Dark Moon Basenjis
Dark Moon Basenjis List of Achievements
Our dogs are competitive at the national level, consistently bringing home top awards at some of the countries largest shows, see below for our dogs accomplishments at the yearly national specialty and Westminster Kennel Club
See below for a list of our winners at national specialties:
2012: Gettysburg, PA
Pika (GCh. Dark Moon's Tilt-A-Whirl JC) wins an AWARD OF MERIT at the national
2013: Did not attend
2014: Grey Summit, MO
Tuco (GCh. Dark Moon's Barking Bad JC) wins an AWARD OF MERIT at the national
Christie (Ch Dark Moon's State of Emergency JC) Wins first in her Open class at the national
2015 Gettysburg, PA
We could not show in the regular classes as our co-breeder Michael Work Judged however
Tuco (GCh Dark Moon's Barking Bad JC) wins the breeders choice award at the BCOA Top 20 competition.
2016 Longview, WA
Tuco (GCh. Dark Moon's Barking Bad JC) wins an AWARD OF MERIT at the national
2017 Grey Summit, MO
Monkey (Dark Moon's Project Mayhem) Wins 2nd in his HUGE sweeps class
Monkey (Dark Moon's Project Mayhem) Goes WINNERS DOG, BEST OF WINNERS, AND BEST BRED BY
Tuco (GCH Dark Moon's Barking Bad JC) goes BEST OF OPPOSITE SEX
Pika (GCH Dark Moon's Tilt-A-Whirl) Wins 1ST IN THE BROOD BITCH CLASS with Tuco and Monkey representing her offspring.
2018 Frankenmuth, MI
Zoro (Dark Moon's Black Tri Affair) wins 1st in his HUGE sweeps class
Zoro goes WINNERS DOG at the national for a 5 point major to finish his CHAMPIONSHIP!! This is the SECOND year in a row a Dark Moon dog has gone winners dog!
Monkey (GCh. Dark Moon's Project Mayhem) WINS SELECT DOG!!!
2019 Tucson, AZ
Yoshi (Dark Moon's Bada Bing!) goes BEST IN SWEEPS
Yoshi goes WINNERS DOG, BEST OF WINNERS, AND BEST BRED BY EXHIBTOR to finish his championship in three shows with three 5 point majors, this is the THIRD year in a row a DARK MOON BASENJI has gone winners dog!
Zoro (GChS. Dark Moon's Black Tri Affair) wins BEST OF BREED!!!
2020 The BCOA National Specialty was sadly cancelled due to the ongoing pandemic
2021 Lebanon, TN
WALTER - (Dark Moon's Ozymandias) goes WINNERS DOG and BEST BRED BY- this is the FOURTH NATIONAL IN A ROW a Dark Moon dog has gone winners dog. Walter was also Best of Opposite in Retro Sweeps and finished his championship going winners dog at the all breed show held concurrently with the national specialty winning a total of 10 points during the national week.
TUCO - (GCHS Dark Moon's Barking Bad) wins BEST VETERAN IN SWEEPSTAKES and wins the BROOD BITCH class with her children, Zoro and Thor. This is the second Dark Moon Basenji to win 1st in the brood bitch class. Pika won it in 2017 with Tuco as one of her get along with Monkey who were Best of opposite and best of winners at that year's national.
THOR - (Dark Moon's God of Thunder) is awarded SELECT DOG!
ZORO - (GCHG Dark Moon's Black Tri Affair) wins BEST OF BREED for his SECOND BCOA NATIONAL SPECIALTY BEST IN SHOW.
This was an exceptional for so many reasons but what is so amazing was not only was Walter winners dog to make 4 years of Dark Moon Basenjis going winners dog but ALL of the top dog awards - BEST OF BREED, SELECT DOG, and WINNERS DOG were awarded to Dark Moon Basenjis! All Tuco sons - we are so proud of what they have all done and the success Tuco's get have had.
See below for a list of our winners at the WESTMINSTER KENNEL CLUB
2014: Pika: GCh Dark Moon's Tilt-A-Whirl - AWARD OF MERIT
2015: Tuco was entered however was absent due to an injury to her foot.
2016: Tuco - GCh Dark Moon's Barking Bad JC - BEST of BREED
2017: Tuco - GChS Dark Moon's Barking Bad JC - BEST of OPPOSITE SEX
2018: Tuco - GChS Dark Moon's Barking Bad JC - BEST of OPPOSITE SEX
and Monkey -Dark Moon's Project Mayhem - BEST OF WINNERS
2019: Zoro - Ch. Dark Moon's Black Tri Affair BEST of BREED under Mr Michael Canalizo and Group 4 under Mrs Patricia Trotter
*THIS MAKES ZORO IS THE FIRST BASENJI IN 45 YEARS TO PLACE IN THE HOUND GROUP AT THE GARDEN*
2020: Zoro - GChS Dark Moon's Black Tri Affair wins BEST OF BREED under hound specialist Mr Edmund Dziuk. This makes it the third time a Dark Moon Basenji has gone BEST OF BREED at westminster in the past 5 years.
2021: Zoro - GCHG Dark Moon's Black Tri Affair wins - BEST of OPPOSITE SEX
SPECIALTY WINNERS:
2010: DARK MOON'S TILT-A-WHIRL BCOA REGIONAL SPECIALTY WINNERS BITCH AND BEST IN SWEEPS
2016: GCHS DARK MOON'S BARKING BAD BCOA REGIONAL SPECIALTY BEST OF BREED - SOMERSET HILLS KC
2016: GCHS DARK MOON'S BARKING BAD BCOA REGIONAL SPECIALTY - BEST OF OPPOSITE SEX
2019: DARK MOON'S SUPERNATURAL WVBC BEST PUPPY IN SWEEPS
2019: DARK MOON'S SUPERNATURAL BCOA REGIONAL SPECIALTY BEST PUPPY IN SWEEPS
2019: DARK MOON'S SUPERNATURAL BCOA REGIONAL SPECIALTY RESERVE WINNERS DOG
2019: DARK MOON'S BADA BING! BCOA REGIONAL SPECIALTY BEST OF WINNERS
2019: GCHG DARK MOON'S BLACK TRI AFFAIR CSBC BEST OF OPPOSITE SEX
2019: CH DARK MOON'S BADA BING! BEST IN SWEEPS
2019: CH DARK MOON'S BADA BING! BEST IN SWEEPS
2021: GCHG DARK MOON'S BLACK TRI AFFAIR BCOSW SHOW #1 BEST OF OPPOSITE SEX
2021: GCHG DARK MOON'S BLACK TRI AFFAIR BCOSW SHOW #2 BEST OF BREED
2021: DARK MOON'S CRIMSON CLOVER BCOSW SHOW #1 RESERVE WINNERS BITCH
2021: DARK MOON'S CRIMSON CLOVER BCOSW SHOW #2 WINNERS BITCH
2021: DARK MOON'S OZYMANDIAS BCOSW SHOW #2 RESERVE WINNERS DOG
2021: DARK MOON'S SUPERNATURAL BCOSW SHOW #1 WINNERS DOG
2021: GCHG DARK MOON'S BLACK TRI AFFAIR BCOA REGIONAL SPECLATY BEST OF BREED - MORRIS AND ESSEX KC
2021: DARK MOON'S BEDAZZLED BCOA REGIONAL WINNERS BITCH - MORRIS AND ESSEX KC
2021: DARK MOON'S OZYMANDIAS BCOA REGIONAL WINNERS DOG AND BEST OF WINNERS - MORRIS AND ESSEX
2022: CH. DARK MOON'S SUPERNATURAL WVBC BEST OF BREED