The Hounds Of Woodwind - Ch. Briarwood's Obsidian of Vale Vue

Ian, portrait shot
(Ch. Jaraluv Lance X Vale Vue's Sylvie Moon)

whelped June 9, 2004

bred by Elaine Palm (Briarwood) & Norma Sellers (Vale Vue)

co-owned with Norma Sellers

Highlights for 2008:

Ian finishes 2008 as #6 Deerhound in Breed points and #13 in All-Breed points. CC system
Another Group placement! This time a Group Two under judge John Simm at the Hunterdon Hills KC show held in Ringoes, NJ on August 3, 2008.
Ian is ranked #5 Deerhound in Breed points as of June 30, 2008.*Canine Chronicle and ShowSight Breed systems
Ian wins his second Hound Group First on Sunday, April 27, 2008 at the Penn Treaty KC under sighthound breeder Romayne Strilka-Switch.!!!!
To see Ian in the ring at the Westminster Kennel Club show, held in Madison Square Garden, New York, NY on February 11, 2008, click HERE. Ian is #6, the first in line, his handler (ME!) is wearing black with a bronze tapestry jacket (see photo below).

2007 Highlights:

Ian is finishes 2007 as #13 Deerhound*. *Canine Chronicle and ShowSight Breed systems
Ian wins Best of Opposite Sex under sighthound breeder/judge Joan Goldstein at the SDCA Eastern Regional Specialty held in conjunction with the Middleburg KC show on October 27, 2007. Thank you, Mrs. Goldstein!
Ian takes a HOUND GROUP FIRST under judge S. Candace Way at the Perkiomen Valley KC show on August 4, 2007
At the SDCA National Specialty, April 23 - 28, 2007, at the Fontana Village Resort in North Carolina, Ian thrilled me by placing third in Futurity Stud Dog with his 5 month old babies and then making the first cut in Best of Breed. Here are some photos of Ian at the Specialty:
Ian wins Best of Breed and Group 3 under respected sighthound breeder, Carol Esterkin at the Burlington County KC show in Wrightstown, PA! Here's his Group photo:

Watch for him in 2009!

Ian in the Group at Trenton

Click here to see his puppies out of the lovely, Group winning Ch. Lehigh Zaida!

This page designed and maintained by Chris Chapman, Woodwind Studios, September, 2004.
Last update - January 23, 2009