2008 MERIT CLUB SIRES
The following dogs have been nominated for 2008 as of August 25, 2008.

Please Note: DNA Pending Dogs are included at the end of this list.

Tier 1 Merit Club Sires
AMERICAN PIT BULL TERRIER MERIT CLUB SIRES
GRCH 'PR' NITROS NEVADA EAT MY WAKE	Debra Arnett	MI	(269) 760-1006	DNA-VIP
UWP GRCH 'PR' LARUM'S DAREDEVIL DAKOTA OF LUNA	Cheryl Larum	NV	(775) 849-0875	DNA-VIP
Tier 2 Merit Club Sires
AMERICAN HAIRLESS TERRIER MERIT CLUB SIRE
GRCH FLINTHILL'S ROWEN TRUE MIRACLE	Linda Dannemiller	AZ	(623) 780-4968	DNA-VIP
Tier 3 Merit Club Sires
ALASKAN KLEE KAI
GRCH 'PR' WIEBELHUSKY'S BUDDY JR.	Alan Wiebelhaus or Barbara Wiebelhaus	ND	(951) 398-8682
AUSTRALIAN SHEPHERD MERIT CLUB SIRE
GRCH IF EVER HE IS MY FOREVER FRIEND	April J Caron Or Barbara Groff	WA	(815) 349-3821	DNA-P
CURLY-COATED RETRIEVER MERIT CLUB SIRE
SHR UAGI UWP CH BELTANE'S BODACIOUS BLUE	Stephanie Ayers And Jim Ayers	TX	(469) 231-9146	DNA-P
GOLDEN RETRIEVER MERIT CLUB SIRE
CH DAUNINGE'S MAXIMUS AUERUS	Walter Faubion Or Teresa Kocher	OH	(937) 878-8542	DNA-P
GREYHOUND MERIT CLUB SIRES
GRCH LAKILANNI PRETTY BAD BOY	Laurie Soutar	CANADA	(519) 458-8181	DNA-P
CH LAKILANNI JUKEBOX HERO	Laurie Soutar	CANADA	(519) 458-8181	DNA-VIP
POMERANIAN MERIT CLUB SIRE
GRCH IF EVER RICKYS MOONLIGHT DANCE	Jeanne R Heger Or Judy Mehciz	IL	(815) 349-3821	DNA-P
STAFFORDSHIRE BULLTERRIER MERIT CLUB SIRE
FO UWPO UWPCHX GRCH SURESHOT'S ONE STEP BEYOND	Karyn M Dawes	CA	(760) 471-1144	DNA-P
STANDARD POODLE MERIT CLUB SIRES
GRCH TIARA IVAN	Patricia Mc Clintick And Julie Borst Reed	CA	N/A	DNA-P
GRCH SISCO'S I LIKE IT LIKE THAT	Gloria Ogdahl Or Becky Baxter	NC	(828) 349-5100	DNA-P
CH TE-AWA'S THUNDER ROLLS	David Spotila Or Denise Spotila	MO		DNA-P
TE-AWA'S SKY'S THE LIMIT	Sandi K Savedra-Dixon	AL	(334) 488-6614	DNA-P

2008 MERIT CLUB SIRES - PENDING DNA
Please Note: To be eligible for Merit Sire status, a dog must be DNA-Profiled with the United Kennel Club. Although the following dogs have been nominated as Merit Sires for the year 2008, the nomination will not be considered complete until DNA information is in the database at United Kennel Club.

Tier 3 Merit Club sires - Pending DNA
AUSTRALIAN SHEPHERD MERIT CLUB SIRE - Pending DNA
CH COPPER HILLS WEEKEND GETAWAY	Kathy Hubbard And Morgan Hubbard	CT	(860) 559-4305	DNA Pending
GOLDEN RETRIEVER MERIT CLUB SIRE - Pending DNA
MALTCAIRN'S ALL TIME HIGH	Louise M A Grant	CANADA	N/A	DNA Pending

2007 MERIT CLUB SIRES
The following dogs have been nominated for 2008 as of December 31, 2007.

Please Note: DNA Pending Dogs are included at the end of this list.

Tier 1 Merit Club Sires
AMERICAN PIT BULL TERRIER MERIT CLUB SIRES
UAGII UWP GRCH'PR'RAVNLOFTS THE INFERNAL MACHINE	Shauna Lidikay Or Charles Lidikay	CA	(805) 223-5995	DNA-VIP
UWP CH'PR'POWERHOUSE'S BOLD BLADE OF NITRO	Debra Arnett	MI	(269) 760-1006	DNA-P
GRCH'PR'NITROS NEVADA EAT MY WAKE	Debra Arnett	MI	(269) 383-7895	DNA-VIP
UWP GRCH DAVIS'S LUCKY ROCK OF GORDON	Michael Davis Or Shayne Davis	MI		DNA-P
GRCH'PR'LARUM'S DAREDEVIL DAKOTA OF LUNA	Cheryl Larum	NV	(775) 849-0875	DNA-VIP
Tier 2 Merit Club Sires
AMERICAN HAIRLESS TERRIER MERIT CLUB SIRES
GRCH FLINTHILL'S ROWEN TRUE MIRACLE	Linda Dannemiller	AZ	(623) 780-4968	DNA-VIP
USR UFR UWP GRCH WMK'S CATCH ME IF U CAN	Tonia Cormier And Ryan Pingel	TX	(936) 264-3521	DNA-VIP
Tier 3 Merit Club Sires
BASENGI MERIT CLUB SIRE
CH UWPCH MOONLYTE'S HAKUNA MATATA	Wendy Lake Or Tyler Lake	MI	(810) 631-4258	DNA-P
DUTCH SHEPHERD MERIT CLUB SIRE
ALEXANDER DIAMBER V.NEERLANDS ERF	A J Barry And T H Barry	TN	(731) 983-0414	DNA-P
GREYHOUND MERIT CLUB SIRE
GRCH LAKILANNI PRETTY BAD BOY	Laurie Soutar	CANADA	(519) 458-8181	DNA-P
LABRADOR RETRIEVER MERIT CLUB SIRE
UCD TOPFORM I'M STEPPING OUT	Maureen A Kelly	OK	(918) 298-5750	DNA-P
STAFFORDSHIRE BULLTERRIER MERIT CLUB SIRE
FO UWPO UWPCHX GRCH SURESHOT'S ONE STEP BEYOND	Karyn M Dawes	CA	(760) 471-1144	DNA-P
STANDARD POODLE MERIT CLUB SIRES
GRCH TIARA IVAN	Patricia Mc Clintick And Julie Borst Reed	CA		DNA-P
GRCH SISCO'S I LIKE IT LIKE THAT	Gloria Ogdahl Or Becky Baxter	NC	(828) 349-5100	DNA-P

Learn More About UKC's Dog Events Programs... Agility Conformation Dock Jumping Dog Sport Obedience Terrier Racing Total Junior Weight Pull Read more about them all here!

Recent News At UKC 08/25/2008: Wayne Cavanaugh: Improving Ring Procedure While the UKC staff cannot get to as many UKC events as we would like, we do get to a very good representation of shows across the country. We are able to catch up with old friends, meet new ones, and see great dogs along the way. This travel...   Read more here. 08/18/2008: National Toy Fox Terrier Association Candids 08/05/2008: Dog Events Judge Updates 07/23/2008: UKC Announces Addition Of Another Recognized Breed 06/26/2008: Winners from Premier Weekend! 06/19/2008: 2008 PREMIER Total Dog Qualifiers 06/16/2008: United Kennel Club 2007 Agility All Star Invitational & Total Junior Results 06/16/2008: United Kennel Club 2007 Obedience All Star Invitational & Total Junior Results 06/16/2008: 2007 Weight Pull All Star Invitational & Total Junior Results   News Archive

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This Weekend At UKC The Michigan Toy Fox Terrier Association is hosting 4 shows on April 12 and 13 at the Ann Arbor Dog Training Club. Pre-entry price is just $15.00! Plus, a special prize drawing will be done from the pre-entries. The Ann Arbor Dog Training Club is a beautiful facility with good lighting and offers a perfect place to get young dogs comfortable with the show ring. For more information, read here. Find an event in your area.

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