Every Dog Has Its Day Pictured is Robert J Yette with his two year old female, Yette's Impressive Bow's Candy. She is out of GRPCH GRHBCH GRCH Sundown Black Bow x GRPCH GRHBCH GRCH White River Shanango Princess. she ran 5 rabbits that day solo and did an excellent job. She is an above average line control dog that works a super tight check and can really keep a rabbit going. * - Don't forget to email your favorite beagle pic and a short description to Jed Nichols to see your beagle featured in "Every Dog Has Its Day".

2012 Black Gold Hunting Beagle State Race Standings 05/07/2012: The following update of the 2012 Black Gold Hunting Beagle State Race standings was compiled on May 7, 2012. Please remember that any Hunt Reports with problems or those that have not yet been received may be the reason that a dogs points are not showing up. ILLINOIS ...   Read more here. For older news, follow this link.

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Tribute to a Legend When Mike asked if I would write an article about Dale, I was still quite honestly in a state of denial. My first thought was that I didn’t think I could write it yet, so I asked him if it would be okay if I had the article ready for the next issue and he said that would be fine. Relieved that I wouldn’t have to rush to get it done, a new feeling came over me. How was I going to write an article about Dale Prunty without it being ten pages long? Knowing that there would be other articles written about him, I decided that the best way for me would be to write it from a UKC family standpoint and not a personal one. Dale Prunty was, quite simply, one of the best Field Representatives that UKC could ever have or hope for. His dedication to UKC, its events, and especially the Beagle Program, was beyond the comprehension of most. Why? Because he loved it all dearly. Many times, at various events, he told me, “I love these things, I really do.” His passion for it ran deep, and if you were lucky enough to have spent much time with him then you know the program meant a great deal to him. Whether it was helping new clubs get started, being at the Rules Committee meetings or helping at the big events, Dale was always eager to lend a hand. More often than not, he could be found right in the middle of it all, keeping everyone in line! He had a gift for being able to get people to work together and get along despite their differences. I have no doubt that if he were to walk into a room of sworn enemies, within an hour or two he could have them all working as a team to achieve some newfound goal that they had just come up with. He just had that effect on people. No matter who you were to Dale - stranger, competitor, acquaintance or friend - everyone had a great deal of respect for him. It was just automatic. As a UKC Licensed Official, he held more licenses than any other official to date, with six. He was a Licensed Beagle Bench Show Judge, Beagle Master of Hounds, Performance Pack Judge, Coonhound Bench Show Judge, Coonhound Master of Hounds and Pack Judge. He not only had these licenses to help at the local clubs, but also because he was an exceptional judge of canine conformation and liked to judge quality hounds on the bench. He also enjoyed being the MOH at a lot of the big hunts throughout the years. Unfortunately, we do not have exact number of times that he served in the capacity of Master of Hounds at the big events. Our records do, however, show that it was around thirty times, plus or minus an event or two, between the Nationals, World Championship and NHBA Days. Over the years, he judged many of the big shows in Beagles and Coonhounds. Those included the Coonhound World Championship (‘96, ‘04, ‘11), Autumn Oaks (‘08), Hunting Beagle Nationals (‘96, ‘99), Hunting Beagle World Championship (‘07), Top Ten Finals, Premier (‘02), along with several State Championship and Breed Day events. His commitment to the hound sports did not stop with being a Field Rep, MOH and Bench Show Judge. In his home state of West Virginia, he was also influential in helping build one of the strongest states in the UKC Beagle Program to date. While this was obviously not done single-handedly, let me assure you, he was a huge part of it. Dale also did more for the young people in our sport than most of us can imagine. Whether it was giving a kid a ride to a hunt, being their mentor (which he was for many), sharing some of his knowledge with them or laying a dog in their lap that they never could have otherwise afforded, he didn’t hesitate. As many of you know, several of us here at UKC had the privilege of getting to know Dale on a more personal level through the years. And because he meant so much to UKC and those of us who worked closely with him, I asked a few of my colleagues if they would each write a small piece about Dale and how he had an impact on them and UKC. Of course they all said that they would be glad to! So here are a few thoughts from us. Memories of Dale Tanya Raab, UKC The thing about Dale was that he was always constant, a true rock. In looking back to when I met Dale, I can honestly say I don’t remember. He’s just always been there my entire adult life. I’m so grateful for the memories we shared. He would call me up before a hunt and say, “So, Tanya, are we ready?” and then chuckle. I’m going to miss those phone calls. I feel so very blessed to have had the privilege of knowing him and more so being able to have called him a friend. Dale will be truly missed by all who knew him. The place he filled in my heart will be hard-pressed to ever be filled. Until we meet again, my friend. RIP My Friend Allen Gingerich, UKC Running the Beagle trials 12 or 15 years ago is where I first got to know Dale Prunty. He was always a fixture at the major UKC events like the Beagle Nationals and was obviously well respected by all. He wasn’t just a Field Rep, but more importantly, a friend to everyone at UKC that knew him. It was no different for me. He and I quickly became very good friends. Because of Dale’s history with coonhounds, we had a lot in common, and it was always good to listen to him talk about the big dogs from back in the day. After Todd Morgan left UKC, the Beagle Program was periodically placed in my lap, so I turned to Dale for all the help I could get. Because of his in-depth knowledge of the UKC Beagle Programs, his help was huge for me. A phone call to Dale usually answered any question I ever had when it came to anything beagle-related. Dale loved judging dogs. He carried Coonhound, Beagle and all-breed judging licenses. Throughout the years he judged many hound events, including the coonhounds. In the past five years he judged two of the biggest assignments in coonhounds at Autumn Oaks and then the most recent Coonhound World Championship Finals. Even though his passion in his later years was the Beagles, he was well-versed on the big dogs all the same. I will forever remember and miss that usual greeting ,“This is West Virginia checking in,” which always followed that Prunty chuckle. Nine times out of ten when he called, he was out in the field running his Beagles. Dale Prunty was a great dog man, a great representative of UKC, and most importantly a great friend. RIP my friend. Thinking of Dale Todd Kellam, UKC My earliest memories of Dale Prunty take me back to 1988 and the first Autumn Oaks coonhound event that I worked for UKC. I remember seeing this sharp-looking white van pulling on to the grounds with a big painting of a Treeing Walker on the side. Out stepped Clair Chenoweth and Dale Prunty. I don’t remember what dog Clair was packing at the time but I do remember that Dale was carrying NGRCH GR NITE CH GR CH’PR’ White River Rick. Both the dog and the man made an impression on me from day one that I will never forget. During the next few years I’d see Dale at all of the major coonhound events. As White River Rick was finishing his career in coonhounds, Dale was also. His interests turned to Beagles, and he was a strong supporter of the UKC Beagle Program from day one. We’ve had few customers whose loyalty to the Registry covered two different venues and spanned as many years as Dale’s. But he was more like family than a customer to everyone at UKC. I already miss the conversations we had that hardly ever centered around hounds but always ended with me knowing a little bit more about deer or turkeys or bears or something. A good man - he will be missed by many. Remembering a Legend Jed Nichols, UKC The memories I have of Dale will forever be ingrained in my mind and heart. And they are all fond ones! When I first came on board as the Beagle Programs Manager, Dale immediately took me under his wing. I felt honored as this was his way of protecting me (from what, I’m not entirely sure), and it gave me a great deal of confidence knowing that he was in my corner. Knowing Dale and the way that he was always one step ahead of things, I think that giving me confidence may have been exactly what he was hoping to do. Although we had been friends for several years, it was when I started working for UKC that we really developed the friendship that I will always cherish. Throughout the last few years, he shared a lot with me about breeding quality dogs, “tricks of the trade”, lessons learned in life and, most of all, friendship and laughter. He really was a living legend in the Beagle community and his forward thinking inspired many. Although his passing left a big void in many of our hearts that will never be filled, I truly believe that he would expect nothing less from us than to make sure that the sport he loved continued on. I will forever miss his phone call after each event asking me if I had made it home safely and how I thought the event had gone. I would always give him my answer and ask him how he thought it went. His reply was always the same: “I thought it was a dandy.” But in my opinion, Dale Prunty was the “dandy”. If you have a question or a scenario that you would like to see covered in Full Circle please send it in writing to Beagle Field Operations or e-mail to Jed Nichols at jnichols@ukcdogs.com

About the UKC Beagle Program The Beagle breed was originally conceived as a dog to pursue rabbits and bring them around to the gun for hunters. The UKC Beagle programs, along with all our hunting programs strives to keep each breed as it was originally intended. Both our Hunting Beagle and Performance Pack programs are designed to reward a dog that can bring a rabbit around to the gun with as few faults as possible. Read more here.