Cruise was born on 11-14-2002 and since that day has been a huge part of our family and our lives. They say we humans have special dogs very rarely...I've been blessed by having this boy in my life, he has taught me much in our years and travels together! Cruise has been the ultimate show doggie for me. He loves to be in the ring and turns on the charm for all those around him to see. He is happy in everything he does, always ready for that car ride, that next game. He loves to work the squirrels in the back woods...and spends much of our outside time under the 'squirrel' tree! Truly a Total Dog!
In 2005, Cruise took 39 Best of Breeds under 29 different UKC Judges! He took 4 Reserve Best In Multi-Breed Show honors with numerous Group Placements! And two Total Dog awards! We are extremely proud of our Cruiser!
2 #4 GRCH King Pen's Yahoo Owner : Jo Ann Draper 163 points)
2005 was a very exciting year with 4 King Pen offspring on the Top Ten List, and one outside breeding from UFR USR GRCH King Pen Prince Louie.
Grand Champion King Pen’s Yahoo (aka “Ya Ya”) was taking it easy this year and only went to about 6.5 show weekends with Ya Ya - yet finished 4th on the Top Ten list! She won one of the biggest Rat Terrier shows ever at the Premier with over 50 dogs. All I can say is WOW!
We are very proud of her and the other King Pen Top Ten Dogs as well.
3 #5 GRCH King Pen's Oz Over Thee Rainbow
Owner/Breeder : Dud Lee Hendrix (131 points)
GRCH King Pen's Oz Over Thee Rainbow at 6 months old went to his first show and won his UKC Championship. He then went on in that year to win his Grand Champion title.
We are proud that Oz won our California specialty in Oct. 2005! He has grown to be a great dog. We would like to thank all the Judges that saw what we saw in Oz to make him #5 on the 2005 Top Ten list.
Oz 's favorite things include going to the lake and hunting what ever he can find that will run from him - whether it is a bird or a lizard!
We would also like to thank Jo Ann and Ray Draper, and Pam Mills for this wonderful dog.
4 #6 GRCH Rpk's She's The One
Owner/Breeder : Barbara Trammell and Kathy Russell 129 points)
5 #8 GRCH King Pen's Kalifornia Ratitatt Owner : Valerie S Luchsinger (120 points)
GRCH King Pen’s Kalifornia Ratitatt (aka “Kali”) has once again made us proud by achieving UKC Top Ten status in her 2nd year of modest showing by placing #8!
Kali, a large miniature Rat Terrier, has been a great show dog that tends to win frequently in the conformation ring due to her correct structure to the UKC standard and great show ring attitude!
At home, Kali has been a wonderful family dog with our young children and other pets. If she spots anyone under a blanket, she finds a way to nestle under the covers as well.
When outside, Kali is quite an avid mole hunter. We thank Jo Ann Draper at King Pen Kennels for allowing us to purchase this wonderful dog!
6 #9 UFR USR GRCH King Pen Whoopie Lee
Last year has been special for us in so many different ways. UFR USR Grand Champion King Pen Whoopie Lee CGC goes all out at the UKC Premier in 2005 and became the first Rat Terrier in UKC history to place in the Top Ten Finals!
Whoopie’s versatility was proven by winning Fastest Racer in the Terrier Races at the Premier! Finally, with little effort, in 2005 Whoopie again made it to the Top Ten list for a 2nd consecutive year.
All I can say is Thank You to the Judges who saw what we saw in our dog. We also thank Jo Ann and Ray Draper for letting us have such an awesome dog as part of our family.
