Highland FTC Spring 2011 Report and Winners

The Highland Field Trial Club would like to thank everyone who attended the spring 2011 USCSDA Trial. The Highland FTC was blessed again with good running weather and also "no snow".

The Trial started out sharp at 8:00am on Silo course Saturday morning with Judges Dave Heavlin and Paul Renilus mounted and ready for there judging duties for the next 2 days. They did a great job and was highly praised by handlers and owners, again thank you Dave and Paul for your services and helping the Highland Field Trial Club.

Breakfast was presented each morning by the club, which was just short of the classic breakfast of champions (Doughnuts and coffee), oh Bob Wheelock picked the doughnuts each morning from Tim Hortons of Milford, Mi.

The order for Saturdays running for the Silo course was Open Shooting Dog and then Open Derby. The Open Shooting Dog finished in time, but 2 braces of the Open Derby was left for Sunday morning, (we just ran out of day light). The Judge who subbed for the Derby with Dave Heavlin was Mike Brown who was kind enough to return the next day, which was a last minute decision, again the Highland FTC thanks you! The Open Shooting Dog and Open Derby are listed below.

Open Shooting Dog 20 entries judges Renius and Heavlin
1st-Hi-Five’s Wrangler Ross o, Minard h
2nd-Michigan Havelock Zee, Beniak o,h.
3rd-HiFive’s Rock Solid Lareau o, Minard h

Open Derby 12 entries judges Heavlin and Brown
1st.-Vitali Grouseringer Sam I am Vitali, o,h
2nd-Hi Five’s Stormin Norman, Minard, o, h
3rd-Dateline Sharp Dressed Man, Harlow o Minard h

For Lunch both Saturday and Sunday the Highland Club provided a featured meal for the owners and handlers and families, ( Lo Country Boil ) which was inspired and looked after by the the young scribe Dave Fletcher.

For Lunch a cake was brought in by one of the Club founders, Tom Vanacek for the tri-brithday of Jenny Minard, Brian Wood and Tom Vanacek, see below.

Starting out Sunday was the continuation of the Open Derby, see results above and the starting of the Amateur stakes, also the Open Puppy was taking place at another site, the Barn course, with Ron Sposita and Bob Wheelock walking as judges. The results for Sunday stakes are listed below.

Open Puppy 12 entries judges Wheelock and Sposita
1st-Shotgun Alley, Coleman o Minard h
2nd –Hi Five’s Rockabye Baby Lareau o Minard h
3rd-Milrun Jake, Miller o Vanecek h

Amateur Shooting Dog 13 entries judges Renius and Heavlin
1st-Michigan Havelock Zee Beniak o,h
2nd-Vitali’s Grouseringer Purdy, Vitali o, h
3rd-Fireside Dale’s Shady Banker MB Esser, o,h

Amateur Derby 8 entries judges Renius and Heavlin
1st-Bad River Frankie Vanacek o,h
2nd-Dateline Sharp Dressed Man, Harlow, o,h
3rd-Vitali Grouseringer Stogy, Vitali o,h

Thanks again for a great trial with friends and families. We are always greatful to Bruce and Jenny Minard of Hi-Five's Kennels for there participation and loyalty to the Highland family, they brought again great dogs and also their owners who follow there dogs across the nation.

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