2001 highlights – Topsfield Bassets

Topsfield Bassets of Vermont

2001 Highlights

Topsfield proudly presented in 2001

Pedigree Award Winner

Number 1 Basset, Breed – All Breed All Systems

Number 1 Hound

Multiple Best in Show and BISS

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“Bumpers”

# 1 BASSET HOUND 2001, All Systems

2001 Pedigree Award Winner

# 1 Hound All Breeds

Best of Breed at Westminster

Handled Exclusively by Bryan Martin

Breeders: Dom & Claudia Orlandi

Co-Owners: Claudia Orlandi and Claire “Kitty Steidel”

Bumpers’ wins in 2001 included:

20 All Breed Bests in Show

7 Specialty Bests in Show

99 Group 1’s

43 Other Group Placements

Multiple Best in Show and BISS

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Shown just 23 times in his first year as
a young special,

Go-Cars won the following:

221 Bests of Breed

1 Group 1st

2 Group 2nd

2 Group 3rd

5 Group 4’s

Handled exclusively by Sue Frischmann

Go-Cars is pictured above right going Group 1 under Judge Polly Smith and above
left going Group 2 under Judge J.D. Jones.

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

Co-Owner: Charles Frischmann

Pedigree Award Winner – Number 1 Basset, Breed – All Breed All Systems

Number 1 All Breed Hound

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New Champions

CH TOPSFIELD-SANCHU POLO

CH TOPSFIELD TWISTER

2001 Basset Hound Club of America National Specialty

AWARD OF MERIT

STUD DOG CLASS

BEST OF OPPOSITE SEX IN FUTURITY

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TOPSFIELD MERRY-GO-ROUND

BEST OF OPPOSITE SEX IN FUTURITY

2000 Basset Hound Club of America National Specialty

WINNERS DOG – SANCHU-TOPSFIELD GO-CARS

2001 Basset Hound Specialty Wins

KENTUCKIANA BHC

POTOMAC BHC

BHC OF MARYLAND

GTR. MINNEAPOLIS ST PAUL BHC

PILGRIM BHC

FORT DEARBORN BHC

BHC OF GTR. HOUSTON

LINCOLNLAND BHC

PILGRIM BHC

BOB

WB/BOW

BOB

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CARS

CH TOPSFIELD CALYPSO

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CAR

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CARS

2001 Basset Hound Club of America National Specialty

Multiple Best in Show and BISS

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“Bumpers”

Award of Merit

2001 Basset Hound Club of America National Specialty

B/J Col. Robert Booth

Handled Exclusively by Bryan Martin

Breeders: Dom and Claudia Orlandi

Owners: Claudia Orlandi and Claire “Kitty” Steidel

TOPSFIELD MERRY-GO-ROUND

“Merry”

Best of Opposite in Futurity

2001 Basset Hound Club of America National Specialty

B/J Kirk Joiner

Photo from Nationals not available

Handled Exclusively by Sue Frischmann

Breeders: Dom and Claudia Orlandi

Owner: Claudia Orlandi

Some of the 2001 Basset Hound Specialty Highlights

CH Topsfield Bumper Cars

Best of Breed

Gtr. Minneapolis St. Paul

Basset Hound Club

B/J Andrew Kostic

Handled by Bryan Martin

Breeders: Dom and Claudia Orlandi

Owners: Claudia Orlandi and Claire “Kitty” Steidel

CH Topsfield-Sanchu Sports Car

Winners Dog & Best of Winers

Lincolnland BHC

B/J Joe Smith

Pictured with Bryan Martin

Breeders/Owners:

Claudia Orlandi and Claire “Kitty” Steidel

New Champions

CH TOPSFIELD TWISTER

“Twister”

Twister is pictured finishing his championship by
going Best of Winners at the Springfield Kennel
Club Dog Show in November.

Handled by Sue Frischmann and his owner, Jill Kanowitz

Breeders: Dom and Claudia Orlandi

Owner: Jill Kanowitz

CH TOPSFIELD-SANCHU POLO

“Popo”

Polo is pictured going Best of Breed from the classes as a seven month old.

He finished his championship in December, 2001 at the age of 10 months.

Judge Monica Canestrini

Handled Exclusively by Sue Frischmann

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

A Few of the 2001 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

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Best In Show

T.A. Kilcullen

Best In Show

Mr. H N Berman

Best In Show

Dana P Cline

Group 1

Ms. Judy Webb

Best In Show

W. Everett Dean

Breeders: Dom and Claudia Orlandi

Owners: Claudia Orlandi and Claire “Kitty” Steidel

Multiple Best in Specialty Show and Multiple Group Winning

CH SANCHU-TOPSFIELD GO-CARS

Our thanks to Judges Lester Mapes above left, Patricia Laurans, above right,
Herman Cresap, below left and James Reynolds, below right.

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.