Michigan Coverdogs of the Year, summer of 2021 thru Spring of 2022., Gladwin Field Trial Area, Meredith Michigan. To qualify for these titles dogs must enter, in their age class, a minimum of 3 stakes and place in a minimum of 2 stakes. There are 5 Clubs that run 13 trials each year; 5 spring, 3 summer, 5 fall. The clubs are: Michigan Amateur Field Trial Club (MAFTC), National Brittany Open Grouse Championship Association (NBOGCA), Beaverton Grouse Dog Club, Ruffed Grouse Field Trial Club and the Lakes States Field Trial Club
Shooting Dog, Dog of the Year
Shady Hills Zeena, Erin’s War Creek x Brave Heart Cassie, a 6-year-old Pointer female, owned by Deb Nihart and handled by Marc Forman. Zeena easily earned enough points for an invite to the Grand National Grouse and Woodcock Invitational Championship. Champion, Lake States Grouse Dog Championship 1st Beaverton Spring Open Shooting Dog 3rd NBOGCA Spring Open SD 1st NBOGCA Fall Open SD 2nd Lake States Spring Open SD
Runner-up Shooting Dog of the Year
Hifive's Top Shelf, 4-year-old orange and white pointer female, owned by Ben Batey, bred, trained and handled by Bruce Minard, Hifive Kennels. Hifive’s Unlisted x Hifive’s Betts Placed. Top Shelf was named Champion of Northern MI Coverdog CH over an entry of 59 starters, these wins earning Top Shelf entry to the Grand National Invitational Championship. 1st Champion Northern MI Coverdog Championship 1st NBOGCA Spring Open SD 3rd MAFTC Summer Open SD
Derby Dog of the Year
Winner, Meredith Grade Kati, tri color setter female from Jetwood X I’m Blue Who, owned and handled by Mike Singleton. Kati also won the season long Flanagan Derby Award, awarded to the top Derby Cover dog English Setter in North America. 2nd Chester Halley Memorial Amateur Derby 3rd MAFTC Fall Amateur Derby 2nd Dell Todd Open Derby Classic 1st Lake States Fall 1st Jack Pyler Memorial Open Derby 3rd Andy Eaton Spring Derby Classic
Runner-up Derby Dog of the Year,
EJ Jonesy, Taylor Kagley owner, Scott Chaffee, handler. Orange and white setter female; Ponderosa Mac x Eldridge’s Beauty and Beast 3rd MAFTC Summer Open Derby 3rd Dell Todd Open Derby Classic 1st NBOGCA Fall Derby 3rd Wolverine Derby Classic
Puppy Dog of the Year
Winner, May's Legacy of Justice Ken DeLong, liver and white male pointer Faith’s Maximum Justice X Chasehill Mighty May. Ken placed in 6 of the 9 puppy stakes ran this season. 2nd Ruth Stuart Open Puppy 1st Bob Doran Open Puppy Classic 1st Lake States Fall Puppy 1st NBOGCA Spring Puppy 2nd NBOGCA Fall Puppy 1st Michigan Grouse Dog Puppy Classic
Runner-up Puppy Dog of the Year
One Acre Wood Smokey, orange and white female setter owned and handled by Trey Rector Bred by Michigan field trialer Dr. George Najor; Sunrise Star X Lucy Two Star Smokey also had 3 wins in Pennsylvania and Virginia. 1st Kim Kinne Open Puppy Classic 2nd MAFTC Fall Puppy
on 6/15/2022, 5:32 pm
