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2009 National Cocker Championship Placements

1st Place 2009 National Cocker Championship

Bronzed Cocker Sculpture mounted on a raised Walnut base - Sponsored Michael and Marilyn Gilpin.
  A Golden Whistle presented to the handler of the winner - Sponsored by Acme Whistles.

  A Champion Blue Rosette Ribbon

FIRST PLACE - David Flanagan offers a Sterling Silver Plate
with wood base to the Winner.  To be won three times by the identical
owner(s), not necessarily with the same dog or at consecutive NCC trials.

The Fallen Wings Trophy offered by Michael and
Rumi Schroeder, crystal vase on wood base, to the breeder of the dog
or bitch winning the National Cocker Championship.  To be won three
times by the identical breeder(s) not necessarily with the same dog or
at consecutive trials.

A suitable trophy will be offered as the commemorative to the Fallen Wings Breeders cup by
Michael and Rumi Schroeder to be won outright.

Trendsetters Black Beauty SH "Lucy"
Owners:  Sheryl and Jim Mayo
Handler:  Sheryl Mayo

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2nd Place

SECOND PLACE - Cocker sculpture on walnut base - sponsored by "The Team"
Bramblewood “SECOND BEST” crystal vase donated by Ernie and Andrea Hasse

Standard AKC Red Rosette

NFC FC Chyknell Megan  "Megan"
Owner:  A.R. Ginn
Handler:  A.R. Ginn

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3rd Place

THIRD PLACE - Cocker sculpture on walnut base - sposored by Nestle Purina

Standard AKC Yellow Rosette

FC Fallen Wing's Elvis SH  "Elvis"
Owners:  Mike and Rumi Schroeder
Handler:  Jim Keller

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4th Place

FOURTH PLACE -- Cocker sculpture on walnut base sponsored bythe North Dakota Sporting Spaniel Club

Standard AKC White Rosette

Brown Betty  "Betty"
Owner:  Harold Bixby
Handler:  Paul McGagh

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Guns Award

Trendsetters Black Beauty SH "Lucy"
Owners:  Sheryl and Jim Mayo
Handler:  Sheryl Mayo

GUNS AWARD – Gunstock lamp with shade to be presented to the owner of the dog or bitch which
in the judgement of the Gun Team would be the dog they would most like to hunt over.

Offered by the 2009 Gun Team:  John Castellani - Captain, George Akkouris, Leaman Ames, Dave Barto,
Trent  Bosse, Dennis Merry, Don Wagner and Steve Tzinis.

Standard AKC Guns Award Rosette

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Certificate of Merit

Certificate of Merit -- Walnut wall plaques with raised cocker head.

Offered by:
Joe and Cheryl DeMarkis
Sue Rose
Fieldcockers.com
Bob and Tawney Crawford

FC Isleofman Aurora "Bones"
Owner:  Rosemary Altea
Handler:  Fred Bradley

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Certificate of Completion to all dogs that completed all Five Land and
One Water Series in the NCC 2009

6. FC Ballymena Lucky Samrock "Cassie"
O: Hobson Brown, Jr. H: Tom Ness

13. Wind Whistle Brown Betty "Betty"
O: Harold Bixby H: Paul McGagh

31. Wind Whistle Sunfeather MH "Sunny"
O: Cary and Barbara Haupt H: Cary Haupt

41. FC Warrener's Great Crested Flycatcher "Snickett"
O: Vicky Thomas H: Paul McGagh

50. FC Isle of Man Aurora "Bones"
O: Rosemary Altea H: Fred Bradley

52. FC Fallen Wing's Elvis SH "Elvis"

O: Mike and Rumi Schroeder H: Jim Keller

54. NFC FC Chyknell Megan "Megan"
O/H: A.R. Ginn

55. Warrener's Acadian Flyatcher SH "Hobbes"
O:  Terry Lewis H: Paul McGagh

57. Trendsetter Black Beauty SH "Lucy"
O: Jim and Sheryl Mayo H: Sheryl Mayo

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BEST AMATEUR HANDLER IN THE NATIONAL COMPETITION – Black cocker head
walking stick.  To the dog best handled by an Amteur in the NCC 2009 Field Trial.
Offered by the Fox Valley English Cocker Spaniel Club.

Sheryl Mayo

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HIGH POINT DOG AWARD - OPEN STAKE.  Won by the dog with most the points accumulated
in the Open Stake for the 2009 AKC Field Trial season.

Wood bookends with encorporated cocker sculpture offered by Olivia Steele-Mortimer.

A perpetual trophy donated by Spaniels In The Field.  The Trophy to be retained by the winning owner
of the 2009 High Point Dog for one year.

Keith Meissner
Hawthorne High Diver "Diver"

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HIGH POINT DOG Award - Amateur Stake - Won by the dog with the most points accumulated in the
Amateur Stake for the 2009 AKC Field Trial season.

Wood bookends with incorporated cocker sculpture - Offered by Danae Steele

Lisa Brown
FC Warrener's Black Scoter "Oscar"

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HIGH POINT DOG Award - Puppy Stake - Won by the dog with the most points accumulated
in the Puppy Stake for the 2009 AKC Field Trial season.

Wood bookends with incorporated cocker sculpture - Offered by Nadine Kohn & Linda Simon

Fred Simmons
Corazon Clover of Simmwood "Clover"

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HIGH POINT OPEN HANDLER - Black cocker head walking stick.  Offered by Hobson and Lisa Brown

Paul McGagh

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HIGH POINT AMATEUR HANDLER - Black cocker head walking stick.  Offered by Bob and Cathy Iverson

A.R. Ginn

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HAROLD BIXBY AWARD - Cocker head on wall mounted coat rack with
antique hooks - Offered by Harry Blaine

Tom Ness

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2009 Gun Raffle

Dean Knudsen won the Gun Raffle.
Don Wagner was runner up in case Dean decides not to take it. (smile)