Congratulations once again for making

CKC Top 10 Field Dogs of 2019/2020

Open All age - #8 FTch AFTch Bushbuster’s Colt Forty Five

- Stan Pappas

Amateur All Age -

#3 FTch AFTch Bushbuster’s Colt Forty Five - Stan Pappas

#6 AFTch Skaar’s Asgard Freyja - Tom Bratrud

Puppy Stake

#4 Absolute’s Bladerunner Christmas - Tim Bashforth

#5 Norstran’s Stars and Stripes - Gary Shantz/Stan Pappas

#6 Norstrans Spuralley’s Shiloh’s Shooting Star - Greg Royer/Stan

Pappas

Congratulations!    Top 10 Field Dogs of 2018-2019 Spaniels

It is of great pleasure that the Calgary English Springer Spaniel

Club can boast three dogs that made the top 10 Field Dogs .

Please see link of all top dogs on The Canadian Kennel Club

website.

Tom Bratrud, Stan Pappas and Tim Bashforth have been dedicated

to the sport of Field Trials for many years.  As Owner’s, Handler’s &

Breeders they have put numerous hours of training into their dogs

to recognize the potential with the dogs and achieve such an

accreditation. The club is lucky to have these gentlemen that breed

& train exceptional dogs and mentor individuals looking to excel in

the sport of Field Trials

Congratulation’s gentlemen!

The reason why I started trialing, is I realized that through

competitions you can showcase your dog and also see what

everyone else is doing. In my mind it's very important to compete

amongst friends who have the same interests.  The most important

thing while training any dog is to have fun, love your dog, and enjoy

the sport. A field trial is like a barometer on how you and your dog

are doing.

I started field trialling in the 60s with a Labrador Retriever, her

name was Sue.  I then moved on to English setters and pointers. It

was in the late eighties I bought my first English Springer Spaniel

and the rest is history.

All good dogs show early potential and they keep the potential and

their competitiveness for their lifetime in field trials. A good dog

starts early and stays with you long.

It is hard to say that I can find a better dog than the one I have

now. Colt has been my best dog ever and I am hopeful that the next

dog maybe half as good as Colt. 

Freyja has won 5 trials and

comes from a line of

Champions both in Canada

and the UK.

Her father Druid (FTCH Skaar’s

Summer Solstice) came 2nd in

the Canadian National

Amateur in 2014.  Her

grandfather came 2nd in the

National Open in 2009 and

won the Best Canadian Dog

Trophy in 2009. Her Great

Grandfather was the High

point open dog in Canada and

the US and was inducted into

the Hall of Fame in in 2010.

On her mother’s side, Guinn

has both FTCH and AFTCH.

(AFTCH FTCH Squareclose

Guinn at Skaar (GBR).She

came to me from Scotland as a

gift and goes back to FTCH

Clarburgh Art who was the

High Point Sire in Canada but

never actually came to

Canada.

FTCh AFTCh Absolute’s

Bladerunner Willow CGN WS

English Cocker (female) Owner

Tim Bashforth

TOP 10 PUPPY STAKE

1. Skaar’s Capricorn Clipper -

“Clipper”

(English Springer - Male)

Owner Handler - Tom Bratrud

3. Coldwaters Rock & Roll

“Rocky”

(English Springer - male)

Owner Handler

Rod Jaeger

7. Norstans Stars & Stipes

“Star”

(English Springer - Female)

Owner: Gary Shantz/Stan

Pappas

9. Norstrans Spurvalley’s

Shilho’s Shooting Star

“Shiloh”

(English Springer- Female)

Owner Greg Royer/Stan

Pappas