TOPSFIELD

2000 Highlights

Register of Merit

BONE-A-PART TOPSFIELD TIZ TOPS

New Champions
CH CASTLEHILL'S TOPSFIELD FEDORA
CH SANCHU-TOPSFIELD GO-CARS
CH TOPSFIELD ANGEL
CH TOPSFIELD CALYPSO
CH TOPSFIELD CIRCUS MAXIMUS
CH TOPSFIELD LOOP-THE-LOOP
CH TOPSFIELD ORION

2000 Basset Hound Club of America National Specialty

WINNERS DOG - SANCHU-TOPSFIELD GO-CARS

BEST OF OPP0SITE SEX - JUNIOR SWEEPSTAKES - SANCHU-TOPSFIELD GO-CARS

Basset Hound Specialty Wins
SUNCOAST BHC WD/BOW TOPSFIELD TWISTER
BHC OF MARYLAND BOB CH TOPSFIELD AMBRICAN QUARTZ
PILGRIM BHC BOB CH TOPSFIELD BUMPER CARS
FORT DEARBORN BHC BOB CH TOPSFIELD BUMPER CARS
SUNCOAST BHC BOB CH TOPSFIELD BUMPER CARS
KENTUCKIANA BHC BOB CH TOPSFIELD BUMPER CARS
BERKSHIRE VALLEY BHC WD/BOW TOPSFIELD-SANCHU SPORTS CAR
LINCOLNLAND BHC WD/BOW SANCHU-TOPSFIELD GO-CARS
LINCOLNLAND BHC BOB CH TOPSFIELD BUMPER CARS
GREATER SAN DIEGO BHC BOB CH TOPSFIELD BUMPER CARS
VALLEY FORGE BHC WD TOPSFIELD CALYPSO
PILGRIM BHC WD TOPSFIELD ORION
PILGRIM BHC B0B CH TOPSFIELD BUMPER CARS
BHCA REGIONAL CANFIELD  8/5 B0B CH TOPSFIELD BUMPER CARS

Pedigree Award Winner - Number 1 Basset, Breed - All Breed All Systems
Multiple Best in Show and BISS
CH TOPSFIELD BUMPER CARS
"Bumpers"
# 1 BASSET HOUND 2000, All Systems
2000 Pedigree Award Winner
Best of Breed at Westminster
Handled Exclusively by Bryan Martin

Group 1 at Morris and Essex Judge Roy Holloway
Bumpers' wins in 2000 included:

Best in Show at Pasco KC Judge William Cunningham
3 All Breed
Bests in Show
9 Specialty
Bests in Show
26 Group 1's 
28 Other Group Placements

Breeders:  Dom & Claudia Orlandi   

Breeders/Owners:  Claudia Orlandi and Claire "Kitty" Steidel

Number 5 Basset, All Breed

   Multiple Group Placing
CH TOPSFIELD AMBRICAN QUARTZ 
"Ricky"
# 5 ALL BREED BASSET HOUND 2000
Ricky is pictured going Hound Group 1st
Greenwich Kennel Club
Handled Exclusively by Ed Smizer

Group 3

Judge Gary Doerge
 

Ed

and Ricky

 

Group 1

Judge Hal Pybus

Breeders/Owners:  Dom & Claudia Orlandi

Register of Merit
Bone-A-Part Topfield Tiz Tops
"Tizzie"
Breeders: Ted and Pat Ellis
Owners: Dom and Claudia Orlandi

 

2000 Basset Hound Club of America National Specialty

Sanchu-Topsfield Go-Cars

Winners Dog

B/J Sharon Dok
Best of Opposite - Jr. Sweepstakes
B/J Joan Deibler
Handled by Sue Frischmann
Breeders/Owners:
Claudia Orlandi & Claire "Kitty" Steidel

A Few of the 2000 Basset Hound Specialty Wins

B/J Augusto Rizzi

SANCHU-TOPSFIELD GO CARS

"Go-Cars" handled by Sue Frischmann

going Winners Dog and Best of Winners

to his father

CH TOPSFIELD BUMPER CARS

Best of Breed

Handled by Bryan Martin

2000 LINCOLNLAND BHC NATIONALS  WEEK

Breeders/Owners:  Claudia Orlandi and Claire "Kitty" Steidel

Littermates 
SANCHU-TOPSFIELD GO CARS 

Winners Dog

& his brother

TOPSFIELD-SANCHU SPORTS CAR
Reserve Winners Dog
2000 LINCOLNLAND BASSET
HOUND CLUB NATIONALS WEEK
B/J Augusto Rizzi
Handled by Sue Frischmann and Mike Stone

Breeders/Owners:  Claudia Orlandi and Claire "Kitty" Steidel

SANCHU-TOPSFIELD GO CARS
"Go-Cars"
Handled by Sue Frischmann
 
BEST IN SWEEPSTAKES
 
2000 LINCOLNLAND  
Basset Hound Club
NATIONALS WEEK
B/J Brian Pechtold

Breeders/Owners:  Claudia Orlandi and Claire "Kitty" Steidel

TOPSFIELD-SANCHU SPORTS CAR

"Sporty"

BERKSHIRE VALLEY

BASSET  HOUND CLUB

   BEST IN SWEEPSTAKES  Sept. 2000

B/J Bob Opeka

 Handled by Sue Frischmann

Breeders/Owners:  Claudia Orlandi and Claire "Kitty" Steidel

TOPSFIELD-SANCHU SPORTS CAR

"Sporty"
WINNERS DOG & BEST OF WINNERS
BERKSHIRE VALLEY

BASSET HOUND CLUB

September, 2000

B/J Prof. Douglas Taylor

(pictured the day following)

Handled by Sue Frischmann

Breeders/Owners:  Claudia Orlandi and Claire "Kitty" Steidel

SANCHU-TOPSFIELD KIDDIE CARS
"Kiddie"
BEST JUNIOR IN SWEEPSTAKES
PILGRIM BASSET HOUND CLUB, JUNE 2000
B/J Cheryl Winters
Handled by Sue Frischmann


Breeders/Owners:  Claudia Orlandi & Claire "Kitty" Steidel

CH TOPSFIELD ORION
"Rion"
WINNERS DOG
PILGRIM BASSET HOUND CLUB
DECEMBER,  2000
(To Finish his Championship)
Judge Robert Forsyth
Handled by Sue Frischmann

Breeder/Owner Claudia Orlandi

 CH TOPSFIELD CALYPSO

"Lips"

WINNERS DOG

VALLEY FORGE BASSET HOUND CLUB
November, 2000 
To Finish His Championship
B/J Barbara Cromley

Handled by Sue Frischmann

Breeder/Owner Claudia Orlandi

CH TOPSFIELD AMBRICAN QUARTZ
"Ricky"
BEST OF BREED
BASSET HOUND CLUB OF MARYLAND APRIL 23, 2000
Handled by Ed Smizer

Breeder/Owner Claudia Orlandi

Multiple Best in Show and BISS

 CH TOPSFIELD BUMPER CARS

is pictured below, Best of Breed at the Following Specialties

Kentuckiana
Basset Hound Club
August 2000
B /J Patricia Hirsch

Basset Hound Club of

Central Indiana
August 2000
B /J Gene McDonald

Suncoast 

Basset Hound Club
August 2000
Judge Keke Kahn

Beaver County KC

BHCA Regional Specialty
August 2000
B/J  Joe Smith

Fort Dearborn
Basset Hound Club
June 2000
B/J Dan Smyth

 Rock Creek KC

Potomac Basset Hound Club
October 2000
Judge Roy Holloway

 Gtr. Minneapolis St Paul
Basset Hound Club
 June 2000
B/J Gene McDonald

 Ladies Dog Club
Pilgrim Basset Hound Club
December, 2000
Judge Robert Forsyth

 Greater San Diego
Basset Hound Club
November 2000
Judge Rick Byrd

 Pilgrim
Basset Hound Club
June, 2000
B/J Barbara Langlois

 Lincolnland BHC
BHCA Supported Entry
September, 2000
B/J Augusto Rizzi

New Champions

CH TOPSFIELD LOOP-THE-LOOP

"Loopie"

Loopie, pictured here as a puppy,

Finished her championship in the summer of  2000.

Breeder/Owner Claudia Orlandi

CH CASTLEHILL'S TOPSFIELD FEDORA 

"Freddie"

Finished her championship
 in November  2000.

Handled by Sue Frischmann
Breeders: Sharon & Jim Dok & Sherry Mounts
Owner: Claudia Orlandi

CH TOPSFIELD ANGEL 

"Angel"
Angel finished her championship

in 2000.
Handled by Sue Frischmann

Breeders:  Claudia & Dom Orlandi 

Owned by Len Abraham

TOPSFIELD CIRCUS MAXIMUS
"CircusMax"
Circus Max finished his
championship in 2000.
Handled by Sue Frischmann

Breeders/Owners:  Dom & Claudia Orlandi

SANCHU-TOPSFIELD GO CARS
"Go-Cars"
WINNERS DOG
2000 BASSET HOUND CLUB OF AMERICA NATIONAL SPECIALTY
to finish his championship
B/J Sharon Dok
Handled by Sue Frischmann
Breeders/Owners:  Claudia Orlandi and Claire "Kitty" Steidel

CH TOPSFIELD ORION
"Rion"
WINNERS DOG
PILGRIM BASSET HOUND CLUB
JUNE 2000
(to finish his championship)
Judge Robert Forsyth
 
Handled by Sue Frischmann

Breeder/Owner Claudia Orlandi

 CH TOPSFIELD CALYPSO

"Lips"

WINNERS DOG

VALLEY FORGE BASSET HOUND CLUB
November, 2000 
To Finish His Championship
B/J Barbara Cromley

 Handled by Sue Frischmann

Breeder/Owner Claudia Orlandi

A Few of the 2000 All Breed Highlights

It would be difficult to list all of all breed highlights for the year.  Below are a few.

Multiple Best in Show and BISS

CH TOPSFIELD BUMPER CARS
Bumpers is pictured left with Judge Dee Hutchinson.
Above right with Judge Richard Meen
Pictured left with Judge Roy Holloway

Handled Exclusively by Bryan Martin

Breeders:  Dom & Claudia Orlandi  

Breeders/Owners:  Claudia Orlandi and Claire "Kitty" Steidel

Multiple BISS and Group Placing

CH TOPSFIELD AMBRICAN QUARTZ

"Ricky"

 Pictured left going Hound Group 3
Judge Nick Frost
Handled  by Ed Smizer
 

Group 1

Judge Hal Pybus

Group 3

Judge Gordon Carvill

Breeders/Owners:  Dom and Claudia Orlandi

Our thanks to all the judges who have recognized the quality of our Basset Hounds, both in the breed and group rings. 

 

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