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At Midland Counties Ch. Show, Ch/Am.Ch Redwitch Heaven Can Wait won the Utility Champion Stakes.

At the Akita Association Specialty Championship Show, Ch/Am.Ch Redwitch Heaven Can Wait won Open Dog, Dog CC and Reserve Best in Show.

At Darlington Championship Show, Redwitch Living The Dream won Best Puppy in Breed. Redwitch What Goes Around won Junior Bitch and the Reserve Bitch CC.

At the Spitzdog Speciality Show in Denmark, Heidi Thomsen and Anders Johansen's Redwitch And Why Not won BOB, BOB Junior and BIS Junior 2. The same owners' Redwitch All That Glitters, at her first outing , also won Reserve Best Bitch

Making his debut show on his return from the USA Ch /Am Ch Redwitch Heaven Can Wait took the Dog CC , BOB and was shortlisted in an excellent Group at the Scottish Kennel Clubs Championship Show. This takes Dollar's tally of CC's to 38. The Bitch CC, her 27th, and thus making her the 2nd Top Winning Akita Bitch with all her CC's won under different judges was won by Ch Redwitch Lapdancer. And to complete an incredible day, Redwitch What Goes Around finished her Puppy career in style by taking her 12th Best Puppy in Breed .

At Leeds Championship Show, Ch. Redwitch Lap Dancer won Bitch CC and Best of Breed. Deva was then shortlisted in the Group. Reserve Bitch CC and Best Puppy in Breed was won by LapDancer's daughter, Redwitch What Goes Around.

NEW REDWITCH CHAMPION... At Sintra National Show Portugal, Redwitch Luck be a Lady finished her Portuguese Championship in style taking her fourth consecutive CC with Group 1. Congratulations to Rachel's owners Alvaro Cosme and Alfonso De Diego.

REDWITCH ARE THE BREEDERS OF THE CURRENT No 1 AKITA DOG AND No1 AKITA BITCH IN THE USA.

AM. CH.REDWITCH REASON TO BELIEVE IS STILL CURRENTLY THE NO 1 AKITA AND CH./AM.CH. REDWITCH HEAVEN CAN WAIT IS RANKED NO 4, BUT IS THE TOP RANKED MALE.

At East of England Championship Show Ch. Redwitch Lap Dancer won Open Bitch, Bitch CC (her 24th) and BOB.

In Ireland at the Swords Championship Show Bob Browne's Redwitch Dress To Thrill won Puppy Group 2 and then followed this by winning the Puppy Stakes.

In West Palm Beach, Florida, Laura Miller's Redwitch Let It Shine won Winners Bitch, Best Of Winners and Best Opposite Sex.

In Lisbon, over two days Alvaro Cosme's Redwitch Luck Be A Lady won CC, CACIB, and BOB and Group 1 on both days. Rachel also won the Mediterranean Winner Championship and her qualifying award card for Crufts 2009.

At the World Show in Stockholm-

Dog CACIB and Best Of Breed was won by GB & Int Ch. Redwitch The Heat Is On owned by Mirko Lunden.

Bitch CACIB and BOS was Swe Ch. Redwitch Pardon Me Boys, again owned by Mirko Lunden.

Reserve Bitch CACIB Swe/ Norw Ch Redwitch It's My Party owned by Friedrich Birkmar.

Huge congratulations to all the winners and a big Thank you to Bobbi Kinley- Blewett for such a good job handling Eddie & Lola.

At South Wales Championship, Dog CC and Best of Breed was won by Redwitch Ker Ching who was later shortlisted in the Group. Best Puppy in Breed, her 8th in a row, was won by Redwitch What Goes Around. Congratulations also to John Lugg with Redwitch You're Beautiful on winning the Reserve Bitch CC.

June:

At Windsor Championship Show Redwitch What Goes Around won her 7th Championship Show Best Puppy in Breed.

At Blackpool Championship Show Dog CC and Best of Breed was Redwitch Ker Ching. Bitch CC was won by Ch. Redwitch Leather And Lace. Lace was also 2nd in the Champion Stakes. Best Puppy In Breed was won by Redwitch What Goes Around. Congratulations to Robert & Sharon Hitchcock who won 1st Minor Puppy Bitch with Redwitch Drama Queen at Briditch

At Border Union Championship Show Redwitch What Goes Around took her fifth Best Puppy In Breed making her tally 5 shows , 5 firsts and 5 Best Puppy. Also two New Champions sired by Ch. Redwitch Feel Free To Stare in 2 shows!! At Three Counties Ruthdales Upper Cut At Hachibi owned by Di & Stve Rann took his crown and at Border Union Karen Fowkes' Kyoshi Grand Marnier completed his title bringing the total number of Champions sired by JC to 12. Our congratulations to all concerned.

At Southern Counties Championship Show, Ch. Redwitch Lap Dancer won Bitch CC, Best of Breed and was shortlisted in the Group. Reserve Bitch CC was won by Ch. Redwitch Leather And Lace. Best Puppy in Breed was won by Redwitch What Goes Around.

Ch. Am. Ch. Redwitch Heaven Can Wait takes Group 1, Group 2 and Group 4 in 3 days of showing over the weekend in California, handled exclusively for Redwitch by Laurie Jordan- Fenner.

At SKC Championship Show, Ch. Redwich Lap Dancer wins the Champion Stakes on the day and was runner-up overall.

Redwitch What Goes Around takes back-to-back Best Puppy in Breed at her first three shows- SKC, Bath and WELKS Championship Shows.

Redwitch Never Say Never takes Best Puppy and Best Puppy In Show 4 at Hasslehdm in Sweden.

Redwitch Drama Queen, owned by Robert and Sharon Hitchcock, made her show debut taking Best Puppy, Best of Breed, Utility Puppy Group 1, Utility Group 1 and Best Puppy in Show at just 6 months and 1 week.

In Denmark, Int. Ch. Redwitch Turning Heads, owned by Heidi Thomsen & Anders Johanson, takes another Best of Breed and Group 3 whilst stablemate Redwitch And Why Not at her debut takes Best In Show at just 6 months and 2 days followed by Reserve Best Puppy in Show two days later.

At WELKS, Ch. Redwitch Leather And Lace won Open Bitch and Bitch CC. On her Championship Show debut Redwitch What Goes Around took Best Puppy In Breed then won the Dog World ProPlan Puppy Stakes on the day. 'Teagan' finished the day winning the Puppy Stakes overall from 369 entries and qualifying for the finals next January.

New Norwegian and Swedish Champion- Redwitch It's My Party, owned by Friedrich Birkmar, who also won Best Puppy first time out with Redwitch Never Say Never.

NZ. Ch. Redwitch Dance For Me, owned by Andrew Parker and Margaret Hippolite made his Australian debut taking Dog CC & Best of Breed at two consecutive shows. At the same shows, Aus. Ch. Redwitch Girls Night Out took Bitch CC and Best Opposite Sex and Reserve Bitch CC for Andrew Parker & Linda Buckley.

Ch. Am. Ch. Redwitch Heaven Can Wait takes Best Of Breed over the No. 1 Akita and Group 3 at his first time out as a special at Sacremento.

Dollar takes his American title going undefeated Winners Dog and Best of Winners every day in just two weekends. Dollar is now Ch. Am. Ch. Redwitch Heaven Can Wait and the first British bred Champion to take both his UK and US titles.

Ch/Dutch Ch. Redwitch I Rest My Case wins Group 1 and Best In Show 3 in Holland.

Ch. Redwitch I Rest My Case is now also a Dutch Champion. 'Chance' is owned by Eric Zwoferink.

For the second year, Am. Ch. Redwitch Reason To Believe wins Best of Breed and Group 1 at Westminster.

At Manchester Championship Show, Reserve Dog CC was won by Redwitch Ker Ching and the Reserve Bitch CC was won by Ch. Redwitch Lapdancer.

Redwitch are honoured to receive the Award of Excellence, presented by "Dog World" for outstanding contributions to the world of dogs.

Redwitch finishes 2007 as Top Akita Breeder and Joint Top Breeder in the Utility Group.

Ch. Redwitch Heaven Can Wait finished the year as the No. 1 Akita Dog, Top Sire & Top Stud Dog.

In America BISS BIS Am. Ch. Redwitch Reason To Believe finishes the year as the Number 2 All-Breeds after an incredible year which saw Macey taking her 61st All-Breed Best In Show win.

Dan. Ch. Redwitch Turning Heads goes Best of Breed and Group 1 at the Finish All-Winners Show.

Ch. Redwitch I Rest My Case goes Best of Breed at the Netherlands Akita Inu Championship Show and Reserve Best In Show overall.

At Alicante 2 day show, Redwitch Luck Be A Lady, first time in the Intermediate class, takes the CC on both days and Best of Breed over all specials. Judged by Nancy Russell (USA) on the second day.

At LKA Championship Show, Ch. Redwitch Heaven Can Wait takes the Reserve Dog CC. Beaufleets Kansas Kelly at Redwitch wins Open Bitch, Bitch CC and Best of Breed.

Macey, Am. Ch. Redwitch Reason To Believe, takes Best of Breed and Group 1 at the Eukanuba Classic.

In Japan, Ch. Redwitch Playboy finished No. 1 All-Breeds in September and has come back out after a short break to win Best In Show.

Am Ch. Redwitch Reason to Believe takes her 58th & 59th All Breeds Best In Show!

For the second year in a row, Am. Ch. Redwitch Reason To Believe wins the ACA National Specialty.

'Macey' makes it 50.... Am. Ch. Redwitch Reason To Believe wins her 50th All-Breeds Best In Show.

At Midland Counties Championship Show Redwitch Magic And Sparkle wins the Bitch CC from the Junior class.

At the Akita Association Championship Show Redwitch Ker Ching, at just 13 months of age, won 1st Junior Dog, his 7th Reserve CC and then went on to take Reserve Best In Show over the Bitch CC winner.

In America, Am Ch. Redwitch Reason To Believe wins her 46th & 47th All-breeds Best In Show back-to-back.

At Driffield Championship Show Ch. Redwitch Heaven Can Wait won Open Dog, Dog CC and Best of Breed. 1st Junior Dog was Redwitch Ker Ching and 1st Junior Bitch was Redwitch Magic and Sparkle.

Back-to-Back Best In Show wins this weekend for Am. Ch. Redwitch Reason To Believe as she wins her 43rd and 44th All-Breed Best In Shows.

At Darlington Championship Show Redwitch Ker Ching won 1st Junior Dog and the Reserve Dog CC. Simon then competed in the Utility, Terrier and Hound RCC winners class and won 1st AVD. Simon then went on to win the PetPlan Junior Stakes overall.

At City of Birmingham Championship Show, Redwitch Ker Ching wins 1st Puppy Dog, Best Puppy In Breed, the Reserve Dog CC & Puppy Group 1. Redwitch Magic And Sparkle won 1st Puppy Bitch and the Pet Plan Junior Stakes. Ch. Redwitch Leather And Lace won the Reserve Bitch CC.

At the Estoril National Dog Show in Portugal, Redwitch Luck Be A Lady, owned by Alvaro Cosme and Tito de Diego, won Best of Breed from the Junior class, Adult Group 3, and Reserve All Breed Junior Best in Show. The following d ay, 'Rachel' won Best of Breed form the Junior class, Reserve All Breed Junior Best In Show and Adult Group 1.

At SKC Championship Show Ch Redwitch Leather And Lace wins Open Bitch and Bitch CC. Redwitch Ker Ching wins 1st Junior Dog, Best Puppy Dog, Best Puppy in Breed and the Reserve Dog CC. Redwitch Magic And Sparkle won 1st Junior Bitch.

At Welsh Kennel Club Championship Show, Ch. Redwitch Heaven Can Wait won Open Dog, Dog CC and Best of Breed. 'Dollar' then went on to win Group 2. Ch. Redwitch Leather And Lace won Open Bitch and the Reserve Bitch CC.

Dog CC & Best of Breed was won by Ch. Redwitch Heaven Can Wait. Ch. Redwitch Leather And Lace won Open Bitch and the Bitch CC. Best Puppy in Breed was Redwitch Ker Ching who then went on to win Puppy Group 1.

BIS BISS Am. Ch. Redwitch Reason To Believe wins her 40th Best In Show. Macey is currently No. 1 All-Breeds in America.

At the International Show in Portugal, Redwitch Luck Be A Lady wins Best of Breed, Puppy Group 1, Best Puppy in Show and Group 2 at just 10 months old.

t Leeds Championship Show, Ch. Redwitch Feel Free To Stare becomes the Sire of his 10th UK Champion in Beaufleets Dodging Daggers making 'JC' the TOP PRODUCING SIRE IN THE BREED ALL-TIME IN THE UK. Congratulations to 'Dodging Daggers' breeder Tony Beaumont.

Also at Leeds Championship Show, Ch. Redwitch Leather And Lace wins the Reserve Bitch CC and Redwitch Magic and Sparkle wins Puppy Bitch and Best Puppy Bitch. Redwitch Kerching wins his 3rd Reserve CC from the Puppy Class, Best Puppy In Breed, and went on to win the Puppy Stakes overall.

At Paignton Championship Show, Ch. Redwitch Heaven Can Wait won the Reserve Dog CC. Ch. Redwitch Leather And Lace won the Bitch CC and Best of Breed. Redwitch Magic And Sparkle won 1st Puppy Bitch and Redwitch You're Beautiful, owned by Mr J. Lugg, won Junior Bitch.

At South Wales Kennel Association Championship Show, Ch. Redwitch Heaven Can Wait wins Open Dog and the Dog CC. Redwitch Magic And Sparkle wins Best Puppy Bitch.

At Windsor Championship Show Ch. Redwitch Make My Day, owned by Mike and Pam Window, wins Dog CC and Best of Breed.

At Blackpool Championship Show, Ch. Redwitch Leather and Lace won Open Bitch and Bitch CC. Redwitch Ker Ching wins the Reserve Dog CC and Best Puppy in Breed. Simon then goes on to win the Junior Stakes.

At Border Union Ch. Redwitch Leather And Lace wins Open Bitch, Bitch CC, BOB and Group 4. Redwitch Magic and Sparkle was the overall winner of the ProPlan Puppy Stakes.

Am. Ch. Redwitch Reason To Believe wins 2 more Best In Shows taking her total to 35 All-breed Best In Show wins.

Ch. Redwitch Is Nothing Sacred, owned by Bob and Kim Wilkinson, wins Best In Show at the Akita Association Open Show.

Am. Ch. Redwitch Reason To Believe, owned by Roger Rechler and handled by Laurie Jordan-Fenner, wins another Best In Show taking her total to 33!

Following hot on the heels of her championship, Aus. Ch. Redwitch Girls Night Out, owned by Andrew Parker, takes her first all-breeds Best In Show at just 13 month old!

At the European Championship Show in Croatia, Ch. Redwitch Turning Heads takes Best Of Breed and Group 1. The line-up for the dog Challenge consisted of Amadar True Colours For Redwitch (1st Intermediate), Redwitch The Beat Goes On (1st Open) and Redwitch Turning Heads (1st in the Champions class).

NEW REDWITCH CHAMPION: At just 13 months of age Redwitch Girls Night Out gains her Australian title in just 11 shows, taking back-to-back Group 1's to finish her Championship. 'Champion Champers' is owned by Andrew Parker.

At Southern Counties Championship Show Ch. Redwitch Lap Dancer wins Open Bitch and the Bitch CC. Redwitch Ker Ching wins the Reserve Dog CC from the Minor Puppy Dog class and Best Puppy in Breed. Simon then went on to win Puppy Stakes on the day and was finished Puppy Stakes runner-up overall. Litter sister, Redwitch Magic and Sparkle wins Minor Puppy Bitch and Best Puppy Bitch.

Sincere thanks and congratulations to Macey's owner Mr. Roger Rechler and handler Laurie Jordan-Fenner and to all of 'Team Macey'!

At Bath Championship Show Ch. Redwitch Heaven Can Wait won Open Dog, Dog CC and went on to take Group 3. Ch. Redwitch Lapdancer won Open Bitch and the Reserve Bitch CC. Rediwtch Ker Ching won Minor Puppy Dog and Redwitch Magic and Sparkle and Redwitch All That Glitters won 1st and 2nd Minor Puppy Bitch.

NEW REDWITCH CHAMPION. At SKC Championship Show, Redwitch Make My Day, owned by Mike and Pam Window, won his 3rd and crowning CC.

Ch. Redwitch Playboy is currently No. 1 All-breeds in Japan with 23 All-breed Best In Show wins, and Am. Ch. Redwitch Reason To Believe is No. 1 All-breeds in USA with 29 All-breed Best In Show wins.

At Birmingham National Championship Show, Ch. Redwitch Leather And Lace won 1st Open Bitch, Bitch CC and Best of Breed. Redwitch Magic And Sparkle won 1st Minor Puppy Bitch.

In America, Am Ch. Redwitch Reason To Believe wins her 28th & 29th Best In Show and remains No. 1 All-Breeds.

In Norway, Redwitch It's My Party, owned by Friedrich Birkmar, wins Best of Breed from the Junior class and 2 x Group 4.

In Croatia, Amadar True Colours At Redwitch, owned by Marin Nekic, wins Best of Breed, Group 1 and Reserve Best In Show and Best of Breed and Group 2.

At WELKS Championship Show, Ch Redwitch Heaven Can Wait wins his 32nd CC with Best of Breed and then went on to take Group 2. Redwitch All That Glitters wins 1st in Minor Puppy Bitch.

Am. Ch. Redwitch Reason To Believe wins her 27th Best In Show and is currently ranked No. 1 all-breeds.

Redwitch Luck Be A Lady wins 3 back-to-back Best Puppy In Shows in Spain. Owned by Alvaro Fenandez.

Redwitch 'do the double' at the Asian International Show in Tokyo taking the dog and the bitch CC. Ch. Redwitch Playboy, currently ranked No. 2 all-breeds, won the Dog CC, Best of Breed and Group 2. Redwitch By Design won her first CC at her first show and Group 2.

Redwitch Pardon Me Boys takes her second CC and the CACIB, Best of Breed and Group 4 at Stokholm International Show. Lola was handled to this win by Dave!

Aus. Ch. Redwitch Strike Force wins Best In Show at Canberra and Best of Breed and Group 3 at Sydney Royal.

Redwitch Girls Night Out - 3 shows and 3 CC's. Champers wins Best Puppy, Bitch CC and Utility Group Puppy at Sydney Royal.

Crufts sees Redwitch bitches take 1st & 2nd in Open Bitch with Ch. Redwitch Leather and Lace winning the Bitch CC. What a start to the year for this awesome girl- she is already the youngest Champion in breed history, runner-up in the Junior Stakes finals and now takes her 5th CC on her first appearance at Crufts.

Am. Ch. Redwitch Reason To Believe takes her 26th Best In Show. At time of writing Macey is the NO. 1 DOG ALL-BREEDS IN AMERICA.

Am. Ch. Redwitch Reason To Believe wins Best of Breed at Westminster and goes on to take the Working Group. Macey is the first Akita bitch and only the second Akita ever to win the Working Group there. Our sincere thanks to Laurie and 'Team Macey' for all their hard work and dedication.

Am. Ch. Redwitch Reason To Believe has already won 15 groups and 2 Best In Shows in 2007.

At the Oporto Interntaional Show in Portugal, Best In Show was Redwitch Heaven's Child.

Am. Ch. Redwitch Reason To Believe starts the year winning her 21st Best In Show.

Redwitch started 2007 as we finished 2006- doing the double with Ch. Redwitch Heaven Can Wait and Ch. Redwitch Lap Dancer at Manchester Championship Show. Ch. Redwitch Lap Dancer won her 21st CC and Ch. Redwitch Heaven Can Wait won his 31st CC, Best of Breed and Group 1. With this win, Dollar has made history becoming the new UK breed record holder and taking the CC record from his great grandfather Ch. Nor. Ch. Redwitch Dancin' In The Dark.

Ch. Redwitch Heaven Can Wait finishes 2006 as UK Top Akita and No. 3 in the Utility Group.

Ch. Redwitch Playboy wins Best In Show at the Tokyo International Show adding another International BIS to his winning show record.

Nor./ Swe/ Fin/ Int. Ch. Redwitch After The Dance wins BOB and Group 1 at the Stockholm International Show.

At BUBA Championship Show, Ch. Redwitch Heaven Can Wait equaled the breed record winning his 30th CC with Best of Breed whilst Ch. Redwitch Lap Dancer took her 20th CC making a total of 50 CC's between them. Dollar and Deva have now had an amazing 13 doubles making another piece of breed history.