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MAY 2008
May 3rd & 4th: THREE Littermates Take Placements at Long Island Pointing Dog FT Club!
- Cannon won the Open Derby.
- Katy took 3rd in Open Derby.
- Tori took 4th in Open Derby.
- Katy also took 2nd in Open Puppy.
- Also "First Cousin" Ziggy took 3rd in Open Puppy. Ziggy is Octane's son, and Octane & Blaze are littermates.
APRIL 2008
April 18th - 20th: Cannon and Tori Take Placements and Wins at CT Valley Vizsla Club
- Tori won the Amateur Walking Puppy, with owner/handler Carole Stout.
- Tori took 2nd in Open Derby, with pro handler Bob Seelye.
- Cannon took 2nd in Amateur Walking Derby, with owner/handler Tracy Faber.
April 12th & 13th: Cannon and Tori Take Placements at Vizsla Club of Greater NY
- Cannon also took 2nd in Amateur Walking Derby, with owner/handler Tracy Faber.
April 6th: Maddy Gets Her First JH Pass
- Maddy, sister of Tori, Katy & Cannon, was entered this Sunday in the CVC Spring Hunt Test. She was handled by her owner Mike Moore, and received her first Junior Hunter pass. She had nice high scores, including a 10 in trainability!
April 5th: Cannon, Tori, and Katy Take Placements in All-Breed Stakes at Nutmeg GSP
- Cannon won the Amateur Walking Puppy, with owner/handler Tracy Faber.
- Tori took 2nd in Amateur Walking Puppy, with owner/handler Carole Stout.
- Katy took 4th in Open Puppy.
- These puppies are now 10 months old, and successfully competing in all-breed stakes.
MARCH 2008
March 29th & 30th: Cannon Completes Junior Hunter Title
- Cannon and Tori were entered in junior hunter this weekend. Cannon has now completed his JH title, sister Tori needs one more leg.
March 22nd: Katy Places Third in Open Puppy at Mason-Dixon
- Katy took 3rd in Open Puppy at the Mason-Dixon GSP Club Spring Field Trial. Tori and Cannon did not run in OP at this event.
- Cannon took 3rd in Amateur Walking Puppy, with owner/handler Tracy Faber.
- At this same trial, Marcia Schlesinger's "Topper" won the OLGD stake to finish his Field Championship! Topper is just the tender age of three! Tess will be bred to Topper this Spring. We are looking forward to some nice puppies from Broad Run's first progeny breeding! Blaze will be a grandma! (Breeder contact: Stephanie Estes, Vitesse Vizslas)
March 15th: Tori Takes First in Open Puppy at CVC
- Tori took 1st place in Open Puppy at the Conestoga Vizsla Club's Spring Field Trial. She was awarded with the Del Seelye Memorial Traveling Trophy! Tori joins her grandmother Amber on this trophy, who also won it back in 1999.
March 8th & 9th: Blaze & Dulin Puppies Work Towards JH Titles
- Cannon, Tori, and Katy all earned their first two legs towards their Junior Hunter titles this weekend.
March 2nd: Cannon Takes Third at the VCA NGDC Open Puppy Stake
- Cannon, in his second field trial of his young career, placed 3rd at the VCA National Gun Dog Championship's Open Puppy Stake. Congratulations to his owners, the Fabers, and to his handler, Bob Seelye. Watch out - the Cannon is on fire!!
FEBRUARY 2008
February 23rd: Cannon Takes First Place at His Very First Field Trial
- Cannon at 9 months of age was entered in his first field trial this weekend, and took 1st place in Open Puppy at the Eastern GSP Spring FT. Cannon also took 3rd in Amateur Walking Puppy, handled by his owner Tracy Faber. Katy took 4th place in Open Puppy.
February 16th: #1, #2, #3 on the VCA Puppy/Derby Top Ten List!
-Greta is #1 with 282 points, Tess is #2 with 249 points, and Boone is #3 with 231 points on the VCA Puppy/Derby Field Top Ten List, up to date as of 8/07. To see the list, go here!
February 13th: New Website Design
- After two months of redesigning, we have finally published our new website. The new layout and color is designed around the picture of Boone on point above (on each page header). This picture, and others here, were taken by the late Bob Estes in October of 2007. The eyes of the dog at the footer are of Tori (from our second litter), owned by the Phil & Carole Stout. We hope you enjoy it!
JANUARY 2008
January 28th: The Loss of a Very Dear Friend, Bob Estes
- It is with great sadness that I post that we have lost a dear friend, Bob Estes of Vitesse Vizslas, who suddenly and tragically passed away this day. Bob thoroughly enjoyed life to it's fullest, and was such a great friend to all that knew him. We will always treasure our memories of times spent with Bob. He is survived by his beloved wife Stephanie Estes and his two dogs, Zoe and Tess. He will be so sorely missed by many. Obituary.
Mid-January: Dogs Return to Camp
- Boone , Tess, and Greta (from our first litter) and Cannon, Tori, and Katy (from our second litter) all return back to Strawberry Hill Farm to train with professional handler Bob Seelye. Boone , Tess, and Greta will be training for Gun Dog stakes throughout the season and the summer. Cannon, Tori, and Katy will begin training for puppy stakes to be run this spring. Maddy (from our second litter) will also appear in some upcoming local trials and hunt tests, handled by her owner Mike Moore.
January 5th: Katy Takes Placements at Her First Field Trial
- Katy at 8 months of age was entered in her first field trial this weekend, and was handled by her owner Will Garrett. Katy took 2nd place in Amateur Walking Puppy and 3rd place in Open Puppy at GSP of Atlanta, an all-breed trial. Way to go Will & Katy!
2007
OCTOBER 2007
October 21st: VCA National Field Trial Begins
- We wish we could make it to the National FT, but unfortunately we can't justify traveling across the country when we don't have any dogs entered this year. We have submitted an ad for the Nationals catalog, you can view it by clicking here. Best wishes and a great time to all the competitors!
October 12th: Broad Run's First Litter Celebrates Second Birthday
-Broad Run's first litter is turning two today. Boone , Tess, and Greta have now "aged-out" of puppy/derby and return home for a break. Soon they will begin training for gun dog stakes.
October 6th: Tess Takes 2nd in AWD at Conestoga Vizsla Club
-Tess takes 2nd place in Amateur Walking Derby at CVC's Fall FT.
SEPTEMBER 2007
September 29th: Boone and Tess Place at Diamond State GSP Club
-Boone takes 4th place in Amateur Walking Derby and 4th place in Open Derby at the DSGSPC's Fall Trial.
-Tess takes 3rd place in Open Derby.
September 22nd: Boone Places in AWD and OD at GSP Club of Greater Pittsburgh
-Boone takes 3rd place in Amateur Walking Derby and 3rd place in Open Derby at the GSPCGPs Fall Trial.
September 15th: Boone Takes 2nd in AWD at Vizsla Club of Greater Cleveland
-Boone takes 2nd place in the VCGC Fall Trial Amateur Walking Derby stake.
September 9th: Tess Places at Miami Valley Vizsla Club
-Tess takes 4th place in the Open Derby stake at the MVVC Fall Trial.
-Boone doesn't run in this trial due to weather conditions.
September: Greta, Tess, and Boone are #2, #3, #4 on Puppy/Derby Top Ten List!
-Greta is listed as #2 with 282 points, Tess is listed as #3 with 249 points, and Boone is listed as #4 with 231 points on the VCA Puppy/Derby Field Top Ten List, up to date as of 6/07. Congratulations goes to Trish and Karen, owners of cousin "Levi" (Cliffside's Tee Time at Maple Run JH) for achieving the #1 spot with 317 points! To see the list, go here!
AUGUST 2007
August 18th: Off to Fall Camp
- Boone , Tess, and Greta head back to Strawberry Hill Farm to begin Fall training with their professional handler Bob Seelye. Greta is in season and won't be able to run for the first few trials. The puppies will age out on October 12th, so this will be a short fall FT season.
JULY 2007
Dog Days of Summer
JUNE 2007
June 13th: Greta and Tess Make the VCA Puppy/Derby Top Ten List!
-Greta is listed as #5 with 261 points, and Tess is listed as #8 with 192 points on the VCA Puppy/Derby Top Ten List, up to date as of 2/28/07. To see the list, go here. Way to go girls!!
MAY 2007
May 22nd: Blaze x Dulin Puppies are Born Today
APRIL 2007
April 29th: Boone Wins Open Derby at Show Me Vizsla Club!
-Boone takes 1st place in the Show Me Vizsla Club's Spring Trial 14-dog Open Derby stake. This win earns Boone his Open Derby points. This is also Boone's last trial until the Fall.
April 22nd: Greta and Tess Place at Hawkeye Vizsla Club
-Boone doesn't run because of a thunderstorm during his brace.
April 21st: Updates to Website
- We've just added some cool new features to our website. You can now visit each of our dog's pedigrees and click interactive links to pages for some of their ancestors.
We are still seeking information for many of the dogs, and have compiled a list that can be viewed at www.broadrunvizslas.com/ancestors.html. If you have any information to share, we'd really appreciate it!
April 17th: Sonogram Confirms Expected Puppies
April 8th: Tess wins Open Derby at the MVVC Spring Field Trial!
MARCH 2007
Mid-March: Planned Breeding
-Blaze will be bred this month to FC Longpoint CK Dulin JH. We are very excited about this breeding, and expect some very nice field puppies from this match.
No Field Trials Planned for This Month
FEBRUARY 2007
February 16th: Tess Places at Tampa Bay Vizsla Club
-Tess takes 4th in the 21-dog Open Derby stake.
February 9th: Greta Wins Open Derby at North FL GSP!
-Greta gets the blue in an 18-dog, 4 point Open Derby stake.
February 3rd: Boone Places at the Mid-FL Brittany Club
-Boone places 3rd in the 18-dog Open Derby stake.
JANUARY 2007
January 20th: Boone and Tess Place at North Florida GSP
January 5th: Greta wins Open Puppy at GSP of Atlanta!
-Greta wins 1st in a 13-dog Open Puppy stake.
January 2nd: Dogs Return to Camp
- Blaze , Boone , Tess, and Greta all return back to Strawberry Hill Farm to travel the southern field trialing circuit with professional handler Bob Seelye.
2006
DECEMBER 2006
Blaze is Home for the Holidays!
NOVEMBER 2006
November 17th: Baby Dowd is Born!
- Our baby girl Shelby was born today at 7:13pm! She was 7lbs and 1oz, 20.5 inches. Introducing future Vizsla-lover Shelby Faye Dowd! Mom and baby are doing well, and the dogs luuuvvvv her!!!
November 13th: Boone is Home for the Holidays!
-Boone came home today! He'll be here when his human sister makes her arrival (very soon!), and he will stay through the holidays. Around mid-January he'll return to the field. Momma Blaze is working on her skills with handler Bob Seelye, and will return home for a break in a few weeks. We are looking forward to having everyone together again.
November 11th: Pups Take Placements at Nutmeg GSP Fall Trial
-Greta takes 2nd in Open Puppy.
-Tess takes 4th in Open Derby.
November 4th: Greta Takes Blue in DC Weim Open Derby!
-Greta takes her first blue ribbon in a 20-dog Open Derby stake at the WCWDCA fall trial, held in Upper Marlboro MD! GOooo Greta!
-Tess takes 2nd in the same stake! Way to go girls!
OCTOBER 2006
October 28th: Boone Takes 2nd in VCA National Open Puppy!!
-Boone takes 2nd in Open Puppy at the VCA Nationals, held in Wye Island MD. Congratulations to all the dogs who placed at the VCA 2006 Nationals!
October 24th: Heading to VCA National Field Trial, in Wye Island MD
October 14th: Boone Wins Open Puppy in Ohio!
-Boone takes 1st in Open Puppy at the Miami Valley Vizsla Club's fall trial, held in Fayetteville OH.
October 12th: Broad Run Pups Celebrate First Birthday
-Broad Run's first litter is turning one year today!! Oh, how time flies! It seems like yesterday that these babies were born! Today Boone, Tess and Greta will celebrate their first birthday on the road - in route to the next trial, in Ohio. We'll lavish them with doggie birthday cake when the season ends!
October 7th: Boone Earns His First Derby Placement at Conestoga
-Boone takes 2nd in the Amateur Walking Derby stake at the Conestoga Vizsla Club's fall trial, held in Clear Spring MD. This is his first Derby win, at just under one year of age! I was fortunate to attend the trial and (barely) walk the brace, but way too far along in my pregnancy to handle the big boy. Big thanks to our friend Robert Gravely for handling him! Click here for picture of Boone & Robert together.
-Blaze ran in her first Gun Dog stake at this trial. She did what we expected at this point in her training - a very nice run, but not enough experience yet to give a winning performance!
-Greta's "big brother" Ryder takes 4th place in the Hunting Dog Championship! Congrats to Garrett, Jacqueline and Ryder!
SEPTEMBER 2006
September 30th: Success in Michigan!
-Tess takes her first blue ribbon in the 20-dog Open Puppy stake at the Vizsla Club of Michigan's fall trial!! This win qualifies her to run in the VCA National Field Trial Derby Classic. Click for picture.
-Greta places 3rd in the Open Puppy stake.
-Boone doesn't run this weekend, because of a big storm that came through before his brace.
September 23rd: More Puppy Success in Ohio
-Boone takes 2nd in the Open Puppy stake at the Irish Setter of Ohio's fall trial, held in Harpster OH.
-Greta places 4th in the same stake!!
September 17th: Boone & Greta Complete the Weekend with a Bang!
-Boone takes 1st place in the Amateur Puppy stake!! Big thanks to Robert Gravely (grandson of John Books) for handling our puppy! With this win Boone earns his first AFC puppy point. We are so excited for our sweet young boy, and we are looking forward to a fun season with him.
-Greta places 2nd in the same stake!!
September 16th: Big Puppy Success at the Greater Cleveland Trial!
- Boone, Greta and Tess enter their first Open Puppy stake of the season, and take three of the four placements at the Vizsla Club of Greater Cleveland's fall trial, held in Harpster OH!
-Boone places 1st, Greta places 2nd, Tess places 4th in Open Puppy. Boone earns his first FC puppy point with this win, and is now eligible to run in the VCA National Field Trial Derby Classic! Click for picture.
-Owners of Tess, Bob & Stephanie Estes, traveled to Ohio to watch the fun! We unfortunately couldn't make it. Doctor's orders...it's too far to travel at 7 months pregnant!
-Blaze didn't run in the trial, but will be entered in her first Gun Dog stake a few weeks from now. We are looking forward to her rookie Gun Dog season!
AUGUST 2006
August 1st: Off to Fall Camp
- Blaze , Boone , Tess, Gia and Greta all head to Strawberry Hill Farm to begin Fall training with their professional handler Bob Seelye.
JULY 2006
The Dog Days of Summer
JUNE 2006
June 10th: Tess Completes Junior Hunter Title
-Tess completes her JH title with style at the Weimaraner Club of Greater Cleveland hunt test, held in Cardington OH.
MAY 2006
May 26th & 27th: More Junior Hunter Passes
-Boone and Tess earn second and third JH passes at the Delaware Valley German Wirehaired Pointer Club hunt test, held in Weatherly PA.
May 7th: Puppies First Junior Hunter Passes
-Boone, Greta and Tess earn their first JH passes at the Wilderness Pointer Club of Virginia hunt test, held in Orange VA.
May 1st: Boone on Summer Break
-Boone returns home for summer break! We're so excited to have our puppy back home! Summer plans include entering some Junior Hunt tests, taking beginner agility, and relaxing!
APRIL 2006
April 22nd & 23rd: Broad Run's First Litter Experience First Field Trial Successes
-Boone places 4th in Amateur Walking Puppy at the Show Me Vizsla Club Spring Trial at just barely 6 months of age! Huge thanks to our dear friend Trish Burdin for running our boy in Amateur, since we could not make it!
-Tess places 4th in Open Puppy at the Show Me Vizsla Club Spring Trial! Congrats to her owners Stephanie and Bob Estes (Vitesse Vizslas) who are so very excited for their first field trial Vizsla!
April 1st: Off for a Mini-Spring Camp
-Boone , Tess, Gia and Greta of the Blaze/Bunker 05 litter all leave with their professional handler Bob Seelye for their very first field trial experiences in Iowa!! At only 5 months of age, all four puppies are running big, pointing beautifully, and showing lots of desire. They will turn 6 months while on the road out west, and will return home in one month.
MARCH 2006
March 18th: New Addition to Broad Run
-We're expecting a new addition to Broad Run on November 27th. This time it's of the human variety! :)
March 1st: Blaze on Summer Break
-Blaze returns home from her southern vacation. She will begin her Gun Dog training in August. We plan to have her prepared to enter trials again by late Fall 06.
FEBRUARY 2006
February 12th: Puppies Enjoy First Bird Work
-At four months of age Boone, Tess, and Sierra go out for their first experience on birds! All three pups successfully found and pointed their birds. The switch has been turned ON! They didn't want to leave the field. These pups are hooked, just like the owners!
JANUARY 2006
January 6th: Blaze Travels South
-Blaze leaves with her pro handler Bob Seelye to travel the southern circuit. She hasn't been in the field for over two years, so she's not nearly ready to enter Gun Dog stakes yet. This trip's purpose is to get her back in the swing of traveling, and to give her a much needed break from puppies!
2005
DECEMBER 2005
December 12th: Pups Join New Families
-Puppies leave at 8 weeks of age, to their new loving homes! Three of the pups have gone to current Vizsla homes and will be field trialed, two have gone to hunting family homes, and two have gone to be great family pets! First born male, Boone (f.k.a. "Hoss") is staying with us. We have plans to trial him as well.
OCTOBER 2005
October 12th: The Birth of Broad Run's First Litter
-Blaze & Bunker pups were born on Oct. 12th! Everyone is healthy and beautiful! Click here to see pictures of these eight new babes! This is Broad Run's first litter, and we are enjoying every moment!
SEPTEMBER 2005
Sonogram Confirms Expected Puppies
AUGUST 2005
The Loss of a Best Friend
Our best buddy Zeke has crossed the Rainbow Bridge. We lost him quickly to a very aggressive form of cancer. By the time he showed signs of illness, it was too late. Zeke was our first Vizsla, and we miss him so dearly. We are forever grateful for his introduction to this wonderful breed. He's the reason we're doing this! Click on Zeke to read more about him.
