The Whoa Post - Big Sky Epagneul Breton Gun Dog Club

The Whoa Post
A publication of the Big Sky Epagneul Breton Gun Dog Club
Newsletter Date
August 2013
August 2013
Inside this issue:
The August Training Edition
1
Ask Butch
2
Upcoming Trials
3
Field Trial Notice
4
Introduction to the E Collar
5
Photo Gallery
8
My Life, My Epagneul Bretons
9
Breeders & Stud Dog List
11
Recipe
12
Marketplace
13
Back Talk
13
Up Coming Events
14
Membership
Field Trial Notice
14
15
Officers for 2013-2014
President:
Kenneth Bruwelheide
Vice President:
Peter Ward
The August Training Edition
How do you get your dog in shape
for the fall trials and the hunting
season to follow. There’s lots of
theories, but you could do what I did
- go on vacation. That’s right, take a
vacation. I’m not talking about a trip
to a spa or the Holiday Inn, I’m
talking about a two week camping
trip to the Little Belt Mountains of
Montana. We take a few days to
acclimate ourselves to the elevation
change, being flatlanders from North
Dakota, then we start walking. We
hike every other day, weather
permitting and hike to the top of mountains with the dogs. The first trip up
can be a little tough on you and the dogs. My family had serious doubts if I
was going to make the first trip up to the top of Bandbox Mountains, but I
made it!
I take a day off because, the dogs and I need it. We both have sore toes and
sore muscles. Besides, there’s other stuff to do. Go fishing for trout with a fly
rod. Catch fish and eat them. And then if you are lucky, visit with very good
friends.
Treasurer:
Fred Overby
When you come down off the mountain, you are stronger, can walk longer and
your dogs will be in much better shape than when you left on your vacation.
Secretary:
Sherry Niesar
This is the last Whoa Post before the two regional trials (Isabel , SD and
Denton, MT). The club members have been working hard to get sponsors for
the trials. All those entering will be treated to birds, excellent trial grounds and
some outstanding gift bags courtesy of our sponsors. I hope to see you at the
trials, but if not, have a great fall with your dog, hunting!
Newsletter & Web Site:
Peter Wax & Sherry Niesar
Sherry Niesar, Editor
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Ask Butch
Butch is taking some time off during the month of August to work dogs and judge two
field trials in Isabel, South Dakota and Denton, Montana. Look for his column in
future editions of the Whoa Post. Don’t forget to submit your questions to Butch.
Put Butch’s many years of experience to work for you. Don’t be shy and if you want your name left
off we can make the questions anonymous. Send you questions to: Butch Nelson PO Box 858,
Denton, MT 59430 or hyaliteknls@yahoo.com
Fall Is Coming, Excitement in the Air!
Can it be possible that another year has gone by and the beginning of upland
bird season is less than a month away? In Montana all upland bird season,
except pheasant, opens on September 1. Pheasant is October 12. This year
the season ends January 1.
My season will be a bit shorter because I do not hunt the mountains for
grouse. The other early season factor to be aware of are rattlesnakes, so a
couple of hard frosts are needed to reduce that problem.
I’m a person who needs to make lists in order to feel that I am organized. Since I did not have much of a
hunting season during fall 2012, I feel as though I’m starting at square one for fall 2013. The lists I have
for dog stuff, the travel trailer, first aid kits with current veterinarian names for my locations, and a well
equipped truck. Wow, hobbies can be complicated an expensive!
My hunting partner, Gary Berger, and I are changing hunting areas this fall to be away from far eastern
Montana to a more north and central location. There is still the promise of plentiful birds. I have been on
a scouting trip and have become reacquainted with a land owner. The exciting part will be to try our dogs
in different terrain and cover. The land we will hunt is more defined as to huns, sharptails and pheasant.
We look forward to new challenges for hunters and dogs.
I hope you are looking forward to hunting with your dogs also and have a great season.
Ken Bruwelheide
Bozeman
August 2013
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Upcoming Regional Trials
The Fireseteel Creek Classic Wild Field Trial , Isabel South Dakota, August 24-25
Tom Dafnis, Trial Chairman, has been seeing more prairie
birds so we are going to stay on the short grass and chase
sharpies (always a chance for a Pheasant or Hun in South
Dakota as well). My hope is that this trial is viewed as a
success both to us and to the Firesteel Creek Lodge and
becomes and annual “Firesteel Creek Classsic” event. The
owners of the Lodge have been very gracious to allow us
access to the land and it is their equipment (4 wheelers, dog
haulers, and safety equipment) that Tom is borrowing - so
whenever we have the chance, let us express our gratitude.
To anyone that loves prairie this is one of the finest vista’s
on the planet. If you have not entered the trial yet with your dog, there’s still time. On Saturday, the
club will hold Open Braces, Open Solo, Gun Solo and TAN. Sunday holds Open Solo and Gun Solo.
The Prairie Pointing Dog Club has rounded up a few sponsors including Tuffies Dog Food and
Scheels providing a few gifts for entrants. If you shop at Scheels, thank them and if you don’t feed
Tuffies or NutriSource Dog food, give it a try.
For more information on the trial go the club website at www.prairiepointingdogclub.com under
the events tab.
Big Sky Epagneul Breton Gun Dog Club Wild Bird Field Trial, Denton, MT, August 31-Sept. 1
After spending several days with Butch Nelson and Karen Paugh at their place near Denton, I have to
say the bird numbers look very good. We chased sharp tailed grouse with young dogs and my old dogs
handled the Hungarian Partridge like pros! I can hardly wait to work dogs over the wily ring-necked
pheasant.
The grounds and vistas are breath
taking and the hospitality of the Big
Sky Club and hosts Karen Paugh and
Butch Nelson are definitely worth the
trip to Denton, Montana.
There’s still time to enter the annual
trial. For more information on the
trial go the club website at
www.montanabreton.com
under the events tab.
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Field Trial Notice:
Annual Big Sky Epagneul Breton Gun Dog Club Wild Bird Trial*
Near Hyalite Kennels, Denton, MT
August 31 - Saturday
Event Type- “Wild”
Open Braces, Open Solo, Gun Solo & TAN
Start 8:00 a.m
September 1 - Sunday
Event Type- "Wild”
Open Solo, Gun Solo
Start 8:00 a.m.
ENTRY FEES
Gun Dog: $40.00
Open: $50.00
TAN: $30.00
Entry closing date: August 23, 2013
Field Trial Information
Field Trial Secretary: Peter Wax 701-527-6913
Butch Nelson 406-567-4200
Hunt Headquarters: Hyalite Kennels
Directions: Drive 4 miles E of Denton on Highway 81, turn North onto Alton Cutoff Road, continue 1 mile
North, then turn East onto Bally Dome Road, proceed for 5 miles, turn right at the top of the hill.
Meals are available at the Headquarters. $25 will get you 3 meals on Saturday and 2 on Sunday.
Contact Karen Paugh or Butch Nelson at 406-567-4200 for Lodging & Meal information
For more information and the Field Trial Premium visit the
Big Sky Epagneul Breton Gun Dog Club Website:
http://montanabreton.com/events.htm
*Open to all pointing dog breeds
Sponsored in part by:
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Introduction to the E-Collar (part 2) by Peter Wax
Moving Along: You and Pup have been doing multiple repetitions for
two or three days and all of a sudden Pup gets sticky on the release or
starts stopping half way up the table or to the rug. This is the sweet part,
the golden nugget in the box of chocolates, it is the conditioned response. It is unconscious, mentally imbedded and Pup will carry it to
the grave but it must be nurtured like a kindling fire in a wind storm.
You feed this flame little sticks and keep it totally protected at first but
as it grows you put on big logs and test it in the wind until eventually it
is inextinguishable.
Once Pup begins getting sticky you lower your voice even more. Say “whoa” as quietly as you can
“like a ghost whispering on the wind”. Pup can hear a pin drop in a crowded mall and hears this
whisper more clearly than if you yelled it. Again this is not a command but an association that will
eventually be imprinted along with the stimulation.
Now that Pup is sticky begin slowly delaying the release command. The increase in the delay
between whoa and release is gradual and random. It must be carefully increased so that Pup never
breaks before your release. If this sequence is done with enough repetition and the delay between
whoa and release increased gradually enough staying in place will become conditioned just like
stopping was earlier.
Slowly and randomly increase the duration between
whispered “whoa” and the release command. Mixing up
the duration prevents Pup from releasing early. It is
important to acknowledge that Pup can interpret your
most subtle movement, posture and even smell. You
are keeping it random not to fool Pup, but to prevent
yourself from giving an unconscious release command.
A bird is a true test of the Whoa command.
The key now is to be vigilant, always reading your Pupil’s eyes and posture. If Pup telegraphs a break, quickly
release Pup, and then go back to a one second delay
three times in a row fast. Learn Pups language by
watching. Note that Pup never lies. Pup has been genetically programmed to be absolutely truthful. So if
Pup is dishonest, Pup learned it.
If you misread your Pupil (and Pup moves before your release) do not say a word, do not get
emotional, do not swear, do not make any outward recognition at all; just calmly and silently pick up
Pup and “the instant Pup’s feet leave the floor start stimulating” with the collar, put Pup back and the
instant Pup’s feet touch the table or rug stop stimulating .
Did you get that? Pup beat you to the release and you did nothing, said nothing, and reacted like
nothing. You simply picked Pup up as you depressed the button on your transmitter and released it
the instant Pup’s feet touched the ground.
After Pup’s feet touched the table or rug you let go of the button and then quickly released Pup,
followed with Pup coming right back up and: 1) Stimulate, 2) Pup stops, 3) Whisper “whoa” 4) Stop
stimulating, 5) Release, and 6) Praise. Follow this with three quick sessions back and forth like at the
beginning before carefully progressing onward in your training like nothing happened.
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Introduction to the E-Collar Part 2 - Continued from page 5
If you are careful and make no mistakes your Pup
should be standing for a minute within one to two
weeks and two minutes in a month. But if you
make a series of misreads this can take multiple
months so it is the wise coach who builds his
athletes fire to a roaring flame with care.
Note that Pup learns nothing by doing it wrong.
In the wild, once wrong is the same as dead, so
Pup is
genetically programmed to learn it right the first
time. The take home message here is to never give
Pup the opportunity to learn it wrong.
After Pup will reliably stand on the rug or table for
fifteen or twenty seconds start leaving the room
for a
second, than two seconds than ten and when you
can leave the room for a full minute and Pup waits it is time to change the timing. The change in timing is
this: You whisper “whoa” an instant “before” you begin
stimulating. The change is subtle, but significant, as now Pup will express the conditioned response of
stopping to the whispered “whoa”.
You begin this by running Pup over the table or rug and whispering “whoa” an instant “before” stimulating,
stimulate Pup, Pup stops, release, and praise. If you have prepared your pupil carefully Pup will make the
transition immediately and over the course of the next couple repetition Pup will begin stopping very quickly
trying to beat the stimulation all together. At this point you have swapped the conditioned response for the
stimulation with the whispered “Whoa”.
Ah-ha! When this happens switch to the nick button and add a little (1/2 second) delay and if Pup stops on a
dime give a full 1 second delay and if Pup is perfect stop
stimulating unless Pup takes a step. Being read for the “nick” is important for if Pup is given even one step at
this stage it will come back to haunt you later.
When Pup is perfect at this for three sessions you can
begin adding distraction. Start with just a helper
standing at the far end of the room.
Than have the helper take a step or two closer to Pup.
When the helper can stand right in front of Pup have
the helper go back the far end of the room and hold a
live bird behind their back. When Pup will demonstrates a willing to stay on whoa with just the scent of
the bird in the room have the helper show Pup the
bird for just a second and then quickly back behind
the back. If Pup so much as takes a step tap Pup with
nick button but say nothing. Note “whoa” is only
whispered once as it is a command.
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Introduction to the E-Collar - Continued from page 6
Over the course of the next couple days or weeks have the helper show the bird for longer and longer
periods of times. When the helper can hold it for a fifteen or twenty seconds and Pup is perfect have the
helper start moving closer. With each step closer start with the bird behind the back and show it only for a
second than build on the time exposed and closeness to Pup.
When the helper can hold the live bird right in front of Pup, you are well on your way and it is time to add
more distractions (like tying the bird to a string so it can flap) and to take the game outside. Just remember
each time you start in a new place or add a distraction make it easy and short as Pup does not learn by doing
it wrong and also it is far more rewarding to you when Pup does it right.
Lastly, always remember the Cardinal Rule: End each training session with a success no matter how small
and praise Pup. And last but not least, have fun and your Pup will reward you for it.
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Gallery
Pictures provided by: Bob Clayton, Lynda Kieres, Sherry Niesar, Cynthia Trowbridge
The Picture Gallery is a regular feature in the Whoa Post. If you have a picture you
would like to share with the club, please email it to Sherry at sniesar@msn.com
August 2013
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My Life, My Epagneul Bretons by Ray Peres
When you turn 62 as I have, you tend to start thinking a bit about the past. Having owned EB’s for the last
32 years, they are a significant part of the memory bank. We all love our dogs and I have had other breeds
before I got my first EB. But the first one changed me and made me a devoted owner forever. Of course in
this publication, I’m probably preaching to the choir but I thought I might share my story.
Back in 1981, a man named David Follansbee who was the
first editor of Gun Dog Magazine, wrote an article about
how he was importing these French dogs because he
perceived that the American Brits had been bred for so long
to compete in trials and followed on horseback, that they
had lost their original purpose, which was to be a close
working biddable hunting dog bred to serve the walking
hunter, but I am pretty sure that most who read this article
already knew about this.
I contacted Follansbee and as it turned out, out of all places,
he lived in downtown New York City on 5th Avenue near Washington Square Park about 35 miles from
where I live. How in heaven’s name could anyone breed a reliable gun dog in Manhattan? We spoke
extensively and this resulted in my putting a deposit on a pup. I had serious trepidations when I visited him
only to find about 14 dogs housed in different rooms in the apartment. Was he a puppy mill? How was he
hunting these dogs? How selective was his breeding program? Was he honest? He assured me that all of his
dogs were hunted and these pups from the Calembour line would be fine. My first EB was born on a St
Patrick’s day. I took her home at 8 weeks and spoiled the daylights out of her. I decided that the first year
would be happy timing with some exposure to birds. She was so incredibly birdy that she would sit on the
patio and stare at the skies, just to get a glimpse of her favorite animal.
At about a year, I took her to a bird dog trainer in Connecticut who, after keeping her for 2 weeks called me
and told me to pick her up since she washed out of his program. When I got there, he explained that she
refused to hunt, he would leash her and take her to the fields and she would simply run back to the kennel.
Then, he proceeded to demonstrate. He leashed her and we walked together into the fields. Then as he
release her he said, “watch this!” She never headed for the kennel. Instead, she quartered, nose up looking
for birds (which he had planted) and shortly thereafter locked up on a quail. He was amazed. There was
nothing different about anything he had done on that day except that I was there. He concluded that the
dog simply returned to the kennel because that was the last place she saw me. She would be un-trainable by
him, but he was optimistic I could succeed.
I lived in a little starter house on ¼ acre and managed to find a spot for
a quail pen. My neighbors in suburban Long Island marveled at the
newfound bobwhites that had suddenly invaded the neighborhood. It
was on this ¼ acre that I started my field work. I hid quail everywhere.
I had no idea what I was doing. I check corded her and if she moved a
muscle after going on point, I flipped her backwards. She got trained in
spite of my inexperience and turned out to be the best bird dog I, or
any of my friends had ever seen. The stories could go on, good and
bad. I could talk about how I met up with other hunters who with the
whole party had a total of 5 dogs.
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My Life, My Epagneul Bretons - Continued from page 9
While we were chatting, my dog went on point. Other dogs
milled around her, never scenting the bird that eventually fell
victim to my 20 gauge. She would hold point for as long as it
took for me to get there, sometimes causing me to dilly dally
just to see how long she would go. She was so staunch that if
she froze in an unusual position, like in the midst of a turn, you
could see her struggling to maintain her balance. I would
entertain friends when they came over for dinner by letting a
quail out in the back yard and then placing my dinner right in
front of her as she was on point. Then I would grab her tail and
lift her hindquarters moving her into different positions, and she
would never move. When it came to hunting, my friends simply referred to her as “the machine”. She
would quarter, pause with her nose in the air, sniff a bit and set off again. If she had a runner, she would
get wobbly as the sent faded and then patiently relocate.
On the other hand, if she didn’t get regular exercise, she would tear things up in the house, she wrecked
the dash of my truck with her claws trying to get to a seagull that landed on the hood while I was parked
by the bay and tore up numerous trashcans to get to the garbage. We went through about six of them. It
got to the point where we figured we would have to put the trash in a vault.
When she got to be old and arthritic and could hardly walk, much less hunt, I would buy a pheasant or two
from a local breeder and put them in a field 50 feet from the car, just so she could do what she always
loved doing. She lived to be 13 and when I had to put her down (she had a stroke) her last breath was
spent smelling a pheasant wing that I held under her nose and the scent of her master who loved her
dearly. It was like the end of a love affair. I was inconsolable. She was my best buddy.
It took me almost a year before I got the courage to do it again and since then, I have never been without
one or two and now 3 of these spectacular dogs. They are all different in their own right. I have had good
and not so good but NEVER a bad one and have reaped so many rewards from having owned this
breed. If I have any regrets it’s that there are no EB clubs in the Northeast. I would love to head to
Minnesota the Dakotas or Montana to club gatherings but alas, it’s probably a 4 day drive for me and I still
work.
There are so many stories and so many things I have learned from these
dogs, I think I could go in forever. Maybe I’ll write a follow up about the
one that was horrifically gun shy for 3 ½ years and then suddenly wasn’t
shy any more; or the one that was pointing two birds by moving her
head from side to side; or perhaps the tree climber; or the one who refused to give me the first rabbit I shot over her instead running away and
burying it; or the many birds, rabbits & frogs that have wound up being
delivered to the living room couch after being brought in through the
dog door, or perhaps I’ll post a list of everything they have destroyed
and challenge the readers to come up with a longer list.
Finally, I take a moment to acknowledge my wife and my best friend
Carol, who with her patience, understanding and persistence have made
these years and these dogs so pleasurable.
Carol with Rascal
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Breeders & Stud Dog List
Breeders
Copper Spur Kennel
Glen Gunderson
320-815-0663
Copperspur@gmail.com.
Coteau Kennel
Pete Wax & Sherry Niesar
sniesar@msn.com
701-222-8940
www.coteaukennel.com
Hannahatchee Kennel
Jackie Hutwagner
770.883.8360
hutwag@gmail.com
Hyalite Kennel
Butch Nelson & Karen Paugh
406-567-4200
hyaliteknls@yahoo.com
www.hyalitekennels.com
Stud Dogs
NBOB4 GRCHF2 GRCH Topperlyn Gallant
Bodacious AKC MH "aka Leo"
Hip Rating - OFA Fair
Glen Gunderson
320-815-0663
Copperspur@gmail.com
TR Brique de l'Ardour
Hip Rating - A ( France)
Fred Overby
406-209-0006 (after business hours, please)
foverby@bellsouth.net
GUN F'Nat du mas d'Pataula ("Pride") TAN
Hip Rating- Good - OFA
Fred Overby
406-209-0006 (after business hours, please)
foverby@bellsouth.net
GUN Gallant Thor Sur Le Delavan
Hip Rating - OFA available in September
Jackie Hutwagner
770-883-8360
hutwag@gmail.com
The Breeders and Stud Dog List is available to all paid members. If you are not a member, complete
the membership form and send it to Fred Overby, Club Treasurer. Only Breeding Kennels/Breeders
who raise UKC registered Epagneul Bretons will be listed in the Whoa Post in this column. The Whoa
Post is sent directly to over 100 email addresses and posted on line on the club web site and Face Book
page. Provide your information to sniesar@msn.com.
To be listed in this column, pay your membership and provide the following information.
Breeders:
Stud Dog Listing:
Name of Kennel and/or Breeder
Contact Name
Contact Phone
Contact Email
Website
Name of Stud Dog
Hip Rating (OFA or Penn Hip)
Contact Name
Contact Phone
Contact Email
Website
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Join Big Sky Epagneul Breton Gun Dog Club Facebook page. If you have a
Facebook page, request to become a friend, its that easy. You can post your pictures,
hunting stories or just events that you share with your Epagneul Breton.
https://www.facebook.com/#!/groups/115972485114132/
Dog Instructions
Dear Dogs:
The dishes with the paw prints are yours and contain your food. The other dishes are mine and contain my
food. Please note, placing a paw print in the middle of my plate and food does not stake a claim for it becoming
your food and dish, nor do I find that aesthetically pleasing in the slightest.
The stairway was not designed by NASCAR and is not a racetrack. Beating me to the bottom is not the object.
Tripping me doesn't help because I fall faster than you can run.
I cannot buy anything bigger than a king-sized bed. I am very sorry about this. Do not think I will continue
sleeping on the couch to ensure your comfort. Dogs can actually curl up in a ball when they sleep. It is not necessary to sleep perpendicular to me stretched out to the fullest extent possible. I also know that sticking tails
straight out and having tongues hanging out the other end to maximize space is nothing but sarcasm.
For the last time, there is no secret exit from the bathroom. If by some miracle I beat you there and manage to
get the door shut, it is not necessary to claw, whine, bark, try to turn the knob or get your paw under the edge
and try to pull the door open. I must exit through the same door I entered. Also, I have been using the bathroom for years -- canine attendance is not required. The proper order is kiss me, then go smell the other dog's
butt. I cannot stress this enough!
From abcdog.com
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The Whoa Post Marketplace
Reserve your Epagneul Breton puppy today!
GUN Elyn du Copper Spur ( GUN3 CH Josie x NBOB4 GrCHF2 GRCH Leo AKC MH) x
Epic du Plum Creek ( Cherokee de Plum Creek x Tatoo du Bois Courcol )
Elyn OFA “Good”, Epic Penn Hip DI “ .33 ” Whelp date approximately August 10th 2013.
These puppies are from proven field and show stock and have an excellent disposition in the
house and as hunters. Contact: Glen Gunderson at Copper Spur Kennel, 320-815-0663 or
Copperspur@gmail.com.
Elyn
Epic
Retirement Sale: Professional dog trainer, Wally Wahl is retiring this year and has assorted items for sale.
Assorted sizes of used Vari Kennels available . Prices dependant on size and condition.
Scotts Kennels for sale. Have some made with green treated lumber and others pine.
Large bird cage for holding training birds (pigeons, chukkars, ducks and pheasants).
Contact Wally Wahl for prices. 701-943-2678 - home or 701-361-0794 - cell
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Back Talk
I don’t know how many times I can say this - Don’t miss the regional trials. If you
are new to the trial scene, come and watch or better yet help out. There’s always a
job to do and it’s a great way to get a good look at the dogs and their handlers. Ask
questions, talk to the handlers about their dogs, ask the judges questions and be
prepared to have fun.
If you’ve got a dog that’s had at least one hunting season enter the Gun Division. Dogs up to 3 years old
can enter the TAN. The TAN is an evaluation of the dog’s natural ability to hunt, find game and hold a
point. For more advanced dogs, the Open division offers both solo and braced runs. Both are exciting to
watch and be a part of. And if you run a dog and it doesn’t bring home the blue ribbon, remember, your dog
doesn’t care that the ribbon isn’t blue
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Sherry Niesar
Back Talk is a venue for our member readers to respond to articles in previous editions and to weigh in on
events and issues important to the Big Sky Epagneul Breton Gun Dog Club. Examples may include Dog
Care and Training, Gun Safety, Hunting, Trials, Special Events, and Equipment.
This is your opportunity to voice an opinion or share some advice on a recent topic. So, if your would like to
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Up Coming Events
August 24 & 25: Firesteel Classic Wild Bird Trial , Firesteel Lodge near Isabel SD. Sponsored by Prairie Pointing
Dog Club. Contact Pete Wax 701-527-6913 or prairiepointingdogclub@gmail.com
August 30 - Sept. 1, 2013: Big Sky Epagneul Breton Gun Dog Club Wild Bird Trial near Denton, Montana. For Trial
Information Contact Ken Bruwelheide KenandJanisBruwelheide@yahoo.com or 406-587-0405 . Field Trial
Secretary: Pete Wax, sniesar@msn.com or 701-527-6913
October 12 & 13, 2013 Heart of the Prairie Epagneul Breton Gun Dog Club, Delavan, IL. Wild Open Solo & Brace,
Wild Gun Solo & Brace, Liberated TAN . Contact: Suzanne LaFary, (309)202-6068, suzannelafary@yahoo.com
Renew Your Membership
Membership to the Big Sky Epagneul Breton Gun Dog Club is due at the beginning of each January. Each of the
club’s members are an important component to the club, adding to the newsletter with
articles and photographs and at the clubs annual field trial. If you are not a member, then consider
becoming a member. Aside from becoming a part of a group of talented, friendly and likeminded dog
owners, members:
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Receive the Whoa Post
Are eligible to place ads in the Marketplace at no charge
List Breeder or Stud Dog information on the Breeders/Stud Dog Page at no charge
Have access to dog training professionals and mentors
Receive advance notice of special events
Have opportunity to participate in UKC sanctioned field trials
Join a fellowship of like minded individuals
Membership is open to all individuals who have or are interested in an Epagneul Breton. Membership fee is $20 individuals or $30 - family per year. Please take a few moments to complete the Membership Form below and return to Treasurer, Fred Overby.
Big Sky Epagneul Breton Gun Club Membership Form
Name_______________________________________________ 2nd Family Member ______________________________
Address_____________________________________________________________________________________________
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Telephone __________________________________________ Email ___________________________________________
Membership Category” $20 Individual Membership _____ $30 Family Membership _____
Make Check out to: Big Sky Epagneul Breton Gun Club
Return form & dues to: Fred Overby c/o Overby Law Office, 101 E. Main Street, Suite C, Bozeman, MT 59715
Send General Correspondence to: Kenneth Bruwelheide,1406 Robin Lane, Bozeman, MT 59715
Sponsored in Part by: