Salilyn's Condor

Ch. Salilyn's Condor
Other appellation(s) Robert
Species Canis lupus familiaris
Breed English Springer Spaniel
Sex Male
Born October 5, 1987
Occupation Show dog
Title Best In Show at the
Westminster Dog Show
Term 1993
Predecessor Ch. Registry's Lonesome Dove
Successor Ch. Chidley Willum The Conqueror
Owner Donna and Roger Herzig
Julia Gasow
Parents Ch. Salilyn's Aristocrat (grandfather)
Offspring Ch. Salilyn 'N Erin's Shameless
Weight 45 pounds (20 kg)

Ch. Salilyn's Condor (born October 5, 1987) also known as Robert, an English Springer Spaniel, best known for being Best in Show at the Westminster Kennel Club Dog Show in February 1993. He was the first Westminster winner to sire another, when his daughter Ch. Salilyn 'N Erin's Shameless won Best in Show in 2000.

Early life

Robert was co–owned by Donna and Roger Herzig of Louisville, Kentucky, and Julia Gasow of Troy, Michigan.[1] One of Robert's great grandfathers was Ch. Salilyn's Aristocrat, who won Best of Breed at the Westminster Kennel Club Dog Show in 1967.[2]

Show history

Immediately prior to Westminster, there is a series of specialty shows in New York to serve as warm–ups for the main competition. At the first Long Island Kennel Club Dog Show independent event in February 1990, Robert took the Best in Show title.[3]

In competition at the Westminster Kennel Club Dog Show in 1992, Robert made it all the way to the Best in Show competition before being defeated by the Wire Fox Terrier Ch. Registry's Lonesome Dove.[4][5] Robert was the top winning dog in America in 1992 beating some 115,651 other dogs,[6][1] leading into the 1993 Westminster Show at Madison Square Garden.[1] During that year he had won 123 groups, winning the Ken–L–Ration award in the process.[1] Prior to Westminster he had won the American Spaniel Club's event in December 1992 for the third year in a row, tying a previous record set in the 1930s.[1] He finished the 1992 season with his hundredth Best in Show victory, a record for sporting dogs.[5]

The previous winner of Westminster returned in the 1993 competition, along with Robert and three other dogs that made it to the previous year's Best in Show round. While Ch. Registry's Lonesome Dove was thought to be the favorite, it was Robert who was predicted to be her main opposition.[5] In front of 10,000 spectators, Robert took the title of Best in Show at Westminster for 1993, beating seven other dogs in the final round including a German Shepherd Dog, a Borzoi and a Pekingese.[4] Best in Show judge Barbara Heller said of Robert's victory, "The dog is as near to perfection as possible, He showed his heart out and I had a really hard time deciding. I always think it's easy to judge when you have good dogs, but this time it wasn't that easy because all seven were outstanding."[1] He became the first English Springer Spaniel to take the title since 1972.[4]

Following his win, he was retired from conformation showing.[7] Robert's daughter Ch. Salilyn 'N Erin's Shameless became the only offspring of a previous Westminster winner to win the same prize when she won Best in Show at the event in 2000.[8]

Pedigree

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Ch. Salilyn's Aristocrat
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Ch. Telltale Author
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Telltale Victoria
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Ch. Salilyn's Dynasty
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Ch. Salilyn's Private Stock
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Ch. Stepney's Cinderella
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Ch. Salilyn's Delight
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Ch. Salilyn's Condor
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Ch. Filicia's Bequest
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Ch. Salilyn's Private Stock
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Ch. Salilyn's Sonnet
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Ch. Salilyn's Emblem
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Ch. Salilyn's Design
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Ch. Salilyn's Prima Donna
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Salilyn's Preference
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 

References

  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 1.4 1.5 Fletcher, Walter R. (10 February 1993). "Dog Show; Best in Show Needs Little Intro: It's Robert". The New York Times.
  2. ↑ Ditto, Tanya B. (2005). English Springer Spaniels. Hauppauge, NY: Barron's. p. 8. ISBN 978-0-7641-2856-1.
  3. ↑ Fletcher, Walter R. (12 February 1990). "It's Westminster Today As the Warmups End". The New York Times.
  4. ↑ 4.0 4.1 4.2 Green, Ranny (10 February 1993). "Favored Springer Wins Westminster". The Seattle Times.
  5. ↑ 5.0 5.1 5.2 Fletcher, Walter R. (7 February 1993). "Dog Show; Champions All, Strutting Their Stuff". The New York Times.
  6. ↑ Finn, Robin (10 February 1993). "Dog Show; This Spaniel Is a Breed Apart for 3d Year in Row". The New York Times.
  7. ↑ Fletcher, Walter R. (13 February 1994). "Dog Show; Return Of the Winning Dogs". The New York Times.
  8. ↑ "WKC Quick Facts". Westminster Kennel Club. Retrieved 25 April 2011.

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