Result: Region 7 AFTCA Walking Shooting Dog Championship & NBHA Companion Walking Stakes

Location: Alvord, Texas

Post Date: Apr 27, 2023

Submitted By: Ken Sauer

Region 7 Amateur Walking Shooting Dog Championship Winners (left to right): Jason Super, Tony Miller (judge), Klaus Schmidt with Magic Maggie Mae, Matthew Rafferty (judge), Emery Gardner, Weldon Gardner, K C's Tye Oneon with Ken Sauer, and Matthew Puckett.

There are many people to thank for this event's success. We must start with our judges, Tony Miller of Endeavor Kennels, Trenton, Tex., and Matthew Rafferty of Joaquin, Tex., for their two long days in the saddle. Thanks to Larry Seybert, Sr., for driving the dog wagon and planting birds. The USFS plays a huge role in North Texas field trials allowing us to utilize the LBJ Grasslands for field trials such as these events.

The sponsors that deserve special recognition are Park Cities Quail Coalition for their financial support and believing in us bringing people together to spend more time with their dogs in the field with plenty of birds. The lunch on Friday was King Ranch Chicken Casserole prepared by Ken Sauer, and Saturday was a fantastic brisket(s) provided by Jay Stine. Additional fixings of baked beans and potato salad were also served. We all did eat well. All of this food was set up and served by Melissa Sauer. She's a dream in my life.

Jackets were purchased from Mule Brand Clothing (NBHA sponsor) for the judges and Yeti NBHA custom tumblers from Alyssa Rowan. We must also thank all the NBHA sponsors for supporting NBHA events. Purina donates dog food coupons, and Gun Dog Supply provides gift certificates for the winners and workers.

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THE RUNNING
Brace No. 1--Wiggins Super Sin ("Trixie"), pointer female owned/handled by Jason Super, and Touch's Mac Daddy ("Mac"), pointer male owned/handled by Klaus Schmidt. Mac's first find came at 23, with Trixie coming in for a back. Mac was picked up at 39 for a few too many steps on a find moving a bird. Trixie scored another find at 43, but some of her style seemed missing. She scored another find at 49 with a relocation, and a pair of birds were produced similar style.

Brace No. 2--Touch's Micro Dot ("Dot"), pointer female owned by Sonny Clark and handled by Klaus Schmidt, and K C's Tye Oneon ("Tye"), pointer male owned/handled by Ken Sauer. Tye had an unproductive at 7. The bird planter said he moved the birds when replacing the pair. Feathers were produced by the handler. Dot scored a find at 10, all in order. Tye had a stand at 27. Dot scored again at 30 with Tye backing. Tye had a find at 39 with all in order. At 49, Tye scored again, with Dot backing him again. At 56, the judges saw Dot when she failed to stand on stop to flush. She didn't chase; she just failed to stop. Both of these dogs were something to watch.

Brace No. 3--Jade, a German shorthair female owned/handled by Weldon Gardner, and Reed's Super Spirit ("Isla"), a pointer female owned/handled by Jason Super. Isla scored at 17 for handler Super and at 25 suffered an unproductive; Jade scored a find at 29. Jade was found at 35 standing in the trees deep in the cover after missing for a short period. Isla stood at 45, and the only thing produced was a bird the hawks had beaten her to. All was in order. Jade had her final find at 55, her too, all in order.

Brace No. 4--Erin's Gypsy Lady ("Maria"), pointer female owned/handled by Matthew Puckett, and K C's Guitar Man ("Zeke"), pointer male owned/handled by Ken Sauer. Zeke started with a nice race, but at 23, he seemed to have moved a bird, and after the handler couldn't produce a bird, he elected to pick him up. Maria had a stand at 30 with the handler on a relocation. Maria handled this well. At 45, Maria suffered an unproductive. At 52, with the wind at her back had a stop to flush and handled this to perfection. Handler did not see the bird flush and was told by the judge. Maria was easy to watch and nice on the eyes. Judges indicated she was in consideration.

Brace No. 5 Piper, a German shorthair female, owned/handled by Weldon Gardner, and Wheat's Choo Choo ("Choo"), a pointer male owned/handled by Joshua Wheat. Choo was picked up at 23 when he failed to be steady to wing and shot. At 23, Piper pointed the same bird and was found near the pond. Piper scored at 28, 29, and again at 43. She ran a nice race and covered lots of the countryside. Weldon has done a nice job with her and won the 2021 Region 7 Walking Shooting Dog Championship, returning to defend her title.

Brace No. 6--Erin's Lone Star Attitude ("Major"), pointer male owned/handled by Matthew Puckett, and Magic Maggie Mae ("Maggie"), pointer female owned/handled by Klaus Schmidt. Major started with guns a blazing. He seemed to be handling a little rough for the handler, so he elected to pick him up at 35 without any bird work. Maggie ran a nice shooting dog race and scored with bird work at 25. Handling nice for her owner, she scored again at 45 finishing the hour to the front.

K C's Tye Oneon was named champion; Magic Maggie Mae was named runner-up.

Alvord, Tex., February 24
Judges: Tony Miller and Matthew Rafferty
REGION 7 AMATEUR WALKING SHOOTING DOG CHAMPIONSHIP [One-Hour Heats] - 2 Pointers and 10 Setters
Winner-K C'S TYE ONEON, 1692606, pointer male, by Valiant-Cypress Church Junebug. Ken Sauer, owner and handler.
Runner-Up-MAGIC MAGGIE MAE, 1683245, pointer female, by Working Class-Nemaha Nell. Klaus Schmidt, owner and handler.

VALLEY VIEW FIELD TRIAL CLUB

The NBHA nationally recognizes these Championship companion stakes for Dog and Handler of the Year Awards. These stakes aim to interest bird hunters and newcomers to the sport of field trials. We drew 17 dogs with new faces and some returning. All clubs should consider this stake to expand our participation. They are tough to judge, but some nice dogs show up at these events. Always have birds and show them a good time. The mission was accomplished.

NBHA Amateur Shooting Dog
Brace No. 1--Onyx, Brittany male (Colin Johnston), and Thor, German shorthair male (Brandon McGill). Thor had a find at 7 and was steady with just a few steps. Thor scored again at 10. At 25 and 29, he suffered two unproductives--excellent job by Brandon for his first field trial. Onyx had three finds for Colin. The little Brittany did a fantastic job. Colin, too, came to this event for his first trial and did an excellent job.

Brace No. 2--Colt, setter male (Sammy Davidson), and Jenny, pointer female (Clay Erwin). These two have been coming out to our events regularly. Sammy's Colt dog had the afterburners on and was picked up early by the handler. Jenny's first find was at 10 and was pretty steady. At 17 and 26, she scored again. She suffered an unproductive at 29 with plenty of gas left in her tank.

Brace #3 - Ace, German shorthair male (Larry Seybert, Sr.), and Hawk, setter male (Philip Webster). These two men are not new to the game, and we loved having them back. Ace scored five times for his handler. He possesses excellent speed and range. At 8, on Ace's first find, Hawk backed. Hawk was found standing at 10 with both dogs standing on different birds. Hawk had another find at 15. At 18, Ace had a stand with Hawk backing again. Ace had another find at 20. Ace suffered an unproductive at 26. Ace and Hawk, at 29, had finds on different birds.
Brace No. 4--John, setter male (Clay Erwin), and Rock, setter male (Kevin Dixon). We were glad to see Kevin Dixon at our event. John got off with a good start with finds at 14, 18, and 26. At 11, Rock was found standing up front. He suffered an unproductive, but on the last brace, a bird was moved. He stood nicely on an extended flush. Rock topped the hill and was found standing again. With another extended flush, Kevin elected to pick him up. Both dogs possessed range and speed.

Brace No. 5--Allie, German shorthair female (Larry Seybert, Sr.), and Cruze, setter male (Sammy Davidson). Cruze started quickly with finds at 8 and 11 and Allie backing on both occasions. Handler elected to pick up Allie at 13. Cruze wasn't finished yet, with additional finds at 14 and 17. The judges enjoyed the Cruze dog in their comments.

Brace No. 6--Heidi, German shorthair female (Brandon McGill), and Tonto, Brittany male (Matthew Puckett). Heidi was found standing at 8 right out of the gate. Tonto had a stand at 10 with Heidi backing. This turned into an unproductive for Tonto. Tonto had a stop to flush at 18, all in order. At 21, Heidi suffered an unproductive. Tonto had a find at 21. At 24, Heidi had a find. Tonto, at 24, stood at a different location but suffered his second unproductive. At 27, Heidi had a find with Tonto backing her. Tonto suffered his third unproductive at 29.

Brace No. 7-- Touch, pointer female (Kevin Dixon), and Hunter, setter male (Brady Elmore). Early off, Touch had a stop to flush and an unproductive at 4. Kevin elected to ask for his GPS at 18, with Touch running a huge race. Hunter had a find at 24 with all in order. Hunter suffered an unproductive at 27. Brady has made much progress with this well-bred setter.

Brace No. 8--Chico, setter male (Sammy Davidson), and Ripley, setter male (Philip Webster). Chico scored a find at 10. At 20, Chico had a stop to flush. Again at 26, Chico was found standing. At 28, Chico put the bird in the air. Ripley went the 30 minutes without any bird work.

Brace No. 9--Girl, pointer female (Kevin Dixon). This bye-dog ran a nice race for not having a bracemate. She had finds at 10 and 24, well-spaced. We are happy to welcome Kevin Dixon and hope to see him more often.

NBHA Amateur Derby

Brace No. 1--Finley, setter male (Philip Webster), and Bullet, pointer male (Cash Kristynik). Finley had bird work at 5, 18, and 24 to derby standards. Bullet ran a nice race and had a stop to flush. Both dogs were pretty separated because of the bird work. We want to welcome Cash to field trials. He's new to our sport but interested and competitive. We hope to see him often.

Brace No. 2--Pat, pointer female (Ken Sauer), and Sam, pointer male (Sonny Clark). Pat had a shooting dog broke find at 5. At 14, Sam was found standing all in order. At 14 and again at 20, Pat was found standing. Again at 25, she pointed at a creek with a pile of pheasant feathers from a hawk's kill. Pat finished running big. We want to thank Sonny for participating this weekend; he had some nice dogs.

Brace No. 3--Skip, pointer male (Cash Kristynik), and Dutton, pointer male (Philip Webster). Skip had a find at 5 but should have been steadier on this stand. Dutton had a find at 6. Skip had another find at 8. Dutton's final find was at 13. Both dogs had excellent range and style.

NBHA AMATEUR SHOOTING DOG - 17 Entries
1st-LUCKY MOON ACE, 1691039, German Shorthair male, by Keg Creek Second Edition-Big Country's Lucy Lawless. Larry Seybert, Sr., owner and handler.
2d-EXPRESS YOURSELF, 1681964, pointer female, by Ransom-Beane's Line Dancer. Clay Erwin, owner and handler.
3d-TRAVELING SALESMAN, 1688147, setter male, by Erin's Hidden Shamrock-Everbreeze Fancy. Clay Erwin, owner and handler.

NBHA Amateur Shooting Dog Winner: Larry Seybert, Sr., with Lucky Moon Ace.

NBHA AMATEUR DERBY - 5 Pointers and 1 Setter
1st-K C'S DOMINATOR'S PAT, 1695330, pointer female, by Bad Rebel A Risin-Bahama Mama. Ken Sauer, owner and handler.
2d-WEBSTER'S HAWKMO FINLEY, 1701741, setter female, by Cactus Jet Hoppin Hawk-Christie's Molly Solo Cup. Philip Webster, handler.
3d-WEBSTER'S ELHEW DUTTON, 1701740, pointer male, by Hackberry's Elhew Chief-Faith On The Prairies. Philip Webster, owner and handler.