The Project welcomes Vera Courtney of Hickory Valley, TN as the newest member of the team. Vera and her husband Gary have been long time enthusiasts of the National Field Trial Championship. Vera has been photographing the National for many years and will help with the project particularly as a researcher. Her proximity to the Bird Dog Museum and its archives will be of great value to Barbara Teare, in particular. Barbara is working on the earlier years for which information on dogs and owners is difficult to locate. Vera will also be proving project information to help keep this website updated. Welcome Vera!

The 2008 National Championship concluded on February 21 with Whippoorwill Wild Agin named champion. Congratulations to owners J. D. Huffman and Terry Terlip, handler Larry Huffman and scout Nick Thompson.

The National Championship Sequel Book project continues to forge forward
although the progress has not been as rapid or as easy as both Barbara and
Brad originally anticipated. The original intention was for both of these
books to be written in a little different style than the first two original
volumes which were authored by Bill Brown & Nash Buckingham. Both of those
books were more a rewrite of the American Fields report on the event. Both
Barbara and Brad have been committed to weaving into each chapter more of
the background on each dog as well as what transpired during the actual
running. The extensive research needed to accomplish this task has resulted
in more time than either writer anticipated.

Both volumes are steadily progressing. Both writers report that a number of
chapters are completed and many more have been roughed out with much of the
research done to date!

Thanks to painter Ross Young for creating the beautiful drawing on the home and contact pages of this website.