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Published in the 2016 United States Kerry Blue Terrier Club Handbook
CARL ASHBY, BLUJAC | NANCY HAN, KALLEHAN
REITA NICHOLSON, KERRISEL | NANCY WESTBROOK, EVERGLORY
CARL ASHBY, BLUJAC
Jaimie and I having been breeding and showing Kerry Blue Terriers under the Blujac prefix since 1972. Our foundation bitch, Ch. Kilmarley Irish Imp, CD, produced Ch. Blujac’s Afternoon Delight, ROM, who was a multiple Best in Show winner and always own- er-handled. We have bred and owned two other Best in Show Kerry Blues and continue to breed and show today, focusing on Specialty weekends. Jaimie is active in the Carolina Kennel Club and is its AKC Delegate. I am currently Vice Chairman of the American Kennel Club.
NANCY HAN, KALLEHAN
Nancy Kallenbach Han, NCMG, CAH and her hus- band, Sang Bong Han, DVM, have been breeding Ker- ries since 1990 under the kennel name of Kallehan. Nan- cy has also bred Bedlington Terriers in the past. Nancy has owned Dog’s Best Friend and the Cat’s Meow, Inc. in Albany, California, since 1982. She is a Certifier for the National Dog Groomers Association of America, Inc.
REITA NICHOLSON, KERRISEL
I started in Kerries in 1991. Before that I showed and bred Doberman Pinschers and English Springer Spaniels. Along with my husband, Craig, we have shown and bred some of the top- winning Kerries with Best in Show and Best in Specialty Show wins under the prefix Kerrisel. We are AKC Breeders of Merit and are mentors to judges for our breed. I am past Recording Secretary, President and Executive Officer of the Kerry Blue Terrier Club of Chicago, and also past Vice-President of the USKBTC and a former Board Member for six years. I was a founding Board Member for the Kishwaukee Kennel Club. We are actively competing with our Kerries in AKC and UKC con- formation and performance events.
NANCY WESTBROOK, EVERGLORY
My husband, Lynn, and I got our first Kerry Blue Terrier in 1987. I had been raised with dogs, horses, and cats, but never had I owned a Terrier. I had never seen a Kerry Blue Terrier until a week before we purchased our foundation bitch. I will tell you that my love affair with Kerries started at first sight. It has been 27 years since then and, though I am now one of the old timers, I still feel like I have so much to learn from others who have been in the breed longer than I have.
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