Daniel Britton and "Burner"
Am DC Khani's Burn Down The Mission

Daniel started his Juniors career this summer 
up in Canada, as well as showing in the breed 
ring with Burner and his brindle son, Bono.
Daniel is becoming an excellent handler and
with more practice, he will be much more
competitive with the *big dogs* in the ring!

Emily Britton and "MO"
Khani's Causing A ComMOtion

Emily's ring debut put her up 
against another junior that 
has been showing for 2 years.

With more practice and shows,
she will get to be quite the handler!

Emily will start showing "FireBall"
Khani's Tribal Warrior 
in the summer of 2007.

Shelby Miller and "Pippi"
Am CH Khani's Achtung Baby
owned by Jennifer & Shelby Miller & Kathy (Portland, OR)

Pippi finished her Championship on 8/28 with her third major in just over a month!  Pippi was completely owner/handled by Shelby ~ they are becoming quite the team doing very well in both the Open Intermediate junior showmanship class as well as the breed ring!

Andrew Mansfield and "Beaner"
Khani's DP Run For The Border
Beaner is another "Benny" pup
 (Albany, OR)

Andrew & Beaner were quite the duo... and they were ranked #6 in BCOA in Limited showing last year.
Drew helps out in the Basenji ring 
Occasionally, but has since retired "Beaner" to the couch!  

Other local Basenji Junior Handlers...

Caitlyn Hauser and "Kimya"
Dragnquest Karosel PocketPstl
owned by Dawn & Gary Hauser
(Forest Grove, OR)

Caitlyn and Kimya have worked very hard and their continued dedication to Junior Showmanship is evident every time that they walk into the show ring.  We look forward to seeing Caitlyn and Kimya bring home more and more ribbons!

Kelsey Jones & "Bindi"
Dragnquest My-Tym Close Call
owned by Jackie & Terry Jones (Clatskanie, OR)

Kelsey had her ring debut this weekend and made the cut up to 5th place in a large Novice Intermediate class of 10.. and placed 2nd in a large class BOTH days this past weekend!! Kelsey and Bindi went Best Junior Handler at the WVBC 2005 Summer Specialty!

Caitie Stellingwerf & "Rio"
Rio is a "Benny-sired" pup (Salem, OR)

Caitie didn't show in the Junior ring very long, but did take a Best Junior Handler award at the January 2005 WVBC Specialty.  Shortly thereafter, she took two more First Placements to move her up into the Open Intermediate Class.

Past Basenji Juniors handling Khani's, Quita & Taji Basenjis....

Matthew Grimes & "Jay"
CH Taji's Bad To The Bone Mojo
 (Poulsbo, WA)

Matthew started showing in the Juniors ring shortly after his 10th birthday.  He finished his Juniors career by going Best Junior Handler at the 2003 BCOA National Specialty, a week before his 18th birthday...
Matthew is now serving his country as a US Marine.

 Douglas Montgomery & "Saba"
CH KISA N Quita's Itsabouttime JC 
owned by Laurie (Montgomery) Gregory & Doug Montgomery
(Seattle, WA)

Doug showed in the Juniors ring on a limited basis... mostly at the cluster in conjunction with a basenji specialty.
He is shown going Best Junior Handler at the 1998 Willamette Valley Basenji Club Specialty.

John Neideregger & "Houdini"
Marvelous Merlin Out of Africa JC
owned by
Kathy Britton & Jean Beatty 
(Seattle, OR)

  John and Houdini's first time in the junior showmanship ring at an all-breed dog show, he went Best Junior Handler over an entry of 69 kids from the Novice Junior class! 

Alex Kalas & "Ruby"
Khani's Boogie Child JC
Owned by
Zuzka & Alex Kalas & Kathy Britton
(Beaverton, OR)

Alex and Ruby made a nice team during the time that Alex put a couple of single points on Miss Ruby... Junior Showmanship brought Alex out of his 'shell' as he was such a quiet boy.

And do you recognize either of these handlers ???