R and R Lhasa Apso's (AKC Registered) Pet and Show Quality

11/2/08 Chicki wins Best In Show Specialty (photo to follow) at the Southern California Lhasa Apso Specialty under Judge. Mrs. Grosso.   VanDyke takes Best of Opposite Sex.

11/1/08 VanDyke wins Best of Breed and Ms. Chicki goes Best of Opposite under Judge Peggy Dillard Carr

9/13/08 R & R's Curious VanDyke takes Best of Breed and get a Group III in the Non-Sporting Group at the Prescott Valley Kennel Club Dog Show.

7/19/08 R & R's Curious VanDyke and R & R's Two Steppin Dixie Chick both finish
their American Championships from the Bred By Exhibitor Class both with a 4 Point Major.

1/13/08 R & R's Two Steppin Dixie Chick finishes her Mexican and FCI International Championships.

10/27/07 & 10/29/07
R & R's Two Steppin Dixie Chick Win's (3) Best of Breeds Wins, (2) Group 1 placement, (1) Group 3 placement, (1) Reserve Best in Show and
(1) BEST IN SHOW Win at her very first United Kennel Club Dog Shows held in
Las Vegas. (Best in Show Photo to follow).   Chicki is now a United Kennel Club Champion.

9/16/07 For the second year in a row R & R's Curious VanDyke takes Best Bred by Exhibitor Lhasa Apso and goes on to take a Group 1 Non-Sporting Bred by Exhibitor Group

5/15/07  R & R's Two Steppin Dixie Chick takes Best of Breed under Judge Mrs. Loraine Boutwell, at ten months of age, at the Cabrillo Kennel Club show held on 5/12/07. Chicki presently has eleven (11) show points including one Major.

4/22/07 Chicki takes a four (4) Point Major at the Angeles Canyon Dog Show.

4/1/07   Our new little show girl, R & R's Two Steppin Dixie Chick, made her show debut on Sunday April 1, 2007 at the Kern County Kennel Club Dog Show.   Chicki won Winners Bitch and Best of Opposite Sex for her first two show points.

Thank you for visiting our Show Wins page. We are very proud of the dogs we have produced through our breeding program and are extremely proud of our past and present show dogs.

Additional Wins

Pictured are R & R's Curios VanDyke and R & R's Two Steppin Dixie Chick both
finishing their American Championships with each receiving a 4 Point Major from the
Bred by Exhibitor Class at the Conejo Kennel Club Show held on July 19, 2008 under
Judge: Mr. George Heitzman.

Pictured winning a BEST IN SHOW at a recent United Kennel Club Show in Las Vegas is R & R's Two Steppin Dixie Chick.
Chicki finished her UKC Championship in one weekend with 1 Group III, 2 Group 1's, 3 Best of Breed's, 1 Reserve Best in Show and a BEST IN SHOW. NEWS! Chicki takes another Best of Breed, Group 1 and a Reserve Best in Show at a UKC
event in Claremont on 11/25/07.

VanDyke was entered in the very first Internet Virtual Dog Show sponsored by Infodog.com. VanDyke won the Breed and later on went on to place 2nd in the Non-Sporting Group.

Show Win Photos

For the second year in a row R & R's Curious VanDyke takes Best Bred by Exhibitor Lhasa Apso and goes on to win the
Non-Sporting Bred by Exhibitor Group 1.

Chicki is pictured winning her very first Best of Breed win, at 10 Months of age, at the Cabrillo Kennel Club show under Judge: Mrs. Loraine Boutwell.

Chicki is pictured winning Best of Opposite Sex at the Lake Matthews Kennel Club Show for 1 point. Chicki has won at six of the seven shows she has been entered in.

R & R's Two Steppin Dixie Chick is pictured, at 9 moths of age, winning a 4 Point Major at the Angeles Canyon Dog Club Show on April 22, 2007. Chicki has been shown at five show and has won at four of her five shows. Chicki is owned, Bred by and exclusively handed by Robert A. Mitten Jr. Chicki is Co-owned by Randy Duncan and Mr. and Mrs. John Melton.

This is our newest Show Girl, R & R's Two Stepping Dixie Chick, aka Chicki. Chicki is pictured winning her first two show points, winning Winner Bitch and Best of Opposite Sex, at the Kern County Kennel Club dog show held on April 1, 2007. Chicki is Bred, owned and exclusivley handled by Robert A. Mitten Jr.

VanDyke is pictured winning a Non-Sporting Bred By Exhibitor Group Three placement at the South Bay Kennel Club Show on Sunday August 13, 2006.

This is VanDykes latest Best of Breed Win picture, at 19 months of age. What a fine specimen of a Lhasa he has turned out to be. It is certainly very special to me everytime I enter the show ring with this guy. He certainly makes showing a pleasure. VanDyke is owned/bred and exclusively handled by Robert A. Mitten, Jr.

Pictured is R & R's Curious VanDyke winning his first show point at the age of six months and seven days under Breeder Judge Ms. Bobbie Woods at the Mt. Palomar Kennel Club Show. VanDyke is shown exclusively by his Breeder/Owner/Handler Robert Mitten.

Pictured is R & R's Curious VanDyke winning Winners Dog and Best of Winners at the Burbank Kennel Club show for 2 points. VanDyke is shown exclusively by his Breeder/Owner/Handler Robert Mitten.

R & R's Curious VanDyke, at eight months of age, is pictured winning a Group II win on October 8th at the Channel City Kennel Club All Breed Show. VanDyke placed above two Best In Show Dogs to win his Group II placing. VanDyke presently has 5 points towards his Championship. VanDyke is shown exclusively by his Breeder/Owner/Handler Robert Mitten.

VanDyke is pictured winning Best of Breed at the Santa Maria Kennel Club show on 10/9/2005 under Judge William Bergum. VanDyke is shown exclusively by his Breeder/Owner/Handler Robert Mitten.

VanDyke is pictured taking a Group III win under Judge Danny J. Moore on 10/29/05 at the Kennel Club of Riverside all breed dog show.
VanDyke is shown with his Breeder/Owner and Handler Robert Mitten.

VanDyke is pictured winning Winners Dog, Best of Winners and Best of Opposite Sex at the Kennel Club of Riverside Dog show on 10/30/05 under Judge Dr. Samuel Draper for 1 point. VanDyke now has 8 points towards his Championship.

R & R's Curious VanDyke is pictured winning Best of Breed from the Bred by Exhibitor Class over two Specials at the Del Sur Kennel Club Show on Sunday March 26, 2006. under Judge Ms. Sandra Goose Allen. VanDyke is shown exclusively by his Owner/Breeder/Handler Robert A. Mitten, Jr. At fourteen months of age VanDyke has already taken four Best of Breeds Wins from the Bred by Exhibitor Class a Group II and a Group III placement.

Pictured is R & R's Curious VanDyke finishing his Mexican and International (FCI) Championships with a Group I win under Canadian
Judge Mr. Merlin Van Der Kinder. VanDyke later on in the week also took a Group II and a Group IV and won Best of Breed all four days
in Mexico. VanDyke is shown by his Breeder/Owner/Handler Robert A. Mitten, Jr.

R & R's Curios VanDyke is pictured taking a Group II win under El Salvador Judge Mr. Eduardo Corona. VanDyke also went on to take a Group IV the following day under Mexican Judge; MVZ Francisco Chapa Guajardo. VanDyke was Bred by/ owned and handled by Robert
A. Mitten, Jr.

CH. R & R's LePudge Totale is pictured winning his Mexican Championship and placing 2nd in the Group. Pudge took the Breed all four days beating an eight year old Mexican Champion and thereby also winning his FCI International Championship. Pudge is shown exclusively by his Breeder/Owner/Handler Robert Mitten.