2001 Highlights

Pedigree Award Winner - Number 1 Basset, Breed - All Breed All Systems

Number 1 All Breed Hound

CH TOPSFIELD BUMPER CARS

*New Champions*
CH TOPSFIELD-SANCHU POLO
CH TOPSFIELD TWISTER

*2001 Basset Hound Club of America National Specialty*
AWARD OF MERIT		CH TOPSFIELD BUMPER CARS
STUD DOG CLASS		CH TOPSFIELD BUMPER CARS
BEST OF OPPOSITE SEX IN FUTURITY		TOPSFIELD MERRY-GO-ROUND

*2001 Basset Hound Specialty Wins*
KENTUCKIANA BHC	BOB		CH TOPSFIELD BUMPER CARS
POTOMAC BHC	BOB		CH TOPSFIELD BUMPER CARS
BHC OF MARYLAND	BOB		CH TOPSFIELD BUMPER CARS
GTR. MINNEAPOLIS ST PAUL BHC	BOB		CH TOPSFIELD BUMPER CARS
PILGRIM BHC	BOS		CH TOPSFIELD CALYPSO
FORT DEARBORN BHC	BOB		CH TOPSFIELD BUMPER CARS
BHC OF GTR. HOUSTON	BOB		CH TOPSFIELD BUMPER CARS
LINCOLNLAND BHC	WD/BOW		CH TOPSFIELD-SANCHU SPORTS CAR
PILGRIM BHC	BOB		CH TOPSFIELD BUMPER CARS

Pedigree Award Winner - Number 1 Basset, Breed - All Breed All Systems

Number 1 Hound

Multiple Best in Show and BISS

CH TOPSFIELD BUMPER CARS

"Bumpers"

# 1 BASSET HOUND 2001, All Systems

2001 Pedigree Award Winner

# 1 Hound All Breeds

Best of Breed at Westminster

Handled Exclusively by Bryan Martin

Breeders: Dom & Claudia Orlandi

Co-Owners: Claudia Orlandi and Claire "Kitty Steidel"

Bumpers' wins in 2001 included:

20 All Breed Bests in Show

7 Specialty Bests in Show

99 Group 1's

43 Other Group Placements

Multiple Best in Specialty & Multiple Group Winning

CH SANCHU-TOPSFIELD GO-CARS

Shown just 23 times in his first year as a

young special,

Go-Cars won the following:

221 Bests of Breed

1 Group 1st

2 Group 2nd

2 Group 3rd

5 Group 4's

Handled exclusively by Sue Frischmann

Go-Cars is pictured above right going Group 1 under Judge Polly Smith and above left going Group 2 under Judge J.D. Jones.

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

Co-Owner: Charles Frischmann

2001 Basset Hound Club of America National Specialty

Multiple Best in Show and BISS

CH TOPSFIELD BUMPER CARS

"Bumpers"

Award of Merit

2001 Basset Hound Club of America National Specialty

B/J Col. Robert Booth

Photo from Nationals not available

Handled Exclusively by Bryan Martin

Breeders: Dom and Claudia Orlandi

Owners: Claudia Orlandi and Claire "Kitty" Steidel

TOPSFIELD MERRY-GO-ROUND

"Merry"

Best of Opposite in Futurity

2001 Basset Hound Club of America National Specialty

B/J Kirk Joiner

Photo from Nationals not available

Handled Exclusively by Sue Frischmann

Breeders: Dom and Claudia Orlandi

Owner: Claudia Orlandi

Some of the 2001 Basset Hound Specialty Highlights

CH Topsfield Bumper Cars

Best of Breed

Gtr. Minneapolis St. Paul

Basset Hound Club

B/J Andrew Kostic

Handled by Bryan Martin

Breeders: Dom and Claudia Orlandi

Owners: Claudia Orlandi and Claire "Kitty" Steidel

CH Topsfield-Sanchu Sports Car

Winners Dog & Best of Winers

Lincolnland BHC

B/J Joe Smith

Pictured with Bryan Martin

Breeders/Owners:

Claudia Orlandi and Claire "Kitty" Steidel

New Champions

CH TOPSFIELD TWISTER

"Twister"

Twister is pictured finishing his championship by going Best of Winners at the Springfield Kennel Club Dog Show in November.

Handled by Sue Frischmann and his owner, Jill Kanowitz

Breeders: Dom and Claudia Orlandi

Owner: Jill Kanowitz

CH TOPSFIELD-SANCHU POLO

"Popo"

Polo is pictured going Best of Breed from the classes as a seven month old.

He finished his championship in December, 2001 at the age of 10 months.

Judge Monica Canestrini

Handled Exclusively by Sue Frischmann

Br eeders/Owners: Claudia Orlandi and Claire "Kitty" Steidel

A Few of the 2001 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

Best In Show

T.A. Kilcullen

Best In Show

Mr. H N Berman

Best in Show

Dana P Cline

Group 1

Ms. Judy Webb

Best In Show

W. Everett Dean

Breeders: Dom and Claudia Orlandi

Owners: Claudia Orlandi and Claire "Kitty" Steidel

Multiple Best in Specialty Show and Multiple Group Winning

CH SANCHU-TOPSFIELD GO-CARS

Our thanks to Judges Lester Mapes above left, Patricia Laurans, above right, Herman Cresap, below left and James Reynolds, below right.

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

Pictures are not available for all Specialty Wins.