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"The Highmark Highlights"

We are very proud of the following dogs bred at Highmark -

Rotten (BIS BISS CH. Happy Hour Highmark Toasty SDHF)
Yogi (BIS BISS Am. Can. CH. OTCH Highmark Mirasol Once A Knight, VCD3 UDX3)
TDX JH MX MXJ WC VCX OS SDHF OBHF WC, VCX)

Cricket (BISS CH. Highmark Malagold's By Jiminy!)
Demi (CH. Happy Hour Malagold Strip Tease)
Trevor (CH. Highmark Brae Lea's Pilgrim)
Kobe (CH. Highmark Already A Legend @ Kelston)
Finley (CH. Highmark's Sweet Sir Galahad, CDX, RE, JH, WC, VC, CCA)

"Rotten"

BIS BISS CH. Happy Hour Highmark Toasty SDHF
(CH. My Sky Watcher OS, SDHF x Ch Highmark Torn Between Two Loves OD)

"Rotten" was bred by -
Linda Willard and Maura Phelan (Happy Hour)
and is owned by -
Pamela and Jerry Oxenberg (Toasty)

"Rotten" - more than the name implies!!

Winning a Best in Show right out of the gate as a Show Special, Rotten was ranked the #3 Golden Retriever in 2006, highlighting that year with a Judges Award of Merit at the prestigious Westminster Kennel Club dog show.

Rotten repeated his appearance at Westminster on February 13, 2007, where the beautiful dog with the "Rotten" name earned the coveted honor of Best of Breed at The Garden. We at Highmark cannot be more proud than to be the co-breeder of the Best of Breed winner this time around, and then to have an Award of Merit honor bestowed on our own boy, Coach, was icing on the cake!

Rotten continues to make his mark in the Golden world through his kids, including one very special girl, BIS BISS CH. Toasty's Treasure Island, SDHF, who won highest honors at the GRCA National Specialty for 2008 by being awarded the trophy for Best of Breed. Rotten was not to be left out of the winner's circle, though, as he was awarded both a Judge's Award of Merit from the Best of Breed class, and winning ribbon from the Stud Dog Class!

It was a priviledge to watch this father/daughter team in action at the 2008 National Specialty.

"Yogi"

BIS BISS Am. Can. CH. OTCH Highmark Mirasol Once A Knight, VCD3 UDX3 TDX JH MX MXJ WC VCX OS SDHF OBHF WC, VCX
(Am. Mex. CH Sheffield-Ducat's Spellbound, AMS,WC,OS,SDHF
x Highmark's Pecos River Queen)

"Yogi" was bred by -
Linda Willard
and owned by -
Alison and Ray Desmarais

(05/29/1998 - 07/27/2012)

"Yogi" - proving the one dog CAN do it all!!

Owned by Alison and Ray Desmarais, Yogi has truly been allowed to shine!

  • A multiple All Breed Best in Show winner.
  • The winner of Back to Back Best of Breed wins at the Golden Retriever Club of America National Specialty (2001, 2002).
  • Golden Retriever "Top Twenty" Competition winner (2002)
  • Has the honor of being the first (and only) Show Dog Hall of Fame (SDHF) and Obedience Hall of Fame (OBHF) in breed history.
  • And finally... Yogi returned to the GRCA National Specialty as a Veteran in October of 2008, earning the Best of Opposite Sex in the Best of Breed competition.

What amazing accomplishments and honors Yogi continued to achieve.
At Highmark, we are so very proud of Alison, Ray and their lovely boy, Yogi.

"Cricket"

BISS CH. Highmark Malagold's By Jiminy!
(BIS BISS CH. Malagold Storm Warning OS, SDHF x CH. Highmark's Belle Star)

"Cricket" was bred by -
Linda Willard
and owned by -
Connie Gerstner Miller
and Linda Willard

 

Another CHAMPION, By Jiminy!

Wishes can come true!

After living away from home and being campaigned to her Championship title, BISS CH. Highmark Malagold's By Jiminy! has returned to her roots and has settled right in. We are very proud of Cricket and all she has accomplished, but very happy to have her back among her family at Highmark!

We send our thanks to Malagold Kennels for taking such good care of Cricket during her "show time" and for handling her to her championship title, which included multiple Golden Retriever Specialty Best of Breed wins.

Cricket has gone on to produce some beautiful boys and girls that you can see in the show ring -

  • "Major" - CH. Highmark S.M Major League (Coach x Cricket)
  • "Sky" - Highmark's Pop Fly At Malagold (Coach and Cricket)
  • "Cricket2" - Malagold's Cricket Two (Stuart x Cricket)

Home is truly where the heart is - and our heart is always with Cricket!


"Demi"

CH. Happy Hour Malagold Strip Tease
(CH. Malagold Stars-N-Stripes OS, SDHF x CH. Highmark Weather Or Naught OD)

"Demi" was bred by -
Linda Willard
Connie Gerstner Miller (Malagold Golden Retrievers)
Maura Phelan (Happy Hour)
and owned by -
Connie Gerstner Miller

Highmark Congratulates CHAMPION "Demi"!

Happy Hour Malagold Strip Tease got the job done at the Ft. Detroit Golden Retriever Specialty on September 16th, 2005 - earning the ribbons for Winners Bitch and Best of Winners for the four-point major win that put the CH in front of her name! Thank you to Mr. Erik Bergishagen for recognizing this very special girl.

We at Highmark are so proud of Demi, who has worked her magic across the mid-west, finishing her Championship with three major wins! Owned and handled by Connie Gerstner Miller and Geri Gerstner Hart, Demi has also earned multiple Best of Breed wins along the way.

Congratulations to Connie, Geri and Demi on this wonderful accomplishment.

 

"Trevor"

CH. Highmark Brae Lea's Pilgrim
(Am. CH. Smithaven's Amber Brew AX OAJ RN CGC (2RA&3MX legs) OS
x CH Highmark's Belle Star)

"Trevor" was bred by -
Linda Willard
and owned by -
Mary A. Strange Jr. (Brae Lea Golden Retrievers)

Congratulations to a New Highmark CHAMPION!

Another CHAMPION for the Highmark family -

CH. Highmark Brae Lea's Pilgrim

He finished on September 8, 2006 at the Des Moines GRC Specialty, with his second specialty win.

We expect to see more of Trevor as he continues his specials career!

 

"Kobe"

CH. Highmark Already A Legend @ Kelston
(Am. CH. Highmark's Up Side Of Anger
x Highmark's Lark Ascending)

"Kobe" was bred by -
Linda Willard and Vicki Fineran
and owned by -
Jane VanWingerden (Kelston Golden Retrievers)

Highmark Congratulates A "Legend" in the Making!

Back to Back Major Wins for Kobe - and a New Champion Title!

CH. Highmark Already A Legend @ Kelston

Kobe has completed his Championship title handily, which included "Back to Back" 5 point major wins at the Louisville cluster in May, 2011.

Kobe has a truly "Golden" heart. He has personality "PLUS" and is great with kids, cats, puppies and of course other Goldens!

Kobe is a joy, and always happy to be of assistance by picking up his food bowl so you know he's finished eating! He delights in jumping on almost every grooming table he passes by! His tail never stops wagging as he moves effortlessly wherever he goes.

Kobe is on a roll as he starts his "Specials" career with a Best of Breed win at the White River Golden Retriever Club Specialty show on May 11, 2013, in Lebanon, Indiana. Thank you to Peter Stager for taking Kobe "all the way" on this day!

Watch f'or Kobe with Jane, Linda or Peter Stager at a show arena near you!

 

"Finley"

CH. Highmark's Sweet Sir Galahad, CDX, RE, JH, WC, VC, CCA
(Am. CH. Highmark's Up Side Of Anger
x Highmark's Lark Ascending)

"Finley" was bred by -
Linda Willard and Vicki Fineran
and owned by -
Kathleen McLaughlin-Wager

Sir Galahad - "The Perfect Knight"

CH. Highmark's Sweet Sir Galahad, CDX, RE, JH, WC, VC, CCA

Finley is a moderate Golden boy with superb movement and impeccable temperament. Finley was shown briefly as a youngster, but he took time out to mature, easily earning his CDX, JH, and Rally titles to keep busy.

Finley then made a huge hit at the 2011 GRCA National specialty, where he passed the WC test, qualified at the CCA and in Rally to achieve the Triathalon award as well as qualifing in Novice B for a bumper leg. Finley then turned heads as he went first place in the Junior Hunt Dog Sweepstakes and took first place in a highly competitive American Bred class.

Finley achieved his Championship in four weekends with four majors, two of which were Specialty wins, under three breeder judges.

Look for Finley in both the Breed and Obedience rings as he continues on in his spectacular career! 

 


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