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Boykin Spaniel specialty history

The full record of the Boykin Spaniel’s national and regional specialties, year by year — dates, venues, judges, entries, and winners, with sources. The current year is shown in full on the breed profile; this page is the archive.

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2026

National specialty

The 2026 National Specialty — the 4th Annual — a one-day show, Saturday, February 28, 2026, at the Howard County Fairgrounds, 2210 Fairgrounds Road, West Friendship, Maryland, with the Maryland Sporting Dog Cluster, February 27–March 1, 2026. Entry: 34 entries (18 dogs, 16 bitches); whole event 36 entries / 33 competitors. Entries opened Thursday, January 1, 2026, and closed Wednesday, February 11, 2026, at noon, with an entry limit of 100. Event Chair: Sharon Kauzlarich. Superintendent: MB-F Inc. Breed judge: Ms. P Davern (Pluis Davern). (Sources: AKC event search, event 2026683703; BSCBAA 2026 National Specialty results book.)

Best of Breed: GCHS CH Beekauz’s Rebel Yell (dog), owners Sharon, Dan & Katie Kauzlarich. Best of Opposite Sex and Best Owner-Handled: GCHB CH RACH Holy City’s Momma’s Favorite Nursery Rhyme CD BN RM4 RAE2 CGC TKN (bitch), owner Susan C Riegerix. Select Dog: GCHS CH Top Gun Cleared For Take Off SH. Select Bitch: CH G4K’s Beekauz I’m Perfectly Perfect. Best of Winners and Winners Dog: G4K’s Chocolate Moose (5 points). Winners Bitch: Holy City’s Going Rustic SCN SIN SEN (5 points). Best Puppy: Amberfield’s Tiger N The Tank. Best in Sweepstakes: Amberfield’s Sippin’ On Sweet Tea. Best of Opposite Sex in Sweepstakes: Amberfield’s Tiger N The Tank. Best Veteran in Sweepstakes: GCH Briercreeks Double Shot. (Source: BSCBAA 2026 National Specialty results book.)

Junior Showmanship judge Mrs. Erica Cross (6 entries / 5 competitors): Best Junior Handler Carolyn Goldenberg (with GCHG CH Drinking Until Dark Beekauz SH); Reserve Ava Thrun (with CH Beekauz You Found My Light). Sweepstakes judge Mrs. Erica Cross. (Sources: BSCBAA 2026 National Specialty Junior Showmanship Competition; BSCBAA 2026 National Specialty results book.)

Regional specialties

One parent-club specialty beyond the national itself, held the day after the 2026 national at the same show site, plus a supported entry:

Concurrent specialty, Howard County Fairgrounds, West Friendship, MD — Sunday, March 1, 2026: judge Mr. G W Hayburn. Entry: 27 entries (15 dogs, 12 bitches); whole event 31 entries / 27 competitors. Entries closed Wednesday, February 11, 2026. Event Chair: Sharon Kauzlarich. Superintendent: MB-F Inc. Best of Breed and Best Owner-Handled: CH G4K’s Beekauz I’m Perfectly Perfect (bitch). Best of Opposite Sex: CH Pocotaligo’s Make A Splash (dog). Select Dog: GCHS CH Top Gun Cleared For Take Off SH. Select Bitch: GCHB CH RACH Holy City’s Momma’s Favorite Nursery Rhyme CD BN RM4 RAE2 CGC TKN. Best of Winners and Winners Bitch: Top Gun Through The Fire JH. Winners Dog: Top Gun Iceman SH FTI. Reserve Winners Dog: Dzk’s Adventures Run On Bourbon. Reserve Winners Bitch: Amberfield’s Sippin On Sweet Tea. (Source: AKC event search, event 2026683705.)
Supported entry, Harvest Cluster, Lebanon, Tennessee — October 7–9, 2026: the club’s second annual supported entry at the Harvest Cluster (Tri Star Kennel Club of Williamson County and Tullahoma Kennel Club). Judges and results not confirmed in an official source. (Source: BSCBAA May 2025 newsletter.)

2025

National specialty

The 2025 National Specialty — the 3rd Annual — a one-day show, Thursday, March 13, 2025, at the Grimes County Fairgrounds, Road 3455, Navasota, Texas, with the Brazos Valley Kennel Club all-breed show March 14–16, 2025. Entry: 39 entries (20 dogs, 19 bitches); whole event 39 entries / 38 competitors. Entries opened Wednesday, January 22, 2025, and closed Wednesday, February 26, 2025, at noon. Event Chair: Ginger Hurley. Superintendent: Foy Trent Dog Shows. Breed judge: Mrs. M Y Pipes. Hunt test March 8–9, 2025 at Circle J Ranch, Hempstead, Texas. (Sources: AKC event search, event 2025683702; BSCBAA May 2025 newsletter.)

Best of Breed: GCHB CH Beekauz’s Rebel Yell (dog), owners Sharon, Dan & Katie Kauzlarich; handled by Brian Livingston. Best of Opposite Sex and Best Owner-Handled: GCHB CH Texas Trace San Elizario FDC (bitch), owners Ginger Hurley & Roslin Copeland. Select Dog: GCHS CH Texas Trace Gun Barrel City’s 12 Gauge BCAT DN TKN ATT FITB FTN. Select Bitch: CH Top Gun Beekauz I’m Running For The Rosettes JH BCAT. Best of Winners and Winners Dog: Texas Trace Huck Finn Friedrich. Reserve Winners Dog: G4K’s Reddy Player One. Winners Bitch: G4K’s Beekauz I’m Perfectly Perfect. Reserve Winners Bitch: Put On The Red Light Beekauz. Best Puppy: G4K’s Chocolate Moose. Best Veteran: Texas Trace PTBNL Brazos CGC. Best of Opposite Sex Veteran: GCH CH Texas Trace Kelley’s Chamizal Treaty JH. (Sources: AKC event search, event 2025683702; BSCBAA May 2025 newsletter.)

Sweepstakes: Best of Breed & Best Puppy in Sweepstakes: G4K’s Reddy Player One. Best of Opposite Sex in Sweepstakes: G4K’s Beekauz I’m Perfectly Perfect. Best Veteran in Sweepstakes: CH Texas Trace Sunny’s Big Tex. Best of Opposite Sex Veteran in Sweepstakes: GCH CH Texas Trace Kelley’s Chamizal Treaty JH. Best Hunting in Sweepstakes: GCHG CH Drinking Until Dark Beekauz SH. Best of Opposite Sex Hunting in Sweepstakes: GCH CH Texas Trace Hold Em JH DCAT SWN DJ TKI. The sweepstakes judge was not named in an official source. Junior Showmanship judge Ms. B E Jung (5 entries / 4 competitors): Best Junior Handler Chloe Ryan; Reserve Maci Duncan. (Source: BSCBAA May 2025 newsletter.)

Regional specialties

No regional specialties recorded for 2025.

2024

National specialty

The 2024 National Specialty — the 2nd Annual — a one-day show, Sunday, April 14, 2024, at the Georgia National Fairgrounds & Agricenter, 401 Larry Walker Parkway, Perry, Georgia, with the Peach Blossom Cluster, April 10–13, 2024. Entry: 43 entries (21 dogs, 22 bitches); whole event 46 entries / 43 competitors. Entries closed Wednesday, March 27, 2024. Breed judge: Mr. R L Vandiver. Sweepstakes judge: Mr. James R. Davis. Junior Showmanship judge Mrs. Valerie Dombrowski. (Sources: AKC event search, event 2024683703; BSCBAA May 2024 newsletter.)

Best of Breed: GCHG CH Drinking Until Dark Beekauz JH (bitch), “Mary”, owners Sharon, Dan & Katie Kauzlarich. Best of Opposite Sex: GCH CH Beekauz’s Rebel Yell (dog). Select Dog: GCHS CH Texas Trace Gun Barrel City’s 12 Gauge BCAT DN TKN ATT (“Gauge”). Select Bitch and Best Owner-Handled: GCHB CH Holy City’s Momma’s Favorite Nursery Rhyme CD BN RM2 RAE CGC TKN (“Goose”). Best of Winners and Winners Dog: CH Texas Trace Rio De Los Brazos De Dios (“Blaze”). Reserve Winners Dog: Brandywines South Bay Benelli JH. Winners Bitch: CH G4K’s You Can’T Ignoras. Reserve Winners Bitch: Top Gun Beekauz I’m Running For The Rosettes JH. (Sources: AKC event search, event 2024683703; BSCBAA May 2024 newsletter.)

Junior Showmanship: Best Junior Handler Addison Lancaster; Reserve Kadence Lancaster. Sweepstakes winners and the full registered names of Best Veteran and Best Puppy were not confirmed in an official source. (Source: BSCBAA May 2024 newsletter.)

Regional specialties

No regional specialties recorded for 2024.

2023

National specialty

The 2023 National Specialty — the inaugural, 1st Annual — a one-day show, Wednesday, March 8, 2023, at the Hill Country Youth Event Center, 5001 San Antonio Hwy, Kerrville, Texas, with the San Antonio Kennel Club / Hill Country Cluster, March 8–12, 2023. Show at 1:30 p.m. Entry: 28 entries (14 dogs, 14 bitches); whole event 29 entries / 27 competitors. Entries opened Wednesday, December 21, 2022, at 8:00 a.m., and closed Wednesday, February 22, 2023, at noon. Event Chair: Anne Ledet. Superintendent: Onofrio Dog Shows, L.L.C. Breed judge: Ms. H Dorrance. Hunt test March 4–5, 2023 at Texas Trace Ranch, Pine Island, Texas. (Sources: AKC event search, event 2023683703; BSCBAA January 2023 newsletter.)

Best of Breed: CH Top Gun Cleared For Take Off JH (dog), owner Jacquelin DeAngelo. Best of Opposite Sex: GCHG CH Drinking Until Dark Beekauz JH (bitch). Select Dog: GCHB CH Texas Trace Cooper. Select Bitch: CH Texas Trace Camden Of Crosby. Best of Winners and Winners Dog: Top Gun G4K Trust In Me JH. Reserve Winners Dog: Texas Trace Tehuacana. Winners Bitch: Texas Trace San Elizario. Reserve Winners Bitch: Top Gun Beekauz She’s Heaven In My Eyes SH. Best Owner-Handled: GCH CH Thornhill’s Dgs Read All About It JH DS CGCA TKI (dog). (Source: AKC event search, event 2023683703.)

Junior Showmanship (Open Intermediate, also Ms. H Dorrance; 3 entries / 2 competitors): Best Junior Handler Addison Lancaster; Reserve Kadence Lancaster. The sweepstakes judge and winners were not confirmed in an official source. (Source: AKC event search, event 2023683703.)

Regional specialties

No regional specialties recorded for 2023.