Multiple Best in Show, Best in Specialty & Group Winning
Sire: CH Topsfield Snickers, ROM
Dam: CH Topsfield Jingle Bells, ROM
“Bumpers”
Whelped 12/11/98
Bumpers was handled exclusively by Bryan Martin.
Breeders: Claudia and Dom Orlandi
Owners: Claudia Orlandi and Claire “Kitty” Steidel
Number 1 Basset Hound
2000, 2001 and 2002, All Systems
Number 1 All Breed Hound – 2001
With pride, we present to the fancy Bumper Cars,
He is the Top Group Winning Basset Hound of All Time with 250 Group Firsts.
Bumpers is a National Specialty Winner, and holds the record for the most Hound Group Wins in a single year of any hound breed (117). He attained his CD title in 2004.
Bumpers’ record includes:
45 All Breed Best In Shows
23 Specialty Best In Shows
250 Group Firsts
Best of Breed
2003 Basset Hound Club of America National Specialty
Bumpers is above left Group 1, with Judge Roy Holloway, and right Group 1 under Judge Barbara Alderman.
Following his retirement from the conformation ring Bumpers obtained his Companion Dog Title handled by his friend & Topsfield’s Kennel Manager, Linda Panella.
CH Topsfield-Sanchu
Sports Car, ROM
Bumpers and his son,
CH Sanchu-Topsfield Go-Cars
Bumpers son, CH Topsfield-Sanchu Sports Car, ROM, followed his father as a two-time Pedigree Award Winner and the Number One Basset Hound All Systems for 2003 and 2004. Sporty is a two time breed winner at Westminster, and was Winners Dog and Award of Merit Winner at the 2002 BHCA National Specialty.
Bumpers is pictured above right with his son, CH Sanchu-Topsfield Go-Cars. Go-Cars was Winners Dog and Best of Winners at Lincolnland BHC to his father’s Best of Breed. Go-Cars went on to be Winners Dog at the 2000 BHCA National Specialty.