Result: Region 15 Amateur Shooting Dog Championship

Location: Ibaraki, Pref.

Post Date: Apr 15, 2026

Submitted By: Yoshiharu Akisada

Region 15 (AFTCA) Amateur Shooting Dog Championship winners and participants.

The day of the race, the temperature rose to around 15 C, making for some very tough conditions for the dogs. There were six braces, with one setter and 10 pointers. Among them, the winner, Minori Long Pete, who started in the first brace, spotted a graceful figure with a high head and high tail in the woods of the first bird field. His handler easily handled the game with a flash. A Bobwhite flew in, but Pete watched it fly by without moving an inch. He grabbed and mowed ahead, then spotted a good-looking one in the cover of the kaya on the left edge near the third bird, which he handled with ease. He then made a good run, running left and right on the edge about 300-400m ahead, and then finished with a powerful white dot at the end of the pasture, about 1,000m away. It was a fantastic finish. Pete's running power, which comes from his physique, and his good pointing style were all perfect.

Runner-up Treasure Grouse Romi, a setter female, hunted with speed. Ten minutes after the start, she found a spot in the woods of the first bird field, neatly processed it, grabbed it, and sent it forward. She continued hunting at her usual speed, and in the second bird field, she made a second find, which she also processed without difficulty. She then found game three of four times in a good rhythm, doing a good job. She finished by refilling water on the left riverbank just before the pasture. They went out into the pasture ahead and finished without slowing down in the distance. Her speed was also impressive.

Ibaraki, Pref., March 1
Judges: Yoshiharu Akisada and Hideaki Aoki
REGION 15 AMATEUR SHOOTING DOG CHAMPIONSHIP [One-Hour Heats] - 10 Pointers and 1 Setter
Winner-MINORI LONG PETE, F1690630, pointer male, by Wining Little John-Graysyamato Elhew Jane. Tadaaki Akiba, owner; Sakae Ohisuki, handler.
Runner-Up-TREASURE GROUSE ROMI, F1698410, setter female, by The You Pinekone Great-Treasure Grouse Mary. Fumio Takarada, owner and handler.