Congratulations to our Winners at the 2023 Total Dog Invitational
December 18, 2023
Department: All-Breed Sports
Email: allbreedsports@ukcdogs.com
UKC wishes to extend its congratulations to the prize winners from the 2023 Total Dog Invitational, held December 14-16, in Lexington, Kentucky!
After three days of tremendous competition, our overall winner was DASH USJ UJJCH AN NHD NT NH UCD SV UACHX C TREASURE TYME STILETTO SPOT-ON, an Australian Shepherd, owned by Ellen Davis and Beth Anglemyer, of Michigan!
Thousands of dogs and their handlers from across the United States and Canada competed throughout the past year to qualify for this prestigious event, by virtue of winning a Total Dog award at one of our Regional Qualifying Events held across the country. This year's Regional Qualifying Events were as far north as Minnesota, as far south as Texas, as far west as Washington and as far east as Massachusetts, with more than a half dozen other locations in between. This truly national set of qualifiers netted us a total of 467 dogs representing at least 40 states, plus Canada.
In addition to the hundreds of dedicated dog and handler teams who have worked so hard throughout the year to reach this event, UKC would like to thank our partners, Eukanuba, the Official Performance Dog Nutrition Partner of UKC, and Dogtra, the Official GPS Collar Partner of UKC, for helping make this and all of our national events possible.
After two days of performance sports on Thursday and Friday, those dogs which earned qualifying scores advanced to Saturday's Conformation show, and the dogs' total scores, as outlined in the event rules would determine which dogs finish in our Top Ten placements, walking away with a cash prize.
The prize payouts were as follows:
- Overall Winner: $10,000
- 2nd: $5,000
- 3rd: $2,000
- 4th: $1,500
- 5th: $1,000
- 6th: $600
- 7th: $500
- 8th: $400
- 9th: $300
- 10th: $200
In the table below, you can find our Top Ten Placements:
| PLACEMENT | BREED | DOG NAME | OWNER(S) | STATE |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| PLACEMENT 1st |
BREED AUSTRALIAN SHEPHERD |
DOG NAME DASH USJ UJJCH AN NHD NT NH UCD SV UACHX C TREASURE TYME STILETTO SPOT-ON |
OWNER(S) ELLEN DAVIS, BETH ANGLEMEYER |
STATE MI |
| PLACEMENT 2nd |
BREED CURLY-COATED RETRIEVER |
DOG NAME ROM URX ACD ALGRCH WSD2 UCDX BN PN SHR UROC CH AYERSHIRE SHE'S ONE HOT MESS SPOT-ON |
OWNER(S) STEPHANIE AYERS, JIM AYERS |
STATE TX |
| PLACEMENT 3rd |
BREED LABRADOR RETRIEVER |
DOG NAME FLY UWPO AP6 VPA CA RATN SPRINT UWPCHX ROM UCD RGCH SUNNYDAZE FOR PEEPS SAKE SPOT-ON |
OWNER(S) KRISTEN REITER |
STATE WA |
| PLACEMENT 4th |
BREED GOLDEN RETRIEVER |
DOG NAME UNJCH ACD UCD RACEA RUSH CH SC NI URO3 BN CORAURI U GOT A FRIEND IN VAIL SPOT-ON |
OWNER(S) CARA ANCELL |
STATE NM |
| PLACEMENT 5th |
BREED LABRADOR RETRIEVER |
DOG NAME UCD CA DASH BN IA PN RACEN USJ RATN ROM GRCH HOFFMANNS MARTIN DOG KRESSIN SPOT |
OWNER(S) LOGAN KRESSIN |
STATE WI |
| PLACEMENT 6th |
BREED AMERICAN PIT BULL TERRIER |
DOG NAME UWPV UJJ AP2 VPE RATN RACEM UWPCH UNJ DGCH OHANAS HELLO FROM THE DARKSIDE |
OWNER(S) BELYNDA J CRICK FLYNN, ANTHONY FLYNN |
STATE MA |
| PLACEMENT 7th |
BREED DOBERMAN PINSCHER |
DOG NAME SCH EI EC ACH NNCH UCD EV MN UROC DGCH LYNDOBE'S I'M HERE FOR A PARTY SPOT-ON |
OWNER(S) JUDITH FURLONG, WILLIAM FURLONG |
STATE OH |
| PLACEMENT 8th |
BREED GERMAN SHORTHAIRED PNTR |
DOG NAME PN AP SE USJ AHD AN SC RATO UWP URO2 UJJ CH CAX BNJ ORDINARY HERO SPOT |
OWNER(S) DEANNA GLASGOW |
STATE ONT |
| PLACEMENT 9th |
BREED STANDARD POODLE |
DOG NAME NI DASH NC PN CA RACES URO2 DGCH COSMIC CALIBERS RIVER VIXEN SPOT-ON |
OWNER(S) JORDAN BURNS |
STATE KY |
| PLACEMENT 10th |
BREED AMERICAN BULLDOG |
DOG NAME HOP UWP AE AV NN RUSH USJ RMX DGCH CA AC URX3 UROG RACEA UCDX UNJ RMG UJJ'PR' HD'S ZENFUL ZIGMUND SPOT-ON |
OWNER(S) POLLY DAKE-JONES, LISA DAKE-JONES |
STATE WI |
| PLACEMENT |
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