More than 1,400 dogs were entered in last weekend’s South County Kennel Club breed and obedience shows, held Saturday and Sunday at Thayer Arena in Warwick.

On Saturday, April 26, Best In Show winner, topping a field of 692 entrants was Ch. Tamedale Orinoco, a 4-year-old wire fox terrier, owned by Norman and Lynda Kenney of Westford, Mass.

Challenging the terrier for the top prize was a local dog. Ch. Teabear’s Ternabout’s Fair Play, a 3-year-old Japanese chin owned and bred by L.J. “Kip” Kopatch of Greene. The chin represented the Toy Group in the Best In Show ring.

High in Trial in Obedience from the Open A class was Majestic Siobhans Irish Jig CD, a 3-year-old standard poodle owned by Joan Brenneke of Dartmouth, Mass. The poodle earned a score of 198 out of a possible 200.

High Combined obedience honors went to OTCH Beau Geste Saranade In Blu UDX7, a 9-year-old Australian shepherd owned by Robert Amen of Stamford, Conn. The Aussie had a combined score of 197.5 from the Open B and Utility B classes.

At Sunday’s show, where 725 dogs were entered, Ch. Cross B’s Best Of The Blues, a 3-year-old chow chow owned by Camille Gagnon of Newport, N.H., was judged to be the Best In Show.

In obedience, High In Trial honors went to Valkyries Thats My Boy UDX, an 8-year-old Weimaraner, owned by Richard Cashman and Kathy Reilly of Middleboro, Mass. The Weim earned a 199.5 in the Open B class.

High Combined honors went to a local dog.

Ch. Crossroad’s Trew Legend UDX, an 8-year-old Belgian Malinois owned by Teri Desrosiers of Johnston, earned a High Combined score of 199 from the Open B and Utility B classes.

Fundraiser

Friends of the Warwick Animal Shelter will host a flea market fundraiser on May 17 from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. at the Warwick Animal Shelter, 250 Service Rd. (off Jefferson Boulevard), Warwick.

Items for sale include will include household items, books, baked goods, homemade dog treats, jewelry and Friends logo apparel. The shelter will also be open for potential adopters.

Reserved spaces are available for a $15. Setup is between 9 and 9:30 a.m.

For information, call (401) 467-2692 or (401) 38-6322.

Money from the event will benefit the Friends of the Warwick Animal Shelter, a nonprofit organization helping animals at the shelter.

Training classes

• A four-week series of beginner agility classes starts Wednesday at 5:30 p.m. at Dogzdowntown, 1218 Eddy St., Providence. For information, call (401) 785-3649.

• Family Dog Training will hold a six-week series of basic obedience classes on Tuesday nights, starting May 13, at Gold Dust Farm, Reservoir Road, Chepachet.

For information, or to register, call (401) 647-5751 or e-mail familydogtraining@cox.net

• Obedience Tales Dog Training School, 1361 Mineral Spring Ave., North Providence, is starting a series of puppy kindergarten classes on Friday at 6 p.m.

For information, call (401) 728-0920.

•The K9 Connection holds obedience run-throughs are held every Tuesday at 10:30 a.m. Come and Stay classes are held on Tuesdays at 7 p.m. Attention classes are held on Thursdays at 7 p.m. followed by rally run-throughs at 7:30, and breed handling at 8.

Drop-in competition heeling class and run-throughs start at 7:30 on Monday nights, and drop-in agility run-throughs are held on Fridays at 7:30 p.m.

Drop-in heeling classes are held on Wednesdays at 7 p.m., preceded by open and utility class at 6.

Canine massage is available by appointment.

For information, contact the Connection at 60 Minnesota Ave., Warwick, (401) 737-2870, or go to k-9connection.net

•Delmyra Kennel, on Route 102, in Exeter is offering obedience classes.

For information, call (401) 294-3247.

•The Canine Training Center, 71A Wheaton Ave., Rehoboth, will hold drop-in rally classes on Mondays at 6:30 p.m.

Breed-handling and junior showmanship classes will be held on Wednesdays at 6:30 p.m. followed by beginner/puppy obedience classes at 7:30.

On Thursdays, puppy obedience classes will be held at 6:15 p.m. followed by advanced obedience at 7:15.

On Saturdays at 10:30 a.m., beginner/puppy obedience classes will be held.

Preregistration is required for puppy and basic classes. For information, call (508) 336-4021 or e-mail pineridgectc@aol.com

• The Key Dog Training Club of Rhode Island is holding novice and open obedience classes every Tuesday at 3 p.m., followed by beginner and puppy classes at 5:30 and 6:30, open and utility at 7:15, and novice rally at 8. Classes are at Rocky Hill Grange, 1340 South County Trail, East Greenwich.

For information, call (401) 885-1829.

Recent winners

Am./Can. Ch. Dibar Hit Man From Brinson JC, Borzoi, co-bred and owned by Winnie Kelly of Fall River, BOB, Rhode Island Kennel Club, South County Kennel Club (Saturday), and BOS, South County Kennel Club (Sunday).

Am./Can. Ch. Dibar’s Kiss Of Death JC, Borzoi, co-bred and handled by Winnie Kelly of Fall River, BOS, Rhode Island Kennel Club, BOB, Pioneer Valley, South Windsor and (Sunday’s) South County Kennel Club shows.

Ch. Croyanda Flashman, Cairn Terrier, Sheila and Jim Fitzgerald and Richard Grant of Foster, BOB, Providence County and Rhode Island Kennel Club shows.

Friday’s Boop Oop A Doop, golden retriever, bred by Deb Hubbard of North Kingstown, co-owned by Hubbard and Julie Watson of Stamford, Conn., Best Puppy in Sweeps and Best Puppy, Potomac Valley Golden Retriever Specialty; BOW, Great Barrington Kennel Club; WB, Trap Falls Kennel Club.

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