While visiting the 2013 National Championship for a few days, I took the opportunity to interview several trainers on the topic of preparing dogs for the grueling 3-hour endurance stake. Thanks to Larry Huffman, Rich…
During the 2012 National Championship, Dr. Terry Terlep introduced me to Dr. Dorwin Hawthorne from Inola, Oklahoma. Dr. Hawthorne and I sat for a while in his truck at a road crossing waiting for the…
Thanks to Jerry Kolter for this interview last winter. This is our first podcast delivered from our new home in Southwest Georgia. That puts us square in the heart of wild quail country. We hope…
Thanks to All-Age trainer/handler Lee Phillips for taking the time to speak with me before I left Georgia in early April. The topic: Establishing a method of giving recognition to All-Age scouts: Lee Phillips…
Thanks to writer Daniel Holladay for his tale of John Rex winning the National Championship with Safari in 1966! I met Daniel at the Prospect Church while I was taking photographs of the afternoon running…
In 2006, I did an interview with professional trainer, Joe McCarl about his multiple wild bird champion, Hard Driving Bev. Her wins included all three national championships on grouse: the 2002 National Amateur Grouse Championship…
Many thanks to Kentucky breeder-trainer Mike Crouse for his thoughts and memories of training on the Canadian prairies with Freddie Epp. I met Mike at Dixie Plantation in January prior to the start of the…
Tim Moore’s field trial success with his multiple repeat breedings of his Silverwood granddaughter, Magic Carpet to Champion Elhew Fibber McGee has many interesting aspects…not all that we had time to explore. Tim attributes much…
Joe Shadow For Robin Gates’s recollection of Joe Shadow: Robin Gates on Silverwood and Joe Shadow Joe Shadow (14-94-461) Joe Shadow Championship Wins: Wr: Florida Open All-Age Championship, 1998 Wr: Florida Open All-Age Championship, 1999…
West Tennessee Clubhouse where I met up with Dave. Photo: Ken Blackman Many thanks to trainer/handler David Grubb for taking the time to do this short interview: Dave Grubb on Grouse Dogs David Grubb poses…