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AKC Conformation · Sonora, California

Sierra-Tuolumne Kennel Club — October 2026

October 9–11, 2026 — all-breed shows with Obedience and Junior Showmanship all three days, plus 4–6 Month Beginner Puppy on Friday, indoors at the Mother Lode Fairgrounds, Sonora, California

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Documents 📄 Premium List Judging Program — Sierra-Tuolumne Kennel Club, Fri Oct 9, 2026 (MB-F) Judging Program — Sierra-Tuolumne Kennel Club, Sat Oct 10, 2026 (MB-F) Judging Program — Sierra-Tuolumne Kennel Club, Sun Oct 11, 2026 (MB-F)

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Weekend at a glance

Registration closed September 23, 2026

Registration for the 2026 Sierra-Tuolumne Kennel Club shows closed September 23, 2026 — entries are no longer being accepted.

The Sierra-Tuolumne Kennel Club holds all-breed shows Friday through Sunday, October 9–11, 2026, indoors at the Mother Lode Fairgrounds in Sonora, California — with Obedience and Junior Showmanship all three days and 4–6 Month Beginner Puppy on Friday. The club bills the weekend as its annual Barktoberfest All Breed Dog Show, and its website also advertises rally trials, Trick Dog testing, Canine Good Citizen, AKC Temperament Testing, and a Pee Wee Special Attraction on Saturday, October 10 — a release form is required, per the club's Barktoberfest page.

Dates
October 9–11, 2026
Venue
Mother Lode Fairgrounds
Host club
Sierra-Tuolumne Kennel Club
stkc.org
Format
All-Breed
Entries
Registration closed
More about this show

Listing reviewed Registration closed · Dates & club verified via premium

Dates
Friday through Sunday
Venue
220 Southgate Drive, Sonora, CA
Confirmed
Venue confirmed in the 2026 premium list.
Host club
All three days
Format
All-breed shows Friday–Sunday; Obedience and Junior Showmanship all three days; 4–6 Month Beginner Puppy on Friday
Entries
September 23, 2026

Superintendent: MB-F, Inc. · (336) 379-9352 · [email protected]

Registration closed — September 23, 2026

Registration for this weekend is closed — entries are no longer being accepted.

Registration closed

Entry fees are per dog, per show.

Superintendent
MB-F, Inc. — PO Box 22107, Greensboro, NC 27420-2107 · (336) 379-9352 · [email protected]
Closing
Wednesday, September 23, 2026 (Pacific Time)
All-breed fees
$35.00 / $25.00
Obedience fees
$35.00 / $25.00
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The days

All-breed shows with Obedience and Junior Showmanship each day, plus 4–6 Month Beginner Puppy on Friday.

DayShow
Fri, Oct 9Sierra-Tuolumne Kennel Club — All-Breed + Obedience + Junior Showmanship, plus 4–6 Month Beginner Puppy (event 2026413501)
Sat, Oct 10Sierra-Tuolumne Kennel Club — All-Breed + Obedience + Junior Showmanship (event 2026413504)
Sun, Oct 11Sierra-Tuolumne Kennel Club — All-Breed + Obedience + Junior Showmanship (event 2026413507)

Judging assignments weren’t in the sources we checked. Pending

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Build your day plan

Add your dogs, pick this show, and get your ring times in order — class dogs, bitches, and champions factored automatically.

Your show-day schedule — ring times come from the official judging program.

Ring assignments and start times are in the judging program above. We never guess ring times.

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Breed judge finder

Search any breed to see which judge has it Friday through Sunday. Panels are from the official 2026 premium list (MB-F). Listing reviewed

(p) = provisional/permit, per the premium.

Best in Show & Group judges — from the 2026 premium

Friday, 2026-10-09 — Sierra-Tuolumne Kennel Club All-Breed Show (Friday)Best in Show & group judges
  • Best in Show — Ms. Shelley S. Hennessy
  • Sporting Group — Mr. Sidney L
  • Hound Group — Mr. Sidney L. Marx
  • Working Group — Mrs. Cindy Stansell
  • Terrier Group — Mr. Sidney L. Marx
  • Toy Group — Ms. Marcie S. Dobkin
  • Non-Sporting Group — Mrs. Cindy Stansell
  • Herding Group — Mrs. Cindy Stansell
  • Miscellaneous Group — Mr. Stansell
Saturday, 2026-10-10 — Sierra-Tuolumne Kennel Club All-Breed Show (Saturday)Best in Show & group judges
  • Best in Show — Mrs. Cindy Stansell
  • Sporting Group — Ms. Shelley S. Hennessy
  • Hound Group — Ms. Shelley S. Hennessy
  • Working Group — Ms. Marcie S. Dobkin (p)
  • Terrier Group — Ms. Marcie S. Dobkin
  • Toy Group — Mr. Robin L. Stansell
  • Non-Sporting Group — Mr. Robin L. Stansell
  • Herding Group — Ms. Shelley S. Hennessy
  • Miscellaneous Group — Mrs. Stansell
Sunday, 2026-10-11 — Sierra-Tuolumne Kennel Club All-Breed Show (Sunday)Best in Show & group judges
  • Best in Show — Mr. Robin L. Stansell
  • Sporting Group — Mrs. Chris A. Levy
  • Hound Group — Mrs. Inge Semenschin
  • Working Group — Mr. Thomas Schonberger (p)
  • Terrier Group — Mrs. Chris A. Levy
  • Toy Group — Ms. Pat Putman
  • Non-Sporting Group — Mrs. Chris A. Levy
  • Herding Group — Ms. Pat Putman
  • Miscellaneous Group — Mrs. Semenschin
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Juniors

Junior Showmanship is offered all three days — Friday, October 9 (AKC #2026413501), Saturday, October 10 (AKC #2026413504), and Sunday, October 11 (AKC #2026413507).

The Pee Wee Special Attraction is held on Saturday, October 10, and a release form is required, per the club's Barktoberfest page.

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Specialties & supported entries

No specialty shows or supported entries have been verified for this weekend. Pending

If you’re a specialty club supporting entries here, send us the premium and we’ll add your spotlight.

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Plan your visit

Find the venue

The venue

Mother Lode Fairgrounds
220 Southgate Drive S, Sonora, CA
Sonora, CA

Dog-friendly lodging

Always confirm the pet policy when booking.

Restaurants

  • The Armory (dog-friendly; outdoor seating; Lunch, Dinner) — 208 S Green St, Sonora. American food and beer garden with a dog menu.
  • El Jardin (dog-friendly; outdoor seating; Lunch, Dinner) — 76 N Washington St, Sonora. Traditional Mexican restaurant; eight outdoor tables in the alley.

Attractions

Venue guide — shared by every show at this location. Last verified 2026-09-25. Per-show details for this weekend (RV, admission, grooming) are below.

The venue

The shows are held indoors at the Mother Lode Fairgrounds, 220 Southgate Drive S in Sonora, California — an all-breed weekend in Tuolumne County's Gold Country, in the Sierra Nevada foothills.

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Results

Friday, October 9, 2026

Best in Show

GCH Fire N Ice Take A Look At Me Now BCAT ATT

Icelandic Sheepdog · Dog

Handler: Bill McFadden
Owner: S & K Freeman
Breeder: S Freeman

BIS judge: Shelley S Hennessy · Entry: 344 dogs

Reserve Best in Show: GCHB Lukos Forever Go Blue — Portuguese Water Dog (handler: Valerie Nunes Atkinson)

Group winners

Sporting 41 entered

Judge: Sidney L Marx

1 GCHG Clussexx Nothing A Cocktail Can’t Fix — Spaniel (Clumber)
Handler: Larry Fenner

2 GCH Istari Bellamy War At Dawn — Spaniel (English Cocker) (OH)
Handler: H Arnaud & K Schultz Guzman

3 GCHS Linhill Legacyk Now Look Here CGC CA — Pointer (German Shorthaired)
Handler: Valerie Nunes-Atkinson

4 GCHG Lomapoint N Skidaddle’s You’re Busted — Spaniel (Cocker) Parti
Handler: Lane Tarantino

Hound 37 entered

Judge: Sidney L Marx

1 GCHP Camelot’s Godfather BCAT — Rhodesian Ridgeback
Handler: David Bueno

2 CH Morozova Rey’s Glenlivet — Borzoi
Handler: Robin Stachon

3 GCH Lux Del Palatino Chacco Blue — Dachshund (Wirehaired)
Handler: Taffe McFadden

4 GCH Longlesson Toast The Night — Whippet
Handler: Erynn Lucas

Working 64 entered

Judge: Mrs. Cindy Stansell

1 GCHB Lukos Forever Go Blue — Portuguese Water Dog
Handler: Valerie Nunes Atkinson

2 GCH Poesia’s Don’t Stop Believin’ — Doberman Pinscher (OH)
Handler: P & B Grossman, A Bullock & C Giroux

3 GCH Lazy J’s Sugar N Spice And Everything Nice RI FDC CGCA — Bernese Mountain Dog (OH)
Handler: D C Jones & A Choi

4 GCH Dawnsong’s Maybe I’m Amazed — Samoyed (OH)
Handler: K Key

Terrier 42 entered

Judge: Sidney L Marx

1 CH Snowtaire’s B Witching Hazel — Welsh Terrier
Handler: Michael Morgan-Lynch

2 GCHB Ironstone’s Dragon’s Thunder — American Staffordshire Terrier (OH)
Handler: C Collins & B Duncan

3 CH Tangos Pickn Up Where We Left Off — Standard Manchester Terrier (OH)
Handler: N Torre

4 CH Skye Pilot’s T. C. Rooster@ Cragsmoor — Skye Terrier (OH)
Handler: L Lucchetti, E Zaphiris & G Lucchetti

Toy 61 entered

Judge: Marcie S Dobkin

1 GCHG Ivyline Michelangelo — Cavalier King Charles Spaniel
Handler: Kelly Rackley

2 GCHS Brazos River Bre-Z Dream On — Pug
Handler: Ethan Coye

3 CH Arc-En-Ciel Double Agent — Biewer Terrier
Handler: Taffe McFadden

4 GCHB Palmridge’s Baby Blue Steel At Pastyme — Yorkshire Terrier (OH)
Handler: P Gregson, K Alexander & B Stacy

Non-Sporting 34 entered

Judge: Mrs. Cindy Stansell

1 GCHG Spotlite’s Silver Bullet — Dalmatian
Handler: Anthony Cantor

2 GCHG Jen’Ndi’s Slow Burn — Keeshond
Handler: Jean Gauchat

3 CH Afterglow Hightide Summer — Poodle (Standard)
Handler: Ethan Coye

4 CH Belle Creek’s Love So Big — Bichon Frise
Handler: Taffe McFadden

Herding 54 entered

Judge: Mrs. Cindy Stansell

1 GCH Fire N Ice Take A Look At Me Now BCAT ATT — Icelandic Sheepdog
Handler: Bill McFadden

2 GCH Havuherd Catchpen And Heelerhills Heaven Sent — Australian Cattle Dog
Handler: Cathie Brown

3 GCH Aprhys Gratitude Is My Attitude BCAT RATN — Pembroke Welsh Corgi (OH)
Handler: S Houle & A & W Phillips

4 GCHB Spindrift A Tripp Back In Time PT BN RI — Pulik
Handler: James Moen

Results via Canine Chronicle (unofficial — subject to AKC confirmation).

Saturday, October 10, 2026

Best in Show

GCHG Spotlite’s Silver Bullet

Dalmatian · Dog

Handler: Anthony Cantor
Owner: J Meisch & C Emerson
Breeder: J Meisch, C Beam, M Callea & C Jackson

BIS judge: Mrs. Cindy Stansell · Entry: 399 dogs

Reserve Best in Show: CH Arc-En-Ciel Double Agent — Biewer Terrier (handler: Taffe McFadden)

Group winners

Sporting 49 entered

Judge: Shelley S Hennessy

1 GCHB Conamara Star Of My Heart — Setter (Irish)
Handler: Catrina Castro

2 GCHG Lomapoint N Skidaddle’s You’re Busted — Spaniel (Cocker) Parti
Handler: Lane Tarantino

3 CH Dreamz Caught In Her Web — Spaniel (English Springer) (OH)
Handler: C & C Minnick & C Coffee

4 GCH Istari Bellamy War At Dawn — Spaniel (English Cocker) (OH)
Handler: H Arnaud & K Schultz Guzman

Hound 47 entered

Judge: Shelley S Hennessy

1 CH Allegro’s Past Frozen Behind Glass — Beagle 13 inch (OH)
Handler: L Bryson & B Ott

2 CH Storieddox The Idea Of You — Dachshund (Longhaired) (OH)
Handler: L Kuska

3 GCH Lux Del Palatino Chacco Blue — Dachshund (Wirehaired)
Handler: Taffe McFadden

4 GCHP Camelot’s Godfather BCAT — Rhodesian Ridgeback
Handler: David Bueno

Working 82 entered

Judge: Marcie S Dobkin

1 GCHB Crownroyal-Ninjitsu Iron Sharpens Iron CGCA TKI — Akita
Handler: Tammy Crome

2 GCHS Dun Roman’s Quite The Ride V Caps — Great Dane
Handler: Betty Jo Pyle

3 GCH Lazy J’s Sugar N Spice And Everything Nice RI FDC CGCA — Bernese Mountain Dog
Handler: Anthony Cantor

4 CH Dos Caballeros Grey Cloud — Standard Schnauzer
Handler: Oscar Quiros

Terrier 44 entered

Judge: Marcie S Dobkin

1 CH Snowtaire’s B Witching Hazel — Welsh Terrier
Handler: Michael Morgan-Lynch

2 GCHG Ironstone’s Dragon’s Thunder BCAT CGC — American Staffordshire Terrier (OH)
Handler: C Collins & B Duncan

3 Skyhi’s Reflection Of Blackhawk Brocair — Lakeland Terrier (OH)
Handler: S Harris & D Green

4 GCHB High Hope Small Town Girl Calls Christhill Dazul — Australian Terrier
Handler: Kristina Rock

Toy 69 entered

Judge: Robin L Stansell

1 CH Arc-En-Ciel Double Agent — Biewer Terrier
Handler: Taffe McFadden

2 GCHG Ivyline Michelangelo — Cavalier King Charles Spaniel
Handler: Kelly Rackley

3 GCH Waski Grey Poupon — Brussels Griffon (OH)
Handler: V Swarowski DVM

4 GCHB Palmridge’s Baby Blue Steel At Pastyme — Yorkshire Terrier (OH)
Handler: Peggy Gregson, Kathren Alexander & Bob Stacy

Non-Sporting 40 entered

Judge: Robin L Stansell

1 GCHG Spotlite’s Silver Bullet — Dalmatian
Handler: Anthony Cantor

2 CH Belle Creek’s Love So Big — Bichon Frise
Handler: Taffe McFadden

3 GCH Highgate Sky Full Of Stars — Poodle (Standard)
Handler: Terry Bernier

4 GCHG Jen’Ndi’s Slow Burn — Keeshond
Handler: Jean N Gauchat

Herding 55 entered

Judge: Shelley S Hennessy

1 GCH Fire N Ice Take A Look At Me Now BCAT ATT — Icelandic Sheepdog
Handler: Bill McFadden

2 Greenbrier’s Could You Be Loved — Australian Cattle Dog (OH)
Handler: E Crady, S Perry-Hinkle, C Sulewski & G Wells

3 GCHB Spindrift A Tripp Back In Time PT BN RI — Pulik
Handler: James Moen

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Results via Canine Chronicle (unofficial — subject to AKC confirmation).

Sunday, October 11, 2026

Best in Show

GCHP Camelot’s Godfather BCAT

Rhodesian Ridgeback · Dog

Handler: David Bueno
Owner: S Cardova-Alford, C Heathcock & S Alford
Breeder: S Alford & S Cordova-Alford

BIS judge: Robin L Stansell · Entry: 395 dogs

Reserve Best in Show: GCHG Summerwind Light It Up At Brinton Hall HT FDC — Miniature American Shepherd (handler: Larry Fenner)

Group winners

Sporting 41 entered

Judge: Chris A Levy

1 GCHS Dream Hi-Millette Instant Replay By Relyt — Brittany
Handler: Kristina Rickard

2 CH Tenajeff’s The Lucky One Ollie At Curly Acres DCAT CGC — Lagotti
Handler: Kelly Rackley

3 GCHG Lomapoint N Skidaddle’s You’re Busted — Spaniel (Cocker) Parti
Handler: Lane Tarantino

4 GCHB Kelyric Dream Catcher — Setter (English) (OH)
Handler: K Kennedy & L Matter

Hound 51 entered

Judge: Inge Semenschin

1 GCHP Camelot’s Godfather BCAT — Rhodesian Ridgeback
Handler: David Bueno

2 CH Storieddox The Idea Of You — Dachshund (Longhaired) (OH)
Handler: L Kuska

3 GCH Lux Del Palatino Chacco Blue — Dachshund (Wirehaired)
Handler: Taffe McFadden

4 CH Allegro’s Past Frozen Behind Glass — Beagle 13 inch (OH)
Handler: L Bryson & B Ott

Working 77 entered

Judge: Thomas Schonberger

1 GCH Poesia’s Don’t Stop Believin’ — Doberman Pinscher (OH)
Handler: P & B Grossman, A Bullock & C Giroux

2 CH Dos Caballeros Grey Cloud — Standard Schnauzer
Handler: Oscar Quiros

3 GCHB Crownroyal-Ninjitsu Iron Sharpens Iron CGCA TKI — Akita
Handler: Tammy Crome

4 GCHS Surfari’s Holy Cow! CGC TKI RN — Portuguese Water Dog (OH)
Handler: D & J Price & L & C McCallum

Terrier 51 entered

Judge: Chris A Levy

1 GCHB Medley’s Fashion Assassin — Standard Manchester Terrier
Handler: Nicole Torre

2 CH Snowtaire’s B Witching Hazel — Welsh Terrier
Handler: Michael Morgan-Lynch

3 GCHS Redwood Coast Sure Shot Presto — Staffordshire Bull Terrier (OH)
Handler: W Silva & A Collins

4 Goldrush’s Put Me In Coach — Norwich Terrier (OH)
Handler: D Anderson & J Haycock

Toy 68 entered

Judge: Pat Putman

1 GCHS Brazos River Bre-Z Dream On — Pug
Handler: Ethan Coye

2 GCH Waski Grey Poupon — Brussels Griffon (OH)
Handler: V Swarowski DVM

3 CH Arc-En-Ciel Double Agent — Biewer Terrier
Handler: Taffe McFadden

4 GCHB Vista Tseas Mi Hi Barbie Dazzles — Chihuahua (Smooth Coat) (OH)
Handler: S Schultes & D Long

Non-Sporting 39 entered

Judge: Chris A Levy

1 CH Afterglow Hightide Summer — Poodle (Standard)
Handler: Ethan Coye

2 GCHG Spotlite’s Silver Bullet — Dalmatian
Handler: Anthony Cantor

3 GCHP Jogoso’s Justified FDC — Shiba Inu
Handler: Laurie Jordan-Fenner

4 CH Belle Creeks Love So Big — Bichon Frise
Handler: Taffe McFadden

Herding 58 entered

Judge: Pat Putman

1 GCHG Summerwind Light It Up At Brinton Hall HT FDC — Miniature American Shepherd
Handler: Larry Fenner

2 GCH Gracespun Silver Hills Southern Belle OHB FDC CGC TKN ATT — Shetland Sheepdog (OH)
Handler: B Friesen, D Marks & A Friesen

3 GCH Fire N Ice Take A Look At Me Now BCAT ATT — Icelandic Sheepdog
Handler: Bill McFadden

4 GCH Riverhund Kyons Bryggen V Sogne Fjord — Norwegian Buhund (OH)
Handler: M D Wallis & A Martin

Results via Canine Chronicle (unofficial — subject to AKC confirmation).