Cold blustery days - camp wrapping up

Well, we are packing up and winding down - we will still road the dogs and work a few dogs on birds every evening but for the most part - we are finished working dogs and wrapping up camp.

We have available for purchase a few puppies. These pups have been run on the prairie all summer - pointed many wild birds, and are running great. They have been properly exposed to gun fire and are some of the best bred llewellin setters in the country. They are for sale for $750 each.

#1 Mystra - female chestnut full masked tricolor. She is a top notch field trial prospect - she is out of Whiterock Mali by Whiterock Forever Knight, both her parents have numerous derby and shooting dog wins. Mystra is a solidly built female that runs with a merry cracking tail and points with a 11 oclock tail. Super nose, she has been run off horseback and makes 200 yd casts on a regular basis and has pointed and held birds for me to ride up and flush. She reminds me of her aunt Diva - and should be a top notch shooting dog prospect. She should go to a serious AF or AKC field trialling home.

#2 Tymora - female chestnut belton. She is another very good field trial prospect, littermate sister to Mystra. She is a very nicely built female, almost masculine build (reminds me of Diva). Runs with a merry tail, and this dog has been observed making 350 yd casts when run for horseback. Has pointed and knocked many pheasants and sharptail. Very enduring dog often running 8 miles while I road older dogs and making strong forward casts into the prairie to point birds. She should be a top notch field trial prospect. AF or AKC field trialling homes would be best.

#3 Xena - 3/4 masked chestnut tricolor - Strong dominant bitch. Littermate sister to Mystra and Tymora. She points with a 12 oclock tail and has a great nose - pointing countless pheasants and sharptail this summer. She has not the endurance of Mystra and Tymora but still has very good bottom. She makes 200 yd casts occasionally but mostly will run about 150 yds from horseback. She will be a very good AKC Gun Dog or a dog for a serious wild bird hunting prospect.

#4 Loki - Full sibling to Diva and Knikki - By Shoeleathers Tanner out of Sherrods Pretty Polly. This is a big male tricolor belton. He has pointed numerous wild birds and conditioned to gun fire. He is a strong male, and has good endurance. Points with an 11 O clock tail. And has a good nose. He works at 100-125 yds from horseback. He runs with a lively tail but a bit low. In workouts, he is not as serious as I would like to see, but still very attentive and trainable. He will be a great hunting dog I believe.

#5 Chester - This a a full masked chestnut tricolor. He is going to be a 60 lb plus dog. Runs big, have seen him make 400-500 yd casts, but needs to develop more endurance. He points with an 11 o clock tail and will be a fine dog for a serious wild bird hunter. While here on the prairie he has had lots of contact with wild pheasant and sharptail, showing a nose for birds. Should be a great hunting dog for a serious wild bird hunter.

Contact Chuck Wilson - 254-644-5207 if interested.

Fine day for puppies

Well, we are giving the older dogs the day off, today. We ran puppies. We have several trial prospects - that may be available for purchase (we can't trial them all) Mia is standing broke to the flush along with her sister Dolly. One of these pups is gonna be a serious trial dog. Dolly is a client dog that has made tremendous progress.

Mystra, Tymora, Diana and Xena - All pointed birds today and did a great job they are conditioned to gun fire now and are doing great - Diana and Tymora - Had numerous points and flushes on wild birds. Xena is holding point very well.

Molly and Haley - Had numerous finds - holding to the flush - they had a great run for over one hour.

Tucker - Ran today because he is really starting to make a turn - it is very probable that if I had 10-20 more days here on wild birds he would be broke with style and class. He had a semi-broke find today - he was making game and I saw birds running through the grass - a gentle whup and he stopped and pointed - he stood through the flush of 15 birds and through the shot - holding until I collared him away. He had a stop to flush - that I whoaed him on - and handled it fine too - then on a third contact he stopped to flush on his own and held with manners through the shot. I am so happy to see this from him. Should we be able to get him broke - he will be a very nice trial dog.

Knikki - Had a broke find on a pheasant. We then moved into a wheat field that holds sharptail - this was just what Knikki needed - he had numerous wild flushes that he mishandled and was corrected and after about is 3rd stop to flush correction was stopping promptly on the wild flushes.

Keith - Posting from Under the Rusty Windmill

Great Training day

We, had visitors for a week - Joe and Janeen Schneider from Houston. Our days were great, especially yesterday.

All the braces had birdwork. Most of the dogs are seriously ready to run in upcoming trials.

Dogs we ran were:

Chewy, Dot, Tymora, Mystra, Knikki, Diva, Mali, Jackie, Maggie and Collin.

They all ran wonderful shooting and all age races respectively. Each had a contacts with birds with the broke dogs handling it with all in order - puppies and derbies held to flush.

Keith - Posting from Under the Rusty Windmill

Cooler Days

Dot - Running a big all age race, she had one mishandled opportunity to point birds in a high wind.

Chewy - Running big all age race, he pointed a single sharptail and finished strong.

Keith - Posting from Under the Rusty Windmill

Cooler days was very good for the dogs

Maggie, Collin, Molly, Dolly, Jake, Doc, Bess, and Haley - have been running very well, they have had multiple finds on pheasants and sharptail in the last couple days.

Max - Running well, finds birds and holds to the flush or shot.

Kiwi - Running very well, she has not had much birdwork lately, however. Right, where she needs to be for a puppy aged dog.

Buster - Running a nice very comfortable foot hunting range. He has found multiple birds today but was not holding steady. I have been taking Buster and Tucker out often at night to hope more birds would help - it seems to be working but very slowly for Buster.

Tucker - Had some stop to flush today with some correction, this progress is good and gives hope that Tucker is making the turn towards being broke. He finds birds most days and his ground work is great.

Trevor - Making progress, about where he should be for a derby aged dog. Finds some birds, green broke in yard training.
Lucy - Broke, Broke and more broke - runs a nice gun dog race. Sweet dog that is a pleasure to train.

Jackson - Still not much progress. Runs short and seems not to care about hunting or birds.

Hope - Running great and had a nice broke piece of birdwork on an honor of a bracemate on sharptail. Making progress towards our goal.

Tech - Ran great, hunting improving and patterning great. No birds today though.

Kane - Great shooting dog race. One broke find - Diva and he made some fantastic moves and are a pleasure to watch and train.

Diva - Still the diamond of the show. Running great and I foresee great things for her.

Knikki - Did some bad stuff yesterday - ended up in the harness because he was chasing wild flushes like a puppy.

Jackie and Mali - Multiple broke pieces of work - running very well. They are coming on great and should be great competitors this season.

Keith - Posting from Under the Rusty Windmill

Cold front coming

Well, the last couple days have been warm, but we will get a cold front coming in this weekend.

Dolly and Mia - They ran together this morning and had several points or contacts with numerous pheasants. Nice pair of littermates.

Jakey, Collin, Maggie, Molly and Bess. Ran this morning and did a nice job reaching out on the prairies, staying forward and pointing some birds. Molly had a nice find on a 3/4 grown rooster pheasant. Collin and Jakey shared a find, and Maggie had numerous finds and knocked a bunch of sharptails.

Buster - Had a nice find and some other contacts. Still working close.

Tucker - Running great, had a nice find. More he runs and makes contact the better he is getting.

Diva - Ran a big shooting dog race, no opportunity at birds.

Jackie - Had a nice back, ran better than she has previously.

Mali - Had a beautiful shooting dog race, she had one find and a stop to flush.

Max - Had a nice find and a good gun dog race and pattern.

Star - Ran a nice gun dog race, and had a broke find.

Lucy and Kane - Ran well with a broke find each.

Keith - Posting from Under the Rusty Windmill

Warm Days

We worked a bunch of puppies today early. Dolly, Mia, Bess, and Molly. Each of these dogs had at least one productive point on wild pheasants, they hunted diligently and to likely places to hold birds.

Dot and Chewy - Ran a pretty nice shooting dog race, in very tough conditions. Dot had 2 finds, Chewy had one find.

Knikki and Rhemy - Ran a nice shooting dog race, went to likely objectives. Knikki had a broke find and a back. Littermates that scorch the country.

Jakey and Tech - Ran very well making 200-400 yd casts. Jakey pointed 1 bird, and Tech had contact with 2 more. Progress continues.

Collin and Maggie - Ran extremely nice moderate shooting dog race. They went to likely objectives and made intelligent casts. Unfortunately, the numerous birds we saw driving into the training grounds scattered into the cornfields where they are relatively safe from being found by the young dogs.

Keith - Posting from Under the Rusty Windmill