooper a hug, the joy on her face was priceless!

September 18 - Lehigh KC and Berks County KC

We had four of our Skyes entered in the Lehigh Valley KC and Berks County KC shows in Macungie, PA on September 17-18. Our entry consisted of GCHB. Dexter Jetser Bohemia Skywalker - “Dexter”, 11-month old Finnsky Wildrose - “Rose” and 7-month old littermates Gleanntan Wrong Way Corrigan and Gleanntan Belcourt’s Belle of the Ball. Additionally, Lynne Kuczynski Veazie had her Gleanntan Thistle Dew At Argent, CGC entered. The total Skye entry both days was 4-3-2-1.

On Saturday, under judge Sharol Candace Way, BOB went to Dexter, Winners Dog went to Andrew for a 3-point major. Winners Bitch & Best of Winners (3-point major) went to Rose.

On Sunday, under judge Marjorie Underwood, BOB went to Dexter. Winners Dog went to Andrew (2 points). Winners Bitch went to Rose and Reserve Winners Bitch went to Sophie.

August 28 - Mid-Susquehanna Kennel Club shows

We had four of our Skyes entered in the Mid-Susquehanna Valley KC shows in Middleburg, PA on August 27-28. Our entry consisted of GCHB. Dexter Jetser Bohemia Skywalker - “Dexter”, 10.5-month old Finnsky Wildrose - “Rose” and 6.5-month old littermates Gleanntan Wrong Way Corrigan and Gleanntan Belcourt’s Belle of the Ball. The total Skye entry both days was - 1-2-2-0.

On Saturday, under judge Don Evans, BOB went to Dexter, Winners Dog & Best of Winners went to Corey. Winners Bitch & Best of Opposite Sex went to Rose.

On Sunday, under judge Beth Sweigart, BOB went to Dexter, Winners Dog & Best of Winners went to Corey and Winners Bitch/Best of Opposite Sex went to Sophie. Reserve Winners Bitch went to Rose.

August 14 - Penn Ridge KC and Harrisburg KC shows

We had two of our Skyes entered in the Penn Ridge KC and Harrisburg KC shows in Harrisburg, PA on August 13-14. Our entry consisted of GCHB. Dexter Jetser Bohemia Skywalker - "Dexter" and 10-month old Finnsky Wildrose - "Rose".

On Saturday, August 13, at the Penn Ridge KC show, under judge David Kirkland, Dexter earned BOB and Rose was WB and BOS. On Sunday, August 14, at the Harrisburg KC show, under judge Norman Kenney, Dexter earned BOB and Rose was WB and BOS. Dexter and Rose showed well both days. We also had plenty of time to do some lead/show training with 6-month old pups Corey and Sophie.


August 13 - Steel Valley Cluster - Skye Terrier Club of America Supported Entry shows

We had two of our Skyes entered in the Steel Valley Cluster Shows in Canfield, Ohio on August 4, 5, 6 and 7. Our entry consisted of GCHB. Dexter Jetser Bohemia Skywalker - “Dexter” and 10-month old Finnsky Wildrose - “Rose”. In addition, Roxan had her girl, CH. Gleanntan Gottaluvme2 - “Maggie” entered. Also, Amy Andrews had her boy, Gleanntan Greatgusto - “Gusto” entered and Lynne Kuczynski Veazie had her boy, Gleanntan Thistle Dew At Argent, CGC - “Andrew” entered. The total Skye entry all four days was 3-2-2-2 with one dog absent.

On Thursday, August 4 at the Fort Steuben Kennel Association show, under judge Jon Cole, Dexter was Best of Breed and Maggie was Best of Opposite Sex, Andrew was Winners Dog and Gusto was Reserve Winners Dog. Rose was Reserve Winners Bitch.

On Friday, August 5, at the Columbiana County KC show, there was an AKC Beginner Puppy competition in the morning with 47 puppies in a wide range of breeds competing. Our entry consisted of 5.5-month old littermates, Gleanntan Wrong Way Corrigan - “Corey” and Gleanntan Belcourt’s Belle of the Ball - “Sophie”. We were delighted that Corey earned a Terrier Group 1 and then he went on to BEST IN SHOW in the Beginner Puppy competition.

Later in the day, under judge Allan Brown, Dexter was Best of Breed and Maggie was Best of Opposite Sex, Andrew was Winners Dog and Gusto was Reserve Winners Dog. Rose was Reserve Winners Bitch.

On Saturday, August 6, at the Beaver County KC show, under judge Randy Garren, Dexter was Best of Breed and Maggie was Best of Opposite Sex, Gusto was Winners Dog/Best of Winners and Andrew was Reserve Winners Dog. Rose was Winners Bitch.

On Sunday, August 7, at the Mahoning-Shenango KC show, under judge Peggy Beisel-McIlwaine, Dexter was Best of Breed and Maggie was Best of Opposite Sex, Gusto was Winners Dog and Andrew was Reserve Winners Dog. Rose was Reserve Winners Bitch. Maggie earned the final points needed for her AKC Grand Championship.

July 24 - New photos of Corey and Sophie

July 24 - Upper Marlboro KC and National Capital KC

We had two Skyes entered in the Upper Marlboro KC show and National Capital KC show on July 9-10. Our entry consisted of GCHB. Dexter Jetser Bohemia Skywalker - “Dexter” and 9-month old Finnsky Wildrose - “Rose”. The total Skye entry both days was 0-1-2-0, the other male special being Charlie’s littermate, “Mick” handled by Larry Cornelius. On Saturday, under judge John Wade, Dexter earned Select Dog and Rose was Best of Opposite Sex to Mick. On Sunday, the results were the same under judge Seymour Weiss.

July 6 - DEXTER - BEST IN SHOW - Bushy Run Kennel Club

We had two Skyes entered in the Bushy Run KC shows on July 2-3. Our entry consisted of GCHB. Dexter Jetser Bohemia Skywalker - “Dexter” and 9-month old Finnsky Wildrose - “Rose”. We entered these shows mainly to meet up with Roxan Rohrich and to give her a chance to see the 5-month old pups, Corey and Sophie.

On Saturday, July 2, under judge Judith White, Dexter earned BOB and Rose was WB & BOS. Later in the day, Dexter went on to win the terrier group under judge Marjorie Underwood. Then, Dexter returned to the Best in Show ring under judge Betsy Yates. In a beautiful final lineup of dogs, Dexter earned BEST IN SHOW. First Mrs. Yates selected the Ibizan Hound as RBIS. As she announced the Best in Show dog as “The Skye Terrier”, it was surreal. I couldn’t help but reflect back to October 1, 2005 when I handled “Michael” - Ch. Gleanntan Gee Whillikers to Best in Show at the Old Dominion KC show under judge Lawrence “Skip” Stanbridge. At that time, Michael’s BIS was the first owner/handled Best in Show in over a decade. Now, 11 years later, Dexter, another owner/handled Skye earned BIS.

The following day, Sunday, July 3, under judge/Cairn Terrier breeder, Kenneth Kauffman, Dexter earned BOB and Rose was WB & BOS. Dexter then went on to a Group 2 (see photo below).

July 6 - A new photo of 9-month old Finnsky Wildrose

June 30 - New Photos of Corey and Sophie

June 22 - A fun new photo of Corey

June 22 - Bryn Mawr Kennel Club

We had two Skyes entered in the Bryn Mawr KC shows on June 18-19. Our entry consisted of GCHB. Dexter Jetser Bohemia Skywalker - “Dexter” and 8-month old Finnsky Wildrose - “Rose”. Additionally, Lynne Kuczynski Veazie had 20-month old “Andrew” - Gleanntan Thistle Dew At Argent, CGC (GCHB. Dexter Jetser Bohemia Skywalker x Ch. Gleanntan Glorious Legacy) entered on Saturday. On Saturday, Dexter earned Best of Breed under judge Peggy Beisel-McIlwaine. In the terrier group, Dexter made the cut under judge McIlwaine. In the Owner Handler Group competition, Andrew and Lynne earned a Group 2 in a quality, well-represented group. On Sunday, Dexter repeated as BOB under judge Linda More.

June 17 - Corey and Sophie at the National Shrine of Saint Elizabeth Ann Seton

June 17 - Introducing Gleanntan Wrong Way Corrigan & Gleanntan Belcourt’s Belle of the Ball

June 4-5 - Huntingdon Valley KC and Burlington County KC

We had two Skyes entered in the Huntingdon Valley KC show on June 4 and the Burlington County KC on June 5. Our entry consisted of GCHB. Dexter Jetser Bohemia Skywalker - “Dexter” and 8-month old Finnsky Wildrose - “Rose”. On Saturday, Dexter earned Best of Breed under judge Joe Purkhiser and then he went on to a Group 3 under judge Sharol Candace Way. On Sunday, Dexter earned Best of Breed and onto a Group 2 under judge Rodney Herner.

May 21 - Mattaponi Kennel Club

We had three Skyes entered in the Mattaponi KC show on May 21. Our entry consisted of GCHB. Dexter Jetser Bohemia Skywalker - “Dexter”, 19-month old Gleanntan IHopeUDance - “Ally” and 7.5-month old Finnsky Wildrose - “Rose”. Dexter earned Best of Breed under judge Roz Kramer.

May 15 - Lancaster Kennel Club

We had three Skyes entered in the Lancaster KC show on May 15. Our entry consisted of GCHB. Dexter Jetser Bohemia Skywalker - “Dexter”, 19-month old Gleanntan IHopeUDance - “Ally” and 7.5 month old Finnsky Wilrose. Under judge Kathleen Ferris, Dexter earned Best of Breed and then on to a Group 2. Ally earned Winners Bitch for the final point for her AKC championship.

May 9 - Garden State All-Terrier, Bucks County KC and Trenton KC

We had three Skyes entered in the Garden State All-Terrier Club, Bucks County KC and Trenton KC shows. Our entry consisted of GCHB. Dexter Jetser Bohemia Skywalker - “Dexter”, 19-month old Gleanntan IHopeUDance - “Ally” owned by Gary & Lynn Wolf and 7-month old Finnsky Wildrose - “Rose”. The total entry all three days was 0-2-2-0.

On Friday, May 6, at the Garden State All-Terrier show, Dexter earned Best of Breed and Winners Bitch/Best of Opposite Sex went to Rose from the 6-9-month Puppy class. The judge was Mr. Neville Hodgkins from Australia. On Saturday, at the Bucks County KC show, Dexter again went Best of Breed. Rose repeated as Winners Bitch/Best of Opposite Sex. The judge was Mr. Kerry Lee from Australia. Finally, at the Trenton KC show, Dexter earned Select Dog with BOB going to the other male special (a drop-eared Skye). Winners Bitch/Best of Opposite Sex went to Ally.

April 25 - 42nd Potomac Skye Terrier Club Specialty Weekend

We had three Skyes entered in the Potomac Skye Terrier Club Specialty (at Columbia Terrier Association of Maryland), Old Dominion KC and Baltimore County KC shows. In addition, Roxan had her Gleanntan girl and our friend, Amy Andrews, had her Gleanntan male entered in the three shows, plus the Catoctin KC show on Monday.

Our entry consisted of GCH. Ch. Dexter Jetser Bohemia Skywalker - “Dexter”, 19-month old Gleanntan IHopeUDance - “Ally” owned by Gary & Lynn Wolf and 6.5-month old Finnsky Wildrose - “Rose”. Roxan had her Ch. Gleanntan Gottaluvme2 - “Maggie” and our friend Amy Andrews had her Gleanntan Greatgusto - “Gusto” entered. These five dogs are key members of our program.

At the Potomac Skye Terrier Club Specialty on Friday, April 22, our youngster, Finnsky Wildrose - “Rose” earned Best Puppy in Sweepstakes under judge Dr. Daniel Dowling. She then went on to earn Best Puppy under Regular classes judge Peter J. Green. In the puppy group, Rose earned a Puppy Group 4 under Scottish Terrier breeder, Kathi Brown, Blueberry Scotties. There were 118 terrier puppies in the entry. Also in the Regular classes, our special GCH. Ch. Dexter Jetser Bohemia Skywalker earned Select Dog and Gleanntan IHopeUDance - “Ally” was Reserve Winners Bitch (to a 5-point major).

At the Old Dominion KC show, our Gleanntan IHopeUDance - "Ally" earned Winners Bitch for a 4-point major under judge Robert Hutton. Roxan's Ch. Gleanntan Gottaluvme2 - "Maggie" earned Select Bitch.

At the Baltimore County KC show, our GCH. Ch. Dexter Jetser Bohemia Skywalker - “Dexter” earned BEST OF BREED in an entry of 20 Skyes under judge Keke Kahn. Winners Dog for a 5-point major went to Gleanntan Greatgusto - “Gusto” and Select Bitch went to Ch. Gleanntan Gottaluvme2. Reserve Winners Bitch (to a 5-point major) went to Gleanntan IHopeUDance.

Dexter, Ally and Rose were not entered on Monday. Maggie and Gusto were entered and competed. Maggie once again went Select Bitch.

We are delighted with the way our team of Skyes presented themselves in a good representative field of Skyes. Our entry of Skyes, either produced by our or acquired for our program, represent Gleanntan in 2016.

Below are photos taken over the weekend:

April 20 - Harrisburg KC and Mason & Dixon KC shows

We had three Skyes entered in the Harrisburg KC and Mason & Dixon KC shows on April 16-17. Our entry consisted of GCH. Dexter Jetser Bohemia Skywalker - “Dexter”, 19-month old Gleanntan IHopeUDance - “Ally” and 6-month old Finnsky Wildrose - “Rose” making her ring debut. In addition, 19-month old Gleanntan Thistle Dew at Argent, CGC was entered on Saturday. On Saturday, under judge Elizabeth Muthard, Dexter earned BOB and Ally was WB & BOS. Andrew earned RWD. On Sunday, under judge Gerardo Bernard, Dexter earned BOB and Ally was WB & BOS.

We were delighted with the way young Rose showed both days. She was very composed going around the ring alone. We have a bit of training to do when she is asked to gait around the ring with a dog that she knows.

April 5 - A Dogs in Review Kennel Visit with Gleanntan

Gleanntan is honored to be featured in a 5-page interview in the March, 2016 issue of Dogs in Review, an internationally respected dog publication. Dogs in Review is celebrating its 20th anniversary this year and I have enjoyed reading this high-quality publication over the years. Dogs in Review has featured regular columns by the late Anne Rogers Clark (later turned into a wonderful book entitled Annie On... Dogs!) and Richard Beauchamp. Special thanks to Editor-in-Chief, Allan Reznik, for his kind words in his Editor's Column.

You can read the article here: Dogs in Review Article

(the PDF file is 26 MB so it may take a few minutes to load)

April 4 - Maggie - Group 4 - Western Pennsylvania Kennel Association

Roxan had her “Maggie” - CH. Gleanntan Gottaluvme2 (CH. Gleanntan Desperado x CH. Gleanntan Glorious Legacy) entered in the two Western Pennsylvania KA shows in Monroeville, PA. These two shows were Maggie’s first shows since finishing her AKC championship last December. The entry both days was 2-1-0-1 with the two class dogs absent. Maggie earned Best of Breed both days and she earned a Group 4 under judge Peggy Beisel-McIlwaine. Congratulations Roxan and Maggie!

March 29 - Shawnee Kennel Club Match

On Saturday, March 26, Maida and I entered 5.5-month old “Rose” (Finnsky Wildrose) in the Shawnee Kennel Club Match. This was Rose’s first time in the show ring and her first time on a show lead. She showed with happiness and confidence and she finished the day with Best Puppy in Match under respected Bloodhound breeder, Robert Dowd. The judge shared how much he admired Rose’s balanced sidegait.

March 1 - Read Across America

On Monday, February 29 and Tuesday, March 1, Maida and I visited three Catholic elementary schools in the York area. This is the 11th year that we have been visiting schools with our Skyes to celebrate the National Read Across America Celebration. Our Skye team both days was 9-year old Cooper, 5-year old Lucy, 1.5-year old Ally and 4.5-month old Rosie. On Monday, we visited with a number of classes at in the morning and then we traveled to another school for a second visit. Tuesday’s Read Across America school visit included four 1st, 2nd and 3rd grade classes of 20-25 kids in each class.

After our visits, we received the following thank you note from one of the school’s administrators:

Maida & Michael - Thank you so much for making our day here at SJY so special! It was such a pleasure to meet all of your beautiful dogs and both of you! The children for sure enjoyed the visit. Thank you for being so thoughtful to take time out of your day and to educate our students about this interesting breed of dog. The dogs were so well mannered, tolerant, and from these pics, clearly enjoyed the children’s love and attention. Thank you for sharing!

February 29 - Rockland County Kennel Club shows

We had two Skyes entered in the Rockland County KC shows on February 27-28. Our entry consisted of GCH. Dexter Jetser Bohemia Skywalker - “Dexter” and 18-month old Gleanntan IHopeUDance - “Ally”. On Saturday, under judge Gay Dunlap, Dexter earned BOB and Ally was WB & BOS. On Sunday, under judge Fred Ferris, Dexter earned BOB and Ally was WB & BOS.

February 22 - Maryland Kennel Club shows

We had two Skyes entered in the Maryland KC shows on February 20-21. Our entry consisted of GCH. Dexter Jetser Bohemia Skywalker - “Dexter” and 18-month old Gleanntan IHopeUDance - “Ally”. On Saturday, under judge Patricia Anne Keenan, Dexter earned BOB and Ally was WB & BOS. On Sunday, under judge Connie Clark, Dexter earned BOB and Ally was WB & BOS.

February 17 - Westminster Kennel Club

As he completed 2015 as the #2 Skye Terrier (breed points), GCH. Dexter Jetser Bohemia Skywalker - “Dexter” was invited to enter Westminster 2016. The entry was 4 dogs and 1 bitch with one dog absent. We were delighted with the way Dexter showed under judge Richard W. Powell. At 3.5 years of age, Dexter is in the best condition of his life. Dexter earned Select Dog - the top award is Best of Breed and this went to Charlie (who later went on to win the terrier group for the second year in a row). The next top male award is Select and that was awarded to Dexter.

February 14 - AKC Meet the Breeds - New York City

We had 6 Skye Terriers representing the breed and the Skye Terrier Club of America at the AKC Meet the Breeds booth in New York City. The event was held the weekend before Westminster at the same location as the show (Pier 92 and 94). Our Skye representatives consisted of 9-year old Cooper, 7.5-year old Gus, 5-year old Amelia, 5-year old Lucy, 1.5-year old Ally and 4.5-month old Rose. We heard from an AKC representative that this year's event saw record ticket sales.

February 1 - Participation in Skye Terrier health research

At the beginning of February, 2016, Gleanntan submitted DNA samples for 10 Skyes to the Animal Health Trust (AHT) to participate in the research being conducted through The Skye Terrier Club (U.K.) Skye Terrier Health Committee.

January 25 - Finnsky Wildrose - “Rose”

On January 21, we welcomed 15-week old Finnsky Wildrose - “Rose” to our home and our hearts. Rose has come to us from Finnsky Skyes in Finland (Thea Dahlbom and Carina Kitti) and she was delivered to New York by Carina’s daughter, Krista. Sire: RU JCH EEJW-13 Juger Edelweiss Jack Daniel’s - Dam: C.I.B SE & DK & HR & EE & FI CH Nordic JW-11 Finnsky Olinda. Rose’s great-grandfather on both the sire and dam’s side is Finnsky Alan, who is the sire of our Ch. Finnsky Gladiator - “Tony” who came to us from Finnsky in 2005.

You can read more about Rose on her page here: Rose’s Page.