Wheeling Whippets Page One

Here I am looking very official presiding over the Muskogee KC show in some capacity, Pres/Show chairman in the mid 70's

People that owned a Wheeling Whippet very often sent me cards/photo's etc. of them. This charming picture is of Can.Ch.Wheeling N Dealing expecting her own Christmas presents. DOB 3.25. 1968

What a thrill that win was! Judge is Mrs. Margaret (Peggy) Newcombe of Pennyworth fame. All that hardware went to our Wheeling Tiger Paws going WD BW and BOB over Specials from the BBE class, handled by Paul Ueltschy, who really didn't care for the show ring but on this day he shone. It was the Tampa/St.Pete Florida show on 6.9.68. Tiger was born 3.10.67 to our English imports Am.Ch.Cockrow Grouse x Barmaud Suncharm.

We were in CA. at the time of this win. Here Tiger is going WD and his littersister is the mighty Wheeling Aphrodite going WB. at the Santa Ana Valley KC in S.Ca. Date 4.26.70 The judge -- another breeder-- Sam Hearn, his prefix was Blue Beaver. The dogs were handled by Jean & Paul Ueltschy. circa 1969 Before leaving CA we participated in what was the beginnings on NOFCT. In those days it was a PCC title -- Pacific Coursing Champion -- But because our family was uprooted again we were unable to complete his title. Tiger did earn a BIF 40 points before we arrived in WV where Tiger finished his AKC Championship, ironically in Wheeling WV 1970 our first homebred Champion from our first litter.

Barney going BW with a very proud breeder!

Next on the scene is our Ruby -- DOB-- 6.24.70 who was our first homebred Ch.bitch -- Ch.Wheeling Red Velvet. Ruby was Tiger's daughter out of Ch.Pennyworth High Hopes, a gift from Calvin Perry. Hope was sired by Ch.Stoney Meadows Bold Venture x Pennyworth Black Orchid. Hope's DOB was 7.18.64 sorry no picture. The judge was an old breeder Marjorie Siebern.

Ruby is winning under Gerhardt Plaga, my FAVORITE judge of all time! Somewhere in Indiana.

I brought out this showy little black masked brindle boy--DOB 6.4.72 from Indianapolis, IN who became Ch.Wheeling Gunshot, he in turn sired Ch.Wheeling Crimson Tide (bitch) Am. & Mex Ch.Wheeling Gunsmoke and another bitch Ch. Wheeling Maid of Charm. Barney was sold to Col. Joe Rogers USAF who campaigned him to a Group 1 & 2

Here is the gentleman mentioned Col. Joe Rogers with Barney and myself with Barney's daughter Ch.Wheeling Crimson Tide, I guess we won \ something under judge Lou Auslander for he has a fist full of ribbons!

Barney went on to live the life, here he is keeping toasty warm by the fire -- lucky dog!

Another stunning photo' of Ch. Wheeling Gunshot.

Ch.Wheeling Gunshot bred to our Ch.Wheeling Red Velvet gave us this Specialty winning dog -- Am. & Mex. Ch. Wheeling Gunsmoke--DOB 7.7.73 I had sold him as a puppy then his owners moved to Pheonix AZ. This photo' was taken in the desert outside of Pheonix. Smokey went to the old Santa Barbara Specialty to win under English breeder judge Robert (Bob) James of Samarkand. He came from some obscure class like Novice to go WD BW & BOS over specials.

Smokey is shown here with handler Pam Stage where he is now a mature dog. He went on to sire Ch.Mystics Midsummer Turquoise, Ch. Beaujangles Imagio, Ch.Mystics Nimue & Mystics Wandering Aengus CDX ALL from one litter! He also sired Ch.Goldenstones Red Hunter a Canadian BIS Whippet!

Another shot of Pam Stage with Smokey.