Cherokee Bulldogs Current Wins and News Rock's winning continues and his puppies have been winning too.  In the past two weeks, he has won four more Specialty Shows, making him the #1 Specialty winning Bulldog in breed history: 03/29/08 Bulldog Club of Pittsburgh Best In Specialty Show 03/30/08 Bulldog Club of Pittsburgh Best In Specialty Show 04/04/08 Bulldog Club of Connecticut Best In Specialty Show 04/06/08 Bulldog Club of Philadelphia Best In Specialty Show Congratulations to Steve Brown on winning a four point major at the New Brunswick Kennel Club show with Rock's son, Ultimate's Second Chance. Congratulations to Nikki Bermea, Nacho Villanueva, Kathy Rodriguez and Viviana Rivero on finishing Rock's son, Zotoluco Villanueva, by going winners dog and best of winners at the Bulldog Club of Connecticut. Rock continues to do very well at the shows.  Last weekend he won back to back Specialty Shows at the Kentuckiana Bulldog Club in Louisville, Kentucky.  Last night, Rock showed at the Non-Sporting Group Club of The Garden State and went Best In Show: 03/14/08 Kentuckiana Bulldog Club Best of Breed 03/15/08 Kentuckiana Bulldog Club Best of Breed 03/20/08 Non-Sporting Group Club of The Garden State Best of Breed, Group First & BEST IN SHOW Congratulations to Nikki Bermea, Nacho Villanueva, Kathy Rodriguez and Viviana Rivero on going winners dog & best of winners with Rock's son, Zotoluco Villanueva, at the Capitol Bulldog Club Specialty Show.  He followed this win with winners dog & best of winners at the Non-Sporting Group Club of The Garden State. Rock had a great day at his first dog show since the Westminster.  Showing in New York, at the Saw Mill River Kennel Club, Rock won Best of Breed, Group First and BEST IN SHOW: 03/09/08 Saw Mill River Kennel Club Best of Breed, Group First & BEST IN SHOW Congratulations to Dino & Christie Garza on going winners dog from the puppy class at the Bulldog Club of Indiana Specialty Show with Rock's son, D1's Iron Horse. Congratulations to Tammy Banks on going winners bitch at three consecutive shows with Rock's daughter, Sara's Miss Ellaae Cherokee for seven points and a major. All of this was from the puppy class. Congratulations to Chip & Lisa Gatt for going winners dog four days in a row in Chicago with Rock's son, Cherokee Legend Floyd. Congratulations to Alex & Michelle Rodriguez on finishing Pretty Boy's daughter, Ch. Red Dog's Marilyn. She is Pretty Boy's 48th champion. Congratulations to Donna Schuchart on finishing Pretty Boy's daughter, Ch. Annie O'Sweetheart Of The Rodeo. Rock had a great day at the Westminster, winning Best of Breed and then going onto second in a very strong Non-Sporting group.  This was Rock third year competing at the Westminster and the third time he has been Best of Breed! 02/11/08 Westminster Kennel Club Best of Breed & Group 2nd Our other dogs have also been doing well as have the puppies of our studs. Ch. Cherokee Arcadia Glory (co-owned with Heather Wetherbee) went winners bitch, best of winners and Best of Breed on 02/08/08 at the Bulldog Club of New Jersey Specialty.  On 02/10/08 she went Winners Bitch & Best of Winners to finish her championship at the Bulldog Club of America - Division I Specialty. Congratulations to Nikki Bermea and Nacho Villanueva for going Winners Dog, Best of Winners and Best of Breed, with Rock's son, Zotoluco, at the Long Island Bulldog Club Specialty on 02/09/08. Congratulations to Henry and Miriam Martinez on finishing Rock's son, Ch. Cherokee Legend Jamaris Hercules.  Hercules won back to back majors, going Best of Winners at the Bulldog Club of Greenville SC Specialty and the Spartanburg Kennel Club. Congratulations to Chip and Lisa Gatt on going Winners Dog from the puppy class for a major with Rock's son, Exact Classic Iron Mike, at the Hoosier Kennel Club. Rock started 2008 by winning back to back Bests In Specialty Show this weekend. 01/19/08 Lenape Bulldog Club of Pennsylvania Best of Breed 01/20/08 Lenape Bulldog Club of Pennsylvania Best of Breed Rock's puppies have also gotten off to a great start. Congratulations to Henry and Miriam Martinez for winning a four point major at the Tampa Bay Kennel Club and a five point major at the Clearwater Kennel Club on Rock's son, Cherokee Legend Jamaris Hercules. Congratulations to George Lai for going winers dog and best of winners at the Lenape Bulldog Club of Pennsylvania with Rock's son, Cherokee Ultimate Apollo. Congratulations to Dino and Christie Garza for going winners dog, best of winners and best of breed over specials at the Texas Kennel Club with Rock's son, D1's Iron Horse.  Even more impressive, this was done from the puppy class. Congratulations to Laura Estep and William Lee for finishing Pretty Boy's son, Ch. Snider's The One The Only, at the Central Iowa Kennel Club. HAPPY NEW YEAR TO ALL! Again, we have fallen behind with the news. Although we have not shown much since the National, Rock finished the year very impressively: 10/14/07 Iliana Bulldog Club Best Of Breed 10/26/07 Queensboro Kennel Club Best Of Breed & Group First 11/03/07 Chicago Bulldog Club Best Of Breed 11/04/07 Chicago Bulldog Club Best Of Breed 12/16/07 Bulldog Club Of Greater Cleveland Best Of Breed 12/16/07 Western Reserve Kennel Club Group First Congratulations to the following for their recent new champions sired by Rock:      Ed & Bonnie Ramos...................Ch. Pandora's Surprise De Ponce      Linda Seidel & Cheray Norman...Ch. Addicted 2 Amethyst      George Lai & Susan Zeiniger......Ch. Ultimate Sebastian      Chip & Lisa Gatt.........................Ch. Cherokee Exact Classic Deuce ROCK HAD A GREAT DAY WINNING THE BULLDOG CLUB OF AMERICA NATIONAL SPECIALTY! 10/03/07 Bulldog Club of America National Specialty Best of Breed Pretty Boy also had a great day at the National Specialty, winning the Veteran Dog Class and then going on to win the Stud Dog Class. Both of these were repeat wins of last year. Rock continues winning. In the past two weeks he has won to more Specialty Shows and two more group firsts. 09/09/07 Clermont County Kennel Club Best of Breed & Group First 09/15/07 Bulldog Club of America-Division I Best of Breed 09/15/07 South Shore Kennel Club Best of Breed & Group First 09/16/07 Bulldog Club of New England Best of Breed Rock won another Group First this weekend in Pennsylvania: 08/26/07 Mid-Susquehanna Kennel Club Best of Breed & Group First Congratulations again to Ed & Bonnie Ramos on going winners bitch, best of winners and best of breed over a special with Rock's daughter, Pandora's Surprise De Ponce, at the Great Barrington Kennel Club Show in Massachusetts. After taking three weeks off, Rock returned to the ring winning back-to-back Group Firsts: 08/18/07 Tioga County Kennel Club Best of Breed & Group First 08/19/07 Tioga County Kennel Club Best of Breed & Group First Congratulations to Vic & Susan Palermo on going winners dog with Pretty Boy's son, Beantown's U.S. Marshall, at the Greater Lowell Kennel Club show. Congratulations to Ed & Bonnie Ramos on going winners bitch, best of winners & best of opposite sex with Rock's daughter, Pandora's Surprise De Ponce at the Greater Lowell Kennel Club show. Rock continues to add to his winning record. Shown only one day this weekend, he made the best of it. At the Putnam Kennel Club show in New York, Rock went Best of Breed, Group First and Best In Show: 07/20/07 Putnam Kennel Club Best of Breed, Group First & BEST IN SHOW The puppies of each of our studs are doing very well in the show ring. Congratulations to Telitha & Martin Blackwood and Jean Hetherington on finishing Pretty Boy's daughter and 45th champion, Ch. Hetherbull Carmel Candy. Congratulations to Bruce Smith & Ruth Lebo on finishing Crazy Horse's daughter, Ch. Lebo Odan Starr of Hoogh's at the Lakes Region Kennel Club. Crazy Horse is now eligible for induction this fall into The Bulldog Club of America Hall of Fame. Congratulations to Linda & Ed Johnson on going winners dog with Calvin's son, Johnson Hurricane Ivan, at the West Virginia Bulldog Club Specialty Show. Congratulations to Diane Black for going winners dog at the Ann Arbor Kennel Club Show with Rock's son, Black's Dapper Dan. Congratulations to Kelly & Jonathan Mau for going winners bitch with Rock's daughter, Cherokee Legend Just Edna, at the Riverhead Kennel Club Show. This was their first show! Since our last news, Rock has done some outstanding winning and the pups of our studs are really doing well. Rock has won three more Group Firsts and another BEST IN SHOW: 6/16/07 Northshore Kennel Club Best of Breed & Group First 6/29/07 Chenango Valley Kennel Club Best of Breed, Group First & BEST IN SHOW 7/01/07 Kanadasaga Kennel Club Best of Breed & Group First Congratulations to Nikki Bermea on finishing Ch. Cherokee Arcadia Grace at the Northshore Kennel Club after going winers bitch and best of opposite sex. Congratulations to Tony and Leslie Patterson on finishing Crazy Horse's son, Ch. Pat-A-Bull's Ivon The Terrible by going winners dog and best of winners at the Northshore Kennel Club. Rock continues to do very well. This weekend he won back to back Bests of Breed and Group Firsts. This makes ten consecutive Group Firsts for Rock. His puppies are also doing very well: Congratulations to Kathy Rodriguez and Nikki Bermea on finishing Rock daughter, Ch. Cherokee Lonestar Just Mona by going winners bitch and best of opposite sex at the Middlesex County Kennel Club Show. Congratulations to George Lai and Susan Zeiniger on going winners dog, best of winners and best of breed, followed by a Group 4th with Rock son, Ultimate Sebastion, at the Wallkill Kennel Club. Congratulations to Ed and Bonnie Ramos on showing Rock daughter, Pandora's Surprise De Ponce, to winners bitch, best of winners and best of breed at the Hockamock Kennel Club. The next day she was winners bitch, best of winners and best of opposite sex at the Wampanoag Kennel Club. 06/08/07 Taconic Hills Kennel Club Best of Breed & Group First 06/09/07 Greenwich Kennel Club Best of Breed & Group First Congratulations to Kathy Rodriguez and Nikki Bermea on going winners bitch, best of winners and best of opposite sex with Rock's daughter, Cherokee Lonestar Just Mona, for 4 point major at the Longshore-Southport Kennel Club. Congratulations to George Lai and Susan Zeiniger on going winners dog with Rock's son, Ultimate Sebastian, for a 4 point major at the Longshore-Southport Kennel Club. Congratulations to Jean Hetherington and Telitha & Martin Blackwood on going winners bitch with Pretty Boy's daughter, Hetherbull Carmel Candy, for a 3 point major at the Asheville Kennel Club. Congratulations to Tony and Leslie Patterson on winning another major on Crazy Horse's son, Pat-A-Bull's Ivon The Terrible. He is within two points of earning his championship. Congratulations to Albert and Eileen Mattera on going winners dog with Cherokee Heavensent Othello at the Union County Kennel Club show. Rock had an excellent Memorial Day weekend at the shows winning two more Bests In Specialty and two more Group Firsts: 05/25/07 Bulldog Club of Cincinnati Best In Specialty Show 05/26/07 Bulldog Club of Cincinnati Best In Specialty Show 05/27/07 Cincinnati Kennel Club Best of Breed & Group First 05/28/07 Cincinnati Kennel Club Best of Breed & Group First We had an outstanding weekend at the shows. On Saturday, Rock's son, Ch. Cherokee White Buffalo, finished his championship by going winners dog and best of winners at the St. Clairsville Ohio Kennel Club Show. Rock went on to Best of Breed and Group First. The following day was even better. Rock went Best of Breed, Group First and BEST IN SHOW. 5/19/07 St. Clairsville Ohio Kennel Club Best of Breed & Group First 5/20/07 St. Clairsville Ohio Kennel Club Best of Breed, Group First & BEST IN SHOW Congratulations to Melissa Justice. Her Pretty Boy daughter, Cherokee Legend Fiona Grace, was winners bitch and best of opposite sex Saturday and Sunday at the St. Clairsville Ohio Kennel Club Shows. Rock had another good weekend winning th Breed and Group both days: 05/05/07 York County Kennel Club of Maine Best of Breed and Group First 05/06/07 York County Kennel Club of Maine Best of Breed and Group First Rock has been doing great, winning three Bests in Specialty Show and three Non-Sporting group firsts in the last three weeks: 04/14/07 Lower-Susquehanna Bulldog Club Best In Specialty Show 04/20/07 Buckeye Bulldog Club Best In Specialty Show 04/21/07 Buckeye Bulldog Club Best In Specialty Show 04/22/07 Central Ohio Kennel Club Best of Breed & Group First 04/28/07 Packerland Kennel Club Best of Breed & Group First 04/29/07 Packerland Kennel Club Best of Breed & Group First Rock's son, Cherokee White Buffalo, was winners dog both days at the Packerland Kennel Club shows. We have gotten a bit behind in updating the website. The past month has gone quite well. This past weekend we went down to Cherry Hill, New Jersey for three Specialty shows.  On Friday, we only show only Rock's daughter, Wynona.  On Saturday and Sunday, we showed both Rock and Wynona.  On Friday, Wynona was Best of Breed at the Bulldog Club of Connecticut Specialty Show. On Saturday, Rock was Best of Breed and Wynona was Best of Opposite Sex at the Lower Susquehanna Bulldog Club Specialty Show. On Sunday, the results were the same. Rock was Best of Breed and Wynona was Best of Opposite Sex at the Bulldog Club of Philadelphia Specialty Show. Congratulations to Nikki Bermea on going winners bitch with Cherokee Arcadia Grace at this show. The previous weekend, Rock won back-to-back Specialties at the Bulldog Club of Pittsburgh: 3/31/07 Bulldog Club of Pittsburgh Best of Breed 4/01/07 Bulldog Club of Pittsburgh Best of Breed Earlier this month, Rock won the Capitol Bulldog Club Specialty Show: 3/17/07 Capitol Bulldog Club Best of Breed Each of our studs' puppies have been doing quite well in the show ring: Congratulations to Ed & Linda Johnson on finishing Calvin's daughter, Ch. Johnson Honey Dots by going winners bitch at the Kentuckiana Bulldog Club Specialty. Congratulations to Michelle & Alex Rodriguez on Finishing Pretty Boy's son, Ch. Red Dog's Merlin. Congratulations to Paula Turner & Jean Hetherington on finishing Pretty Boy's daughter, Ch. Hetherbull Lemon Drop. Congratulations to Henry & Miriam Martinez for going winners dog with Pretty Boy's son, Stellar Manolo Blahnik at the Palm Beach Dog Fanciers Association. Congratulations to Shannon Martin on finishing Crazy Horse's daughter, Ch. Gambler's I'm Feelin Lucky, by going winners bitch and best of opposite sex at the Bulldog Club of Pittsburgh Specialty Show. Congratulations to Linda Seidel for going winners bitch with Rock's daughter, Addicted 2 Amethyst, at the Southwest Oregon Bulldog Club Specialty Show. This was accomplished from the 6-9 month puppy bitch class. Congratulations to Chip & Lisa Gatt for going winners bitch with Rock's daughter, Cherokee Exact Classic Deuce, for 5 points at the Western Michigan Bulldog Club Specialty Show. This was also from the puppy class. Rock showed this past Saturday and went Best of Breed and First in the Group: 03/03/07 Monticello NY Kennel Club Best of Breed & Group First Congratulations to Kathy Rodriguez and Nikki Bermea for going winners bitch and best of opposite sex with Cherokee Arcadia Grace at the Monticello NY Kennel Club on 3/03/07. Congratulations again to Kathy Rodriguez and Nikki Bermea for the impressive winning they have been doing from the puppy class with Rock's daughter, Cherokee Lonestar Just Mona. On 2/24/07, Mona went winners bitch, best of winners and Best of Breed over three specials at the Rockland County KC. On 3/04/07, she went winners bitch and best of opposite sex at the Kennel Club of Northern New Jersey. Rock and his daughter, Wynona, had a terrific weekend at the specialties in Atlanta.  Rock won back-to-back Bests In Specialty Show: 02/24/07 Bulldog Club of Greater Atlanta Best of Breed 02/25/07 Bulldog Club of Greater Atlanta Best of Breed Ch. Cherokee Wynona, Rock's daughter, finished her championship with back-to-back 4 point majors going winners bitch and best of winners.  On Sunday, Wynona was Best of Opposite Sex. Congratulations to Alex and Michelle Rodriguez on going winners bitch at the Bulldog Club of Greater Atlanta Specialty with Pretty Boy's daughter, Red Dog's Destiny. Congratulations to George Lai on finishing Pretty Boy's son, Ch. Our Gang Out On Parole. Congratulations to Linda & Grant Howard on finishing Crazy Horse's son, Ch. Unforgetabull Play Boy Hugh. We had an outstanding four days at the Specialty Shows and the Westminster Kennel Club at Madison Square Garden. At the Bulldog Club of Philadelphia, Rock's son, Cherokee White Buffalo went Winners Dog.  Cherokee Arcadia Grace co-owned and handled by Nikki Bermea went Winners Bitch, Best of Winners and Best of Opposite Sex. At the Long Island Bulldog Club, Cherokee White Buffalo again went Winners Dog.   Then Rock's daughter, Cherokee Wynona, had a spectacular day. She went Winners Bitch, Best of Winners and Best of Breed. White Buffalo and Wynona are from Rock's first litter. At the Bulldog Club of America - Division I Specialty Rock went Best of Breed. On Monday, we went to Madison Square Garden for the Westminster Kennel Club Show. For the second year in a row, Rock was Best of Breed. That evening he placed 2nd in an outstanding Non-Sporting Group. Congratulations to Jack & Marge Kepley and Millie Watkins on finishing Pretty Boy's daughter, Ch. Tango Kepley Tai Shan. Congratulations to Liz & Dan Karshner on finishing Pretty Boy's 41st champion, Ch. Little Pond's Mystic Marigold. Rock continued his winning this weekend by topping back to back Specialty Shows at the Lenape Bulldog Club of Pennsylvania. 01/27/07 Lenape Bulldog Club of Pennsylvania Best of Breed 01/28/07 Lenape Bulldog Club of Pennsylvania Best of Breed Rock got off to a great start for 2007 this weekend in New York. He won an All-Breed Best in Show and three Group Firsts: 01/11/07 Kennel Club of Niagara Falls Best of Breed & Group First 01/12/07 Kennel Club of Niagara Falls Best of Breed, Group First & BEST IN SHOW 01/14/07 Kennel Club of Buffalo Best of Breed & Group First