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Winning the 2021 Meeker Classic was the crown jewel for “Alice,” a 9 ½-year-old rough black-ticked tricolor Border Collie. One of the toughest sheepdog competitions in North America, arguably the world, drew a large entry of 170 teams.
Natural-born bird sense, keen desire and youthful athleticism came together for a 1 ½-year-old white-and-liver Pointer named “Ivy” who won the New England Open Grouse Championship in her derby career.
A powerful running 7 ½-year-old Weimaraner named “Cage”won his third National Championship in March 2021 at the one-hour National Weimaraner Association (NWA) National Championship.
A powerful, far-ranging 7 ½-year-old male Vizsla named “Scout” in 2021 won two Vizsla National Championships, a Runner-Up Vizsla Championship, an all-breed open shooting dog championship, and was a Runner-Up regional Vizsla shooting dog championship.
A forward-running, powerful 9-year-old white-and-orange male English Setter named “Mac” affirmed his elite status as an exceptional cover dog with his eighth championship win, setting a record making Mac the winningest cover dog in history.
It was a near clean sweep for a 7 ½-year-old liver-and-white male German Wirehaired Pointer named “Quinn” at the 2020 and 2021 German Wirehaired Pointer Club of America (GWPCA) National and National Amateur Championships.
A spunky red pup named “Ginger” chosen by Tate and Jenny Martinsen in 2008 to be his first hunting companion on the prairies of South Dakota turned out to have natural talent as a versatile hunting dog that would shape and change his life.
A 9-year-old white-and-orange male English Setter named “Mac” hunted grouse with top-notch expertise to win the 2021 Grand National Grouse Championship in November at Marienville, Pennsylvania.
With rabbit-tracking accuracy, four Field Champion Gundogs outshined the competition to win their classes at the 2021 AKC National Gundog Brace Beagle Championship Oct. 4 to 5 at Belmont Jefferson Beagle Club in St.
The statuesque standout among 192 bird dogs competing at the National Shoot to Retrieve Association (NSTRA) 2021 Purina Endurance Classic was a 4 ½-year-old tricolor female Engli