Dunkirk Mastiffs

The latest comings and goings of the Dunkirk clan

Recent Showings

Kirk and Bones take part in AKC Meet the Breeds in NYC! 10/17-18/09

The whole Dunkirk clan took part in the two day Meet the Breeds event at the Jacob Javits Center in NYC. Our castle decorated booth was huge hit. Check out postings and pictures from the weekend on the blog page: Dunkirkmastiffs Blog

Bones is a TV star! 9/18/09

Four and half month old Celestial Dunkirk The Real McCoy, aka "Bones", and Pat Borracci joined several other breeds for a short tv appearance. They were invited for a segment on Picking the Right Dog For You on channel WPIX. A video of the segment can be seen on our blog page, Dunkirkmastiffs Blog scroll down to our September 18th posting.

Kirk wins Best in Show Veteran 3 times! 8/09

Kirk showed his heart out at a the International shows. He won Best in Show Veteran three times and Reserve Best in Show Veteran once! He earned 4 V-1 ratings to qualify for his international championship. Bones took his cue from Grandpa Kirk and took the larger show in stride. He earned 4 SG-1 ratings to qualify for the International Puppy championship title.

Bones wins Best Puppy in Match at the ESMF Match show! 8/09

Bones had a fantastic time in his first outing. He showed great attitude and willingness to work. He should be very fun to show!

Kirk wins Breed at both Long Island shows and makes the cut for Group! 5/09

Kirk had a great time at the Long Island shows. He worked very hard to win the breed on Saturday. It was a great win with his grandaughter Layla getting WB. On Sunday he won breed from the Veteran class. He was very pumped up about showing and did a great job in the super-competive Working Group. We were thrilled to have judge Theresa Hundt pull us out for the cut of 6!

Kirk won an Award of Merit at the Connecticut River Working Group show! He also won Best Veteran both days. 3/09

Kirk was ranked #37 on the AKC Top 100 Mastiffs list for 2008!

Kirk showed in 23 shows this year:
6 times he was entered in the Breed class
12 times he was in the Veterans class and eligible for the Breed
5 times he was in a Veteran class after breed and
went on to either Best Veteran in show or Veteran Groups

4 times he went on to Veteran Groups:
1 time 2nd place in the Veteran group
1 time 3rd place in the Veteran group
1 time 4th place in the Veteran group
1 time made the cut of 6 for the group

6 times he won Breed this year:
5 times from the Veteran class
1 time from the Breed class

He finished out this year with 57 dog defeated points!

Upcoming Shows and Events

We may not be at all of these upcoming shows, but we will definitely be at the noted Meet the Breed events.

8/1 Empire State Mastiff Fanciers Fun Match at Mill Creek Farm

9/06 Westchester Kennel Club, Tarrytown *ESMF supported entry and breed education table

09/25 Brookhaven Kennel Club, Oyster Bay

09/26 Suffolk County Kennel Club, Oyster Bay

09/27 Westbury Kennel Club, Oyster Bay

Past News

HIGHLIGHTS FROM 2007

Kirk has had an excellent year showing as a Veteran.

He has won Best Veteran 11 times, earned 3 Group 3s and a Group 1 under respected Judge Jane Forsyth!

He also won Best of Breed in the Infodog Virtual Dog Show with 13 entries in Breed.

His beautiful daughter Bella took Best of Opposite

Kirk won Best Veteran both days at the Connecticut Working Group show as well as an Award of Merit in Breed!

Kirk earned 1st in a nice Veterans Class at Trenton and made the cut for Breed! (27 dogs were entered in Breed!)

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