Show Dogs of the Year Awards - May 7, 2023 - 5

Lorrie Carlton & Larry Letsche
Lorrie Carlton's introduction to the Bichon Frise started by pure
accident when she was working as an assistant to her father,
George Carlton. She was asked to show a dog known as Sam (CH
Jadeles The Kid HH Pride) and guided him to a Best in Show in
1976. Lightning struck twice with Lorrie's second Bichon special,
CH Rank's Raggedy Andy, who won the third Bichon Frise Club
of America (BFCA) National Specialty in 1981. In the early 1980s,
Lorrie started her Belle Creek bloodline, while also working as
a professional handler. Larry's introduction to the Bichon Frise
was also by accident. A veterinarian, he treated a litter of puppies for Lorrie. The rest is history.
To date, they have bred 215 champions, including multiple Best in Show, Group and National
Specialty winners. Many dogs and bitches have become top producers in the U.S., as well
as the foundation stock for top kennels in the U.S. and the world. A career highlight came in
2018 when Flynn, aka GCHP Belle Creek's All I Care About Is Love, won Best in Show at the
Westminster Kennel Club. Flynn captured 44 Bests in Show and in 2016 won Best of Breed at
the BFCA National Specialty and Reserve Best in Show at the AKC National Championship.
Lorrie and Larry share a deep devotion to the purebred dog and serve the fancy whenever they
can. " We could not have gotten to this point without the love and support of many people. "
Kim Rudzik
Kim Rudzik of Westfield, Massachusetts, is the breeder
behind Fraja EC Am Staffs. She was introduced to American
Staffordshire Terriers in 1986 and never looked back. Kim was
born into the dog show world and started showing Dalmatians
with her mom at a very young age. The first litter she co-bred in
1987 produced the famous CH Fraja EC Winning Ticket, the first
Am Staff to place in the Terrier Group at the Westminster and
Montgomery County kennel clubs. She has been blessed to have
loved, owned and shown the top-winning Am Staff of all time,
GCHP Roadhouse's Life of the Party CA DN CGCA RATN ATT, and the top-winning Am Staff
bitch of all time, CH Castle Rocks Sbigstaff Mad About You. Their combined wins of 69 Bests
in Show include three won at Montgomery County Kennel Club. She also piloted those two
special dogs to a combined five Terrier Group placements at Westminster. Kim's true passion
has always been at home raising her Am staff puppies with proper love and care. She has bred
over 70 Champions from a limited number of litters. Her greatest achievement is knowing that
her puppies have been properly nurtured to thrive in their next adventure in loving homes.
Mike Stone & Alisa Syar
Mike Stone and Alisa Syar of Granite Bay, California, have a long
history in the sport of purebred dogs. Before they joined forces in
1998, Mike was an esteemed all-breed professional handler, and Alisa
bred, owned and handled Alaskan Malamutes under the SilverIce
prefix. Together, they have bred and exhibited over 100 champion
Alaskan Malamutes. With breeding partners, they have professionally
campaigned multiple Group, Best in Show, Best in Specialty Show
and National Specialty winners. They have had multiple Working
Group winners at the AKC National Championship, Best of Breed
winners at the Westminster Kennel Club and Top Twenty winners at the Alaskan Malamute Club
of America National Specialty. Their breeding philosophy focuses on breeding healthy dogs with
great temperaments that have Arctic breed type, correct structure and soundness. They are
longtime members of the Alaskan Malamute Club of America, and Alisa is vice president and Mike
is a member of the board of directors of the Northern California Alaskan Malamute Association.
Through their participation in the rescue group MUSH (Malamutes Seeking Homes), they have
rescued, rehabilitated and rehomed numerous Malamutes. They are members of the Golden Gate
Kennel Club, through which they work with breed clubs to provide breed education for the public.
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