Hall of Fame
1. Ch. Clark’s Little Streusel Swirl, Can/AmU CD, CGC
Whelped February 17, 1985Member-Owner: Peggy Webber Clark
Category: All-round Achievement
In addition to winning four titles in conformation and obedience,
Clark’s Ch LittleStreusel Swirl, Can/AmU CD, CGC
(‘Streusel’) whelped 7 Canadian champions (severalof which also won American championships) and 3 additional American champions
(including a BISS and Top-20 award winner). She had a long life, last appearing at an
AGDF specialty in 1995. Peggy Clark writes: “Streusel was truly a ‘happy accident’ for
me. I was not needing or wanting another dog at the time, but she was 7 mo. old and living
in a garage by night and on a chain by day. Fall (cold) was fast approaching, and her
owner was desperately seeking a better home for her due to circumstances beyond his
control. She was so irresistible, so I ‘rescued’ her. I had only shown in obedience until
then, so she taught me about conformation shows and became my first dog with titles at
both ends of her name. She is the very first Dane to be registered in the OFA Heart
registry, she and her offspring comprise 7 of the first 10 Danes to be certified. She became
the foundation of Nikolodeon Danes, was the mother of my very first home-bred AKC
champion as well as of the first GDCA Top-20 ranked dog of my breeding, and earned a
GDCA Venerable Dane certificate [in 1997]. A real ‘Serendipity Dane.’”
2. Ch. Miskre’s Omnipotent Tonare, CD, TT, CGC
Whelped October 10, 1988
Member-Owners and Breeders: Bob and Carmen Miskiman
Category: All-round Achievement
Ch. Miskre’s Omnipotent Tonare, CD, TT, CGC
(‘Thor’) was the #4 Canadian Great Dane in1991 and 1992, and #2 in 1993, accumulating 3,161 career breed/group/BIS points, the highest
number yet achieved by a black Great Dane. He was the first male black Great Dane to win a
Best in Show in North America, and remains the only black Great Dane to have won a Best in
Show in Canada. Carmen and Bob want to emphasize that all of Thor’s wins were
breeder/owner handled. She adds that Thor was always eager to do his part in the showing:
once she and Bob left him in their van to wait for Best in Show, and when they returned “he
had eaten not only all bait that was in Bob’s tweed jacket pocket but also the pocket.” As well,
along with 6 other dogs of different breeds that Carmen trained, Thor had a short theatre career
in a week-long high school production of
Annie. “A show dog, an obedience dog, an actor”says Carmen, “and an incredibly easy dog to live with.”
3. Can/Am Ch. Nikolodeon’s Whistling Roxie, Can/Am CD, TDI, CGC, VC
Whelped June 16, 1989
Member-owner and Breeder: Peggy Webber Clark
Category: All-round Achievement
Can/Am Ch. Nikolodeon’s Whistling Roxie
Can/Am CD, TDI, CGC, VC (‘Roxie’)earned 6 titles and still found time to whelp puppies that earned 5 championships, 4
Canadian and 1 American, including a BISS winner. Peggy writes of Roxie: “Roxie was a
‘happy accident’ for me as well. Having sold her to what I thought at the time was a good
home, I re-claimed her at the age of 3 yrs. She became my second generation with titles at
both ends of her name and was my first home-bred AKC champion. She had multiple years
of winning as Best Brood Bitch, Best Veteran, and Awards of Merit from either/both days
of the AGDF/GDCC weekends. She also achieved the award of a Venerable Dane
certificate from the GDCA, as well as one for Versatility Dane. I can’t begin to list all
those wonderful (yet sometimes infuriating) antics, but suffice it to say she helped coin the
phrase ‘make sure it’s Roxie-proof!’”
4. Can/Am Ch. Reann’s Pride KronJuwel
Whelped February 27, 1992
Member-Owner: Dianne Plamondon
Category: Conformation
Am/Can Ch. Reann’s Pride KronJuwel
(‘Krona’) was a CKC Top-5 ranked Dane for 4consecutive years – #4 Great Dane in Canada in1994, #2 in both 1995 and 1996, and #3 in
1997. At the end of his career he had the third-highest Best of Breed total by a Great Dane
(165) in Canadian conformation history, and 6,127 breed/group/BIS points. He also sired
more than five champions. Dianne recalls, “Krona was an outstanding dog, his loyalty and
love for me were beyond words. He was a true gentleman with the ladies, and respected by
his offspring. I love all my Danes, but I feel especially blessed to have had this Juwel in my
life. KronJuwel will shine in my heart forever.” All of Krona’s wins were owner-handled.
5. Can/Am Ch. Nikolodeon’s Com’n Round Again, TDI, CGC
Whelped November 15, 1995
Member-Owner and Breeder: Peggy Webber Clark
Category: All-round Achievement
Can/Am Ch. Nikolodeon’s Com’n Round Again, TDI, CGC
(‘Jacob’) holds four titles and hassired 6 CKC champions, 8 AKC champions, and 3 UKC champions. He is a BISS winner at an
AGDF specialty. Of Jacob, Peggy writes: “like his mom and grandmom, he wasn’t what I’d had
planned. I was NOT keeping a boy. But, it was my last chance to keep something from his
mom, and all she had in that litter was boys. He started at 6 months old by winning a puppy
sweeps at the big Specialty weekend in Ohio that has become known as the “Mini-National”. He
won several other Specialty Sweeps, but took forever to get his first points! He was Reserve
Winners Dog as a puppy at his first AGDF Specialty, and Best of Breed at his first AGDF
Specialty as a champion. Jacob was specialled in Canada for one year, showing only 10
weekends, to achieve a #7 ranking (with many group placements), often showing in competition
with other top-ranked specials. He and his offspring have received multiple AOMs at the annual
AGDF/GDCC Specialty weekend, and so far 4 of his children have finished at AGDF/GDCC
Specialties. He’s sired a GDCA Top-20 finalist, and we just finished his 8
th AKC Championoffspring. He’s the sweetest gentleman I’ve ever known. His favorite thing in the whole wide
world was children, though God knows why because he certainly wasn’t raised around any. His
trademark behavior was that, as well-behaved as he ALWAYS was, he could never resist
DRAGGING me to any stroller to see who was inside it to snuffle.”
6. Can/Am Ch. Striders Carpe Diem
Whelped 9 December, 1997
Member-Owner: Frank Davey
Category: Conformation
Can/Am Ch. Striders Carpe Diem
(‘Seizer’) is the top group- and breed-winning Great Dane inCanadian show history. He holds almost every Canadian Great Dane conformation record – for
Best Puppy in Breed (57), Best Puppy in Group (28), Best Puppy in Show (12), career Best of
Breeds (475) career Group Placements (272), and career Group 1sts (69), with accumulated
breed/group/BIS points of over 13,000. He was a CKC Top-5 ranked Dane for 6 consecutive
years – #3 in 1999 and 2000, #2 in 2001, #1 in 2002 and 2003, and #4 in 2004 when 7 years old,
– and was #7 when a puppy in 1998. He won multiple Group 1sts in 6 consecutive years. He
finished his AKC championship from the 12-18 month class in 21 show days. Frank says that
Seizer was always quick to ‘seize the day’ with show surprises, “like when he went Best of
Winners at his first show, 6 months 3 days old, duffer-handled, or when he won 10 Best Puppy in
Group and 5 Best Puppy in Show in a ten-day run of shows at 8 months old, or when he won two
4-point majors in his first US show.” He hated hairy dogs, he adds, or male Danes that got – in
his opinion – too uppity in the ring, but could often be seen away from the ring with Maltese or
Dachshunds sleeping on top of him.