The Ridgeback Register's NATIONAL SPECIALTY Watch -- Day 1

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What would the Specialty be without the shopping? If you didn't make it to Lansing this year, fear not. You can be an armchair shopper at The Ridgeback Register's e-version of our Specialty booth. Shop for chic T-shirts, classy glassware, and clever coffee mugs right here!

Free Ridgeback Bumper Sticker with every order. While supplies last!

FOILED AGAIN!

Rich metallic design adds a touch of bling to this generously sized ladies' chocolate T-shirt. Guarantee we won't be able to keep these babies in stock, so order yours today!

$15.00 Metallic Ridge T-shirt in Chocolate

CLICK HERE TO BUY!

WINNERS BITCH...
BUT LOSERS
BITCH MORE!

This ultimate dog show zinger on a gently form-fitting woman's tee!

$20.00 T-shirt in White, Pink, Lavender or Yellow

Specify XS, S, M, L, XL, 1X and 2X

CLICK HERE TO BUY!

JAVALISCIOUS

You have the T-shirt ... get the coffee mug. "Winners Bitch" cartoon on a 11-ounce full-color mug.

$8.00 each

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BOTTOMS UP

The hair of the dog that bit you goes down smooth with these 1.75 oz. gold-logoed Got Ridge! shot glasses (with gold rim).

$20.00 set of four

CLICK HERE TO BUY!

I'LL DRINK
TO THAT!

10 oz. petite gold-logoed Got Ridge! wine glasses.

$15.00 set of four

CLICK HERE TO BUY!

GATE CRASHER

Veteran Sweeps can be a perilous affair. Just ask Joe Piott of Kuwinda Rhodesian Ridgebacks, who piloted his beloved almost-15-year-old bitch "Rafiki" to a second-place win in her class. But en route to the placement, Joe took a header on the mats -- a repeat of his performance from last year. A quick-thinking Mary Lynn Elliston retrieved some ice from the bartender. Rafiki refused comment.

IN THE BAG

Speaking of Mary Lynn, she won the Best Accessory contest hands down with this canine clutch purse, complete with chewed nose and paws. "Those are honorable wounds," she explained. "That's what happens when Dachshunds venture among Ridgebacks."

A SHOE IN

Pat Hoffmann of New Jersey had some fancy footwork ringside with these leopard-ring clogs and matching socks.

QUOTE OF
THE DAY

'What, did I break a window?'

- East Coast-based breeder who would probably prefer to remain anonymous, commenting on the whopping $30 cost of the Specialty catalog

Greetings!

The Ridgeback Register is at the 2009 RRCUS National Specialty, covering this annual Ridge-o-rama with the same professionalism and spunk that we do every year.

What's different in 2009? This electronic newsletter, of course, which will give you daily updates on who's winning, who's whining and who's letting it all hang out.

In this first electronic missive, we take you to tonight's Veteran Sweepstakes competition, where the usual assortment of animal-print apparel was in high gear. Who gets Best Dressed Honors? Scroll down to eyeball the eye candy and vote for your favorite fashionplate!

If you have friends who would like to receive this daily electronic update, they can subscribe by clicking on the link below.

Until tomorrow, or the next Cosmopolitan, whichever comes first ...

Theresa M. Lyons
Denise Flaim

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