http://www.athercroft.com/Athercroft/The_National.html For those of you who don’t show dogs, a National Specialty is an annual gathering for the fanciers of a single breed. Breeders will tell you that a National Specialty win, especially from the Bred-by-Exhibitor class, is among their most cherished achievements. http://www.athercroft.com/Athercroft/The_National.html#0 f19f97cb-7cc9-4c0e-93b4-4bcd943f10ef http://www.athercroft.com/Athercroft/The_National_files/Media/8/thumb.jpg http://www.athercroft.com/Athercroft/The_National_files/Media/8/micro.jpg <div style="padding: 0px; " class="image_cluster_layout_style_default_External_0_0"><div class="image_cluster_layout_style_default"><p style="padding-top: 0pt; " class="Caption"><span style="line-height: 12px; " class="style_2">CH Hillbrook’s Royal Athercroft <br/></span></p><p style="padding-bottom: 0pt; " class="Caption"><span style="line-height: 12px; " class="style_2">Best of Breed</span></p></div></div> http://www.athercroft.com/Athercroft/The_National.html#1 cd10b480-dc63-4615-a8a6-5b1d7de078c9 http://www.athercroft.com/Athercroft/The_National_files/Media/10/thumb.jpg http://www.athercroft.com/Athercroft/The_National_files/Media/10/micro.jpg <div style="padding: 0px; " class="image_cluster_layout_style_default_External_0_0"><div class="image_cluster_layout_style_default"><p style="padding-top: 0pt; " class="Caption"><span style="line-height: 12px; " class="style_2">Littermates Eddie &amp; Rook<br/></span></p><p style="padding-bottom: 0pt; " class="Caption"><span style="line-height: 12px; " class="style_2">Best of Breed &amp; Best Opposite</span></p></div></div> http://www.athercroft.com/Athercroft/The_National.html#2 1bc5df72-c31b-4e1a-8e93-5d75250cff47 http://www.athercroft.com/Athercroft/The_National_files/Media/2/thumb.jpg http://www.athercroft.com/Athercroft/The_National_files/Media/2/micro.jpg <div style="padding: 0px; " class="image_cluster_layout_style_default_External_0_0"><div class="image_cluster_layout_style_default"><p style="padding-top: 0pt; " class="paragraph_style_2"><span style="line-height: 12px; " class="style_2">CH Athercroft Vieux Dieux<br/></span></p><p style="padding-bottom: 0pt; " class="Caption"><span style="line-height: 12px; " class="style_2">Best of Opposite</span></p></div></div> http://www.athercroft.com/Athercroft/The_National.html#3 26bdce7c-1544-4cb2-9918-8704a11e178a http://www.athercroft.com/Athercroft/The_National_files/Media/Dee%20and%20Journey/thumb.jpg http://www.athercroft.com/Athercroft/The_National_files/Media/Dee%20and%20Journey/micro.jpg <div style="padding: 0px; " class="image_cluster_layout_style_default_External_0_0"><div class="image_cluster_layout_style_default"><p style="padding-top: 0pt; " class="paragraph_style_3"><span style="line-height: 11px; " class="style_3">CH Athercroft Winzer Let’s Geaux<br/></span></p><p style="padding-bottom: 0pt; " class="paragraph_style_3"><span style="line-height: 11px; " class="style_3">Award of Merit</span></p></div></div> http://www.athercroft.com/Athercroft/The_National.html#4 91e70f2c-7d0b-41c3-9256-dba180897592 http://www.athercroft.com/Athercroft/The_National_files/Media/Ribbons/thumb.jpg http://www.athercroft.com/Athercroft/The_National_files/Media/Ribbons/micro.jpg <div style="padding: 0px; " class="image_cluster_layout_style_default_External_0_0"><div class="image_cluster_layout_style_default"><p style="padding-bottom: 0pt; padding-top: 0pt; " class="paragraph_style_2">Nationals are the MOST fun!</p></div></div> http://www.athercroft.com/Athercroft/The_National.html#5 3f2d7360-e7de-41c4-b956-a4c2b0f1356b http://www.athercroft.com/Athercroft/The_National_files/Media/11/thumb.jpg http://www.athercroft.com/Athercroft/The_National_files/Media/11/micro.jpg <div style="padding: 0px; " class="image_cluster_layout_style_default_External_0_0"><div class="image_cluster_layout_style_default"><p style="padding-bottom: 0pt; padding-top: 0pt; " class="paragraph_style_4">CH Athercroft Winzer Let’s Geaux Reserve at 6-months old</p></div></div> http://www.athercroft.com/Athercroft/The_National.html#6 eec77633-6764-4e11-82c5-f98676bae94b http://www.athercroft.com/Athercroft/The_National_files/Media/4/thumb.jpg http://www.athercroft.com/Athercroft/The_National_files/Media/4/micro.jpg <div style="padding: 0px; " class="image_cluster_layout_style_default_External_0_0"><div class="image_cluster_layout_style_default"><p style="padding-top: 0pt; " class="Caption"><span style="line-height: 12px; " class="style_2">CH Athercroft Fargeaux<br/></span></p><p style="padding-bottom: 0pt; " class="Caption"><span style="line-height: 12px; " class="style_2">Best of Winners</span></p></div></div> http://www.athercroft.com/Athercroft/The_National.html#7 865bf3a0-094f-424b-be42-f6d120fdf8d1 http://www.athercroft.com/Athercroft/The_National_files/Media/5/thumb.jpg http://www.athercroft.com/Athercroft/The_National_files/Media/5/micro.jpg <div style="padding: 0px; " class="image_cluster_layout_style_default_External_0_0"><div class="image_cluster_layout_style_default"><p style="padding-top: 0pt; " class="Caption"><span style="line-height: 12px; " class="style_2">Krissy<br/></span></p><p style="padding-bottom: 0pt; " class="Caption"><span style="line-height: 12px; " class="style_2">Reserve Winners</span></p></div></div> http://www.athercroft.com/Athercroft/The_National.html#8 331858ab-646c-474f-af7e-84d5ec47914c http://www.athercroft.com/Athercroft/The_National_files/Media/6/thumb.jpg http://www.athercroft.com/Athercroft/The_National_files/Media/6/micro.jpg <div style="padding: 0px; " class="image_cluster_layout_style_default_External_0_0"><div class="image_cluster_layout_style_default"><p style="padding-top: 0pt; " class="Caption"><span style="line-height: 12px; " class="style_2">CH Athercroft Fargeaux<br/></span></p><p style="padding-bottom: 0pt; " class="Caption"><span style="line-height: 12px; " class="style_2">Best Opposite Sweeps</span></p></div></div> http://www.athercroft.com/Athercroft/The_National.html#9 27819733-a63b-4521-9889-26c1153ad920 http://www.athercroft.com/Athercroft/The_National_files/Media/3/thumb.jpg http://www.athercroft.com/Athercroft/The_National_files/Media/3/micro.jpg <div style="padding: 0px; " class="image_cluster_layout_style_default_External_0_0"><div class="image_cluster_layout_style_default"><p style="padding-top: 0pt; " class="paragraph_style_3">CH Athercroft Beast All ‘Round<br/></p><p style="padding-bottom: 0pt; " class="paragraph_style_3">Best Opposite Sweeps</p></div></div> http://www.athercroft.com/Athercroft/The_National.html#10 f687b92d-23bb-45c3-a250-5f6193e7cb5b http://www.athercroft.com/Athercroft/The_National_files/Media/2001WB/thumb.jpg http://www.athercroft.com/Athercroft/The_National_files/Media/2001WB/micro.jpg <div style="padding: 0px; " class="image_cluster_layout_style_default_External_0_0"><div class="image_cluster_layout_style_default"><p style="padding-top: 0pt; " class="Caption"><span style="line-height: 14px; " class="style_4">Izzabelle<br/></span></p><p style="padding-bottom: 0pt; " class="Caption"><span style="line-height: 14px; " class="style_4">Winner’s Bitch</span></p></div></div> http://www.athercroft.com/Athercroft/The_National.html#11 cffa17d2-c031-4b30-a1da-ac17cbc5a650 http://www.athercroft.com/Athercroft/The_National_files/Media/MonicaRWB-KY99/thumb.jpg http://www.athercroft.com/Athercroft/The_National_files/Media/MonicaRWB-KY99/micro.jpg <div style="padding: 0px; " class="image_cluster_layout_style_default_External_0_0"><div class="image_cluster_layout_style_default"><p style="padding-top: 0pt; " class="paragraph_style_3"><span style="line-height: 11px; " class="style_3">CH Athercroft Show Me the Monet<br/></span></p><p style="padding-bottom: 0pt; " class="Caption"><span style="line-height: 11px; " class="style_3">Reserve Winners</span></p></div></div> http://www.athercroft.com/Athercroft/The_National.html#12 33b97d17-25a9-465d-b06a-6964f3635fca http://www.athercroft.com/Athercroft/The_National_files/Media/7/thumb.jpg http://www.athercroft.com/Athercroft/The_National_files/Media/7/micro.jpg <div style="padding: 0px; " class="image_cluster_layout_style_default_External_0_0"><div class="image_cluster_layout_style_default"><p style="padding-top: 0pt; " class="Caption"><span style="line-height: 11px; " class="style_3">CH Athercroft Heart Act t’ Follow<br/></span></p><p style="padding-bottom: 0pt; " class="Caption"><span style="line-height: 11px; " class="style_3">Reserve Winners</span></p></div></div> http://www.athercroft.com/Athercroft/The_National.html#13 125bcf39-06b5-47c8-b9f8-243ead7da47d http://www.athercroft.com/Athercroft/The_National_files/Media/1/thumb.jpg http://www.athercroft.com/Athercroft/The_National_files/Media/1/micro.jpg <div style="padding: 0px; " class="image_cluster_layout_style_default_External_0_0"><div class="image_cluster_layout_style_default"><p style="padding-top: 0pt; " class="Caption"><span style="line-height: 14px; " class="style_4">Spike<br/></span></p><p style="padding-bottom: 0pt; " class="Caption"><span style="line-height: 14px; " class="style_4">First Place Puppy Sweeps</span></p></div></div> http://www.athercroft.com/Athercroft/The_National.html#14 da2f09cb-2206-42c8-83c1-bb34b1fad411 http://www.athercroft.com/Athercroft/The_National_files/Media/9/thumb.jpg http://www.athercroft.com/Athercroft/The_National_files/Media/9/micro.jpg <div style="padding: 0px; " class="image_cluster_layout_style_default_External_0_0"><div class="image_cluster_layout_style_default"><p style="padding-top: 0pt; " class="paragraph_style_2"><span style="line-height: 12px; " class="style_2">CH Athercroft Beast Intentions<br/></span></p><p style="padding-bottom: 0pt; " class="Caption"><span style="line-height: 12px; " class="style_2">Best of Breed</span></p></div></div> http://www.athercroft.com/Athercroft/The_National.html#15 b9f56e19-f892-4678-b879-de480779d0ef http://www.athercroft.com/Athercroft/The_National_files/Media/SwoozheadHDlg/thumb.jpg http://www.athercroft.com/Athercroft/The_National_files/Media/SwoozheadHDlg/micro.jpg <div style="padding: 0px; " class="image_cluster_layout_style_default_External_0_0"><div class="image_cluster_layout_style_default"><p style="padding-top: 0pt; " class="paragraph_style_3">CH Athercroft Dieux U Love Me<br/></p><p style="padding-bottom: 0pt; " class="paragraph_style_3">Best of Opposite</p></div></div> http://www.athercroft.com/Athercroft/The_National.html#16 bffb3b0e-dc19-4262-842e-b2d9c073a6da http://www.athercroft.com/Athercroft/The_National_files/Media/Davis-Spot-Newman-KY_2/thumb.jpg http://www.athercroft.com/Athercroft/The_National_files/Media/Davis-Spot-Newman-KY_2/micro.jpg <div style="padding: 0px; " class="image_cluster_layout_style_default_External_0_0"><div class="image_cluster_layout_style_default"><p style="padding-top: 0pt; " class="Caption"><span style="line-height: 14px; " class="style_4">Davis - Best of Breed<br/></span></p><p style="padding-bottom: 0pt; " class="Caption"><span style="line-height: 14px; " class="style_4">Spot - Best of Winners</span></p></div></div> http://www.athercroft.com/Athercroft/The_National.html#17 c5492f5b-a6ee-4aa0-a0fb-ef34a8aabb70 http://www.athercroft.com/Athercroft/The_National_files/Media/Davis%26Ruth-KY99/thumb.jpg http://www.athercroft.com/Athercroft/The_National_files/Media/Davis%26Ruth-KY99/micro.jpg <div style="padding: 0px; " class="image_cluster_layout_style_default_External_0_0"><div class="image_cluster_layout_style_default"><p style="padding-top: 0pt; " class="paragraph_style_3">CH Athercroft If it Fields Good<br/></p><p style="padding-bottom: 0pt; " class="paragraph_style_3">Best of Breed</p></div></div>