THE HOME OF QUALITY DRENTSCHE PATRIJSHONDEN
  • Two Gun Home
    • About Us
    • Our Philosophy
    • What is a Drent?
    • Drent Rescue
    • Favorite Links
    • Contact Us
  • Our Drents
    • Fowler
    • Powder
    • Ember
    • Tule
    • Ila
    • Retired
    • Rainbow Bridge
  • Current Litters & Plans
    • Puppy Purchase Process
    • Puppy Application
    • Previous Litters
  • Dutch Dog Blog
  • Two Gun Store
    • The Drent Book

The SBDA Summer Chukar Challenge

6/6/2020

0 Comments

 
Since we are really hoping Tule & Powder are with puppies and only about 2-weeks in, we took our newly minted yearling, Ila, and Jenna's Fowler. Fowler has managed to place each time he has played in the friendly competition. This of course was Ila's debut, and she did great. The rules are simple: 10-minutes max in the field to get two birds to hand any way you can. Retrieve of the 2nd bird stops the clock, lowest time wins, all breeds are welcome. As you might imagine, retriever breeds do quite well in this, because many simply roll in and scoop up the released chukar. No need for shooting, hitting or actual retrieving - that all costs time. This year there were 40 dogs entered, the club's larget registration to date. Once Ila realized there were birds in the field she became all business, and did a great job by pointing her birds, all nice and steady, and retrieving them when sent to 'hunt dead'. Her time wasn't so impressive, but unlike more than half the dogs that ran, she got both of her birds before the horn sounded. Had she put her working hat on from the start, she would have made the finals. To give you some perspective, out of 40 dogs run on the day, 26 did not complete their round. A round consisted of getting two birds to hand in less than 10-minutes. Last bird to hand stopped the clock. Fowler of course knew what was up and acted accordingly from Jump Street. Some nice clean points and purposeful retrieves put him into the final round (top 8 fastest scores from the initial braces) where he remained in first place until the last heat when one of the retriever boys went out and merrily picked his birds up, and a retriever was gifted some fantastic luck - scooping one, and having his bracemate send a bird over to land perhaps ten feet in front of him! So we bagged third place with a great job and a solid performance less than one second behind second place!
0 Comments

Your comment will be posted after it is approved.


Leave a Reply.

    The Drentsche Patrijshond for the North American Fancier
    The Drentsche ...
    By B. P. O'Connor
    Photo book
    Book Preview

    Categories

    All
    Breeding Plans
    General News
    Hunting
    In The Kitchen
    Puppy 101
    Puppy Talk
    Reading List
    Reviews
    The Book
    Thinking Out Loud
    Training


    Two Gun

    I'm just a guy suffering with an infatuation with gundogs since childhood.  Fifty some years later this is what you get.

    Picture
    The Old Man

    Archives

    December 2020
    November 2020
    October 2020
    August 2020
    July 2020
    June 2020
    May 2020
    April 2020
    March 2020
    February 2020
    January 2020
    December 2019
    November 2019
    October 2019
    September 2019
    August 2019
    July 2019
    June 2019
    May 2019
    April 2019
    March 2019
    February 2019
    January 2019
    December 2018
    November 2018
    October 2018
    September 2018
    August 2018
    July 2018
    June 2018
    February 2018
    January 2018
    December 2017
    October 2017
    September 2017
    August 2017
    July 2017
    June 2017
    May 2017
    April 2017
    March 2017
    February 2017
    December 2016
    October 2016
    July 2016
    May 2016
    April 2016
    February 2016
    January 2016
    December 2015
    November 2015
    October 2015
    September 2015
    August 2015
    June 2015
    May 2015
    April 2015
    March 2015
    February 2015
    January 2015
    December 2014
    November 2014
    October 2014
    September 2014

​Learn About Two Gun
- About Us
​
- Our Philosophy 
​- Our Drents
- The Dutch Dog Blog

An approved kennel of the Drentsche Patrijshond Club of North America

Picture
Picture
Picture
Picture
DMCA.com Protection Status
  • Two Gun Home
    • About Us
    • Our Philosophy
    • What is a Drent?
    • Drent Rescue
    • Favorite Links
    • Contact Us
  • Our Drents
    • Fowler
    • Powder
    • Ember
    • Tule
    • Ila
    • Retired
    • Rainbow Bridge
  • Current Litters & Plans
    • Puppy Purchase Process
    • Puppy Application
    • Previous Litters
  • Dutch Dog Blog
  • Two Gun Store
    • The Drent Book