Archive for the ‘General’ Category
Winny is my new obedience prospect and maybe we’ll go farther as time goes on. She is a 10 month old choclate female owned by Aaron and Katie Brogan. Winnie is a daughter to HRCH Major, the choclate Lab featured in the header photos. She has lots of potential but has to get her manners and obedience in line first. She is doing well and may fulfill Aaron’s dream of having a dog to hunt shed antlers.
It takes two to hold on to Winnie
Don’t let the beard and the rough coat fool you Maggie is a true lady. Welcome to Maggie and Mark Mallot from Indiana. Maggie is a Wirehaired Pointing Griffon. The breed is gaining popularity here in the good old USA. Wirehaired Pointing Griffons went from the 137th most popular breed in America to 85th. The largest jump of any breed this year. Maggie is playing a lot of roles as a versatile hunting dog. She is required to point, retrieve, track and have good manners. She has a coat for rough country or water and a sweet personality for the fireside at home. We have a lot to learn here and she has started off well.
Maggie has developed into a wonderful hunter and companion dog. Eager to please yet birdie and driven she has become the controlled hunting dog most guys want.Maggie showing steadiness to flush
Maggie on place and retrieving
Beau came from the Jeremy and Ashley Vincon pack about a month ago (sorry for the delay) and took on a tough obedience course to help turn his life around. I’m happy to report Beau has took his training extremely well and may be in line for a good citizenship award. Way to go Beau. Beau is obeying commands quickly and happily. He is heeling off lead, going and remaining in his place until released and most importantly he likes doing it. 
With winter finally drifting into a memory things here at Missouri Kennels have been busy getting these guys ready for the spring hunt tests. Daisy will be running finished test with big aspirations of carrying an HRCH title with her from now on. She is working on technical marks and tough blinds (including working in the rain) and is doing well. 
Star Baby is a yellow female owned by my son J.J. and his family. She is working on her HR title and will be running seasoned tests. After a terrific hunting season she is ready for the upper stakes and may even get into the Finished test if all goes well. She has been going with me on my TRI-TRONICS trips and has been a real hit with the crowd. 
Say hell-o to Star
Opposite ends of the earth are just a day away. Our duck hunting excursion was interrupted by a terrible blizzard. Constantly howling winds at 45-50 mph were gusting to 86 mph. Freezing rain and snow blowing sideways pelted the face and exposed skin like millions of little needles. Numbing temperatures plunged into the teens and chill factors ran below zero. No place to be for man nor beast. The old farm house shook in the wind but kept us warm and poker and baseball became the call of the day. As we lay waiting for the storm to subside the avian world is moving rapidly south and millions of geese, duck and other waterfowl pack together and make the trip. As the wind subsided the birds caught the tail wind of the storm and the sky blackened with birds. Snow geese in their blue and white phases were in lines stretching twenty miles across the sky. Huge flocks descended in the fields blown clean of snow whitening the fields again. Ducks were in chaos and frantic to join the migration so they were feeding frantically in open fields fueling up for the long flight south. The next two days we harvested our limit of ducks in open bean fields. Big Mallards, Pintails, Widgeon, Gadwalls and Canvasbacks will grace the table for many meals this year. By Friday the storm was over and temperatures soared back into the sixties so I kept removing layers of clothing as the hunt went into the afternoon. When I was down to a single short sleeve tee shirt I tucked into my layout blind and waiting for the next flight beside me I could hear my dog still panting from the exertion of the last retrieve. The sun beat down and the 60′s became 90′s as I tried to fathom how awesome our planet is and how fickle mother nature can be. I imagined myself laying on a white sand beach when the waves gently lapping at the shore was overcome by the calls of my hunting partners enticing new ducks. It’s a good day today.
By looking at these pictures you can tell the dogs had their work cut out for them. 
I’m sure Sally will think she died and went to retriever heaven. Congratulations to the Fords who will be making Sally part of their family. Sam Ford owns the Fly Way Duck Club near Portage des Sioux so I’m sure Sally will be keeping busy picking up ducks this year. Good Luck to all of you.
Sally and Daisy weren’t doing anything last Saturday so Dave and I took Sally on her first dove hunt. Lots of shooting and lots of laughs and lots of doves. The young dogs were great together and thanks to them we brought home a nice limit of doves.
September 8th, 2010 Meet Teca
This is TECA and her human pack otherwise known as the Justice Family. Teca is a Viszla, an Hungarian breed. The Vizsla’s medium size is one of the breed’s most appealing characteristics as a hunter of fowl and upland game, and through the centuries the Vizsla has held a unique position for a sporting dog – that of household companion and family dog. TECA fills the bill with a great attitude for hunting and a lovable personality you can’t help but enjoy her company. TECA is here for basic training which will stay with her for life and make her an exciting hunting companion and fireside company as well.
