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Dave Quindt

Given how there is absolutely no purse money or prizes in retriever field trialing, yet that game has seen all these supposed benefits I'd rather see us pointing dog folks get rid of all purses/prizes/etc than up them.

Dave Quindt

He can't be AFC (Amateur Field Champion). His owners are pros. He certainly can be an AFC; ownership has no bearing on whether a dog can or can't become an Amateur Field Champion. As long as the dog is handled by an amateur he can be awarded amateur points and once the qualifications for the AFC is...

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Greg,

Are you walking, riding a horse or a wheeler?

I think I am going to treat him like a puppy and start from scratch

The problem is he is not a puppy, either physically or mentally.

FWIW,
Dave

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They got through the Open Limited today, but I have not heard placements. Open Gun will start in the morning, followed by All Age and then Puppy.

FYI,
Dave

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Dennis Brath won the AA with Staci; no R/U was named.

In addition to Wayne's Belle winning the Derby Classic, Prairie Wind's Bettin On the River (Chip) went 3rd. I did not get the name of the 2nd place dog.

FYI,
Dave

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I too am curious since I see swiss bells for under 10 bucks so just curious what makes a more bell worthy of more money Depends on what you want. A properly constructed bell is actually a musical instrument that produces sound at a specific pitch (aka note). A poorly built bell is a noise maker. Th...

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Tonelli's Rising Son was retired right after the 2004 NGSPA win. Carl, I'm pretty sure that's not correct; actually I AM sure that's not correct. Sonny went R/U at Eureka in the fall of '04, and then placed 4th in the fall of '05. I want to say he was run in '06 but would have to check my catalogs ...

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I heard there were 2 braces of OSD left for this morning. Anyone heard anything??? Bill L. I did hear that some lame broken down dog named Bandaid or something along those lines fell in love with a porqupine and was later found spooning with said lover. Clark :mrgreen: Some things never change. App...

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Definition of INBREEDING 1 : the interbreeding of closely related individuals especially to preserve and fix desirable characters of and to eliminate unfavorable characters from a stock 2 : confinement to a narrow range or a local or limited field of choice Definition of LINEBREEDING : the interbre...

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It really makes no difference. It does when they send your Field Championship certificate to your old address; ask me how I know. Jim, Just call AKC Customer Service on Monday and have them change your address: AKC Customer Care 8051 Arco Corporate Drive, Suite 100 Raleigh, NC 27617-3390 Telephone:...

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Joe, Per Don Paltani at an AKC judges seminar a few years back a judge can be removed by the committee for what I would call "gross misconduct". The examples put forward were basically ones of obvious disregard for AKC rules; i.e. refusing to wear blaze orange for a kill on course stake, judging dog...

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It's being held when & where it is this year because that's the only time & place the club could arrange for the trial to be held. It's hard to hold a trial when you don't have a local club interested in holding it. This trial has always been a pawn in a number of battles within the GSPCA. We had an...

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What does it matter anyway? NSTRA now has their own wins data base, so it really doesn't matter. Until I started reading this Website 6 months ago I had know idea what NSTRA was. I would have never thought of going to another website to look up titles. I think that the average hunter that does not ...

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ABHA and NBHA also had to stop shooting birds. Both organization stopped and maintain being sanctioned by American Field. The NGSPA continues to shoot birds at some of their championships, and they are AF sanctioned. There are a few hundred local AF trials every year where birds are shot; they are ...

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Heh...I'm giving you a hard time but what has been described is a system of manipulation...ie...the scout serves to keep the dog out on the edge....can reprimand the dog, etc. Do you ever wonder what dog actually finished honest?? Considering you don't trial, I'm not sure why you feel your post add...

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I hope we're being put on....if folks pulled anything near this in NAVHDA or the JGHV, they'd be thrown off the grounds...could lose your membership...y'ould think the honest folk would clean house of this kind of stuff. Jon, Considering you don't trial, I'm not sure why you feel your post adds any...

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Jeff Lemmenes
Lumpy's Kennel
http://www.lumpyskennels.com/
Brandon, WI (just outside of Waupun)

Jeff is EXACTLY what you are looking for.

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The club to put that in the prem is wrong but it is also wrong to keep running your FC in stakes other than Limited. What good does it do for you to win a stake and take points from a second place dog that could of used them....... If you want to beat the best dogs go run in AF and than it won't ma...

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ElhewPointer wrote: And about 6 mph more. You need a lot more dog.

Is Thunderbird Punch Buggy a walking dog or a horseback dog? Or just a smart dog?

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[quote="Adam"] An old "pro" once told me you have a better chance as an amateur to show up and win with your well trained dog than a pro that shows up with 30 dogs because you've spent your time working on just one dog instead of 30...[/quote] That's one of the "old wives tales" of the game. Retriev...

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If a dog who wins an American Field walking championship gets the same title as one that wins a major circuit all age championship, then it's good enough for me. Dave, As you know the caliber of dog is a whole lot different in these venues. Little differnt also, alot of Horseback dogs can win in Wa...

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Walking wins or placements should say just that and be listed as walking. Winning a 20 dog walking stake is a far cry from winning a Horseback stake with 20 dogs with multiple pros with championship caliber dogs. Alot of difference in the dogs. I've seen 20 dog horseback stakes with multiple pros w...

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I don't know how many dogs run on the east coast but to have a FC or AFC beat a dog that's better then the other 25+ dogs is ridiculous. DON'T get into retriever trialing then, as it's commonplace to have 50-80 dogs in an open stake, with every pro there running every FC and NFC he's got on his tru...

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Were these dogs finished at GSP trials, or Wiem trials, or any other off breed trials? This statement (or question) is pretty uncalled for IMO. I run all different breed trials and see no difference if it is an open stake.....I have run Britt trials where there were only 3 Britts there....This is t...

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I tried it with a GSP a friend asked me to work with a month or so ago. The dog is two and was broke but would flag generally tightening up just before the flush. I had heard about this and decided to try it, I would plant birds and randomly I would stop at 90 degrees out 20 or 30 yards away and wi...

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I don't believe a dog is born with a natural range; I don't believe range in inherited. I don't believe range is a trait, but the result of many traits (multiple conformation traits, intelligence, desire, etc) and can be greatly influenced by environmental factors. Many dogs are limited in their abi...

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If there has ever been a thread that needs to be blown up because of the massive amounts of BS being posted, it's this one. Looking at pedigrees and websites, and repeating what one hears from the rumor mill does not an expert make, regardless of their ability to regurgitate "facts" in post after po...

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LBH wrote:Heard Stacey won the all age? Congrats, what a nice dog she is.

True; Staci won the AA. Goegan went r/u with Ruby.

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Got 3 braces done today; 6 more to go. Should be done by end of day Wednesday with the AA starting Thursday.

FYI,
Dave

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They are going to try to run 3 braces this afternoon.

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We're suspended until noon Tuesday, at the earliest. Creek crossings are the issue.

A bit of drizzle this AM; cloudy and cold. 50% chance of showers this afternoon. Sunny and dry forecast for Wed/Thurs.

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ElhewPointer wrote:getting off of the OP, but I wouldn't recommend to use the "shots" to keep the females from having heat cycles. It's not worth it down the road.

Agree completely; often creates far more problems than it solves.

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Congrats to the winners of all the stakes at this year's trial.

A BIG thank you to Robbi for posting running orders and updates!

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Cajun Casey wrote:
Maybe you ought to talk to AKC.

Maybe I already have. And maybe to some much higher up than the CSR who answers the phone. Someone familiar with cases specific to field breeders in sporting breeds, for which there is not specific data calculated, much less published.

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T&T Bird Dog kennels are there in San Angelo, and run by sisters Tina Carles & Tonia Doering. They run an all-breed training kennel and do a lot of training for local ranches & outfitters. I will PM you their contact info. Give them a call and ask them their opinion; they'll be honest with you and r...

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They should have 2 braces left for tomorrow.

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As I mentioned previously, the vast majority of parental discrepancies are discovered when a stud dog falls under that requirement, which is three or more litters in a year or seven lifetime. That may be true across the entire AKC stud book, but based on the few dozen cases I'm aware of, I don't be...

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slistoe wrote: There is no reason right now why an ILP dog could not win the AKC Natl. Gun Dog Championship is there?

ILP dogs are excluded from competing in competitive events, including field trials.

FWIW,
Dave

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It has been kind of a chuckle over the years on this site, watching the Internet experts talk about how genetics works in dogs. Everything always seems to come down to simple genetics, cause that is what Mendel came up with in his peas. Not everyone has been claiming that gene inheritance is the sa...

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Feed them in the morning. Be sure they drink. Allow them to run when it is their turn. T Sorry, but I wouldn't dare feed a dog before a Utility test. Often by 8:30 the dog is in the water on a duck search, often for 15 minutes at a crack. It's not unusual to see a dog puke up some water after the d...

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A good website doesn't make a good dog. And that appears to be all that there is; a quirky guy with a website, with no indications that he's actively breeding on a regular basis. Guys like him LOVE threads like these, because they generate site traffic and google search results. We play into their ...

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Before this thread gets out of hand, lets keep two things in mind....... First, this is 1 guy with a website. William Wessels and his breeding practices have been around for a few years. To my knowledge, the idea has gone absolutely no where. There are hundreds of other oddballs in the hunting dog w...

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Got a question for some of you trialers. I will try my hand at this sport this year also. Dog is fast, flashy, staunch and steady as a rock. Question is, she is a shorthair and carries the 9:00 lower tail and head (comomn of most cont. breeds). Does this poes a problem in jdgement in A.F. when brac...

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Does he have a website? Ronnie is out in Jonesboro, and is a good guy to work with. His website is http://www.rsaledogs.com/ The place I'd recommend the highest in TX is Tina Carles & Tonia Doering at T&T kennels. Problem is they are out in San Angelo, which is probably further than you want to tra...

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If the dog is broke to wing and shot, enter him in both open and amateur gundog stakes. Both you and the dog probably need the experience. If the dog isn't broke to the point where you feel comfortable running him under judgment, do yourself and the dog a favor, don't run the trial but go there to w...

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In a crate, either in the cab or in the bed under a topper. A few years ago I let my old dog out of her crate, which was on the rear seat in the cab, during a rather long road trip. She thought it was the greatest thing for the first 5 minutes, then she got nervous and decided to climb back into her...

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All of mine are, as are the pointing dogs of most of the folks I hunt with. It makes it easy as everyone knows what to expect the dogs will do I hate to see game lost, especially those pesky pheasants, so I prefer to keep my dogs fully broke as it makes for a more accurate retrieving dog. The waterf...

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You need to remember that liebchen Buddendorf was out of Savage Sam,That could be where the sharpness came from when doubling up on Luke...vern Makes sense, except Brath double and triple bred Sam (Sam son to a Sam daughter, and then took a daughter to a Sam grandson) and insists he never had probl...

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GrayDawg wrote:
Dave,
One of the first trials I ever went to was a trial that Mona was running in and won.

Rob,

Remind me again; what year, what grounds and who was the handler?

Dave

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The word is that it will be held at Ames, February 2012, I think it's the week after the National Championship, or so I was told. The AKC reps. were at Ames while I was there on the 17th, 18th and 19th of this month to look at the grounds and set everything up. On top of the NGSPA Region 5 and NGPD...

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