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Arizona Pointing
Dog Club News
AZPDC Monthly Meeting: NEW LOCATION!
Marie Callender's (Restaurant and Bakery)
2420 W. Northern Ave.
Phoenix, AZ 85021
Located I-17 and Northern (NE CORNER)
AZPDC Nominations
It's that time of year again. AZPDC Members Please Nominate Candidates
for Club Board/Officers for next year as well as for our 2009 Trial Season Awards.
Please see the club newsletter or click
here for the nomination form.
AKC Titles/Events
Congratulations go to Mike George and his dog Dakota who took 1st in the AKC Amateur
Gundog and 2nd in the Amateur Limited Gundog stakes in Paulden, AZ at the Northern GSP
Club Event. This is a huge accomplishment because this placement completed Dakota’s title.
Dakota is now an Amateur Field Champion (AFC) dog!
Way to go, Mike and Dakota!
AFTCA Region 12 Event
Field Trial Clubs of America
(AFTCA) Region 12 Event
October 3-4, 2009
Fall Qualifier
As we had hoped, the American Field Trial we held October 3rd & 4th was a blast.
Literally it was a blast... because the Sunday winds just about blew us away. Last
year the weather conditions were nearly perfect. All of our sister clubs were
present and offered help where needed. I always say these trials are a success
when no one gets hurt and we all have fun. And we all did that. We had some new
dogs this year and different handlers which made it even more exciting.
Weather: Partly cloudy lows in the mid 40s to highs in the mid
70s. Winds Saturday were 10-20 mph, Sunday Winds steady 30mph with gust in excess
of 50 mph.
Location: Butcher knife, AZ. The terrain was high desert mixed
with juniper stands on edges of open grasslands. The course was a moderate valley
that wrapped around a small mountain. Also within the course was 12-16" grass,
edged with 10-12' Pinon pine trees and scattered rock beds.
Event Game: We used Bobwhite Quail from Ron Horn of Saddleback
Kennels. Birds were scattered in logical areas of game holding objectives.
Amateur Shooting Dog (Walking)
1st Place - Zeke's Ace of V Schroeder(GSP)/Todd Fielitz
2nd Place - B.B (English Pointer)/Edward Junker
3rd Place - Patch (English Pointer)/Steve Rutkowski
Summary: Eight dogs competed in this stake. Freckles ran a steady
race from start to finish never slowing while finding 3 birds. She held tight and
showed great manners on all bird work. B.B. started his race slow but showed good
ground speed as he warmed up. Although he found birds and handled them his race
fell short in comparison the winning dog. Patches started and finished strong, hit
all objectives while never slowing but failed to produce a bird.
Amateur Derby (Walking)
1st Place - Senator's Chicken Hawk (English Pointer)/Todd Henderson
2nd Place - Duke (English Pointer)/Tommy Chapa
Summary: Four dogs started this event. This stake showed the ups and
downs of Derby class dogs. Some of these dogs didn't show up, but two of them proved
their potential to everyone in the gallery. Hawk had an incredible race starting fast,
running strong while hitting all course objectives and producing 3 birds. Duke and
Tommy Chapa are new to the sport and Duke ran a superb race while requiring lots of
handler commands to stay on course. Duke did produce two birds, but could not compare
to a flawless run by Todd Henderson's Hawk.
Open Shooting Dog (Walking)
1st Place - Momma's Clown Bubba "Wyatt" (GSP)/Todd Fielitz
Summary: This event started seven dogs. Wyatt started his race very
strong and fast, he made several objective casts in his run. He also produced two
birds and showed great manners. All other dogs did not get around or produce birds.
Amateur Shooting Dog (Horseback)
1st Place - Traveler (English Pointer)/Jim Schultz
2nd Place - Miller's Delgado Rubio "Rubio" (English Pointer)/Dave Hayes
Summary: Five dogs competed in this stake. This field tested all dogs
and handlers. Most of these dogs had great range and was difficult to keep on course
while being within sight. Traveler shot out from the start with a booming cast to the
far reaches of the course. Traveler never slowed and produced birds throughout this
clean run. Rubio nearly duplicated the effort by putting on a strong Shooting Dog run and
producing a bird.
Open Derby (Horseback)
1st Place – Broomstick Farms Matilda “Mattie” (English Pointer)/Owners: Rob & Mindy
Brow Handled by Sal Satallante
2nd Place – Senator’s Chicken Hawk “Hawk”(English Pointer)/Todd Henderson
Summary: Five dogs competed in this stake. This stake proved to be
the most competitive of the weekend. Three of these dogs showed superior abilities
and made decisions very difficult for the judges. As difficult as the competition
was Mattie proved to be the superior dog on course. She started with a super burst
to the far tree line; she never slowed and continued to gain speed and confidence.
She found two birds while on course and demonstrated true All-Age potential. Hawk ran
a beautiful race without ever slowing, hitting all bird objectives while producing a bird.
Open Shooting Dog (Horseback)
1st Place – Tucalota’s Charley Girl “Charley” (English Pointer)/Owners: Rob & Mindy Brown,
Handled by Sal Satallante
Summary: Five dogs competed in this stake. Charley started and finished
strong. She had nice casts to far reaching objectives that produced birds. All other
starters did not finish.
Open Puppy (Horseback)
1st Place – Senator’s Chicken Hawk “Hawk”(English Pointer)/Todd Henderson
2nd Place – Lindley’s Lucky Lady “Tanna”(English Pointer)/Steve Johnson
Summary: Four dogs competed in this stake. Again Todd Henderson’s
young pointer Hawk demonstrated all of the makings of superior Shooting Dog. After
running two prior times during the weekend Hawk came out and flat put on a perfect
race. Showed no signs of fatigue and slow down. Hawk’s efforts were rewarded with
a 1st place finish. Tanna also put up a strong run, making several casts to objectives
and maintaining good grounds speed putting her in 2nd place.
What a blast this event was, my only wish was to see more of our club membership
participating, these events are part of a long lasting tradition of competition
within the pointing breeds. It is necessary for us to continue these traditions of
furthering the pedigrees of our hunting dogs. By doing so we not only show local hunting
dog owners how well bred our dogs are, but the whole country sees the results and takes
witness to what is happening out West. These trial dog winners and Champions offspring
end up strengthening the quality of great hunting dogs. With our sister clubs offering
to hold walking stakes at their events this year, we all have the chance to qualify our
dogs for the Regional Championships in March 2010. So don’t let these opportunities pass.
Ed Rucker, Vice President – Region 12/Trial Chairman (AZPDC Club President)
Vice President
Rescue Me
A couple weeks back I did something I don’t think I’ll ever do again....ever. A friend
of mine in the Rio Salado Vizsla Club ask me to do her a favor and take a look at a dog
that the owner felt needed to be given up, or “rescued”. I said sure, be happy to take
a look. Hell, I’m happy to take a look at just about anything. A doctor friend of mine
likes to say “I’m not an Ob/Gyn, but I’ll take a look”. Tsk, tsk. As for me, I wasted
four hours the other day looking at Youtube! The first video I looked at was an e-collar
training video, the second one (from the related videos they suggest) was some drunk kid
shocking himself silly with an e-collar at a party, and then I totally digressed from
there. Suffice it to say that there is no better place to see the extremes of humanity
than on the internet. It’s like a cage match for the human race: Sublime vs. Ridiculous.
The odds are about even in my opinion.
So by the time I get to this girl’s house, my mission had changed from “taking a look” at
the dog to actually picking him up. And because I go through most of the day in a work
induced fog, the quantum shift of that difference didn’t even really hit me until I rang
the doorbell of this perfect stranger, holding the leash that would lead her dog away
...forever. I felt like the dogcatcher at an orphanage. The Grinch that stole Christmas
had nothing on me! And when Cindylou Who answered the door with eyes that were as red and
puffy as half the guys at a Sunday morning safety meeting, I was genuinely weak at the
knees.
The next 45 minutes were just a blur. I do remember a lot of sniffling, blubbering, and
nose blowing...and that was just me. She finally gave me a glass of water and a hug and
sent me on my way with her dog. Whew! Not fun. Not even a little bit. So if anybody needs
a dog “rescued”, please don’t ask me. I think I’d rather let you video me shocking myself
with an ecollar.
P.S. She really loved that dog and should be commended for doing the right thing. My parents
are now the very, very proud and loving owners of that Vizsla, and that makes him a future
TOC winner, now doesn’t it?
The Arizona Pointing dog club is now offering
advertising space on the club trailer. The space will be
approximately 2 ft x 6 ft. There are different packages to choose
from and club members will receive a discount. For more details
please contact Jack Mitchell @ 602-938-5271 This will be a good
opportunity to check out his facilities.

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