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Stop whistle, come in whistle, 2 steps towards you, stop whistle, cast dog. -Paul

Happy Thanksgiving, Mike!

While I am saddened to hear of your wife's illness, I am very, very happy to hear that her prognosis has improved.

We all have something to be thankful for today, and...

Thanks, Mike. Same to you and yours!-Paul

Good quality Pheasants are very hard to buy in sufficient quantities for Spring trials, at least in the Northeast. If you CAN find them, they have been used as broodstock and are in very poor...

My condolences to you and your wife. He will live on in your memories, surely. -Paul

Thanks, Jo ann! We are, and we are! -Paul

If this was true, and I have no reason not to believe you, how in hell could one hunt safely with such a dog? I would have to fail that type of performance if it happened in a HT of any venue I was...

If the OP is looking for a nice dog to play the HT game with , from UK bloodlines, they would do well to have a conversation with Dave Combs. I have judged his dogs and dogs bought from him and they...

Can someone help an old man understand the meaning of ...

Running Belle in her last HT - an AKC Junior test, as she was on borrowed time at that point. Smacked the flyer and I took delivery and lined her up for the dead bird. She wouldn't look at it! Just...

I'm glad that's not what it's really about. Pretty absurd way of looking at things, in my opinion. -Paul

The love of and for a good dog is a blessing that all of us on this forum have experienced, but losing them sure is tough. My condolences on your loss. -Paul

That particular dog apparently is worth that much to the owner. Sometimes huge value is in the intangibles.

I had to 'buy' mine back from an ex-wife due to divorce. Six year old EIC affected,...

I couldn't agree with you any more, Ted. Well said.-Paul

Wow! Real nice work by the State of Kentucky!-Paul

It was nice to see the photos. The judges for this Derby had very nice grounds to work with. Better than usual, in my experience. Kudos to the club and Landowner(s) for making them available for...

That wasn't that long ago......was it? -Paul

Sounds like you named her appropriately! She gave you good effort and some nice memories. -Paul

I actually blew a perfectly good Rum n' Coke out my nose as I read this. Have a blessed day.- Paul

Would you please elaborate on this? What is it that the upland tests do that is bad for hunting?

A Lab can get to be very good on upland game, but in my opinion, they would be hard pressed to best...

There is nothing that will eliminate grumbling in the gallery. Part of the culture for some, I'm afraid. -Paul

Looks like Elvis had a good day! Happy birthday, Elvis!-Paul

I agree totally that the birds should be easy to see.

180 degree swings are found most often in HRC tests, for some reason I can't understand. I submitted a rule change, which would have actually...

I find it weird that you think all kinds of things will result in hearings or meetings.

I have judged well over a hundred Hunt Tests for 3 different organizations and quite a few field trials. I...

Mike, you need to go to page 24 of the regulations.

Read sect 9, paragraph 3. Visible guns in Senior and Master tests are to be avoided. -Paul