BIS & Multiple FCI/AKC Group First Winner & Group placing / Puerto Rico / Latin American SICALAM / International / Pan-American Champion White River Chiquilla Vd Maruh, multiple FCI/AKC Group winner and Group placing, Best in Show and Three time Reserve/Second of Best in Show under FCI rules, sixth position at the 2004 PR FCI Pedigree All Breed Ranking and third position in 2005 ranking.

Above, Chiquilla in the Group, handled by Christina at the Oct. 2006 CKC shows in San Juan, PR, judged by Dr. S. Keating. (Photo: J. Perez-Mesa © 2006).

White River Chiquilla Vd Maruh went Group Second with judge Ms. Dorothy Nickels and Group Third with judge George J. Heiztman. (Studio photos by Ricky Perez © Vd Maruh 2006)

Christina helped us after a last minute handler change due to circumstances out of our control. She did an excellent job with Chiquilla handling her to a Group Third and Group Second.

We thank this excellent young handler; Hugo, president of the PR Akita Club; and Christina's mom, Lorry, for all the help in the CKC show. Christina and Lorry are Akita breeders and handlers from North California.

Chiquilla pointing birds in a field trip. Both dogs are working in the basics of hunting test. (Photo Maruh © 2006).

Multiple FCI Group First Winner & FCI/AKC Group placing / Puerto Rico Young / SICALAM Young / Latin American / Puerto Rico / International / Pan-American Champion Poinsetter White River OP Vd Maruh, Opie, our male pup, co-owned with his breeder Char Rutar. Opie's show career has being intense as a puppy, handled in Puerto Rico by Manolo Rodriguez and in the US by Char and the White River Team. He has 6 points toward his AKC Championship.

Above, Opie doing a circle in the ring handled by his owner and new handler Pepe (J. Perez-Mesa) at the Oct. 2006 Caribe Kennel Club shows. (Photo: Maruh © 2006)

Ch Pointsetter White River OP V Maruh handled by his owner-handler Pepe at the Nov. 2006 FCI Shows in San Juan, PR. Opie did Group third with european judge Zoran Brankovich from Serbia.

We thanks all who recommended us to owner-handle Opie, it's working. Thanks to my coaches in Main Land and Puerto Rico, they know who they are. Mike's mint formula works.

Opie doing what he was breed for, pointing birds. Hunting exercises are an important part of our dogs physical training for the show ring. GSPs demands lots of daily exercise. The GSP need to show their natural abilities in order to be healthy, physically and mentally. (Photo Maruh © 2006).