'Rocky' Is Third All-Time Winningest UKC Bench Show Male Bluetick Coonhound
The third top-winning bench show male Bluetick Coonhound in United Kennel Club history, based on having won 62 Grand Champion shows, is “Rocky,” an 8-year-old. NGRCH CCH GRCH ‘PR’ HOF Spanky’s Rockin Blue Popacap counts among his wins the 2017 National Grand Show Championship at Autumn Oaks and the 2015 Purina National Overall Bench Show Championship. In 2020, Rocky was elected to the UKC’s newly begun Hall of Fame, which requires 40 Grand Champion wins. “Rocky has a commanding presence,” says owner-handler Lory Galbreath of Cabot, Arkansas. “His is a big dog, structurally sound, and his movement is exceptional.” Besides Galbreath, Rocky is co-owned by Autumn Huffman of Newcastle, Virginia, and the late Kris Tracy of Fincastle, Virginia. The handsome Bluetick is fed Purina Pro Plan SPORT Performance 30/20 Chicken & Rice Formula dog food.