Brittanys and More Brittanys in Augusta

BIG yawn... very tired, 9 PM on Tuesday night. Lots to share about a wonderful weekend spent with Brittany friends Julie and Lisa, and of course with Bullet, IzzyBellie, and Pippin! We enjoyed Sunday in Augusta practicing conformation skills and handling, plus a type of mock dog show. HMPH... the Brittanys were not appreciated in the mock judging LOL! I have some pictures to share, but tomorrow or the next day. All the young ones did wonderful as we prepare for our next show. Julie will have Sassy in a Flyball tournament this weekend, and we're all anxiously awaiting her next Title! Woo hoo Sassy! And I do have a wonderful brag too, we're very proud to announce to you all that 6 month old Hill's Catch'n The Wind (BAILEY from Chris and Jack seen below in the honoring pix) won
3rd Place Amateur Puppy in the Southern New England Brittany Club Field Trial this past weekend !!!!!!! Congratulations to Paul, Dawn, and Bailey!

For those who have asked, Treasure is doing fine now, and we believe all things work together for those who love the Lord (Roman 8:28) She's enjoying hanging out in the house at the moment with Rosie, Jack, and Pippin. John has just started spring training with the bird dogs, most of the snow is gone and it's time for them to review what they know. As the finished gun dog that he is, Jack got the full gamut down in the muddy bird field but the rest were simply walked around the yard with a new unique whoa training tool. This is his area of expertise so I stood and watched from inside. I was so pleased to see how they each did. Rosie and Treasure happily obeyed John at each command of 'whoa'. They were both all business. Because Pippin is being trained for the ring and the field, it was incredible to see how she translates whoa and stay as being the same thing. John was able to gently lay her leash down and walk backwards away from her, circle her completely and then go back and work with her on some style. If all goes well, John and his friend Mal will get Pippin and his English Setter "Starr" out together to train on birds real soon. They are both the same age. Mal is looking forward to heading out to Michigan for a big field trial to run Starr in there, and we sure wish him great success when the time comes.