December 2017

A Publication of The North American Versatile Hunting Dog Association • Volume XLVIII • No. 12 • December 2017

VC HURRICANE PRECIOUS PEARL & JOE LAKE SPECIAL INVITATIONAL ISSUE OF THE VERSATILE LAST10 HUNTING DOG Volume XLVIII • No. 12 • December 2017 NAVHDA International NATIONAL Officers & Directors David A. Trahan President Bob Hauser Vice President Steve J. Greger Secretary Richard Holt Treasurer Chip Bonde Director of Judge Development EATURES BIRD DOG Jason Wade Director of Promotions F Tim Clark Director of Testing * Tim Otto Director of Publications Steve Brodeur Registrar 6 Yes, My VC Hunts • by Joe Lake Tracey Nelson Invitational Director CHAMPIONS Marilyn Vetter Past President 12 Beef Jerky, Milkbones & Listening • by Paul Coenen Versatile Hunting Dog Publication Staff 14 If At First You Don’t Succeed... • by Dori Hollingsworth ARE FUELED BY Mary K. Burpee Editor/Publisher Erin Kossan Copy Editor ® Sandra Downey Copy Editor 18 Invitational Photo Collages • by the Volunteer Photographers Rachael McAden Copy Editor Patti Carter Contributing Editor Dr. Lisa Boyer Contributing Editor Nancy Anisfield Contributing Editor/Photographer PURINA Philippe Roca Contributing Editor/Photographer Wight Greger Women’s Editor 14 8 ® Dennis Normile Food Editor Maria Bondi Advertising Coordinator PRO PLAN. David Nordquist Webmaster

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ongratulations to all of the handlers and dogs who earned different handler. At first she tested him, but as time went on the new title of Versatile Champion! Congratulations also they started to “click” with each other. Now, some people may Cfor those of you who ran your dog but did not pass. It takes think that it would be easy for Jason to take over, but, trust me, a lot of time and dedication just to get a dog ready for this event. it is not! Working together, Jason along with his father and son, Think of the great work each handler is getting out of his or her made it work. (I told Jason, “Now you get to feel the pressure I dog this hunting season! feel every time I run a client’s dog.”) The “best of the best” come to the Invitational. If you are a Jason left with his son and my Hanna for the Invitational with NAVHDA member and you successfully pass the Utility (UT) the vision of running on Thursday, but Hanna came into heat, test, you need to set your goals for our Versatile Champion so her running day was moved to Sunday. That really put the test—The Invitational. In my opinion, it is the greatest test in pressure on Jason! He would be judging for two days before he North America! It is where fellow members come together hop- would be running Hanna! Like a nervous parent, I called Jason ing to hear that one word: “PASS,” and then, “We have a new reminding him to take Hanna for some runs—I was thinking Versatile Champion.” that her being in a crate for three days would not be good! I would personally like to thank Jason Wade and his family Jason texted me after each of her events giving his opinion ABOVE: JASON WADE WITH VC HANNA ON POINT. for taking over the task of preparing my dog for this event. Prior on how Hanna did. The last thing he said was, “It’s up to the THREE GENERATIONS OF WADES. to my auto accident, “My plate was full,” as they say. My dog judges now.” About an hour later, I received a call from Jason. BELOW: VC HANNA ON POINT IN THE FIELD. Hanna had whelped a litter of pups in the spring. On top of that, He said, “Someone would like to talk to you.” He handed the PETER WADE READING THE SCORES. we were training for The Invitational. It all came to a screeching phone to his father, Peter. Between Peter reading the scores with halt (literally!). choked emotion, and the phone signal breaking up, I heard the ALL PHOTOS BY MOISHE RAGIEME RN © 2017 Jason and his family came down to see me in the hospital. We word “Pass!” sat and talked about Jason running Hanna in the Invitational. I Sitting in my chair with smile on my face, the anxiety pain in told him I had nothing to lose. Up to that point, I had been work- my chest went away, making it “my day.” ing her all summer, and Hanna was doing all that was asked of All I can say is thank you, and reflect on how NAVHDA is her. Jason had only five weeks to get her to work with him—a more than people and dogs. Much more.

2 Versatile Hunting Dog • www.navhda.org December 2017 December 2017 Versatile Hunting Dog • www.navhda.org 3 CONGRATULATIONS TO NAVHDA’S NEWEST VERSATILE CHAMPIONS!

VC ABBE LANE’S TICKED OFF TIKKA VC KIMMAX KATCH ME IF U KAN AT CLADDAGH VC ARAGON VOM GRIMM-HAUS VC MARTINSENS AMBER KRIZ DOLINA DEVCE VC BARONBURG’S OL SPORT VC MOUNTAINS FURY MAGGIE VC BLACKRIDGE SWEET CLEMENTINE VC NO-MARS LILY VOM TINMAN VC BONE POINT’S VOYAGEUR VC NORMANDI’S GUSTAF VON BOREALIS VC BORDER COUNTRY’S NORTHERN SWIX VC QUAIL RIDGE BUNS OF STEEL VC CH SHARP SHOOTING ACE IN THE HOLE VC QUAIL RIDGE PHOENIX RISING VC DAWN’S KRYSTAL SUNRISE BUDDY JAMES D VC RGK’S EMMA JAMES VC DE JAC’S CALYPSO VC RHYTHMS BB KING LUCILLE VC DE JAC’S IN A GADDA DA VIDA VC RIMROCKS BLACK DIAMOND VC DREAMPOINT FRISCO VOM BERGLAND VC RIPSNORTER’S HIT THE LIGHTS When you see better, you hunt better. VC FRIEDELSHEIM’S LIESEL MINEHART VC ROCK CREEK VIOLET VC FRIEDELSHEIM’S WILDFLIGHT OTTIS VC SAIGE VOM BUFFELTALER VC GARBONITA VC SHARP SHOOTERS HUNTING CONTESSA VC HANNA ON POINT VC SHARP SHOOTERS ONE OVER THE LIMIT VC HIGH LIFE’S V ZEKE VC SHARP SHOOTERS STEEL HORSE I RIDE VC HIGH STANDARD’S CORY VC SIR GEORGIA’S DUELING BANJOS VC HURRICANE BRANDY OLD FASHION VC STONYRIDGE NIKA VC HURRICANE PRECIOUS PEARL VC SUNDANCE ZOEY

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We started our training by going to the 2016 Invitational in Iowa to see how the test was run. After watching this test, I knew passing the Invitational was not going to be easy. That is when I decided to devote my entire summer to training. I was fortunate enough to spend the summer with some really great trainers, and My ByVC Joe Lake Hunts it eventually paid off. Over the course of the summer Pearl real- Lakeville, Minnesota ly began to mature. To prepare for Ohio, we had to have many Cover Photo By Denise Heath different training situations. We got up at 4:00 a.m. to train blind DENISE HEATH © 2017 retrieves in the fog to assure us she would know what to do in that type of weather. We practiced backing with many different dogs and dog breeds to expose her to different looks and situations. n the fall of 2013 we were looking for a new puppy, so we contacted We tried to switch up blind training spots and fields so she would Paul and Angie Coenen of Hurricane Kennels. We made a trip to their perform in any location. Ikennel to watch our future puppy’s mother hunt. We decided to get a The summer finally came to an end, and we were on our way to puppy from this litter, and we named her Hurricane Precious Pearl. Ohio. We ran on Friday, and I was pretty nervous about the whole At the start we only planned on doing the Natural Ability Test. Once day. We started out in the field as the third brace. Pearl was a little we finished that, I decided I wanted to try the Utility Test. The first time hyper and crazy at the start, but after I called her back to me a we tried for the Utility Test, we got caught up in the duck drag. I thought couple times and calmed her down she straightened out. Pearl did it was an easy fix and decided to retest her a week later. The second time a great job at the blind and an even better job at the double mark. Pearl was not steady. That is when I decided we both needed more disci- The day came to an end and all we had to do was wait for scores to pline in our training. The following summer we started to train with Dan be read. Finally the waiting was over and we got a 195 and a pass. and Kara Gannon of DanKar Kennels to run the Utility Test again. This It sure is nice to have a Versatile Champion in our house, but time was a huge success for me and Pearl—we passed with a 204 Prize I the real treat is hunting her on wild birds. The training we did for and were invited to the 2017 Invitational in Steubenville, Ohio. the Invitational is used just about every time we go in a field

6 Versatile Hunting Dog • www.navhda.org December 2017 December 2017 Versatile Hunting Dog • www.navhda.org 7 or the grouse woods. We hunt her for grouse in Minnesota and We have also used our invitational training in the duck blind. occasionally northern Wisconsin. Pearl is very steady and knows Many times we shoot ducks, and she doesn’t see where the bird how to back other dogs on point. She has been in multiple situ- falls, so she gets sent on a blind retrieve. The blind retrieve has ations where if she hadn’t backed or whoaed, the grouse would proven to me multiple times that its importance is huge in order have gotten away. to have a good hunting dog. Whether on land or water, the odds Another great skill Pearl has learned is to relocate running of us using the blind retrieve are very likely. Another piece of birds. One bird that gave Pearl the challenge of her life was in invitational training that helped Pearl this year was the double late October when we were hunting our land in southern Min- mark. Many times we’ve had two or more ducks shot at once, nesota for pheasant. I was walking along the edge of a cornfield, and Pearl had to do multiple retrieves. The double mark really and Pearl was running alongside the tall grass field right next to helped Pearl with marking and remembering that there could be me. She kept going on multiple intense points but nothing was more than just one duck out there when I send her on a retrieve. there. Pearl would get released and track for a ways just to put on I couldn’t have gotten Pearl to the level of training she’s at another intense point, proving that the bird was running ahead of without the help of Dan and Kara, Paul and Angie, Carey, Jeff us. After about four or five points Pearl, finally pinned down the and all of the other great members of the St. Croix and Southern rooster at the other end of the field. I was able to get a clean shot Minnesota chapters of NAVHDA. on the bird, and Pearl got her long-awaited award.

8 Versatile Hunting Dog • www.navhda.org December 2017 December 2017 Versatile Hunting Dog • www.navhda.org 9 09/15/2017 2017-0205 Sex Breed Reg # Yr-Mo WATER FIELD T/OUT Pts Prz Owner Handler VC ABBE LANE’S TICKED OFF TIKKA F GS-014434 5-1 43434 44444 44 44 194 Pass BRENT A KROLL BRENT A KROLL 2017 NAVHDA INVITATIONAL VC DREAMPOINT FRISCO VOM BERGLAND M GS-016837 1-10 44444 44434 44 33 191 Pass RICHARD L RAY RICHARD L RAY VC FRIEDELSHEIM’S LIESEL MINEHART F GS-015153 3-7 44334 44444 44 33 186 Pass ROBERT F MINEHART ROBERT F MINEHART HUNTING HILLS’ NIXIE RAE F SM-002649 7-5 44444 44122 44 23 170 None PAMELA M ROBINSON PAMELA M ROBINSON JASCO DES GRANGES DE LA DOMBES M GS-015627 3-5 44424 41244 44 22 159 None DONATE THIBAULT JEAN MICHEL AUBIN TEST RESULTS VC QUAIL RIDGE BUNS OF STEEL F GS-015654 3-5 34343 44343 44 33 180 Pass STEVE G HOPKO NATHAN J STEEBER VC RHYTHMS BB KING LUCILLE F GS-014563 4-5 44444 44444 44 44 200 Pass BRENT A KROLL BRENT A KROLL 09/14/2017 2017-0201 Sex Breed Reg # Yr-Mo WATER FIELD T/OUT Pts Prz Owner Handler VC RIPSNORTER’S HIT THE LIGHTS F GW-008517 5-2 34444 44344 44 43 192 Pass HADLEY GEORGE JEFFREY C GEORGE BEAU VOM HIDDEN CREEK DK M GS-012826 6-4 34444 34433 33 33 170 None JOHAN C BOELIG CASEY A MATTHEWS SETTER HILLS MCFELLA M ES-000266 6-1 44313 34333 43 33 157 None JESSICA M MASTRIANI-CARITO JOSEPH F CARITO VC BLACKRIDGE SWEET CLEMENTINE F GS-015366 3-6 44444 44444 44 44 200 Pass ROBERT PODMAYERSKY SR ROBERT PODMAYERSKY, SR SHARP SHOOTERS PRINCESS TERRACOTA F GS-016565 2-4 44134 44444 43 33 173 None TIMOTHY S CLARK TIMOTHY S CLARK VC BORDER COUNTRY’S NORTHERN SWIX M GS-016266 2-7 44444 44444 44 44 200 Pass PETER B WADE PETER B WADE JUDGES: GLENN A BASKO, MARK A WHALEN, CHIP E BONDE, ROY W AMES, MARILYN VETTER, CLYDE E VETTER, PETER B WADE, TRACY A HARMEYER, JEFFREY S RHODES VC CH SHARP SHOOTING ACE IN THE HOLE M GS-013971 5-3 44444 44344 44 44 197 Pass KIM WILLIAMS KIM WILLIAMS DRUMMING WOODS FEDERAL M BS-001077 6-6 44203 44444 42 22 152 None BRENT E CATURA BRENT E CATURA 09/16/2017 2017-0206 Sex Breed Reg # Yr-Mo WATER FIELD T/OUT Pts Prz Owner Handler VC GARBONITA ANGUS M GS-013978 4-10 34444 44444 44 44 198 Pass VITO G CASALE TIMOTHY S CLARK AUX LAKE DUKE M GR-003386 8-10 00000 10440 01 11 40 None LARRY D WOODWARD LARRY D WOODWARD VC NORMANDI’S GUSTAF VON BOREALIS M GS-013631 5-6 44444 44433 44 33 188 Pass PERE L DAVISON TIMOTHY S CLARK BARONBURG’S NERO M GS-017761 3-2 34344 44331 44 22 167 None PAT PACITTI PAT PACITTI VC SHARP SHOOTERS STEEL HORSE I RIDE M GS-015416 3-5 44434 44444 44 44 196 Pass JAMES NORFLEET JAMES NORFLEET DJ’S TOP GUN’S WING MAN M GS-014057 5-4 44230 44144 44 23 162 None RICHARD D ARMBRESTER RICHARD D ARMBRESTER TIMBER TRAIL’S CEDAR M SM-003229 4-8 34444 44244 44 33 186 None DARRYL MCNEILL DARRYL MCNEILL FRIEDELSHEIM’S BLUES BROTHER M GS-014557 4-5 44342 33321 44 22 152 None JEFF TUCKER JEFF TUCKER TOP GUN DODGER’S FLY BY M GS-011716 8-4 34244 44433 43 33 173 None PERRY S DLUGIE PERRY S DLUGIE VC HIGH LIFE’S V ZEKE M PP-003493 3-8 44444 44444 44 43 197 Pass MITCHELL S WALKER MITCHELL S WALKER TROY VOM SCHLUSSSTEIN M GS-014966 3-11 44344 44144 44 33 181 None THOMAS MCCLAFFERTY THOMAS MCCLAFFERTY VC KILLBUCK’S XRATED DOUBLE HIJINX M PP-003022 5-3 44444 44444 44 44 200 Pass SCOTT D SOULE DANIEL G GANNON VC VON SCHONHEITS AMAZING GRACE F GS-015003 3-9 44443 44444 44 44 198 Pass JAMES M SIMPSON JAMES M SIMPSON LW FLATLANDS GUS ON POINT M GS-015861 3-10 44322 44433 44 33 172 None WESLEY J EVERMAN WESLEY J EVERMAN JUDGES: MARK A WHALEN, STEVEN E KOSMICKI, BRIAN A THOMAN, STEVE BRODEUR, CHIP E BONDE, ROBERT T SWEZEY, CLYDE E VETTER, JEFFREY S RHODES, KAREN N KRAUTZ, STEVE GREGER VC MARTINSENS AMBER KRIZ DOLINA DEVCE F VI-001285 3-10 44444 44433 44 33 188 Pass PAUL D SKLUZACEK TATE W MARTINSEN SHORE SHOT ATTA GIRL GEMMA F GS-014935 3-10 44004 44443 42 22 143 None ROBERT W GELDER ROBERT W GELDER 09/14/2017 2017-0202 Sex Breed Reg # Yr-Mo WATER FIELD T/OUT Pts Prz Owner Handler VOM WOLTJEN LIZ F GW-008601 4-10 34103 24134 42 22 124 None STEPHEN D KANE STEPHEN D KANE AM’S MIDNIGHT SUN M GW-009063 4-2 44433 44244 44 33 182 None DANE E SMITH DANE E SMITH JUDGES: GLENN A BASKO, STEVEN E KOSMICKI, RICHARD W HOLT, ROY W AMES, MARILYN VETTER, CLYDE E VETTER, TRACY A HARMEYER, TIMOTHY A OTTO, CURTIS P FRY, TIMOTHY S CLARK, KAREN N KRAUTZ COPPERSHOT’S DIVA F GR-005093 4-9 44133 34244 42 33 155 None ERIKA J TATROE KELLEY J TATROE VC DE JAC’S CALYPSO F GR-004688 5-4 43443 44334 44 44 190 Pass CHRIS TRINA CHRIS TRINA 09/16/2017 2017-0207 Sex Breed Reg # Yr-Mo WATER FIELD T/OUT Pts Prz Owner Handler FALCON ON POINT M GS-013182 6-3 34214 44444 43 32 164 None JOHN KORTE JOHN KORTE VC BARONBURG’S OL SPORT M GS-016580 2-4 44344 44443 44 33 187 Pass ROBERT VATER ROBERT VATER FIREBIRDS CONTINUOUS FLAME F GR-004638 5-6 44143 34223 43 33 155 None GARY J ENGEBRETSON GARY J ENGEBRETSON VC BONE POINT’S VOYAGEUR M GW-009491 2-6 44444 44444 44 44 200 Pass NATHAN J STEEBER NATHAN J STEEBER VC FRIEDELSHEIM’S WILDFLIGHT OTTIS M GS-014962 4-4 44444 44344 44 44 197 Pass JEFF ADAMS KYLE T HOUGH CROSSWINDS TECUMSEH PULLER NORRIS MURPHY M GS-014904 4-3 33304 44434 43 22 156 None JOHN G CULLEN JOHN G CULLEN VC HIGH STANDARD’S CORY F PP-003606 2-10 44444 44434 44 34 194 Pass STEVE P ENGELGAU STEVE P ENGELGAU GRIFFE D’AUTOMNE NAVAJO M GR-005800 3-10 42444 44213 44 22 166 None SERGE MIMEAULT M DOMINIQUE DEMERS VC ICE VOM STILLWATER M GS-014662 4-4 34444 44443 44 44 195 Pass HERBERT H CHRISTIAN II HERBERT H CHRISTIAN, II LEPTIR DES GRANGES DE LA DOMBES M GS-016424 2-6 34134 34444 43 33 166 None DONATE THIBAULT DONATE THIBAULT VC SAIGE VOM BUFFELTALER F GW-009666 4-4 44444 44444 44 44 200 Pass DAVID T WALSH KYLE T HOUGH NOTHING BUT CASH M GS-015080 4-3 34144 44334 43 33 169 None NICHOLAS S DYSON NICHOLAS S DYSON SCHWARZWALD’S DEXTER’S DESTINY M GW-008763 4-5 34444 34124 44 22 166 None CRAIG G HACKER CRAIG G HACKER POINTABIRD ROCKPOINT HOT APPLE CIDER M GS-017384 2-11 44204 44434 42 22 151 None CYNTHIA B DEES GREG J SEDLACEK STONYRIDGE OTIS M GR-005652 3-6 23234 44443 44 32 170 None ANTHONY DRAKE TRACY A HARMEYER VC SHARP SHOOTERS HUNTING CONTESSA F GS-015424 3-5 44343 44443 44 44 191 Pass TODD F SHIFFLER TODD F SHIFFLER VOLKER VOM BUFFELTALER M GW-009209 3-4 44440 44444 44 33 186 None TIMOTHY A OTTO TIMOTHY A OTTO VC SIR GEORGIA’S DUELING BANJOS M GS-015120 3-9 44444 44443 44 44 197 Pass KIMBERLY E PRESLEY KIMBERLY E PRESLEY JUDGES: BRIAN A THOMAN, CHIP E BONDE, ROBERT T SWEZEY, ROY W AMES, MARILYN VETTER, CLYDE E VETTER, CURTIS P FRY, JEFFREY S RHODES, KAREN N KRAUTZ, STEVE GREGER VC STONYRIDGE NIKA F GR-005210 4-5 44434 44444 44 44 196 Pass JOHN H POSTHUMA JOHN H POSTHUMA JUDGES: RICHARD W HOLT, ROBERT T SWEZEY, ROY W AMES, MARILYN VETTER, TRACY A HARMEYER, TIMOTHY A OTTO, CURTIS P FRY, TIMOTHY S CLARK, JASON M WADE, KAREN N KRAUTZ, STEVE GREGER 09/15/2017 2017-0203 Sex Breed Reg # Yr-Mo WATER FIELD T/OUT Pts Prz Owner Handler VC DAWN’S KRYSTAL SUNRISE BUDDY JAMES D M BS-001114 6-2 34434 44344 44 44 191 Pass MICHAEL J LAKE BRENT E CATURA 09/16/2017 2017-0208 Sex Breed Reg # Yr-Mo WATER FIELD T/OUT Pts Prz Owner Handler FRIEDELSHEIM’S SOPHIA F GS-012275 7-4 24344 44443 44 32 180 None ROBERT S PILATO ROBERT S PILATO AUDAX AGNAR VOM OBERLAND M PP-002725 6-8 44344 44142 44 23 172 None PAMELA S PATTON PAMELA S PATTON FRONTIER MAVERICK DE PLUM CREEK M BS-001056 7-2 24104 44344 43 22 148 None JAMES CASSARA JAMES CASSARA CAMEO’S CLOSEST TO THE PIN M VI-001076 6-8 44334 24444 42 33 166 None TARA KRAMER PHILIP ROSENBAUM GRACIE HITES MISSISSIPPI F BS-001141 6-4 44324 44444 43 33 177 None RANDY MEESTER VICKI MEESTER FOOTHILLS DONA BELLA PAN AM F PP-003448 3-3 43300 44444 43 32 156 None LEONARDO H PEREZ JEFF M HOUSE VC HURRICANE BRANDY OLD FASHION F GS-013362 5-9 44344 44444 44 44 196 Pass ANGELA L COENEN PAUL COENEN GOES TO ELEVEN M GS-014562 4-10 32313 44413 42 21 139 None LEWIS HATCH III LEWIS HATCH, III VC HURRICANE PRECIOUS PEARL F GS-014864 4-0 44443 44344 44 44 195 Pass DARREN P LAKE JOE LAKE VC KIMMAX KATCH ME IF U KAN AT CLADDAGH F GW-008440 5-5 44444 44444 44 44 200 Pass COURTNEY J BASTIAN WILLIAM T BASTIAN MARTINSEN’S GOT THE EDGE TO WIN F VI-001487 2-5 44104 34134 42 22 133 None TATE W MARTINSEN TATE W MARTINSEN SILVERSHOT’S ARTFUL DODGER F WM-000877 9-4 44434 34144 33 33 165 None GERALD W GERTISER II GERALD W GERTISER, II VC MOUNTAINS FURY MAGGIE F GS-013343 6-5 44444 44444 44 44 200 Pass JEFFERY L BORDWELL ALAN P BURKHART TITUS VOM BEAVER CREEKS M GS-016098 2-11 44244 44444 44 33 186 None MARK A MOSES MARK A MOSES VC QUAIL RIDGE PHOENIX RISING F GS-015461 3-5 34444 44434 44 43 192 Pass R CAREY MCMILLAN DANIEL G GANNON WALKER’S RGK’S DIXIE BELLE F GS-015164 3-9 34213 44231 42 22 136 None ROBERT M WALKER ROBERT M WALKER QUILL VON BURKHART F GS-015146 4-5 34134 44434 43 33 168 None ALAN P BURKHART ALAN P BURKHART JUDGES: MARK A WHALEN, BRIAN A THOMAN, RICHARD W HOLT, ROY W AMES, MARILYN VETTER, TRACY A HARMEYER, TIMOTHY A OTTO, CURTIS P FRY, TIMOTHY S CLARK, ANGELA L COENEN, KAREN N KRAUTZ VC RGK’S EMMA JAMES F GS-014982 4-4 34334 44434 44 33 181 Pass BLAKE E HORST BLAKE E HORST VC ROCK CREEK VIOLET F PP-003105 4-6 44444 44344 44 44 197 Pass MARK D OLCOTT MARK D OLCOTT 09/17/2017 2017-0209 Sex Breed Reg # Yr-Mo WATER FIELD T/OUT Pts Prz Owner Handler JUDGES: STEVEN E KOSMICKI, BRIAN A THOMAN, CHIP E BONDE, RICHARD W HOLT, ROY W AMES, MARILYN VETTER, CLYDE E VETTER, PETER B WADE, TRACY A HARMEYER, TIMOTHY A OTTO BACON HILL ANGEL OF THE WILLOW F GS-012490 7-4 44344 44423 44 43 184 None THEODORE J MCEACHRON THEODORE J MCEACHRON VC HANNA ON POINT F GS-015829 3-2 44434 34443 44 33 182 Pass DAVID A TRAHAN JASON M WADE 09/15/2017 2017-0204 Sex Breed Reg # Yr-Mo WATER FIELD T/OUT Pts Prz Owner Handler NIAGARA DELL’ANGELO DEL SUMMANO F BI-000300 2-8 44433 43434 44 33 180 None JACK HAGUE JACK HAGUE AUTUMN BREEZE’S RICE CREEK KOLE M GS-013927 5-3 34343 44134 44 23 171 None MARY A ROIGER ROBERT R ROIGER VC RIMROCKS BLACK DIAMOND F GS-014575 4-3 34434 44443 44 33 185 Pass DAVID A KURITZKY JACQUELINE KURITZKY BOURG ROYAL’S FS CHUCK M GR-004891 5-3 44244 44344 44 43 186 None MANON GRENIER ETIENNE CANUEL SUNDANCE WIESE-HANSEN KARI F GS-014359 4-6 44334 44332 44 33 174 None VIVIAN L WIESE-HANSEN KYLE T HOUGH CEDARWOODS WASN’T ME M PP-002803 6-8 34433 43234 44 33 172 None LARRY A MACDONALD LARRY A MACDONALD VC SUNDANCE ZOEY F GS-015476 3-6 44434 44343 44 34 187 Pass JASON L STANLEY KYLE T HOUGH VC DE JAC’S IN A GADDA DA VIDA M GR-006083 2-9 44443 44333 44 33 183 Pass SEAN E EATON SEAN E EATON JUDGES: GLENN A BASKO, BRIAN A THOMAN, CHIP E BONDE, MARILYN VETTER, CLYDE E VETTER, TIMOTHY A OTTO, CURTIS P FRY, JEFFREY S RHODES, KAREN N KRAUTZ, ROBERT T SWEZEY DUCHASSEUR IGOR LARIONOV M GR-005629 4-1 44104 44034 42 22 135 None ERIC LAJOIE ERIC LAJOIE KOBNKO G’ DAY AT RIPSNORTERS M GW-008812 4-6 44340 44343 44 33 176 None KAREN N POTTER KAREN N POTTER 09/17/2017 2017-0210 Sex Breed Reg # Yr-Mo WATER FIELD T/OUT Pts Prz Owner Handler VC NO-MARS LILY VOM TINMAN F GS-013848 5-4 44344 44444 44 44 196 Pass DORI E HOLLINGSWORTH DORI E HOLLINGSWORTH VC ARAGON VOM GRIMM-HAUS M GW-009570 4-6 44444 44344 44 44 197 Pass JOHN W CERANIC III DANIEL M GRACHEN PM’S BEEBE’S RINGNECK WRANGLER F WM-001525 2-7 44324 44444 43 33 177 None ALMA BEEBE RALPH B BEEBE AXEL VOM PACH-HAUS M GS-016264 2-9 44442 44444 44 43 193 None PAUL W STEINIGER PAUL W STEINIGER VC SHARP SHOOTERS ONE OVER THE LIMIT M GS-015127 3-8 44444 44333 44 33 185 Pass CRAIG H JONES CRAIG H JONES BUTCH M GS-016656 2-4 23212 44444 43 22 153 None FRANK G HULSMAN FRANK G HULSMAN WILD SKY’S BARLEY M GS-011285 8-9 44313 44334 43 22 159 None CASEY A MATTHEWS CASEY A MATTHEWS VC THUNDERHILLS OBSIDIAN F GW-008807 4-4 44344 44444 44 44 196 Pass JAMES R LEWIS NATHAN J STEEBER JUDGES: CHIP E BONDE, ROBERT T SWEZEY, ROY W AMES, MARILYN VETTER, CLYDE E VETTER, PETER B WADE, TRACY A HARMEYER, CURTIS P FRY, JASON M WADE, KAREN N KRAUTZ JUDGES: GLENN A BASKO, CHIP E BONDE, RICHARD W HOLT, MARILYN VETTER, TIMOTHY A OTTO, CURTIS P FRY, TIMOTHY S CLARK, JEFFREY S RHODES, PETER B WADE

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DAN GANNON WITH VC QUAIL RIDGE PHOENIX RISING (OWNED BY CAREY MCMILLAN), hat do beef jerky, milk bones, JOE LAKE WITH VC HURRICANE PRECIOUS PEARL (OWNED BY DARREN LAKE), AND PAUL Wand listening have in common? COENEN WITH VC HURRICANE BRANDY OLD FASHION (OWNED BY ANGELA COENEN). It seems there are many that take on the task of training their dogs. Case in point: In 2011 we kept a puppy from our litter. Hurri- on Labor Day for a mock Invitational test. Pearl and Joe looked a good day ourselves, with Dan and T-Bird also hitting on all While some are successful, many are not. My wife, Angie, and I per- cane’s Brandy Old Fashion has been a hoot to work with over the good. A couple of corrections, but nothing major. I said goodbye to cylinders. Soon it was the end of the day and time for scores to sonally have seven German Shorthaired Pointers. Today as I write years. She may be a smaller-framed dog, but her drive and heart are them with a handshake and, “I’ll see you in Ohio.” be read. First came Brandy and me with a decent score of 196 this, Pepper, the oldest, turns 17 years old. She is completely deaf as big as they come. A year or so later, we sold a puppy to a family The Invitational is like nothing I have ever experienced. Just and pass for VC Hurricane’s Brandy Old Fashion. Then came and struggles with getting completely outside before she potties, but we now consider part of our Hurricane Family. A young boy came when you think you’re ready, the nerves kick in and it’s go-time! time for Joe’s score. The judges made a point to bring Joe up in she’s happy—and later today will perform her dance we call the that day, back in 2013, and picked out his dog that would change As an educator, I rarely see the “fruits of my labors.” It takes a front and give special attention to a young man, 17 years old, that “Pepper Dance,” when she gets her traditional hamburger for her his family. Joe Lake, and his parents Darren and Lynn Lake, didn’t long time for kids to mature, and keeping track of their success started the journey in November of 2013 when he picked up his birthday. We will actually pick up seven burgers so everyone gets to know that much about training, but they knew they wanted a good can be a hard task. But training dogs, testing them, and competing puppy from our home. It was the first time I have seen Joe smile celebrate. Of the seven that we have, three are Versatile Champions dog. Joe saw that little white and liver female point—and that was at a high level such as the NAVHDA Invitational is an adrenaline like that. He and Pearl earned a 195 and a Pass on their first run at and Master Hunters. Of the four remaining, three were never trained his dog. Hurricane’s Precious Pearl went home that day. rush like no other. It gives me that sense of accomplishment I don’t the prestigious NAVHDA Invitational. His parents were as proud for testing and the puppy will run her Natural Ability test next year. We often worry about keeping touch with our puppies and their often see in my career. as any two parents could be. Dan and Kara Gannon wore the pride So, the way I look at it, we have three dogs that we have trained owners, but that wasn’t a problem here. Joe and his parents be- This year proved to be special. Joe and Pearl were running the as well for they helped this boy become a young man. Angie and that have performed at a high level, giving them distinction in came regulars at NAVHDA events and often volunteered at tests same day Brandy and I were running, and Dan Gannon was running I basked in the warmth of seeing two of our puppies become Ver- NAVHDA and AKC platforms. I tell you this not because we are and training days. The Southern Minnesota NAVHDA chapter’s T-Bird, a special dog for their good friend. We would all be close satile Champions on the same day. We saw this young man grow great trainers, but, instead, to give you the secret to our success. Wait Chukar Challenge each spring brought Joe and Pearl out to com- enough in the running order that we could keep track of each anoth- with his dog and develop a bond that will stand the test of time. A for it… Listening. That’s right… Listening. We listen and learn. pete with other chapter dogs, including her mother Izzy and sister er and offer encouragement throughout the day. We first went to the young man that listened to others willing to share their knowledge. We started this whole dog business deal from scratch like every- Brandy. Each year was a close battle. Joe ran Pearl successfully in field. Brandy and I ran with a great brace mate and both dogs did Dan and T-Bird? Well, they ripped it up too along with a few one else. The difference is that we make great efforts to expose our the NA test earning a 112 Prize I that whetted his appetite for the an excellent job cooperating in the field. Joe and Pearl went soon other friends. But that’s a whole other story. That one I will call, dogs, and ourselves, to many people and situations throughout the Utility test. Joe and Pearl then went on to earn 204 Prize I on their after and had some great bird finds and “The NAVHDA Family Unites!” dog world and, specifically, the NAVHDA circles. We seek advice, Utility test in the summer of 2016. stellar pointing. We then parted ways and Dan and I toasted with what can only and listen like sponges to absorb the knowledge. During his training, Joe was spending a great deal of time with while Joe and Pearl successfully handled now become an Invitational tradition of That being said, there is a common theme that allows people to Dan and Kara Gannon of Dankar Kennels. They took Joe and Pearl the Blind Retrieve, Brandy and I enjoyed beef jerky sandwiched between two dog learn from others and be successful—and that is a unique feature under their wing and helped them learn the ins and outs of training a beautiful Double Marked Retrieve with biscuits to celebrate passing the Invita- of NAVHDA. We do not compete against each other. We are in a versatile dog. Now that Joe was training for the Invitational of Dan and T-Bird continuing their success as tional. Joe didn’t engage in the new tradi- this for the good of the dog and the hunt. There is satisfaction 2017, as were we, our paths crossed often. We also train with the well. We then switched places, and Pearl tion, but if he keeps this whole dog train- with helping others succeed. We could never have accomplished Gannons and they helped us get a start as well. made no mistakes about the two birds at ing thing going, he’ll see the joy in some what we have without the help of some great people. There are 2017 brought us together more than previous years, and to see the water, as did T-Bird, while Brandy well placed jerky and milk bones. How’d quite a few that have become friends through this process. Without Joe and Pearl grow and learn together was appreciated by many swam the distance at the Blind Retrieve it taste? I wouldn’t order it for my birth- assuming too much, I would think those that have helped us also that were watching their progress. On Labor Day weekend of and handled the Honor with grace. day, but for an Invitational pass I will eat have a sense of pride when they see us succeed. I know we feel 2017, I made a weekend of training with the Gannons in Wiscon- To watch Joe and Pearl have a great it every time. good when we can help others as well. sin and Minnesota. Joe and his dad, Darren, met us at Kelly Farms day was every bit as gratifying as having

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hen Lily did not pass at the 2015 Bird Dog for a chance to run with their dog shouldering the gun. Hunting Invitational due to FOG such as and get backing practice in. Everyone was season opened April 10th, and Wshe had never seen, I had a hard very accommodating. This is not a test one we moved the training to wild decision to make—try again or call it quits. can pass alone. birds. I felt we were ready, Yet I was exhausted from getting Lily ready and I entered Master Hunt tests as train- I wondered at the possibility of not sure I had it in me to keep on going, but ing practice. While Lily retrieved well in being able to pass when those then I realized that she was already trained, practice, her tests were another story. She much more experienced than I so I might as well go for it. That meant get- would take the bird to the judge, drop the often fail. ting her ready for another UT Prize I. bird, hang her head. I realized a big part The day of the test I opened She trained beautifully the summer of of our retrieve problem was that I would the drapes to see dense fog. 2016, and I wasn’t expecting any trouble, get nervous. Instead of waiting for Lily to “NOT AGAIN!” I thought. but it came right off the bat. I sent her oncome to heel before taking the bird I would That is what took us out of the a duck search, and she mickey-moused bend over as she came in. This caused her event last time. I was very happy to find things can go awry even for well-prepared around. At one point, she was just stand- to over anticipate me taking the bird and we were in the field first. Lily loves field dogs. The first duck Lily retrieved -quick ing with the judges—staring at me. I did drop it. It was hard to trust her enough to work and was having a great time running ly. I went to line her up only to see that finally get her to go, but by then our scorestand upright, but I worked on it—I had with a Griff she had never met. She point- she had fixated on a decoy that was close had dropped dramatically. The day didn’t members from our chapter correct me if I ed and backed. She retrieved like a pro, to the downed duck. I sent her before she get much better as she messed up on just bent over. Lily’s retrieves got better and I and I remembered to not bend over. I also had found the duck with her eyes, and she about every event. Knowing this was most got more comfortable. remembered to shoulder my gun (most of went straight to the decoy. Lily realized her unusual, I decided to enter her the next day, We worked Heel daily. Lily is so driven the time). The more I relaxed, the better error at once, and gave the decoy a disgust- taking the last spot in our chapter’s test. that it’s hard for her to stay concentrated Lily looked. The gunners were amazing. ed look, then headed to the far bank. My That day she performed much better and on me for something as mundane as Heel. Not only did they not miss, but they knew heart was hanging out some place between received her UT I. We also worked on Back and Over com- when to shoot in the air, when to stand my knees. At this point, I was quite glad I The day after the test, we started working mands. I tucked Over in my bag of tricks still and when to quietly disappear. By had a trick to pull out of my bag. I gave her on water blinds. She loved them. This was and prayed I didn’t have to use it. the end of the hour, we were all very wet an “over”—which she took—and she soon a far cry from training for the 2015 Invita- We invented new drills. I would send her from the fog and humidity. While I was found her duck and brought it to me. My tional when she refused blind after blind. to chase bumpers from the dummy launch- able to leave the field, I felt for the judges heart returned to its normal position. This We did blinds anyplace I could find gooder, and on one of those I’d have a pigeon and workers who would continue on to the was my proudest moment in the entire test. water and as far as 200 yards. I entered in a launcher that would launch as she was next brace. Now to conquer the blind. Lily gave me every Alaska-Yukon event they had, even on her way to the dummy. She had to stay Field work over, I headed to the Double a bit of a scare there as she wasn’t looking though they were not geared for the Invi- focused. For myself, I handed the dog con- Mark. I wasn’t particularly worried about at the far shore. I made use of my pre-com- tational. I begged every member of both trols to my husband and tossed pigeons and that portion of the test, which goes to show mand of “Dead Bird” a couple of times, and Alaska-Yukon NAVHDA and AKC Arctic shot at them with blanks to simulate me how naïve a person can be, and how fast then sent her on back. She headed out into

14 Versatile Hunting Dog • www.navhda.org December 2017 December 2017 Versatile Hunting Dog • www.navhda.org 15 the lake which meant slogging through 20 yards of muck. Lily is usually a fast swim- mer, and I did a bit of lip chewing before she finally hit swimming depth and was able to pick up speed. From then on it was classic. Straight over, pick up the duck and straight back. Heeled to the Honor site, stood while the other dog retrieved the duck, and we were done. Lots of hugs when we crossed the final line! Final score 196, with the only flaw at the double mark. A flaw I attribute to handler error. And a new VC is born! To run an event such as the Invitational requires a lot of volunteers. My husband and I, along with Lily, had signed up to work at the Honor site and were scheduled for Saturday. When the cry for help came again, we signed up for Sunday as well and were placed as the Blind test dog and again at the Honor site. Helping at an event like this is great fun and a wonderful learning process. It’s a front row seat to watch the dogs work. VC Lily loves to work and had great fun retrieving duck after duck. My appreciation of NAVHDA judges grew to a new level. From the first time I tested in NAVHDA, I was told the judges really wanted me to pass. This became very evident at the Blind on Saturday. About mid-day the wind changed direc- tion, and the judges were worried about the dogs scenting the ducks at the Honor site. The judges stopped the test and moved the entire Honor event to the other side of the Blind. This involved calling for clip- to volunteer. You will not be disappointed. prepared for the test. The NAVHDA fam- pers and mowing the grass, moving the You will learn a lot and make some new ily is indeed very extraordinary. A special bird-launcher and creating a barricade to friends as well. shout out to my friend Lulie, who not only hide it. It meant redesigning the Heel route. A VC does not become one on its own. helped in the training, but introduced me to It also meant several test runs to make sure We called in the help of spouse, children the world of bird dogs and has encouraged the duck landed where it should. VC Lily and grandson. The members of our Alas- me through the years. enjoyed being the test dog for this. ka-Yukon NAVHDA Chapter were an in- Training for the Invitational brings about If you are blessed with a dog invited to tegral part of our training. Members from a closeness with dog and handler that is sel- the Invitational, I highly recommend you other NAVHDA Chapters also sent me en- dom surpassed. VC Lily and I developed a sign up for one of the many opportunities couraging messages and suggestions as we bond that will not be broken!

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AUTUMN BREEZE’S RICE CREEK KOLE, GERMAN SHORTHAIRED POINTER, OWNED BY VC ARAGON VOM GRIMM-HAUS, MARY ROIGER, HANDLED BY ROBERT ROIGER; GERMAN WIREHAIRED POINTER, VC RGK’S EMMA JAMES, DUCHASSEUR IGOR LARIONOV, OWNED BY JOHN W CERANIC III, GERMAN SHORTHAIRED POINTER, WIREHAIRED POINTING GRIFFON, HANDLED BY DANIEL GRACHEN. OWNED AND HANDLED BY BLAKE HORST. OWNED AND HANDLED BY ERIC LAJOIE. DENISE HEATH © 2017 DENISE HEATH © 2017 GUN DAWG PHOTOGRAPHY © 2017

VC VON SCHONHEITS AMAZING GRACE, GERMAN SHORTHAIRED RALPH BEEBE HANDLING POINTER, OWNED AND HANDLED BY JAMES SIMPSON BACKS VC MOUNTAINS FURY MAGGIE, PM’S BEEBE’S RINGNECK WRANGLER, VC BORDER COUNTRY’S NORTHERN SWIX, GERMAN SHORTHAIRED GERMAN SHORTHAIRED POINTER, WEIMARANER, OWNED BY ALMA BEEBE. POINTER, OWNED AND HANDLED BY PETER WADE. OWNED BY JEFFERY BORDWELL, GUN DAWG PHOTOGRAPHY © 2017 PERRY MASOTTI © 2017 HANDLED BY ALAN BURKHART. DENISE HEATH © 2017 VC DE JAC’S CALYPSO, WIREHAIRED POINTING GRIFFON, OWNED AND HANDLED BY CHRIS TRINA. RICK HOLT © 2017

GRIFFE D’AUTOMNE NAVAJO, WIREHAIRED POINTING GRIFFON, VC ICE VOM STILLWATER, GERMAN SHORTHAIRED POINTER, TOP GUN DODGER’S FLY BY, GERMAN SHORTHAIRED OWNED BY SERGE MIMEAULT, HANDLED BY DOMINIQUE DEMERS. OWNED AND HANDLED BY HERBERT CHRISTIAN. POINTER, OWNED AND HANDLED BY PERRY DLUGIE. PERRY MASOTTI © 2017 DENISE HEATH © 2017 RICK HOLT © 2017

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NIAGARA DELL’ANGELO DEL SUMMANO, VC DAWN’S KRYSTAL SUNRISE BUDDY JAMES D, BRITTANY, BRACCO ITALIANO, OWNED AND HANDLED BY JACK HAGUE. OWNED BY MICHAEL LAKE, HANDLED BY BRENT CATURA. MOISHE RAGIEME RN © 2017 DENISE HEATH © 2017

AM’S MIDNIGHT SUN, KOBNKO G’ DAY AT RIPSNORTERS, GERMAN WIREHAIRED POINTER, GERMAN WIREHAIRED POINTER, OWNED AND HANDLED BY DANE SMITH. OWNED AND HANDLED BY KAREN POTTER. RICK HOLT © 2017 GUN DAWG PHOTOGRAPHY © 2017

VC NORMANDI’S GUSTAF VON BOREALIS, GERMAN SHORTHAIRED POINTER, OWNED BY PERE DAVISON, VC HIGH STANDARD’S CORY, PUDELPOINTER, STONYRIDGE OTIS, WIREHAIRED POINTING GRIFFON, VC GARBONITA ANGUS, GERMAN SHORTHAIRED POINTER, HANDLED BY TIM CLARK. OWNED AND HANDLED BY STEVE ENGELGAU. OWNED BY ANTHONY DRAKE, HANDLED BY TRACY HARMEYER. OWNED BY VITO CASALE, HANDLED BY TIM CLARK. RICK HOLT © 2017 DENISE HEATH © 2017 DENISE HEATH © 2017 PERRY MASOTTI © 2017

20 Versatile Hunting Dog • www.navhda.org December 2017 December 2017 Versatile Hunting Dog • www.navhda.org 21 VC RIMROCKS BLACK DIAMOND, GERMAN SHORTHAIRED POINTER, OWNED BY DAVID KURITZKY, HANDLED BY JACQUELINE KURITZKY.

VC SHARP SHOOTERS STEEL HORSE I RIDE, LEFT: WILD SKY’S BARLEY, GERMAN SHORTHAIRED POINTER, OWNED AND GERMAN SHORTHAIRED POINTER, VOLKER VOM BUFFELTALER, HANDLED BY CASEY MATTHEWS. OWNED AND HANDLED BY JAMES NORFLEET. GERMAN WIREHAIRED POINTER, RIGHT: VC SHARP SHOOTERS ONE OVER THE LIMIT, GERMAN SHORTHAIRED OWNED AND HANDLED BY TIM OTTO. POINTER, OWNED AND HANDLED BY CRAIG JONES. RICK HOLT © 2017 RICK HOLT © 2017 GUN DAWG PHOTOGRAPHY © 2017

FIREBIRDS CONTINUOUS FLAME, WIREHAIRED POINTING NOTHING BUT CASH, GERMAN SHORTHAIRED POINTER, GRIFFON, OWNED AND HANDLED BY GARY ENGEBRETSON. OWNED AND HANDLED BY NICHOLAS DYSON. DENISE HEATH © 2017 PERRY MASOTTI © 2017

VC SIR GEORGIA’S DUELING BANJOS, GOES TO ELEVEN, GERMAN SHORTHAIRED POINTER, OWNED GERMAN SHORTHAIRED POINTER, TROY VOM SCHLUSSSTEIN, GERMAN SHORTHAIRED POINTER, AUDAX AGNAR VOM OBERLAND, PUDELPOINTER, AND HANDLED BY KIMBERLY PRESLEY. OWNED AND HANDLED BY LEWIS HATCH. OWNED AND HANDLED BY THOMAS MCCLAFFERTY. OWNED AND HANDLED BY PAMELA PATTON. PERRY MASOTTI © 2017 DENISE HEATH © 2017 PERRY MASOTTI © 2017 DENISE HEATH © 2017

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VC CH SHARP SHOOTING ACE IN THE HOLE, GERMAN SHORTHAIRED POINTER, OWNED AND HANDLED BY KIM WILLIAMS . TITUS VOM BEAVER CREEKS, RICK HOLT © 2017 GERMAN SHORTHAIRED POINTER, OWNED AND HANDLED BY MARK MOSES. DENISE HEATH © 2017 AXEL VOM PACH-HAUS, GERMAN SHORTHAIRED POINTER, OWNED AND HANDLED BY PAUL STEINIGER. DENISE HEATH © 2017

BOURG ROYAL’S FS CHUCK, WIREHAIRED POINTING GRIFFON, SILVERSHOT’S ARTFUL DODGER, WEIMARANER, OWNED BY MANON GRENIER, OWNED AND HANDLED BY GERALD GERTISER. HANDLED BY ETIENNE CANUEL. DENISE HEATH © 2017 PERRY MASOTTI © 2017 FRONTIER MAVERICK DE PLUM CREEK, BRITTANY, OWNED AND HANDLED BY JAMES CASSARA. DENISE HEATH © 2017 VC BLACKRIDGE SWEET CLEMENTINE, GERMAN SHORTHAIRED POINTER, OWNED AND HANDLED BY ROBERT PODMAYERSKY SR. RICK HOLT © 2017

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26 Versatile Hunting Dog • www.navhda.org December 2017 December 2017 Versatile Hunting Dog • www.navhda.org 27 FULL CIRCLE Spotlight Dog FARE By Dennis Normile Princeton, New Jersey

VC Rufus Di Morghengo Spinone Quail Procedure 1. Cover beans with cold water by 2 inches in a large bowl and soak 8-12 hours. Drain. Cassoulet 2. Sauté bacon in a 6- to 8-quart cast iron pot. Add sausages as the bacon renders and brown slightly. Remove both, leaving fat be- The temperatures are dropping, and so are the quail as the season is hind. Add olive oil. Dust quail with seasoned flour and brown in oil, underway in many areas of North America. A great way to cook up a careful not to overload the pot as you cook. Remove and set quail daily bag limit and take off the chill is with this hearty traditional dish. aside with the bacon and sausages. Cassoulet (pronunciation: [kas-uh-ley]), is a rich, slow-cooked casserole 3. Lower the heat slightly and add onion, garlic, and celery. Cook originating in the south of France, containing meat (typically pork sau- briefly until tender. Stir in tomato paste and brown slightly while sages), goose, duck and white beans. But any game bird(s) and sausages stirring. Pour in stock and wine, bring just to a simmer. Add or smoked meats will do just fine. chopped tomatoes, herbs and black pepper. Add drained beans and simmer until tender 45 minutes to 1 hour. 4. Distribute bacon, sausages and browned quail evenly into the sim- Ingredients mering beans and stock. Cover with heavy lid and bake in oven • 1 lb dried white beans (preferably Great Northern) 350° for 45 minutes. • 8 1/4 cs. cold water, enough to cover beans 5. Melt butter, stir into bread crumbs, season with salt and pepper. Bred by Guido Malandruccolo • 1/2 lb duck or pork bacon cut into 1/3-inch-thick slices Remove casserole dish from the oven. Cover top of cassoulet with Owned and handled by Lena Amirian • 1/2 lb chicken or goose sausages or skip bacon and use smoked sausages bread crumb mixture. Return to the oven for 15 minutes until top- • 4 quail, quartered ping is brown. • Seasoned flour Serve with crusty bread, biscuits or corn bread. • 1 to 2 tablespoons olive oil (if necessary) Many people and many dogs contributed to help pre- • 1 c. chopped onion serve the hunting ability in the Spinone. But the com- • 3 tbs. chopped garlic (3-4 large cloves) bination of Guido, Lena and Rufus came together in • 1 small stalk of celery, large dice Corn Bread Achievements Ingredients a way that led to achievements that still influence the • First Spinone to earn Versatile Champion • 1 tbs. tomato paste breed today. • 1 c. flour • One of the first two Spinone sires to earn Utility Breeder Awards • 1 1/2 cs. chicken broth Rufus hunted with drive, cooperation and devotion • 1 c. yellow cornmeal • Earned a total of 8 Breeder Awards • 1 c. white wine to Lena. It was a beautiful sight. • 1/3 c. sugar • Sired 3 Versatile Champions • Thyme, fresh or dried The ability and drive possessed by Rufus are the • 3 1/2 tsp baking powder • Sired 14 Utility Dogs • 1 bay leaf traits crucial to maintaining the hunting style charac- • 1 tsp salt • Sired 51 dogs that earned a Natural Ability Prize • Parsley, fresh or dried teristic of the Spinone. Rufus is recognized as an in- • 1/4 tsp. black pepper • 1 egg • National Spinone Championship in Italy, 2002, 2nd Eccelente • 1 c. milk fluential dog not only for his individual achievements, • 1 (14-oz) can stewed tomatoes, puréed or finely chopped with juice but also because his record as a sire shows that his • 1/3 c. vegetable oil • 2 cups coarse bread crumbs (like panko) traits passed to successive generations. • 1/2 stick butter • salt and black pepper Procedure 1. Hot 400º oven. 2. Butter and flour or spray 9” baking pan. 3. Whisk together eggs, milk and oil. 4. Combine flour, corn meal, sugar, baking powder and salt. Is there a dog that you feel has had a significant influence on the advancement of its breed in North Help fellow NAVHDA members eat what we hunt by 5. Stir egg mixture into dry ingredients, do not over mix. America? We are looking for submissions to include as a possible Spotlight Dog in this new, month- sending in your recipes! Email your recipe and photo to the 6. Pour batter in pan and bake for approximately 25 minutes ly feature. Please send a few short paragraphs, list of accomplishments of the dog and progeny, and NAVHDA Office at [email protected] with until golden brown. high quality photo(s) to [email protected] with Spotlight Dog in the subject line. “Full Circle Fare” in the subject line.

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Got something to sell? Why not advertise with us! We have Classifieds must be paid for and submitted through the NAVHDA online classifieds available through the NAVHDA store and also Store at www.navhdastore.org in the “Pre-Pay VHD Ads” section. magazine classifieds and regular ad sizes. For more information, All classified ads are limited to 35 words and price is $35.00 for go to our website (www.navhda.org) under “Advertise with Us” all categories. Submission deadline for classifieds is the first of the month before the month of issue. For example: deadline for Febru- for full details. ary issue is January 1st.

Photo of the Month Dominique Demers and Navajo.And some other important stuff Sometimes theseSubmitted birds need by Moishe a little Ragieme encouragement.you really should think about reading...

If a litter qualifies you for a Breeder’s Award, please submit your application by the end of year. If you send in your application and do not a receive a confirmation notice in the mail within two weeks, please check with the office to make sure it was received. Just email [email protected] or call 847-253-6488. Criteria and applications can be found under “Registry” at www.navhda.org.

Kennel Name Applications Be sure to send in your litter or dog’s registration early. If a dog is not registered, it will not be allowed to run in any NAVHDA tests. Kennel Name Breed Owners SALTY DOGS GS CHARLES D IRVINE The International office is having problems reading many of the LONG COVE GR JAMES & STACY WEBB application requests for both registry and membership. Please type DAKOTA DRIFT LM LORI & R.TODD ROTHENBERGER the application or write clearly, as this is very time consuming. SMOKY GOLD GR RAYMOND WOLFRAM Also, when attaching documents to the International office email for registrations, please attach a pdf file. Look at what you are attach- These applications for registration of kennel names have been ing before sending, because the office is having problems getting received by the NAVHDA Registry. Any objections must be written blank applications, and the attachments are not readable. The files and submitted to Steve Brodeur, Registrar, NAVHDA, PO Box 520, need to be 8”x11,” and not dark. Arlington Hts, IL 60006, on or before January 1, 2018. To obtain registration forms, write the Registrar at the above address or go to We are always looking for fun photos, quotes, short training tips www.navhda.org. and anything else that you’d like to share in The Forum. Please send them to [email protected].

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POCONO MOUNTAIN 10/07/2017 2017-0335 OK-NAVHDA 10/08/2017 2017-0342 Natural Ability Breed Mo - Yr Pts Prz Owner Natural Ability Breed Mo - Yr Pts Prz Owner DEUTSCH KURZHAAR ALDOS AQUILA WV 14.48 108 II MATTHEW S ARCHEY BONE POINT’S ZOOM TILLIE GW 13.13 112 I LANCE A MCWETHY COAT: NO FURNISHINGS CAMRIDGE’S FEINER HUCKLEBERRY PP 11.55 112 I ZAK KNUTSON AV BUCKHILL’S GUNNER GS 6.00 108 I GERARD CHIUSOLO TESTES: NEUTERED COOPER KANE GS 13.29 102 III RONALD M KANE CEDARWOODS TIMELESS DREAMER PP 9.68 103 I JEFF F WHITMARSH DARK STAR’S GUNTHER GW 9.55 112 I JOSEPH KREBS COAT: LACKS FURNISHINGS LILLIE CHASSEUR D’ASPEN RIDGE BB 14.23 104 III JAMES GALLIK LEAPING DOG’S ALL FIRED UP BELLA GR 9.42 103 II ROBERT F DORN PAGESKA’S OL2 CHARLEIGH GR 8.81 65 None PAIGE L PETTIS OXBOW’S KINDLE THE FIRE PP 7.00 104 III JACK TRACY II SLOW TO RECOVER AFTER BOTH SHOTS Gun Sensitive BITE: BUTTBITE 101,201,301&401 SCHWARZWALD’S GUNNAR GW 11.19 112 I ELIAS MOURANI SIXGUN’S PEANUT GS 4.13 112 I ANDY R COOPER COAT: NO FURNISHINGS TEETH: PUPPY TEETH SEAMUS PATRICK GUARE VI 9.45 101 II KARRIE M GUARE SIXGUN’S SAMMI GS 3.55 110 I ANDY R COOPER SMOKE DU AUBURN BRETONS ROCKET BS 7.90 107 I THOMAS H ROGERS TEETH: PUPPY TEETH TIMBER TRAIL’S IAN SM 12.26 80 None BRYANT GILBERT SWITCHGRASS HANNA ROAD GOES ON 4 EVER GR 8.87 104 II RACHEL HANNA JUDGES: RANDY S KING, TIMOTHY S CLARK, MICHAEL L NEIDUSKI BITE: OVERSHOT SWITCHGRASS HEAD OVER HEELS 4 BIRDS GR 8.87 106 II DEREK NEILL POCONO MOUNTAIN 10/07/2017 2017-0336 SWITCHGRASS HUNTRESS GR 8.87 112 I JAY C HOTH Utility Test Breed Mo - Yr Pts Prz Owner TEETH: EXTRA 105 CORBRITTS ROCKIN’ DA BOONDOCKS BS 6.41 204 I DANIEL F CORDERO JUDGES: JOHN MOFFETT, LEO O BOMAN, GEOFFREY D FERRER QUILL VON BURKHART GS 4.48 200 II ALAN P BURKHART RESERVOIR RUFF IN A SPRUCE BS 2.68 185 II ERIC P AFFUSO NORTHERN ILLINOIS 09/23/2017 2017-0343 The Original ROSALITA VON BRUSHY NECK GS 2.38 184 I JOHN YACONO Natural Ability Breed Mo - Yr Pts Prz Owner SCHWARZWALD’S DISTILLED ZEBULON PIKE GW 4.50 177 III MEAGAN D DEPUE AVA VOM HUNDEHAUS GS 10.00 112 I JAMES T GRIFFIN German Shorthair VOLKER VOM BUFFELTALER GW 3.41 202 I TIMOTHY A OTTO BLUE STAR’S TOP GUN BRUCE GS 8.40 95 III ADAM J ANDERSON VC Border Country’s Northern Swix and I would like to express our sincere TEETH: EXTRA 105&205 CAMRIDGE’S HANDSOME RUSTIC HUNTER PP 9.33 112 I DANFORD C BUBOLZ appreciation to the people that made it possible for Swix to become our 6th JUDGES: MICHAEL A O’DONNELL, EDWARD A HARRINGTON, LEON T HAIRIE CLADDAGH’S HEAD HUNTER MISTRESS HARRIET GW 14.33 80 None JONATHAN R GIEL Deutsch Kurzhaar has provided the foot hunter with a powerful USED BIRD AT WATER Versatile Champion. Ralph Sobkowicz, for providing me with a dog with a POCONO MOUNTAIN 10/08/2017 2017-0337 DE JAC’S MAJOR TOM GR 15.17 112 I THOMAS B SOKOLOWSKI great genetic foundation to start with. To my wife, Marie, for keeping him in versatile hunting partner, developed through a performance based Utility Test Breed Mo - Yr Pts Prz Owner EAR MOUNTAIN’S PHINEAS THE LINUS GR 8.93 110 I WILLIAM L BUHRMAN top physical condition and helping me train. To all the land owners who allow testing system and breeding program that enhance the overall AM’S MIDNIGHT SUN GW 4.24 186 III DANE E SMITH KRYSTAL CREEK’S FRED GS 7.07 112 I WARREN RUDNICK conformation set forth by the Deutsch Kurzhaar Verband. QUANTUS VON BURKHART GS 4.49 186 II ALAN P BURKHART SHINING STAR GUNNERY SERGEANT GS 15.33 108 II SCOTT A KURTZ me to use their property to train on—Farmington Water Department, Mrs. QUICK VON BURKHART GS 4.49 197 II LOUIS J ALFIERI BITE: BUTTBITE Katherine Wattles, Kevin Vining, James Dunn, and Harold Hargreaves. To the Visit our website at WWW.NADKC.ORG to learn more about a perfect RURAL RUN’S BIRDIE GS 6.82 146 None THOMAS B RALL SHINING STAR OH WHAT A MISCHIEF MAKER GS 15.33 93 II EDWIN D KERR JR blend of trainability, versatility and desire in your next hunting dog. TEETH: MISSING 107 STANDING POINT’S DARK SHOT VOM JAMESON GS 13.17 110 I RACHEL M MANN people who trained with us—Paul Dutill, Robert England, and Jason Wade. SCHWARZWALD’S DAISY GW 4.50 190 II NICOLAS A DE LA IGLESIA JUDGES: EDWARD A HARRINGTON, DIANE CALANDRA, ROBERT FEE Without these people letting us run with their dogs, we wouldn’t have been SHARP SHOOTERS PRINCESS TERRACOTA GS 2.47 198 I TIMOTHY S CLARK Contact one of the many breeders in your area to JUDGES: MICHAEL A O’DONNELL, EDWARD A HARRINGTON, MICHAEL L NEIDUSKI NORTHERN ILLINOIS 09/23/2017 2017-0344 successful. Our run in the field was flawless, and it was especially memorable Natural Ability Breed Mo - Yr Pts Prz Owner as my grandson, Brennen Wade, was able to walk with me in the field. A discuss all the benefits of the Deutsch Kurzhaar. POCONO MOUNTAIN 10/08/2017 2017-0338 BRUSH DALE’S RUMOUR HAS IT SM 11.17 101 II SAVERIO SCHIRO special Thank You to NAVHDA and the judges and gunners that gave of their Utility Test Breed Mo - Yr Pts Prz Owner ELSE VOM RIVERWOODS GS 15.13 88 III STEVEN E KOSMICKI Like us and follow us on Facebook at BL RIMROCKS MCCOOEYE SON OF BOOTS GS 4.52 193 I PETER B MCCOOEYE USED BIRD AT WATER time and experience to make the 2017 NAVHDA Invitational an amazing event. DEADWOOD’S ROMMEL GS 2.81 22 None GREGORY D FRY MASON RIVERWOODS II VOM BREW HAUS GS 15.57 112 I ELIZABETH K BREWER North American Deutsch Kurzhaar Club. HANDLER PULLED DOG AFTER DUCK SEARCH TEMP: Not Judged RNR HEYWIRES JUSTA DREAM COME TRUE GW 7.50 91 II ELIZABETH A REIFSCHNEIDER LARUE DE CACHE D’OR BS 1.88 179 III CHARLES H BECKER S.T.T.P. JESSE JAMES’ COLT 45 GW 6.87 110 I JESSE J SCHNEEBERG ~Peter Wade, Northern Exposure Kennel STONEWALL’S WINCHESTER GW 3.47 175 II DANIEL C HUNGERFORD BITE: BUTTBITE TILLIE VOM BEAVER CREEKS GS 2.98 170 III GEORGE M LUNDIN S.T.T.P. KNOCKING THEM DOWN DOMINO’S GW 6.87 108 I JESSE J SCHNEEBERG JUDGES: RANDY S KING, TIMOTHY A OTTO, LEON T HAIRIE S.T.T.P. SCOUT LITTLE JAMES YANG GW 6.87 112 I CHIMENG J YANG BITE: BUTTBITE CHESAPEAKE 10/07/2017 2017-0339 S.T.T.P. WRINKLED WHISKEY GW 6.87 112 I ERIC BLACKBURN Utility Preparatory Test Breed Mo - Yr Pts Prz Owner STTPS ADAGIRL@BONNIEDALE GW 6.87 112 I BONNIE J CRAWFORD CB’S COVER BOY BRODY GS 1.84 173 II CHRISTINE S BALDERSON THUNDER RIVERS QUEEN OF SCOTS GS 12.83 110 I RICHARD P LAKSONEN JR Utility Test Breed Mo - Yr Pts Prz Owner JUDGES: GEORGE A MCMAHON, ROY W AMES, TRACY A HARMEYER BOLD BREEZE ANKA TO THE MAX SM 3.84 167 None WILLIAM H ETTINGER FRIEDELSHEIM’S ONE IN THE CHAMBER GS 2.58 160 III ERIC S MCGALLA NORTHERN ILLINOIS 09/24/2017 2017-0345 TEETH: EXTRA 105&205 Utility Preparatory Test Breed Mo - Yr Pts Prz Owner LEIA’S MYSTIK MOONLIGHT WM 8.98 176 III VALERIE M ARRIS NITRO ELHEW BLACKJACK PT 3.45 151 III ROY W AMES TEETH: 108 SURGICALLY REMOVED Utility Test Breed Mo - Yr Pts Prz Owner LEIA’S PADME V REITERLAM WM 2.47 158 None VALERIE M ARRIS BNJ EXTREME ALTITUDE GS 1.90 195 III AMBER GLAVES SILVERSMITH CATCH THE LADY OF SHALOTT WM 4.15 152 III DEBRA L HILL BNJ SHE’S A LIMITED EDITION GS 4.09 165 None DARREN T SOEHN JUDGES: CHIP E BONDE, RICHARD W HOLT, JAMES NORFLEET CEDAR BREAKS WYATT DANIELS GW 2.59 175 II JUSTIN M MANN BITE: UNDERSHOT CHESAPEAKE 10/08/2017 2017-0340 KRYSTAL CREEK’S BAEZ SM 2.60 179 III VALERIE TORREZ Natural Ability Breed Mo - Yr Pts Prz Owner TEETH: MISSING 105 ALEXIS SOFIA BROWNDOG-THEESE GS 11.45 62 None JOHN W THEESE TOP-CIDER GR 3.28 177 III KENNETH A MCKEAN USED BIRD AT WATER JUDGES: EDWARD A HARRINGTON, DIANE CALANDRA, ROBERT FEE FRIEDELSHEIM’S QUINTESSENTIAL HEIDI GS 8.55 110 I NICHOLAS S RICE JUNIPER CREEKS EVONY PINE PP 13.23 112 I MICHAEL W BAIRD CAROLINAS 10/14/2017 2017-0346 RAINA DER ENGEL VON OBEN GS 5.65 110 I CHRISTINE S BALDERSON Natural Ability Breed Mo - Yr Pts Prz Owner TEETH: EXTRA 105 BROOM STRAWS BLAZE OF GLORY JOHNSON GS 10.39 110 I GEORGE F JOHNSON SILVERSMITH LADY OF THE LAKE WM 10.74 101 I DEBRA L HILL BITE: UNDERSHOT VERITY’S EMMA OF CYPRESS CHAPPEL VI 15.74 91 III MONICA VOLLMER BROOM STRAWS YOU’RE A DAISY IF YOU DO GS 10.39 112 I BLAKE GIBSON WHISKEYTOWN KING LOUIS GR 15.32 92 III MICHAEL LEEK TEETH: UNDERSHOT 101&201 TEETH: EXTRA 205 CHUKAR FOGGYGAP THURMAN ON THE MOUNT GR 15.84 112 I MICHELLE CLEMENS WINDSTORM’S COPPER GS 6.97 110 I DAVID SHARPLESS IV GRIFFE D’AUTOMNE PEPPER GR 9.42 110 I ALBERTO HERNANDEZ WINDSTORM’S ST PAULI GIRL GS 6.97 85 III MARK HESSLER SILVERSMITH SOPHISTICATED LADY IN PINK WM 10.94 99 II JOYCE Y WELCH JUDGES: CHIP E BONDE, RICHARD W HOLT, JAMES NORFLEET SUNDANCE HOWELL’S GIGI GS 12.97 99 II FORREST C HOWELL THUNDER RIVERS RAPID FIRE BENELLI GS 13.55 112 I MICHAEL J MOORE OK-NAVHDA 10/07/2017 2017-0341 VERY DANDY V LOENERHOF SM 7.61 112 I GARY G KONYESNI Natural Ability Breed Mo - Yr Pts Prz Owner Utility Test Breed Mo - Yr Pts Prz Owner ODYSSEY’S BOSS AND CO GS 15.94 71 None JASON B LANDERS ATOS BS 2.47 200 II JOHN R HUTWAGNER SWITCHGRASS HISTORY IN THE MAKING GR 8.84 108 II JAY C HOTH TEETH: EXTRA 105 TEETH: UNDERSHOT 102&103 JUDGES: RIC KILDOW, JOSEPH S ZAWADOWSKI, KAREN M BEYER Utility Test Breed Mo - Yr Pts Prz Owner BELLEBRAVO BERE L’ARANCIO KOOLAID SP 4.68 191 I JACK N CLENDENNY BITE: BUTTBITE 101,201,301&401 HIGH WALL’S DECORATED WARRIOR GS 2.11 125 None JASON B LANDERS BITE: BUTTBITE 101,201,301&401 INDY VOM HUNDEGELAUT SM 3.83 178 II ANNE T ZECHES SWITCHGRASS DUST IN THE WIND GR 6.24 201 I JAY C HOTH JUDGES: JOHN MOFFETT, LEO O BOMAN, GEOFFREY D FERRER

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CAROLINAS 10/15/2017 2017-0347 HEARTLAND 10/15/2017 2017-0353 ZIA 10/15/2017 2017-0359 SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA 11/03/2017 2017-0362 Utility Test Breed Mo - Yr Pts Prz Owner Utility Test Breed Mo - Yr Pts Prz Owner Natural Ability Breed Mo - Yr Pts Prz Owner Natural Ability Breed Mo - Yr Pts Prz Owner DJ’S TOP GUN’S WING MAN GS 5.44 204 I RICHARD D ARMBRESTER AUX LAKE RUM TUM RUDY GR 2.52 188 II JERRY D FREEZE AUX LAKE Y SIRIUS BOOGERS GR 12.58 92 None GEORGE A ORT HIGH STANDARD’S GOOD BOY CHARLES PP 11.57 86 III ADAM M SALAZAR JOYKEN’S FIELD OF DREAMS GS 3.05 187 II JOHN D ROLAND TEETH: 404 MISALIGNED BURLEY MORNING FOG HANKE GR 13.77 99 II TODD J BURLEY Utility Preparatory Test Breed Mo - Yr Pts Prz Owner LW FLATLANDS GUS ON POINT GS 3.92 202 I WESLEY J EVERMAN COTTONWOOD’S STAN THE MAN GR 4.45 195 I TARA L MOODY TEETH: 302&402 MISALIGNED FIRE MOUNTAIN WILD POPPY VI 4.88 112 None KEVIN J BILLY LYSTLUNDS HONNEY GS 1.18 185 I RICHARD S CALDWELL ROBINGUN’S FIREBALL B Z TEVAH SM 1.82 183 III PAMELA M ROBINSON CEDARWOODS JAGER MEISTER PP 14.94 107 II BENJAMIN N CAMPOS Utility Test Breed Mo - Yr Pts Prz Owner SAM’S FREIHEIT L J GIBBS GS 2.15 185 I JEFFREY R RUCKER RUFNIT ELLIE BB 5.01 175 II SHARI LEE STUECK TESTES: NEUTERED BOONES FARM JUNIOR PP 3.70 204 I ADAM M SALAZAR SOUTHERN JES A LITL HUNTINGSENSATION GR 5.49 173 III KAREN S CATE STANDING STONES TKO THE DUKE GS 2.67 166 None BRADLEY L WEETS CEDARWOODS KAYKIE’S PARD PP 14.94 112 I MARY KAY GIBBS FIRE MOUNTAIN WILD POPPY VI 4.88 124 None KEVIN J BILLY JUDGES: RIC KILDOW, JOSEPH S ZAWADOWSKI, KAREN M BEYER UROS EBEN-EZER SM 2.50 204 I JOHN R MUSTAIN HIGH STANDARD’S FEROCIOUS CHEWY PP 11.06 112 I LEE P RISE GREAT OAK’S SKYLAR GS 3.31 173 II IRENE R FRADELLA JUDGES: JOHN MOFFETT, DARIN W TOLZIN, MARILYN VETTER PILGRIM’S JOURNEY GR 12.26 102 III WENDY M BROWN TEETH: MISSING 405 CAROLINAS 10/14/2017 2017-0348 Utility Preparatory Test Breed Mo - Yr Pts Prz Owner MUDBONE’S NESSUN DORMA VI 4.76 195 II DAVID R AWBREY Utility Test Breed Mo - Yr Pts Prz Owner HEARTLAND 10/15/2017 2017-0354 HUNT’EM UP JAGER II GS 4.15 107 None LARRY E HERSMAN STARRPATH SAMPSON VI 3.91 171 None MELODY STARR FIRESIDE’S MOTHER OF PEARL GR 6.12 159 None MELANIE TUTTLE Natural Ability Breed Mo - Yr Pts Prz Owner TESTES: NEUTERED & ABONDONED GAME AT DRAG JUDGES: RUTH A WEISS, LISA PEHUR, JAMES P CARPENTER ABANDONED GAME ON DRAG DARK STARS HAILEY COMET MUDDY PAWS GW 4.74 112 I MISTY D KLUG Utility Test Breed Mo - Yr Pts Prz Owner FOOTHILLS GIBBS PP 1.67 147 None ROBERT BOWATER TEETH: PUPPY TEETH BOULDER’S N FUSION’S BELLE AMI VI 3.00 199 I FRED O GREGORY SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA 11/04/2017 2017-0363 TEETH: EXTRA 105 MARTINSEN’S MILO DOWNWIND KRIZ VI 8.90 98 III JEFFREY S WILHELM JUDGES: PHILIP F SWAIN, JASON C MEYER, MARK A KRUEGER Natural Ability Breed Mo - Yr Pts Prz Owner FRIEDELSHEM’S GOOSE CREEK LEXI GS 4.44 161 None ANTHONY SAKOWSKI JR USED BIRD AT WATER AGATE HILL’S GEORGE DEWEY PP 6.87 98 III MELINDA W TOMES HESED’S ANTEBELLUM DIXIE LEE GW 4.46 185 III JESSE LEE GRIMES MUDDY PAWS CLEANING THE SLATE GW 9.39 112 I MISTY D KLUG TARHEEL 11/04/2017 2017-0360 BROOM STRAWS BLACK VELVET VEDA GS 11.07 112 I CORRIE SAHLSTROM MON YOUGH RIVER’ CONRAD GS 1.32 175 II RANDY G KEEFER TEETH: MISSING 405 Utility Test Breed Mo - Yr Pts Prz Owner BROOM STRAWS WICKED OCTANE BOOST GS 11.07 93 III CHRISTI A ABSHIRE TITUS VOM BEAVER CREEKS GS 2.99 201 I MARK A MOSES TKO MR AUTOMATIC GS 5.52 93 III JON ROSMANN ARWEN VOM GATLIN CREEK GW 3.14 194 II JUSTIN M ALLISON CACHE-GARBONITA GEORGIA ON MY MIND GS 12.10 110 I ANITA WEISS JUDGES: PAUL JENSEN, JASON T CARTER, MARK S FRALEY Utility Test Breed Mo - Yr Pts Prz Owner COAT: NO FURNISHINGS MOTHERLODE’S CLOUD PP 11.60 98 III DENNIS M ZAMORA GRACIE HITES MISSISSIPPI BS 6.45 182 III RANDY MEESTER ATOS BS 2.53 188 III JOHN R HUTWAGNER QU TA’ KAHLESS GS 10.33 100 III SHARLENE JOHNSON CAROLINAS 10/15/2017 2017-0349 MARTINSEN’S GOT THE EDGE TO WIN VI 2.57 182 III TATE W MARTINSEN TEETH: EXTRA 105 RISING STAR OF GOLD COUNTRY BELLE GS 10.43 105 II EDWARD L BUTT Natural Ability Breed Mo - Yr Pts Prz Owner JUDGES: RUTH A WEISS, LEO O BOMAN, CHARLES L CASANOVA QUANTUS VON BURKHART GS 4.56 192 II ALAN P BURKHART SUNDANCE CASHIN’ CHEX GS 8.23 103 II WILSON J HANSARD BOOTPOINTS BELLE AIRE OF BIENVENUE GS 9.23 110 I ANTHONY SAKOWSKI JR QUILL VON BURKHART GS 4.56 204 I ALAN P BURKHART TWO RIVERS’ AHSUB JUNIPER SUNSHINE SM 13.67 88 III THOMAS A CAMPBELL BITE: BUTTBITE 101&401 ILLINOIS 10/07/2017 2017-0355 RGK SASSY WALKER GS 3.93 196 I KYLEY GOOGINS-CALDWELL TEETH: EXTRA 105 & USED BIRD AT WATER BRIELLE KENNELS NASH BF 5.03 112 I KRISTOPHER N EVENSEN Utility Preparatory Test Breed Mo - Yr Pts Prz Owner WALKER’S RGK’S DIXIE BELLE GS 3.93 168 II ROBERT M WALKER WHISKEYTOWN BODIE’S LAST DROP GR 6.50 89 III PATRICK J DELANEY FEEL OF PRIDE GIOZETTA MILADA BI 12.19 104 I JENNIFER N CABAN BEN VOM BAUKAMP PP 1.48 168 II MIHAIL BECKERMAN JUDGES: JOSEPH S ZAWADOWSKI, KAREN N KRAUTZ, MICHAEL L NEIDUSKI JUDGES: RUTH A WEISS, LISA PEHUR, JAMES P CARPENTER IDAHO WELLS’ ISABELLA ISBOURNE GR 7.32 112 I MICHAEL C RIDDICK Utility Test Breed Mo - Yr Pts Prz Owner TEETH: EXTRA 104 ALEXA VOM HUNDEHAUS GS 0.87 172 None JOHN A OFFERMAN TARHEEL 11/05/2017 2017-0361 SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA 11/05/2017 2017-0364 ITALIANO WOODS I GAMBLED ON A DREAM BI 6.71 112 I JENNIFER N CABAN BITE: OVERSHOT Natural Ability Breed Mo - Yr Pts Prz Owner Natural Ability Breed Mo - Yr Pts Prz Owner THUNDER RIVERS WALKER TUCKER RANGER GS 13.58 110 I DUSTIN E RODGERS AMI VOM ORAWA GS 3.45 176 III ROBERT ZBOREK ARIK VON DER SCHLOSSKAUTE SM 6.97 102 III GORDON E CASHIN DAENERYS VON DEN DONAU-WIRBELN GS 12.67 106 I CLINTON B GARRICK WINDCHIME’S CALI COPENHAVER GS 13.81 104 II BENJAMIN W COPENHAVER BACH GS 2.45 193 I JIM RITZE ARLO VOM LEETHER-MOOR GW 8.13 112 I THONG LOR FEATHER HILL’S SMOOTH HOPERATOR GS 10.53 110 I LARRY DELANEY WINDCHIME’S GRAND RIO GS 13.81 110 I TRENTON HARTIS TEETH: EXTRA 105 BJORN VOM EDELWEISS GW 9.13 112 I SCOTT A WEGENER HIGH STANDARD’S FINE DUKE PP 11.73 100 III THOMAS L DAUGHERTY WINDCHIME’S HARLEY COPENHAVER GS 13.81 98 II BENJAMIN W COPENHAVER BEAU GS 2.45 201 I MATTHEW J MINICH FOOTHILLS GRIFFIN BOJANGLES PP 11.13 82 III WILLIAM R STINGL BITE: OVERSHOT TEETH: MISSING 305&405 TEETH: EXTRA 105 HEARTS ON FIRE AURORA BOREALIS GS 9.30 110 I AMY MUSIA HIGH STANDARD’S GOOD JAEGER PP 11.63 90 None ROBERT M LUMAN WINDCHIME’S MARTINAS MANUS GS 13.81 104 II HOWARD BOKHOVEN GOODMAN’S EAGLE PT JERRY SM 4.50 161 None TIMOTHY MITCHELL TEETH: EXTRA 205 HUNGRY RIDGE BB REMINGTON VOM STORM GS 9.27 99 II CELESTE VISCONTI-DHANENS JUDGES: PAUL JENSEN, JASON T CARTER, MARK S FRALEY JUDGES: CHRISTOPHER J HALL, STEVEN E KOSMICKI, DIANE CALANDRA MAXIMUS LOR VOM LEETHER-MOOR GW 8.13 99 II SHOUA LOR BITE: BUTTBITE TEETH: MISSING 105&205 KORONA HERCEG PHOENIX VI 11.13 98 None PHYLLIS ALVAREZ HEARTLAND 10/13/2017 2017-0350 ILLINOIS 10/08/2017 2017-0356 PENNY LANE’S LAZIO LUCENTE SP 14.67 106 I KAREN D THOMPSON SALT CREEK DAWN PATROL BARREL SEEKER VI 10.73 92 None KEVIN J BILLY Natural Ability Breed Mo - Yr Pts Prz Owner Natural Ability Breed Mo - Yr Pts Prz Owner RASMUSSEN’S DAKOTA ULLA MARIE SM 5.43 112 I ALYSON B GARNER SALT CREEK WILD FIRE KONA RED VI 10.73 82 III TED LAUVER BELLAEBRAVO GROVER SP 9.19 78 III GREGORY P DANIELSON AXEL VOM HUNDEHAUS GS 10.52 106 II GINA JONES SIGMA VOM SCHATZRAIN GL 6.97 101 II KIMBERLY K LEWIS TALL TIMBER EVA JIRICNA PP 7.77 78 III RONALD CLARKE USED BIRD AT WATER & EYE: RT CHERRY TEETH: MISSING 102 SUNDANCE IM YOUR HUCKLEBERRY GS 13.67 112 I COLE H SULLIVAN WILLOW HILL’S AVATAR LM 12.33 85 III CHAPIN B PAULLIN GOSCH’S GUN RUNNER SM 12.68 98 III MARC D GOSCH BREEZY POINT’S WILLOW LM 9.61 112 I WADE W WITTENBERG JUDGES: JOSEPH S ZAWADOWSKI, KAREN N KRAUTZ, MICHAEL L NEIDUSKI JUDGES: RUTH A WEISS, LISA PEHUR, JAMES P CARPENTER GOSCH’S ICE BREAKER SM 11.32 103 II MARC D GOSCH TEETH: MISSING 206 GOSCH’S IN THE DEKES SM 11.32 61 None MARC D GOSCH CAPSTONE HERMIONE GR 13.97 95 III CHARLES W NUNEMAKER USED BIRD AT WATER Gun Sensitive RAINEY RIVER’S FRIDAY LM 13.87 91 III PAUL J WHITE HONOR POINTS LAND SHARK GS 4.35 83 None CHARLES N COULTER RUDYS ARKO BEAR GL 10.61 85 None DAVID M SHEEDY USED BIRD AT WATER & TEETH: PUPPY TEETH RUDYS TIGER JACKSON GL 10.61 76 None DAVID M SHEEDY POINT OF HONOR REDNECK WILD WILLIE WV 9.16 92 III DON J NICOLA SHIOK RIDGE’S COVEY ON THE RUN GR 12.74 112 I AMBER N BATCHELOR USED BIRD AT WATER-- COAT: NO FURNISHINGS TURTLE CREEK TW’S WHISKEY GIRL GS 7.10 97 II KEITH B BRADFIELD PRO SHOT ON THE LOOSE GS 14.84 108 II BEE LOR WILLOW HILL’S ANNIKEN LM 11.45 107 II ADAM KOKX RUFNIT PIERRE BB 8.52 99 II SHARI LEE STUECK BITE: BUTTBITE JUDGES: CHRISTOPHER J HALL, STEVEN E KOSMICKI, DIANE CALANDRA TILLY’S ALLY SM 12.03 90 III NATHAN I RHEA ZIA 10/13/2017 2017-0357 ZOLDMALI ZELINE WV 11.97 102 III ANDREW R BAILEY Natural Ability Breed Mo - Yr Pts Prz Owner JUDGES: MICHAEL L GARRIOTT, JOHN MOFFETT, RUTH A WEISS RIVERHILLS D’KATE’S CYRUS SM 15.52 112 I JONATHAN HAIRSTON HEARTLAND 10/14/2017 2017-0351 Utility Preparatory Test Breed Mo - Yr Pts Prz Owner Utility Test Breed Mo - Yr Pts Prz Owner OLD RED’S GETUM GAUGE GS 1.55 155 None CHRISTOPHER D TOBEY FLAT WATER’S CAUSING QUITE A STIR GS 3.60 194 II MATTHEW N WAGNER Utility Test Breed Mo - Yr Pts Prz Owner GOSCH’S DRAKE SM 2.07 154 None MARC WALTER 2V’S BRUNELLA GS 3.61 202 I C DIANE SIMMONS HANDLER OPENED MOUTH TO SHOW TEETH TO JUDGES BONE POINT’S UKIAH GW 3.19 157 None ROBERT D SCHWEIKHARDT INVERNESS WHISKEY LULLABY GW 6.60 184 III CHARLES L CASANOVA DIESEL BLITZEIS DER JAEGER GS 5.01 198 II FRANK N ESPINOZA JR ROLLIN HILLS UP IN BLACK SMOKE GS 2.52 190 III LANCE A GOINGS JUDGES: ROBERT T SWEZEY, MARK A KRUEGER, CHERYL L AGUIAR SHARP SHOOTERS BATTLE OF SHILOH GS 1.90 204 I CULLEN FOLEY STANDING STONES PRAIRIE STORM GS 2.67 170 III CHARLES N COULTER ZIA 10/14/2017 2017-0358 Natural Ability Breed Mo - Yr Pts Prz Owner JUDGES: JOHN MOFFETT, DARIN W TOLZIN, RUTH A WEISS FIRESTORM’S BOGEY AT 12 O’CLOCK VI 6.58 103 II FRED O GREGORY HEARTLAND 10/14/2017 2017-0352 TEETH: MISSING 305&405 Natural Ability Breed Mo - Yr Pts Prz Owner PRAIRIE WIND THE REAL DEAL GS 10.16 110 I KEITH RICHARDSON AGATE HILL’S GOOSE PP 6.19 104 III ZACHARY D BRADFORD SOLTERRA’S N BOULDER’S TIME AND TIDE VI 9.42 107 I MATT FLAVIN ASPEN GLO JED GR 6.16 112 I DESIREE H TOLDT-STORMONT SOLTERRA’S N BOULDER’S TIME TO SHINE VI 9.42 98 III ERICA SPARROW TEETH: 304 MISALIGNED SOLTERRA’S N BOULDER’S TIMELOCK TO MY HEART VI 9.42 110 I GUY TUCCERO FREY’S NESD THE CURSE IS BROKEN GS 12.32 112 I KEEGAN ABBOTT ZOLDMALI ZACC WV 12.00 107 II LARRY E HERSMAN FRIEDELSHEIM’S INVESTED TIME GS 4.16 98 III SAMUEL K ROHLMAN TEETH: MISSING 207 COAT: LACK FURNISHINGS USED BIRD AT WATER TEETH: PUPPY TEETH Utility Test Breed Mo - Yr Pts Prz Owner HUNGRY RIIDGE RAVEN’S BLACK MAGIC WOMAN GS 13.61 108 II GORDON D WISE CHIPPEWA MORGAN’S BLUE OF OUTLANDER GS 1.82 185 II ROBERT AGUIAR JX’S HALI RAPHAEL GR 8.06 96 III DANIEL D MUELLER SPANISH OAKS HOT BROWN MESS GS 2.36 191 I ROBERT K BARR MARTINSEN’S KIA VI 8.87 107 I MICHAEL BOWLING JUDGES: PHILIP F SWAIN, JASON C MEYER, MARK A KRUEGER ROBINGUN’S HEIKO SM 12.13 94 III JOHN SNIDER TKO DETERMINED MOXY GS 5.48 112 I BRADLEY L WEETS ZOLDMALI TINTA WV 13.48 102 III ELIZABETH C PRUYSER TEETH: MISSING 305 JUDGES: MICHAEL L GARRIOTT, TRACEY NELSON, MARILYN VETTER

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