The one & only

CH  NAVARRE'S  EXECUTIVE

          Rigsby

         This portrait of EXECUTIVE on a gold plated charger can be seen at most general championship shows on Westgate Giftware  (part of the Rabart Group) It is painted by James Skerrett (former Royal Worcester ceramic artist)

      Photo taken after Rigsby had won Best In Show at Driffield Ch Show in 1989 (Breed judge - Eric Helm, Group - Ellis Hulme, BIS - Joan Wells-Meacham)

Rigsby won 59 CCs - our thanks to all the following judges who awarded him those wonderful big green & white cards!

Miss H Barnes (from puppy), Miss C McLaren Annan, Miss C Seidler, Mr D L Page, Mrs P Gibbs, Mr A Brace, Mrs P Rose, Mr R M James, Mr N Butcher, Mrs H Jennings, Mr J MacDougall, Miss A Hyland, Mrs S Cox, Mr R Vuorinen, Mrs B Cherry, Mrs J Freeman, Mrs D MacDougall, Mr S W Jobson, Mrs C Coxall, Mr M Freeman, Mr C Gray, Mrs J Gillespie, Mrs P Gregory, Mr G Corish, Miss A Bradley, Mr R Stone, Mr J Outterside, Mr H Jordon, Mrs C A Sanders, Mr J Cottrell, Mrs W Brenton, Mr R L Curtis, Mrs M Anderson, Mrs M Harwood, Mrs S Mackenzie-Spencer, Mr E Helm, Mr E Hulme, Mr K Bullock, Mrs A Beswick, Mrs M Watson, Mrs M Barlow, Mrs R E Price-Jones,  Mr L Harwood, Mrs J Ashwick, Mr A Clarke, Mrs V Ahlberg, Mrs C Flatt, Mrs J Mann, Mrs C Kingston & Mrs M Cleaver. Then as a veteran he continued, winning CCs from Mr G Ross, Mrs D Williamson, Mrs M Worth, Mrs V Kellard, Mrs P Cross-Stern, Mrs A Brunnotte, Mrs J Heron, Mrs M Howarth, & finally Miss D Smith (3 weeks before his 10th birthday!)

Best in Show

Scottish Kennel Club - Ann Stevenson (USA)

Driffield - Joan Wells-Meacham

South Wales - Bill Taylor (USA)

Reserve Best in Show

Leeds - Bobby James

Bath - Gp Capt (Beefy) Sutton

In the Pedigree Stakes classes his record is outstanding!

17 1sts, 9 times qualifying for the finals  & 8 times runner-up

3rd overall in the Champions Stakes Finals of 1991

Overall Winner 1992 - 2nd in 1993 - 3rd in 1995 in the Veteran Stakes Finals

Only on 1 occasion did he not make the short-list (following his upset at Belfast he still wasn't back to his best)

ABOVE shows Rigsby after winning the Pedigree Veteran Stakes Finals of 1992. The judge was the late great Terry Thorn. Both the Beardie & the Lhasa were previous Crufts BIS winners & Rigsby won the Utility Group at Crufts in 1990