The advent of daylight savings time had things a bit confused as to the starting time on this sunny Sunday morning.  Day seven got under way at 8 am EDT/7 am EST.  The weather's only change was to get warmer!  There were six braces of the Non-Retrieving Championship to go.

	2006 Pointing Breed Gun Dog Championship host, Fred Leggett and his daughter, Helen Reynolds

24A)  FC Gambles Odyssey Fritz (GSP male)
          Richard Hopkins owner
          Ray Dohse handler.
24B)  Zan Sett Blue (Irish setter male)
          Stan Zdanczewicz owner & handler

            These two made nice, big moves. 
            Fritz pointed at the lower creek
            crossing. 
            Blue styled up nicely but went after the
            birds bumping Fritz in the process. 
            Fritz took that as a signal to move up. 
            The brace was ended at 26.

25A)  FC/AFC Doubledee Dodger (Setter male)
            Gwynne McDevitt owner
            Walter Cruz handler.
25B)  GC Suzie B VD Esserburg (GSP female)
            Mary J. Durham owner
            Jim Heckert handler.

            Dodger pointed near the trail at 34. 
            No birds were found.  He was asked to relocate and checked out two separate areas of cover to
            no avail and was taken on at 38. Susie stopped to flush at 26.

26A)  Blue Rock's Diamond Girl (Brittany female) John Perry owner & handler.
26B)  FC/AFC Sandy Creek Skedaddle (Gordon setter male) Ken Kohles owner, Jim Heckert owner.
            The final morning brace on Sunday found game.  Diamond stopped to flush at 9 and
            pointed quail at 12.  Rebel pointed feathers at 17.  He had a beautiful find at 34;
            he showed a classy gait and high style on game.  Diamond backed him nicely at 34.

27A)  FC Tulli's Scatback (GSP female) Joseph Amatulli owner & handler.
27B)  FC Echo's Little Bit of Clown (GSP female) Ed & Trudy Moody owners Ray Dohse handler.
            Bitty was the Winner of the Retrieving Championship.  She scored a very nice find at 5. 
            No other birds were moved this brace; it ran in the heat of the day.  Selina ran a big,
            strong race.  Bitty's race was strong until late in the hour.  Both Shorthairs ran the edges
            attractively.

28A)  The Far Side's Kid Amee (Brittany female) Burton Wise owner & handler.
28B)  Ravenwood Crossfire (Setter male) William Bruchey owner Alex Smith handler.
            The setter was scratched.  Amee ran by herself and did a commendable job. 
            She scored good finds at 8 and 13.

29A)  Doubledee Diva (Setter female) Gwynne McDevitt owner Walter Cruz handler.
29B)  FC/AFC Bitteroot Semper Fi Iron Mike (Vizsla male) Al Lucas & Tom Digney owners Al Lucas handler.
            Diva ran the hour in the heat and pointed birds cleanly at 45.  Bunny had a close in counter
            with birds and was up early.

The newly crowned Champion is Covey Up John an English pointer handled by Jim Heckert, he appeared in the 16th brace of the stake which ran first thing on Saturday.  He bested the field and of course was named Best English pointer.

Second place and Best Brittany was awarded to Shady's Be Sumbuddy owned and handled by Delmar McCallister.  Bud was braced with the winner.

Third place and Best German Shorthaired Pointer was Scattergun Maggie handled by Ray Dohse for owners Ed and Trudy Moody.  Maggie ran the second brace on Saturday morning.

Fourth Place was Trace's Silver Twist owned and handled by Bob Erbe.  Hook was in brace seventeen which ran on Friday.

Best Irish Setter went to Judes O'Brophy Summer owned by Bob and Elizabeth Doran and handled by Ray Dohse.  Summer appeared in the sixth brace; late Thursday afternoon.

Best Gordon setter went to Sandy Creek Skedaddle owned by Ken Kohles and handled byJim Heckert.  Rebel ran late Sunday morning.

Best English Setter went to Max's Main Man also handled by Jim Heckert.  He is owned by Bryan Sullivan and performed on Friday afternoon.

Best Vizsla is Bitteroot's Semper Fi Cutter; owned and handled by Clint Sails.  Cutter ran in the third brace of the stake, on Thursday morning.

Best GermanWirehaired Pointer went to CH Carmel'N Heywires Time Flies, MH, CGC.  Her owners are Wendy & Richard Warwick and Audrey Meinke.  Scott Beyer handled her in brace elevenwhich ran on Friday morning.

Best Weimaraner is FC Aztec's Midnite Shift owned by Tim Carwile and Mike and Pat Bailey.  Scott Beyer handled the dog which appeared in brace thirteen.

Judges Art Cohen and Roy Pelton spent some long hours in the saddle to judge the Non-Retrieving Championship. Their talent and their hard work are very much appreciated.  Thanks again to Dan Hoke and Ed Hart for the time and knowledge they lent to judging the Retrieving Championship.

Enough can not be said of the generosity of Fred Leggett in allowing the use of his wonderful Cloverdale Farm.  The courses were ideal, the headquarters were top of the line.  It would be difficult to top this location.  It would be impossible to top the hospitality shown by Mr. Leggett and his family.  Everyone in attendance felt honored to be here!

This great event was possible because of help from Sponsors.  Major sponsors were Purina and Tri-Tronics.  Other sponsors and advertisers were: Tucker Saddles, Eukanuba, Sleep Inn, Tater Bugs, Mary's Diner, Barkhouser Ford, Katy Tazza &A.G Edwards, Gwynne G. McDevitt & Double D Kennels, Rick Smith, Jim Heckert, Ken Kohles, Steve Anker and Caroll Mealy.

Many Clubs supported the host club, Consetoga Vizsla Club. These clubs are: American Pointer Club, Central Georgia Pointing Dog Club, Diamond State GSP, Mason-Dixon GSP, Rio Salado Vizsla; Tampa Bay Vizsla, Tidewater Brittany; Vizsla Club of America, Vizsla Club of the Carolinas, Weimaraner Club of America and Wilderness Pointer Club of VA.

Thank so much to all these generous supporters!

CREDITS
As in any good production there are many people who deserve recognition for jobs well done.  The Conestoga Vizsla Club hosted this event.  Its members and a few other good people facilitated it.  The offices of AKC, namely Lisa Carroll, Bill Speck and Ken Marden coordinated plans with the Trial Chairman.  Al Lucas was fortunate to have some very dedicated help.  Terry Lucas served as Trial Secretary and handled many details, big and small.  Judges Marshal Howard Schultz rode every brace for seven days.  He really earned his nickname, "Iron Man."  Stake managers Beth Molnar and Julia Bonar were fabulous.  They served as Gallery Marshals for nearly every brace of the event.  They were assisted at times by Clint Sails, Dave Roseman and Dan Gooch.

The Gunners for the Retrieving Stake were excellent.  Tom Digny and Don Brown served for most of the braces and made some terrific shots.  With four gunners at all times, AKC provided alternating gunners that also did great jobs.  They were Bill Speck, Jerry Mann, Mel Stewart, Lyle Johnson and Mike Aldrich.
Bird planters were all supplied by AKC.  Lyle Johnson, Mike Aldrich, Jerry Mann, Bill Speck and Mel Stewart took turns with this chore.

A special Thanks to Dot Hively for her work on the catalog; and to Margie Schultz for the raffle!  Thanks also to Beth Molnar for her work on the trial Premium.
This event is an annual one that rotates around the country.  If Virginia was too far for you to travel, maybe next year's event will be "coming to a theater" near you!

Thanks to everyone who attended.  The sportsmanship was great!