Kevin
began his specials career in 1997 being shown sparingly by breeder
and owner Leslie Russell. Phil started showing Kevin in 1998 where
he became the #1 Irish Setter male. In 1999, Kevin and Phil picked
up where they left off in 1998 and built on that success. In the
first 9 months of 1999, Kevin had won 5 all breed Best In Shows,
23 Groups Firsts, and he had defeated over 15,000 Sporting dogs.

Kevin
is no stranger to the specialty ring as he has won 31 Specialty
Best In Shows in his career.
Kevin
has also proven himself as a sire by producing numerous champions
including the Best In Sweepstakes winner at the 1999 National Specialty. |