Rook is energy
personified! His motto – why walk when you can
leap, bound and run! He is very affectionate,
and maturing into a big handsome boy. He is demonstrating excellent retrieving
instinct n his field
training and we hope to have him out in tests in
the near future. We also have plans to visit a
couple of specialties in the US in the fall of
2011.
In keeping
with Maryann’s long established practice of
picking show names for her dogs, Rook has been
named after the musical Chess. After many days
of picking and discarding names with the right
theme for the new pup I had just about thrown in
the towel. Then one morning the clock radio woke
me to the sounds of “One Night In Bangkok” by
Murray Head from the musical Chess, a song I
have always loved. Never one to ignore a sign, I
decided that Chess was a great registered name.
The call name Rook quickly followed suit.
Maryann
Czerwinski and Pierry McLean, Castlegar
Labradors (aka Scoundrel’s mom) have graciously
agreed to co-own Rook
Let the game
begin….
Show results:
Best of Opposite Sex Handler Kim
Beverly (Pirate) Pineridge Kennel Club Judge
John Reeve Newson September 2011
Winners Dog, Best of Winners Best
Puppy in Breed – Handler
Co Owner P. McLean, Guelph &
District Kennel Club Judge Antonio Alves Capistrano Neyo (Brazil)
April 2009
3rd 12 – 16 month dog Handler Co
Owner P. McLean Eastern Ontario
Labrador Breeders Association Jeff
Gilmore Borowick Labradors (USA)
July 2009
Winners Dog, Best of Winners – Handler Co Owner P. McLean,
St. Catharines & District Kennel &
Obedience Club Judge Nils Molin
(Sweden)
Thank you to Lola Nichol (Maktawae
Labradors) for braving the elements
and handling Rook for his BOW win.
August 2009
Winners Dog BOS Handler Co owner P.
McLean
London Canine Association Judge Keke Khan
(USA) October 2009
Winners Dog, Handler Kim Beverly,
Caledon Kennel Association
Judge Dr. Robert Ennis (USA) November
2009
Winners Dog BOS New Canadian Champion
Handler Co owner P. McLean Elora Gorge
Kennel Club Judge Norma Escalante Fonseca
Costa Rica December 2009
Look who is
immortalized on this AKC issue stamp for
Antigua and Barbuda
*top left stamp, Rook
*top right stamp, Rook
and litter sister Song ( Broadway’s Song and
Dance)
*bottom right stamp,
Song
