The Canadian Prairies — The Reason
A seasoned trainer/handler of all-age dogs who has been most successful north and south of the Canadian border wrote the following to a younger fellow who had acquired a young dog that was proving to… 
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Tribute from the Prairies
The earliest this scribe knows of dog trainers coming to the rural Manitoba Municipality of Albert was 1933….Clyde Martin, Bert Black and Ivan Yopp. This is not to say there weren’t others who came earlier.…
Celebrating 100 Years of Amateur Field Trials!
This past year marked the 100th Anniversary of the Amateur Field Trial Clubs of America’s founding in 1917 with its first National Amateur Championship conducted the following year in Thomasville, NC producing the first National…
The Continental ~ 1939 – 2017
What dogs have won the prestigious Continental Open All-Age Championship? Check out the Continental Championship Timeline for details of all the past winners. What name will be added in 2018? 1936 Continental winner Lester’s Enjoy’s…
Keeping the Dixie Tradition
Wild birds, field trials and fine pointing dogs An hour east of Tallahassee, Florida, just a short hop from Thomasville, Georgia in the heart of the Southern quail hunting culture, Dixie Plantation has figured prominently…
Thoughts on Championship Invitationals
The five most prestigious and longest running Championship Invitationals in the country are*: • The Quail Championship Invitational. The 54th running began this morning (Nov 25) on the grounds of the West Kentucky Wildlife Management…
International Amateur Woodcock Championship ~ History
The new AFTCA website features histories of Amateur Wild Bird Championships…so far for the following: • National Amateur Quail Championship by Steve Standley • National Amateur Chukar All-Age & Shooting Dog Championships by Torben Hansen…
2017 Continental Open All-Age Championship Results
Winner: Awsum In Motion, owned by Bill & Margie Ricci and John & Elizabeth Fort, handled by Luke Eisenhart, scouted by Tommy Davis. R-U: Just Watch, owned by Jack & Tracy Haines, handled by Jamie…
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…
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