NATIONAL AMATEUR GROUSE CHAMPIONSHIP

Winners CH. Hi Five's Wrangler
RU CH. Dun Roven's Explorer

Preparation for a Championship is always touch and go, especially when the dog is being run by another individual. In this picture on the right we have High-Five Wrangler catching some zee's on Handler Dave Hawks Lap before her hour run. Well what ever it takes guys it worked.
I snapped this shot from my car as I woke from a nap and said wow!

Region 4 (AFTCA), Amateur Walking Shooting CH.

Region 4 AFTCA Shooting Dog Championship was held this past weekend at the Highland Field Trial Grounds, in Highland, Michigan September 19-20 under very warm conditions. The draw for the trial was 30 dogs from Michigan, Ohio, Wisconsin, New York, Pennsilvania and Canada. The Champion winner of the event was Duke's Bella Dancer, pictured above, owned/handled by Ron Sposita of Milford Michigan.

The Runner-Up Champion was Texas Copper Top, owned and handled by Kevin Klein, pictured below.

Open Shooting Dog Placements

Highland Field Trial Club Results 9-12-09

Open Shooting Dog

1st Shredder

2nd Lemon McGee

3rd Black River Rover

HIGHLAND FIELD TRIAL CLUB

FALL 2009 SATURDAY, SEPT 12

Open Walking Shooting Dog Stake -30 Min.
Judges: Jim Cipponeri and Lee Ann Parnell -8 a.m.

1. Passin Times Diesel P M Levitan Minard
1. Krugzda’s Without A Doubt ES M Krugzda Krugzda

2. Lemon McGee P F Shanly Minard
2. Grouse River Trouble ES M Vanecek Vanecek

3. Mustache Bob ES M Vitali Vitali
3. Invincible ES M Beniak Beniak

4. Shredder ES M Gingas Minard
4. Bad River Sadie ES F Vanecek Vanecek

5. Winterset Steadfast ES F Winters Minard
5. Black River Rover P M Shefferly Shefferly

6. Dun Roven’s Grouse Getter ES M Leverett Hollister
6. Michigan Havelock Zee ES F Beniak Beniak

7. Fleetwood ES M Esser Minard/Esser
7. Bad River Brandi ES F Vanacek Vanacek

8. Fireside Drama Queen ES F Esser Minard

Open Walking Derby – 30 Min.

Judges Rich Hollister and Mark Beniak

1. Fireside Mickey Weske ES F Esser Minard
1. Silverwhip P F Jones Jones

2. Hi Five’s Rock Solid P M Lareau Minard
2. Vitali Grouseringer Purdy ES F Vitali Vitali

3. Grouse River Deuces Wild P M Wood Wood
3. Grousehill Bullet P M Capocti Minard

4. Vitali Grouseringer Rev ES M Vitali Vitali
4. Fireside Soldier Spy ES M Esser Minard

5. Fireside Interesting Linda ES F Esser Minard
5. Springpond Autumn Grace ES F Parnell Brown

6. Cookie’s Fortune P F Cook Cook
6. Dateline Milwaukee P M Burney Minard

7. Hi Five’s Here She Comes P F Grush Grush
7. Dateline Dublin P F Burney Minard

8. Grousehill Lucky P F Capocti Minard
8. Fireside Johnny Dangerously P M Esser Minard/Esser

9. Tails Up Jake ES M Esser Minard/Esser
9. Dateline Fastrack P M Burney Minard

10. Dateline Blacklist P M Burney Minard

Open Walking Puppy – 20 Min.

Judges Bryan Wood and Ted Tamas

1. Duke’s Clear Grappa ES M Sposita Sposita
1. Smoke ES F Krugzda Krugzda

2. Fireside Holy Cow ES F Esser Minard/Esser
2. Vitali Grouseringer Rev ES M Vitali Vitali

3. Molly ES F Shanly Minard
3. Tugger ES M Wheelock Wheelock

4. Duke P M J, Minard B. Minard
4. Quail Trap Oscar ES M Rogers Rogers

5. Silverwhip P F Jones/Swita Jones
5. Fireside Tsunami ES F Esser Minard/Esser

6. Fireside Tip Of The Iceberg ES F Esser Minard/Esser

OPEN WALKING SHOOTING DOG QUALIFIER – 30 Min

SUNDAY September 13, 8 a.m.

1. Mustache Bob ES M Vitali Vitali
1. Hi Five’s Rock Solid P M Lareau Minard

2. Winterset Steadfast ES F Winters Minard
2. Dun Roven’s Grouse Getter ES M Leverett Hollister

3. Uplander’s Elouise ES F Ray Ray
3. Archie P M Cipponeri Cipponeri

4. Dateline Blacklist P M Burney Minard
4. Ramblin Ruby Lou ES F Wheelock Wheelock

5. Nelson’s Van Max P M Nelson Nelson

AMATEUR WALKING SHOOTING DOG – 30 min

Judges Bruce and Jennie Minard

1. Mustache Bob ES M Vitali Vitali
1. Invincible ES M Beniak Beniak

2. Black River Rover P M Shefferly Shefferly
2. Nelson’s Van Max P M Nelson Nelson

3. Dun Roven’s Grouse Getter ES M Leverett Hollister
3. Uplander’s Pocohontas P F Ray Ray

4. Michigan Havelock Zee ES F Beniak Beniak
4. Call Me Kate ES F Merlington Merlington

AMATEUR WALKING DERBY – 30 min


1. Red Oak Elhew Cover P F Tamas Tamas
1. Fireside Soldier Spy ES M Esser Esser

2. Fireside Interesting Linda ES F Esser Esser
2. Vitali Grouseringer Rev ES M Vitali Vitali

3. Fireside Johnny Dangerously P M Esser Esser
3. Vitali Grouseringer Purdy ES F Vitali Vitali

4. Tails Up Jake ES M Esser Esser
4. Silverwhip P F Jones/Swita Jones

5. Duke’s Clear Grappa ES M Sposita Sposita