Gun Dog Forum

Tekos is spot on. In addition to using a GLYCOGEN replacement product, you should be feeding a top quality dog food (I use Purina ProPlan). Supplements ocntaining all of the ingredients normally associated with human metabolism are not only unnecessary they may be counter productive in dogs. Canine ...

Take a look at K-9 Energy Edge (k9energy edge.com). EE is a maltodextrin based product developed by DMV Angie Untisz. Dr. Untisz developed the product to keep her herding dogs from losing their competitive edge (both energy and metal acuity) during a long day of competition. She mainly relied on ext...

Open Shooting Dog - No dogs around clean with birds. Championships with held and stake converted to a "Classic". 1st place Diamond/Moen, 2nd place Ace/Larrondo, 3rd place Winnie/DiMambro. Bird numbers are pretty low this year and the last stake (OSD) of the trial suffered badly with the few birds ha...

Well the NGSPA Stud Dog/Pro training Auction is closed. The auction generated $6,400.00 to help support the NGSPA National Championships and will go a long way towards making up for the continual rising costs. Thanks to all of you who placed bids. Your support is appreciated! Now, I want to recogniz...

I have a couple of friends using the Tek 1 with satisfactory results. I have been using a Tek 2 for about a year and find it to be a great improvement over the Tek 1 - easier to navigate and way easier to read the screen in bright light. I used a Garmin 220 and 320 prior to the Tek 2. I like the Tek...

ATTENTION: THE AUCTION ENDS IN 12 HOURS - AT 10:45 PM! THERE ARE STILL SOME REAL BARGINS TO BE HAD! The second annual NGSPA Stud Dog Auction ends AT 10:45 PM TONIGHT! A couple of notes of interest: 1. The bid on GAFC FC AFC Rio’s Rising Renegade has been withdrawn by the bidder due to logistics. So ...

ATTENTION: THE AUCTION ENDS TOMORROW AT 10:45 PM! THERE ARE STILL SOME REAL BAARGINS TO BE HAD! The second annual NGSPA Stud Dog Auction ends 04/01/2016! The auction is a fund raiser to support the National German Shorthaired Pointer Association National Championships. The stud services are generous...

The second annual National German Shorthaired Pointer Association Stud Dog Auction ends 04/01/2016! The auction is a fund raiser to support the NGSPA National Championships. The stud services are generously donated by the owners of the dogs. This year we have stud services for 8 top performing Germa...

Friday, March 6, 2015. After losing all of yesterday due to ice and snow making conditions too dangerous to run, today dawned clear and sunny! We finished 6 braces and should finish the National Shooting Dog Championship tomorrow (5 braces still to go). It has been a tough slog contending with the w...

All 6 braces of dogs went bird less on the first day of the National Championship (All Age) yesterday. Riding conditions this morning are unsafe and we have cancelled running for the day - snowing with 1-2 inches accumulation expected. Weather conditions are the worst anyone can remember and the for...

2015 NGSPA National Amateur Champion - BDK's Annie Oakley "Annie", Owned by Keith and Bobbie Richardson, Handled by Keith Richardson 2015 NGSPA National Amateur R/U Champion - Snowy River's Wildfire Smoke "Smoke", Owned by Chase and Mark Verdoorn, Handled by Chase Verdoorn There were no Dogs of the ...

Brace 7 broke away at 8:00 AM. Temps were and continue to be in the mid-twentys. Braces 8 & 9 each had a scratch and the Judges elected to run the two remaining dogs in the second morning brace. Bird finding was tough with scouts reporting the birds holding tight in heavy cover. As a result, three b...

NGSPA Amateur National Championship day one Dogs-Of-The-Day: Brace 2-A Snowy River Full Strut "Strut", Owners Chase and Mark Verdoorn, Handled by Chase Verdoorn Brace 5-B Sundance Kid's Gunslinger - 45 "Colt", Owned and Handled by Andy Gerdes Six braces completed. The visibility in brace six dropped...

I see the running order has already been poster - thanks!
Brace 1 got off at 8:00 AM this morning just 24 hours behind schedule. The Judges, Fred Smith and Randy Hopkins will be posting dogs-of-the day and I will try to find time to get them posted.

Dean

National German Shorthaired Pointer Association Stud Dog Auction: The NGSPA is hosting an auction of stud services featuring some of the finest German Shorthaired Pointers currently competing on the field trial circuit. The stud services are being donated and all proceeds will be used to help fund t...

Is it automatic or a 6 speed manual. If it's an automatic and never changed or rebuilt it is probably on it's last legs. The automatic transmissions (I think designated the 47RE) used by Dodge up until they switched to the 6 speed Eiison (SP?) automatic in about 2008 were always the weak link in the...

AA Results NGSPA Region 8

Region 8 Champion - Bert, owned by Keith and Bobbi Richardson, Handled by Ronnie Sales

R/U Champion - Withheld

3rd Place - Strut, Owned and Handled by Chase Verdoorn

4th Place - Withheld

Dean

OSD Results:

Champion - Shock, Handled by Danny Dimambro. Sorry I am not sure of the Owner but congratulations he had a great run!

R/U Champion - Nell, Owned by David and Haley Killum/Handled by Eldon Hongo.

Derby starts at 8:00 AM tomorrow.

Later,
Dean

Sharptail All Age results:

12 dogs drawn.

Champion - Con, Owned by Keith and Bobbi Richardson/Handled by Keith Richardson

R/U Champion - Bert, Owned by Keith and Bobbi Richardson/Handled by Keith Richardson

Open Shooting Dog kicks off at 7:30 AM tomorrow. 40 dogs drawn.

Later,
Dean

Sharptail Amateur Shooting Dog results:

Champion - Joker, Owner/Handler Mike Patrick

R/U Champion - Jake, Owner Handler Dean Crabbs

Later,
Dean

Today was much better than yesterday. Several dogs had strong runs with multiple covey finds. The morning was cool and cloudy and a great time to run dogs. The first brace produced six (I think) coveys but the second brace only produced one despite strong runs by both dogs. The third produced six (a...

Finished 8 braces today with only one dog around clean with bird contact. There were a lot of nonproductives, a couple of bird-less braces, gusty wind and nervous birds. The cover in places is pretty high and with high humidity and temps near 80 it got pretty hot on the ground. At this point, things...

Drawing produced 44 entries in the ASD last night - probably a record high for the Sharptail. Courses look great and the bird numbers appear to be high. First brace breaks away at 8:00 AM.

Dean

Just a quick note to clarify how bird planting was handled. Initial release of 300 BW Quail on Friday before the Amateur National Championship started. 120 released the night before the start of each of the remaining stakes (Futurity, National Championship and National Shooting Dog Championship). In...

By the way, I scouted Bruiser for Dennis - he did a great job (Bruiser not Dennis)!

Dean

Still in MT giving the dogs a chance to run on sharpies (read that hunting!). Jake and Gina are currently tied for NGSPA Amateur SD of the year so Jake insists on going to the Chicken. We will leave Ekalaka Friday.

Later,
Dean

ASD Placements

Champion - "Gina" owned and handled by Hayley Killam

R/U - "Jake" owned and handled by Dean Crabbs

He probably has clogged tear ducts - not a big deal for your vet to flush them out.

Dean

A number of amateur and pro field trial handlers send their dogs using the dogs name and/or touching the dog either on the head or rump instead of telling the dog to "fetch". The best explanation I have heard is using "fetch" may lead to a dog breaking in a backing situation when the other handler s...