Spring of 2013

~Hailey and Bella

It's been quite some time since I last posted an update. A couple years in fact. Since that last post both Hailey and Bella have grown inseperable, constantly playing and rough housing. It's aparant Bella's youthfullnes is keeping Hailey active and young. The summer of 2011 Hailey passed the APLA's Certified Pointing Retriever test.  The same summer she passed four AKC Junior Hunter tests and earned her Junior Hunter Title. Last summer I didn't run any hunt tests as Pauline and I were quite busy with the birth of our first child.  The fall of 2012 both Hailey and Bella began guiding at http://www.wingsnorth.org in Pine City.

 

Recently Bella passed four AKC Junior Hunter tests to earn her Junior Hunter Title.  Bella is hunting, pointing and retrieving quite nicely. I did have Bella's hips and elbows x-rayed.  Her hips scored Good and her elbows Normal.  She's weighing in at 51#.

~Bear
Bear is all of 72lbs and my loyal "wingman" as always!  Bear began running hunt tests the Summer of 2011. Since then he's progressed nicely.  He went 4 for 4 to earn his AKC Junior Title. The summer of 2012 he went 4 for 4 to earn his AKC Senior Title. He also ran in two UKC Senior tests passing both those test. Bear has two more UKC Senior passes before he titles.  We have a very busy summer planned with family stuff, but if the cards fall right and we are successful, we will finish the HR title and HRCH title with HRC. We also hope to achieve our AKC MH title this year :-\......wish us luck!
Jeff Brezee family and
Brezee Oak's Brother Bear SH





~Bella (from Iowa)

Here is a recent picture of our Bella:).  Our 47# bundle of joy.  She's been on several pheasant hunting trips in Iowa and South Dakota and has a lot of character. We really enjoy her! She's very much a diva and very social.
~Michelle~








~Sasha

Wow 3 years already! Sasha is currently about 62 pounds. She grouse hunted with me all fall this past year and did a wonderful job. She is a hard worker in the field and is driven to succeed. She has been great for our family. The photos are from march on our first trip up north. As you can see she was really excited to be at our woods. She checked every inch of the yard for critters and even played king of the hill with our boys. I am currently thinking about training her to find sheds. She has retrieved old sheds that I have hid around the yard very well and i would like to try her in the field eventually. We look forward to many more years of hunting, playing and companionship with Sasha.
Thanks,
Sean, Jody, Trevor, and Josh


~Oakley

Oakley has been such a wonderful addition to our family. He continues to be great on pheasant trips to South Dakota and grouse hunting near our cabin on Leech Lake. Being in the boat while we fish remains a favorite of his and he is always excited when a fish is caught and he has to be in the middle of the action. As you can see in his photo from this past winter, Oakley loves retrieving and will find it, even in the deepest of snow. He never gets tired chasing anything we throw for him. He remains very social and loves people.

It was fun seeing the updates on his siblings - thanks for doing this!

Karen and Brian VanDerBosch