Every Dog Has Its Day
Doug and I are proud to announce we are the proud parents of our new baby Evita. I flew to the Netherlands and came back with an 8 week old pup. She was my carryon luggage and did great on an 8 hour flight. Doug has her retrieving a soft toy to hand. He had a frozen pheasant wing in the freezer, and the photos are of her first reaction to bird feathers. I think we have a winner here!

So now I have 4 Portuguese Pointers in the house.......and am seriously sleep deprived. And lovin' every minute of it.
Elizabeth Dow

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UKC Spotlight
On May , 17, 2007 in a Spring Type (L) field trial run on Bobwhite Quail here in Denton, Montana Zeus Ebony Leaps Alot achieved the final requirement to be named the second UKC Champion of the Field (CHF) in the United Kennel Club, Inc. Pointing Dog Program. The five year old hard charging black and white Epagneul Breton male, earned his third First Place, and further added to his already impressive record, a Reserve Placement the next day in a separate field trial.   Read more here.

Spring Pointing Dog Trial At Hyalite Kennel (06/03/2008): The view from Hyalite Kennels is a breath taking sea of rolling prairie interspersed with rabbit brush and bull pine covered domes. Gazing into the vastness it is easy to imagine an earlier time, but when the pickup trucks begin rumbling down the dusty road hauling noisy dogs and orange clad handlers you are brought back to modern days, and when your name and dog are called the immediate present.
Read more here

Previous Feature Articles...

• UHWVA Inaugural Event (05/12/2008)
• 2008 Southwest Georgia French Brittany Classic (05/01/2008)
• A Gundog Named Vern Makes History (04/11/2008)
• 2008 U.S. National Epagneul Breton Specialty Confirmation Show (04/01/2008)
• UKC Finalizes Field Trial Rules Revision Project (03/06/2008)

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About The Program
Nothing beats hunting birds over a staunch, biddable companion from one of the many pointing breeds. And nothing compares to this program when it comes to evaluating natural ability and talent/training in the field. The Natural Ability Test (TAN) and Field Trial rules were developed directly from the European trial rules where the dog must hunt for the foot hunter. That’s the way you hunt, so why not trial the same way?  Read more here.