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I really have no problem at all with Amateurs that own several dogs and want to run them all in the Amateur Stake - if they can afford it and have the ability to do it, let them. How lucky are they...

Arleen,

I'm sorry that the boys are being a bit tough on you. It's a really rough crowd! :)

Our dog ran the first series of both the Open and the Amateur and I will give you the scoop as I saw...

Congratulations to Joe & Pam (Homer) and Hank & Linda (Marley) on qualifying for the National Amateur!

Congratulations to Dave and Glenda! Thief is an impressive dog that I always enjoy watching. We like having the Iowa gang down for the winter ~ lots of nice people in that group.

Well, I am not there, but I can give you all a hint for the Amateur tomorrow:

Steve "Chickasaw" Helgoth took every lopper, bypass pruner, pole saw, machete and tomahawk axe that I own with him and...

I work for Texas A&M (although not in the Vet School) and this is being publicized on campus. I find it so disturbing being so close to home and simply do not understand how people can be so mean. ...

Congratulations to Larry and Lori Morgan, "Big Woody" and Paul Knutson on the OPEN WIN!

Also, congrats to Martha Russell with youngster "Tubb" on the 4th. place ~ wow!

Does anyone have a banged-up copy that they would be willing to part with for a reasonable price?

I have given my husband a book or DVD about Field Trialing, Dog Training or Labrador Retrievers...

WOO!!! HOO!!! HUGE Congratulations to Joe and Pam on Homer's Blue Ribbon ~ Great Job Homer!

Joe has been knocking on the door all Fall and it is awesome when an Amateur's hard work in training...

Lainee,

We luv 'ya, but you are so (so) wrong! A Jack Russell Terrier is a Labrador Retriever in miniature. Our JRT is EXACTLY like a Lab in attitude and personality and you should see her in...

Partial Am & Open Results:

A BIG "Way to go, Girls!" to Lori Biesemeier with J-Lo for their Blue Ribbon in the Amateur.
Also, to Esther McCartney with Rylee for their Third place ribbon in the...

AMATEUR:
1st: #12 Lucyana's Full Speed Ahead Laura Parrott Laura Parrott/John Parrott
2nd: #7 AFC Duckblind's Real McCoy Dave Opseth Edwin Richardson/Dave Opseth
3rd: #5 B Bumble Fred...

Congratulations to all who placed and finished!

And a big "Woo Hoo!" to Jim Scarborough and Gus for the third in the AM ~ your hard work this summer is paying off! He's back in the groove ~...

Sunday, November 4 through Saturday, November 17, 2012 (Pre-National Training Week and 2012 National Retriever Championship Week) are already reserved. Sorry!

Woo Hoo! Congrats to our buddy, Dave Hare, and little Otto in the Derby! Then, a 2nd. in the Amateur with Pacer too??? WOW ~ chalk one up to positive thinking! That is so great ~ way to go, Dave!...

Amateur Callbacks to the 4th Series:

4, 10, 18, 30, 46, 55, 56, 75

That's 8 dogs from my count but this is an unofficial, second-hand report. Please update if you have any different info.
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Congrats to Junior Handler, Ashley Batton, for successfully handling her dog, Lacy, through all four series of the Derby! Here she is with her Junior Handler ribbon in pic sent to me by her...

Open:
1st: Ruby - Al Wilson
2nd: Twister - Al Wilson

AM:
1st: Fen - Brian Johnston
2nd: Marti - Joel Harris

Sorry, that is all I know ~ Congrats Al, Brian, Joel and to all who finished!

Thanks everyone! Steve and Rory were really clicking as a team this weekend.

We have had a fabulous vacation visiting with relatives and training dogs in MN and on the gorgeous and wild Upper...

It is the bureaucracy. The people that I know that own property in the mountains have sprayed the trees on their land and saved most of them. The vast majority of the beetle-kill is on Federal and...

QUOTE=Breck;983021]Where did so many home burn at High Park? Did it get into Glacier View area?[/QUOTE]
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For Question #1 - You cut as deep as the accumulated work as compared to the rest of the field at this point has dictated....no more and no less. IMO, preconceived numbers at a specific point in...

Congratulations to the Biesemeiers! ~ two Amateur wins in a row to Qualify for the National Amateur!

Nice job and the best of luck to you in Michigan!

Steve and Jan

A HUGE Congratulations to our long-time Colorado training partner, Joel Harris, and RMR's I Have A Dream (Marti) on the win in the Amateur!

That is two wins this season for that little 3-year-old...

Now taking reservations for Efficiency Apt. on 125 Acres of training grounds with 4 ponds (1 technical) available for rent in Anderson, Texas by the day, week or month - October 1, 2012 thru May 15,...