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We do two things in life: 1. Live, play and train with our dogs. 2. Work to make enough money to do number 1.

Romeo (Ruffian's Gallant Corrival), our first Brit, was small but was a runner from the moment that he hit the ground. The challenge with Romeo was to keep a handle on him when he was running free. The first trial that we entered him in he took first place. Dave Medford, one of the judges, gave us the ribbon and said, "This is going to be one of the most expensive things that you will ever receive." We tell our friends that we now do two things in life, dogs, and work to support our dogs.

Romeo was too much dog for me! He would finish a course at a field trial and then refuse to be caught at the end and then run it again. Tom Tracy, Jr. rode up one day and said, "Don't leave until we can talk. I can do something with that dog." Tom took Romeo, trained him, and ran him in field trials in All Age events. Romeo never had a lack of run and proved it when he was two years old by taking a second place in the Open All Age stake at the 2000 Tarheel Fall Trial. Romeo's run was also his undoing. While at home he got on game and into a road and was killed. ...more on Romeo

Chance came from a breeding where one dog escaped from a kennel and impregnated three bitches who were in season, then he ran off. Three litters of 10 pups each were born within days of each other. We didn't need another dog but in the end we thought that we would take a "Chance" on one of the last of the 30 puppies. He was sort of a "Chancey Jackpot Lotto" of a pick. And with Chance we won the lotto!

Chance was a "different" kind of Brit for us. He was very laid back and easy going. He preferred to sleep on the floor and it seemed that he was never in a hurry and never phased by anything that happened. And that is what made Chance into a true All Age Champion.

Chance had many placements and became very well known for his All Age performances. Winning the Deep South Brittany Free for All twice, 2004 and 2005, and the 2007 Amateur Free For All once was his crowning achievement. ...more on Chance

H - His registered name, Dixie Kid's Ultimate ATV, was given to him because he would go anywhere as a puppy. "H" was short for "Hummer", the 4 wheel drive ultimate ATV.

"H" is one nice bird dog. If you want to go hunting and have a real worker for a companion then "H" is your man. Maurice Lindley says, " H is my man!".

"H" loves chickens. What I mean is prairie chickens. When he trained in South Dakota he would always check the spots where the prairie chickens could be found. This is probably why he took Runner Up in the Prairie Chicken Classic twice!

Today "H" is retired from field trials but he is such a pleasure to see and be with. He still loves to hunt and run through the fields. ...more on H

Truly was our fourth Brit. Joy fell in love with the puppy at a trial - she was the last puppy in the litter and her dam was Dixie Gambler, thus Last Dixie Chick became her registered name. Truly was "TRULY" Joy's dog.

She was 100% bird dog from the beginning. We never imagined that she would grow up to have so much success and win the 2004 National Gun Dog Championship! People at field trials knew and loved Truly. When she would run it would always be a packed gallery of onlookers to see her rim the fields, hit a corner, hop up to look for direction, and then carry on. Truly was as at home in the house as she was in the field. Truly always had special rights in the house and could sleep in bed any time that she wanted. .....more on Truly

Nykko (Rooster's Little Bambino), Chance's mom, was offered to us by Chance's breeder, Tommy Lorentz. She was such a good mother and a great bird dog we decided that we should buy her as an adult dog.

Nykko became an integral part of our family, competed in trials, and had a couple of litters with us.

Nykko succumbed to old age in May 2011 and us buried at our farm near the bird pen, where she loved to look for birds. ...more on Nykko

July. And her registered name is, wait for it, "July". Cher and Madonna have one name. Why not July? July is out of our one and only breeding of Chance and Truly. She is very special to us because she is so much like her father, Chance. July is a super-dog. Her first competitions took every bit of the course and then some to contain her. In her coming out she took first place in both puppy and derby stakes at the Music City Brittany Club trial with Joy handling her. She has been trained by Maurice Lindley and is currently in Maine training with Ben Lorenson. I hope that she will be winning competitions this coming year.

DB Cooper. Do you remember DB Cooper?

DB came to us from Dave Walker. I traded a horse for a puppy! Yes, that is correct. I thought it was for 2 puppies so I guess that another one will show up just as unexpected as DB did. DB's father is called Cooper. Tom Tracy's sister, Krista, happened to be traveling on the field trial circuit with Tom when Dave gave her DB to deliver to us.Krista gave him the name because it just popped in her head. I think that she is too young to remember who DB Cooper was but maybe she saw one of the TV specials about him The name stuck.

DB is one of the most personable dogs that I have ever known. Our nickname for him is "snuffle-douffle-ous" because he loves to "snuffle" into your arms. At the same time he is a dog that everyone comes out to see run. He style is animated, he loves to find and point birds, and he is high on both ends when he is on point.

DB contracted a life threatening disease when he was training in South Dakota and so his career in field trials was on hold for over a year. During his recuperation he slept sitting up with us in the house.

Today he still competes and has sired three litters of pups, all of which are doing very well in both competition and pet homes. One puppy from a previous litter even saved a family from a house fire when he woke them up from their sleep to alert them to the threat! ...more on DB

Camo Cooper. Named after his father, DB Cooper. Camo is a stud fee pup that we got when we offered him for stud to Sheri Hudson's bitch, Dixie's Southern Charm. (Pedigree) . Camo is a very different kind of dog. Very roan and heavily colored he is called Camo because he is really hard to see. Currently with Ben Lorenson and Kyle Merrill, they report that "you put him on a line and he just does the whole thing". Camo has the highest tail that I have ever seen on a Brittany. He is quiet but intense. He prefers to be hunting to anything else.

Scandal, a perfect name for a dog called Ammos Arms Deal! When we lost Truly and Chance in the same year our good friend Sandra Leavens offered us one of her best young pups out of one of her litters.

Scandal is a firecracker. She is 100% all of the time. She hunts as hard as a dog can, runs faster than her feet can carry her, and is intense about everything. She is just now ready to compete in adult stakes.

We will also be entering her in conformation events.

Star (Rooster's Stardust) is from one of our breedings between DB Cooper and Nykko. (Click here for photos of that litter) She is another firecracker. She and Scandal can go all day with each other - sometimes getting a little competitive. Star has one of the most beautiful points that you can imagine. Ben Lorenson told me. "Her style on point is as good as I have ever see." She will actually roll her eyes up with her head and tail up and go into some kind of trance when she is on point.

Jesse - Waypoint Chance's Jesse is July's sister. She was returned to us when her owner could not give her the attention needed to complete her training and development. Jesse is a great hunter and has a super nose. However, she doesn't like the field trial game. She is very calm and very personable. She is currently inside and raising a littler of pups with DB Cooper. She loves her pups but would rather be outside.

Big White - Waypoint Chance's Big White Cooper (working name) is our puppy from our May 2011 breeding between DB Cooper and Jesse. Here he is at 7 months old winning the Tarheel Brittany Club's Spring 2011 Trial at Hoffman, NC. This was his first experience being handled from horseback and was his first trial. I was very proud of his performance - he ran like an adult, covering lots of ground and going from cover to cover looking for birds, finishing very strong. I am sure that if there were birds on the course he would have found them. He is a very happy dog!

Riker - Waypoint Chance's Number One is from a breeding between 5XCH, FC CHANCEY JACKPOT LOTTO (CHANCE) and DAN'S QUEEN OF DIAMONDS, combining two of the great Brittany Field Trial dogs of our time, Chance and Diamond Hill Dan.
Pedigree Here...

Brooke Caviness did the breeding via AI (Artificial Insemination) and has a female from that litter. Riker is VERY affectionate and while he is a big boned dog he is still very much a puppy. We are currently letting him spend time with our current litter in their puppy pen and he fits in like one of the litter.

His best buddy is Big White, who he plays with until he collapses into exhaustion. See our video on our main page to see his play time with the puppies!