NOVEMBER 2006
November 17th
Baby Dowd is Born
- Our baby girl Shelby Faye Dowd was born today at 7:13pm! She was 7lbs and 1oz, 20.5 inches. 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. Click here for photo of the puppy placements! 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!
-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.
-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!
-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 back 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 is a Junior Hunter
-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 2006.
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!
