BIRD DOG MUSEUM CAMPAIGN

The Bird Dog Foundation has embarked upon a major construction initiative to expand the available floor space for the Bird Dog Museum. This expansion will include providing additional space for several continental breeds as well as the red setter. The Bird Dog Foundation has set an ambitious goal of $500,000; $250,000 will be used for construction, and the remaining monies will be used to establish and Endowment Fund to provide long-term operational and maintenance funding for the addition. To date, over $100,000 has been raised. The target date for construction is summer of 2010. The Bird Dog Foundation is asking for our help in achieving this ambitious goal.

The Board of Directors of the National Red Setter Field Trial Club is dedicated and supportive of this initiative by the Bird Dog Foundation. Don Beauchamp, President of the NRSFTC, has set a club goal of raising $25,000 for the museum addition. He backed up his request by making a personal donation of $1,000 on behalf of the NRSFTC. The Board of Directors has also passed a resolution making a donation of $1,000 from the club’s general fund for the cause.

This initiative is critical to the National Red Setter Field Trial Club. At last we will have an opportunity to showcase our dogs, our history, and our heritage in a place that is the hub of the sporting dogs of America. What better way to showcase our pursuit of the Purest Challenge! We need your help.

Our club goal is $25,000. The club is offering several levels of donations. All donors giving $100 or more will have their name inscribed on a plaque which will be permanently displayed at the Bird Dog Museum at the red setter display. Be a part of this important moment in our heritage.

Level	Amount
Derby	$ 50-99
Gun Dog	$ 100 - 249
Shooting Dog	$ 250 - 499
All Age	$ 500 - 999
Endurance All Age	$ 1000 +

Please make donations payable to the “Red Setter Foundation”

Send check or money order to:

Bonnie Hidalgo, Treasurer

Red Setter Foundation

29100 E. 148^th Ave.

Brighton, CO 80603

Because the Red Setter Foundation is a 501(c)(3) organization, all donations are tax-deductible in accordance with Federal Law.

Red Setter Member Passes...

It is with great sadness that I share this news with members of the NRSFTC. Tom Moffat, lifetime member died on January 31st of complications related to a ruptured appendix. Tom was 84 years old. The Moffats have not been able to attend trials in many years but they still enjoyed reading about the club activities and following our quest for the Purest Challenge. During their active years with the NRSFTC, the Moffats each held various club offices—including that of editor The Flushing Whip. The Moffats celebrated their 62nd wedding anniversary on December 28th. Marjorie and Tom lived throughout lower Michigan during the early years of their marriage but in 1985 they began spending their summers on Gulliver Lake on the Upper Peninsula. They liked it so well that they moved there permanently in 1994. Please take a moment and send your condolences to Marge. She’d love to hear from old friends and new. Here is the contact information: Marjorie Moffat PO Box 35 Gulliver, MI 49840 (906) 283-3404 I will have additional information in the coming Whip. Our deepest sympathy to Marjorie and her family. A copy of the obituary can be seen online at:

http://www.webfh.com/fh/obituaries/obituary.cfm?o_id=289673&fh_id=10988&s_id=00BAEF48A09A70D1C855CE12E4A94EF9

Deb Fazenbaker Editor: The Flushing Whip

Eagle Catches Deer...

Impressive...

Ohio to eliminate horse-back dog training...

I have received preliminary information from the state of Ohio (Division of Wildlife) that they intend to eliminate all dog training from horseback at the dog training areas in the state where such activity is still ongoing. According to the DOW, such use is "incompatiable" with the intended land use. I will post additional information when it becomes available.

Star Pictures...

Kylie Hill ready to head to the breakaway!

Gary Hill... in-house trainer for Kylie's Rising Star

Kylie's Rising Star

A few months ago Don Beauchamp of Cheney Kansas reported that a puppy out of one of his red setters (Chaparral) had placed in a big All Age stake on the North Dakota Prairies. Kylie’s Rising Star (red setter male whelped Sept. 4, 2008) took a 3^rd place against 24 major circuit All-Age Derbies. Nine professional All-Age handlers competed with their top prospects at the Dr. D.E. Hawthorne Border Classics hosted by the North Dakota Open All-Age Field Trial Club at Columbus, North Dakota, September 9, 2009. The open All-Age Derby concluded on September 15. Star was only 1 year old at the time of the trial.

Well, we finally got a couple of pics of this dog. Better yet, "Star" is owned by a 6 year old girl in Texas by the name of Kylie Hill who sometimes handles her off of horseback! She occasionally lets her dad Gary work the dog :) Great job Kylie, Gary, and Star!

The Purebred Canine

While the bench and show community continues to espouse the advantages of breeding "purebred" dogs, the reality of this archaic and ill-conceived mis-understanding of canine genetics is simple... breeding purebred dogs for generation after generation without regard to their working qualities produces dogs with multiple health problems.

The National Red Setter Field Trial Club uses a performance-based breeding standard. We do not believe that breeding dogs for show is a sound genetic tool, and in fact, will result in genetic issues that will cause health problems in the breed.

FUNCTION DICTATES FORM

Red Dog In Training...

Steve Witz of Idaho sent a few pictures of one of his red dogs... this is Pal, a red setter out of King Cormac x Flushing Whip Flash Edition, working through the paces in the high country. Steve says she's hitting her birds and holding very nice, working on wild coveys of huns and grouse. Steve also owns another red dog, Cherry, out of Breakstone x Applebee.

Thanks Steve for the pics!

Pal working a bird on checkcord

Pal and Steve

Pal holds point for Steve

Steve and Pal


Pal was bred by Al Fazenbaker (King Cormac x Flushing Whip Flash Edition)
Cherry was bred by Roger Boser (Breakstone x Applebee)


Products of the PUREST CHALLENGE

Join Steve and those dedicated to the pursuit of the Purest Challenge... become a part of red setter history and continue the work of the National Red Setter Field Trial Club.

Honor The Challenge