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Gebhard, pooches continue winning ways

Posted in AKC dog showing, tagged CHS Wolves, dog showing, English setter, Gabriella Gebhard, Oregon on July 1, 2023| Leave a Comment »

Gabriella Gebhard spends some time with her top dog. (Stephanie Gebhard photos)

They’re crisscrossing the country in pursuit of ribbons and dog show glory.

Gabriella Gebhard, who’s heading into her junior year at Coupeville High School, continues to soar in her specialized world, with a little help from her pooches.

Her main dog — Walker (Set’r Ridge’s Legend in the Making) — helped her nab an invitation recently to the English Setter National Top 20 event for junior handlers.

That comes on the heels of the duo claiming three more Best Juniors titles at a show in Canby, Oregon.

The strong showing moved Gebhard up into the top Juniors class, known as Masters, where she also took home the top prize.

The standout Wolf student/athlete has earned a staggering 11 Best Juniors awards across the past eight months.

Gebhard is building an army of award-winning pooches.

Gebhard also shows a second dog — Everest (Set’r Ridge’s Climbing to the Top), who is hot to trot in his own pursuit of grandstand glory.

Competing in Oregon, the tandem received Select Dog status, finishing right behind the top-rated English Setter in the USA.

With the five points he notched for that, Everest has rung up 15 of the 25 points needed to earn Grand Championship status.

Aiming for perfection.

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Doggone it, they’re dominating

Posted in AKC dog showing, tagged CHS Wolves, dog showing, Gabriella Gebhard, Idaho, Westminster on June 1, 2023| Leave a Comment »

Gabriella Gebhard continues to rack up wins on the dog show circuit. (Photos courtesy Stephanie Gebhard)

They’re on a tear.

Coupeville High School sophomore Gabriella Gebhard and her trusty canine companion, Walker – Set’r Ridge’s Legend in the Making, are picking up wins at every stop on the dog show circuit.

The duo, who hit the big time earlier this spring at the Westminster Kennel Club Dog Show — the premier pooch event in the USA — captured their eighth Best Junior award last weekend in Coer d’Alene, Idaho.

Striking that judge-pleasing pose.

That makes it four straight victories and counting for Gebhard, who sits two wins away from making the jump from Open Senior to Master Class.

Oh, and she’s already booked a return trip to Westminster for 2024, as win #7 of the season clinched that.

Smoochie-boochies for a good boy.

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CHS sophomore shines at USA’s #1 dog show

Posted in AKC dog showing, tagged CHS Wolves, dog showing, Gabriella Gebhard, New York, Westminster on May 10, 2023| 1 Comment »

Gabriella Gebhard hits the big time. (Photos courtesy Stephanie Gebhard)

Coupeville took a sizable bite out of the Big Apple.

CHS sophomore Gabriella Gebhard and her English setter, Walker – Set’r Ridge’s Legend in the Making, competed Tuesday at the Westminster Kennel Club Dog Show.

The duo competed for the Junior Showmanship title and landed in the top half of the 89 competitors.

Luke Waters of Indiana, showing a Wire Fox Terrier known as Claypools Make Your Mark, claimed top honors.

Westminster, now in its 147th year, is the premier dog show in America, and you have to earn your ticket to compete.

For Gebhard and her rivals, that meant earning Best Junior Handler status in “a minimum of two competing classes at seven or more AKC dog shows in the previous year.”

Getting limbered up for their big-city debut.

Gebhard, who was making her debut appearance at Westminster, is well on her way to qualifying for a repeat trip in 2024.

In Junior Showmanship, judges evaluate the handler on “how they present their dog and how they enhance their dog’s qualities.”

They need to “be able to demonstrate to the judge knowledge of their breed and appropriate ways to present the dog,” with judges looking at “control of the dog, presentation of the dog, and teamwork between the junior and their dog.”

Gebhard and Walker aim for that perfect angle.

While Gabriella was aiming for the crown, showing strongly in her big-time debut is a huge positive.

“The judge looked at her and Walker until the very end,” mom Stephanie Gebhard said. “Impressive on her first try.”

Congrats to a top-notch doggo.

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Wolf, dog prep for Big Apple trip

Posted in AKC dog showing, tagged Andy Linton, dog showing, Gabriella Gebhard, Royal Canin AKC Nationals, Westminster on April 5, 2023| Leave a Comment »

Coupeville’s Gabriella Gebhard, a fast-rising star in the dog show world. (Kaitlyn Price photos provided by Stephanie Gebhard)

One month until the show of shows.

Coupeville High School sophomore Gabriella Gebhard treks to New York in early May, accompanied by her faithful pooch companion, Walker (Set’r Ridge’s Legend in the Making).

Their destination is the 147th Annual Westminster Kennel Club Dog Show, the premier event on the yearly calendar.

Gebhard and Walker are scheduled to show May 9.

“Who’s a champion? You are!”

The duo, who have also qualified for the AKC National Championship presented by Royal Canin, are two wins from qualifying for next year’s Westminster show as well.

Gebhard recently picked up her fifth Best Junior award of the year at the Peninsula Fanciers Club Dog Show in Bremerton and has until late September to notch wins #6 and #7.

When she’s not showing, the Coupeville ace is gathering experience by working for Andy Linton, a Westminster Best in Show winner who is one of the country’s top handlers.

Gebhard prepares and grooms Linton’s dogs before he shows them.

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Gebhard, canine companion wow judges

Posted in AKC dog showing, tagged AKC, dog showing, Florida, Gabriella Gebhard, Royal Canin AKC Nationals on December 17, 2022| Leave a Comment »

Gabriella Gebhard and her pooch enjoy Florida. (Photos courtesy Stephanie Gebhard)

Gabriella Gebhard continues to take the world of dog showing by storm.

The Coupeville High School sophomore competed in the AKC National Championship presented by Royal Canin in Orlando, Florida this weekend.

It was her second-straight trip to the event, but not the end of her adventure, as the 147th Annual Westminster Kennel Club Dog Show awaits in May 2023.

With strong performances this season, Gebhard is actually halfway to qualifying for the 2024 edition of Westminster as well.

While in Florida she claimed multiple awards with the most experienced of her pooches, Walker (Set’r Ridge’s Legend in the Making).