A1 French Bulldog Breeder Awards

Smokey Valley

French Bulldog Breeder
Awards
Smokey Valley, French Bulldog Breeder National and International Specialty Pictures of Wins through the years.

JUST SOME OF OUR
FRENCH BULLDOG CLUB OF AMERICA NATIONAL SPECIALTY
WINS THRU THE YEARS

French Bulldog Breeders of Many Awards/Wins

My first trip to a French Bulldog National Specialty Show was to the windy city of Chicago! in Oct. of 1984.

Where our first home bred French Bulldog Champion Smokey Valley's Adam Atom Ant proved it was worth the

effort by going Winners Dog and being part of the French Bulldog winning Stud Dog class as well. (see pictures below)

Here at Smokey Valley Kennel we were still young breeders of the French Bull Dogs so this kind of

Wins/Awards were just what we needed to kick off our kennel here in Washington State.

We have continued to be the place where frenchie lovers of the French Bull Dogs

come to see, visit and buy lovely Top Quality, dogs, puppies thru the years for both

the Foreign, Domestic and International Exhibitors, Breeders of this great pet, family and companion dog.

Join us in a look back at the many dogs that have done us proud with their big awards wins at important

French Bulldog Shows over the years.

The French Bulldog

Check out our more Current Winners on both our Show Wins '06 '07 and Show Wins '07 '08 pages of our site

Not only do our dogs become top winners and produces but have brains and
They Do Obedience TOO!
AKC Intl. Ch Smokey Valley's Stuff CD CGC '90 Ch Smokey Valley's Bullwinkle CD CGC '87
Our Butter really loves me enough to be a top special and a perfect companion dog too

AKC/Int'l CH Smokey Valley's Untouchable CGC
also known as moms "Butter Baby"

A1 French Bulldog Breeders Rick and Michelle Shannon

Our dogs can compete world wide too!
"Pepi" Was the first Fawn colored dog imported to Hungary
and has done quite well both in the rings and as a Sire

Hungarian Belgian, Austria and Romania Ch. Smokey Valley's Hoop Shot
We are so proud of him as the winner of:
6x Hungarian Prima Junior + 3x HPI + 3x Best of Variety Champion +
1x Best of the Day and 1x Res. Best In Show Junior and so many more since this posting!

Do also check on Multi International Champion SMOKEY on our other Show Wins pages!

INTERNATIONALLY WE CAN CLEAN UP TOO
AND NOT BAD IN THE JUNIORS RING!

Our daughter Jerilee and Ch Stuff going Best Junior over 15 times and so retired themselves undefeated!
He was also our youngest sons 4-H, Jr. and Obed. dog, MY obedience & Specials dog and
the dog that can do it all went International and is now known as
AKC and INT'L CH. Smokey Valley's Stuff CD CGC doing the International under a well known German
judge that really loved him as is quite clear to all by this picture.

Multi Titled AKC and International Champion with many Best Of Breed and Group wins.
French Bulldog

Our AKC and INT'L Champions "BUTTER" and "BULLY" both with
TWO Reserve Best In Shows
As well as several Best Bred by Exhibitor groups!

above: AKC/Int'l Ch Smokey Valleys Untouchable (butter)

'92

below: AKC/Int'l Ch Smokey Valley's Bully Bear (bully)

NOT to be out done by the boys our special girl Ch Smokey Valley's Millie Vanillie did some winning of her own also.
3 BOB + Group 3 & 4 AND Winning back to back Best Bred By Exibitor Group 1 AND Reserve Best In Show Also.

AKC/Int'l Ch Smokey Valley's Millie Vanillie '92
Shown all the way by our 9 year old Daughter JeriLee!

Shown going Winners Female & Best of Winners '92

AKC/Int'l Champion Smokey Valley's Millie Vanillin

With our 9 yr. old daughter Jerilee showing them both thru it all!

Champion Smokey Valley's Smudge '92

First Award of Merit

At a French Bulldog Club of America National Specialty in CA.

Best Veteran '92

Champion Smokey Valley's Bullwinkle C.D.

Now a three time winner !!
Winners Dog Best of Winners '85 + Best Stud Dog '89 + Best Veteran in '92!!
He was also a multi BOB and Group winning dog and

the #1 owner/breeder handled French bulldog in '86.

Winners of Best Stud Dog Class '92

AKC/Int'l Champion Smokey Valley's Stuff CD CGC with his winning daughters

Champion Smokey Valley's Smudge / AKC/Int'l Champion Smokey Valley's Millie Vanillie

Best Brace in Specialty '92
Champion Smokey Valley's Bobby Sands & AKC/Int'l Champion Smokey Valley's Stuff CD CGC

Stud dog class Winner

Champion Smokey Valley's Bullwinkle C.D. '89

with his daughters Champion Smokey Valley's Oreo and Champion Smokey Valley's Lazy Daisy

Reserve Winners Dog

Champion Smokey Valley's Bullreguard

at the French Bulldog Nationals in Chicago in '87

the winners dog went on to be the Best Of Breed dog!

That same weekend

the day after the Nationals these girls did us proud under this well respected English Breeder Judge

Best American Bred Dog '87 Smokey Valley's Ambrosia (8 pts.)

Reserve Winners Female '87 Champion Smokey Valley's Oreo

Winners Dog and Best of Winners '86

Champion Smokey Valley's Atom Junior
Some of our big winners at one of our breeds largest Supported Specialty Entries Shows at the time
Both went on to be some of our best produces and main lines in our program.

Winners Female and Best of Winners at Calif. Specialty '86

Champion Smokey Valley's Twinkie Cake

Winners Dog and Best Of Winners

AKC/Int'l Champion Smokey Valley's Bullwinkle C.D.

at the French Bulldog Nationals at NJ in '85

Winners Dog '84

Champion Smokey Valley's Adam Atom Ant

at the National Specialty in Chicago with the largest specialty entry to date.

Atom and I went on to be the #1 Owner/Breeder French Bulldog in '85 and '86

staying in the top 5 all French.

CH. Smokey Valley's Adam Atom Ant
Winners Dog at the '84 Nationals and in the Winning Stud Dog Class as well

Sire: Ch Adam Unique Physique and half brother Ch Jaguar Creme al Cream
Our Atom went on the be a multi BOB and Group winning dog and the
#1 Breeder owner Handled French Bulldog in '85

Smokey Valley, French Bulldog Breeder National and

International Specialty Pictures of Wins through the years.

Smokey Valley Kennel since 1976)
Rick & Michelle Shannon
113 Blake Rd
Toledo, WA 98591
U.S.A.
Phone 360-864-6116
smokeyvalley@toledotel.com

French Bulldog

“It’s Just a Hobby” or “The Price of a Blue Ribbon”

Jan 4 - Bought a cute puppy from a guy who has some of the nicest dogs around. Pup was one of the best he had ever bred. Cost- $75.00

Jan 6 - Flowers for mother to make up for the spots on the rug and the broken ashtray. $7.50

Jan 10 - Vet bill -pup won’t eat. $10.

Jan 11 - Vet bill -pup is eating everything, including flowers and a dozen Hershey bars. $10.

Jan13 - Vet bill -$10. pup is constipated on No. 2 American cheese left by milk man.

Jan16 - Just found out pup hadn’t had any shots... $10. worm medicine was free.

Feb 2 - 2nd shot- $10. vet threw in vitamin pills, figured i was a potential GOLDMINE.

Feb 4 - Vet bill -pup ate 98 Vita-Pup Super Vitamins. $10.

Feb 20 - Vet bill, no problems I just missed him. $10.

Mar 1 - Dr Bill for my Mothers tranquilizers. $15.

Mar 10 - $7.50 dues, Joined Kennel Club

Mar 26 -First match, since they say it is so much fun and inexpensive, according to club members. We got 4th place in 4 to 5 puppy bitch class. Entry fee $1.50 Food $. Gas $5. Turnpike $2.20 Flat tire $10. Cost $21.70

Apr 10 -Rabies shot $10

Apr 11 - Vet bill- $10. Diarrhea from shot

Apr 28 - 2nd match, due to the fact that first was so inexpensive? It was fun despite the 3 inches of snow.... Cost $44.70 including the $28.70 for replacing back seat of car chewed to shreds. We got a 2nd.

May 1 - New crate to prevent the above $58.60

May 7 - $4,872.22 New station wagon as crate won’t fit in car.

May 18 - $20.00 to begin obedience school, gift from mother.

Jun 10 - 1st AKC show- because of small previous tastes of victory. No ribbons-nothing. In fact, pup stepped on bee going into ring and got excused. we watched and learned. $36.05

July 4 - 2nd AKC Show- We didn’t get a ribbon this time either. The judge doesn’t know a good puppy when he sees it... all other losers agreed.

July 18 - 3rd AKC Show- 4th in a 5 dog class$44.85 including $15. for a parking ticket. Whoever put that fire hydrant in the middle of a park ought to see a psychiatrist!

Aug 8 - Phone call to a Pro-handler to make arrangements to have pup shown to her fullest potential. $5.10

Aug 10 - Trip to handler. $15.60

Aug 28 - Big 2 show weekend for me and pup. Motel overnight, dinner for handler and me to discuss why pup did not place on Saturday.

Aug 29 - Sunday, didn’t place again, hurried home before the tornado. will call handler. He’s too busy anyway. Cost 99.80 matches are cheaper!

Aug 30 - Phone call to handler, seem pup lacks spirit he believes. However she’ll make a nice brood bitch.

Aug 31 - Trip to handler to pick up the pup. handler’s performance and board. $7.50

Sept 1 - Bill for pledges and catalog ads for kennel Club Annual Show. $20.

Sept 16 - Annual Specialty show, will try again... no placing. $13.50

Oct 20 - The National Specialty... everyone who is anybody goes, so here I go again. Really an experience to watch the parent club in action. After seeing top dogs decided she’ll be better off in Obedience. Cost $280.00

Oct 25 - $42.50 for jumps and obedience equipment and re-enrollment to school.

Nov 10 - First AKC Obedience trial! Got a green ribbon, 26th place, not bad for a beginner. $18.

Nov 28 - New shoes, wore out old ones practicing my heeling! $9.59

Dec 17 - Need one more leg! Stayed in motel so pup will be on time and well rested. Cost $48.30 including one raw steak, because pup got CD, green ribbon and a BLUE ONE! We got first place!!

Dec 23 - Kennel Club Christmas Dinner, $10.50

Dec 25 - One Ball, one rubber ducky, one package of chew bones. Pup believes in Santa Claus.

Jan 4 - Bought one cute little puppy. Show quality etc. Cost $400.00

My Blue Ribbon cost me $7,804.00. I realize now that this is just a hobby with me...I don’t go whole hog, it was all just for fun!!