RVATC HOME    Calendar    Upcoming Events     Members' Dogs   Show Photos      Related Links     Contact Us    Raritan Valley Australian Terrier Club Specialties  1994-2006 Note:  The first RVATC Regional Club Specialty was held in 1993 in conjunction with the Bucks County Kennel Club Show.  Beginning in 2001, a second specialty show annually was added in the fall of the year in conjunction with the Hatboro Dog Club Show.  Two specialties annually continue to the present. 1994 May 7 - Bucks placePlaceTypeCounty PlaceNameKennel Club, Erwinna PA Judge,  B. Nolan Dale    41 dogs in competition Best of Breed - placecountry-regionCh. Crestwoods Crown Jewel, Bitch      Breeder/Owner - Margaret Reignier Best of Opposite Sex - placecountry-regionCh. Elardy Artful Dodger, Dog Owner - Amy Marder Breeder - Susan Sullivan Best of Winners - Dreamtime Kincade O'So Cross, Dog      Owners - Marsha and John Gray      Breeder - Marilyn Harban 1995 May   - Bucks placePlaceTypeCounty PlaceNameKennel Club, Erwinna PA Judge,  Phyllis Haage    38 dogs in competition Best of Breed  - placecountry-regionCh. Aka Inu Zu's Petl T' The Metl, Dog      Owners - Kim Occhiuti and Amy Marder      Breeder - Kim Occhiuti Best of Opposite Sex - placecountry-regionCh. Crestwoods Crown Jewel, Bitch      Breeder/Owner - Margaret Reignier Best of Winners -  Southern Cross Tommy Hawke, Dog      Breeders/Owners - John & Marsha Gray 1996 May 4 - Bucks placePlaceTypeCounty PlaceNameKennel Club, Erwinna PA Judge, Kenneth Kaufman   28 dogs in competition Best of Breed - placecountry-regionCh. Aka Inu Zu's Petl T' The Metl, Dog      Owners - Kim Occhiuti and Amy Marder      Breeder - Kim Occhiuti Best of Opposite Sex - country-regionplaceCh. Spellbound West Coast, Bitch      Owner - Carol Sazama Breeder - Barbara Deer Best of Winners - Wilgent's Taking Aim, Dog      Breeders/Owners - Alice Williams and Nancy Gentile 1997 May 3 - Bucks placePlaceTypeCounty PlaceNameKennel Club, Erwinna PA Judge, Linda Scanlon    30 dogs in competition Best of Breed - placecountry-regionCh. Aka Inu Zu's Petl T' The Metl, Dog      Owners - Kim Occhiuti and Amy Marder      Breeder - Kim Occhiuti Best of Opposite Sex - country-regionplaceCh. Aka Inu's Zuzu's Petal Pusher, Bitch      Owners - Amy Marder and Kim Occhiuti      Breeder - Kim Occhiuti Best of Winners - - Wilgent's Taking Aim, Dog      Breeders/Owners - Alice Williams and Nancy Gentile 1998 May 2 - Bucks placePlaceTypeCounty PlaceNameKennel Club, Erwinna PA Judge,  D. CityplaceRoy Holloway    28 dogs in competition Best of Breed - placecountry-regionCh. Regisvista Kings Ransom, Dog      Owner - Ruth Monast      Breeder - Mrs. B . C. Sullivan Best of Opposite Sex - placecountry-regionCh. Wismiss Olympia, Bitch      Owners - Carol Sazama and Kerrie Bryan      Breeder - Carol Sazama Best of Winners - Bluepeppers Mickey Mouse, Dog      Breeder/Owner - Marjo Ahola 1999 May - Bucks placePlaceTypeCounty PlaceNameKennel Club, Erwinna PA Judge, Daniel Shoemaker   25 dogs in competition Best of Breed - placecountry-regionCh. Crestwoods Contender, Dog      Breeder/Owner - Margaret Reignier Best of Opposite Sex - placecountry-regionCh. Wismiss Olympia      Owners - Carol Sazama, Kerrie Bryan and Kim Occhiuti      Breeders - Carol Sazama and Kerrie Bryan Best of Winners -  Crestwoods Crown Ruby, Bitch      Breeder/Owner - Margaret Reignier 2000 May 6 - Bucks placePlaceTypeCounty PlaceNameKennel Club, Erwinna PA Judge,  Walter Goodman    28 dogs in competition Best of Breed - Ch. Crestwoods Contender, Dog      Breeder/Owner - Margaret Reignier Best of Opposite Sex - placecountry-regionCh. Wismiss Olympia, Bitch      Owners - Carol Sazama and Kerrie Bryan      Breeder - Carol Sazama Best of Winners - Dreamtime's Frontiersman, Dog      Breeder/Owner - Marilyn Harban 2001 May 5 - Bucks placePlaceTypeCounty PlaceNameKennel Club, Erwinna PA Judge, Beverly Lehnig    25 dogs in competition Best of Breed - placecountry-regionCh. Crestwoods Contender, Dog      Breeder/Owner - Margaret Reignier Best of Opposite Sex - placecountry-regionCh. So Cross Palmers Delight, Bitch      Owner - Kerrie Bryan      Breeders - Marsha and John Gray Best of Winners - Wismiss Aka Inu Figaro, Dog      Owners - Kim Occhiuti, Carol Sazama and Kerrie Bryan      Breeders - Carol Sazama and Kerrie Bryan 2001 October 5 - Hatboro Dog Club, Wrightstown PA      Judge, Carol Beattie    74 dogs in competition Best of Breed - placecountry-regionCh. Crestwoods Contender, Dog      Breeder/Owner Margaret Reignier Best of Opposite Sex and Best of Winners - Brinogue Last of the Redhots, Bitch      Owner - Ellen Shields      Breeders - Ellen Shields and Steve Diuble 2002 May 4, Bucks placePlaceTypeCounty PlaceNameKennel Club, Erwinna PA Judge,  Margaret Mickelson   21 dogs in competition Best of Breed - placecountry-regionCh. Dreamtime's Frontiersman, Dog      Breeder/Owner - Marilyn Harban Best of Opposite Sex - placecountry-regionCh. So Cross Palmer's Delight, Bitch      Owners - Marsha Gray and Kerrie Bryan      Breeders - Marsha and John Gray Best of Winners - Crestwoods Go Go Girl, Bitch      Breeder/Owner - Margaret Reignier 2002 October 4 - Hatboro Dog Club, Wrightstown PA Judge, Dorothy MacDonald    27 dogs in competition Best of Breed - placecountry-regionCh. Crestwoods Contender, Dog      Breeder/Owner  - Margaret Reignier Best of Opposite Sex - placecountry-regionCh. Wismiss Violet Crumble, Bitch      Owners - Kerrie Bryan and Carol Sazama      Breeders - Kerrie Bryan, Carol Sazama & Mary Mead Best of Winners - Crestwoods Crown Sapphire 2003 May 3 , PlaceNameBucks PlaceTypeplaceCounty PlaceNameKennel  Club, Erwinna PA Judge, Tom Natalini   26 dogs in competition Best of Breed - placecountry-regionCh. Wismiss Aka Inu Figaro, Dog      Owners - Kim Occhiuti, Carol Sazama & Kerrie Bryan      Breeders - Carol Sazama and Kerrie Bryan Best of Opposite Sex  and Best of Winners - Marble Arch Believe in Magic, Bitch      Owner - Sandra Weigle      Breeders - Sandra Weigle and Marilyn Harban 2003 October 3  - Hatboro Dog Club, Wrightstown PA Judge, David Kirkland     28 dogs in competition Best of Breed - country-regionplaceCh. Samabel Wild West Sho'Nuff, Bitch      Owners - Alexa Samarotto and Eve Steele      Breeders - Alexa Samarotto, Eve Steele and Claudia Coleman Best of Opposite Sex - placecountry-regionCh. Dreamtimes Frontiersman, Dog      Breeder/Owner - Marilyn Harban Best of Winners - Samabel Wild West Raconteur, Dog      Breeders/Owners - Alexa Samarotto, Eve Steele and Claudia Coleman Awards of Merit   Ch. Regency Lord of Summerhill, Dog      Owners - Ida Ellen Weinstock and Alice Ann Wight      Breeders - Cathy Lester and Cindy Vogels      Ch. Wismiss Aka Inu Figaro, Dog      Owners - Kim Occhiuti, Carol Sazama and Kerrie Bryan      Breeders - Carol Sazama and Kerrie Bryan      country-regionplaceCh. Believe in Magic, Bitch      Owner - Sandra Weigle      Breeders - Sandra Weigle and Marilyn Harban 2004 May 1 - Bucks placePlaceTypeCounty PlaceNameKennel Club, Erwinna PA Judge, Ms. Lynn Bell    21 dogs in competition Best of Breed - placecountry-regionCh. Wismiss Red Roadster, Dog      Owners - Kerrie, Bryan, Carol Sazama and Kim Occhiuti      Breeders - Carol Sazama and Kerrie Bryan Best of Opposite Sex - placecountry-regionCh. Marble Arch Believe in Magic, Bitch      Owner - Sandra Weigle      Breeders - Sandra Weigle and Marilyn Harban Best of Winners - Wismiss Ivy League, Bitch      Owners - Carol Sazama, Kerrie Bryan and Kim Occhiuti      Breeders - Carol Sazama and Kerrie Bryan 2004 October 1 - Hatboro Dog Club, Wrightstown PA Judge, Desmond Murphy    29 dogs in competition Best of Breed - placecountry-regionCh. Wismiss Aka Inu Figaro, Dog Owners - Kim Occhiuti, Carol Sazama and Kerrie Bryan      Breeders - Carol Sazama and Kerrie Bryan Best of Opposite Sex - placecountry-regionCh. Wiora Quazarnah, Bitch      Owners - Dori Anderson and James Becker      Breeder - Fiona Curtin Best of Winners - Regency Lord and Emperor, Dog      Owner - Amy Marder      Breeders - Ida Ellen Weinstock and Alice Ann Wight Awards of Merit      placecountry-regionCh. Redwing Court Jester, Dog      Owners - Mary Midkiff and Susan Holsinger      Breeder - Susan Holsinger      country-regionplaceCh. Bluepepper's Thunder King, Dog      Owners - Eve Steele and Marjo Ahola      Breeder - Marjo Ahola 2005 May 7- Bucks placePlaceTypeCounty PlaceNameKennel Club, Erwinna PA Judge, Kenneth Kaufman    27 dogs in competition Best of Breed and Best of Winners - Crestwoods Lady in Red, Bitch      Breeder/Owner - Margaret Reignier Best of Opposite Sex - placecountry-regionCh. Wismiss Aka Inu Red Roadster, Dog      Owners - Kerrie Bryan, Carol Sazama and Kim Occhiuti      Breeders - Carol Sazama and Kerrie Bryan 2005 October 7 - Hatboro Dog Club, Wrightstown PA Judge, Richard Powell   80 dogs in competition Best of Breed - placecountry-regionCh. Regency Lord and Emperor, Dog Owner - Amy Marder      Breeders - Ida Ellen Weinstock and Alice Ann Wight Best of Opposite Sex - Ch. Socross Palmer's Delight, Bitch      Owners - Marsha and John Gray      Breeder - Marsha Gray Best of Winners - Crestwoods Glamour Girl, Bitch      Breeder/Owner - Margaret Reignier 2006 May 6 - Bucks placePlaceTypeCounty PlaceNameKennel Club, Wrightstown PA Judge, John (Tom) Ward    28 dogs in competition Best of Breed - placecountry-regionCh. Aussome Cherokee Firewalker, Dog      Owner - Grace Cartwright      Breeders - Sabine Baker and Michelle Bell Best of Opposite Sex - Crestwoods Lady in Red, Bitch      Breeder/Owner - Margaret Reignier Best of Winners - Crestwoods Randy Andy, Dog      Breeder/Owner - Margaret Reignier Best of Opposite Sex - country-regionplaceCh. Best of Winners - 2006 October 6  - Hatboro Dog Club, Wrightstown PA Judge, Cindy Vogels    27 dogs in competition Best of Breed - placecountry-regionCh. Wismiss Aka Inu Figaro, Dog      Owners - Kim Occhiuti, Carol Sazama and Kerrie Bryan      Breeders - Carol Sazama and Kerrie Bryan Best of Opposite Sex - Socross Aka Inu Cinnamon Girl, Bitch      Owners - Kim Occhiuti and Marsha Gray      Breeder - Marsha Gray Best of Winners - Aussome Capture the Magic, Bitch      Breeders/Owners - Michelle Bell and Sabine Baker Congratulations to Kim Occhiuti, Carol Sazama and Kerrie Bryan on Figgy's BOB at the ATCA National Specialty 2002 Ch Wismiss Aka Inu Figaro RARITAN VALLEY AUSTRALIAN TERRIER SPECIALTY HATBORO 2001 Congratulations to Marge Reignier on Cody's RVATC Specialty BOB at Hatboro Ch Crestwoods Contender For all results at the Specialties go to http://australianterrier.org/winners.htm