Posted in the Great Lakes Barn Hunt Facebook group Sunday July 27, 2014:
BIG NEWS FLASH. Jake von der Alte Baum "Jake", a German Shepherd Dog from Larsen, WI, owned and handled by Laurel Stone earned the first RATCHX in the history of the Barn Hunt, pending confirmation by BHA, today at Waukesha, WI.
Rat Champion Excellent requires that a dog earn 25 Master legs total, including the 5 earned in the RATM and the 10 earned in the RATCH. Very exciting for all of us!!!!
Taken at Waukesha County Expo Center
Moments after final leg required for RATCHX was earned in Trial 1 on Sunday morning, in a run judged by Susan Chapman. — with Laurel Stone and Susan Chapman at Waukesha County Expo Center.
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You, Kelly Mientke Butkiewicz, Karen Alvarez, Nancy Yeoman and 137 others like this.
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Nancy Yeoman Woo Hoo Jake and Laurel!!! So happy for both of you!
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Camp Pit-Weiler Congratulations Laurel Stone and Jake!
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Candy Henely Way to go Jake......and Lairel...
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Andrea Marie Great Job Laurel Stone and Jake!!!
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Melonie Arnold Boyll Congratulations Laurel and Jake!
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Ellen Bloomfield Way to go you two!!!!!
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Danae Steele Couldn't happen for a better team!
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Kelly Mientke Butkiewicz Congrats!
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Jean Richardson Whoopee!
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Ann Bergeron Congratulations Laurel and Jake! So honored to have been there to witness it!
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Chris Puls That's so awesome!! A record that will never be broken!
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Linda Milbrath Wohoooo! Way to Go Jake! Congratulations Laurel!!!!!!!
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Beth Haberkorn Sternitzky WTG! On to Nationals!!
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Sharon Keillor CongRATS1X Jake it was a ball rat wrangling for you!
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Paula King CongRATS!
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Ros Beaman Oh wow! Congratulations!
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Jim N Barb Berry CongRATS! So glad I was there to see it! You two are a GREAT team!
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Amy Wukotich Wow! Congrats!
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Kristina Phillips Wow! Congratulations!
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Karen Alvarez Congrats Laurel!!! I am so happy for you and Jake!!!!
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Kim Kern Congrats to Laura and Jake it was awesome to watch them hunt!!!!
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Heather Neldner Rock on Jake!!! Congrats Laurel! you guys rock!!
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Barb Krynski That is awesome!
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Susan Chapman Jake and Laurel are an incredible team!
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Kitty Check Congratulations!
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Ann Kraft Wow!!! That is awesome!! Congratulations!!
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Kari Olson A historical moment! Congratulations Laurel and Jake.!
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Renea L Dahms Very fun ... the pvc bar should have holes in it to look like a rat tube
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Patti Trudgeon-Muraczewski At first I thought she was holding Susan at gun point.
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Laurel Stone lol.. you had to be there Patti!
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Renea L Dahms - look under the photos and you'll see the purpose of the RATCH bar! it's a useful barn hunt tool!
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Brenda Jones Katz Someone did a clear RATCH bar with a rat in it.. adorable
Jake's personalized RATCHX bar and ribbon. — at Waukesha County Expo Center.
By the end of the weekend, Jake was a very decorated fellow! — at Waukesha County Expo Center.
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Kelly Mientke Butkiewicz, Karen Alvarez, Nancy Yeoman and 30 others like this.
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Laurel Stone And he was also very excited about all the attention he was getting! He actually sat beside the ribbons for 15 min. while I rearranged and took pictures and others came over and took pictures. He clearly likes to be the center of attention!
- Judith Walker It was a joy to wrangle his rats for that final run!
- Becky Harrison Focht That is so cool.
- Brooke Thomas What a boy! Congratulations!
Andrea Dugger - May 25 congRATulations Laurel Stone and RATCH Jake for becoming the 3rd? Barn Hunt Champions in the world! I can't wait to see the pics / videos!
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- Brenda Coffield Sorry I didn't get back to see it, Laurel. But huge congRATS!
- Kitty Check Huge congRATS!. Great job!
- Kitty Check who is the 2nd RATCH?
- Ellen Bloomfield CongRats!!!!!
- Andrea Dugger 2nd? Carol Cagel and Gracie
- Nancy Yeoman Awesome!!! Woo Hoo!!!
- Darla Lacey Congratulations Laurel.
- Jean Richardson Whoopee!
- Sandra Hoesel Congrats Laurel & Jake!!
- Kathy Kimmeth Congrats what a great accomplishment.
- Sandra Hoesel Who are the three? Andrea, Carol and Laurel?
- Andrea Dugger As far as I know- unless there have been others that we just haven't about yet.
- Karen Alvarez Big Congrats to you and Jake!
- Paula King I'm so happy for you and glad I was able to film your winning run!
- Sandra Hoesel What I find interesting is in a true testament to Barn Hunt being a sport for all dogs, the 3 are a Weimaraner, a GSD and a GWP. Way to go ladies!!
- Andrea Dugger I disagree- apparently the Germans have a leg up in the sport. Bwahhaaaa
- Sandra Hoesel Well considering Weims and GWP's are two of my breeds and I competed in 4-H and AKC with a GSD, I think you are correct Andrea. German breeds have a leg up! (said somebody of German descent... )
- Nancy Yeoman We're going to get Dachshunds in there some day! Go short-legged Germans! hahaha
- Jean Richardson Beware, the Brits are coming. Terriers of the world, unite and get to hunting those rats.