"NIKA"
DC/INT'L CH Koda's Ay Caramba, SC HIC

(Am/Int Ch FireDance Koda's High Flight, CGC JC  X  BIF DC/Int Ch Lionridge's Miss Congeniality, SC FCH ROM)
Whelped:  May 11, 2002               Bred by:  Alice Caplinger and Patty Olney
Nika's show record:
Nika finished her championship at the tender age of 10 months, and went on to a successful career as a special.  She was ranked #3 bitch (Best of
Opposite Sex standings) for 2004, and #28 overall in breed points for 2004.  Nika was ranked nationally as the #1 Ridgeback bitch in 2005 - earned
by placing #13 in breed points and #1 in Best of Opposite Sex points.
Nika has earned numerous Best of Breeds, group placements and group wins.

4 points - November 21, 2002, Nebraska Kennel Club, Judge Mrs. Lee Canalizo.
2 points - November 30 2002, Southern Colorado Kennel Club, BOB over specials at 6 mos. old, Judge Helen Stein.
1 point - December 6, 2002, Panhandle Kennel Club, Judge William Paul Shelton.
Best in Sweepstakes (entry 26) - January 3, 2003, Inland Empire Hound Club, Breeder Judge Bonnie Norris
2 points - Lost Dutchman Kennel Club, Judge Nancy Russel
Best in Sweepstakes - TVRRCOT Regional Specialty show, March 2003, Breeder Judge Mary Lynne Elliott
Award of Merit - TVRRCOT Regional Specialty show, March 2003, Judge
2 points - March 1, 2003, Three Rivers Kennel Club of Missouri, BOB over specials at 9 mos. old, Judge Dr. Asa Mays
2 points - March 2, 2003, Belle-City Kennel Club, Judge Dorothy Hutchinson
2 points - March 8, 2003, Lost Dutchman Kennel Club, Judge Patricia Murphy
2 points - April 4, 2003, Salina Kennel Club, Judge Margaretta Patterson-Kauffman
3 points - April 5, 2003, Wichita Kennel Club, Judge Edmund Kauffman
Award of Merit - Westminster Kennel Club, February 2004, Judge
Best of Breed - Greater Clark County Kennel Club, RRCUS supported entry, February 2004, Judge Linda Reidel
Best of Opposite Sex - Rhodesian Ridgeback World Congress show, September 2004, Judge Richard van Aiken, South Africa
Best of Breed, Group 1 - Garden City Kansas Kennel Club, March 2004, Judge William Cunningham
Best of Breed, Group 3 - Los Lunas, NM, September 2004, Judge James Gregory
Best of Breed, Group 1 - Rapid City, SD, October 2005, Judges Paula Hartinger & Joan Anselm
Best of Breed, Group 3 - Rapid City, SD, October 2005, Judges Joan Anselm and John Cole
Best of Breed, Group 4 - Rapid City, SC, October 2005, Judges John Cole and Dr. Harry Smith, Jr.
Nika's coursing record:

Nika has earned her AKC Field Championship with 3
five point major in only 3 trials, and has her first
placements towards her ASFA Field Championship.

Nika has also earned her Herding Instinct Certificate
and won her first LGRA straight racing trial.