Happy Go Lucky Awards
This award is given each year at the National Specialty of the USACTC for the highest ranking Coton de Tulear performing in the most recent annual AKC Eukanuba National Invitational Agility Championships. The sterling silver trophy tray, owned by the Club, is a perpetual award intended to further interest in the agility abilities of our breed. Each year’s winning Coton’s and owner’s names are engraved on the tray, and the winning owner (and breeder and handler, if different) is presented with a framed Certificate in Agility Excellence. In addition the winning owner, if a Club member, is allowed to take the tray home for display for a period of one year.
This award was originated and donated by Julian and Elaine Baird in recognition of the early ground breaking excellence in Coton agility by Multi-Champion Bar-Ken’s Happy Go Lucky. It is very fitting that “Lucky” himself, in his maturity, won the award named after him the first year it was offered, and followed this up with consecutive victories in the next two years!
Owner Brenda Magnon receiving the first Happy Go Lucky Award at the 2007 USACTC National Specialty Show Banquet.
The 2011 Award Winner, for results in the 2010 Invitational:
MACH3 Multi-Ch. Bar-Ken’s Happy Go Lucky
MACH3 CDX GO RAE MXP2 MJP MXF
Owner: Brenda Magnon
Breeder: Barbara Adcock
Handler: Ileana Nadal
The 2010 Award Winner, for results in the 2009 AKC Invitational:
MACH2 White Lightning of Amazing Cotons of Texas
MACH2, ADCH II, USDAA LIFETIME ACHIEVEMENT AWARD
Owner: Michael S. Weintraub
Breeder: Michael S. Weintraub
Handler: Michael S. Weintraub
The 2009 Award Winner, for results in the 2008 AKC Invitational:
MACH Multi-Ch. Bar-Ken’s Happy Go Lucky
MACH, CD, RE, MX, MXJ, OF
Owner: Brenda Magnon
Breeder: Barbara Adcock
Handler: Ileana Nadal
The 2008 Award Winner, for results in the 2007 AKC Invitational:
MACH Multi-Ch. Bar-Ken’s Happy Go Lucky
MACH, CD, RE, MX, MXJ, OF
Owner: Brenda Magnon
Breeder: Barbara Adcock
Handler: Ileana Nadal
The 2007 Award Winner, for results in the 2006 AKC Invitational:
Multi-Ch. Bar-Ken’s Happy Go Lucky
CD, RE, MX, MXJ, OF
Owner: Brenda Magnon
Breeder: Barbara Adcock
Handler: Ileana Nadal