Our experiences in life in general and with bird dogs in particular form our opinions regarding how we pursue, develop, display and analyze bird dog performance. Our collective gravitation to the great American sport of…
Report by John Criswell The first dog on the drawing sheet for the 84th All-America Prairie Championship was Funseeker’s Gem. Her hour came just before noon and her accomplishment raised the level of the stake…
Random photos from the 2022 Continental Derby Championship Read Reporter Steve Standley’s wonderful write-up of the Continental Derby Championship (must have subscription to The American Field website to access). If you’re interested in purchasing any…
Texas Fight by John Donaldson Texas Fight was whelped January 11, 1970 in a litter bred by J. C. Meek of Holdenville, Oklahoma. His sire, The Texas Squire, was the 1972 National Champion and 1971…
In the early eighties I attended the National Amateur Quail Championship when it ran at Inola, Oklahoma. I was just starting to cut my teeth in the horseback game and wanted to watch some of…
Do All-Age trials, and All-Age dogs, still matter? Palamonium again showed that he is a magnificent animal, a brilliant bird dog. This does not mean that he will always win. It does mean that he…
Do All-Age trials, and All-Age dogs, still matter? America’s first field trial for pointing dogs was held in October, 1874, on what were then the outskirts of Memphis. The winner, Knight, was described as a…
Mansion on the Hill: Do All-Age trials and dogs still matter? Thanks to acclaimed outdoor writer and Editor-at-Large for Pointing Dog Journal, Tom Davis for writing this 2-part story at my suggestion 🙂 about All-Age…
2017 Winner of the Florida Open All-Age Championship, Dominators Rebel Heir, handled by Jamie Daniels, scouted by Judd Carlton and Runner-Up Champion, Dunn’s Tried’N True handled by Luke Eisenhart, scouted by Tommy Davis. The first time…
Photographs of the 2017 Southeastern Open Quail Championship were taken during the several days of running (March 1 – 7) that I was able to attend. Many other dogs — their handlers, and owners competed…