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Club Contacts:
Mike Fisher,
President
Russ Morgan,
Vice-President
Ben Strebeck, Secretary
Cindy Vinzant,
Treasurer
Additional Contacts:
Steve Hester, Board of Director
David Gossum, Newsletter Editor
In the
News:
Our meeting is scheduled for Tuesday, June 9th @ 7pm in Cabelas Buffalo Room
(2nd Floor left of the restaurant).
Our Spring, 2009 Hunt Test
was a tremendous success! We thank all that came out and helped - as a club
member or as our guest.
 We'll
be watching and recognizing Cowtown dogs as they progress in the field this
Spring! Join us for training days in an effort to tune up and get ready for what's flying next!
Make
sure to check the Club News and Tails Afield and join in keeping abreast of what our
club and dogs
are out doing in the fields of HRC and other spaces.
Upcoming
Events:
Visit
our Calendar of Events for
premiums and to learn about more HRC events in our Region, Regionally
and Nationally. This is also the spot to find when the next meeting, training days and other big Cowtown HRC things happening!
Related Links:
United Kennel Club
HRC Hunt Test Rules
Hunting Retriever
Club
For you and your dog to be able to run in sanctioned Hunting Retriever Club
events and earn points, you must be a member of the national Hunting Retriever
Club and your dog must be registered with the United Kennel Club. Please visit
their websites for additional information:
huntingretrieverclub.org
Download our printable brochure to take
the excitement that is Cowtown
HRC with you! 
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Championship
points are assigned and rosette offered to those dogs who prove themselves
against standards set at the individual levels by the Hunting Retriever Club,
Inc. These points accumulate to attainment of well recognized and respected
titles. "Honor to Whom Honor is Due":
Read more about the Hunting Retriever Club, Inc.
   
Cowtown
HRC's goal
is to work, individually and together, to promote and support the betterment of
all retriever breeds. Through training and testing our retrievers in hunting
environments, we prove our dogs to the achievement of titles offered by
HRC. Founded in
1996, Cowtown HRC proudly encourages and supports waterfowl and upland hunters
in teaching and preparing their dogs to be the best they can - in hunting and hunt test venues. If you'd like to have a more prepared hunting companion in
your dog or you haven't experienced seeing well trained retrievers, we invite
you to contact us.
We invite
you to visit the areas of our site to learn more about us, our events, our dogs
and other items of interest to Cowtown HRC. Don't hesitate to
contact us
if you have any questions and, if you're interested in becoming a
part of the Great Tradition, visit our
Membership area to learn more.
Cowtown Club News:
Congratulations to our new club
officers: Mike Fisher, President; Russ Morgan, Vice-President; Ben Strebeck,
Secretary; and, Cindy Vinzant, Treasurer. Thanks to all who showed up for the
meeting in January to support the club via participating in the elections,
welcoming in the new officers and thanking those who've served!
 We're
gearing up for our Spring, 2009 hunt test to be held in Fairfield, TX on
February 21st and 22nd. We implore everyone who can attend the next scheduled meeting as it's
our last chance to coordinate the event "indoors".
Make sure to wag your hands
and tails at the meetings - or via email - and let us know how you guys are
doing! We'll be increasing the frequency of our training as we can to help our
members and their dogs get and be ready for the hunt test season. With all the
hunts around us on weekends, training days will be limited so grab a training
partner or partners in the club and get out there with your dog!
Tails Afield:
Our Dogs Recent HRC
Achievements
We'll be highlighting our dogs newest HRC titles and
elite point club attainments. Cowtown's dogs are highly active and
progressive in all hunting venues. Our members' dogs participate in a
variety of hunting adventures!
Club members: make sure to let
us know when you get a title or reach one of HRC's milestones via contacting
to our club secretary, Ben
Strebeck.
Our Dogs Special Achievements
We have dogs going outside the norm! A big
congratulations to the following Cowtown dogs for their "special
achievements" in the field:
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Congratulations to James and Pierce Byrd for their dog, Deacon,
attaining his first pass in the Spring, 2009 HRC International Grand Hunt!! Kudos and
congratulations also extended to Jeff Chesnut, Deacon's trainer and
handler, also a member of Cowtown HRC. Great job, guys!!
Pictured, l to r: James Byrd (with the Grand Pass ribbon), Deacon (with
the beer hidden in the grass) and Jeff Chesnut.
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 HRCH
UH Lucky's
Magic Star
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Congratulations to HRCH UH Lucky's Magic Star, owned by Keven Hester,
for attaining her first pass in the Spring, 2009 HRC
International Grand Hunt. In the past two months, she has also
attained her UH title and become a member of HRC's 500 Point Club.
Star also holds the title of Top Open Dog 2008 of the
Gueydan Duck Festival Dog Trials. Star is trained and
handled by the Dale and Denise Johnson of D-2 Kennels in Church Point, LA.
Photo by
Mark Atwater of UpClosePhoto
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Team Punch
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Congratulations
to Alex Washburn-Weidlein (breeder/co-owner), the Pattons (co-owners), Bill
Hillman (trainer), and their dog, Coolwater's Knockout ("Punch"), who
recently was awarded the top honor of being named the Purina High
Point Derby Award and Field Trial News High Point Derby Co-Champion
for 2008.
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Club members: make sure to let
us know when you reach milestones via contact
to our club secretary, Ben
Strebeck
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