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THIS IS
NOW OLD NEWS SHOW NEWS See below for Show News from 2020, the last year in which we exhibited our Westies,
and click on photos throughout the site to go to other pages. Please also see our Show News Archives pages, which go back to 2005. We are blessed with the great joy all of our Westies have brought to our lives, and we
are so proud of the many high honors they earned in the show ring: multiple Best In Show (BIS) wins, Reserve BIS wins, several
BISS (BIS Specialty) wins, numerous Terrier Group wins, many wins at the prestigious Westminster Kennel Club shows (including
Best of Breed, Best Opposite, Select, and AOM), and highly coveted wins at the national West Highland White Terrier Club of
America Specialty shows (including Best in Specialty Show/Best of Breed, Best Opposite Sweeps, Select, Awards of Merit, and
Winners Bitch), Best of Breed at the AKC National Championship show, plus top rankings at the national level, including CC
achieving the spot of #1 Westie in the U.S.A. in 2014 (Breed and All-Breed). We dabbled in performance events and have a few
Westies with titles at the end of their name (agility, CGC, coursing ability plus other titles such as Therapy Dog earned
with new owners). It has been an incredible journey with our Westies (11 litters, 36 puppies, 26 Champions and 17 Grand Champions,
including Gold GCHs), and we continue to enjoy the shows and our participation in the kennel clubs where we have ongoing memberships.
We love the news updates, photos and occasional visits with Westies we have placed in wonderful homes throughout the years;
and, of course, continue to cherish all of our time with the three Westies that remain with us at home: CC and two of her
grandchildren, JR and Envy. Who knows, maybe some day we will be back in the ring . . . stay tuned.
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JR AMONG TOP TERRIERS! Despite
mid-March 2020 being the last show appearance for JR (MBISS GCHB CH TullyBloom's Just Right), he remains
among the Top 100 of all Terriers in the U.S. at year-end 2020.
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JR and ENVY CAPTURE WHWTCA 2020 ANNUAL AWARDS!
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2020 ANNUAL AWARD WINNERS! On
the evening of October 4, 2020, the West Highland White Terrier Club of America held its annual award ceremony (virtually)
for 2019 achievements. We were honored to receive four awards for TullyBloom: JR (MBISS GCHB CH TullyBloom's
Just Right) was the recipient of conformation awards for Top Ten Westie 2019 (at 1.5 years old!!!), top Winners Dog,
and top Bred-by Exhibitor Dog for 2019, and he is pictured above from mid-2019 earning one of two majors during the 2019 National
Roving weekend. And Envy (GCH CH TullyBloom's Just Envy Me) was the recipient of the conformation award
for top Bred-by Exhibitor Bitch for 2019 and she is pictured below from mid-2019 earning a major at the National Roving.
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ENVY GETS HER GRAND! We
did not want to return to the show ring during COVID until we had a show close by and safe. That happened the weekend of October
3-4, 2020, when Paula took Envy to the Greater Humble Area Kennel Club show where Envy earned the remaining points for her
Grand Champion title by taking Best of Breed on Sunday, with our thanks and appreciation to Judge John Constantine-Amodei.
Envy is now known as GCH CH TullyBloom's Just Envy Me.
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JR AT THE TOP OF THE STATS . . . STILL! We
were pleased to see that JR (MBISS GCHB CH TullyBloom's Just Right) is keeping his spot among the Top Five
Westies in the U.S.A., both Breed and All-Breed systems as of the last posting for wins through August 31, 2020. Envy (CH
TullyBloom's Just Envy Me) is ranked #23 Breed and #25 All-Breed. Neither of them have been in the ring since March.
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COVID-19 CANCELLATIONS COMMENCING WITH THE KENTUCKIANA
CLUSTER The
A-Team of Ashlie Whitmore and Alfonso Escobedo took JR (MBISS GCHB CH TullyBloom's Just Right) to the Kentuckiana Cluster
in Louisville, Kentucky, for shows March 12-15, 2020. JR took Select Dog honors under Judge Charlotte Patterson at the Louisville
Kennel Club show and an Award of Merit under Judge Bergit Coady-Kabel at the West Highland White Terrier Club of Indiana specialty,
but the rest of the show cluster was then canceled, and several upcoming shows across the country are now canceled. We appreciate
the honors from Judges Patterson and Coady-Kabel at the Louisville shows, and our prayers are with all of our friends and
fellow fanciers, handlers, judges, and show officials as we all work together to ensure everyone remains safe and healthy.
(THIS WAS THE ONLY PHOTO I HAD TAKEN AT THE SHOW BEFORE IT CLOSED!).
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JR IN THE HUNT AT THE HILL COUNTRY CLUSTER The
A-Team of Ashlie Whitmore and Alfonso Escobedo took JR (MBISS GCHB CH TullyBloom's Just Right) to the Hill Country Cluster
(for the Greater Kerrville and The San Antonio Kennel Club, Inc. shows) in Kerrville, Texas, the weekend of March 5-8, 2020,
where JR won Terrier Group Second, Third, then Second place honors, with our thanks, respectively, to Judges Dr. Thomas Lee
Hossfeld, Paula Hartinger, and Gloria Geringer (pictured above).
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ENVY GAINS GROUND TOWARD HER GRAND Paula
showed Envy (CH TullyBloom's Just Envy Me) at the February 28, 29, and March 1, 2020 shows at the Humble
Civic Center in Humble, Texas, where Envy won Best of Breed the first day at the Houston All-Terrier Club show under Judge
Louise Leone, then took Best Opposite Sex at both days of the Baytown Kennel Club show under Judges Fred C. Bassett and Rodney
E. Herner, leaving her a mere two points shy of her Grand Champion title.
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JR TAKES THREE TWICE AT THE GULF COAST CLUSTER The
Gulf Coast Cluster (Galveston County Kennel Club and San Jacinto Kennel Club) took place in La Porte, Texas, on February 21,
22, and 23, 2020. Paula was there the first two days showing Envy (CH TullyBloom's Just Envy Me), who took
Best Opposite both days to her brother, JR (MBISS GCHB CH TullyBloom's Just Right), shown by Alfonso Escobedo
and Ashlie Whitmore of the A-Team. JR was Best of Breed all three days, racking up three GCH majors, and took Terrier Group
Third honors on Friday and Sunday, with our appreciation, respectively, to Judges Debra L. Thornton and Mrs. Terry L. Berrios.
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JR STRIKES IT BIG AT THE BLACK GOLD CLUSTER IN MIDLAND,
TEXAS JR
was shown by the amazing A-Team at the Black Gold Cluster in Midland, Texas, where he took Terrier Group Third under Judge
Loraine Boutwell at the West Texas Kennel Club show on Friday, February 14, 2020, then back-to-back Terrier Group wins at
the Big Spring KC and second West Texas KC shows on Saturday and Sunday under Judges Elizardo Valadez and Gloria Kerr, with
our appreciation for the high honors. JR is pictured above with A-Team agents Alfonso Escobedo and Ashlie Whitmore.
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JR GRABS SOME BRAGS IN THE BIG APPLE JR
(MBISS GCHB CH TullyBloom's Just Right) is pictured above in the breed ring in February 2020 at the 144th
Annual Westminster Kennel Club Dog Show in New York City where he was properly prepped and presented by the A-Team, and performed
"just right" for handler Ashlie Whitmore, resulting in 1st Award of Merit honors, with our appreciation to Judge
John Constantine-Amodei.
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JR TOPS THE TERRIERS AT ALEXANDRIA JR
(MBISS GCHB CH TullyBloom's Just Right) grabbed a Terrier Group placement and Terrier Group win at the Alexandria
Kennel Club shows in Louisiana on January 25 and 26, 2020, with our sincere appreciation to Judge Dana P. Cline for the Group
Fourth on Saturday and to Judge Fred C. Bassett for the high honor of Terrier Group First on Sunday. JR was steered to these
wins by the pro A-Team of Alfonso Escobedo and Ashlie Whitmore (pictured above).
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JR COVERS THE COVER OF THE WESTIE IMPRINT We
were honored to have JR and his National Specialty win featured on the cover of the WHWTCA's Winter 2019 Westie
Imprint that came out in January 2020. The cover page above and inside page below were beautifully designed
by Nancy Spelke of Custom Dog Designs.
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JR'S "JUST RIGHT" JANUARY CARRIES ON IN
CORPUS CHRISTI JR
(MBISS GCHB CH TullyBloom's Just Right) captured more New Year wins at the Corpus Christi Kennel Club shows
where he was presented by A-Team agents Alfonso Escobedo and Ashlie Whitmore. In addition to Best of Breed, JR won Terrier
Group Third placements under Judges Denny C. Mounce, Anne M. Barlow (pictured above with handler Ashlie Whitmore), and Judith
V. Daniels, with our sincere appreciation for the triple honors.
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JR'S START TO THE NEW YEAR IS "JUST RIGHT"! JR
(MBISS GCHB CH TullyBloom's Just Right) joined the A-Team of Alfonso Escobedo and Ashlie Whitmore in Glen
Rose, Texas, for the Nolan River Kennel Club shows January 4 and 5, 2020, where JR earned back-to-back Terrier Group Third
wins, with our sincere appreciation to Judges Melinda L. Lyon (pictured above with handler Ashlie Whitmore) and Ralph J. ("Sonny")
Ambrosio (pictured above with handler Alfonso Escobedo).
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