June 2008 Hunt Test - Ottawa Field Trial Grounds, Eagle, WI

The June Hunt Test was a great success despite the VERY inclement weather. It started raining after the completion of the training day on Saturday. We even witnessed a lightning strike in the field. It POURED on Sunday! But we still managed to run all dogs entered! Congratulations to all of the dogs and handlers that participated – there were very tough conditions that day.

We had the following numbers of entries:
Junior Hunter – 27 dogs ran and 13 received passing scores.
Senior Hunter – 9 dogs ran and 2 received passing scores.
Master Hunter – 10 dogs ran and 1 received passing scores.

Many thanks to all that helped out! It was a soggy mess! Kent Harter and Ed Brock judged the Junior course and spent a lot of time on their horses in the rain as did Tony Ordonez and Greg Hedien who judges Senior and Master. They were all terrific! Special thanks to Tom Grekowicz and Ray-Ray (Dennis and Patti Nowak’s nephew) for sitting in the downpour planting birds. Victor Barger and Jerry Gabriel made the trip to Ottawa just to gun – Have your guns dried out yet?!?! Thank you!

George and Mary Haines put on the spectacular spread of food concessions for both the Training Day and the Hunt Test with a supporting cast who helped by preparing and bringing food donations – including Pam Spurgeon and Jodi Cieslak. Many Thanks to you all and to anyone who I failed to mention! Last, but not least, thank you to Dennis and Patti Nowak for their continued help and support!

Thank you to all of you – couldn’t have done it without
you!

- Respectfully submitted, Cindy Lepoudre, Hunt Test Secretary