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Can you please introduce
Bentley to our readers?
Bentey was born in a litter
of 5 as the very first litter
ever for Dr. Ben and Owen
Weikert of Dream Meadow’s
LLC in Cooperstown NY,
USA. Mom is their beloved,
versatile AKC/CKC CH
Suncatchers Perfect Ten RN
FDC THDA CGCA CGCU
TKN FITB ‘Aly.“ Aly had just
returned from her Canadian
championship and after many
sire options were examined, a
meeting with Terri Collins of
Collinswood Aussies (USA)
was planned to dicsuss
mating to her beautful
Westminster Kennel Club
Profile winner Kai. Bentley quickly
caught the eye of many with
his beautiful foot timing and
Name: Dream Meadow’s Spellbound full white collar. The litter
Call name: Bentley received a lot of attention
from the USA, Canada,
Sire: Westminster Winner 2017 AKC France, Belgium, Austria,
GCHS Collinswood Cayene Pepper of China, Japan and Russia.
Arboroaks „Kai“ Maria, Aleksey and Julia got
Dam: AKC/CKC CH Suncatchers Perfect in touch with Ben about the
litter on Facebook. Everyone
Ten RN FDC THDA CGCA CGCU TKN
Bentley - DOB: 18 February 2019 lot of planning and a lot of
hit it off quickly and after a
FITB „Aly“
th
discussion, it was decided
Titles: Numerous all breed BIS, RBIS,
that Bentley would venture
BISS, International/Multi Champion, 45
to Russia. After a hugely
+ CACIB Supreme BIS Split 2023 BIS
successful show career, and
Eurasia 2023 #2 Top Dog All Breeds in
Russia 2023 #1 Herding Dog in Russia
family in Russia, Ben and
2022&2023 Top Winning Australian being part of a wonderful
Owen were so pleased with
Shepherd in Russia 2021&2022&2023 Bentley and his wonderful
Breeder: Ben & Owen Weikert + Terri family that they decided
Collins, USA to send another puppy to
Russia to be with Maria,
Owner: Aleksey & Julia Plushko, Russia Aleksey and Julia. Bentley’s
Handler: Maria Afanaseva, Russia half sister, named Vodka, is
sure to follow in her brother’s
footsteps.
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