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Fall 2018 Vol. 29 No. 2

The Official Publication of the American Wirehaired Pointing Griffon Association

2 www.awpga.com Fall 2018 � The Griffonnier

The Griffonnier is the official publication of the American Wirehaired Pointing Griffon Association (AWPGA). Its purpose is to provide an open forum forthe breeders and owners of purebred Griffons. The Griffonnier is organized, operated and produced exclusively for the purpose of providing charitable andeducational information about the Wirehaired Pointing Griffon. Articles appearing in this publication are not necessarily the opinion of The Griffonnier,its editor, staff or the American Wirehaired Pointing Griffon Association. Advertisers should be members in good standing with the AWPGA or shall be placedby individuals or entities whose advertising submission is judged to be in harmony with the stated purpose of this publication. All persons or entitiesplacing advertisement in, or submitting written materials to The Griffonnier are solely responsible for content of representations and claims made for theirdogs, products, services and accuracy of written material. All materials, whether in the form of advertisements, articles, symbols, diagrams or illustrations,is accepted and published by The Griffonnier, its editor and the AWPGA with the express agreement that the persons or entities submitting the materialwill indemnify and hold the club and/or its editor and staff free and harmless for any result of publishing such material which is libelous, copyrighted, in-fringes on trademarks or is plagiarism, and will reimburse the club and/or its editor and staff for any expense incurred in the defense of any such claims,including reasonable attorney fees and court costs. The AWPGA reserves the right to reasonably edit all materials, including advertisements. The AWPGAis a non-profit organization. Federal tax ID 93-1031835. ©Copyright 2018 AWPGA.

The Griffonnier Staff

Editor: Carroll Kemp(310) 870-8000

[email protected]

Ad Sales: Cathy [email protected]

Assisting Editor: Cathy WestTitle Liaison: Amy Fluck

Advertising Information:https://awpga.com/the-griffonier

Subscription Information:The Griffonnier is published quarterlyand is sent to all AWPGA members.

Subscriptions are available tonon-members for $40 per year (USD)payable by check or money order to:

AWPGA Treasurer Garron Riechers1053 Tanyard Springs Drive

Spring Hill, TN 37174.

The Official Publication of the American Wirehaired Pointing Griffon Association

Fall 2018 Vol. 29 No. 2

Thank you to Darin Carr forthis photo of Gapview's

Adrenaline Rush enjoying aday’s work in the field.

On The Cover

AWPGA News

AWPGA Officers, Board and Committees / AWPGA Mission Statement ..............3

AWPGA Western Regional: A Golden Sucess by Kate DeSanto ..............................8

AWPGA Meeting Minutes: April, May, June 2018 ..............................................10

About Judge Selection .........................................................................................13

AWPGA Treasurer’s Report by Garron Riechers......................................................14

Club News and Notes...........................................................................................16

AKC Delegate Update by Kate DeSanto ................................................................17

Michigan Supported Results by Karen Spiess ........................................................19

Eastern Regional Recap by Amy Casell O’Clair .....................................................20

Eastern Regional Results ......................................................................................24

Eastern Regional Sponsors ...................................................................................25

Korthals Event: Eastern Recap by Amy Casell O’Clair ..........................................26

NAVHDA Prizes for AWPGA Members.................................................................33

AKC Groups for AWPGA Members ......................................................................34

AKC O-H Group Placements for AWPGA Members ............................................35

AKC New Titles for AWPGA Members .................................................................36

Welcome New AWPGA Members.........................................................................38

AWPGA Foundation.............................................................................................40

Feature StoriesThe Griffon in France by Hélène Yuculano ..............................................................6

The Confusion About Soft Dogs by Bill Petty.......................................................18

Griff Hunting Photo Album.................................................................................32

Hunting my Griff in the UP of Michigan by Shane Lewis ....................................41

Hunt Training Down to the Basics by George DeCosta, Jr. ....................................42

On Being Invited to the Invitational by Jay Hoth ................................................44

A Hunt to Remember by Terry Klavohn ................................................................46

Index to AdvertisersCummings, Debbie.................................4,5

Deitemeyer, Pat/Steve..............................17

Freeze, Jerry/Kathy ..................................19

Hoff, Marcia/Bill ........................................7

Tiepelman, Chuck ..................................4,5

Photo Ruth Vogel

T he Griffonnier is one of the most anticipated benefitsof AWPGA membership. Over the last few years, ithas been successful because a few hardworking club

volunteers have dedicated long hours to its execution. Ourlong-time Griffonnier editor, Charity Upchurch, has beenleading the charge, but she now needs to focus on otherfamily priorities. We would like to extend our heartfeltthanks to her for the tremendous effort she gave inproducing our award-winning magazine.

Fortunately, several knowledgeable and experiencedAWPGA members have stepped forward to continue theeffort. Please join us in welcoming these new section editorsto The Griffonnier staff:

Kate DeSanto • Show [email protected]

Philippe Rocca • Breed [email protected]

Dennis Normile • Field Editor [email protected]

Our goal is to be on a path of continual improvement,to provide robust, informative content and to make certainthat The Griffonnier serves the needs of our members. Wehave also taken this change as an opportunity to update ourpublication themes so they more closely correspond withthe season's activities. Please submit your articles to thecorresponding section editors.

Sincerely,The AWPGA Board of Directors

Carroll Kemp • PresidentBill Marlow • Vice PresidentCathy West • SecretaryGarron Riechers • TreasurerMarcia Hoff • Eastern RegionPhilippe Roca • Central RegionKaren Pelzer • Western RegionKate DeSanto • AKC Delegate

Dear Griff Enthusiasts ...

Mission Statementof the AWPGA

Object of club shall be to en-courage and promote the qualitybreeding of purebred WirehairedPointing Griffons and to do allpossible to bring their naturalhunting qualities to perfection.To urge members and breeders toaccept the standard of the breedas approved by the AKC as theonly standard of excellence bywhich the Wirehaired PointingGriffon shall be judged. To do allin its power to protect and ad-vance the interests of the breedby encouraging sportsmanlikecompetition at conformationshows, obedience trials and fieldevents. To conduct sanctionedand licensed specialty shows,obedience trials and field eventsunder the rules of the AKC.

AWPGAOfficers, Board, CommitteesAWPGA Officers and BoardPresident Carroll Kemp [email protected] President Bill Marlow [email protected] Cathy West [email protected] Garron Riechers [email protected] Regional Representative Karen Pelzer [email protected] Regional Representative Marcia Hoff [email protected] Regional Representative Phillippe Roca [email protected]

AWPGA CommitteesGeneral Club Information [email protected] Education Cathy West [email protected] & Means Helen Orme [email protected] Chair Jan Resler [email protected] Chair Karen Spiess [email protected] Referral Becky Brannan [email protected] Member vacantAWPGA Rescue Marty Ingram [email protected]

Cathy West [email protected]/Archivist Sophie Sprague [email protected] & Genetics Laurie Cook [email protected] Delegate Kate DeSanto [email protected] Griffonnier Editor Carroll Kemp [email protected] Admin Sheryl Dierenfield [email protected]

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Thank you to LaurenMcIlwraith for steppingup to show Maçon toEdd Bivin for theSporting Group 4.

Trained in field by ChuckTiepelman with the assistanceof Jon and Jessica Hann ofPerfection Kennels.

In JUNE atKennel Club of TexarkanaMaçon wins GROUP 4!Thank you Judge Edd Biven

In JULY atHouston Kennel ClubMaçon wins BOB and is aNew Grand Champion!Thank you Judge Lewis Bayne

RBIS BISS GCHS Flatbrook Stonehenge California Ryde of Jakalor SH, NA II UPT II UT III x Can GCH / Am GCH Duchasseur Bijou SH RN, FD, UT I NA II

Maçon was bred by:Amy Caswell-O’Clair

Owners:Debbie Cummings andChuck Tiepelman

Maçon is expertly handled inthe ring by Jesus Moreno.

OFA: Hips Excellent • Elbows Normal


Although it is a small country, France offers a greatdiversity of landscapes and biotopes. The WirehairedPointing Griffon that we call “Korthals” is perfectly

adapted. In the large northern beet fields, the power ofthe Korthals is great for hunting for hours in the bigroots. The north is also famous for its populations of wildpartridges, carefully preserved by the hunters throughconstruction of feeders and shelters. Pugnacious qualitiesand extensive quest are needed to find these very fastand cautious birds. In the woodlands further south ofthe country as well as in Brittany, it is the woodcockthat is the much sought for game. On the coastsrenowned for their marshes (Pays de Loire, SommeBay, Normandy), the Korthals excels on snipes and, ofcourse, duck retrieving.

Due to the rarefaction of wild feathered game,Griffons are also increasingly used for wild boar anddeer hunting in wooded areas where these animals arein constant expansion.

The Korthals Griffon is the third favorite breed ofFrench hunters, behind the Brittany Spaniel and theEnglish Setter. His kind and affectionate nature andmodest size allows him to live within a family home, andthis is important as dogs are less and less left in kennels. �

by Hélène Yuculano

A Little Bit About The

Griffon in France

Photo Dawn LeBlanc

“Ressler” earned both his conformation championship and his Junior Hunter title.

And we give a big thank you to Ruger, Sage, Savvy, and Slater, and their families, whose great work earned the Maegor litter a NAVHDA Natural Ability Breeder Award!

“Savvy” finished her conformation championship in style,taking a Group One in Bred By Exhibitor at the same cluster.

“Zen” earned aNAVHDA NaturalAbility Prize Oneand has startedearning points

toward hisconformation

title.

Marcia and Bill Hoff ★ [email protected] ★ 717-968-4043

The 2018 AWPGA Western RegionalSpecialty in Placerville, California ...

by Kate DeSanto, The Griffonier Show Editor

Set in historic Placerville, just steps from thesite where gold was first discovered in 1849,this year’s Western Regional Specialty

presented attendees a mix of new offerings,fundraising opportunities, and presentationsto benefit a wide range of interests, encouragesportsmanship, and foster collegiality amongall the wonderful Griffon owners andaficionados who were in attendance.

The Regional offerings brought a totaloverall entry of 24 beautiful Griffons thatcompeted in both Puppy and HuntingDog Sweepstakes and regular conformationclasses on Saturday for the designatedspecialty, and matched this number forthe supported entry.

This year’s show was chaired byRenee Carter with assistance from AWPGAmembers Beth Schweibinz from Idaho, andLouise Scanland, Teri Esperance, and Jeff King,all from California, and committee member SusanEdginton. Kudos to these hardworking volunteers!Putting on a successful show takes a lot of time, effort,creativity and cooperation!

New in 2018This year, the committee chose to focus on starting a Junior

Handler Award. Contributors were able to offer support tothe junior who received the highest-winning score whileshowing a Griffon. This year’s award winner was LilaHolberg, who traveled to the show with her family fromSeattle. Lila is 10 years old, and is one of only six JuniorShowmanship participants who show Griffons in the AKCJunior Handler Program in the United States. Lila really gotinto the spirit and even showed a class Griffon male at thespecialty and on the supported-entry days as well.Thank you to all who contributed to this inauguralaward! It’s wonderful to encourage the nextgeneration of purebred-dog enthusiasts!

Susan Edginton, local photographer andGriffon owner, donated her time to supportthe AWPGA Regional by offering dog photosessions in a beautiful outdoor setting at a most

reasonable price of only $25. All proceeds wentto support the purchase of the rosettes for thespecialty show. The photos that Susan tookcaptured the heart and soul of the breed.All who were lucky enough to have thesephotos taken by Susan will cherish them fora very long time to come. Thank you Susan!

Jeff King, fresh off his huge win at thefirst annual AWPGA Derby and Field Dogcompetition with two Griffons that hehandled himself (held in Northern Californiaearlier in the month), made a presentationto attendees on training tips and explainedthese new field events and the rules that

govern them. Jeff is truly knowledgeableabout reward based training with our soft-

hearted Griffons. The special training thatfortifies our amazing breed was detailed by Jeff,

who encouraged and spoke about positive trainingtechniques for use in dog-training sessions.

Attendees reported a great atmosphere in the RV parkingarea this year as the Griff group was able to coordinatewith the all-breed parking staff to be placed together, andessentially circled the RVs of the attending Griffon people.There were 11 RVs together, which allowed attendees tohelp groom each other’s dogs, visit and share in thecamaraderie of a successful weekend of events!

Returning FavoritesTraditional events held in conjunction with the

specialties returned again this year and did not disappoint!On Friday night there was a delicious potluck dinner and an

owner-handler training session led by Teri Esperance,who did an excellent presentation that was mostcertainly helpful for all who attended. On Saturdaynight there was a fundraising dinner with silent

auction which, again, was a well-attended partof the weekend!There was gold in them thar shows

in Placerville. Griffon gold, that is!

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Specialty ShowThe specialty was held on Saturday, May 26, which providedsunny and warm weather for dogs and their handlers. OurSweepstakes judge (Hunting and Puppy classes) was SandraMcCue from California. Ms. McCue had the opportunity toevaluate mature Griffs in both her Hunting and Veteranclasses as well as a wide range in ages for young puppies.Thank you to all who entered these classes, it is always atreat to watch these groups! Ms. McCue’s Sweepstakesplacements were as follows:

Best in SweepstakesINDEPENDENCE LET FREEDOM RIDECH Whiskeytown Ryatt By The Sea x GCH Fireside’s Coconimo.Owner: Thomas Silva. Breeders: Meagan Withrow, Joe Christiano.Best Opposite to Best in SweepstakesDEFIANT’S PADDLE AT GRACEGCH Grace’s Pluto x Wyncliff’s New Horizon.Owners: Peggy/Mark Ralphs, Teri Esperance.Breeders: Margaret/Ingrid Kooda.Best in Hunting Dog SweepstakesGCH INDEPENDENCE I’LL DRINK TO THAT JHCH ButteView’s Sam Adam’s Best Brew SH x GCH Whiskeytown Stolich-naya Elit.Owners: Meagan Withrow, Joe Christiano.Breeders: Kristi Woods, Jeff/Andrea GrossBest Opposite in Hunting Dog SweepstakesGCH GLACIER’S BEWITCHED AND BEDAZZLED JHCH Bubba Von Herrenhausen Wood x GCHB Glacier’s Gertie Queen Of Spades.Owners: Beth Schweibinz, Lisa Durand. Breeders: Lisa/Allan Durand.Best Veteran in SweepstakesCH SOUTHERN’S STRAIGHT TO THE POINT JH SHCH Wet Acres Quick To The Point JH x CH Firesides’s Southern Comfort MH.Owners: Erica Adams, Lorraine Rothrock.Breeders: Clarence/Lorraine Bell Rothrock.

In regular classes, our judge was Judith Brown from Houston.Two dozen Griffons competed for the title of Best In SpecialtyShow, a truly meaningful achievement for our breed giventhat there are only two Regional Specialties and oneNational Specialty annually. Ms. Brown’s choices were:Winners Dog/Best of WinnersDEFIANT’S PADDLE AT GRACEWinners BitchNAYADE DES TERRES D’ALIXIbis De La Legende Du Grype x Hekla Du Malocart.Owner: Larry Delaney. Breeders: Helene Yuculano, Ef Tristant.Best of BreedCH WHISKEYTOWN CAPTAIN MORGAN CRANBERRY KISS JHCH Butte View’s Sam Adam’s Best Brew SH x GCH WhiskeytownStolichnaya Elit.Owners: Kristi Woods, Tony Libertore.Breeders: Jeff/Andrea Gross, Kristi Rogney.Best of Opposite Sex to Best of BreedGCHG WHISKEYTOWN GREY GOOSE.Flatbrook’s Heir About Him x Duchasseur Gibson Girl.Owner: Louise Scanland. Breeder: Kristi Rogney.Select Dog/Best of Breed Owner Handled/OwnerHandler Group TwoGCH INDEPENDENCE I’LL DRINK TO THAT JHSelect BitchGCH WHISKYTOWN GYPSY ROSEGCH Fireside’s Riding High SH x GCH Duchasseur Gibson Girl SH.Owner: Randi Huff, Kristi Rogney. Breeder: Kristi Rogney.

Award of MeritCH WYNCLIFF’S AUGUSTUS TOUCHED BY GRACEGCH Grace’s Pluto x GCH Wyncliff’s Dark Shadow.Owners: Gary Roberts, Savannah Perry.Breeders: Richard/Dinah Baggenstos.

Huge congratulations to all of these breeders, owners, andhandlers ... and of course their glorious Griffs, and thankyou to the local Northern California Wirehaired PointingGriffon Club for donating the trophies at the specialty!

Supported EntriesThe AWPGA also supported the entry of Griffons at thePlacerville shows on Sunday and Monday of the cluster.Trophies were graciously donated by Susan Edginton(Sunday) and Randi Huff (Monday). The judge for theSunday suported entry was Don Sutton, who chose thefollowing winners:Winners Dog/Best of WinnersDEFIANT’S PADDLE AT GRACEWinners BitchNAYADE DES TERRES D’ALIXBest of Breed/Sporting Group 4GCH WHISKYTOWN GYPSY ROSEBest of Opposite Sex to Best of BreedGCHS WHISKEYTOWN LAND SHARK JHCH Butte View’s Sam Adam’s Best Brew SH x GCH Firesides’s CoconimoOwners: Becky Brannan, Justin Drew, Meagan Withrow.Breeders: Meagan Withrow, Kristi Rogney.Best of Breed Owner Handled/Owner HandlerGroup FourGCH INDEPENDENCE I’LL DRINK TO THAT JHSelect DogCH WHISKEYTOWN RUFFINO CHIANTI BN CGC NA CDFlatbrook’s Heir About Him x Fireside’s Coconimo.Owner: Mary Bayley. Breeders: Meagan Withrow, Kristi Rogney.Select BitchCH WHISKEYTOWN CAPTAIN MORGAN CRANBERRY KISS JH

The weekend finished on Monday, with the last of theAWPGA supported-entry shows being judged by JuanMiranda. Mr. Miranda selected the following winners:Winners DogDEFIANT’S PADDLE AT GRACEWinners Bitch/Best of WinnersSUPREME POINT’S MACHIII PLUSCH Pageska’s FM3 Cinch x CH Supreme Point’t Glacier Millionaire.Owners/Breeders: Robert Miller II, Dr. Lisa Boyer.Best of Breed/Sporting Group ThreeCH WHISKEYTOWN CAPTAIN MORGAN CRANBERRY KISS JHBest of Opposite Sex to Best of BreedGCHG WHISKEYTOWN GREY GOOSE.Best of Breed Owner HandledGCH GLACIER’S BEWITCHED AND BEDAZZLED JHSelect DogGCHB GLACIER’S MIDNIGHT COWBOY JH.CH Kootenay Highlander’s Laird x CH Glacier’s Going To The Sun JH.Owners: Joe/Renee Carter. Breeders: Lisa/Allan Durand.Select BitchGCH WHISKYTOWN GYPSY ROSE

Thank you to all the participants, donors, and of coursetheir Griffs for a successful Western Regional Specialty! �


In AttendancePresident Carroll Kemp, Secretary

Cathy West, Treasurer Garron Riechers,Regional Representative Central Mary Zullo, RegionalRepresentative East Dennis Normile, Regional RepresentativeWest Susan Meadows and AKC Delegate Kate DeSanto.Absent: Bill Marlow.

Governance• No online motions were made.• The recording for the March minutes malfunctioned,

minutes not available for vote. Cathy West will work onproviding meeting minutes from notes.

• Discussed the travel expense policy for board members.There is a precedent of $600 per year per Board member forflight and hotel related to the National Specialty.

Treasurer’s Report• Financials have not changed materially from March.

Some payments for the Regional Specialties and newmembership dues have come in.

• Dennis Normile moved to accept the treasurer’s reportas distributed. Carroll Kemp seconded. The motion passedunanimously.

New Members• The Board discussed implementing a process to

expedite approving new members.• A recommendation will be made at the May Board

meeting to make the approval process more expedient andin compliance with the club by-laws.

The Griffonnier• Restructure of The Griffonnier was discussed to include

assembling a small team of section editors who will beresponsible for content within their respective section ineach edition.

• The restructure will provide equal focus on show, field,breed, and club-related material each issue.

• Define roles and responsibilities along with securingmembers who may have an interest and skills that willcontribute to the magazine.

• Schedule a conference call with Charity Upchurchand Amy Caswell-O’Clair to discuss restructuring ideas andseek input.

Judges Selection• The new Judges Selection Procedure will be printed in

The Griffonnier and website. A membership email will be sentexplaining the process and soliciting membership input forspecialty judge names. Ideally, there will be 10 judges on thelist for the first year to ensure enough choices for 2019/2020Regional and National Specialties.

• The Judges Selection Committee only needs to selectsupported-entry judges when running with a Regional orNational Specialty.

• Add additional committee members with knowledgeof the judges and their qualifications. Make sure that thedifferent regions are represented on the committee.

• A conference call to be scheduled with the JudgesSelection Committee to discuss the selection process and tocompile a list of qualifications for judges to be on the list ofcandidates. An article will be published in The Griffonnier.

Korthals Series Derby and Gun Dog/NorCal• Three expert judges were used to critique the running

and the expectation for judging the trial. They also judgedall the dogs running in the series. The judges evaluated anddiscussed in an open forum with the competitors how thedogs performed against the written Working Standard.

• Better communication to participants that the trial is acompetition and that there are minimum qualifications thatmust be met in order to move forward in the competition.

• Some rules questions were not directly addressed in thewritten rules, and some minor definitions and explanationsare needed.

• Judges education of the Working Standard is needed.The Field Committee has compiled a list of 20 judges withthe qualifications to judge the Korthals events.

• A generic premium list needs to be adapted from a field-trial premium and made available on the website.

• Promote crossover with conformation events. Lookinto having advertising in show premiums with a lineannouncing AWPGA field events. Hopefully, this willencourage people to look for field-event opportunitieswith regional and supported entries held in conjunctionwith conformation events.

• Explore having premier judges provide seminarsincorporated into field-event activities.

2018 Budget and Regional Specialty Budgets• 2018 budget to be discussed on the May Board call.• Invite Amy Caswell-O’Clair to the May Board call to

discuss the Eastern Regional Specialty budget.• Have an interim conference call in April with Renee

Carter regarding the Western Regional Specialty budget.Social Media

• Discussed increasing AWPGA presence on social mediaby creating a list of topics that can be posted on currentFacebook pages. Revisit past Griffonnier articles, providesnippets of information and facts, dispel myths andmisinformation. Cross-post with other Griff-related socialmedia sites. As the AKC breed club proactively framingtopics, the club will have the ability to communicatethe club message and be the resource of information forthe WPG.

• Integrate the social media position into Griffonnier staff.Dennis Normile moved to adjourn the meeting. Garron

Riechers seconded. Meeting adjourned 6:47 p.m. PST. �

AWPGABoardMeetingMinutesApril 18, 2018 — 4:30 PMPST • Meeting called to order by Carroll Kemp

Photo Charlot Ray


In AttendancePresident Carroll Kemp, Vice President Bill Marlow, TreasurerGarron Riechers, Regional Representative Central MaryZullo, Regional Representative East Dennis Normile.Absent: Cathy West, Susan Meadows and Kate DeSanto.

Governance• The treasurer will distribute the financial statement

with a written summary via email prior to the regularlyscheduled Board meetings for review. If there are noquestions for the treasurer, a motion will be made for anonline vote to approve the financial statement and will bepublished with the summary online and in The Griffonnier.

• The April minutes were not provided for a vote atthis meeting.

Treasurer’s Report• Net income is up year over year.• Membership revenue is up $1,000 with new members

and re-enrollment.• Griffonnier advertising revenue is down and there are

outstanding ad invoices that need to be collected. Garronwill work on centralizing Griffonnier invoicing.

• Specialty income is up from last year with separateaccounting for the two Regional Specialties and the NationalSpecialty. The breakdown for the individual events was notavailable for the meeting.

• AKC delegate expenses are down because of lesstravel expense.

• Rescue expenses are steady vs. last year.• Griffonnier expenses are up $600 due to higher

distribution and a special printing charge.• Field expenses are up $2,600 due to the reduced entry

fees and costs associated with the inaugural Korthals Seriestrial in Northern California.

• The Board discussed a member inquiry into thefinancial health of the club. There was no indication of aspecific concern, and the treasurer reports that the financialhealth of the club is positive. The Board reviews thefinancial statements monthly.

• It was discussed separating the Korthal Series expendituresto discern the cost, plan for appropriate entry fees, create abudget and possible fundraising similar to specialties.

New Members• Dennis Normile made a motion to approve the 16 new

members with sponsors. Mary Zullo seconded; four ayes,one abstain; the motion passed.

Juniors Program• Karen Pelzer joined the call to discuss the proposed

juniors program. Ms Pelzer has been involved in creatingjuniors programs in other breed clubs, and the Boardsupports establishing a program to encourage and supportjunior membership and create a scholarship program withsufficient funding to be administered by the AWPGF.

• Co-chairs will be needed for both show and fieldwith an organized effort of volunteers who have expressedinterest in working with our juniors.

• Space should be available in The Griffonnier toacknowledge accomplishments and encourage participation.

• Coordinate with the AKC Juniors Program and createachievement certificates.

• Karen Pelzer has volunteered to create the program andwill provide the Board with a blueprint with committeesplits by the June or July Board meeting.

Eastern Regional Specialty Budget• The recent budget projection indicates the Eastern

Regional Specialty will break even. The income from theshow and social events will offset the Korthals Series trialsexpense. Discussed any profits from the Eastern RegionalSpecialty be used to further reduce Korthals Series field entryfees to encourage member participation for the inauguralyear. Each component will have its own P&L, but the eventwill be looked at as a whole.

The Griffonnier• The Board reviewed The Griffonnier meeting held May 2

regarding restructuring The Griffonnier.• An administrator is to be determined to handle the

business component of the magazine and be responsible forcoordinating with the Board on administrative materialsand keeping the publication on a deadline.

• The magazine will have four new section editors: fieldeditor; show editor; breed editor; copy editor. Each editor isto write his or her own job description.

• Each section will include six to seven pages in eachissue. Section editors will be responsible for highlightingtheir section by collecting data to report, soliciting forarticles and reprinting Canine Chronicle or other breedspecific statistics that pertain to their section.

• The goal is to make The Griffonnier a “one stop-shop forall things Griffon”

• Explore corporate sponsors to help offset the expenseof publishing.

• Carroll Kemp moved to approve Dennis Normile as thefield editor, Kate DeSanto as the show editor, Philippe Roccaas the breed editor, Amy Caswell-O’Clair as advertisingand Charity Upchurch as the copy editor, to be effectiveimmediately. Bill Marlow seconded; passed unanimously.

• The next magazine will be the field issue with a newdeadline of August 1. The staff will meet to outline whatthey will include in their section in each issue for next year.

Western Regional Specialty Budget• Renee Carter joined the call to review the Regional

Specialty budget.• An option on the Pay It Square page was added for

members to donate to offset the expense of holding aspecialty if they are sending their dog but unable to attendthemselves. No one has used the option, but more promotionin the future may be indicated.

• The Junior Scholarship of $200 was determined to be acash prize rather than a scholarship. It is important how thefunds are designated to not jeopardize the junior memberswho participate as AKC junior handlers. The award will befor the highest placing junior who is competing with a Griffon.

• It was discussed that a definition for a scholarship needsto be formalized by the club.

Korthals Series Budget• The Northern California Korthals Series field trial

expense was $2,300, about half of what had been approvedand budgeted to spend. The budget met expectations withsetting the entry fees at half of the projected cost. Go to next page

AWPGABoardMeetingMinutesMay 16, 2018 — 5:00 PMPST • Meeting called to order by Carroll Kemp


Minutes Continued from page 11 Awards Committee• Vicky Foster joined the call to discuss consideration for

awarding points for Korthals Series winners towards theAWPGA Awards Program. Vicky states that the committeefeels it is too soon to add the Korthals Series to the AwardsProgram. The committee feels that more time is neededfor consistency and growth to determine value to themembership. It was discussed that adding points availablefor awards may provide incentive for members to participateand communicates to our members that the club values theKorthals Series. It was suggested that passing the Derbywould be one point and passing the Gun Dog would award

three points for the first year of the series vs. zero pointsawarded. The Awards Committee would want to conducta study to determine value added to the points scheduleand might consider creating an award just for theKorthals Series.

• The Korthals Series and Awards Program will bediscussed at the next regularly scheduled Board meetingso that all Board members can participate.

Letter• A letter was received by all Board members from an

attorney on behalf of a club member and will be discussedon a follow-up call. Meeting adjourned 7:40 p.m. PST. �

In AttendancePresident Carroll Kemp, Vice

President Bill Marlow, Secretary CathyWest, Treasurer Garron Riechers, Regional

Representative Central Mary Zullo, Regional RepresentativeEast Dennis Normile and AKC Delegate Kate DeSanto.Absent: Susan Meadows.

Governance• The Board discussed Charity Upchurch’s letter of

resignation as The Griffonnier editor. The Board is grateful forher years of service, and Cathy West will send a formal letterof thanks and a gift of appreciation for her hard work.

• The secretary received letters from five AWPGAmembers with an additional nominee for the CentralRegional Representative position postmarked by June 15,2018. It was stated that ballots and bios would need to bemailed to the Central Region’s members for an election inaccordance with club by-laws. It was further discussedwhether the members who wrote in for the additionalnominee were considered “eligible to vote” as three ofthe five members were from outside the Central Region.The by-laws do not specify whether a candidate can benominated by a member unable to vote for them becauseof regional restrictions. Different options were discussed:1) accept the nomination; 2) reject the nomination as notin compliance with the by-laws; 3) extend the deadlineby three days to allow for the candidate to acquire threeadditional letters from members within the Central Region.Mary Zullo was asked to recuse herself from any votingas she is also a candidate for the Central RegionalRepresentative position. Melanie Tuttle was consultedand asked the intent of “eligible to vote” when the by-lawswere written. She stated that the by-laws are written usingAKC language and could be interpreted either way.

Carroll Kemp moved to allow the candidate until 12 p.m.CST June 25, 2018 to gather three additional letters fromCentral Region members for the nomination. All signatureswere to be emailed to the AWPGA secretary and verified bythe secretary. Garron Riechers seconded; four aye, one no,and Mary Zullo was recused from voting. The motionpassed. Carroll Kemp and Cathy West will follow-up withthe nominee and provide further instruction.

National Specialty Update• Gino Troy joined the call with a specialty update. He

states that several committee members will be attending

the OKC dog shows and will be meeting with each otherto update the status of their committees. The auction isscheduled for Saturday and is going well. There is need formore silent-auction items and the committee has beensending emails and posting on Facebook for donations.

Judges education will be presented by Ann Allen. It willbe free to members and $15 for judges. Many judges havealready expressed interest in attending.

Thirty percent of the logowear inventory has alreadybeen sold. Gino was able to find a local vendor anddecreased the number of items offered.

Thirty percent of the trophies have been sponsored.Sponsorships and donations have been slow to come in,possibly affected by the recent Regional Specialties. Thecommittee hopes that more previous winners will besponsoring trophies.

Michelle Clemens was instrumental in getting dock-diving events for Saturday and Sunday, and the DobermanPinscher club will be hosting obedience trials Wednesdayand Thursday.

The National Specialty website has the most up-to-dateand current information available.

Members of the Field Committee submitted a requestfor an application to hold an AKC hunt test as a back-up tothe Korthals Series. Lack of members local to the NationalSpecialty in Missouri poses a problem to have enoughvolunteers to host the field events. It was discussed thatthe same number of volunteers are needed for an AKC fieldevent as a Korthals event. The Korthals Gun Dog eventallows for a one-day event vs. a multiple-day trial for a SeniorHunter title. One benefit of the Korthals Series is less days totest in the field. The hope is to encourage more crossoverparticipation with those who participate in conformation.

National Specialty attendance is important for membersto fellowship, network, receive education and fund raise forthe club. Providing educational seminars to help noviceGriffon owners could be a great benefit to new membersand first-time Griffon owners.

The Board will ask the Field Committee to develop educa-tional seminars for the Nationals Specialty.

AWPGFoundation Update• Melanie Tuttle joined the call for an update on the

Foundation. The Foundation is continuing to explorefundraising opportunities by advertising in The Griffonnierand plan to be a presence at many National Specialty events.

AWPGABoardMeetingMinutesJune 20, 2018 — 4:30 PMPST • Meeting called to order by Carroll Kemp


• Two new members have been added to the Board,Michelle Clemens and Tara Moody.

• The Foundation would like to have further dialoguewith the AWPGA Board to see where the Foundation fits into maximize benefit for both the members and the WPG.

Judges Selection• Members have expressed concern that the National

Specialty judge is scheduled to judge the breed less thana week prior to the National Specialty. There were noprovisions made in the contract with the judge regardingprior WPG assignments. AWPGA did not contract directlywith the judge; an approved list was submitted by Gino Troyon behalf of the Judges Selection Committee to the kennelclub show chair. The judge was selected from that list andcontracted by the kennel club. The AKC has guidelines that

judges should not judge within 200 miles prior to NationalSpecialty judging. Although he is judging outside of the200-mile radius, it is still within the same region. Theconcern is that his schedule may negatively impact theentries for the National Specialty.

Possible solutions are to ask, as a courtesy, that henot judge the breed a week prior to the National, changethe judge on the day of the National Specialty, or changethe day of the National Specialty to another day ofthe cluster.

• Board members are asked to present names of membersfor the Judges Selection Committee. An interim meeting canbe scheduled to add two more members to the committee.

Bill Marlow moved to adjourn the meeting, DennisNormile seconded. Meeting adjourned at 7:26 p.m. PST. �

Greetings AWPGA Membership!Earlier this year, your Board began to examine the process

the AWPGA has been using to select and hire judges forits Regional and National Specialties. After conductingresearch into how other breed parent clubs work throughthis process and having discussions with members of theJudges Selection Committee, the board decided to adopt aprocess that was more member inclusive and transparent.To that end, the following process was unanimouslyapproved by the AWPGA board in April of 2018:

• Initially, the Judges Selection Committee, workingwith the Board, will establish a set of qualifications alljudges must meet in order to be considered to judgeour breed at our National or Regional Specialties. Noprovisional-status judges will be listed, nor will any judgewho has adjudicated an AWPGA National or RegionalSpecialty for five years prior.

• Each year, the Judges Selection Committee will usethese qualifications to establish and update a list of judgesfor the membership to consider. This list will be sent to themembership and/or published in The Griffonnier. EachAWPGA member in good standing will vote for five namesof their choosing on the list.

• All ballots will be completed electronically via aplatform called “Election Buddy.” This will allow for real-time voting and an output that doesn’t rely on an accountingfirm or committee of tellers. The output will rank the judgesreceiving votes in order from most votes received to least.The top five nominees will be identified, and letters advisingthem of their nomination and requesting bios and feeinformation will be mailed. The Judges Selection Committeewill send the final list and tally sheets to the AWPGASecretary for conformation and retention. Each nominee’sfee schedule will be reviewed by the AWPGA Board anddeemed acceptable or not. If not acceptable, the Boardmay contact the nominee to renegotiate the fee. If stillunacceptable, then the nominee’s name will be withdrawn.

• Each year at the National Specialty Banquet, the topfive vote-earning nominees’ names will be placed into a hat.One name will be randomly selected as the first option to beinvited to judge the AWPGA National Specialty. The order ofthe other names pulled will indicate their placement on thelist for the National/Regional Specialty assignments.

• Should the first judge be unable to fulfill the request,the Judges Selection Committee will move down the list,and so on.

• Once the National Specialty judge has been secured,the other judges will be available for use at RegionalSpecialty events occurring in that same year. As discussedat our annual meeting in Virginia in September of 2017,it is important to have the assignments of our judges forthe National Specialty in place, ideally two or more yearsahead of time.

• We have been diligently working to correct identifiedissues with the new process and are confident that itwill continue to provide an improved format that isall-encompassing of our members’ opinions and voices.

Your AWPGA Board is dedicated to moving forwardwith processes that are transparent and inclusive toour membership. �

About Judge Selection ...

Photo Kristina Zawalski


AWPGATreasurer’s Report by AWPGA Treasurer Garron Riechers

Profit and LossJanuary through July 2018

Profit and Loss continued ...


Revenue and ExpensesYear to Date through July 31, 2018

Statement ofFinancial PositionAs of July 31, 2018


International News: France

OnMay 12, 2017 the president of the French Kennel Clubaddressed a letter to all the breed-club presidents withthe following information about registering closely

bred litters:“Starting November 1, 2017, the French Kennel Club

Breeding Committee has decided not to register the litters frombrother/sister, father/daughter or mother/son.”

The French WPG club is following this recommendationand notified their members in its Fall 2017 newsletter. �

Notice of prohibition on tail docking and ear cropping issued bythe Ordre des Médecins Vétérinaires du Québec (OMVQ)

WHEREAS the mission of the OMVQ is to ensure theprotection of the public and animals, and in light of itsposition on animal welfare adopted in December 2009;WHEREAS article 54 of the Code of Ethics of VeterinarySurgeons states that veterinarians must refuse to perform anyoperation which endangers the well-being of the animal or apopulation of animals or which, in their opinion,entails needless suffering; WHEREAS tail docking and earcropping are surgical procedures that can only be performedby veterinarians in accordance with current legislation, morespecifically article 7 of the Veterinary Surgeons Act;WHEREAS tail docking and ear cropping carried out usingany procedure other than surgery, including the use ofconstricting bands, may violate fundamental principles ofanimal welfare and good practices; WHEREAS tail dockingand ear cropping for cosmetic reasons or breed-standardpurposes in the breeds mentioned herein are practices whosepurpose is not justified by sufficient scientificevidence; WHEREAS the OMVQ has carried out, for overtwenty years, awareness campaigns among the public andbreeders regarding the ban on tail docking and ear cropping

and done so even more actively in the last five years throughvarious position statements; WHEREAS tail docking and earcropping for purposes other than medical reasons have beenbanned in many countries and provinces and prohibitedunder recommended codes of practice issued by the NationalFarm Animal Care Council in connection with the care offarm animals including dairy cattle, beef cattle and horses;WHEREAS these surgical procedures do not improve thehealth of animals, but pose certain medical risks, such asthose associated with anesthesia, postsurgical infections,acute pain and chronic pain; WHEREAS the OMVQ opposesthe practice of tail docking and ear cropping unless they areprescribed by a veterinarian for medical reasons.

The OMVQ forbids veterinarians to practise the followingsurgical procedures for cosmetic reasons or breed-standardpurposes and will consider these practices to be in violationof the law: tail docking and ear cropping in cats and dogs;tail docking in cattle; tail docking in horses

Persons other than veterinarians who perform thesesurgical procedures in Quebec will be charged with theillegal practice of veterinary medicine and subjected topenalties under the law. This notice of prohibition willcome into effect on January 1, 2017. �

AWPGA Supported Entry Application Guidelines• AWPGA will consider requests to support up to three

supported entries per region with no more than two daysbeing approved per event (with the exception of National).

• Preference may be given to longstanding AWPGASupported Entries which will be part of the allowed threeper region. Member does need to request this every year.

• The supported entry should not be in the same regionas the National Specialty within 60 days either side of theNational event with the exception of the supported entrydays which are part of the National Specialty show. If thereis a Regional Specialty scheduled, there should not be asupported entry within that region within 60 days of thatRegional Specialty.

• Regional Specialties should not fall within 90 days ofthe National Specialty.

• Download and complete the supported entryapplication from awpga.com and send it to your RegionalRepresentative for Board review no later than six monthsahead of your event. The Board will not accept anyapplications after that time.

• The Board of Directors will donate $250 towardupgraded ribbons. It is your responsibility to provide theaward trophies for Best of Breed, Best of Opposite, Best ofWinners, Winners Dog and Winners Bitch, etc. �

and NotesPlease join us in saying a sincere thank you to SusanMeadows, Mary Zullo and Dennis Normile for theirservice to the AWPGA as your outgoing Regional

Representatives. Karen Pelzer and Marcia Hoff were theNominating Committee candidates, and an election washeld in the Central Region with Philippe Roca winningthe election. We welcomed them to the Board on September1 for a two-year term. Your Regional Representative isavailable to help offer guidance and assistance to themembers within their region, and they will bring yourissues to the Board. Please feel free to reach out to themby their contact information:

Western RegionKaren Pelzer [email protected] .........720-273-1754

Central RegionPhilippe Roca [email protected] ...........859-734-9035

Eastern RegionMarcia Hoff [email protected] ..717-968-4043

International News: Quebec


by Kate DeSanto | March 2018

As a new member of the AKC delegate group,I am actively making connections and getting in touch withthis new role. I have been assisting the chairs of the Regionaland National Specialties with their questions surroundingthe shows, classes, requirements, etc. Moving forward, I willcontinue to be an active resource for the membership at largeas well as the Board. I am also actively pursuing the inclusionof the AWPGA as a Purina Club Partner, and garneringfunding for the club and our activities from our members’participation. I will be formulating a visual tutorial to besent out which will show the membership how to elect theclub as their designee for points and funds.

Looking ahead, I will be attending both the September2018 and December 2018 AKC Delegate meetings. TheSeptember meeting is within driving distance from our home,so from a financial standpoint, that will lessen expenses forthe Board greatly. With the inclusion of new events at theRegional and National Specialties, I anticipate acting as asource of assistance to the show chairs and committees aswell. I am available and willing to assist in any way needed(fundraising, promotion, etc.). �

News from yourAKCDelegate

Photo John Shue


Wehave all heard Wirehaired Pointing Griffons beinglabeled with the stigma of being “soft.” Maybe youthink the same of your own dog. I went into training

my dog, Louie, thinking that might explain some of his be-haviors too. Thankfully, I reevaluated my perspective of thislabel. Before continuing, I want to make clear that by “soft”I am referring to an uncharacteristically adverse reaction of adog to an appropriate level correction. If you are applyingtoo harsh of correction, that is a separate issue altogether.

I would like to propose an alternative hypothesis to adog that is displaying as soft: they might just be confused.This may seem like a nuanced distinction, but I believe itis worthy of thoughtful consideration. Understanding thedifference can be a game changer for many of us, especiallyamateur handlers/trainers.

While working onretrieving last summerwith Louie for hisUtility test, I reachedseveral points whereI thought he wasdisplaying soft tocorrections (the samecorrections I used fora long time in othercontexts). For example,early in our training Ihad some difficultygetting Louie to sendon a blind retrievewhile working onduck search. If I nickedhim with the e-collarwhen he did not sendimmediately, he had atendency to tuck histail or lie down. Asmany of us do in ourin training, I probably(definitely) jumped toomany steps and triedto move too fastthrough the work.

I backed off a great deal and started again with somebasics of our training. After I was sure the foundation wasin place, I saw the confidence building again in his work.When I saw that he fully understood the applicablecommands and what was expected, the corrections for hismistakes suddenly began to make sense to him. At thispoint, when I corrected him, he knew why, and compliedwith what I had properly taught him. Louie wasn’t soft,he just needed to know what to do!

To further explain my point, let’s say Louie didn’t complywith a recall command and I corrected him. He wouldn’t liedown, tuck his tail, or drop his head in a million years. He

would come like a bolt of lightning to my side. Ironically,this is the exact same level of correction that displayed“softness” in the other context. What’s the difference? Thedifference was simple: The correction was applied for himfailing to comply with a command he fully understood.During our retrieving work, he didn’t know what wasexpected at the rate I thought he understood.

It is imperative to ensure that we lay the foundationalwork (as tedious as that might be for some of our overthinkingdogs) for any aspect of training. Louie was always a verynatural retriever, as is true with many of our Griffs. It’s easyto assume that the dogs know what is expected because theytend to be very natural at so many things. The unfortunateresult of that natural instinct is that we end up thinkingwe are better at training our dogs than we probably are,

especially for in-depthtraining such asblind or searchretrieving work.

Griffs are hardwiredto make us happy anddo what we want. Ifthey don’t know whatthat is and they feellike they have let usdown by applicationof corrections theydon’t understand,that is whereconfusion sets in.Simply categorizingyour dog as beingsoft to correctionsmay be doing yourdog a disservice andgiving us as owners/trainers/handlers a bittoo much credit. Thenext time your dogdisplays as soft, stopwhat you are doingand ask yourself ifthe dog might be

confused as to why it is being corrected.Accepting this may be a tough pill to swallow because it

means that the problems you’re experiencing in trainingwith a soft displaying dog are actually because of you oryour training methods and shouldn’t be explained away bysimply claiming your dog is soft. Take your pill like I did,because if thinking this way helps you as much as it didme, you’ll be in for some really fun and productive trainingwith your dog. �

A similar version of this article was first published onwww.projectupland.com.

by Bill Petty

The Confusion about Soft Dogs

The Griffonnier � Fall 2018

CH Aux Lake Duke JH xCH Anabelle of SirWyldewood JH

Owned by

Jerry & Kathy FreezeWamego, [email protected]

Thanks to breeders Larry & PaulaWoodwardAux Lake Kennels, Belvue, Kansas

MICHIGANAWPGA SUPPORTED RESULTS

by Karen Spiess

AWPGA sponsored a supported entry on July 7 and 8 inMonroe, Michigan and it went great. We had a reallynice turn out. On Friday, July 6, the day preceding thesupported entries, there was the Michigan Sporting Dogshow. Winners were:BOB: Brazen – GCHG Whisketytown Smoldering DramCGC BN MH.

BOS: Krush – GCHS Glacier’s Big Sky Up To Snow Good,JH CGC.

Select: Blizzard – CH Chukar Blizzard in June JH.RWB: Charlie – Brazen Point Hunt of a Lifetime atWillowpond.

WB: Moxie – Soonipi Point’s Switchback to finish herchampionship. Yahoo, Mary and Moxie!

On Saturday, July 7: AWPGA supported entry winners:BOB: KrushBOS: BrazenSelect : BlizzardWB: Charlie – finished her championship too! Yahoo,

Dani and Charlie!

On Sunday, July 8: AWPGA supported entry winners:BOB: KrushBOS: MoxieSelect: Kash – GCH Glacier’s You Can’t Take It With YouWB: Darby – Aligngriffs SecretRWB: Maudie – Brazen Point Fully Loaded

In between all the showing we ended up at the dockdiving and proved to the spectators that some Griffonsare great at it and some are just plan funny at it. We allhad a ball.

Also Della, my 12-year-old Griffon, earned her firstleg in Open Barn Hunt competition, and Savanna, herdaughter, got two of her legs in Beginning Noviceobedience. I also think some tried Lure Coursing. It isa great show in Monroe as it has all of the differentactivities to participate in.

I would like to thank Brenda Swartz for quiltingtwo tote bags with cute Griff faces on them for prizesfor BOB and BOS for both days of the supported entry;they were gorgeous! Also MaryJo Bish quilted lap quiltsfor Best of Winners which, unfortunately, we didn’t handout because of no male class dogs. Real bummer! Shesaid she would save them for next year though; they aregorgeous! There were also embroidered towels for WB andWD each day along with toys donated by Terri Korthalsfor all the puppies.

We had great weather all three days along withgood friends. The majority of people then headedoff to Vermont to the Eastern Regional Specialty foranother week of Good Griffs! We hope to do this againnext year! �


Well, I hadn’t really expected to do aRegional Specialty so soon. I thoughtabout it and thought what a great

thing it could be some day, but not yet.It wasn’t until October of last year Idecided maybe I should do a RegionalSpecialty to give our memberssomething to look forward to on theEast Coast. I had first looked at holdingit in Greenfield, Massachusetts, but itwas only a one-day show. That meanthiring a superintendent to accept our en-tries, which is expensive. I found huntgrounds within anhour, but state landscan be difficult to use,especially in mid Julybecause of nesting sea-son for many species.

That is when Ithought of my favoriteshow of the year, inVermont, where I amfrom. The Vermontclubs were very excitedto have us, and it wasfunny: They askedhow many do youthink you will get?Five or six? I saidhopefully more thanthat! We ended upwith 28 dogs for theconformation show,nine Gun Dog and eight Derby entries! Hunt grounds again

are difficult to find because a lot of the state landsprotect nesting species. It was then I thought

of a game preserve in Hillsborough, NewHampshire that many of my customershave mentioned in the past. RobMarcotte and I checked out the fieldsand the lodge in November, and itseemed fitting for our event. Scott, thepreserve owner, is also a chef, so it madeplanning the banquet very easy!My two biggest thoughts for this

event were how can I make a greatspecialty that will at least break even,

and how can I do it as easily aspossible? When I had consideredthe specialty in Massachusetts, itwas right near the Yankee Candlefactory, so I thought that candleswith a Griff on them would makeperfect prizes. I knew VickyFoster had some great photos ofGriffs holding a grouse, and shegraciously sent a few to me tohave the model dog for thecandles. I also really loved BobMoreland’s Griff silhouettes, andfigured between the two we’dhave a great lineup of prizes.

Once we announced thespecialty, Mary Jo Bish offered abeautiful Griff quilt for Best ofBreed. My aunt makes neatplacemats and mug rugs withGriffs and grouse, my parents

make maple syrup, and Rob Marcotte started a new hobby

Eastern Regional Recap: Fun, Fellowship, Fabulous Griffs!by Amy Caswell O’Clair

Photo Jessica Sullivan

Tatroe photo


etching items on glass, so we couldoffer glass maple leaves filled withsyrup with the logo etched on forthe supported day. Leslie Zelamskykindly designed our logo andLoren Rogers offered to maketreat bags for first place in eachof the classes. That meant we hadtop-notch items to offer, everythingwas made with love and most camefrom donations!

Field events are not cheap torun, so when making the supportedand specialty trophy donations Idoubled the amount we needed forthe prizes and ribbons. That way,if we got 100-percent trophydonations we’d be able to pay forall show trophies and ribbons pluscover the rental fees of the preserve.I also grouped together items likewinners dog and reserve, or firstin sweeps classes so people coulddonate once and have donatedmore than one trophy. DianeDillion helped me set up the Payit2page, and I had Cathy West send amass email to the membership. Iposted the Trophy Sponsorshippage on the Specialty Facebookpage. Trophies sold like the nexthot item at Christmas; people werecontacting me about wanting todonate a certain trophy, and itturned out they were sold out. Icouldn’t ask for a better responsefrom the membership, withinthree days almost every trophy wassponsored, and by the sponsorshipdeadline every trophy had beensponsored! Thank you members!

I always love holding these typesof events but I become a majorworry wart! Did I order the properribbons/prizes or did I orderenough meals? Imagine if Imiscounted and someone wentwithout food? I guess everyoneneeds some kind of jitters andthose are mine. I did sort throughall the ribbons and took the oneswe didn’t need out of the box. Thathelped a ton when it came timeto lay out the ribbons on thesupported and specialty days.

I think the biggest glitch allweek was about DUCKS! I hadasked the bird man if ducks wouldbe freshly killed or frozen if Ipurchased dead ducks. He neverresponded, so I asked for live ducks— and at 5:30 a.m. on the day ofthe test the bird man came with

frozen ducks! Not much you cando at that point, so the ducks wentsunbathing to defrost for the test.

Thursday, July 12 was theKorthals Series in Hillsborough,New Hampshire. The preserve isgorgeous, but it does have a fewquirks. The lodge to the fields musthave been more than a mile away.People were able to park at thepond, which was about half thedistance to the field; people thenneeded to be transported back andforth by RTVs all day. The morninggot off to a slow start, but once itgot rolling it went really smoothly.All five Gun Dog braces were donebefore noon and moved on to thewater portion. The preserve owner— the one who is also a chef —was able to bring our lunchesdown to the pond for folks to eat.One Derby dog was absent, butthe other seven all ran quickly andefficiently, and the entire day wasdone before 3 p.m.

I will say if anyone holds oneof these events, talking about thegrass height with the land owner isvery important. We requested thegrass be short enough so we couldsee the dogs run and point, but itdidn’t happen. There were onlystrips mowed so mostly wecouldn’t see the dogs workingexcept in a few shorter spotswhere the bird planters tried toplant the birds. Even with a fewcomplications the day went prettysmoothly and we were able to havedinner a bit early at 5:30 p.m. Thelodge has an indoor section withseating for 30, and then there isthe older original lodge with a barand a big game room. Outsidethere are beautiful views ofmountains from a huge outdoorpatio with seating for 20, and largeoutdoor wood grills. Some chose tosit in the sun while others chosethe cooler indoor seating. Theatmosphere was relaxed, andeveryone was in a good moodand ready to hang out. I peddledmy 50/50 raffle tickets and we hada silent auction that made outpretty well.

A huge thank you to the judges,Steve Brodeur, Bob Fee, JerriStanley and Eric Lajoie for beinga part of the event; the Captain ofGuns Paul Bruk and gunners Matt

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Photo Jessica Sullivan


Eastern continued from page 21O’Clair, Mark Spear and Kelley Tatroe;bird planters Dennis Normile, Erin Kahnand Steve Morawski. Steve is the bird-planting champ. Not many of you knowhim, but he was the full-day bird planterand did an excellent job — the biggestthank you to him for sticking with it theentire day and helping out the club.Thanks also to Rob Marcotte, who madejudge’s packets and logo wooden pens inwooden pen logo boxes for the winners.Thank you Jan Resler, our field marshall,and the staff of the New EnglandUpland. My parents own Caswell’sFamily Sugarhouse; they donated maplesyrup in glass bottles that Rob etchedthe logo on for first and second placewinners. Dennis Normile helped allaround as Eastern Rep and as a part ofthe Korthals Committee. Without thesevolunteers and sponsors, this eventwould not have been possible. Thankyou all from the bottom of my heart forhelping make this event a success!

Friday, July 13, we moved on toTunbridge, Vermont for the AWPGASupported Entry show. My reason fordoing the supported on the 13th was ...I don’t know if a specialty on Friday the13th would be the best thing for any-one superstitious, but it gave us all aday to recover from the field event andgroom our dogs for the specialty.

Saturday, July 14 was the specialty.We started the day in the afternoon sothe Griff members could attend the hostclub BBQ as well as stay for group andcheer on the BISS winner. Jan Resler setup the Meet the Breed booth for anyonewho wanted to meet our breed. I was

busy fitting all of the prizes and ribbonsonto one table, then handing them out.Sweeps started a bit later than expected,so by the end of sweeps we were readyto start the specialty show. I do haveto say sweeps was very entertaining.Most of the men handled their owndogs. They did a good job with bigsmiles. And did something they willprobably never do again! They weresuch great sports and everyone enjoyedwatching sweeps.

Something to note: To anyone whoholds a specialty in the future, check inwith the judge so they know there arenon-regular classes. Our judge did agreat job but wasn’t sure how some ofthe non-regular classes ran. Maybesending them a note before the show isthe best way to handle this in the futureso there will be no glitches. Severalpeople left after the specialty, but severalalso stayed for the host club BBQ. Wegathered around a few members’ tentsand we all just hung out. It was niceand relaxed, kind of like a family BBQ.

Photo Erin Kahn

Photo Erin Kahn

Tatroe photo

Tatroe photo

We didn’t have enough chairs orany tables, but that didn’t matterto anyone. If someone who didn’thave a chair arrived with a plateof food, someone who was doneeating would offer the new arrivala seat. It wasn’t fancy at all, but itwas very enjoyable. We also hadanother silent auction to help raisefunds. The weather was mid 70swith an overcast sky and a breeze.It was like the Griff gods werelooking down on us to make theday perfect!

One last thing before I go. Well,a few more things. Two of thejudges have sent thank-you lettersto me for the beautiful entry andhow sportsmanlike our Griff own-ers are! It makes me proud to be allof your friends! This show offeredobedience and rally, Canine Good Citizen and Trick Dog as well, and severalGriffs got new titles! Sheila Bennett’s pup Clayton earned his Rally Novicetitle, Beginner Novice title, CGC and Novice Trick title; Declan won his RallyIntermediate title, CGC and Novice Trick title; Erin Kahn and Mark Spears’pup Penny earned her CGC and Novice Trick title; Diane Dillon and Millieearned their CGC and Novice Trick title as well. On the show scene, AlineTremblay’s Cayenne earned her championship on Saturday, Larry and PaulaWoodward finished Ruby on Sunday, and Kelley and Erika Tatroe’s male Trippfinished championship as well on Sunday, and won the Derby on Thursday. Itwas a successful weekend for many and I believe everyone had a good time.You can see it in all the smiles in the photos!

Please look through this issue for the complete list of Korthals Serieswinners, specialty and supported winners, obedience and rally qualifiers.Congratulations to all!

Thank you again to all volunteers, trophy sponsors, auction item donors —we made just over $1,600 on auction items! �

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Photo Erin Kahn

Photo Erin Kahn

Photo Erin Kahn

Tatroe Photo


Thursday July 12: All-breed dog show withWoodstock Dog ClubBOB/Group 1: GCH Whiskeytown Stonehenge Riding

Shotgun JH. Owners: Kendall/Kathryn DeSantoBOS/BW/WB: DuValin Cayenne.

Owners: Aline Tremblay, Jean-Christophe BoulinguezWD: Glacier’s Ghostrider In The Sky.Owners: Kevin/Kerry Pruznak

SEL: GCHS Glacier’s Big Sky Up To Snow Good JH CGC.Owner: Mary/Robyn Zullo, Lisa Durand

Friday July 13: Supported Entry. Woodstock Dog ClubBOB/Group 1: GCH Whiskeytown Stonehenge Riding

Shotgun JH.BOS: CH SoonNipi Point’s Mystic Connection.Owners: Claudette Blackburn, Dominic Brisson

WD/BW: SooNipi Point’s Joyau Du Midwest.Owner: Erika Tatroe

WB: SooNipi Point’s Show Me Your Brave.Owners: Andrew/Sarah Avila

RWD: Glacier’s Ghostrider In The Sky.RWB: DuValin Cayenne.Select Dog: GCH Leaping Dogs Louie Louie We Gotta Go

Now JH. Owners: Robert/Sharon MorelandSelect Bitch: CH Stonehenge California Dreamin’ Of Jakalor

CGC JHR MH. Owner: Stephanie MartinBest Puppy: Aux Lake CC Ryder.Owners: Larry/Paula Woodward

4-6 Month Puppy/BPG1: Independence Dawn’s Early Light.Owner: Dawn Auger

Saturday July 14: Regional Specialty atGreen Mountain Dog ClubBOB/Group 1/RBIS: GCH Whiskeytown Stonehenge

Riding Shotgun JH.BOS: CH SoonNipi Point’s Mystic Connection.WD/BW: SooNipi Point’s Joyau Du Midwest.WB: Duvalin Cayenne.RWD: Glacier’s Ghostrider In The Sky.RWB: SooNipi Point’s Show Me Your Brave.Select Dog: GCHS Flatbrook Stonehenge California Ryde

Of Jakalor SH. Owners: Loren/Jack Rogers, S MartinSelect Bitch: CH Stonehenge California Dreamin’ Of Jakalor

CGC JHR MH.Award of Merit: DuValin Cayenne.BOB Owner Handled/OHG2: CH SoonNipi Point’s

Mystic Connection.Best Puppy: Aux Lake CC Ruby.Owners: Larry/Paula Woodward

Best Veteran: GCH Wet Acres Watch The Birdy MH.Owners: Linda/TA Gagnon

Best Hunting Dog: GCH Itak De Franc Jeu SH CDX.Owner: Vicky Foster

4-6 Month Puppy/BPG1: Independence Dawn’s Early Light.Stud Dog: GCHS Flatbrook Stonehenge California Ryde

Of Jakalor SH.

Brood Bitch: GCH Duchasseur Bijou SH RN.Owner: Amy Caswell-O’Clair

Best Junior Handled Griff: GCH Whiskeytown Absolut-LyWild Run JH RE CD OA OAJ. Ashley Landis

Highest Griff in Beginner Novice B Obedience 191 pts,third in trial: Route4 Wet Acres About Face.Owner: Sheila Bennett

Highest Griff in Rally Novice B 93pts:Route4 Wet Acres About Face.

Saturday SweepstakesPuppyBest in Sweeps: SooNipi Point’s Show Me Your Brave.Best Opposite: SooNipi Point’s Joyau Du Midwest.

HuntingBest in Sweeps: SooNipi Point’s Show Me Your Brave.Best Opposite: GCHS Flatbrook Stonehenge California

Ryde Of Jakalor SH.

VeteranBest in Sweeps: GCH Duchasseur Bijou SH RN.

Sunday, July 15: All-breed dog show withGreen Mountain Dog ClubBOB/Group 1: GCHS Flatbrook Stonehenge California

Ryde Of Jakalor SH.BOS: CH SoonNipi Point’s Mystic Connection.BOW/WB: Aux Lake CC Ruby.SEL: GCH Whiskeytown Stonehenge Riding Shotgun JH.SEL: CH DuValin Cayenne.WD: SooNipi Point’s Joyau Du Midwest.RWD: Glacier’s Ghostrider In The Sky.RWB: Aux Lake CC Ryder.

Griffs with qualifying obedience scoresfor the weekend:July 14: Beginner Novice B Trial 2: 188.5 pts, third place:

Route4 Wet Acres About Face.Beginner Novice A Trial 1: 181 pts, first place:

Whiskeytown Absolut Electrik. Owner: Dawn AugerJuly 13: Beginner Novice B Trial 2: 193 pts, fourth place:

Route4 Wet Acres About Face.Beginner Novice A Trial 1: 187 pts, fourth place:

Whiskeytown Absolut Electrik.

Griffs with qualifying rally scores over the weekend:July 15: Rally Novice 93 pts: Route4 Wet Acres About Face.July 14: Rally Intermediate 100 pts, first place:Wet Acres

BBE Sirus CD BN RN JH. Owner: Sheila BennettJuly 13: Rally Novice B 76 pts: Tall Grass Woronocos

Dutchman JH TKN. Owners: Stephen/Susan MorawskiJuly 12: Rally Novice A 95 pts: CH Glacier Valleyz Bit

O’Money. Owners: Mary/Robyn Zullo, Lisa Durand �

Results: 2018 Eastern Regional and Supported Entries


Saturday Regional Specialty PrizesRosettes were offered by General Donation sponsors for the followingclasses in addition to these prizes:Best of Breed: Quilt, Griff silhouette and Yankee candle offered by

Timoria Show Kennels, Jerry/Mary Jo Bish.Best of Opposite: Griff silhouette and Yankee candle offered by Bob

and Sharon Moreland.The following winners received a Griff silhouette:Reserve Winners Dog: Offered by Diane Dillion.Reserve Winners Bitch: Offered by Bear Hug Griffons, Lonnie and

Marshá Carroll.Best of Winners: Offered in memory of CH Firesides Southern

Comfort JH SH MH UTI, Lorraine Rothrock.Awards of Merit: Offered by Brazen Point Sporting Dogs, Rhonda Lent.The following winners received a Yankee candle:Select Dog: Offered by Independence Sporting Dogs, Meagan

Withrow and Joe Christiano.Select Bitch: Offered by Independence Sporting Dogs, Meagan

Withrow and Joe Christiano.Winners Dog: Offered by Diane Dillion.Winners Bitch: Offered in memory of GCHB CH Bear Hug I’m A Lil

Boom Boom JH, Lonnie and Marshá Carroll, Bear Hug Griffons.Best of Breed Owner Handled: Offered by Diana Burd.Best Bred by Exhibitor: Offered by Independence Sporting Dogs,

Meagan Withrow and Joe Christiano.Best Puppy: Offered by Bear Hug Griffons, Lonnie and Marshá Carroll.Best Veteran: Offered by Bear Hug Griffons, Lonnie and Marshá Carroll.Best Hunting Dog: Offered by Meg Ferguson.Best Baby Puppy: Offered by Windy Newbro.Stud Dog: Offered in memory of GCH Flatbrook’s Balcones Buckaroo

JH NAI FD CGC (“Wembley”) 2008-2018, Joel and Kristy Rollins.Brood Bitch: Offered by Bob Fee.Best Junior Handled Griff: Offered by Windy Newbro.Highest Griff in Obedience: Offered by CrownPoint, Vicky Foster.Highest Griff in Rally: Offered by Foggy Gap Griffons, Jim and

Michelle Clemens.First place in each regular and non-regular class received a rosette andtreat bag offered by Jakalor, Jack and Loren Rogers.

Saturday SweepstakesPuppy

Best in Sweeps: Placemats offered by Terrence Clark, DVM.Best Opposite: Mug rug offered by Greenwood, Kendall and Kate

DeSanto.The winners of the following classes received a dog toy:6-9 Month Dog: Offered by Wirehaired Griffons of Colorado, Sh-

eryl Dierenfield.6-9 Month Bitch: Offered by Becky Brannan.9-12 Month Dog: Offered by Wirehaired Griffons of Colorado, Sh-



eryl Dierenfield.15-18 Month Bitch: Offered by Becky Brannan.

VeteranBest in Sweeps: Placemats offered by George Kline.Best Opposite: Mug Rug in memory of our Sweet Stella - Debbie

Cummings and Chuck Tiepelman.The winners of the following classes received a dog toy:7-9 Year Dog: Offered by George Kline.7-9 Year Bitch: Offered by James Bolduc.9-11 Year Dog: Offered by George Kline.9-11 Year Bitch: Offered by James Bolduc.11+ Years Dog: Offered by George Kline.11+ Years Bitch: Offered by James Bolduc.

HuntingBest in Sweeps: Placemat offered by Scruffy Dog Guide Service,

Rob Marcotte.Best Opposite: Mug Rug offered by Scruffy Dog Guide Service,

Rob Marcotte.The winners of the following classes received a dog toy:Beginner Dog: Offered by Stonehenge Griffons, Stephanie Martin.Beginner Bitch: Offered by Becky Brannan.Intermediate Dog: Offered by Stonehenge Griffons, Stephanie Martin.Intermediate Bitch: Offered by Becky Brannan.Advanced Dog: Offered by Stonehenge Griffons, Stephanie Martin.Advanced Bitch: Offered by Becky Brannan.

Friday Supported EntryRosettes in all classes offered by General Donation sponsors.Best of Breed: Gift Basket offered by Greenwood, Kendall and

Kate DeSanto.Best of Opposite: Nathalie LeClair art and Maple Syrup offered by

Jean Lisi and Claudette Blackburn.Best of Winners: Nathalie LeClair art offered by Mary and

Jeff Kaiser.Reserve Winners Dog: Gift Bag offered by Meg Ferguson.Reserve Winners Bitch: Gift Bag offered by Bill Marlow.Awards of Merit: Maple Syrup offered by Renee Carter.The following received maple syrup and dog cookies:Select Dog: Offered in memory of GCH Flatbrook’s Balcones Buckaroo

JH NAI FD CGC (“Wembley”) 2008-2018, Joel and Kristy Rollins.Select Bitch: Offered by Renee Carter.Winners Dog: Offered by Meg Ferguson.Winners Bitch: Offered by Bill Marlow.Best Puppy: Offered by Jakalor, Jack and Loren Rogers.4-6 Month Puppy: Offered by Dr. and Mrs. Frederick Schnell.

Thank you to these General Donation contributorsFor Field Events: Paul Bruk; Stonehenge Griffons, Stephanie

Martin; Shiok Ridge Kennel, Kelley and Erika Tatroe; MegFerguson; Diane Dillon; Rob Marcotte; Kurt Adams.

For Specialty: Diane Dillon; Joan Coughlin; Wyatt and TinaAnderson; Diana Burd; Shiok Ridge Kennel, Kelley and ErikaTatroe; Nancy and Dr. Terry Owen in memory of Sabra andCoba; SooNipi Point Griffons, Matt O’Clair and AmyCaswell-O’Clair; Caswell’s Family Sugarhouse.�

Thank you to these Vermont specialty show sponsors.Your donations made this show possible.

Derby Judge Comments by Eric Lajoie | CKC Field Judge

I was very pleased to accept the assignment to judge thederby at the 2018 AWPGA Eastern Regional Specialty thatwas held on July 12 in Hillsborough, New Hampshire.

There were originally eight dogs entered in the Derby,which is a field event for dogs under 24 months. Our job wasto evaluate these dogs in the field in presence of game. Themain criteria we were looking at was that these Griffs neededto move and point according to the breed standard, and alsohave steadiness on point until the bird was flushed by thehandler or flushed naturally. Another strong point was theeagerness that the dog displayed to hunt for its handler.

Out of the seven dogs judged in the field, five got enoughdone on the hunt side to qualify for the water portion of theevaluation. This consisted of a single mark retrieve of a duck.

At the end of the day, SooNipi Point’s Joyau de Midwest,call name Tripp, handled by Kelley Tatroe came in firstand Aux Lakes CC Ryder, call name Ryder, handled byKelley Tatroe in field and Larry Woodward at water, camein a solid second. We did give a judge’s prize to SooNipiPoint's Show Me Your Brave, call name Murphy, as thisdog best exemplified how a Griffon should run and pointin the field.

My overall appreciation of the dogs judged at the derbywas that most of them exhibited the proper running andpointing style of Griffs, and most had also the appropriateharsh coat that is truly desired for hunting and wasintended by Korthals himself. Most of the dogs that didnot qualify to the hunting standard were eliminatedbecause of over eagerness and not because of the lackof desire to hunt. �

Left to right: Bob Fee, Eric Lajoie, Jerri Stanely andSteve Brodeur. Bob and Steve were Gun Dog judges,and Eric and Jerri were Derby judges.

Korthals Series Event at the Eastern Regional


Jim Burdand Malou

Kelley Tatroe andDerby winner Tripp

Gun Dog Judge Comments by Bob Fee

Thank you very much for asking me to judge the Gun Dogevent that is part of your Korthals Series. It was an honorand privilege to do so.

I think the event came off very well, not perfect, but verywell. The only hiccup I noticed is that it took us a while toget going in the morning. I did not know what time the firstbrace was supposed to be ready to go. We started at 8:30instead of 7:30, but after that everything ran very smoothly.Everything we judges needed was in place and the handlerswere always ready to go. The transition from field to waterwas very smooth. It did not take us long to find the correctspot to sent the dogs for their water retrieves, and the settingup of the wingers was relatively quick. The event was over atabout 2:30, which shows how smoothly things went.

Steve Brodeur and I both wished that the grass in the fieldwas shorter so that the handlers and judges would have beenbetter able to see the dogs. Often we could not see the dogbecause the grass was too long. Also, the field could been 50percent larger for a 30-minute brace, but that was not asimportant as the length of the grass. It is my understandingthat the owner of the preserve told the committee that thefield was to be 60 acres, not 30 acres, and that the grass wasgoing to be shorter. Again, the length of the grass was thereal issue.

In summary, I feel that the test site was excellent andshould be used again as long as they allow the use of moreacres and they cut the grass some. The facilities are excellentwith regards to food and drink, and there was plenty of helpprovided. My hat is off to Amy Caswell in particular, andthe AWPGA Field Committee in general, for putting onsuch a good event. Much work went into this event and allinvolved are to be commended. Yes, there were some minorgrowing pains, but they were limited in number and I havemy notes of what they are. It is a short list. From a judge’spoint of view I say, “Well done, excellent job.” I hope to beinvited back! � More Korthals on next page

Congratulations to these Korthals Series Gun Dog winners

Mike O'Donnell with Gun Dog winner

Korthals Committee member Dennis Normileand Specialty Chair Amy Caswell-O’Clair

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Rob Marcotteand Frippy


Specialty Chair Commentsby Amy Caswell-O’Clair

The Eastern Korthals Series was a huge success. Wehad nine entered in Gun Dog and eight entered inthe Derby. The weather was warm but not nearly aswarm is it could have been in July. The location inHillsborough, New Hampshire was gorgeous, andthe lodge had a great feel. The downside of theevent was the distance from field to vehicles, andthe grass was a bit tall. The preserve owner is a newowner and I believe didn't realize how importantshorter fields were for the dogs and the judges.Once we got going the event ran quickly andefficiently. We ended the day with a lobster,steak and chicken dinner and a raffle. We madeapproximately $1,000 at the auction on Thursdaynight, and I believe the Korthals event madearound $700 to go back into the Korthals fund.Thanks again to all of the volunteers and judgeswho made this happen. Please check the winners,donors and judges commentary in this issue, andenjoy some photos of the event.

Korthals Series July 12, 2018

Gun Dog Winners. Judges: Steve Brodeur and Bob FeeFirst: Crownpoint Likewise. Owned by Michael and Susan O’DonnellSecond: Itak de Franc Jeu. Owned by Vicky FosterThird: Stonehenge California Dream'n of Jakalor. Owned by Stephanie

Martin and Loren RogersFourth: Outpost Corinna Ruby. Owned by Charles Baxter and Eleanor TetreauMerit: Duchasseur Igor Larionov. Owned by Eric LajoieMerit: Tall Grass Piper II. Owned by Kurt Adams

Derby Winners. Judges: Jerri Stanley and Eric LajoieFirst: SooNipi Point's Joyau de Midwest. Owned by Erika TatroeSecond: Aux Lake CC Ryder. Owned by Larry and Paula WoodwardMerit: SooNipi Point's Show Me Your Brave. Owned by Andrew and Sarah Avila

Korthals Event Continued from page 27

Larry Woodwardand Ryder

Duchasseur Igor


More Korthals field photos on the next page.

Kurt Adams and Piperwith Judge Bob Fee

Vicky Foster and Itak

Mike O’Donnell and Laney

Kurt Adams and Piper

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Amy Caswell-O’Clair,Matt O’Clair andBijou the Bye Dog

Igor honoring, Cali pointingwith Stephanie Martin

Finn

Cali andStephanie Martin

Korthals Event Continued from page 29

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Thank You Korthals Series Trophy Sponsors

Gun Dog1st Place Gun Dog: Shiok Ridge Kennel, Kelley and Erika Tatroe2nd Place Gun Dog: Wet Acres Griffons, Ted and Linda Gagnon3rd & 4th Place Gun Dog: Jim and Diana BurdJudges Award: Kurt Adams

Derby1st Place Derby: Shiok Ridge Kennel, Kelley and Erika Tatroe2nd Place Derby: SooNipi Point, Matt and Amy O’Clair3rd & 4th Place Derby: Aux Lake Kennel, Larry and Paula WoodwardJudges Award: Aux Lake Kennel, Larry and Paula Woodward

General Donations for Field Events: Paul Bruk; Stonehenge Griffons,Stephanie Martin; Shiok Ridge Kennel, Kelley and Erika Tatroe; Kurt Adams;Meg Ferguson; Diane Dillion; CrownPoint, Vicky Foster; Rob Marcotte.

Korthals field photoscourtesy of ReflectionsAfield Photography, SteveHill. Contact Steve [email protected].

Charles Baxterand Ruby

Itak

Celebrating the Griff as a premiere hunting dog.Thank you AWPGA members for sending these photos to The Griffonnier.


Photo Nancy Anisfield

Photo Eric Lajoie

Photo Laurie Cook

Photo Loren Rogers

Photo Kara Nelson


NAVHDA Utility

DUVALIN STONEHENGE GEORGI GIRL.............................201.............I ................JERRI STANLEY............................11/12/17

SOUTHERN JES A LITL HUNTINGSENSATION...................192.............I ................KAREN CATE...................................3/3/18

JIMMY DES ETANGS D’ASSAT.............................................173............III...............CARROLL KEMP............................4/14/18

AUX LAKE RUM TUM RUDY...............................................164............III...............JERRY FREEZE..................................5/6/18

HG’S COTA’S KEOKI ............................................................197 ............II ..............GEORGE DECOSTA, JR .................5/20/18

ROCKY MTN GRIFFON’S ABSAROKA .................................182............III...............PETER APLIKOWSKI .......................6/1/18

ROCKY MTN GRIFFON’S BEARTOOTH ..............................178 ............II ...............PETER APLIKOWSKI .......................6/1/18

NAVHDA Natural Ability

SOUTHERN FIRE’S BROWN EYED GIRL ..............................96.............III...............KAREN CATE...................................3/4/18

HIGH PLAINS ONE BAD BEATRICE ....................................103 ............II ...............WILLIAM WESTBROOK................3/11/18

AGASSIZ’S SAMMIE-RAE......................................................107.............I ................BRETT FABER ................................3/17/18

SOUTHERN FIRE’S DON’T STOP THE MUSIC......................90.............III...............JODI DAUGHERTY .........................4/1/18

LEAPING DOG’S ARABELLA 2 INDEPENDENCE .................78.............III...............REBECCA BRANNAN ....................4/13/18

NAYADE DES TERRES D’ALIX..............................................103 ............II ...............LARRY DELANEY ..........................4/15/18

AUX LAKE DD DU BOIS AT LONE RIDGE ..........................106.............I ................KIMBERLEY JONES .........................6/3/18

BLUESTEM PEACHES EN REGALIA .....................................112.............I ...............CHARITY UPCHURCH....................5/5/18

DESBATTURES NEIGE DUBOURGROYAL ...........................112.............I ...............RENEE FORTIER ..............................6/3/18

DIERENFIELDS MOUNTAIN BLUE HORIZON ....................106............III...............JOHN SODIA, III .............................6/1/18

DUCHASSEUR LONGTEMPS ATTENDU .............................112.............I ................KAREN KRAUTZ............................5/27/18

HUN HILL FAT BOTTOM GIRL ...........................................112.............I ................DAVID RIDEN .................................6/9/18

HUN HILL FINNIGAN .........................................................110.............I ................CHRIS TRINA ..................................6/3/18

LEAPING DOG’S TOTAL ECLIPSE ........................................92.............III...............DIANE DILLON.............................5/26/18

NICKEL DES TERRES D’ALIX...............................................112.............I ................VICKY FOSTER..............................5/26/18

ROUTE4 WET ACRES ABOUT FACE.....................................94.............III...............SHEILA BENNETT .........................5/26/18

SOONIPI POINT MA PETITE MALOU .................................112.............I ................DIANA BURD ................................5/26/18

SOONIPI POINT’S SEVEN LUCKY PENNIES........................110.............I ................ERIN KAHN...................................5/26/18

SOONIPI POINT’S SWITCHBACK .......................................112.............I ................MARY KAISER .................................6/1/18

SUPREME POINT’S COLTER’S RUN.....................................110.............I ................BRIAN GERTISER ..........................5/25/18

WHISKEYTOWN OUTLAW PRETTY BOY FLOYD...............112.............I ................ELIZABETH PATTERSON.................6/2/18

NAVHDA Utility Preparatory Test

STONEHENGE’S LUCKY NUMBER SEVEN OF CALVERT....168 ............II ...............BRETT A FABER .............................3/16/18

This list captures February-June 2018 reported results.

NAVHDAPrizes for AWPGAMembers

Dog’s Name Points Award Owner(s) Date Prize Earned

Correction to previous issue: DuValin Stonehenge Georgi Girl earned a NAVHDA UtilityPrize 1, 201 points, not a Prize 2 as was erroneously reported in the last issue. The listingis printed correctly below. Our sincerest apologizes for this error.


AKCGroups for AWPGAMembersCongratulations to �ese WPGs and �eir owners!

GunnerBISS RBIS GCHB Whiskeytown St1henge Riding Shotgun, JH Owners: Kendall and Kate DeSanto

GCH Firesides Riding High SH UTII x GCH Duchasseur Gibson Girl SH Breeder: Kristi Woods Libertore4/28/18 Fort St. Clair KC of Ohio, Group 1, Judge JoAnn Colvin • 4/29/18 Fort St. Clair KC of Ohio, Group 2, Judge Cheryl Paterson •

5/25/18 Union County KC of New Jersey, Group 1, Judge Robert Slay • 5/27/18 Plainfield KC of New Jersey, Group 1, Judge Diane Kepley •6/1/18 New England Sporting Dog Association, Gun Dog Group 2, Judge Kurt Anderson • 6/1/18 New England Sporting Dog Association,

Gun Dog Group 2, Judge Gail Young • 6/17/18 Echo Hills KC of Ohio, Group 2, Judge Ann Yuhasz • 7/6/18 Upper Marlboro KC ofMaryland, Group 4, Judge Norbert Dee • 7/12/18 Woodstock KC of Vermont, Group 1, Judge Jacqueline Quiros-Kubat •

7/13/18 Woodstock KC of Vermont, Group 1, Judge Jan Paulk • 7/14/18 Green Mountain Dog Club of Vermont, Group 1, Judge CherylMyers Egerton and Reserve Best in Show, Judge Michael Faulkner • 7/20/18 Putnam KC of New York, Group 1, Judge JoAnn Colvin •

7/21/18 Putnam KC of New York, Group 2, Judge Cheryl Paterson

MorganBISS GCHB Whiskeytown Captain Morgan Cranberry Kiss, JH Owners: Kristi and Tony Libertore

CH Butte View’s Sam Adam’s Best Brew SH x GCH Whiskeytown Stolichnaya Elit Breeders: Jeff/Andrea Gross, Kristi Woods Libertore44/21/18 Chief Solano KC of California, Group 1, Judge Eugene Blake • 5/10/18 Butte Co. KC of California, Group 3, Judge Joe Gregory •5/28/18 Kennel Club of the CA Sierra, Group 3, Judge Judith Brown • 6/12/18 Snake River Canyon KC of Idaho, Group 3, Judge Dana Cline• 6/13/18 Snake River Canyon KC of Idaho, Group 4, Judge Richard Lewis • 6/15/18 Pocatello KC of Idaho, Group 4, Judge Robert Robinson

• 6/17/18 Eagle Rock KC of Idaho, Group 2, Judge David Bolus • 7/22/18 Portland KC of Oregon, Group 1, Judge Virginia Lyne

WoodyBISS RBIS GCHS Flatbrook St1henge California Ryde of Jakalor SH Owners: Loren/Jack Rogers, Stephanie Martin

GCH Fireside's Riding High SH UTII x GCH Duchasseur FSD Irma Des Bature JH Breeders: Dick Byrne and Greg Curtis5/13/18 Lancaster KC of Pennsylvania, Group 2, Judge Joanne Buehler • 6/1/18 Greater Philadelphia Dog Fanciers Association, Group 1,

Judge Joy Brewster • 6/3/18 Burlington County KC of New Jersey, Group 3, Judge Robert Eisle •7/15/18 Green Mountain Dog Club of Vermont, Group 1, Judge Carol Jean Nelson

Gypsy RoseGCHS Whiskeytown Gypsy Rose CGC Owners: Randi Huff and Kristi Woods Libertore

GCH Firesides Riding High SH UTII x GCH Duchasseur Gibson Girl SH Breeder: Kristi Woods Libertore5/27/18 Hangtown KC of California, Group 4, Judge Juan Miranda • 7/22/18 Houston KC, Group 2, Judge Sidney Marx

LouieGCHB Leaping Dogs Louie Louie We Gotta Go Now JH DN Owners: Robert/Sharon Moreland

GCH CH Fireside's Orebanks Magnetite JH NA III x GCH CH Fireside's Shot of Jack Breeders: Martha Ingram, Elaine Hunsicker4/13/18 Harrisburg KC of Pennsylvania, Group 4, Judge Gerardo Bernard • 5/6/18 Crawford County KC of Ohio, Group 2, Judge Eva Berg

MatisseGCH Double Barrel’s Matisse of Flatbrook Owners: Mary Margaret Richter and Cathy West

GCHB Flatbrook Whiskeytown's Blue Label JH x GCHB Capst1 Gabrielle De La Rue Cambon Breeder: Cathy West4/22/18 Darbonne KC of Louisiana, Group 4, Judge Michael Faulkner

KrushGCHS Glacier’s Big Sky Up to Snow Good JH CGC Owners: Mary/Robyn Zullo, Lisa Durand

CH Chukars Glacier We Be Jammin' x GCH Glacier's Whoa Nellie At Sunwood Breeders: Lisa/Allan Durand6/7/18 Midland Michigan KC, Group 3, Judge Fred Hyer

BannerGlacier’s Star Spangled Owners: Cindy/Gary Wood, Lisa Durand

GCH Lambo Des Bords De L'Arroux x GCH Glacier's Kai Kanani At Talus Breeders: Mary Beth/Donald Lutrick, Lisa Durand6/30/18 Lima KC of Ohio, Group 4, Judge Ann Savory Bolus

SonnyGCH Kiblan’s Filson Tin Coat Owners: Ann Allen and Mary Kiblan

CH Wyncliff's The Sandman x CH Kiblan's Exquisite Delay Breeders: Mary Kiblan, Michael Herrick6/10/18 Lake Minnetonka KC, Group 3, Judge James Fankhauser • 6/16/18 Ft. Dodge KC of Iowa, Group 4, Judge Danelle Brown6/17/18 Ft. Dodge KC of Iowa, Group 3, Judge Wendy Willhauk • 6/30/18 Oklahoma City KC of OK, Group 4, Judge Jan Paulk

SmokeGCH Kiblan’s Smoke and Feathers Owners: Chuck Tielelman, Debbie Cummings, Amy Caswell O’Clair

GCHS Flatbrook St1henge California Ryde Of Jakalor SH x GCH Duchasseur Bijou RN SH Breeder: Amy Caswell O’Clair7/12/18 Coos KC of Oregon, Group 4, Judge Carmen Haller • 7/15/18 Coos KC of Oregon, Group 4, Judge Yvonne Savard

MaçonCH Soonipi Points Bayou Macon NAII Owner: Ross Parsons

CH Wyncliff's The Sandman x CH Kiblan's Exquisite Delay Breeders: Mary Kiblan, Michael Herrick6/17/18 Kennel Club of Texarkana Texas, Group 4, Judge Edd Embry Biven

KubbieCH Glacier ValleyZ Bricks and Ivy Owners: Carl/Martha Ingram, Coleen McGee, Clarisse Guerin-WilliamsGCH Fireside's Rio Grand JH CGC x GCH Fireside's Daisy Does It All JH Breeders: Coleen McGee, Martha/Carl Ingram

6/2/18 Five Valley KC of Montana, Group 3, Judge Barbara Young

AKCO-HGroups for AWPGAMembersArrow

GCH Leaping Dogs Shot Through the Heart JH NAI Owner: Ross ParsonsCH Wyncliff's The Sandman x CH Kiblan's Exquisite Delay Breeders: Mary Kiblan, Michael Herrick

4/8/18 Shawnee KC of Virginia, Owner Handler Group 1, Judge Karen Wilson

RockyGCH Snowbirds Outlaw Kidd Rock JH Owners: Hank Brandes, Shona Welle • Breeder: Hank Brandes

4/14/18 Terry All KC of Colorado, Owner Handled Group 4, Judge Marilyn Pipes •4/15/18 Terry All KC of Colorado, Owner Handled Group 3, Judge Sam Houston MacDonald •

6/27/18 Lawton DFA of Oklahoma, Owner Handled Group 3, Judge Nancy Simmons

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Photo Steve Deitemeyer


Dog’s Name Owner(s) Date Title Earned

AKC Grand Champion SilverGCHS CH Whiskeytown Gypsy Rose CGC ...................................Randi Huff, Kristi Woods ...............................................................12-Feb-18GCHS CH Glacier’s Big Sky Up To Snow Good JH CGC................Mary/Robyn Zullo, Lisa Durand....................................................29-Apr-18

AKC Grand Champion BronzeGCHB CH Switchgrass Fire On The Mountain JH CGC................Steve Deitemeyer ...........................................................................18-Feb-18GCHB CH Leaping Dog’s Louie Louie We Gotta Go Now JH DN ...Sharon/Robert Moreland............................................................26-May-18GCHB CH Whiskeytown Captain Morgan Cranberry Kiss JH ......Kristi Woods, Tony Libertore........................................................28-May-18

AKC Grand ChampionGCH CH Whiskeytown Stonehenge Riding Shotgun ...................Kendall/Kathryn DeSanto..............................................................17-Feb-18GCH CH Whiskeytown Captain Morgan Cranberry Kiss JH.........Kristi Woods, Tony Libertore ........................................................17-Mar-18GCH CH Lambo Des Bords De L’Arroux........................................Carroll Kemp, Kristi Woods ..........................................................24-Mar-18GCH CH Independence I’Ll Drink To That JH ..............................Meagan Withrow, Joe Christiano ..................................................14-Apr-18GCH CH Snowbird’s Outlaw Kidd Rock JH ...................................Hank Brandes, Shona Welle ..........................................................14-Apr-18GCH CH Citrine’s M’Shack’s Goose On The Loose JH ..................Ryan Shackelford ...........................................................................23-Apr-18GCH CH Southern Flash’s Starry Night .........................................Karen/Bob/Olivia Cate .................................................................26-May-18

AKC ChampionCH Capstone’s Brown Eyed Girl JH ...............................................Richard Byrne ..................................................................................1-Feb-18CH Aux Lake Rum Tum Rudy JH ...................................................Jerry/Kathy Freeze..........................................................................16-Feb-18CH Jaxs De Chez D JH ...................................................................Dennis/Dorothy Normile ..............................................................18-Feb-18CH Glacier Valleyz Bricks & Ivy.....................................................Patricia Kelley, Lisa Dorand ...........................................................19-Feb-18CH Goldeneye Spontaneous Wish Fulfilled JH .............................Sharon Young, Sarah Gregory.........................................................3-Mar-18CH Stonehenge Moon Meet U At The Point JH ............................Jerri Stanley, Gerri Auchincloss ......................................................4-Mar-18CH Ore Bank’s Savoir Fer SH..........................................................Marcia Hoff ...................................................................................16-Mar-18CH Kyloe’s Trekking Gb Koko........................................................Leah/Jill/Wil Rankinen....................................................................8-Apr-18CH Aux Lake Zephyr......................................................................Larry/Paula Woodward ..................................................................15-Apr-18CH Oozlefinch’s Fire For Effect CGC.............................................Nancy/Lealon Mantooth ...............................................................21-Apr-18CH Ore Bank’s Ressler On The Spot...............................................Marcia/William Hoff......................................................................21-Apr-18CH Cottonwood’s Texas Crutch JH CGC.......................................Ian Moody ....................................................................................13-May-18CH Jazz De Chez D JH....................................................................Vickie Lynn Taddei, Janice Bitzer, Dennis/Dorothy Normile ......25-May-18CH Nayade Des Terres D’Alix.........................................................Larry Delaney ...............................................................................27-May-18CH Chukar Foggygap Thurman On The Mount ...........................Michelle/James Clemens ..............................................................28-May-18

AKC Senior HunterFireside’s Leala TD SH AXP NJP OFP..............................................Jeffrey/Cindy Grodkiewicz ............................................................21-Apr-18CH Aux Lake Rum Tum Rudy SH...................................................Jerry/Kathy Freeze..........................................................................28-Apr-18

AKC Junior HunterSupreme Point’s Tailing Fastball At Woodecoy JH.........................Danette/Bradley Weich, Lisa Boyer ...............................................17-Feb-18GCH CH Glacier’s Bewitched And Bedazzled JH ...........................Beth Schweibinz, Lisa Durand ......................................................18-Mar-18CH Duck River’s Deja Vous JH .......................................................Gerri Auchincloss ..........................................................................15-Apr-18Pageska’s Ol II Charleigh JH...........................................................Cindy/Jeffrey Grodkiewicz, Paige Pettis ........................................21-Apr-18Tall Grass Woronocos Dutchman JH TKN .....................................Stephen/Susan Morawski...............................................................28-Apr-18Cottonwood’s Texas Crutch JH CGC.............................................Ian Moody .....................................................................................28-Apr-18Leaping Dog’s Total Eclipse JH.......................................................Martha Ingram, Diane Dillon........................................................10-Jun-18

AKC Open AgilityGCH CH Whiskeytown Absolut-Ly Wild Run CD RE JH OA OAJ.....Andrew/Amy Fluck ....................................................................25-Feb-18

AKC Open Agility JumperGCH CH Whiskeytown Absolut-Ly Wild Run CD RE JH NA OAJ.....Andrew/Amy Fluck ....................................................................18-Feb-18

AKC Rally NoviceCH Chukar D Sweet Georgia Brown Eh RN TD JH CA..................Charles/Karen Spiess........................................................................9-Jun-18

AKCTitles for AWPGAMembers


AKC Trick Dog PerformerKyjo’s Esmeralda CD CGCA CGCU TKP........................................Michele Calvosa.............................................................................13-Jun-18

AKC Trick Dog AdvancedCapstone’s Mark Of Excellence BN RA TDX CGC TKA .................Maria Murphy ...............................................................................14-Mar-18

AKC Trick Dog IntermediateCapstone’s Mark Of Excellence BN RA TDX CGC TKI ..................Maria Murphy ...............................................................................13-Mar-18

AKC Trick Dog NoviceDouble Barrel’s Tikka Jolie Of Flatbrook CGC TKN.......................Phillip/Nancy Coffeen ...................................................................14-Feb-18Capstone’s Mark Of Excellence BN RA TDX CGC TKN.................Maria Murphy ...............................................................................12-Mar-18

AKC Canine Good CitizenDouble Barrel’s Tikka Jolie Of Flatbrook CGC ...............................Phillip/Nancy Coffeen .....................................................................2-Feb-18Dierenfields Mountain Blue Horizon CGC....................................John Marcus Sodia III ....................................................................18-Feb-18CH Glacier Valleyz Bit O’Money CGC...........................................Mary/Robyn Zullo, Lisa Durand....................................................12-Apr-18GCHB CH Glacier’s Big Sky Up To Snow Good JH CGC ...............Mary/Robyn Zullo, Lisa Durand....................................................12-Apr-18Fireside’s I’Ve Got U Under My Skin CGC.....................................Karen Krautz, Margaret Anne Thompson ......................................5-May-18North Star Lovely Jenny CGC........................................................Nick Miller-Jacobson, Lauren Miller ..............................................9-May-18

AKC Scent Work Container NoviceKyloe’s Trekking Mork From Ork SCN...........................................Jill Rankinen, Debra/Anna Young ...................................................2-Jun-18

AKC Dock NoviceCrooked River Griffons Fly The W Chicago DN............................Damian Nathaniel Kolbet..............................................................29-Apr-18

This list captures AKC titles earned by AWPGA members February -June 2018

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It’s a cool Michiganmorning, and a lightfog covers the damp

dirt road. My friendDale and I make ourway to our first cover,sitting quietly, halfasleep, waiting forthe morning coffeeto take effect. Ourcommute is silent,only to be broken bya Pavlovian responseas we rumble over abit of washboardedroad. Teddy beginsto whine. “I know,I know, we’ll bethere soon.”

We arrive at ourcover and begin togear up. I check my phone to see one of the many reasonswe travel this great distance. I smile. “NO SERVICE.”

Teddy’s subtle whine has morphed into a deep groan, asif I forgot to let him out for his morning business. He knowshe’s not allowed to leave the crate without permission. Alight tap on the head followed by a release command signalsthe start of our day.

Not more than 30 seconds into our hunt, Teddy freezes asif a spell cast him into granite. He only hammers a pointthis hard for one bird. “Woodcock,” I whisper.

Just then, a pair of timberdoodles flush and the sound of

a gunshot echoesthrough the rollinghills of poplar.Grinning, we bothopen our shotgunsto eject the singlespent shell weeach squeezed offsimultaneously.Dale smiles andsays, “Two inthe hand.”

Saunteringback, Teddy rollsthe woodcockin his mouth,displaying hisdisdain for theirtaste. I lean over tograb our bounty,but before I can he

spits it out. I laugh. He’s my first gun dog and with that hehas a few flaws.

He looks at me with his dark brown eyes, his tail tuckedwith guilt. I smile and think to myself a quote from the lateGene Hill, “The good Lord only made one perfect shotgunand it’s owned by someone else, and he only made oneperfect bird dog and he kept it to himself.”

Teddy timidly wags his tail as I bend over to pick up whathe so graciously dropped. I say to him, “You’re the perfectbird dog for me.” And with a tap on the head, his tail speedgoes from low to high, and the hunt goes on. �

Hunting my Griff in the UP of Michiganby Shane Lewis

Teddy on the trail in Michigan’s Upper Peninsula


I’m often asked about my steps in training a pupspecifically for hunting. I think a hunting dog istrained a bit differently than a general non-hunting

canine. Here’s a basic outline of my training steps.Stage I - Puppy. I don’t like to over train a young

puppy on obedience. I find this can take the naturaldrive and passion out of some puppies. I like to givea pup its head so it builds confidence and learns toexplore. I want it to know its job is out in front,searching and finding birds. However, it is still veryimportant to have control of your puppy, so rightaway I teach whoa and come. If you can stop andrecall your pup, you can go almost anywhere and havea safe puppy. Also, whoa will come into play later inadvanced training. I’ll also add sit, but I won’t use itoften, or have the pup sit for a very long period. Ifpossible, I like to see the puppy find and flush wildbirds that it cannot catch, or I’ll use a launcher tomimic a wild-bird flush. This will bring out a pup’snatural instinct to point. If there’s any chance ofthe pup catching a bird, I’ll have the puppy on alead. I want this stage to be all fun and positive forthe puppy.

Hunt Trainingdown to the Basics by George DeCosta, Jr

Stage II - Intermediate Pup. After apuppy has learned to love to hunt and hasa fire in its belly to find birds, I’ll add moreobedience. I’ll add heeling, and sit forlonger periods. By now the pup should bepointing on its own, so after the point I’lladd whoa for steadiness. I’ll also add theretrieve for the reward. If the pup breakspoint and flushes the bird on its own, noretrieve and no praise. If the pup holdspoint solidly, then I’ll shoot or toss a birdfor the retrieve. I don’t enforce the retrieve;any retrieve at all after a point is highlypraised. And if the pup wants to prancearound a bit with the bird, I let it as long asit doesn’t chomp on the bird. I don't wantto immediately take away the prize; this canlead to the pup not bringing the bird backon future retrieves. Try to keep it fun andadd the reward for the proper performance.Stage III - Advanced Dog. I begin this

stage after the pup has had a good hunting season under itsbelt. The dog is pointing, has a strong whoa compliance and

sits or stands in one place until released. The dog nowknows the game, so I’ll add the training that makes a more

finished bird dog. I’ll work on steady to fall andretrieve to hand as well as steadiness and quietnessin the blind. I’ll have the dog sit or stand in onespot while I toss bumpers. I’ll make the dog stayuntil released by its name. I’ll toss pigeons aroundthe dog while it’s on point to teach the dog toremain on point after the flush. If needed, I’ll forcefetch the dog to deliver to hand every time. Bynow I know that the added pressure of advancedtraining will not take the passion or desire out ofthe dog. We’re in the game as a team, but the puplearns I’m the quarterback.

Is there more to it then the outline above? Youbet. But this gives the basic outline I use in traininga hunting dog. We can examine more specifictraining techniques in future issues. �

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Your dog earned a Utility Prize I and qualified toparticipate in next year’s Invitational. What’s involvedpreparing for the test? you may ask. A LOT! A lot of

time, a lot of money, a lot of surprises, a lot of frustrations,a lot of nerves, a lot of support from friends and familyand a whole lot of other thing

I imagine like most, my preparations began soon afterthe Utility Test. However, I was fortunate with Ryder. LarryWoodward already laid the foundation having run her inthe Invitational two years before. All I needed to do waslearn the proper commands and practice, right? There wasmore to it than that. A lot more.

One good thing about preparing for this year’s test washaving a fellow chapter member qualified and preparing

too. Equally good were other chapter members more thanwilling to lend a hand or dog to help getting ready.

This wasn’t my first time attending an Invitational, butwas as a handler. Luckily, I knew the grounds and how theevent runs.

Test day arrives and I learn I’ll be running with a bye dogin the field and will be first out. This is good because Ryderhas slowed down since running the Utility Test the yearbefore, and the day started out warm. The dog she ran withwas a big-running Shorthair, and she performed two flawlesshonors in a relatively short time. For the most part, Ryder’sfield work was pretty good, but there were a couple things Ihad some concern about and wasn’t fully convinced she’ddone well enough to get all passing scores. I was wrong.

On Being Invitedto �e

Invitational

On Being Invitedto �e

Invitational

by Jay Hoth

On to the Double Marked Retrieve. We get ourinstructions and heel down to the pond. I nod, and thefirst duck is launched and I shoot. The second winger goesafter the first duck hits the water, but no duck! My handlingjudge instructs me to go back to the starting point and waitfor the duck to be retrieved. I’m given a couple options anddecide to immediately go ahead with a second attempt andgo through the process again. Both ducks launch and hit thewater this time. “Fetch,” and Ryder takes a step and stops.“Fetch” a second time, and she goes without a second

thought. First duck is delivered to hand and I send her forthe second. “Fetch.” She goes out towards the second duckand decides to take a detour to check out the decoys, upon the bank to check out the long winger, and takes a longlook at me and the duck on the water. My heart sinks! Thiswould be our undoing. A judge whispers in my ear, “Now’sthe time to handle her if you are going to.” I stand therebecause I hadn’t worked on handling with her. To oursurprise, she enters the water on her own, swims straightto the duck and retrieves to hand. What a relief, buthow will she be judged? We heel out and go on to theBlind Retrieve.

We get our directions and heel down to the water’s edge.I line her up and give the command sequence and “Fetch.”She swims out about 15 yards and turns around, swimming

toward shore. My heart sinks for a second time in less than30 minutes. I call her back in, line her up and give another“Fetch.” This time she swims straight across the pond,picks up the duck and comes straight back. While shewas swimming across the pond, the judge began givingdirections for the next portion and gave me reassuranceshe wasn’t completely out yet.

Next is the Honor at the Blind. We heel around the treesand I place her in the designated spot, give her hard whoaand I go to mine. The duck is launched, shot fired and

retrieving dog is sent. Ryder didn’t budge! We heel a shortdistance to the judge and our Invitational test is done.All there is to do now is wait for the rest of the dogs tocomplete and the judges to compile scores. This was oneof the longest two hours I’ve ever waited.

Scores are read. First dog, second, third .. last dog readand an immense relief to hear the words, “185 points anda new VC.”

A few words of advice to anyone who is running innext year’s Invitational or aspires of running in the future.Don’t try to do it all by yourself. Expect setbacks whiletraining. It takes all of the things I mentioned at thebeginning. Utilize all of your available resources — chaptermembers, others who have gone through it, etc. Mostimportantly … RELAX. �

All there is to do now is wait for ... the judges to compile scores.This was one of the longest two hours I’ve ever waited.

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Recently I was invited by a friend to join a groupfor a morning quail hunt at a South Carolinaplantation. The 7,500 acres is a sportsmen’s

planned unit development consisting ofapproximately 300 homes whose ownerscomprise the membership. There aresignificant buffers between home sites, anextensive road network, and amenitiesinclude seasonal hunting (deer, releasedupland birds, and turkey), golf,sporting, clays/skeet, kennels, stables,and proper support facilities. It was atreat to be invited to share a huntwith two gentlemen members who arededicated to habitat protection and toshare the joy of watching dogs workfields in pursuit of upland game.

We met at the hunting grounds clubhouse for an introduction to the masterof the hunt and an orientation as to whichfields our prey had been released. Also, I wasasked to view a short club safety-rules videoand sign the required liability waiver — a formI never had to sign to hunt a walk-in area inOklahoma, Kansas, Colorado, Wyoming orMichigan. At our vehicles we all exchangedniceties and admired our dogs. Therewas a brace of Pointers, a German

Wirehaired Pointer and a WirehairedPointing Griffon (my dog Boudreaux).

The conversation was primarily about the huntingcharacteristics of the breeds we would walk behind.As I would have expected, my companions had notseen a Griff in action, but they were gracious andsaid they had heard positive things and it wouldnice to see one in the field.

As we drove to the hunt sites, I could see manyof the areas where upland hunting could takeplace. The fields were superb; all the things I hadread about habitat enhancement had obviouslybeen done to the tracts. Proper longleaf pinespacing, previous controlled burns, supportingedge brooding and feed areas made this anupland sportsman’s paradise.

We caravanned to our first field, pulled ontoa grass shoulder, dismounted and prepared forthe first hunt which would be over the Pointers.As previously agreed, the owner of the brace on

the ground would not be a shooter but have theresponsibility of controlling the dogs, setting up the

flush, and assuring the retrieve. My first observationwas that all of the prep was being done with dogs intheir boxes. When the other gunner and I acknowl-edged we were ready, the handler of the pointers put

them on the ground. At that point the race wason. At a blistering pace, we tried to keep the

A Hunt To Rememberby Terry Klavohn

Pointers in sight as we walkedalong in the manicured walkinglanes in the broom straw. Myfirst thought was I hoped thedogs were wired with GPS. Thehandler’s response to the outflowof energy from his dogs was bellow-ing commands which were respondedto but at a distance that was going tocause my Fitbit to explode if a dog wenton point. The handler did get the dogsto turn and start to hunt, but at amounted field-trial pace. We gota few points after the initialblast and they were classical,including good honors from the off dog. ThePointers held through flush and shot with delivery to handoccasionally. When we returned to the vehicles, my thoughtwas, “Boy, that was fast, Boudreaux may not be up to myfriend’s standards.”

We traveled to the second field with the GWP scheduledto run next. As the prep was being done I suggested we runthe two hairy dogs as a brace, which got a quick look from

my partners. The owner/handler of the GWP said his dogdid not do well with hunting partners. Accordingly, we allproceeded to get ready for the single dog. The habitat wasequally as well groomed but with the addition of a potholewhich served as a water break for running dogs. I wasassured because of the low temperature in the wintermonths, alligator activity was not an issue. As the GWP lefthis crate he was very orderly, did some business and came tohis master’s side. On command, the dog was released andhunted quickly, with purpose, and deliberate. Birds werefound, he was steady as a granite peak in Bavaria, andretrieved with the same focus he displayed during the hunt.I was starting to really worry about my Boudreaux, on hismaiden plantation quail hunt. On the second of the GWPsretrieves, I received a little bit of a respite. Noticing theplumage on the returned bird was very wet, I looked closelyas the bird was reluctantly released to the handler. By pureobservation, I would suggest that bird would not make it tothe table. We returned to the vehicles aftergood work by the GWP, and drove to ourfinal field which was a little smallerthan the first two, but what the heck,I was the guest.

As we readied, I must say I was as nervousas Tennessee William’s cat. So much so I letBoudreaux out much earlier than my counterpartshad put their dogs on the ground. Boudreauxwas a true low-county gentleman; he foundrelief and came to my side ready butanxious for the hunt. When all wereready, I released Boudreaux, who was

fast for 50 yards, then he slowed to a very slowwalk with head up winding like a seasoned pro.After a short time he got into what I think of asthe Griff hunting gait: tail through top line tohead straight as board, level to the ground anda face showing total focus. It was then I knewthis may be a good day. I directed him withconversational volume of my voice and only

for general directions I thought we needed togo. From time to time he would check back as

almost to say, “We better go this way.” Ourgroup would respond, follow his lead and

birds would be found. His steadinesswas what I would expect from asecond-hunt-season pup with creepas I went in for the flush. He held

for the shot, but as the bird fell the work was over and thefun was on. His retrieve was as it is today, half way andthen back to the hunt (a problem I attribute to a poorfoundation) with nary a feather out of place. He repeatedthis pattern for the entire field.

We returned to our vehicles to load up and retire tothe plantation’s club house. In the high-ceilinged paneled

club room, we celebrated a good hunt over good butdifferent dogs and toasted the hounds. During thepost-hunt conversation, I was given the most appreciatedcompliment a Griff owner can receive: Boudreaux wasinvited to hunt with the group sometime in the future.And, after the second bourbon, my friends relented to allowme to tag along.

My host called a few days later. He was calling to check inon my thoughts about the hunt. He told me 20 birds hadbeen placed in the field Boudreaux hunted, with 18 caughtfor the table and the remaining two not pointed. Boudreauxis coming into his ninth hunting season and eager for his

next plantation hunt, but first this fall withkennel mates Roux and Croix we willtravel to the north for grouse andwoodcock, later to the southern prairiefor wild quail, and finish our hunt travelswith a short stop in southern Louisianafor the woodcock migration. But back inSouth Carolina in January, February, andearly March it will be quail. We may evenfind a wild covey rise in some forgottencotton field near a forgotten drainage inthe shadows of a gracious plantation.

Life is good in the lowcountry of South

Carolina. �

When all were ready, I released Boudreaux, who was fastfor 50 yards, then he slowed to a very slow walkwith head up winding like a seasoned pro.


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