2025 KCA Award Recipients

The following award winners received their recognition at the 2025 KCA Banquet award ceremony following the KCA National in Asheville, 2025.

MOST VERSATILE KEESHOND AWARD

This recognizes our Kees that compete in a variety of competitions, just at the national!

For this award, dogs competed and were awarded points in Agility, Obedience, Rally and Confirmation.

The dog that earned the most points this year is:

GCH MACH Peregrine Live to Tell RE MXS MJG NF FCAT2 THD CGC TKN and Stacy Alexander

WANDA SMITH AWARD

Wanda Smith bequeathed her estate to KCA. In her honor, we present a trophy to the Breeders of the Best of Breed winner at the National each year.

This year, the award goes to:

Jeri and Bobby Kissling

APPRECIATION CERTIFICATES

Some people do so much work behind the scenes to keep this club on the right path. We would like to thank the following folks for their efforts on behalf of the Keeshond and

Keeshond Club of America;

Brenda Bell

MeLinda Hughes

Jennifer Sturgeon

Chris Pawlenty

Special Presentation to:

Debbie Lynch for her dedicated service to the Gazette Column

AKC Outstanding Sportsmanship Award

The American Kennel Club Outstanding Sportsmanship Award Program celebrates individuals who deserve special recognition for going above and beyond in the Sport of Purebred Dogs, and who embody the AKC Code of Sportsmanship while being an active and valued member of an AKC Member Club. 

Please join me in congratulating our AKC Outstanding Sportsmanship Award winner: Marion Crain.

25 Year Pins

Marcia Bettigole

Margaret Bissell

Geoff and Karen Godfrey

Kathy Gray

Jean Gauchet

Laura Lenci

AWARDS OF DISTINCTION

Top Winning Member-owned show dog

GCHS Windrift’s Dirty Hairy - Joanne Reed

Top Winning Member-owned show bitch

GCHB Keenorth All That Glitters N Shines - Elizabeth Fortino

Top Winning Member-owned keeshond

GCHS Windrift’s Dirty Hairy - Joanne Reed

Top Winning Member-owned opposite sex

GCHB Keenorth All That Glitters N Shines - Elizabeth Fortino

Highest Ranking Member-owned Keeshond in Obedience

CH Daimler’s Grand Adventure CDX PCD AX AXJ OF - Elizabeth Strick

Highest Ranking Member-owned Keeshond in Obedience with an AKC

Championship title

CH Daimler’s Grand Adventure CDX PCD AX AXJ OF - Elizabeth Strick

Highest Ranking Member-owned agility Keeshond

CH CT AGCH2 MACH12 RACH Shoreline’s Back To The Future VCS2 BN

RM8 RAE4 MXS4 PDC MJB5 PJC MFG2 TQX T2B11 CGC TKN - Tawn Sinclair

Highest Ranking Member-owned agility Keeshond with an AKC

Championship title

CH CT AGCH2 MACH12 RACH Shoreline’s Back To The Future VCS2 BN

RM8 RAE4 MXS4 PDC MJB5 PJC MFG2 TQX T2B11 CGC TKN - Tawn Sinclair

Highest Ranking Member-owned Keeshond in Rally

OTCH RACH2 Wyndspell Effervescent UDX2 OM5 RM4 RAE4 - Marion Crain

Highest Ranking Member-owned Keeshond in Rally with an AKC

Championship title

CH Foxfair Cara Screenplay RM3 RAE3 RCAX ACJ SWM CGC VKX - Marilyn Warren, Heather Myers and Debbie Lynch

Top Owner-Handled Keeshond

GCHB Cedarhills-Shamrock Wheel of Time at Daimler - Terry & Diane Benz

Top Junior Handler

Kenzie Sorensen

2025 Hall of Fame Inductees

Conformation

GCHS Allante’s Always Kiss Your Dog - Jeri Kissling & Bobby Kissling

GCHG Cornerstone’s Firmly Grounded - Nancy Cameron & Jean Leiker

GCHG Dore’s Stary Night - Rosy Liphardt

GCHS Jen’nDi’s Slow Burn - Jennifer McClure, Teresa Craig, Diane Wright & Robert McClure

GCHS Keenorth All That Glitters N Shines - Elizabeth Fortino

GCHB Keepsake Moonstruck At Rockstar Jackie Cicale - Margaret Bissell

GCHG Legend’s Masked Bandit - Deanna Cox

GCHG Sherwood’s Singing In The Rain At Keeshond Heaven FCAT - Karen Evasuik

GCH Windrift’s Rockin’ Robin - Jan Elbling, Wade Koistenen & Joanne Reed

Rally

CH PACH RACH2 Wund-R Y The Game Is Afoot CDX PCDX BN RM7 RAE5

OA OAJ MXP5 MJP6 PAX OF MFP T2BP TKP - Donna Schmitt & Katrina Guse

OTCH RACH2 Wyndspell Effervescent UDX OM4 RM4 RAE4 - Marion Crain

Register of Merit

GCH Jo-Lyn’s Sound of Silence - Janit Johnson

GCHB Windrift’s Stand By Me - Joanne Reed & Ashley Reed

GCH Trumpet’s Cherry Bomb - Beth Blankenship

GCHS Jen’nDi’s Show And Tell - Jennifer McClure & Diane Wright

Have photos of the award ceremony you'd like to add? Please email to keeshondclubofamerica@gmail.com

GCH MACH Peregrine Live to Tell RE MXS MJG NF FCAT2 THD CGC TKN and Stacy Alexander