Posted in DOGS on Aug 24th, 2008
Attention Fox fanatics: a super nice 16g Fox CE is coming up for auction on Sunday, August 31 at Robert Foster & Co. in Newcastle, ME. Details about this gun are just coming in and these are the only pics I’ve seen of it (courtesy of the auctioneer). The gun is serial #303 006, putting [...]
Posted in DOGS on Aug 21st, 2008
Wow! Here’s unusual double barrel shotgun: a 20g James Woodward & Son, London, Round Body Under & Over. Lewis Drake & Associates has it on their site. Guns like this are they reason why Drake has a reputation for stocking some the finest doubles available anywhere. This Woodward has 26″ bbls, a straight grip, and [...]
Posted in DOGS on Aug 16th, 2008
Craig Doherty sent me an email the other day announcing a new litter of English Pointer pups. This litter is a repeat breeding of Wynot Ace X Elhew Liebotschaner, the same breeding that produced Craig’s fantastic dog Wild Apple Jack – the 2007 Grand National Grouse Champion. There are 10 puppies there. I wonder if [...]
Posted in DOGS on Jun 23rd, 2008
The internet is a great thing. I’m always amazed by the information I can find online. What’s out there is incredible. This Youtube video of Bob Wehles & crew with Elhew Cassie is an example of what I mean. Who would think that Youtube would have videos on it of these guys. But there it [...]
Posted in DOGS on May 28th, 2008
On Sunday, May 17th, I ran Puck in the Mid-Coast Maine Field Trial Club’s spring trial. We ran in the Gun Dog Stake and Puck came in first, winning the event. Image courtesy of Chris Mathan @ the Sportsman’s Cabinet. Twelve dogs entered the Gun Dog stake and there were six braces in all. Each [...]
Posted in DOGS on May 21st, 2008
Well, it’s Sunday night and I’m back in Boston. I was up in Maine over the weekend running Puck around Portland. The Mid Coast Maine Field Trial is less than a week away. I’m going to run Puck in the Gun Dog Stake on Sunday morning. I’m pretty excited. This is going to be out [...]
Posted in DOGS on May 7th, 2008
I’ve been trying to find some information about Field Trials for some time now. The rules and information about these events are not easy to come by. Fortunately, a few friends pointed me to some info. Here’s what they showed I me. This info cleared up some of the questions I had about. I hope [...]
Posted in DOGS on May 5th, 2008
Edward D. Bailey of Eden Mills, Ontario, thinks it’s their temperament. Mr. Bailey is one of the founders of NAVHDA – the North American Versatile Hunting Dog Association. In this article (pdf) from the Illinois NAVHDA chapter’s website, he talks a little bit about why he believes today’s field trials are turning out dogs with [...]
Posted in DOGS on May 5th, 2008
What a difference two weeks make. The last time I headed out with Puck, there was 2′ of snow in the woods around Portland, ME. This past Saturday, there was almost nothing. Even though the ground was still bare, spring was poking through all around. This trip gave me the chance to think about the [...]
Posted in DOGS on Apr 8th, 2008
Wow– what a great weekend. I ran my English Pointer for about 2.5 hours up around Portland, Maine and we moved 12-15 woodcock and a grouse. I’m tuning Puck up for a Cover Trial in May. This is going to be our first field trial and I’m pretty excited about it. It was gray, dreary, [...]