Leni
2022 American Kennel Club National Championship presented by Royal Canin
Orange County Convention Center, Orlando, FL
December 17 & 18, 2022
https://www.akc.org/sports/conformation/national-championship/
Our dogs are registered with the National Kennel Club, which sponsors our hunts, and others across the USA. We have owned a number of UKC Grand Nite Champions through the years. We have ONE left from a batch of Big Winners, and that’s Lakota, who is over 11, now - old for a hound, but he’s a tough old bird. Face full of scars (most from a Porcupine!) and some ragged ears. Gray muzzle, but he’s still my favorite Old Man. ;)
The UKC doesn’t have a ‘show’ like the other clubs, but you can either hunt or ‘Bench Show’ your dog at any event they sponsor. We’ve also had a female (Miami) that won ‘Queen of the Show’ which is like winning ‘Best in Show’ but every dog is a Walker Dog, versus competing against other breeds.
https://nationalkennelclub.com/
Our latest big winner is Sunny, who now lives with her owner in MN. I raised Sunny and her brothers (Ho Chunk & Fox) and sister (Lefty) two years ago. Sunny ended up winning everything in MN and is currently the top winning dog in MN for Treeing Walker Coon Hounds. (I forget what her actual ‘title’ is.)
So, we’ve had moderate success. We’d probably have more if we worked harder at it, but it’s just a hobby for fun and no profit. Hard to turn a profit when you’re buying dog chow by the PALLET! :O