As usual, Dave has been quite the busy person. He spent several weeks in Georgia at his winter camp, going to the Central Georgia Pointing Dog Club trial at Leesburg over the New Years weekend, where he won the 27-dog Open Limited Gun Dog stake with Colonel and took 4th with Specter. He then went on to Jackson for the GSP Club of Atlanta trial, winning the 27-dog OLGD stake with Specter.
Dave headed back to Virginia in late January to manage the start of the upland hunting operation at Blandfield Plantation near Tappahannock, Virginia. For a peek at what's going on at Blandfield, visit www.blandfieldplantation.com. What beautiful grounds for a truly unique upland hunting experience!
The start of Dave's spring trial season was back in Leesburg, Georgia, for the Middle Georgia English Setter Club of Milledgeville trial. There he won a 39-dog Open Gun Dog stake with Daisy, finishing her AKC field championship. He also took a 2nd in the Open Derby with Sara. The NVA Eastern Shooting Dog Championship followed the ES trial at Leesburg, and Dave took Runner-Up honors with Mason. He then traveled up the road to Norwood, Georgia, for the VCA National Gun Dog Championship, where Mason was awarded 2nd place.
Dave then came back to Virginia, where the spring trial season here kicked off with the Old Dominion Vizsla Club trial. Dave won the Open All Age with Daisy, and took 3rd with Specter. Mason won the OLGD, with Moxie taking 3rd.
The following weekend we headed up to Petersburg, Delaware, for the Potomac Irish Setter Club trial. Specter won the OLGD stake with Moxie taking 2nd. Brinkley took 2nd in the Open Gun Dog stake, with Moxie taking 4th.
Dave went on the road again, this time to Grovespring, Missouri, for the NVA National Championship. Of course, he had to brave over 9 inches of rainfall and record flooding while there. The dogs performed well, but alas didn't bring home any honors.
Upcoming trials this spring include:
Central Virginia GSP - Sumerduck, VA
Diamond State GSP - Petersburg, DE
Mason-Dixon GSP - Petersburg, DE
Monday, March 24, 2008
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