Epic retired from the show ring at the 2024 MASCUSA Nationals, winning Best of Opposite Sex/Best Veteran and earning his DCAT. He will now watch his offspring make their mark. He closed out his show career by ending the year in the Top 20 All Breed/Breed MAS for the fifth year in a row. He certainly has left his mark on this breed as one of the greats. Epic ended his year with going Best of Opposite Sex for the breed at the AKC National Championship. He also had several group placements in 2023.
Epic finished in the Top 10 All Breed and Top 20 for Breed for 2022.
2021 was an amazing time for Epic. At just five years old, he is truly hitting his stride in the show ring. Epic won the four Major shows of the year becoming the first MAS to win Best of Breed at a National Specialty, Westminster Kennel Club, the National Dog Show and the AKC National Championship. Epic is also our very first Platinum Grand Champion and finished the year as the Number 2 MAS in Breed standing and the Number 3 in All Breed. In May 2021, Epic won the Parent Club Specialty show, the MASCUSA 2020 Top 20, and the Nationals Specialty Show at Purina Farms to become the first Dynasty Dog to Win a MASCUSA Specialty show, and a week later won his first Best in Show, defeating over 900 dogs in Estes Park Colorado under Judge Shelley Hennessey. In June 2021, Epic was the breed winner at the prestigious Westminster Kennel Club, and then made history as the first MAS to earn a group placement! Epic is currently the top ranked male dog in Breed points. We are so thrilled with all that Epic has accomplished and thank his owner, Julie Keller, and his handler, Laura Kling, for doing an amazing job. Congratulations to Team Epic on an EPIC YEAR!
2020 was also a great year for Epic with multiple Group Wins and Group Placements. He ended the year at Number 5 dog in Breed Points and Number 6 All Breed.
Epic is a Best is Speciality Show winner, winning the breed at Lake Elmo, MN in August 2019 in a very nice line up of MAS. Also in 2019, Epic ranked number 11 in the Top 25 for Breed Ranking. In all breed standing, he was ranked number 8.
Epic also had a busy year of showing in 2018. In September, he gained enough points to earn his Grand Champion Silver; a great accomplishment for a young dog who turned three at the end of December 2018. Epic was recognized at the National Specialty in May 2018, winning an Award of Merit. He has won numerous group placements and Best of Breeds, demonstrating an outstanding side gait and a love for showing whenever he is in the show ring.
He is a wonderful dog with a fantastic, outgoing temperament and is adored by his owner Julie Keller and everyone else who meets him. Epic is always up for a run, a swim, a play date or a cuddle.
Epic departs the show ring to spend time with his owner Julie and they will work together to try new adventures! Epic is ready to see what his offspring do and to sire more litters!
Epic is currently standing at stud to approved females. He is in Colorado. Epic is turning eight this year, so his time for live cover will be ending soon. Live cover and frozen are available to approved females. Epic has produced Champion and performance offspring.
Photos: © Niki Gilland Show Portraits
