Northern NH Bird Dog Club

The results of the Granite State Shooting Dog Classic were.

First; Long Gone Madison with Dave Hughes handling. Second Long Gone Nixon with some gray haired guy handling. and third was "Toxi" also with Dave Hughes handling. Every brace but one had work on wild birds. Most dogs pointed (or contacted!) ether grouse or woodcock in their hour (some both) Nixon had two woodcock finds in addition to quail. Toxi pointed three types of birds in his hour, a grouse find, a woodcock find and a quail find. No birds were on nests!!!!!! Weather was fall like, temps in the low 50's. Today the open puppy classic runs and the open derby.

The Northern NH Bird Dog Club finished up our three day event yesterday. It was cold in the morning with ice on water buckets, but my mid afternoon it was pretty hot, temps in the low 70's. The day started with the NH Amateur Puppy Classic, judged by Invitational Secretary George Johnson and his wife Shirley, from Braford, PA. Winning first with Steve Sumple handling was Allegany Quick Jimmy, second was Long Gone Murphy with L Murray and Third was Sadie B with Tony Bly handling. Both Jimmy and Sadie have multiple placements in PA open puppy stakes.

Next was the Amateur Derby Stake, Judged by Tony Bly and Dave Hughes, Thank you to both men for walking for us in the heat. First was Allegany Shady, again with Steve Sumple handling. Shady just won the National Walking Shooting Dog Futurity a couple of weeks ago in Western PA. and it is not hard to see why. Shady nailed a woodcock with good style at 15. Second was a big tri colored setter named "Preacher" who ran a big race with one broke quail find. Third was Long Gone Murphy who had one broke quail find to go with a large and rather rough race. K-2 Climber ran a championship race for Timmy Post but could not come up with a bird.

The Amateur Shooting Dog was next. Bob Lang and Ryan Frame looked over this group of dogs for us. Winning first with a scouted grouse find, a scouted woodcock find and a scouted quail find was Long Gone Madison. Second was Bog Brook Wilma with two good quail finds and a forward race for owner/ handler Thom Richardson. Wilma is a former winner of both the Woodcock Futurity and National Grouse Derby Classic. Third was a classy setter male named Micky owned and handled by Alex Reid from Mass..

Next was the half hour open shooting dog voluntary qualifier. Peter Mazzalia and Lloyd Murray judged this stake. Winning first with a stunning performance was Jars Way Right, or Obie, with a powerful race and two broke finds. Second was Bog Brook Wilma with two quail finds and a woodcock find way off course. Both of these dogs were handled by Dave Hughes. Third was Rockaway handled by Tony Bly. Rocky registered one broke find to go along with a forward classy race in the heat. Close to the winners was Grouse Ridge Jerry with three finds and Teddy with two.