Topsfield Bassets of Vermont

2000 Highlights

Topsfield proudly presented in 2000

Pedigree Award Winner

Number 1 Basset, Breed – All Breed All Systems

Multiple Best in Show and BISS

CH TOPSFIELD BUMPER CARS

Group 1 at Morris and Essex Judge Roy Holloway

Bumpers’ wins in 2000 included:

3 All Breed
Bests in Show
9 Specialty
Bests in Show
26 Group 1’s
28 Other Group Placements

Best in Show at Pasco KC Judge William Cunningham

Breeders: Dom & Claudia Orlandi
Breeders/Owners: Claudia Orlandi and Claire “Kitty” Steidel

“Bumpers”

# 1 BASSET HOUND 2000, All Systems

 Best of Breed at Westminster

Handled Exclusively by Bryan Martin

Number 5 Basset, All Breed
Multiple Group Placing
CH TOPSFIELD AMBRICAN QUARTZ
“Ricky”

# 5 ALL BREED BASSET HOUND 2000

Ricky is pictured going Hound Group 1st

Greenwich Kennel Club

Handled Exclusively by Ed Smizer

Group 3
Judge Gary Doerge
Ed
and Ricky
Group 1
Judge Hal Pybus

Breeders/Owners:  Dom & Claudia Orlandi

Register of Merit
BONE-A-PART TOPSFIELD TIZ TOPS
New Champions
CH CASTLEHILL’S TOPSFIELD FEDORA
CH SANCHU-TOPSFIELD GO-CARS
CH TOPSFIELD ANGEL
CH TOPSFIELD CALYPSO
CH TOPSFIELD CIRCUS MAXIMUS
CH TOPSFIELD LOOP-THE-LOOP
CH TOPSFIELD ORION
2000 Basset Hound Club of America National Specialty
WINNERS DOG – SANCHU-TOPSFIELD GO-CARS
BEST OF OPP0SITE SEX – JUNIOR SWEEPSTAKES – SANCHU-TOPSFIELD GO-CARS
Basset Hound Specialty Wins
SUNCOAST BHC
BHC OF MARYLAND
PILGRIM BHC
FORT DEARBORN BHC
SUNCOAST BHC
KENTUCKIANA BHC
BERKSHIRE VALLEY BHC
LINCOLNLAND BHC
LINCOLNLAND BHC
GREATER SAN DIEGO BHC
VALLEY FORGE BHC
PILGRIM BHC
PILGRIM BHC
BHCA REGIONAL CANFIELD 8/5
WB/BOW
BOB
BOB
BOB
BOB
BOB
WB/BOW
WB/BOW
BOB
BOB
WD
WD
BOB
BOB
TOPSFIELD TWISTER
CH TOPSFIELD AMBRICAN QUARTZ
CH TOPSFIELD BUMPER CARS
CH TOPSFIELD BUMPER CARS
CH TOPSFIELD BUMPER CARS
CH TOPSFIELD BUMPER CARS
TOPSFIELD-SANCHU SPORTS CAR
SANCHU-TOPSFIELD GO-CARS
CH TOPSFIELD BUMPER CARS
CH TOPSFIELD BUMPER CARS
TOPSFIELD CALYPSO
TOPSFIELD ORION
CH TOPSFIELD BUMPER CARS
CH TOPSFIELD BUMPER CARS
Register of Merit
Bone-A-Part Topfield Tiz Tops
“Tizzie”
Breeders: Ted and Pat Ellis
Owners: Dom and Claudia Orlandi
2000 Basset Hound Club of America National Specialty
Sanchu-Topsfield Go-Cars
Winners Dog

B/J Sharon Dok

Best of Opposite – Jr. Sweepstakes

B/J Joan Deibler
Handled by Sue Frischmann
Breeders/Owners:
Claudia Orlandi & Claire “Kitty” Steidel
A Few of the 2000 Basset Hound Specialty Wins
B/J Augusto Rizzi
SANCHU-TOPSFIELD GO CARS
“Go-Cars” handled by Sue Frischmann
Winners Dog and Best of Winners
to his father
CH TOPSFIELD BUMPER CARS
Best of Breed
Handled by Bryan Martin
2000 LINCOLNLAND BHC NATIONALS WEEK
Breeders/Owners: Claudia Orlandi and Claire “Kitty” Steidel
Littermates
SANCHU-TOPSFIELD GO CARS
Winners Dog
& his brother
TOPSFIELD-SANCHU SPORTS CAR
Reserve Winners Dog
2000 LINCOLNLAND BASSET
HOUND CLUB NATIONALS WEEK
B/J Augusto Rizzi
Handled by Sue Frischmann and Mike Stone
Breeders/Owners: Claudia Orlandi and Claire “Kitty” Steidel
B/J Augusto Rizzi
SANCHU-TOPSFIELD GO CARS
“Go-Cars”

Handled by Sue Frischmann

BEST IN SWEEPSTAKES

2000 LINCOLNLAND
Basset Hound Club
NATIONALS WEEK
B/J Brian Pechtold
Breeders/Owners: Claudia Orlandi and Claire “Kitty” Steidel
B/J Augusto Rizzi
TOPSFIELD-SANCHU SPORTS CAR
“Sporty”
WINNERS DOG & BEST OF WINNERS
BERKSHIRE VALLEY
BASSET HOUND CLUB
September, 2000
B/J Prof. Douglas Taylor
(pictured the day following)
Handled by Sue Frischmann
Breeders/Owners: Claudia Orlandi and Claire “Kitty” Steidel
SANCHU-TOPSFIELD KIDDIE CARS

“Kiddie”

BEST JUNIOR IN SWEEPSTAKES
PILGRIM BASSET HOUND CLUB, JUNE 2000

B/J Cheryl Winters
Handled by Sue Frischmann
Breeders/Owners: Claudia Orlandi & Claire “Kitty” Steidel
CH TOPSFIELD ORION
“Rion”
WINNERS DOG
PILGRIM BASSET HOUND CLUB
DECEMBER, 2000
(To Finish his Championship)
Judge Robert Forsyth
Handled by Sue Frischmann
Breeder/Owner Claudia Orlandi
CH TOPSFIELD CALYPSO
“Lips”
WINNERS DOG
VALLEY FORGE BASSET HOUND CLUB
November, 2000
To Finish His Championship
B/J Barbara Cromley
Handled by Sue Frischmann

 
CH TOPSFIELD AMBRICAN QUARTZ

“Ricky”

BEST OF BREED

BASSET HOUND CLUB OF MARYLAND APRIL 23, 2000
Handled by Ed Smizer
Breeder/Owner Claudia Orlandi
Multiple Best in Show and BISS

 CH TOPSFIELD BUMPER CARS

is pictured below, Best of Breed at the Following Specialties
Kentuckiana
Basset Hound Club
August 2000
B /J Patricia Hirsch
Basset Hound Club of
Central Indiana
August 2000
B /J Gene McDonald
Suncoast
Basset Hound Club
August 2000
Judge Keke Kahn
Beaver County KC
BHCA Regional Specialty
August 2000
B/J Joe Smith
Fort Dearborn
Basset Hound Club
June 2000
B/J Dan Smyth
Rock Creek KC
Potomac Basset Hound Club
October 2000
Judge Roy Holloway
Gtr. Minneapolis St Paul
Basset Hound Club
June 2000
B/J Gene McDonald
Ladies Dog Club
Pilgrim Basset Hound Club
December, 2000
Judge Robert Forsyth
Greater San Diego
Basset Hound Club
November 2000
Judge Rick Byrd
Pilgrim
Basset Hound Club
June, 2000
B/J Barbara Langlois
Lincolnland BHC
BHCA Supported Entry
September, 2000
B/J Augusto Rizzi
New Champions
CH TOPSFIELD LOOP-THE-LOOP
“Loopie”

Loopie, pictured here as a puppy,

Finished her championship in the summer of
2000.
Breeder/Owner Claudia Orlandi
CH CASTLEHILL’S TOPSFIELD FEDORA

“Freddie”

Finished her championship
 in November  2000.

Handled by Sue Frischmann
Breeders: Sharon & Jim Dok & Sherry Mounts
Owner: Claudia Orlandi
CH TOPSFIELD ANGEL

“Angel”

Angel finished her championship
in 2000.

Handled by Sue Frischmann
Breeders: Claudia & Dom Orlandi
Owned by Len Abraham
TOPSFIELD CIRCUS MAXIMUS

“CircusMax”

Circus Max finished his

championship in 2000.

Handled by Sue Frischmann
Breeders/Owners: Dom & Claudia Orlandi
SANCHU-TOPSFIELD GO CARS
“Go-Cars”
WINNERS DOG
2000 BASSET HOUND CLUB OF AMERICA
NATIONAL SPECIALTY
to finish his championship
B/J Sharon Dok
Handled by Sue Frischmann
Breeders/Owners: Claudia Orlandi and Claire “Kitty” Steidel
CH TOPSFIELD ORION
“Rion”
WINNERS DOG
PILGRIM BASSET HOUND CLUB
JUNE 2000
(to finish his championship)

Judge Robert Forsyth

Handled by Sue Frischmann
Breeder/Owner Claudia Orlandi
CH TOPSFIELD CALYPSO
“Lips”
WINNERS DOG
VALLEY FORGE BASSET HOUND CLUB
November, 2000
To Finish His Championship
B/J Barbara Cromley
Handled by Sue Frischmann
Breeder/Owner Claudia Orlandi
A Few of the 2000 All Breed Highlights
It would be difficult to list all of all breed highlights for the year. Below are a few.
Multiple Best in Show and BISS
CH TOPSFIELD BUMPER CARS
Bumpers is pictured left with
Judge Dee Hutchinson.

Above right with Judge Richard Meen

Pictured left with Judge Roy Holloway

Handled Exclusively by Bryan Martin
Breeders: Dom & Claudia Orlandi
Breeders/Owners: Claudia Orlandi and Claire “Kitty” Steidel
Multiple BISS and Group Placing
CH TOPSFIELD AMBRICAN QUARTZ
“Ricky”
Pictured left going Hound Group 3

Judge Nick Frost

Handled by Ed Smizer
Group 1
Judge Hal Pybus
Group 3
Judge Gordon Carvill
Breeders/Owners: Dom and Claudia Orlandi
Our thanks to all the judges who have recognized the quality of our Basset Hounds, both in the
breed and group rings.
Pictures are not available for all Wins.
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