Ch & Ir Ch Kunniakas Look No Further For Whittimere, Jun Ch, CW10, CW11, CW12, CW15
Top Finnish Spitz 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013 & 2016
Ch / Am Ch Kunniakas Kovu ShCM x Ch Kunniakas The Old Rag Doll
Bred by the Byrne family
D.O.B. 26th April 2009
With BOB at Crufts 2010 at ten months, Group 1 at SWKA 2010 and G2 at Birmingham National 2010, he was top Finnish Spitz & Top Finnish Spitz Puppy 2010.
In 2011, Rigsby was Top Finnish Spitz in the UK as well as Eire
Top Finnish Spitz in the UK 2012, 2013 & 2016
In the UK – 41 CC’s, 38 BOBs, 2 x Group 1, 3 x Group 2, 2 x Group 3, 8 x Group 4 & 9 RCC ‘s
2 x Veteran Group 1, 1 x Veteran Group 2, 1 x Veteran Group 3, 1 x Veteran Group 4
In Ireland – 21 Green Stars , 17 BOB , 1 x Group 2, 1 x Group 3, 1 x Group 4, 4 CACIB’s & 11 RGS
In Europe – 1 CAC (Belgium) , 1 CACIB (Belgium), 1 x Group 1, 1 x 4th BIS
Rigsby – breaking records. At Hound Association of Scotland in April 2011, Rigsby became the first Finnish Spitz to win BIS at a UK Group Championship Show.
At Championship Shows :
GS/BOB ~ Newtownards ~ 28.02.10 ~ Mr A Mackenzie
CC/BOB ~ CRUFTS ~ 12.03.10 ~ Mrs Z Rawson
GS/BOB ~ Celtic Winners St Patricks Day ~ 17.03.10 ~ Mr G Hickey
CC/BOB ~ The National ~ 07.05.10 ~ Mrs A Arch
Hound Group 2 ~ The National ~ 07.05.10 ~ Mrs S Rawlings
GS ~ Munster Spitz & Primative ~ 05.06.10 ~ Mr D Manton
GS ~ Cork & DCC ~ 06.06.10 ~ Mr S Hourihan
GS/BOB ~ Navan Dog Show ~ 14.08.10 ~ Mrs C Loftus
GS/BOB ~ IKC National Show ~ 12.09.10 ~ Mrs A Sammon
3rd in Group ~ IKC National Show ~ 12.09.10 ~ Mrs M O’Gorman
CC/BIS ~ Finnish Spitz Club ~ 02.10.10 ~ Mrs F Somerfield
Hound Group 1 ~ SWKA ~ 08.10.10 ~ Mrs F Somerfield
GS ~ Cloghran ~ 13.11.10 ~ Mr J Coffey
CC/BOB ~ Manchester ~ 20.01.11 ~ Mr E Hulme
GS/BOB ~ Celtic Winners St Patricks Day ~ 17.03.11 ~ Mr J Hiddes
4th in Group ~ Celtic Winners St Patricks Day ~ 17.03.11 ~ Mrs Z Thorn-Andrews
BEST IN SHOW ~ Hound Association of Scotland ~ 09.04.11 ~ Mr S Milner
GS/CACIB/BOB ~ Combined Canine Club ~ 23.03.11 ~ Mrs A Cawthera-Purdy
CC/BOB ~ WELKS ~ 29.04.11 ~ Mrs V Phillips
GS/BOB ~ South Tipperary ~ 30.04.11 ~ Mr G Maudlen
GS/CACIB/BOB ~ Fermoy International ~ 01.05.11 ~ Mr F Quilis-Bonet
CC/BOB ~ SKC ~ 20.05.11 ~ Mr F Kane
Hound Group 4 ~ Bath ~ 30.05.11 ~ Mrs S Rawlings
GS/BOB ~ Irish LKA ~ 09.07.11 ~ Mr H Stanley
GS/BOB ~ Bangor & North Down ~ 30.07.11 ~ Mrs B Ladd
2nd in Group ~ Bangor & North Down ~ 30.07.11 ~ Dr M Collins
GS/BOB ~ DLCS Monkstown ~ 31.07.11 ~ Mr M Leonard
CC/BOB ~ Bournemouth ~ 13.08.11 ~ Mr F Bothwell
GS ~ IKC National Show ~ 28.08.11 ~ Mrs O Taylor
CC/BOB ~ Richmond ~ 09.09.11 ~ Mrs Z Thorn-Andrews
Hound Group 4 ~ Darlington ~ 16.09.11 ~ Mrs J Startup
Hound Group 4 ~ Belfast ~ 24.09.11 ~ Mrs M Spavin
CC/BOB ~ LKA ~ 10.12.11 ~ Mrs A Macdonald
GS/BOB ~ Celtic Winners St Patricks Day Show ~ 17.03.12 ~ Mr C Beattie
CC/BOB ~ WELKS ~ 28.04.12 ~ Mr A Mackenzie
Hound Group 2 ~ WELKS ~ 28.04.12 ~ Mrs Z Rawson
GS/BOB/CACIB ~ Fermoy International ~ 05.05.12 ~ Mr K Kaemling
GS/BOB ~ South Tipperary ~ 06.05.12 ~ Mr J Perfect
CC/BOB ~ SKC ~ 19.05.12 ~ Mr M Cocozza
GS/BOB ~ Sligo ~ 21.07.12 ~ Mr P Lawless
CC/BOB ~ City of Birmingham ~ 31.08.12 ~ Mr B Reynolds-Frost
CC/BOB ~ Richmond ~ 07.09.012 ~ Mr C Gilbert
Hound Group 4 ~ Richmond~ 07.09.012 ~ Mr R Searle
CC~ Finnish Spitz Club Ch Show ~ 06.10.12 ~ Mrs N Window
CC/BOB ~ Crufts ~ 07.03.13 ~ Mr C K Thornton
CC/BOB ~ Crufts ~ 07.03.13 ~ Mr C K Thornton
CC/BOB ~ WELKS ~ 28.04.13 ~ Miss Jean Lanning
CC/BOB ~ SKC ~ 19.05.13~ Miss D Spavin
CC/BOB ~ Blackpool ~ 23.06.13 ~ Mrs C E Cartledge
Hound Group 4 ~ Blackpool 23.06.13 ~ Mr J Walton-Haddon
CC/BOB ~ Bournemouth ~ 12.08.13 ~ Mr M Cocozza
CC/BOB ~ Richmond ~ 06.09.13 ~ Mrs J Peak
GS/CACIB/BOB ~ Fermoy International ~ 03.05.14 ~ Mrs P Gutierrez Otero
CC/BOB ~ SKC ~ 16.05.14 ~ Mr A Wright
CC ~ Blackpool ~ 21.06.14 ~ Mr A H Brace
CAC/CACIB/BOB ~ Genk ~ 28.06.14 ~ Mrs O L De Ridder
Winner of Group 5 ~ Genk ~ 28.06.14 ~ Mrs O L De Ridder
4th Best in Show ~ Genk ~ 28.06.14
CC/BOB ~ LKA ~ 14.12.14 ~ Miss S Finnett
Hound Group 4 ~ LKA ~ 14.12.14 ~ Miss J Dove
GS/BOB ~ IKC St Patricks Day Show ~ 14.03.15 ~ Mrs A Duggan
CC/BOB ~ The National ~ 09.05.15 ~ Mr N Simms
Group 4 ~ The National ~ 09.05.15 ~ Mr E Engh
CC/BIS ~ The Finnish Spitz Society ~ 14.06.15 ~ Mrs T Morgan-Brown
CC/BOB ~ Blackpool ~ 27.06.15 ~ Mr K Jarvinen
Group 3 ~ Blackpool ~ 27.06.15 ~ Mr C K Thornton
CC/BOB ~ 09.08.15 ~ Bournemouth ~ Mr E Engh
CC/BOB ~ 14.01.16 ~ Manchester ~ Mr G Hill
CC/BOB ~ 25.06.16 ~ Blackpool ~ Mr S Mallard
Hound Group 2 ~ 25.06.16 ~ Blackpool ~ Mr H van den Berg
CC/BOB ~ 15.08.16 ~ Bournemouth ~ Miss J Lanning
CC/BOB ~ 20.08.16 ~ WKC ~ Mr B Reynolds-Frost
Hound Group 4 ~ 20.08.16 ~ WKC ~ Dr Goran Bodegard
Hound Veteran Group 4 ~ 20.08.16 ~ WKC ~ Mr J Luscott
CC/BOB ~ 28.04.17 ~ WELKS ~ Mrs Z Rawson
CC/BOB ~ 04.05.17 ~ The National ~ Miss D Spavin
Hound Group 3 ~ 04.05.17 ~ The National ~ Mr P Freer
Hound Veteran Group 1 ~ 04.05.17 ~ The National ~ Mrs S Hewart-Chambers
CC/BOB ~ 12.08.17 ~ Bournemouth ~ Mr J Clay
CC/BOB ~ 18.08.17 ~ WKC ~ Mr E Engh
Hound Veteran Group 3 ~ 18.08.17 ~ WKC ~ Mrs V Phillips
CC/BOB ~ 08.09.17 ~ Richmond ~ Miss J Startup
Hound Veteran Group 2 ~ 15.09.17 ~ Darlington ~ Mrs E P Hollings
CC/BOB ~ Crufts ~ 09.03.18 ~ Mr S Wilburg
CC/BOB ~ Blackpool ~ 23.06.18 ~ Mr C K Thornton
CC/BOB ~ WKC ~ 17.08.18 ~ Mrs E Brown
Hound Veteran Group 1 ~ WKC ~ 17.08.18 ~ Mrs C Chapman
CC/BOB ~ Finnish Spitz Club ~ 06.10.18 ~ Mr S Mallard
CC ~ Manchester ~ 17.01.19 ~ Mrs V Phillips
The watercolour below was undertaken by the very talented Di Hudson to commemorate Rigsby’s BIS at Hound Association of Scotland Ch Show in April 2011 – the first Finnish Spitz to achieve a BIS award at a Group Ch Show in the UK. Thank you Diana.