Hawk and Smudge join Team HiFive

Hawk and Smudge have gone to spend the spring trial season on the string of HiFive Kennels (Bruce and Jennie Minard). We wanted to give them a chance at some more NBHA trials and even a few more horseback stakes than we have time to get them to. So we have put them with Bruce to see what they will do for him. Hopefully they will continue their winning ways. Smudge had two placements and Hawk three this past fall. They each have more than a handful of placements now (see last year's post of their field trial records). In the photo you can see Hawk backing Smudge.

Katie has been bred

On March 13th and then the following days, Katie was bred by Grumpy (4xRUCH Uppercove Desert Devil, now High Desert Devil). We have our fingers crossed that the breeding took. Grumpy's recent win of the Armstrong Umble Endurance Classic further validates our choice of him for the sire of Katie's litter. Way to go Grumpy.

Katie in Heat and at Shady Hills Kennel to be bred to Grumpy

Katie (RUCH Pine Straw Katydid) is in heat and up in New York with the Formans to be bred to Grumpy (4xRUCH Uppercove Desert Devil). We're keeping our fingers crossed that the breeding takes and we get pups from this matching of a son of Shady Hills Billy to a daughter of Chip's Uncle Buzzie. Stay tuned...

MAGGIE TEARS IT UP IN FIRST HORSEBACK TRIAL!

Pine Straw Magpie had a great start to her horseback trials. On March 1-2 Maggie took 1st in the Open Puppy and 3rd in the Open Derby at the Old Dominion Vizsla Club's Spring Field Trial. I haven't had much time to run her in trials lately due to a busy work schedule, so we asked Jamie Fountain of Oconee Kennels to run her in some horseback trials during the month of March.

Maggie takes her first blue ribbon!

Pine Straw Magpie took first place in the GSP Club of Middle Tennessee's Amateur Puppy stake on December 29th, 2012. Maggie had an amazing race and very pretty find during her brace. She garnered lots of compliments. Maggie made some serious moves, rimmed the field edges and tore through the likely cover. Maggie put in the performance of a much older dog. While we have been impressed with her thus far, Maggie's performance in this trial just blew us away.

Katie takes top spot in horseback stake, Hawk gets a 2nd in his.

The Central Georgia Pointing Dog Club held an American Field/AKC dual sanctioned horseback field trial December 21-23, 2012. Pine Straw Blackhawk started it off by taking second place in the 15 dog Open Shooting Dog stake. The following day his mom, RUCH Pine Straw Katydid, grabbed 1st place in the Open Restricted Shooting Dog stake with an impressive 4 finds. This is Katie's second placement this fall; Hawk's was his 3rd placement of the season.

Pine Straw Blackhawk takes 2nd in horseback trial.

On December 19, 2012 Pine Straw Blackhawk took 2nd place in the Open Shooting Dog stake of the Mid-Florida Brittany Club's American Field/AKC dual sanctioned horseback trial. Hawk had two good finds in his bid and put in an impressive race. Thanks to Jamie Fountain who handled Hawk in the horseback trial.