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| Richard Best, falconer for Captain Gilbert Blaine, with two of the famous "Westdown" Setters- 1912. |
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Photo: Clair Kofoed
Mike's October Toby
An exceptional bird dog, now gone.
"Ted" Wenaha High Ryder
Ted is gone, but not forgotten. From Crockett/Sunrise lines, with some Cover Dog blood from his dam's side. Ted is the best bird dog I have owned and earned eight shooting dog placements in his career, and has a lot of wild birds shot over his points.
"Cody" - Wenaha Code Red
Cody is from Jetsetter X Johnny's Jewel. He has wins at the Western Open AA Derby Classic, the Oregon Shooting Dog CH AA derby, was R-U CH in the 2015 Pacific Coast CH and the 2015 California Quail CH.
"Andy" Wenaha Black Storm
Andy is gone - a vistim of cancer at age seven - a son of Tekoa Mountain Patriot X Iron Mistress - a daughter of Grid Iron. He was a good bird dog and I miss him.
"Buddy" - Wenaha Strongheart
Buddy is from Robertson's Kennel - a son of Audubon Americus X Sunrise's Last Hope - a daughter of Tekoa Mountain Sunrise. He was whelped in June of 2016. A really nice bird dog and I am having fun with him.
"L.J." Wenaha Little John
L.J. is by Cody and Crockett's Prairie Breeze, a daughter of Crockett's Deep Freeze. He is now living in Oklahoma and enjoying life as a family bird dog.
Roll Call
2 comments:
Here's a good example of a field bred today dog! This little darling has stolen my heart, Shawn Wayment's Setter.
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Mike -
I will email you some pictures from the turn of the century that you should enjoy. They go with my thought that what seems like a current trend of slab sided setters the size of a small pony are a modern invention. The original Amesian setters averaged less than 50 lbs or so, were compact and balanced. Not long, tall and 60 some pounds. These compact setters were the setters that Jim Avent ran. Our setters and pointers are different performers today than those, most likely improved bird dogs and trainability. But those dogs of Avent's did not want for speed, range, and 3 hour endurance. Many of the stories of Mr. Avent's National CH exploits had to do with extra scouting/scouts to keep those setters on the grounds.
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