PRE 1970

CH. CHEROKEE BRAHMA
Best of Breed
Breeder Judge:  Griffin Crafts
Handler:  Lee Silva

CH. CHEROKEE MORGAN
Best In Show…Penn Ridge Kennel Club
Judge:  James Warwick
08/69

CH. CHEROKEE MORGAN
 Best In Show…Mid-Hudson Kennel Club 
 Judge:  Heywood Hartley
 06/69

 This was our 1st Best In Show.

CH. CHEROKEE MORGAN
Best of Breed…Westminster Kennel Club

Judge:  John O’Melveny
02/11/69

This was our 1st Westminster Best of Breed.
Morgan place 4th in the Non-sporting Group under Judge Alva Rosenberg.

CH. CHEROKEE’S ANGUS OF PRIMEVA
Best of Breed…Bulldog Club of Philadelphia Specialty Show
Breeder Judge:  Howard Grimm
Co-owner/Handler:  Lee Silva
1969

The 1969 Non-Sporting Group of the Westminster Kennel Club at Madison Square Garden.

Judge:  Alva Rosenberg

CH. Cherokee Morgan was 4th in the Group.

CH. CHEROKEE MORGAN
Group First…International Kennel Club of Chicago 
Judge:  William Kendrick
1967

This was our 1st Group First.

This is Cody Sickle, handling CH. Darvey’s Primeva Marlgirl, in Junior Showmanship at the 1966 Westminster Kennel Club.  The judge is Professional Handler William Trainor.

CH. DARVEY’S PRIMEVA MARLGIRL 
 Best of Opposite Sex…Long Island Bulldog Club Specialty Show
 10/65

 Eva is our 1st Champion!

DARVEY’S PRIMEVA MARLGIRL
Bulldog Club of Philadelphia Specialty Show (held with the Devon Dog Show Association)
Winners Bitch, Best of Winners & Best of Opposite Sex
Judge: W.J. Risewick
10/04/64

We started in Obedience.  This is the CD Degree on my first Bulldog who gave us our kennel name, Cherokee.  
08/16/59

CH. KIPPAX FEARNOUGHT 
 BEST IN SHOW..WESTMINSTER  KENNEL CLUB 
 JUDGE:  MR. ALBERT VAN COURT 
 OWNER:  DR. JOHN SAYLOR 
 HANDLER:  HARRY SANGSTER 
 02/55 

This photo is here because Fearnought was one of the greats of the past and these photos are hard to find.  I never had the benefit of seeing  Fearnought, since he showed before I started.

 In 1957, Fearnought won 6 Non-Sporting Groups…He went Best In Show all 6 times.  

 As a sire, Fearnought produced 31 Champions…more than any Bulldog up to that time.

CH. VARDONA FROSTY SNOWMAN
BREEDER/OWNER/HANDLER:  DR. EDWARD M. VARDON

 Shown in the late 1950s and early 1960s. 

 Frosty Snowman may have been the most dominant winning Bulldog in history.  He was Best of Breed at the BCA National Specialty for 5 consecutive  years. His record of 40 Specialty Bests of Breed stood for more than 40 years.  He was the #1 Non-Sporting Dog in America for 3 consecutive  years and a top 10 All-breeds in each of those years.

 Sorry for the poor quality of this photo.  It is, however, a wonderful picture.  If I can find a better copy, I’ll replace it.

Born:  07/25/26
Another famous great dog of our breed’s past.

CH. STRATHWAY PRINCE ALBERT BEST IN SHOW…WESTMINSTER KENNEL CLUB OWNER:  ALEX H. STEWART 1913

The 1st Bulldog to win Best In Show at Westminster.