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Newsletter Date May 2014
The Field Trial Edition 1
Ask Butch 2
North Dakota Spring Field
Trial
4
Book Review 5
Health Tip 6
Prairie Pointing Dog Club Liberated Trial Results
7
Field Trial Announcement 12
Recipe 13
Breeder/Stud List 14
Upcoming Events 15
Marketplace 15
Membership 16
Inside this issue:
The Whoa Post A publication of the Big Sky Epagneul Breton Gun Dog Club
Officers for 2013-2014
President: Ken Bruwelheide
Vice President: Peter Ward
Treasurer: Fred Overby
Secretary: Sherry Niesar
May 2014
The Field Trial Edition This is the field trial edition that reports on field trials held this spring. We were lucky enough to have one trial in April with members attending. It was classic spring weather on the northern prairies, beautiful up to the day of the trail and then rain, snow and wind. It is North Dakota and the northern great plains. Fortunately, the winds nor plummeting temperatures or precipitation could dampen the spirit of the days. The final report, placements and pictures are contained in this issue. By now you have noticed that the May Whoa Post is actually in your mail boxes in June. That is my fault. I want to thank everyone for understanding. May was a difficult month for me as I spent the last month traveling back and forth from North Dakota to South Dakota to visit my parents. My mother had lung cancer and passed away on May 25th. I was fortunate to spend that time with her and my dad, though my duties at home were neglected. My family and I spent this last weekend in Spearfish to honor my mother’s memory at a memorial service. True to our nature, we camped with our dogs. It’s just easier than trying to coordinate boarding kennels and hotel rooms. In the morning we rose early and hiked with dogs up a trail off of Spearfish Canyon Road. It was US Forest Service land and beautiful. The trees were leafed out and spring flowers were blooming. During those morning walks we were treated to the booming of Ruffed Grouse drumming. If you’ve never heard one, it’s a treat. You’ve still got time to walk in the woods and hear the grouse. The drumming is done by male grouse to attract a female for mating. Just like people, male grouse do the strutting, but the female makes the final choice as to who her mate will be. We are home now and hope that our routines will return to normal - whatever that is. I’m looking forward to camping, fishing, training dogs and the field trial this fall in Denton. Hope to see you there!
Sherry Niesar, Editor
Page 2 May 2014
Ask Butch Please enjoy this encore presentation of Ask Butch.
Dear Butch: Sometimes on hot days, my dog sits on point. How do I fix this without making a new
problem. Sherry Lee
Sherry Lee...Seems a little southern or you play a mean piano but what's in a name? Sounds to me we need
to work more on conditioning than pointing birds. Give your dog some credit; she's telling you her
thermostat is about to boil over and you won't like the vet bill. Yes, we need to train when we can and
only you know the dog but what would you do when you get hot? Do you just stand in the heat waiting
for an equally hot owner to wallow in and flush a bird? And as soon as the person is done flushing,
shooting, or missing-on purpose-and kennels the dog in a equally hot vehicle, goes to the local air-
conditioned pub and continues wallowing and guzzling till you cool off. You get my drift. How old is
your dog? How many birds has she pointed? Is she honestly your best friend? Then lay off. She's on
pension. She deserves to be worked right before the sun comes up or down. By all means try and
condition her for the heat but I'm saying if you don't have her trained by now give up. You've got other
dogs to run. Take her with Helen's dog for thirty minutes of romping. I'll bet she won't lay down then.
By the way, would you make your Grandma stand out in the sweltering heat just so you could shoot a bird
you already knew where it was? Like people, when we are young we act young and when we're old we
should act young again. Seriously, all I'd do is politely stand her up and take the time to tell her how much
you appreciate what she has given you...Butch
Butch: The problem is my dog is she is hanging up on non-productive scent. She's got good
brakes and stylish as hell. Not sure whether I should run her where I know there are no birds or
put her in lots of birds to get over this problem. I have opposing theories. What's yours? Steve
Steve...Your dog pointing little or no scent is a tough one to diagnose. All you see is the end result; nice
staunch point but nada to cook up when you get home. I'm going to dismiss a whole bunch of reasons for
this problem and focus on just two. 1) I don't buy that your pup has a poor nose. My guess is she's trying
very hard to please. Dogs that point little scent might be lower on the intelligent scale. How quickly did
she pick up training? On the upside, these dogs lacking the brain power not only to point but hold birds
tight for the gun, and once they learn, it's forever. 2) This problem is easier to pinpoint if we're honest and
truly want the dog to succeed.
Continued on page 3
Put Butch’s many years of experience to work for you. Don’t be shy and if you want your name left off
we can make the questions anonymous. Send you questions to: Butch Nelson, PO Box 858, Denton,
MT 59430 or [email protected]
When working a young dog on planted birds it's just natural for the handler to yell whoa, even if the dog is
on a check cord. If our pup is slightly sensitive any way, it won't take long for this pup to stop on any scent,
knowing it's what you want it to do. It's the same as teaching a seven week old retriever puppy to sit. With
only a potato chip you can impress the heck out of your neighbors. We have unintentionally taught our
bird dog puppy to point, plain and simple.
So let's say we now have the check cord off and free run our charge. She goes out and slams into a solid
point. With experience she will tell you whether there is a bird or not but it takes a lot of days in the
field. In our excitement we yell whoa. She's happy, you're happy and then you attempt to flush; Nothing!
It's happened enough by now you won't need a barber as you've pulled the last hair from your head. A
solution is to go back to the start. Let her run. She knows how to point. We don't need to enhance it
more. Say nothing; sometimes silence is golden. Because you are not going to plant birds for at least a
month or longer, if she points you just keep walking. Don't even look at her and don't attempt to flush.
How deeply we have instilled the point will determine how long it takes for her to leave. You might need a
sack lunch. Please don't encourage her to leave; let her figure it out by herself. Now the worst that could
happen is that she could be pointing a bird. Oh no, she bumps it. No big deal. We know she'll point we
just want her pointing and holding birds and she will. Remember, no birds. Just think how much money
you'll save. Might be enough to make a trip to Montana or North Dakota to hunt real birds. Now if your
pup's problem is number one try feeding her gobs of fish oil. That's what I take...Butch
Page 3 May 2014
Ask Butch - continued from page 2
Page 4 May 2014
North Dakota Spring 2014 Field Trial by Ken Bruwelheide
On April 26 and 27 our sister club, the Prairie Pointing Dog Club, held a liberated bird trial east of Bismarck. The birds were Bobwhite and the trial grounds were superb.
This field trial hosted by the Prairie Pointing Dog Club and put on by Peter Wax and Sherry Niesar was well planned and thus able to cycle many dogs through the field. Peter and Sherry had done a lot of work in preparation and despite some challenging weather, the event went well. Dogs and people from near and far were present and all were made to feel welcome by Peter and Sherry. Bismarck is a very nice town and very hospitable.
Janis and I had never been to Bismarck so we loaded the three dogs and went to support the club and hopefully see our Sally (Helena du Hyalite) secure her TAN. The agricultural countryside from the Montana line to Bismarck would give you a sense that bird hunting is a big deal in that region and Peter agreed.
Dogs that were entered were from North Dakota, Minnesota and Montana. Jackie Hutwagner, presi-dent of the national organization, Club de l'Epagneul Breton, showed up with dogs from Georgia. A
total of six dogs competed on Saturday in Open Braces, four Open Solo, seven Gun Solo and five in the TAN. On Sunday six dogs ran in Open Solo and eight dogs in Gun Solo. Judges for this event were The Honorable Sherry Niesar and The Honorable Butch Nelson. As with any field trial, weather can be a challenge but that is field trialing and hunting as we know. Another interesting fact about this trial was that it was opened to any UKC pointing dog breed. Thus, we were able to see a Vizsla, Pudelpointers and Griffons which was a real treat in addition to our Epagneul Bretons.
On Saturday night the participants gathered at a local steakhouse for dinner, conversation, and awards. Along with the ribbons and trophies won that day a gift was given to the person who travelled the farthest to attend, Jackie Hutwagner, from Columbus, Georgia! Thanks, Jackie, for being at the trial and personally representing the CEB-US.
Sunday’s trial was held in some wind, but the rain had quit. Folks’ heads stayed warm thanks to the nice warm orange hats provided to the entrants as favors. The trial grounds were CRP grass with both open field and lanes between shelter belts…just the type of cover in which one would hunt wild birds and so representative of actual hunting conditions. Thanks, Peter, for locating these grounds and securing permission for the use. The terrain added to the realism of the trial.
The results of this trial will be posted in this issue. The highlight for me was to support a beginning sister club in a neighboring state here on the northern U.S. tier. Thanks Peter and Sherry for making this event a success!
Dry Wolf Creek
Jackie Hutwagner received
an award for traveling the
farthest to the trial.
Congratulations!
Page 5 May 2014
Book Review: Open and Utility Training “The Motivational Method” by Jack & Wendy Volhard by Pete Wax
Continued on Page 4
Jack Volhard is a prolific writer and has won a numerous awards on the topics of dogs and dog training. Wendy Volhard is a successful trainer and one of the first trainers to talk about dogs as individuals and use that concept to motivationally train dogs.
The methods described in the book lean heavily on positive reinforcement structured around understanding a dog’s individual temperament; a psychological approach that attempts to bridge the human and dog communication barrier.
It spends a lot of time on understanding the personality of your dog and customizing your training approach to match. It goes so far as to have a Personality Profile Worksheet (pages 33 through 36) where you can rate your dog’s personality on four principle traits. Since I already
have my own rapid method for recognizing what temperament a dog has I found the method tedious, but for a new trainer or someone without a hardened heart that gets rid of the dumb ones they might find this fun.
It is my opinion that this book’s strongest limb is its usefulness to an individual struggling with a pup that does not fit their training techniques and who is not willing to trade it in for one that does. It would also be useful to individuals that like to analyze the human/dog relationship by anthropomorphizing the dog. While not my cup of tea the approach has a history of success when applied by Ms. Volhard.
An interesting comment made in the book was: “It may come as a surprise, but the appearance of dogs used to be considered less important than the ability to do a job. Through selective breeding, dogs were carefully matched for tendencies towards particular functions, such as herding, hunting or guarding. Dogs were bred for behavior to cement the desired trait”. “Today, all that has changed, and the majority of owners select their dog on basis of something other than the task for which they were bred, such as looks or prestige.”
I cannot help but agree with this statement and want to point out how inappropriate selecting for appearance is for the epagneul breton as it is hunter first and a pretty puss or a pinup gal a very distant second. The selection of your next champion on a “look” and not on proven performance will be the end of the hunting epagneul breton as we know it. To be fair to our breed if appearance is your idea of success please switch to a companion breed, or one that has already been destroyed as hunter like the american cocker spaniel, or most lines of the golden retriever and irish setter.
So in conclusion the book is entertaining, reasonably well written and contains many gems definitely worth remembering. If you like to get into the head of your pooch it is a recommended read and a useful read for everyone else as it has a number of interesting hypothesizes and useful tips. It is inexpensive on the used market (I found a used copy on E-bay for $2.98) and takes about 4 hours to read.
Health Tip by Janis Bruwelheide
Recently we switched our dogs to different dog food which is grain free. I was curious as to what I could give them as snacks and what foods might be harmful to them. Most of us know about these foods but a review yielded a new tidbit or two. Our “girls” have developed a love of banana, carrot, and apple slices in moderation. I searched for food information for dogs and found some good lists for human foods to avoid and some which are fine in addition to a healthy dog food. Here they are…seedless watermelon for all!
Foods to Avoid Feeding Your Dog
http://www.peteducation.com/article_print.cfm?c=2+1659&aid=1030
Foods that are Hazardous to Dogs
http://www.aspca.org/pet-care/virtual-pet-behaviorist/dog-behavior/foods-are-hazardous-dogs
Slideshow: Foods Your Dog Should Never Eat (This show is worth viewing and see the last slides for ideas
on human foods that are ok. Slide 20 is about poison control information.)
http://pets.webmd.com/dogs/ss/slideshow-foods-your-dog-should-never-eat
People Food Your Dogs Can Eat
http://pets.webmd.com/dogs/features/people-foods-your-dog-can-eat
Page 6 May 2014
Janis Bruwelheide and her “girls”,
Daisy, Sally and Cassie.
Prairie Pointing Dog Club Liberated Bird Trial by Sherry Niesar
May 2014 Page 7
Continued on page 8
When the Prairie Pointing Dog Club planned a liberated trial in January 2014, the members envisioned dog handlers traveling from near and far to participate in the liberated trial the club was to host. There were plenty of inquiries via email, telephone and Facebook, but with all events, the proof is in the entries. On April 1st, club president Peter Wax did some soul searching and pondered if there would be enough entries to hold a trial. There must be 4 entries in each division and some divisions did not have four dogs. After several phone calls to and from Peter to dog handlers across the country, entries came in to fill out the trial. We thank all handlers that came to run their dogs, but without the help of Jackie Hutwagner, Butch Nelson, Glen Gunderson and Mark Dinsmore and their entries, the trial would not have been held. These folks went the extra mile for the Prairie Pointing Dog Club
In mid-April, North Dakota experienced beautiful spring weather with high temperatures in the 60’s and nightly lows around 40 degrees. The sky was blue and there had been no recordable precipitation. The Prairie Pointing Dog Club had scheduled the 1st Liberated Bird Trial on April 26 and April 27, 2014. The stable dry and warm spring weather pattern broke on that weekend and trailers, gunners, bird planters and judges were greeted with wind, rain and colder temperatures. The spirits of the group were not dampened.
The trial was held on the private land of Gus Wolbaum just south of McKenzie, North Dakota. Trialers were treated to a section of tame and wild grass mixture interspersed with a few wetlands and tree rows. The spring season ensured a wide variety of wild fowl. If you were not running a dog or had time between runs there were plenty of ducks in full spring plumage trying to attract a mate, rooster pheasants and the occasional Egret, American Avocet, Sandpiper, Tern and Bittern. Birders attempting to add to their life list would have been very content.
Trialers came from North Dakota, Minnesota, Montana and as far away as Georgia for a chance at a first place on liberated birds. On Saturday, April 26 the morning started out cold and wet, but by
mid-morning the precipitation stopped and the sun came out. The events for the day were Open Braces, Open Solo, Gun Solo and TAN. The day was special not be-cause folks had traveled a great distance, but because we had three first time handlers. They came to play and ended up getting hooked. We will see them again at future events.
Saturday, April 26, 2014 Open Braces (Judges Butch Nelson & Sherry Niesar)
Topperlyn Gallant Bodacious owned by Anne Johnson and handled by Glen Gunderson. Leo worked in his
Handlers and volunteers ready to go!
Gunners, Doug Moen & Mark Sandness
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calm and confident manner to locate and hold the bird for the gunners. Leo made a nice retrieve to handler Glen Gunderson for First Place. Leo was paired with Darius de L'Etoile du Nord owned and handled by Mark Dinsmore, Sykeston, ND.
Topperlyn Fontay Azure Bo owned and handled by Glen Gunderson, Benson, MN claimed a pass by prividing a nice back to Eclipse de Hannahatchee owned and handled by Jackie Hutwagner, Lumpkin, GA. Eclipse was not steady to place.
Harper de L’Escarbot handeld by Glen Gunderson and owned by Anne Johnson, Benson, MN was paired with Harriett Des Duex Pierres Bleues owned by Jackie Hutwagner, Lumpkin, GA. Harriett was a fast bird finding dog, but unable to quell her bird desire for the flush by the gunners. Harper was unable to hold steady on the bird. Open Solo (Judge: Butch Nelson) First Place was earned by Harper de L’Escarbot handled by Glen Gunderson and owned by Anne Johnson, Benson, MN. Harper covered the field well, pointed and held for a nice flush by the gunners and retrieve to handler. Vespers Belle Du Hunrnr handled by Pete Wax and owned by Sherry
Niesar, Bismarck, ND is a happy little Brittney that gave a nice point but was unable to hold and went with the gun to make a nice retrieve, but no placement. Darius de L'Etoile du Nord handled and owned by Mark Dinsmore, Sykeston, ND ran a large field but did not stop for the flush of the bird. Harriett Des Duex Pierres Bleues handled and owned by Jackie Hutwagner, Lumpkin, GA had great field work and had points on a wild pheasant, a duck and a bobwhite, but unfortunately, did not make the retrieve to complete the sequence. Gun Solo (Judge: Sherry Niesar) Deacon Bo du Copper Spur handled by Glen Gunderson and owned by Amy & Jon Anderson, Sioux Falls, SD handled his bird well. Deacon is a fast Epagneul Breton that is hunted a lot. Deacon was able to locate the Bobwhite, point, remain steady through the shot and retrieved the bird to his handler for First Place. Cedarwoods Sniper (Major) a pudelpointer handled and owned by Rob Pfennig, Bismarck, ND received Reserve for his field work. Major spent his run trying to pin down a running pheasant that was too wiley to get pinned. In a callback, Major pointed a Bobwhite and held through shot. The retrieve was long, but Major was up to the task and delivered it to handler the placement of Reserve.
Gunner, Jim Borg
Butch Nelson with Mark Dinsmore & Jackie
Hutwagner
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Elyn du Copper Spur handled and owned by Glen Gunderson, Benson, MN had a nice run and excellent retrieve to earn a Pass. Gracen Sur la Delavan handled by Mark Dinsmore and owned by Judy Casper, Cissna Park, IL handled nicely for Mark but was tempted by a wild pheasant in the field and flushed the bird. Extra Small handled by Butch Nelson and owned by Helen Van Dyke King & Brian King, Manhattan, MT located a Bobwhite for the point but was unable to stay steady to complete the sequence. Smith’s Falcon de E’toile du Nord handled by Mark Dinsmore and owned by Gregg Beck made a nice point on the Bobwhite. Handler, Mark was able to
coulee Falcon but the dog did not hold steady on the find. Prairie Trouts Princess a 7 month old pudelpointer handled and owned by Jason & Carla Bahr, Brainard, MN was a first time entry in the UKC pointing dog trial system. They came afield with great expectations and optimism. The dog ran well and once located the bird, held a nice high point, but was not able to stay for the flush and shot for placement, but did earn her TAN Equivalent. We will see this dog and handler at future trials. TAN (Judge: Butch Nelson) Pass
Beya Raye Leibel, Vizsla handled and owned by Joseph Leibel, Bismarck, ND ran a nice pattern on planted and wild birds. Joe wanted to run his dog on wild birds as it was a hunting dog and found and pointed a wild pheasant to earn the TAN. Joe was an enthusiastic han-dler and will show again in future trials. Helena du Hyalite handled and owned by Ken & Janis Bruwelheide, Bozeman, MT is a spitfire of a dog with energy and hunt. She pointed her bird and was not shook by the shot fired for a TAN. Heraut Satchmo du Hyalite handled by Karen Paugh and owned by Robert & Ellen Knight, Missoula, MT is a littermate to Helena du Hyalite and possessing the same fire in the field and easily earned his TAN.
Tan Equivalent Pass
Prairie Trouts Princess handled and owned by Jason & Carla Bahr, Brainard, MN earned the Tan Equivalent in the Gun Division run. Ce-darwoods Sniper owned by Rob Pfennig, Bismarck, ND earned the Tan Equivalent in the Gun Division run.
Also Ran
Iris de L’Etoile du Nord handled and owned by Mark Dinsmore,
Before an Open Run, Mark Sandness, Butch Nelson , Peter Wax,
and Jim Borg
Joe Lieblel with Beya after their
TAN run.
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Trial - continued from page 9
Sykeston, ND was not able to fulfill the requirements for the TAN.
This is a young dog and will take another crack at the TAN in a
future trial.
Sunday , April 27, 2014
Condtions on Sunday were difficult for dogs, handlers, gunners and judges. It was cold, windy with a snow and rain mixture for the first couple of runs. Precipitaiton dwindled and the field was left with cold temperatures and wind that can only come to the Prairie in April. Open Solo (Judge: Sherry Niesar) There were no placements in the Open Solo Division. Topperlyn Gallant Bodacius handled by Glen Gunderson and owned by Anne Johnson, Benson, MN handled well and found and pointed a bird but went with the flush. Harriett Des Duex Pierres Bleues handled and owned by Jackie Hutwagner, Lumpkin, GA found birds in her quick style but was not steady on this day. Darius de L'Etoile du Nord handled and owned by Mark Dinsmore, Skyeston, ND ran a big pattern but returned to his handler with bird in mouth. Harper de L’Escarbot handled by Glen Gunderson and owned by Anne Johnson, Benson, MN ran a big search but was not steady for the gunners.
Gun Solo (Judge: Butch Nelson) No Placements were made in the Gun Solo Division. Cedarwoods Sniper owned by Rob Pfennig, Bismarck, ND ran well for Rob, but was not steady. Gracen Sur la Delavan handled by Mark Dinsmore and owned by Judy Casper, Cissna Park, IL did not hold the bird. Elyn du Copper Spur owned and han-dled by Glen Gunderson, Benson, MN did not complete the sequence for GUN. Extra Small handled by Karen Paugh and owned by Helen Van Dyke King & Brian King, Manhatten, MT did not hold for the gunners. Smith’s Falcon de E’toile du Nord handled by Mark Dinsmore and owned by Gregg Beck flushed the bird. Cassandra du Hyalite handled by Ken Bruwelheide and owned by Ken & Janis Bruwelheide, Bozeman, MT made her first show with style at this trial but did not hold steady for the gunner. Deacon Bo du Copper Spur handled by Glen Gunderson and owned by Amy & Jon Anderson, Sioux Falls, SD did not hold for the flush. Etoile du Mas D’Pataula handled and owned by Mark Dinsmore, Skyeston, ND was not steady. Prairie Trouts Prin-cess handled and owned by Jason & Carla Bahr, Brainard, MN made a nice run but was not steady for the bird. Each trial is unique and brings its own challenges based on location, season, and game birds hunted. This trial had its own challenges with the classic
Glen Gunderson getting ready to brave the
elements on Sunday.
Sally leading handler Ken
Bruwelheide to the TAN event
Continued on page 11
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unpredictable spring northern prairie weather. With trial headquarters located in Bismarck, the distance for many trailers was significant. The Prairie Pointing Dog Club is grateful to each handler and their dog for making the trek to Bismarck for the 1st Liberated UKC Bird Trial. With-out each of you, the trial would not have happened. I hope to see you at the next trial hosted by the Prairie Pointing Dog Club.
Awards
Sherry Niesar, Carla Bahr and Butch Nelson
Glen Gunderson, Sherry Niesar and
Butch Nelson
Sherry Niesar, Rob Pfenning and Butch Nelson
Thank You
Thank you to our volunteers! Gunners Mark
Sandness, Jim Borg and Doug Moen. Bird Planters:
Nick Wax and Cori Aukland and Field Marshall
Tony Aukland. Judges: Sherry Niesar and Butch
Nelson. Trial Chairman Pete Wax. The field trial
cannot function without the dedication and support
of our outstanding volunteers! Bird Planters, Nick Wax & Cori Auckland
May 2014 Page 12
Field Trial Notice:
Big Sky Epagneul Breton Gun Dog Club
2nd Annual Wild Bird Trial
Date: Labor Day Weekend August 30-31, 2014
Location: Hyalite Kennels, Denton, MT
Trial Chairman: Butch Nelson
Game: Ring Necked Pheasant, Sharp Tailed Grouse
& Hungarian or Grey Partridge
This wild bird trial will be held on the same grounds as last year with
some expanded areas. Expect excellent cover with a lot of birds!
We are pleased to announce that one of the judges will be the Honorable
Reynald Lefebvre.
Final details will be in the June Whoa Post.
Set this weekend aside and enjoy this field trial with our dogs!
Sponsored in part by:
Page 13 May 2014
Do you have a favorite recipe you would like to share.?
Send it to [email protected] for publication in a future Whoa Post.
Recipe: 5-Ingredient Slow-Cooker Pulled Pork* Pulled pork is my go to meal for picnics and pot luck dinners. You can feed a crowd of meat eaters without a lot of work. Leftovers can go into sandwiches, salads or tacos and never lasts long. Ingredients
2 large sweet onions, cut into 1/2-inch slices
1 (5- to 6-lb.) boneless pork shoulder roast (Boston butt)
2 tablespoons garlic-oregano-red pepper seasoning blend
1 teaspoon kosher salt
1 (10 1/2-oz.) can condensed chicken broth Procedure 1. Place onions in a lightly greased 6-qt. slow cooker. Rub roast with seasoning blend and salt; place roast on onions. Pour broth over roast. Cover and cook on LOW 8 to 10 hours or until meat shreds easily with a fork.
2. Transfer roast to a cutting board or serving platter; shred with 2 forks, removing any large pieces of fat.
Remove onions with a slotted spoon, and serve with pork
*From myrecipes.com
Anybody who doesn't know what soap tastes like never
washed a dog." Franklin P. Jones
"Don't accept your dog's admiration as conclusive
evidence that you are wonderful." Ann Landers
Page 14 May 2014
Coteau Kennel Pete Wax & Sherry Niesar
[email protected] 701-222-8940
www.coteaukennel.com Hannahatchee Kennel
Jackie Hutwagner 770.883.8360
Hyalite Kennel Butch Nelson & Karen Paugh
406-567-4200 [email protected]
www.hyalitekennels.com
Pataula Power French Brittany'
Fred Overby
406-209-0006 (after 6.pm)
Topperlyn Gun Dogs
Lynda Kieres
406-777-5894
www.topperlyngundogs.com
Breeders & Stud Dog List
Breeders:
Name of Kennel and/or Breeder
Contact Name
Contact Phone
Contact Email
Website
Stud Dog Listing:
Name of Stud Dog
Hip Rating (OFA or Penn Hip)
Contact Name
Contact Phone
Contact Email
Website
The Breeders and Stud Dog List is available to all paid members. If you are not a member, complete
the membership form and send it to Fred Overby, Club Treasurer. Only Breeding Kennels/Breeders
who raise UKC registered Epagneul Bretons will be listed in this Whoa Post column. The Whoa Post is
sent directly to over 100 email addresses and posted on line on the club web site and Face Book page.
Provide your information to [email protected].
To be listed in this column, pay your membership and provide the following information.
1. TR Brique de l'Ardour Hip Rating - A ( France)
2. GUN F'Nat du mas d'Pataula ("Pride") TAN
Hip Rating- Good - OFA Fred Overby
406-209-0006 (after business hours, please) [email protected]
GUN Gallant Thor Sur Le Delavan
Hip Rating - OFA Good
Jack Hugwagner
770-883-8360
1. NBOB GRCH Beau de l’Hospitalier Hips – “A” – Belgium
2. TR2 CH TopperLyn D’Artagnan Hips – OFA “Good”
Live coverage & artificial insemination on both dogs.
406-777-5894
www.topperlyngundogs.com
Breeders
Stud Dogs
May 2014 Page 15
Join Big Sky Epagneul Breton Gun Dog Club Facebook page.
If you have a Facebook page, request to join, its that easy. You
can post your pictures, hunting stories or just events that you
share with your Epagneul Breton.
https://www.facebook.com/#!/groups/115972485114132/
The Whoa Post Marketplace We are pleased to announce the
successful breeding of
NBOB Brique de L'Ardour to
CH GUN Gwendolyn
Hites Mississippi.
Puppies are due around May 16, 2014.
For more information contact Ken
Teppel at (630)431-9263 or email
The marketplace is available to all members of the Big Sky Epagneul Breton Gun Dog Club. Ads are free. You
can buy. Sell or trade outdoor equipment, dogs, cats, or anything else that may interest the readers. To place an
ad, contact Sherry Niesar at [email protected]
Up Coming Events August 30-31, 2014 (Labor Day Weekend) 2nd Annual Big Sky Epagneul Breton Gun Dog Club Wild
Bird Trial, Denton, MT near Hyalite Kennels. (Open Braces, Open Solo, Gun Solo & TAN) More details
will follow. Tune your dogs up before hunting season!
2015 CEB-US Field Trial & Conclave at Petersburg, IL
Feb. 14 (Sat) & Feb. 15 (Sun) of 2015 - Liberated
Feb. 16 (Mon) & Feb. 17 (Tue) of 2015 - Wild
Feb. 18 (Wed) of 2015 - Confirmation and Specialty Show
Brique Gwen
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Address_____________________________________________________________________________________________
____________________________________________________________________________________________________
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Make Check out to: Big Sky Epagneul Breton Gun Club
Return form & dues to: Fred Overby c/o Overby Law Office, 101 E. Main Street, Suite C, Bozeman, MT 59715
Send General Correspondence to: Kenneth Bruwelheide,1406 Robin Lane, Bozeman, MT 59715
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Membership to the Big Sky Epagneul Breton Gun Dog Club is due at the beginning of each January.
Each of the club’s members are an important component to the club, adding to the newsletter with
articles and photographs and at the clubs annual field trial. If you are not a member, then consider
becoming a member. Aside from becoming a part of a group of talented, friendly and likeminded dog
owners, members:
Receive the Whoa Post
Are eligible to place ads in the Marketplace at no charge
List Breeder and Stud Dog information (newsletter and web site) at no charge
Have access to dog training professionals and mentors
Receive advance notice of special events
Have opportunity to participate in UKC sanctioned field trials
Join a fellowship of like minded individuals
Membership is open to all individuals who have or are interested in an Epagneul Breton. Membership
fee is $20 - individuals or $30 - family per year. Please take a few moments to complete the
Membership Form below and return to Treasurer, Fred Overby.
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Dues are due! Yes, it is that time of the year when it is time to pay club dues. If you enjoy the newsletter and its contents, participate in various field events or just enjoy your EBs please take time to complete the Membership Form on the next page and return it to the club treasurer, Fred Overby. Thank you for your continued support of the Big Sky Epagneul Breton Gun Dog Club.
Ken Bruwelheide
