Marlyn and Pat Johnson,  Fort Worth, TX    76137   marlynjohnson2005@yahoo.com        (817) 577-2853


Aon Rhythm N Blues born.12/18/2008,     
Sunday - 11/16/2008    UKC Show - Norman, OK - BOB and Group 2 
New UKC Champion - Judge:  Tina Reed


Saturday - 10/25/2008    UKC Denton, TX - Show 1 and Show 2 Terrier Group 1
Group Judges:  Teri Murphy and Dorothy Jacobs
Saturday - 10/18/2008    Northern California Kerry Blue Specialty - 1st in his puppy class
Sunday   - 10/19/2008    Del Valle, CA  Show 1                                   - Reserve Winners Dog
Monday  - 10/20/2008   Del Valle, CA  Show 2                                  - Best of Winners ! (4 point major)
Judge: Ms. Frandel Brown        

"Blue" won Reserve Winners Dog at the Philadelphia KBTC Specialty with an entry of 28 dogs.
Thursday, October 2, 2008 - Hatboro Dog Club Show - Regular Class Judge: Darryl Vice
"Blue" won his puppy class 3 of 4 days at the Montgomery Weekend.
Friday  - 9/12/2008  Three Rivers Kennel Club of Missouri   Best of Winners   Judge: Mrs. Roberta L Campbell
Saturday - 9/13/2008  Kerry Blue Terrier Club of St. Louis - Best of Winners and Best in Sweeps
   
              Best in Sweepstakes                                     Winners Dog & Best of Winners  
              Judge: Claire Martin                                           Judge: Mr. Elliott B. Weiss

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Aon Rhythm N Blues born.12/18/2008, goes Best of Winners both days in Kansas City
               Saturday   Heart of America Kennel Club Inc. (1)  8/23/2008  Judge: Mrs Cindy Vogels
               Sunday   Heart of America Kennel Club Inc. (2)  8/24/2008  Judge: Mrs Cindy Meyer

(see Puppy page for picture of "Blue" and "Megy" at Dallas Show July 4-5     Winners and Best of Winners)
Greater Collin Kennel Club Inc.  7/04/2008  JUDGE: Ms Peggy Beisel-McIlwaine
Texas Kennel Club Inc.              7/05/2008   JUDGE: Dr John C Shelton

Living in Fort Worth, TX, we are members of the the United States Kerry Blue Terrier Club and Kerry Blue Terrier Club of Texas.  

Pat (Patricia) and I (Marlyn) have been involved with dogs most of our lives.  We began showing over 40 years ago and continued intermittently as prioritites allowed through the years of raising a family.  
After showing Airedales in the 70s, we brought our first Kerry into our family about 25 years ago.  

After being without a dog in our home for a few years, we decided to look for a puppy.
We were focusing on finding a female from good show lines with a hope of again entering the conformation show ring.  
We were fortunate and found two puppies in 2005.  

One was from Paxon and Felbrin bloodlines.  "Katy" became a member of the family as we drove home (five hours) from Kansas.  Diana and David Thompson were very friendly and helpful and were clearly dedicated to finding good homes for their puppies.

The other was from Louisburgh bloodlines.  We found her with the gracious help of Mary Reidy who introduced us to Paul Martin.  Paul and Eileen were very open and friendly and offered us the pick female from his litter sired by "Fraser," the last of the producing males still in the Reidy household.  
"Abby" too became a loved member of the family on the journey home (from Lurgin, Northern Ireland).

As you will see more details in the "Males" page and the "Females" Page, we have been fortunate to find excellent lines, and hope to enjoy both breeding and showing a limited number of top quality puppies.  

We participate in conformation showing in both AKC and UKC events.  We have both used professional handlers and have personally shown our own Kerries.  
Our adult Kerries are AKC and UKC champions, including group placings.

Two of Katy's puppies have points.
At 6 1/2 months from the Bred by Exhibitor Class,  
Aon Rhythm N Blues and his sister
Aon Meghean each won Winners and Best of Winners during the Dallas July 4-6 weekend shows..  
They are the first "Gibson" puppies to be shown and "pointed".

 See "Gibson's" picture on the "Puppies" page.