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Gebhard, canine companion shine on big stage

Posted in AKC dog showing, tagged AKC, CHS Wolves, dog showing, Gabriella Gebhard, Westminster on February 12, 2025| Leave a Comment »

Gabriella Gebhard stands tall at the Westminster Dog Show in New York. (Photos courtesy Stephanie Gebhard)

It’s the biggest show of the year.

The annual Westminster Kennel Club Dog Show is in its 149th edition and returned to the white-hot spotlight of Madison Square Garden for the first time in five years.

Among the competitors, and making a return trip, was Coupeville High School senior Gabriella Gebhard.

The accomplished dog handler was accompanied by Everest (Set’r Ridge’s Climbing to the Top), who she whelped, trained, and groomed since birth.

Gebhard has been one of the top Juniors in the country over the past couple of years, with her and her pooches bringing home a truckload of ribbons and trophies.

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Gebhard, pooches rule dog show universe

Posted in AKC dog showing, tagged AKC, dog showing, Gabriella Gebhard, Royal Canin AKC Nationals, Westminster on December 18, 2024| Leave a Comment »

Gabriella Gebhard and Walker (Set’r Ridge’s Legend in the Making).

“What a career!”

Stephanie Gebhard has had a front row seat as daughter Gabriella has taken the dog show world by storm over the past several years.

Now, one section of that run is coming to a close for the Coupeville High School senior, as she ages out of the world of Juniors dog handlers.

Competing at Royal Canin 2024 with Everest (Set’r Ridge’s Climbing to the Top).

But, as she makes the transition, Gabriella Gebhard (and her pooches) continue to rake in the awards and qualify for the big shows.

The CHS student, who is ranked #3 in Sporting Juniors across the USA in 2024, participated in the recent Royal Canin show in Orlando.

Gebhard is slated to show at Westminster — the premium event in the dog show world — in February at Madison Square Garden and has qualified for Royal Canin 2025 and Westminster 2026.

She did all that by going on a ribbon-winning tear during her final five weeks on the road as a Juniors competitor, assuring her a chance to return to her domain for visits even after aging out.

On point, always.

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Gebhard, pooch go on a winning tear

Posted in AKC dog showing, tagged CHS Wolves, dog showing, Gabriella Gebhard, Royal Canin AKC Nationals, Westminster on December 3, 2024| 1 Comment »

Gabriella Gebhard is wrapping up a stellar career as a Junior Handler.

It’s been a busy, and successful stretch of time for Gabriella Gebhard.

The Coupeville High School senior celebrated her 18th birthday Nov. 7, which also meant she aged out of being a Junior Handler in the dog show world.

With five weekends between the start of a new show year to her cake day, Gebhard and her faithful pooch, Walker (Set’r Ridge’s Legend in the Making), had to go hard to qualify for the two biggest events on the schedule.

That would be Royal Canin, held in Orlando Dec. 12-14, and the Westminster Dog Show, set for Madison Square Garden Feb. 10-11.

Needing to score big, Gebhard did just that, piling up eight Best Juniors, eight class wins, and four Reserve Best Juniors.

She’s currently the top-ranked English Setter Junior Handler, as well as being the #3 Sporting Junior Handler and the #11 All-Breed Junior Handler.

All the ribbons belong to them.

Keeping cool in the heat of the spotlight.

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Wolf senior rules dog show world

Posted in AKC dog showing, tagged CHS Wolves, dog showing, Gabriella Gebhard, Royal Canin AKC Nationals, Westminster on September 5, 2024| Leave a Comment »

Gabriella Gebhard and one of her prize-winning pooches. (Photo courtesy Stephanie Gebhard)

Only the passage of time can stop her.

Coupeville High School senior Gabriella Gebhard, one of the top dog showers in the country, will age out of juniors’ competition when she turns 18 this November.

Though even then, she’ll get a small reprieve, being allowed to compete in shows she has already qualified for while within the age limit.

Gebhard, who was tabbed as Best Junior at the Rainier Sporting Dog Show in August, shows multiple pooches, all of them near the top of their respective classes.

She’s scheduled to compete at the prestigious AKC National Championships presented by Royal Canin in Orlando in December.

After that, Gebhard returns to the biggest show of them all, the Westminster Dog Show, held at Madison Square Garden in New York next February.

As of the end of July, the Wolf student/athlete is the top-ranked English Setter junior handler in the country, while being #2 in Sporting Juniors and #8 in All-Breed Handlers.

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One Wolf to rule the dog show world

Posted in AKC dog showing, tagged CHS Wolves, dog showing, Gabriella Gebhard, Madison Square Garden, Westminster on July 11, 2024| Leave a Comment »

Coupeville rising senior Gabriella Gebhard (left) continues to rule the dog show world. (Photos courtesy Stephanie Gebhard)

She’s headed back to the biggest stage for a third time.

Coupeville High School rising senior Gabriella Gebhard has qualified for a return trip to the Westminster Dog Show.

That means she’ll be in New York next February for the 149th version of the event, showcasing her pooch-handling skills at Madison Square Garden.

Gebhard, who is one of the top junior handlers in the country, qualified by racking up win after win, and by bringing in top grades in the classroom.

And she’s topping the charts with multiple dogs these days, with Walker (Set’r Ridge’s Legend in the Making) and Everest (Set’r Ridge’s Climbing to the Top) taking turns.