Barnhill BDC First Day Running Results

Well, we concluded the first day of running of our trial here in SD.

Results are:

Open (All Age) Derby

1st - Dot PF (Hickam
2nd - Pete PM (Michaletz)
3rd - Drifter SF (Michaletz)

Open All Age

1st - Dent (Michaletz)
2nd - Dot (Harter)
3rd - Withheld

Open (Shooting Dog) Derby

1st - Bono (Boser)
2nd - Alex (Michaletz)
3rd - Jake (Hickam)

Keith - Posting from Under the Rusty Windmill

Cold Front Arrived

Well, a cold front came in today and it was a pleasant day to train.

Kane - Had a very nice shooting dog race with an impeccable find on pheasants on a fenceline with heavy cover.

Lucy - Nice race, had one piece of broke dog work on a wild flushing pheasant.

Rocky - Had a nice find, a rough race, and a beautiful back.

Collin - Had a beautiful derby race, with a nice find on a brood of pheasant.

Keith - Posting from Under the Rusty Windmill

Good Days of training

We had a great couple days of training.

Maggie - Ran great she had 5 finds (most she would let me flush birds) and another group that she was working but knocked and chased. Classy and stylish on the ground.

Buster - Starting back into the program slow. Worked him for a short period of time and he got to work some pheasants, unfortunately they ran out and flushed wild on him.

Doc - Worked him off of foot today and he worked several scent trails but inexperience shows and he was unable to pin any birds, although he did flash point and I was unable to flush any birds for him.

Hope - Ran well, had a find on pheasant (broke at the flush) and honored another dogs work. She was on the ground for about 45 minutes.

Tucker - Ran hard and forward for the entire hour.

Star - Ran a smooth even paced gun dog race and pattern - with one broke find.

Dot - Ran well, mishandled her birds, but had an extremely good shooting dog race.

Trevor - Ran well, nice even paced gun dog race.

Knikki - Well paced shooting dog race. Had several bird contacts, and one piece of nice broke work.

Jackie - Well paced shooting dog race. Had a very nice find on pheasant.

Mali - Big, well paced shooting dog race. One stop to flush and one find with great manners and style.

Tech - Ran hard, very nice gun dog pattern and race. He honored his bracemate.

Max - Ran a smooth, even gun dog race and forward pattern.

Haley and Molly - Ran a hard, extreme shooting dog derby race, with multiple finds on pheasant and sharptail. Beautiful application and pace.

Collin - Ran and extreme shooting dog derby race, with 2 beautifully handled finds on chickens.

Chewy - Extreme shooting dog derby race, hard to handle at times, but starting to check and move hard to the front when turning.

Keith - Posting from Under the Rusty Windmill

Courses set and chickens everywhere

We are finding birds on every course we have set for the field trial. All the dogs are progressing well.

Diva - Nice even forward race, leaning on the edges with one find. She was down for one hour.

Rhemy - Even, comfortable gun dog race with 2 broke pheasant finds and an honor.

Knikki - Nice shooting dog race, and did a fantastic job overall.

Kane - Nice shooting dog race, well applied and forward. Broke find on young brood of pheasants.

Cullen - Moderate, to big shooting dog race, took the edges nicely. Pointed some birds, and knocked a whole lot more (derby aged dog)

Jake - Forward, well applied shooting dog race, had a beautiful find on a large group of sharptail. He had a great day and judging by his happy tail a great time.

Tucker - Well paced, gun dog to shooting dog race, with multiple finds over the hour.

Kiwi- Well paced, gun dog race with nice forward moves to extreme range at times. One derby broke find.

Collin - Multiple derby broke finds on chickens and pheasants, well applied forward race with some big moves to excite the observers.

Hope - Well, applied forward race, in high heat and humidity. No finds.

Max - Forward, mostly even paced one hour race, but also had no finds. He has had multiple finds on different occasions.

Doc - Starting to move out from horseback more. Very encouraging to see this young pup work out there.

Tech - Hunting hard and finding birds, we still need to get him to hold long enough to flush in front of him, but his progression is very encouraging.

Dot - Extreme shooting dog race, she was the only dog that had any finds on a hot, miserable and frustrating day a couple days ago. Deep nose on her.

Chewy - Roading great off the horse, running a nice well paced all age or shooting dog derby race, with finds most days.

All in all it has been a wonderful 3 days of training.

Keith - Posting from Under the Rusty Windmill

Things are progressing

We are gonna start running dogs on Sunday to get more dogs worked in the rotation and more wild bird work for the young puppies. I had a nasty spill today and although I am fine, it reminded me that I am not 10 ft tall and bulletproof.

We only got 4 dogs worked today because of me being a bit out of it after a fall from the horse and the heat coming on. But, what work we did get was a bonus and a plus - since it was a Saturday, and that is generally our flex day.

We worked 3 braces over our field trial courses.

Diva - 2 Broke finds and a nice race. She was run last in the hottest part of the day and on the course with the heaviest cover. She was flat near the end, but her application is getting better and more forward.

Maggie - This was the first brace, she ran great and this was also where I was pitched from a horse, after firing my pistol. She did fine for her 1/2 hour on the ground.

Knikki - Ran for only a half an hour but did well on the ground and I was very happy with his performance. He was running well, and a forward moderate shooting dog race today.

Mali - Ran on course 2 with Dent. They had multiple finds on chickens and a far reaching shooting dog race. It was a great day overall. I did feel a bit better on this brace than the previous one and the later one.

Kiwi - Ran hard, in a nice easy handling race. Had 2 finds that she broke at the shot. Nice young pup.

We ran a few dogs today also.

Tucker and Jackson - Had 3 pheasant finds, Jackson was handy as usual and Tucker was more animated and was the first of the two to get get into birds. He flash pointed then broke and put the birds in the air. He did this another time, holding a bit longer this time. Jackson joined both chases and found a single to chase himself.
Tucker on the third find held much longer - so the progression is getting much better.

Tech and Sallie - Both are running and patterning with much more maturity and ran with little effort - Both had a point on a single pheasant - holding for a decent period of time before breaking and knocking the bird. Progression is good.

Keith - Posting from Under the Rusty Windmill

Courses are laid out and we are gonna have a nice trial

Our days are starting with roading our dogs at about 4:30 AM and we generally don't get finished by 2 PM.

All the dogs are doing well.

Collin - Had 2 points of birds and a back today. His race is good, with his forward patterning improving. Pretty well done work today. Sunny had 4 finds, and stood derby broke. Race was forward, but flat in the middle and ended big shooting dog race.

Dot and Drifter - Ran hard to the front for over an hour. To all age extremes at times on the front half. Drifter pointed two large groups of sharptail. Dot regressed to puppy like enthusiasm on wild flushing birds. They both finished strong but shorter than on the first half.

Tucker and Zack - Ran hard to the front, at extreme shooting dog to all age range after a slow start. Zack had a find on a bunch of sharptail. Tucker had an honor. They were on the ground for one and a half hours.

Maggie and Joey - Ran well, but heat and humidity and heavy cover affected the performances of the dogs. They had no finds.

Rain on the day before - made it a day for getting things fixed and equipment repaired.

Keith - Posting From Under the Rusty Windmill

Making Money now

We have had a great two days of training, with many dogs having contact with birds but very few points the first day.

Maggie and Chewy - Had two bird contacts with Maggie pointing the birds while Chewy ripped them out from under her. The ground application was fine.

Tucker and Rhemy- This was the first time I actually saw Tucker smell and try to point a bird. Billy had a find and Tucker honored. The race was to the front and well applied. Rhemy ran great but no bird work.

Diva and Kane - Diva had one broke find, although still lateral we are making progress and her application is getting more forward. Kane ran a hard race but ran over birds, and failed to stop.

Today was a much different story.

Cord and Alex - Cord had three broke finds and a honor. His race was well applied if a bit short. Alex did a nice job and pointed on a few occasions that produced birds or after relocation - in her inexperience knocked the birds.

Cullen and Pete - Had numerous finds and beautiful forward races. Both these dogs are derbies and handled their birds with fine derby manners.

Dot and Tech - Tech had a couple finds, and a nice race, he is coming along nicely. Dot had 3 finds with derby or broke manners.

Jackson and Star - Jackson continues to work short and as a result he is not getting into any birds. Star - Ran a nice race, forward and well applied - she had no birds however.

Lucy and Max - Max had four finds on pheasant, with derby manners. He is improving on his application and ground race. He stood broke, after a correction on his last group of pheasants. Lucy had one broke find and a honor with broke manners, her ground coverage and application is getting much better.

Keith - Posting from Under the Rusty Windmill