Archive: All-Age Dogs

Mansion on the Hill

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…

Podcast Interview with Jamie Daniels

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…

2017 Southeastern Open Quail Championship

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…

Florida Open All-Age Championship Timeline Updated

In time for the 2017 running of the Florida Open All-Age Championship… Florida Open All-Age Championship Timeline (Menu > Resources > Championship Timelines)

Bedrock Qualities Over A Century Of Bird Dog Field Trialing: Intelligence, Strength and Courage

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…

The Ghost of Solid Hilltopper

Beginning with the 2006 edition of the Florida Championship, the format for the trial was changed to a 40 minute qualifying series with a one-hour callback. The format was adopted to accommodate, within a one-week…

All-Age Dogs ~ John Criswell, 1984

Alfred Vanderbilt bred, raised and raced the famous Native Dancer. He won 21 of his 22 starts. His only loss, the Kentucky Derby, by a head. As a result, Vanderbilt was often asked, “How does…

The Definition of the All-Age Dog ~ John Russell

Thanks to esteemed judge of major all-age stakes, John Russell for sitting down with me at the Florida Open All-Age Championship and so beautifully articulating his definition of the all-age dog. John is an devotee…

Great Performances ~ Volcanic Express

Thanks to Jack Herriage for this story. One hot day in May 1967, we were running at a field trial on the Lake Whitney (Texas) field trial grounds. This was a highly contested trial, albeit…