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The Whoa Post A Publication of the BSEBGDC & the PPDC

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Inside this issue: July Issue July Issue 1 The Epagneul Breton or French Brittany is both the smallest and most attrac- A Warning About Tulare- 2 mia and Dogs tive of the versatile breeds. I believe it with all my being. This breed is well suited to hunt both on land and in the water. With this in mind, take some Bird Dogs Need to Be 3 time to read the article on page four about Bodo Wunterhelt. Bodo not only Taxed described the versatile hunting dogs but introduced the concept to North Sigbot (Bodo) 4 American hunters. Winterhelt (1926-2018) It seems my life is spent training dogs. That is, when my husband, Pete and Photo Gallery 12 I are not taking care of family obligations or working. Last week, Pete was Thank you 15 training the “Duck Search” section of the NAVHDA Utility test with Blue. Field Trial Update 15 Thorn had come along just for fun. Blue was doing a bang up job searching Kennels & Stud Dogs 16 for ducks on the far shore of a local creek. It is fairly deep in the center with Upcoming Events 17 an undercut bank and sufficient cattails to hide a few ducks. Thorn was at Marketplace 17 the bank and slid into the water effortlessly. Only about five feet from shore Membership 18 she backed up as though she had been stung. Pete looked down and discov- ered a large gash in her front leg. After wrestling with towels and duck tape in an effort to stop the bleeding, he drove back to town in search of an after hours vet. She lost a lot of blood and was weak when he pulled into the vet MONTANA clinic. Many stitches later, Thorn will be fine in another 10 days. She is on injured reserve, cone and all. The next afternoon, Pete and I drove back to the scene of the injury looking for water hazards. There were none. After much discussion, we have concluded that she was bit by a snapping turtle. There are hazards everywhere, even when you don’t expect them. We will continue to train dogs, hunt them and generally enjoy them in the outdoors. Realizing that sometimes there are hazards, but being prepared if an inci- dent occurs. The only thing worse than having your dog injured in the field is not doing anything with them at all . Sherry Niesar Whoa Post Editor Pa ge 2

A Warning about Tularemia and Dogs by Ken Bruwelheide Recently our Montana state veterinarian issued a warning about the increased incidence of tularemia (Rabbit Fever) in dogs in our state and the region. This sometimes fatal disease is spread to dogs most often through any type of contact with rabbits. It can also spread to humans. Evidently the incidence of this illness is increasing particularly in the plains and western states. Disease: Tularemia (Rabbit Fever) Organism: Bacterium Francisella Tularemia Most common route of infection: ticks, dear flies, direct contact of any sort with rabbits and rodents. Human Infection: Insect bites and direct exposure to infected animals. A quick Google search yielded some informative sites using “tularemia in dogs”

• https://www.mayoclinic.org/diseases-conditions/tularemia/symptoms-causes/syc-20

• https://www.cdc.gov/tularemia/

• https://www.medicinenet.com/tularemia/article.htm

• http://www.aldf.com/tularemia/

• https://vcahospitals.com/know-your-pet/tularemia-in-dogs

• https://www.petmd.com/dog/conditions/infectious-parasitic/c_dg_tularemia

• https://www.merckvetmanual.com/dog-owners/disorders-affecting-multiple-body-systems-of- dogs/tularemia-rabbit-fever-in-dogs

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Birddogs Need to be Taxed By Peter Wax

All state wildlife agencies are funded in large part by two federal excise taxes. For wildlife the tax is known as the Federal Aid in Wildlife Res- toration Act of 1937 or the “Pittman-Robertson Act” and for Fisheries the Federal Aid in Sport Fish Restoration Act or “Dingell-Johnson Act.” Both these acts levy a 10 to 11% excise (users) tax on hunting and fishing items.

To qualify for the money, states cannot spend any income generated from hunting and fishing licenses by anyone other than the state's fish and game department. It is a great marriage of 75% federal to 25% state. Acceptable ways to spend the dowry include re- search, surveys, management of wildlife and/or habitat, and acquisition or lease of land. In the 70’s it was mandated that half of the money be used for education, hunter safety classes and shooting ranges.

The economics of the act cannot be over stated. It provides monies for more and better hunting and fishing opportunities for people through habitat management and education, initiating more taxable items to be purchased, which would then provide more funding for management and improvement. In 2016 the acts provide 1.1 billion to state wildlife management agencies. Because of this money state game management agencies put significant effort into making sure there are places to access land, lakes, rivers and streams.

I propose helping these two wonderful acts by supporting legislation that would add excise taxes to birddogs and birddog equipment same as hunting and fishing supplies. Examples of items to be taxed would be training collars, dog boxes, dog trailers, neoprene vests, booties, whistles, check-cords, and the sale of birddog puppies. While it would add a cost to birddogging, from the other side of the coin it looks like it is about time we shouldered our fair share. Ask any non- bird-dogger and (true or not) it looks to them like we have been riding on the coattails of the hunters and fisherman.

A little side note; in 2000 when evidence surfaced that the Pittman-Robertson Act sportsman`s conservation trust funds were being mismanaged, National Rifleman Association board member and sportsman, U.S. Representative Don Young (R-Alaska) introduced the Wildlife and Sport Fish Restoration Programs Improvement Act. The act passed the House 423–2 and became law on Nov. 1, 2000 and defines in what manner the money can be spent. Contrary to the National News, the National Rifle Association is a great organization that supports all of us that love out- door activities involving firearms and they prove many times over with their actions.

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Sigbot (Bodo) Winterhelt (1926-2018) By Joe Schmutz, Saskatoon On Wednesday May 30, Bodo Winterhelt moved living quarters for one last time, from the care home/hospital by the sea in Bandon, Oregon, to Paradise. He’d been struggling with several ail- ments, starting with a stroke several years ago from which he recovered miraculously, then breath- ing problems and now cancer. The previous time when Bodo moved, was this past February, from his home to the care home. Bodo had lived in a cozy house with an even larger kennel set up nestled against the first rise of the Coast Mountains near Bandon, Oregon. His training area, out his picture window, was downslope and in the flood plain of the Coquille River. In the accompany- ing picture, Bodo is walking out with his grandkids to his dog on point in the distance, Winterhelle’s White Lie. The picture shows him bent forward and walking tenuously, a man who’d been trim and fit all his life. This flood plain training area alone must have seen many hundreds of dogs he’d been training for his friends and clients. Bodo’s Roots Bodo was born in Mainz, Germany, on 21 May 1926. His family was well established and well known over generations for their stone quarry, construction and architectural services. Members of the extended family were passionate hunters and dog people; Bodo’s uncle was the first Chair- person of a regional Deutsch Drahthaar chapter. Bodo’s father, however, had no interest for hunting or dogs citing a waste of time and unnecessary expense. This was a serious stumbling block for Bodo’s youthful passion. He apparently wrote a letter to Hitler once, asking for a reduction in the existing dog tax so that his father might be convinced to allow Bodo a dog – the letter remained unanswered. The Winterhelt family doctor together with Bodo’s mom managed to convince Bodo’s father to let a Jagdterrier come into the home. Dr. Paul Kleemann was a leading figure in the Verein Deutsch Kurzhaar, as Johann vorm Walde was for Große Münsterländer. They were both honored with an annual invitational test in their name that is held by the respective clubs still today. The Jagdterri- er put Bodo in contact with the hunting dog testing community and Bodo became the youngest judge in Germany. Unfortunately, the Jagdterrier chewed a priceless chair of Bodo’s father, a chair that Napoleon was meant to have sat in. This spelled the end of a dog in the Winterhelt household.

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The dearh of a dog in the Winterhelt home meant that Bodo got on the train from time to time to visit Edmund Löns, a key figure in the development of Kleine Münsterländer in Germany. Bodo began to train a KLM of his own. Bodo also spent much time with Löns’ daughter whom he later married. Bodo Chooses Pudelpointers As a solider, Bodo was injured in the war. His family home was destroyed along with his father’s priceless collection of artefacts. This added to a family struggle that began when Bodo’s father re- fused to support the Nazi regime and lost business and influence. After the war, Bodo lived with Löns and began to train dogs professionally. Distemper was a serious, untreatable dog disease at the time and many puppies died. This was a particular problem for Löns once the disease agent was rampant in the soil of his kennels. When Bodo trained a Pu- delpointer who was kenneled with KLM puppies and licked their oozing eyes without itself coming to harm, Bodo attributed this to superior health. He decided then that the Pudelpointer was to become his breed. He left the Löns’ household with his wife. They had a daughter Hartwig. They emigrated to Canada in 1954. Bodo and his first wife parted ways and he later married Christa Storp with whom he had three children: Gregory, Douglas and Nicole. Bodo On Our Side of the Big Pond Bodo’s Brother Volkmar also moved to Canada. As Bodo was passionate about dogs, Volkmar was about horses. Volkmar competed with the Canadian team in Olympic dressage. Bodo became a very successful manager of a private Nicholson Island hunting club, located in the NE quarter of Lake Ontario. Bodo was an intelligent person, diligent and hard working. He en- joyed having an audience and could deal well with the well-to-do owners of the private hunt club. However, he’s also been too ready to ‘profile’ minorities and nationalities, which got him into trou- ble at times. When challenged on it he said “I think it’s from the way I was brought up.” Despite this blemish, he is a kind person at his core and particularly generous to youths. He could not resist flirting with women to his dying day, and only the women who knew him will be able to judge how tastefully he accomplished that. He was a handsome man well into old age. He had a great sense of humor and was also able to laugh at his own personal foibles. As a hunt club manager, Bodo met influential hunters and hunting celebrities, including Bing Cros- by. He’d been offered other positions over the years. He took some of them and recommended others to acquaintances, including John Kegel to the private Goodwood Hunting/Fishing club and Bob West to Purina.

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Bodo imported Catti vom Waldhof in 1956. Eight other Pudelpointers came in 1957 to become the founding stock of his kennel. The Pudelpointer Club of Canada was founded in 1960; to become the Pudelpointer Club of North America (PCNA) later. Bodo began competing in Ontario field trials alongside pointers and setters. Bodo never lost his fascination for the superb search and pointing style of English pointers. You could see his eyes light up when he talked about the staunch point of a passionate pointer, or dogs of other breeds when they did so. He used a forward-punching arm movement to back up the verbal pointing illustration and would say “Pow!” Bodo could be described as a pointer-man in a Pudelpointer coat. Bodo later re-introduced English Pointers into his Pudelpointers, as the creators of the breed did with 12 separate pudel x pointer strains back in the 1880s. Other German breeders did likewise with approval by the Verein Pudelpointer in Germany. A New (for North America) Kind of Dog Association Despite the fun Bodo had running his Pudelpointers in field trials, he knew from the beginning that this was not actually about hunting. Bodo gained many followers who helped him promote Pudelpointers and eventually design NAVHDA. These included Prof. Ed & Joan Bailey, Douglas Hume, Jerry Knap, Dr. Jack Lulack, Dr. Allen Seecord, Floyd Shikoski, Don Smith, Prof. Henry Tabel, Clem Walton and others. Bodo and his colleagues formed an All-Purpose Gun Dog Association in 1960. They saw a need and opportunity to promote the kinds of hunting dogs that would be a joy to own and also relia- bly recover cripples. In 1961 the first test was held with 14 entries from Canada and the U.S. Winterhelle’s Komet, son of Catti, took first place. As Paul and Joan von Hardenberg report based on an interview: “Komet’s impressive performance was acclaimed in the hunting press of both countries. Bodo believes that Komet’s performance did more to promote the versatile concept than any other dog, and Bodo received broad acceptance to classify certain breeds as capital- V Versatile.” This notion of designating certain breeds as versatile seems trivial today, but it was not. The phrase versatile hunting dog is now widely used, even if not always fully understood (e.g. Ed Bailey, LMAC News Winter 2013 p. 3-7). German versatile breeds had existed in North America, brought by soldiers during and after the war. Bodo said, it was hard to find one of those dogs that could pass a utility test. They were considered “wonder dogs,” a sentiment that likely did more harm than good. H.L. Betten (1945, A.A. Knopf NY) writes the “inherent breeding genius” of European sportsmen is lacking in North America. While this was not likely universally true, versatile dogs have a more complex behavioral repertoire than specialist breeds and do best

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under a breeding approach that takes into account some potentially opposing behavioral tendencies. Specialist breeds were widely available in both North America and Europe during the later 1800s, the birth period of the versatile breeds. Breeders on the Continent pioneered the performance- based versatile dog concept. According to V. Shaw (1879, London) the formation of and leadership by breed clubs was novel and successful. He noted that breeding and training goals on the Conti- nent were oriented toward actual hunting practice from search right through to the recovery of game. Breed goals were set democratically, not by individual breeders. Tests and dog performance were tracked via an annotated pedigree. A breed registry set a legal standard for what was or was not an accepted specimen of the breed. Consistency was to be the hallmark of breed clubs, diversity was to be provided across breeds. It is this breeder within breed club structure that Bodo found in need of creation. It was understood and valued by his supporters. The North American hunting dog culture had moved in the other direction, that made the performance-based versatile concept so foreign. There was a push, primarily by market hunters in North America, to establish trials that closely resembled usefulness for actual hunting. Yet, the field-trial- for-sport orientation took over and breeding was either toward homogeneity founded on a few champions, or simply by having a pedigree to verify a dog’s lineage for show and companion dogs (Ryan Frame, 2002, Pointing Dog Journal). Today, I think it would be emi- nently fair to say, that this multi- or all-purpose hunting ability pro- moted and guarded by breed clubs for the success of the breed as a whole was Bodo’s enduring contribution. These elements would later be eroded to Bodo’s and others’ deep disappointment. Even so, had it not been for Bodo’s colorful and capable leadership, coupled with his and his supporters’ hard work, the North American versatile dog scene today would serve hunter experience and game conservation less well.

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The Nuts and Bolts of Versatile - Dog Testing and Breeding Versatile dog tests – as opposed to competitive trials - were held under the auspices of the All- Purpose Gun Dog Association but perhaps equally or more often by fledgling breed clubs. The Griffon Club organized a large test in California in the late 1960s which boosted the test-based breeding practice significantly (e.g. Joan Bailey, 1996 Swan Valley Press, OR). Supporters of Pu- delpointers and Griffons lead the path forward. Other breeds included: German Wirehairs, German Shorthairs, Vizslas, Weimaraners and Brittany Spaniels. In 1969 a new name was chosen: North American Versatile Hunting Dog Association (NAVHDA, https://www.navhda.org/about ). When a web site would be the cornerstone of any fledgling organization today, then it was a book. The “green book” was written by Ed & Joan Bailey based on Bodo’s training clinics and advice throughout (e.g. Patti Carter & Joan von Hardenberg, 2012 Versatile Hunting Dog, NAVHDA). Bo- do was not yet adept writing in English. This training manual first appeared in 1973. It was designed as a step-by-step guide and is widely used to this day. Its initial version included training for blood tracking of big game with leashed versatile dogs. However, this important element of versatile dog use in Europe took a few more decades to enter the minds of North American hunters (e.g. John Jeanneney 2004, Teckel Time Inc., Berne NY). To be sure, Bodo had much capable help in building the versatile dog culture that we take for grant- ed today. It took much blood sweat and tears. There was considerable travel involved in testing dogs, promoting Pudelpointers and NAVHDA. This left Bodo’s family to look after the kennel at home and a dad frequently absent from the kids. What was the North American hunting fraternity’s gain, was the Winterhelt family’s loss. Bodo and Another Breed – The Large Munsterlander Bodo grew fond of our LMs which he called the ‘black and whites,’ a phrase that was part of the original breed name. While working with Edmund Löns, he came to know A.E. Westmark who visited Löns repeatedly. Westmark was a schoolteacher and bred LMs for many years; one of the most prolific LM kennels ever. Bodo admitted that he was not overly fond of the LM then. Bodo experienced the LM during and after the war, a devastating time for both dogs and people. Given food shortages and economic tur- moil, it is remarkable that so many hunting breeds survived this period. On top of that, the German Wirehair was elevated as THE German hunting dog by the regime and all other breeds were sup- pressed. Before and especially after Bodo emigrated to Canada, the two competing LM clubs in Ger- many were united and the Verband Große Münsterländer began a series of programs to improve the breed. They tackled hip dysplasia successfully and began introducing promising specimens of the sister-breed, the German Long-haired Pointer, to restore genetic diversity in the LM.

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Whenever Sheila and I visited Bodo, we tended to have a dog along. We also ran two of our LMs in the Pudelpointer Club of North America’s (PCNA) tests, Sunnynook’s Sora and Lady van het Meekenesch. Both had nice pointing manners which, being a pointer-man at the core, warmed Bo- do’s heart. He kept mentioning how the dogs we brought carved up his training field. The last two of our LMs he saw were Sunnynook’s Bobwhite and Sunnynook’s Dryas in 2015. Lady wowed all of the PCNA judges and spectators as she went from hunting butterflies to pointing several chukars. Finally, at the pheasant track she rightfully ignored my attempts at redirection when unbeknown to us the pheasant had backtracked and Lady knew that all along. This was particularly impressive because while the Pudelpointers almost to a dog had impeccable field and pointing manners, they found the pheasant track increasingly difficult – illustrating again the importance of balance in the maintenance of versatile qualities. Bodo and His Legacy While Bodo had ample cause to be proud of his unparalleled achievements, he felt more demoral- ized and disappointed in his final years. This was painful for Sheila and me to observe. Disappointment began in 1986 when a former friend, John Kegel, designed a simple ‘paper registry,’ just to provide additional funds for NAVHDA. This was in contradiction to the original NAVHDA goals for a dog management structure that Bodo knew was so fundamental to the success of versatile dogs. The issue came to a final vote at an annual Meeting of NAVHDA in Los Angeles in 1986.

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The vote narrowly supported NAVHDA’s registry in competition with the individual registry by breed clubs. Bodo resigned from NAVHDA after this meeting. NAVHDA began to shift away from other tenets fundamental in its original creation. Bodo and others found the revised goals seriously misguided – goals that steered away from a tool for hunter-breeders and breed clubs, and back toward dog sport were. Later, while still struggling with a stroke in the hospital, competing interests in his own breed club lead to breaking PCNA apart. A Pudelpointer Gruppe was formed to adhere verbatim to the Ger- man Verein Pudelpointer testing system and breeding strategy (http://www.vpp-gna.org/ ). The PCNA website shows much less activity today compared to the days before Bodo’s stroke (https://www.pcna.org/ ). This division in PCNA came unexpected to Bodo. While he had been totally immersed in and a firm adherent to the German Jagdgebrauch orientation that would guide the management of the breeds, he also felt that the hunting practices in North America were sufficiently different in practice, law and culture. This, he suggested, warranted a strategic adap- tation of breed management in North America, but still a management that is founded on a quali- ty hunting experience and a game conservation ethic. What should Bodo’s legacy be? What should he be remembered for? Undoubtedly, it should be the concept of a versatile hunting dog in the Jagdgebrauch or day-to-day hunting practice. Bodo not only described the concept in words, he used his well-trained and well-bred Pudelpointers to show the concept in action. With the help of his supporters, the media and leaders in the hunting fraternity, he introduced the concept to North American hunters. How should Bodo feel about the, one hopes, temporary decline in achievements within his own association, the PCNA, and changes to NAVHDA? Judging from our conversations with him over the years, he feels defeated and disappointed, but he need not be. Bodo was and is the cornerstone of NAVHDA. Any contribution others have made within NAVHDA since are window- dressing in comparison. Still, given the trends in NAVHDA today, we may have to distinguish between Bodo and his colleagues’ NAVHDA-Original and the NAVHDA-Lite of today. Let’s let Bodo’s contribution endure by acknowledging and telling hunters of the difference. Where to North American Versatile Dogs, Without Bodo? Today, NAVHDA is very successful judging by the number of members, number of dogs run and by the support from businesses selling dog-related products. By expanding NAVHDA’s mandate to include the much more numerous non-hunting dog owners, this also has expanded the reach for advertising. Still, nearly every one of the main German breeds has hunter-breeders in North America that have returned to the original breed design and governance structure that Vero Shaw

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Sigbot (Bodo) Winterhelt-Continued from page 10 advocated for British hunting-dog aficionados. The Verein Deutsch Drahthaar Gruppe North America (VDD) lead this trend long ago and it is increasing. The North American Deutsch Kurzhaar Club (NADKC, http://www.nadkc.org/ ) purchased an ad in NAVHDA’s magazine some years ago to remind hunters that many of the so-called NAVHDA versatile champions were NADKC shorthairs. By moving away from Bodo’s original NAVHDA con- ception, today’s NAVHDA might be opening a void that is increasingly filled by hunter breeders reinventing themselves. They may return to adopt a system of breed management that has stood the test of time and earned an amazing reputation world-wide. Detractors will try to belittle the process by trying to dub it a Germanic fascination for control. Yet, the proof is in the pudding. The North American dog world still struggles to accept this proven dog breed governance. A NAVHDA judge from Minnesota, who once judged in the Saskatchewan Chapter, quipped: We have so much freedom in North America, we can’t accomplish anything of value. Bodo did his part well and created value. He did it capably and selflessly. He did it at considerable personal and financial costs. We hope that his steps across whatever training field there may be in Paradise have quickened and have become stronger. I’m sure his Pudelpointers still wow his paradise hunting partners and himself. Perhaps someday we can re-join him and enjoy well-bred LMs and PPs side by side. We love you, Bodo!

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Photo Gallery

ORANGE DU HAMEAU DE SORNY, on point (scent, not sight) on quail at 3 months of age. Photo by Pierre Willems

Obi with a first quail retrieve. O'jolene de la Source d'Hannnahatchee with her hurt foot Photo By Fatmi Anders not slowing down.

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Photo Gallery

Nike at the beach working on retrieving. Photo by Jackie Hutwagner Outus with white tailed deer Phot by Joe Schmutz

Obi and Bash making friends. Photo by Fatmi Anders Pa ge 14

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Pups playing at the beach. Photo by Jackie Hutwagner

A successful retrieve to hand. Phot by Sherry Niesar

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Thank you In last month’s Whoa Post I asked readers and Epagneul Breton owners for tips on handling canine anxiety. Several readers took the time to share information and tips that they have used for their dogs. Janis and I will be travelling with our affected dog a great deal in the coming months and we will try out some of the methods that were so kindly shared. Thanks for your time and information! Ken Bruwelheide

Field Trial Update The Prairie Pointing Dog Club will not be hosting a wild field trial this fall, September 1-2,2018. The club had planned to hold a wild trial on National Grasslands in western North Dakota and submitted the necessary permits to the U. S. Forest Service and was approved. However, after a recent survey of the trial grounds, only 1 sharp-tail grouse was observed over a 3 day window. The Club has decided to cancel the 2018 field trial due to the low bird numbers. Without adequate bird populations, there is little opportunity and would not be a fair trial to those participating. The low bird numbers observed are probably a result of last years drought. The Prairie Pointing Dog Club is planning to hold a Wild type trial in 2019 on the Little Missouri National Grasslands. Look for updates early in 2019. Thank you to all who have sent in member- ships to support this small local club. We look forward to seeing everyone next year.

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Up Coming Events

August 11 & 12, 2018 Northwest Epagnuel Breton Gun Dog Club October 19-21, 2018 Snohomish, WA Heart of the Prairie Pointing Dog Club and South- Event type: Liberated, TAN, WRT eastern Pointing Dog Club Field Trial Secretary: Christina Clayton, Bloomfield, IA 206.755.4368 Wild Open and Gun Braces only

Species of bird: Quail, Woodcock, and Pheasant August 31, September 1 & 2, 2018 Field Trial Secretary: Kevin Banasik, 319.721.2007 41st National Breeding Club of the Breton Spaniel More Information: http://www.epagneul- breton.net/7471-nationale-d-elevage-2015.htm

Entry Forms: http://www.epagneul-breton.net/9973-imprimes- pour-la-nationale-de-rion-des-landes.htm

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