Sonia's Show Statistics
4 X Best in Show, 3 X Best in Show Bred-By, 48 Group Placements in the US and Canada

Sonia has been a consistent winner ever since she stepped in the ring! In very limited showing, and primarily breeder/owner/handled, she's already achieved the following:
 

First majors at 6 months, one week of age
Four point major with Robert Verhulst, Aug 1997
 
New Ch with Keke Kahn, 4pt major, Aug 1997 (second 4 pt major that weekend-1st by LK Davis with BOW)
Finished her championship the next weekend at 6 1/2 months of age with two more four point majors from the Bred-by class at the San Antonio River City Cluster of Dog Shows (over major pointed dogs and bitches).
Over 100 Best of Breeds in 11 states, including the 2001 Specialty weekend, the 2002 Eukanuba Invitational, the 2002 KCA Supported Entry in Tulsa and the 2002 AKA Sponsored show in Columbus
Best of Breed, Constance Barton, San Antonio, March 1999
Group 3, Lee Canalizo, April 2001
Multiple AKC Working Group Winner with 24 placements in eight states. Qualified for the Kuvasz Club of America Conformation Performance Award at just past 2. Halfway to the Outstanding Level at 3.
 7 Canadian Group placements  in two weekends (June 1998, June 1999):
Group 4, Maurice Tougas, June 1998
Best In Show, Lawrence Stanbridge, June 1999
 BIS from the Bred-by class (the only owner/handled kuvasz to win BIS in Canadian history!)
Best of Breed all three shows from the bred-by class at the Kuvasz Club of Canada Booster Weekend in Brantford, Ontario, Canada.  Made the cut in the Working Group twice. (Dec 1998).
Best of Breed, Kuvasz Club of Canada Booster, Dec 1998
BIS with Judge Rebecca Brandon, May 1999
States Kennel Club Best in Show at age 2 
Eight States Kennel Club Group Placements (Sept 97, May 98, Sept 99)
Regular Group 3 with Judge Kathy Dixon, Sept 1997, 7 months
Two of the three Puppy BIS judges, Ric Chashoudian and Kathy Dixon.  Maurice Tougas was the third
Best Puppy in Show three times at 7 months (Sept 97)
Best in Show from the Bred-by class (UCI-Alle Rasse International Shows), Best in Show Bred-by Exhibitor and Reserve BIS-BBE twice at 18 months of age. 
Best in Show, Best in Show Bred-by with Judges Ludell Beckwith and Leslie Rogers
Best in Show Bred By, with Honey Glenndinning, Donna Cole and Janet Wilcox
Back to back UCI BIS-BBE at 2 1/2, July 1999. Five group placements in the two weekends. 
Judges First Award of Merit, 2001 KCA Specialty 
Sonia Best of Breed 2002 Eukanuba
Best of Breed and made the cut in group at the 2002 Eukanuba Invitational in Orlando, Florida
Best of Breed Winner Kuvasz Club of America Supported Entry in Tulsa


American Kuvasz Association Supported Entry Best of Breed Winner 2002, Columbus Ohio
The Only Group Winning Bitch for 2003


Her AKC All Breed Best in Show in 2003 gave her the distinction of being the first and only American, Canadian, UCI-International and States Best in Show Winner in the breed, the latter three BIS's from the Bred-by Class!
Featured in Hungarian Dog magazines winning Best of Breed at the Hungarian Style Match under Hungarian Judge Josef Juhasz at the 1998 National Specialty in Perry, Georgia (at 15 months of age)
Rankings:

1998:  #8 AKC All-breed, and the #2 Kuvasz in Canada

1999:  #1 Kuvasz in Canada, #3 AKC Breed,  and #4 AKC All-Breed
(following in the footsteps of Grandfather Ch. Brantwood's March Solo Magic and Uncle Ch. Brantwood's Harmony in Motion, both #1 in Canada in the past)

2000:  #6 AKC All-Breed, #7 AKC Breed

2001  #6 AKC Breed, #9 All Breed

2002 #1 Kuvasz Bitch in Breed (#2 overall), #4 All Breed

2003 #1 Kuvasz All Breed (Dog News System)  Best in Show Winner, Only Kuvasz bitch to win the group in 2003

Only kuvasz in history that is an American, Canadian, International and States Kennel Club Best in Show winner!