Photos and commentary by Mike Heard
Open land series was a triple thrown from right to left. Right hand birds had white ribbons on them so the dogs could see the birds better with the background and tall sage. The middle bird was a hip pocket to the flyer. Land blind was not ran within the [...]

A beautiful sunrise started the Central Arkansas Spring Field trial off with warm weather for the Friday Open and Qualifying. Event Chairman Jay Chesshir greeted handlers at the Open with a wonderful working cattle ranch as their new event grounds. Judy and Dennis Dulaney, managers of the ranch, were on hand to provide support, hospitality, [...]

Rockerin Retriever Training Complex

The Tulsa Retriever Club held their fall trial at the beautiful Rockerin Retriever Training Complex in Stillwater, OK, under cold, gray skies the weekend of Oct. 23-25. Grounds were immaculately groomed giving the selected judges many nice fields in which to set up their tests.
The Limited All-Age judges, Moe Schubble and Gary Davidson, [...]

The beautiful Fitch Farms south of Holly Springs, MS, hosted the Fall Old Hatchie HRC Hunt Test on September 12 and 13. Contestants gathered on an overcast day to test their dogs’ skill and controlability with some seasoned judges designing the tests.
Finished Judges for Flight A were Deb West and Joshua Downs. Qualifying contestants are [...]

The news came out as competitors entered the gates to Nightwind Training grounds on Friday. Tammy Totten had been rushed to Huntsman Cancer Institute at the University of Utah during the week and would not be able to attend the trial. She has been diagnosed with Stage Four Cancer of the Pancreas now into the [...]