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Top Amateur Shooting Dog Awards

Top Amateur Shooting Dog Awards Standings


Purina Top Amateur Shooting Dog was the most closely contested award for shooting dog category this year.

One of the most contested Amateur shooting dog in many years, with a number of lead changes near the end of the season. With the last trial deciding the outcome:

2022-2023 Purina Top Amateur Shooting Dog is "Miller's Heat Wave"

Call name "Rose," a pointer female out of Just Irresistible (sire) and Miller's Bringing The Heat. "Rose" will be 7 in June. Fran and Jack Miller are owners with Fran doing the handling.

Rose's record lists 5 placements at some well attended trials.

  • Champion - Region 2 Amateur Shooting Dog Championship
  • 1st Place - Round Pond Amateur Shooting Dog Classic
  • Champion - Region 16 Amateur Shooting Dog Championship
  • 1st Place - Esmont - Greenfields Amateur Shooting Dog Classic
  • Ru Champion - Region 13 Shooting Dog Championship

Congratulation's Fran and Jack on "Miller's Heat Wave" being crowned Purina Top Amateur Shooting Dog!

DOG BREED OWNER(S) HANDLER POINTS
DOG

(Updated 5/26/23)

DOG

Miller's Heat Wave

BREED

PF

OWNER(S)

Fran & Jack Miller

HANDLER

Fran Miller

POINTS

1600

DOG

One Day Queen Bee

BREED

PF

OWNER(S)

Lane Hodges

HANDLER

Lane Hodges

POINTS

1566

DOG

Lawless Georgie Girl

BREED

PF

OWNER(S)

Jim Lawless

HANDLER

Jim Lawless

POINTS

760

DOG

One Day La Bandita

BREED

PF

OWNER(S)

Lane Hodges

HANDLER

Lane Hodges

POINTS

584

DOG

Calico's Guns N Roses

BREED

PF

OWNER(S)

Calico Kennel

HANDLER

Alex Smith

POINTS

540

DOG

Great River Yellow Stone

BREED

PM

OWNER(S)

Great River Kennels

HANDLER

Brian Sanchez

POINTS

500

DOG

Rebel Survivor

BREED

PM

OWNER(S)

David William

HANDLER

Davis Williams

POINTS

415

DOG

Miller's Upgraded Version

BREED

PF

OWNER(S)

Fran Miller

HANDLER

Fran Miller

POINTS

377

DOG

Harbor City Sure Shot

BREED

PM

OWNER(S)

Richard Gillis & Karen Lordi

HANDLER

Marcus Ramsuer

POINTS

373

DOG

Cold Creek Uncle Sam

BREED

PM

OWNER(S)

Lan MacTavish

HANDLER

Lan MacTavish

POINTS

370

DOG

Osceola's Rebel Chief

BREED

PM

OWNER(S)

Ted Roach

HANDLER

Ted Roach

POINTS

365

DOG

Navajo Cody

BREED

PM

OWNER(S)

Camille Masiello & Saverio Morelli

HANDLER

Joe Lordi

POINTS

360

DOG

Nickajack Pathfinder

BREED

PM

OWNER(S)

Ross Leonard

HANDLER

Ross Leonard

POINTS

350

DOG

Hale's Smooth Touch

BREED

PF

OWNER(S)

Dr. Jeffrey Hale

HANDLER

Dr. Jeffrey Hale

POINTS

330

DOG

Miller's Cover Girl

BREED

PF

OWNER(S)

Fran & Jack Miller

HANDLER

Fran Miller

POINTS

328

DOG

Allwoods Shady Shay

BREED

PF

OWNER(S)

Adam Delude

HANDLER

Adam Delude

POINTS

315

DOG

Lawless Speck

BREED

PM

OWNER(S)

Jim Lawless

HANDLER

Jim Lawless

POINTS

270

DOG

Confident Nation

BREED

PM

OWNER(S)

Scott Jordan

HANDLER

Scott Jordan

POINTS

260

DOG

Hales Kickstarter

BREED

PM

OWNER(S)

Dr. Jeffrey Hale

HANDLER

Dr. Jeffrey Hale

POINTS

250

DOG

Heard Hill's Jaybird

BREED

PM

OWNER(S)

Buck & Lynn Heard

HANDLER

Lynn Heard

POINTS

230

DOG

Clayhill T Bone

BREED

PM

OWNER(S)

Harry Cook

HANDLER

Harry Hook

POINTS

220

DOG

Panther Creek Rosie

BREED

PF

OWNER(S)

Frank Rutland

HANDLER

Frank Rutland

POINTS

210

DOG

Cotton Wood Banjoe

BREED

PM

OWNER(S)

Tim Ruff

HANDLER

Tim Ruff

POINTS

205

DOG

One Day Lucky Strike

BREED

PM

OWNER(S)

Lane Hodges

HANDLER

Lane Hodges

POINTS

204

DOG

Painted Owyhee Breeze

BREED

PF

OWNER(S)

Bridget & Jim Ledington

HANDLER

Bridget Ledington

POINTS

200

DOG

Tee's Sweet Emotion

BREED

PM

OWNER(S)

Tracy & Christy Swearingen

HANDLER

Brian Sanchez

POINTS

200

DOG

Twin Willow Passion

BREED

PF

OWNER(S)

Addison Mc Duffie

HANDLER

Addison Mc Duffie

POINTS

200

DOG

Grouse Feather Witcher

BREED

ESM

OWNER(S)

Allen Dunbar

HANDLER

Allen Dunbar

POINTS

200

DOG

Southern Confidence

BREED

PM

OWNER(S)

Frank LaNasa

HANDLER

Frank LaNasa

POINTS

185

DOG

Dunn's Sneak'n In

BREED

PM

OWNER(S)

Will Dunn

HANDLER

Will Dunn

POINTS

180

DOG

Electronic War Fare

BREED

pm

OWNER(S)

William Goodwin

HANDLER

William Goodwin

POINTS

180

DOG

Southern Shadows T Rex

BREED

PM

OWNER(S)

Lance Servais

HANDLER

Lance Servais

POINTS

180

DOG

Miller's Unbridled Forever

BREED

PM

OWNER(S)

Great River Kennel & Nei Walker

HANDLER

Brian Sanchez

POINTS

180

DOG

Erin's Wild Rum

BREED

PM

OWNER(S)

Mark Johnson

HANDLER

Mark Johnson

POINTS

170

DOG

Thumper's Anything But

BREED

PF

OWNER(S)

Suzanne & Mike Duvall

HANDLER

Mike Duvall

POINTS

165

DOG

J Maple Lucy

BREED

PF

OWNER(S)

Joe Hughes

HANDLER

Joe Hughes

POINTS

160

DOG

Rentz's Hijacked

BREED

PM

OWNER(S)

Joe Rentz

HANDLER

Joe Rentz

POINTS

160

DOG

Windy Hill Shadow Dancer

BREED

PF

OWNER(S)

Carl Morrison

HANDLER

Carl Morrison

POINTS

160

DOG

All American Honky Rock

BREED

ESM

OWNER(S)

Lenny Puchliakow

HANDLER

George Moumanis

POINTS

155

DOG

Waybetter Bobby

BREED

PM

OWNER(S)

Robert Verderosa

HANDLER

Robert Verderosa

POINTS

145

DOG

Calico's Country Strong

BREED

PF

OWNER(S)

Calico Kennels

HANDLER

Alex Smith

POINTS

140

DOG

Shearjoy's Smooth As Silk

BREED

ESF

OWNER(S)

Betty Shearouse

HANDLER

Betty Shearouse

POINTS

125

DOG

High Drive Bandit

BREED

PM

OWNER(S)

Allen Linder

HANDLER

Buddy Morrison

POINTS

125

DOG

Lone Tree Splish Splash

BREED

PF

OWNER(S)

Bill Owen

HANDLER

Bill Owen

POINTS

120

DOG

Erin's Young Offender

BREED

PM

OWNER(S)

Alan Atkins

HANDLER

Alan Atkins

POINTS

115

DOG

Walden Ridge Tail Wind

BREED

PM

OWNER(S)

Hugh Thomas

HANDLER

Wayne Pope

POINTS

105

DOG

S B Always Dreamin

BREED

PF

OWNER(S)

Bill Owen

HANDLER

Bill Owen

POINTS

100

DOG

Pineywood's Legacy

BREED

PM

OWNER(S)

Darrow Hendley

HANDLER

Darrow Hendley

POINTS

100

DOG

Guard Rail's Little Annie

BREED

PF

OWNER(S)

Gene Casale

HANDLER

Gene Casale

POINTS

95

DOG

Gentry's Gus

BREED

PM

OWNER(S)

Jimmy Gentry

HANDLER

Talyor Henley

POINTS

95

DOG

Heard Hill's Golden Eye

BREED

PM

OWNER(S)

Buck & Lynn Heard

HANDLER

Buck Heard

POINTS

90

DOG

Nickajack Doc Holliday

BREED

PM

OWNER(S)

Mike Rost

HANDLER

Mike Rost

POINTS

90

DOG

Erin's Country Rebel

BREED

PM

OWNER(S)

Sean Derrig

HANDLER

Sean Patrick Derrig

POINTS

85

DOG

Taylor's Simply Southern

BREED

PF

OWNER(S)

Jeremy & Tammy Taylor

HANDLER

Jeremy Taylor

POINTS

80

DOG

Walden's Ridge Rain Storm

BREED

PF

OWNER(S)

David Steele

HANDLER

David Steele

POINTS

80

DOG

Harbor City Pride

BREED

PM

OWNER(S)

Tom Brigman

HANDLER

Tom Brigman

POINTS

66

DOG

Calico's Over The Top

BREED

PM

OWNER(S)

Calico Kennel & Alex & T. Smith

HANDLER

Alex Smith

POINTS

57

DOG

Springflow's Backcountry P

BREED

PM

OWNER(S)

Rick Beinhauer & Chris Catanzarite

HANDLER

Chris Catanzarite

POINTS

57

DOG

Lester's Top Recruit

BREED

PM

OWNER(S)

Lance Servais

HANDLER

Lance Servais

POINTS

54

DOG

Piney Woods Showstopper

BREED

PF

OWNER(S)

Darron Hendley

HANDLER

Darrow Hendley

POINTS

54

DOG

Warioto's Baby Ruth

BREED

PF

OWNER(S)

Scott & Lisa Little

HANDLER

Scott Little

POINTS

54

DOG

Game On

BREED

PM

OWNER(S)

Joe & Kent Walker

HANDLER

Kent Walker

POINTS

48

DOG

Heardhill's Tom Cruzer

BREED

PM

OWNER(S)

Buck & Lynn Heard

HANDLER

Lynn Heard

POINTS

48

DOG

Thor For President

BREED

ESM

OWNER(S)

Daphne Rogers

HANDLER

Ronnie Rogers

POINTS

48

DOG