2011 PLOTTDOGS.COM CHAMPION
10/24/2011 8:21:05 AM
Vallonia, IN - The 2011 PlottDogs.Com Championship, held on October 7 and 8 in Vallonia pitted eight of the nation's top Plott dogs in a two-night Sportmix Showdown Series competition to determine who has the best competition Plott in the United States. The competition is open to dogs with cast wins in all three registries, AKC, PKC and UKC and thus is one of the most prestigious wins that a Plott dog can earn each year.
Photo: 2011 PlottDogs.Com Champion GRNITECH GRCH N. GA Plott Rowdy with, left to right, Wayne Allen, Paul Rollins and Steve Fielder.
This year’s competition consisted of twenty Plott dogs that posted a total of 68 cast wins with plus points. Twenty-three of those wins were posted at major events and qualified as bonus wins. The owners of the twenty qualified Plotts came from ten separate states; Georgia, Iowa, Indiana, Kentucky, Michigan, Missouri, North Carolina, Ohio, Tennessee and West Virginia.
The two-night final saw eight of the twenty qualified dogs entering the championship. Those dogs came from the states of Georgia, Kentucky, Missouri (3), Ohio and Tennessee (2).
The eight dogs were drawn into four two-dog casts on Friday night and interestingly, each cast consisted of a male and female Plott and more interestingly, each of the males prevailed.
Friday Night – Round One
Cast One
Pure Country Locktite Mindy
Plott Female
Four years old
Owner – Wade Manns, Missouri
Handler – Justin Hickman, Illinois
Score – 125 minus
Anderson/Allen N. GA. Plott Rowdy
Plott male
Seven years old
Owner – Jacob Wayne Allen and Wayne J. Allen, Georgia
Handler – Paul Rollins, Georgia
Score – 25 minus - Cast Winner
Cast Two
Josie’s Sweet Melody
Plott female
Seven years old
Owner/Handler - J. Kevin Lundholm, Ohio
Score – 275 minus
North GA Plott Big Eddie
Plott male
Five years old
Owner/Handler – Eddie Anderson, Kentucky
Score – 200 plus - Cast Winner
Cast Three
Franklin’s Hemlock Jim
Plott male
Four years old
Owner – Bobby Franklin, Tennessee
Handler – Hoop Franklin, Tennessee
Score – 225 plus - Cast Winner
Russell’s Milky Way Carma
Plott female
Three years old
Owners – Jack or Thelma Russell, Missouri
Handler – Jack H. Russell, Missouri
Cast Four
Franklin’s Hemlock Tess
Plott female
Two years old
Owner/Handler – Evan “Tater” Franklin, Tennessee
Score – 750 circle (zero)
Russell’s Milky Way Tig
Plott male
Seven years old
Owners – Eric or Jack Russell, Missouri
Handler – Eric Russell
Score - Zero - Cast Winner
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