Fairbank Spring Trial Results...

I wanted to thank everyone that came out to the spring trial on Saturday even though the weather was anything but springlike. We had to endure a full day of running in bitter cold temperatures but we all managed to have a great time. I wanted to personally thank a few people who without their help and support I would not be able to make this trial happen. First of all my wife takes care of all of the cooking and makes multiple trips back and forth between home and the club to make sure we have hot meals and anything else we need as the day progresses. I also wanted to thank our bird planter Frank Magazinee who planted birds all day and did a fine job as every dog I believe was able to get birds pointed. Finally I have to thank Chris Catanzarite and Al Fazenbaker. Trials in our area would not be possible without the help and support of these two. Not only are they both extremely competitive in our arena but wherever they go so to have the caliber of dogs and their help at Fairbank is a true asset and greatly appreciated. I also wanted to thank our other judges, Brian Ralph, Russ Komlos, and Gary Pritts in addition to Chris also helping with the judging. The results are as follows:  Jan Zarebicki Puppy Classic  1st Cam pm Dye  2nd Pete pm McMillan  3rd Speedie rsm Fazenbaker  OSD  1st Roger rsm Fazenbaker  2nd Bonnie pf Catanzarite  3rd Sam pm Pritts  OD  1st Stormie rsm Fazenbaker 2nd Maeve rsf Fazenbaker 3rd Tommy pm Brown  ASD  1st Nellie pf Piwinski  2nd Dexter pm McMillan  3rd Sam pm Berardi  Thanks again to everyone hope to see you in the fall!  Dave Park

Ohio Red Setter FTC Results....

The Ohio Red Setter Field Trial Club ran their first trial in several years, as we hope to get the trial back on a regular schedule after a hiatus of several years during the economic downturn.  The trial was run at our traditional location at Grand River Wildlife Management Area outside of Bristolville Ohio.  We had a small but very quality entry of 24 dogs run today.

Special thanks to our judges Brandon Kruer and Dave Park for their time in the saddle.   Also a "hats off" to Nick Ciani of Madison Ohio who spent the day on foot planting bird for the Open Derby and Open Shooting.  He walked at least 10 braces today under sometimes muddy conditions to ensure everyone had an opportunity to point birds.  Well done Brandon, Dave, and Nick!

Thanks also to Purina for your support of our Pennsylvania Walking Shooting Dog Association.  Our sport would not be the same without your support and your great dog food.  Please support Purina by purchasing their products.  

Finally, thanks to everyone who participated today!  Your support of our trial and of the PWSDA is greatly appreciated and promotes the walking trials in our region.  We hope to see you again!

Nick Ciani... bird planter

Open Derby winners

1st: Al Fazenbaker with Stormie

2nd: John McKellopp with Sunny

3rd: Gary Pritt with Gabbie

Also shown... Brian Ralph, Dave Park (judge), Nick Ciani, Brandon Kreuer (judge), Craig Hazlett

Open Shooting Dog winners

1st: Al Fazenbaker with Ruby

2nd: Gary Pritt with Sam

3rd: Craig Hazlett with Hank

Also shown... Ron Cassidy, Dave Park (judge), Nick Ciani, Brandon Kreuer (judge), Brian Ralph, John McKellop

Open Puppy winners

1st: Norm Meeder with Mickie

2nd: Eric Dye with Cam

3rd: Deb Fazenbaker with Minnie

Also shown...  Gary Pritt, Ron Cassidy, Dave Park (judge), Nick Ciani, Brandon Kreuer (judge), Brian Ralph

Hope to see everyone in the fall!

Letter to American Field regarding Hall of Fame selection process...

The following letter was submitted to the American Field in mid-January regarding the Hall of Fame selection process.  

Letter To American Field

Silver Dollar Walking trial...

The Silver Dollar Sportsmen Club (formerly the Wayne County Coonhunters) will be hosting a PWSDA and US Complete walking dog trial on March 7th and 8th.  Entries to Pete Casgrain 330-264-1116  Stakes both days will be Open Puppy, Open Shooting Dog, Open Derby, and Amateur Shooting Dog.  Judges for Saturday are Craig Merlington and Bill Nelson. Sundays Judges will be Ralph and Kathleen Gollata.  Thanks for the support,  Pete Casgrain

National Walking Futurity

The 2015 National Walking Futurity will be held beginning Saturday April 18 2015. This year’s venue will be the Oak Ridge Pointing Dog Club, located at 358 Windy Point Rd., Harrisville, PA 16038. Directions to the grounds can be found at the following link:  http://oakridgepointingdogs.com/html/directions.html  The deadline for registering a dog for the National Walking Futurity is March 25, 2015. Be sure to register your derby by the date noted to avoid a late fee. The nomination forms can be found on the PWSDA website at the following link:  http://www.nrsftc.com/PWSDA/2015WalkingFuturity_EntryForm.pdf  If anyone has questions, feel free to contact Roger McPherson, or one of the Futurity officers.  For those interested, there will be a Walking Shooting Dog stake and a Puppy stake offered during the weekend, dependent upon Futurity entries... Details will be available as the date approaches. This year we are going to put together a little program booklet to highlight the Futurity. The program will have information about each of the dogs nominated, as well as information on our Futurity, the handlers, and the judges. You won't want to miss this important publication! To help support our Futurity, Teri Propst has graciously volunteered to solicit sponsors for our program. Please consider supporting the Futurity by purchasing a half-page or one page ad in the booklet. This is a great way to support YOUR Futurity and to build a future for this great sport. Give Teri a call or message her on Facebook and she will be happy to place an ad for you! Thanks Teri for your hard work!  THANK YOU PURINA FOR YOUR SUPPORT OF THE NATIONAL WALKING FUTURITY

Beaver Valley Fall Trial pics...

Winners for the 2014 Fall Trial

Open Puppy 
1. Jake PM Joe Berardi 
2. HyPointe Midnight Rider ESM Nick Mellon 
3. Boo Unregistered Pointer Chris Howerton 

Open Derby 
1. Red Eye Express ESF Tom DeRosa 
2. Elvis PM Roger Neri H/ Bill McFadden/O 
3. Blackhills Gabbie's Hope PF Gary Pritts 

Open Shooting Dog 
1. Back Country Sonny PM Chris Catanzarite 
2. Riviera PF Roger Neri H/ Terri Probst O 
3. Sutters Jynx ESF Larry Sutter 

Ama Puppy 
1. Swanks Captain Kidd ESM Rollin Swank 
2. Shine Pip Squeak Lombardo ESM John Lombardo 

Ama Derby 
1. Speedee Emmee ESF Marty Staker 
2.Speedee Sport ESM Marty Staker 

Ama Shooting Dog 
1. Nellie Pf Karen Puiwinski 

Open Horseback Derby 
1. Macs A Million PM Tim McClurg 
2. Macs Silver Legacy PF Tim McClurg 

Open Horseback Shooting Dog 
1 Macs HiHo Silver PM Tim McClurg 
2. Roger RSM Al Fazenbaker 
3 Ruby RSF Al Fazenbaker

Open Shooting Dog (Horseback)

Tim McClurg, Julie McClurg, Al Fazenbaker

Open Walking Derby

Tom DeRosa, Roger Neri, Gary Pritt

Open Walking Shooting Dog

Chris Catanzerite, Roger Neri, Larry Sutter

Amateur Shooting Dog

Karen Puiwinski

Open Puppy

Jeremiah Watson

PWSDA Annual Meeting Summary...

A big THANK YOU to all who showed for our annual PWSDA meeting.  We had a great group of folks and the food was awesome!!  Thanks to everyone who brought goodies to eat!!

A brief summary of the meeting...

* the Association continues to be fiscally sound, with a balance in the black
*three new clubs have joined the Association (Mohegan, Oak Ridge, Ohio Red Setter) which will offer three additional venues for trials this coming season
*the Dog of the Year Points system will continue as is (no requirement to run in more than one trial was added)
*Placements in the National Walking Futurity will now count in the Derby points for Derby of the Year
*The bylaws have been updated and approved by the Board of Directors (they will be posted on the website in the next day or so...)
*Individual clubs may elect to co-sponsor with U.S. Complete provided it is known that horseback scouting is not permitted
*Dates for trials have been set and are posted on this website

Minutes for the meeting will be posted in the next couple of days...

Thanks again to everyone for your support!!

Al Fazenbaker, Pres.
PWSDA