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Challenge and attended shows held during a weekend in mid December 2013. He also triumphed as the overall winner of the Eukanuba Challenge. In the UK during 2013 Ricky won five Best in Show awards, three reserve BIS awards and 12 groups at all breed championship shows. He was the overall winner
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Pup of the Year competition, at the final of which he was included in the last six competitors. He was awarded his first CC at the Welsh Kennel Club championship show and his second came from the Crufts utility group judge Ken
Sinclair at the City of Birmingham show. His third CC, which entitles him
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as well as having their team of show dogs. During 2013 they achieved the distinction of having owned or bred 100 UK titleholders from 18 different breeds. Gadsby and Lynn have previously been successful at Crufts, winning
Reserve Best in Show in 2009 with another of their Standard Poodles, Afterglow
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After the show Lynn commented: "we decided that this would be his last show — and he has ended it in the most wonderful way possible." Gadsby said that the black Poodle was “a regular dog that we can take to the park and let off the lead”. The decision to retire Ricky from UK competitions was
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At the time of his Crufts success, Ricky was owned by his handler Jason Lynn in partnership with John and Sandra Stone. He was sometime later transferred to the ownership of Ilaria Biondi de
Ciabatti. Bred by Jason and his partner Mike Gadsby at their home in
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The Big Tease (pet name Donny), who is Ricky's great grandsire and again being awarded
Reserve Best in Show at Crufts in 1997 with an American Cocker Spaniel, Sh Ch Boduf Pistols At Dawn with Afterglow (pet name Dexter).
166:, Ricky was born on 4 September 2011. His dam is Ch Topcatana Sugar Cube Afterglow and he was sired by Ch/Am. Ch. Del Zarzosa Salvame from Afterglow, so it was a half brother to half sister mating. Ricky was X-rayed for
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At the beginning of 2013 Ricky was exhibited in
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in 2014. After the win, Ricky's owners stated he would retire from show ring competitions in the UK. He has also had a successful career in
America.
226:. The judge for Best in show was Jack Bispham and after choosing Ricky as his overall winner, Bispham selected the Samoyed as Reserve Best in Show.
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of the UK Top Dog all breeds in the points competition for last year.
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1185:"Afterglow Maverick Sabre: BIS at the Eukanuba World Challenge 2013"
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299:Ch./Am. Ch. Afterglow The Big Tease
1191:from the original on 10 March 2014
1139:from the original on 11 March 2014
1076:"Mike Gadsby - 'humble but proud'"
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229:When the American Cocker Spaniel,
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997:from the original on 4 March 2016
907:"Crufts 2014, summary of entries"
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592:Ch Topcatana Sugar Cube Afterglow
540:Ch./Am. Ch. Afterglow Sugar Daddy
322:Ch./Am. Ch. Afterglow Sugar Daddy
180:Lynn and Gadsby own a kennels at
1101:Parsons, Simon (14 March 2014).
569:Ch. Kevlain Faith In Your Dreams
351:Ch. Kevlain Faith In Your Dreams
1133:"Ricky the Poodle from Preston"
991:"Standard Poodle breed results"
407:It. Ch. Piedmont How About That
1263:Best in Show winners of Crufts
881:"Double triumph for Afterglow"
262:was won at a breed club show.
172:British Veterinary Association
113:(Petit Basset Griffon Vendéen)
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1103:"Enjoying every second of it"
459:Del Zarzosa Soy Yo of Panizzi
912:. Fosse Data. Archived from
1213:. Dog World. Archived from
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849:"Ricky proves he's top dog"
648:Ch. Topcatana Sweet Chariot
122:McVan's To Russia With Love
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20:Afterglow Maverick Sabre
1187:. World Dog Show 2015.
883:. Our Dogs publishing.
430:Del Zarzoso Voce Abusou
224:American Cocker Spaniel
43:Canis lupus familiaris
111:Soletrader Peek A Boo
945:on 19 September 2014
794:"2015 breed entries"
800:on 15 February 2013
677:Kertellas Anastacia
241:confirmed by Lynn.
164:Preston, Lancashire
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1268:2011 animal births
124:(Scottish Terrier)
1050:Belfast Telegraph
857:. 10 March 2014.
854:Blackpool Gazette
825:. Champ Dogs UK.
747:"Top Dogs 2013".
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106:Predecessor
1257:Categories
724:References
220:Rottweiler
216:Pomeranian
157:Background
77:2011-09-04
58:(Standard)
1107:Dog World
770:. Metro.
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255:Dog World
186:Blackpool
141:/Am. Ch.
118:Successor
1189:Archived
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772:Archived
720:Source:
277:Pedigree
267:Eukanuba
260:Champion
16:Show dog
1195:7 March
1135:. ITV.
204:Samoyed
37:Species
27:name(s)
1221:25 May
251:Purina
231:Sh Ch.
193:Crufts
182:Westby
151:Crufts
147:Poodle
101:(2014)
99:Crufts
56:Poodle
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129:Owner
90:Title
51:Breed
31:Ricky
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