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Futurity Winner and AF Classic Winner; Ch. Long Gone Boston
2 x Champion Ch. Long
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Ch. Long Gone Boston was declared Winner and Champion at the conclusion of the 5 day, 66 dog, New York State Open Grouse Championship. Boston pointed grouse three times in a strong hour of grouse hunting. Ch. Boston points with breathtaking style, and runs with attractive tail carriage. CH. Long Gone Boston is available for stud at 675 or a pup, your choice. Boston will be moving around the country every winter hunting quail in the deep south, grouse in PA. and working on woodcock in Ohio.This may save you a lot of money as this three year old champion may be near you when your good bitch is in season. See Boston running, pointing, hunting on Paul Fullers show, Bird Dogs Afield on www.myoutdoortv.com Bird Dogs Afield.
In the winter of 2006 we bred our 8x Champion and 4x RU CH. Long Gone Agnes to the defending Grand National Grouse Champion AND Grouse and Woodcock Invitational Champion, 6xCH. Cracklin Tail Speed. This brought together two of the most accomplished grouse dogs of our time. We kept a big tri colored male pup we called "Boston".
The first time we flew out some birds for him, while he was still a little pup, he just ran out in our birdfield and "stuck em", pointing solid by smell and just swelled up, reminding me of his Mama doing the same thing, at the same spot, 9 years earlier ! We played with Ch. Boston on birds over the summer and put him on wild birds in September at 6 months old. He was in the cover 1 minute and 20 seconds when he pointed and held his first woodcock. That first fall I shot "a lot" of wild birds over his points, both grouse and woodcock. Ch. Boston handled grouse fine also, and just loves to point them.
In the spring of 2007 Boston was started in field trials. Ch. Boston placed in the International Cover Dog Puppy Classic (with an eye popping five find performance, from leftover birds from the shooting dog stakes the day before, even though puppies do not have to point) and placed second
Ch. Long
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In the New Hampshire Amateur Puppy Classic. In the fall of 2007 Boston was started in derby stakes. Boston won the prestigious Bill Kearns Open Derby Classic with two scouted grouse finds and a woodcock find in 30 minutes in a single course format! He followed this up a week later by winning the time honored North American Woodcock Futurity in Moncton, New Brunswick, with Dave Hughes handling with a grouse and woodcock find again in 30 minutes. Boston was hunted the rest of the fall almost daily on wild birds and had a trucklaod of grouse and woodcock shot over his points. Boston is everything we hoped for when we bred these two legendary grouse dogs.
Placement Winner in 2008 one hour National Grouse
Derby Classic, with two grouse finds and a back in Marionville, PA.
Ch. Boston was hunted hard all fall, In Vermont, NH and PA. ( fall 2008, winter
2009) and was only run in two trials, but found and pointed both grouse and
woodcock in them.
Ch. Long Gone Boston has size, is tri colored, is breathtaking on point, has a loving and friendly personality and is a truly gifted birdfinder. Ch. Long Gone Boston has been bred to some quality females recently, kindly call for details,
or look at our "current breeding section " on this web site for up to the minute
breedings.
Three year old Ch. Long Gone Boston produced the winner of the 65th Grand National Grouse Futurity in Marionville, PA. in the fall of 2009. Of course the young winner found and pointed a grouse to wins this time honored stake!
In May 2011 Long Gone Boston was named Winner and Champion at The Empire Open Walking Shooting Dog Championship in Preston, New York, with 6 breathtaking finds and a back. The best walking shooting dogs in the country and the best pros were all there!Minard, Ecker, Formans, Malzone and of course, Dave Hughes! We want to "Thank " Dave for handling 2xCH Long Gone Boston to this title. Boston throws his head back on point just like his mama did, 8xCH Long Gone Agnes, his poker stright tail and good size make him a joy to look at on point. Boston has now won championships on both wild and liberated birds.
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Dr Ryan Canales, Vet from VT. with his one year old male pup, "Jackson ", by CH Long Gone Boston...fall 2011 |
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2011 Grand National Grouse Futurity Winners, Gladwin, Michigan
Winner...Long Gone Conway .Third place winner produced by 2xCH Long Gone Boston...Dr Bruce Muellurs, Doodle Ridge Mia
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The above photo of Tess from today at the Fort Mill trial, which runs on the Echo Plantation grounds in Chester, SC. She placed 3rd in the Open HB Derby stake out of a field of 33-dogs!!! This is also a Bill Conlin Setter Awards trial, so she's got a nice start toward that. Let Boston know his daughter is doing her best to make him proud. Exciting stuff!
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A litter of 11 in KY. by CH Long Gone Boston, out of a CH Stone Tavern Matrix bitch
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Scout is really doing well for a 7 month old pup. He has a good nose and points with great style. Nailed the woodcock and did well on the grouse. |
The Dellinger Family from R.I. pick up their CH Long Gone Boston
ex Long Gone Brie pup, Aug. 2011 |
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2xCH Long Gone Boston pup pointing a pigion at 8 weeks old....Aug, 2011 |
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Less then 10 weeks old |
5 month old pup by 2xCH Long Gone Boston on the Prairies pointing
sharptails, fall 2011...Owner Dean Reneke, Purinna Rep |
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Lloyd,
Here is an updated picture of my boston pup. This picture was taken when he was one year old. I am so impressed with his drive, intelligence and nose. He’s now with Dave Hughes in northern Pennsylvania and will soon be in Hoffman for another month with Dave. Maybe I will get the chance to run into you when I pick him up the later part of January. Dave says he is standing his birds good and is hunting really hard.
Bryan Rathbone
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Boston pup, whelped 2011
Following up on my pervious e-mail, I wanted to let you know that Di is doing very well. She hunted with Jing last Saturday at Snake Meadow Club. As described by a fellow club member and hunting partner, their performance was "awesome." Di backed all Jing's points automatically and her own finds/points on pheasants were absolutely staunch with a nice feathered tail at 45 degrees. She is retrieving dummies. She will be a live bird retriever next season! Wow, at 9 plus months, I'm a happy owner!
Paul Chase
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Lloyd,
Hope all is well up your way. My Boston pup/Bog Brook Wilma is doing great standing and steady on liberated birds so I'll be off to Wisconsin in a week to give him a week of work on wild birds and then a winter of hard hunting in West Virginia so he should get alot of wild bird work this season which will do him good. I named him Mosby and he has a great nose and alot of brains so he is going to be a great hunting dog. Guess you're banging some grouse and having a good time with your dogs. I'd like to make it up there but probably not this year as the economy is putting some pressure on our business. One of my hunting friends in Charlottesville is looking at one of your pups out of Nixon and he showed me the pictures. He'd be crazy not to buy her as she looks great. If he does'nt buy her I may just buy her and pick her up on my way back from Wisconsin. Hopefully he'll buy her. Take care and thanks for a great pup. I'll let you know how Wisconsin goes.
All The Best
Mark Hutchison
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Email from Dr Solon Rhodes about his CH Long Gone Boston pup...3 months and change..pointing and holding, grouse
"The best part of the trip was Kooper had three solo grouse points; one on Wed. in some pines and when I stepped into the pines to flush, the grouse went out across a cut where I only had a glimpse of it because of the pine trees and no shot. If only Kevin had been with me and standing in the cut. Thursday morning Kevin was knocked out of action when his gun failed. We were traveling back to NB for the second trial weekend and stopped in some Irwin Co. timber lands for a short hunt off route 11 south of Ashland. Kooper had two more nice grouse points and Brie had one. On one by Kooper, the grouse walked away from him right out in front of me, maybe 15 feet away. I was thinking I should kill this bird for him on the ground, but hesitated because it was too close. It then flushed and I missed a fairly easy shot. He pointed another on the side of a pre-commercial thinning lane and in toward the heavy cover and when I went to flush it, I could barely see it leave. Nevertheless, I was real happy with him as he has started to hunt and pointed and held for me to flush 3 grouse and he is not 4 months old until this Thursday. Good early developing Boston pup ahead of the curve."
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Last year I did not get to hunt her to much because of age. This year is whole new Story!! I applied some training strategies that you showed me all of September and this FREAKIN' dog is something else.
Hunts within range and covers ground very well. She does very well with grouse for a youngster, and really, her first year hunting. Here we have 3 grouse and 2 woodcock and we missed that many again this day. That she pointed!! I have a hard time pulling Scout of the crate this year. He is running well. Much better than when you saw him but really doesn't hold a candle to Bea when it comes to handling and finding birds this year!! We are finding good grouse numbers with woodcock being way down. Haven't even seen any Robins yet so I don't think the migration is late this year.
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Hi Lloyd
This is Jim Miller from Washington Pa. I bred my female Daisy to Boston in January. I was just wondering how you are doing and hoped the storm didn't cause you to much damage. I kept 2 Pups out of the litter and they are really doing good. They are a little bit award when they run because there legs are so long. There almost 6 months and I am going to put them in a few walking trials just to get them exposed to whats going on. The female is about 95 percent White with very little Orange and she is a little bit bigger than her brother and are both as big as my bitch. I think they are going to be very good runners. The Male is mostly White with some Orange on his face he stands a lot like Boston when he points his nose is aimed in the air. Very beautiful pups and they have a lot of promiss in them and very smart and training very easy. I have them whoaing a little bit I am going to take it slow and not push them to hard mostly just letting them be thereselves. Maybe see you in the Grouse woods this fall, I would love to come up that way hunting I have never been up there. Well thanks again for studding 2X CH. LONG GONE BOSTON to my bitch they made great pups.
Your Friend
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Thanks for taking the time to show me your dogs in action Sunday Morning – that was unbelievable. It’s a real pleasure to watch a well trained dog work – yours are awesome!
As soon as I get out of South Boston and get a little more room, I’ll be tracking you down again. Best of luck this season and let me know if you ever make it down to Boston….I could probably track you down some tickets.
Thanks again,
Scott Mackie
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Mr. Murray:
I trust you will be interested in this photo of: "Boston N' Liz's Bonus" . She is out of the litter Dean Reinke and Cathy Lewis raised. "Liz" is doing a good job on the wing. I hope this photo forwards.
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“Jackson” is from the royal cover dog breeding of Long Gone Boston (Cracklin’ Tail Speed x Long Gone Agnes) and Uplander’s Elouise (Shady Hills Billy x Uplander’s Contessa). The precocious young male showed immense talent to be a horseback shooting dog from an early age. Recognizing his potential, I took my time with Jackson to nurture his hunting instincts and steady him. I won the London Field Trial Club Open Derby with him in 90 degree heat with 4 crisp pheasant finds this past August.
I kept Jackson handling close during workouts all spring, shooting birds for him to maintain cooperation and intensity. I took Jackson to Michigan in April and he had two commanding performances on the wide open Ionia grounds. He won the Farmer-Sportsman Derby stake with 6 finds and got Runner-Up two days later in the Michigan Shooting Dog Championship Derby Classic with 7 finds.
Jackson is a dog that makes you sit high in the saddle. His style on the ground is electric and he has a tenacious ability to find birds. He drips with style on point and looks no different backing.
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Lloyd,
Congratulations on winning the Empire Championship with Long Gone Boston. It makes me proud to own one of his pups. If you recall, I bought the pick of the litter out of Tiger Lilly. I call her Tinker Bell. She is now 16 weeks old and may be one of the smartest pups I have ever owned. I take her for a walk every day and she is now starting to hunt and run a bit. She will “kennel”, go into her box on command, heels, whoas and comes when she is called. I have put zero pressure, just showed her what I want and she catches on remarkably fast. She is the first dog I have ever had that actually is trying to anticipate my next command. Sometimes while heeling she will stop, knowing that the next command is going to be whoa. I am going to show her some birds this weekend.
Thanks,
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Lloyd,
How are you? Just thought you'd get a kick out of knowing that yesterday at the Grand Valley Bird Dog Club's spring trial run on the Ionia field trial grounds, my Boston pup Tess--handled by Spencer Ray--placed 3rd in the Open Horseback DERBY stake...at only 9-months old! These grounds can really show a dog, and she showed beautifully. Boston is sure putting out some nice pups. I'm heading to PA later in the week for the Ontario Grouse Championship & Venango Puppy Classic...maybe I'll see you there.
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Lloyd
This was the last pup and the one I kept from last years litter.Joe took her down south for two weeks over the winter to get her out of the house,it was almost impossible to do anything with all the snow.When she got back I started working her and Emmy on the gravel roads in N Yarmouth Water District. just to try and keep them in shape, lots of snow And when the woodcock returned got them out three times a week.There was still quite a bit of snow,but the woodcock were in the few bare spots that the sun had got too.When I took her to Joe's a week ago.I could walk in front of her and when I was running her and Emmy together she has been backing.Seems to come to her naturally,but we will see.She is long bodied and long legged
Hopefully will catch up with you at some point
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Thought I'd send you a recent pic of "Tess", my LG Boston x Waymaker Terrific Cassie (Stone Tavern Matrix x Humes Powerstroke) pup, now almost 8-months old. She is smart, has a super nose, looks great on point and is steady to flush, with zero pressure used to date. She is becoming more independent each time out, yet wants to go with you. Only time will tell, but based on what I see so far I'm excited about what the future may hold. Take care and best of luck this coming season!
-Dale
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Boston Pup 2010
Just wanted to let you know what a terific dog you sold me. Six months
old and has been hunting with great success.for about a month. Holds
point very well. Very easy to train.
Jack McNulty
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Lloyd,
Hi Lloyd, hope this finds you well! I thought you might like this pic of "Tess", my 4-month old LG Boston x Waymaker Terrific Cassie (Stone Tavern Matrix x Humes Powerstroke) pup. Took it this morning during a training session. She's coming along great...details on the Coverdog Message Board. Anyway, just wanted to tell you I'm another satisfied Boston pup owner. Take care and good hunting!
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Lloyd
Carmela and I went to the National Pointing Dog Museum in Grand Junction Tenn a couple of weeks ago. I have enclosed a picture of a plaque that I took while I was there, which I believe is your grandfather and I thought you might like a copy. Abby is down at Dave's as we dropped her off on our way th NE May 26th. She has had a great first season. I shot 117 birds over her points, mostly quail here in Florida. She was in 3 field trials and finished 1st, 1st, and 2nd. I also entered her in 4 hunt tests which she qualified all four times and her lowest score was a 39 out of 40 and recieved her junior Hunt test certificate from AKC. I am anxiously waiting for Oct. How was the weather this spring up there as far as the Grouse hatch goes? By the way Abby went into her first heat in March at 14 months of age. hope to see you in the Fall
Ed Courtemarche
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| I bought one of your pups of long gone Boston and like a streak from Doug and Anne(and she is much better looking than doug) I bought a female . And she has to be the best setter I have ever had.She is now 3 months and extremely smart. After I had put m,y 14 year old setter Molly down ,my wife said we will never get another dog. After I brought her home she fell in love with this pup. We named her lilly. I thought I would e mail, you to tell you what great dogs your lines have . Probably will not hunt her much this fall but looking to send you some pics as she gets older . Thank you , and if you talk to Doug and Anne I hope you relay this message ...Thank You Dave Aziz |
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Hi Lloyd
Just thought I would let you know how pleased I am am with both dogs I got from your bloodlines. Scout ( LG BostonXLG Murphy bitch) Is really smart and very trainable. Perhaps the best I have seen and I have seen a lot. He continues to push birds right now but starting to realize he is not going to catch them and pointing more. Grouse are very plentiful and finding them is easy this time of year when the berries are out and starting to drop. I have got him on at least 50 wild birds and many Quail. In a couple weeks I will start shooting over him (Quail) and really expect him to get the picture real quick.
Mabel (LG BostonXLG Nixon bitch) She is 2 months behind but shows the same enthusiasm for birds. She loves the Quail. Finds them Quick and puts it into another gear after she does. She does show a bit more athleticism than scout but is a bit more independent also. Still wanting to please and hunts well with ME at this point. I have yet to get her on wild birds because the tall underbrush keeps her to close and I don't want that to carry over into her adulthood. Next month (Sept) I will start going to Eustis and get her in some good bird cover she can handle at this young age. I wish she was a little older.
I will have most of October off and am lining up some good shooters right now to kill birds while I handle the dogs. There are a lot of Mountain ash berries this year as well so November and December look real good as well with the grouse populations being high.
Looking forward to getting pup from Scott Mondor this winter . He has a real good bitch and will be hunting over his dog Ghilly this fall as well a bit. Says he will be breeding to either Boston or Buck.
Real good job with your breeding over the years Lloyd. These dogs are a step up ( or two ) from the dogs we used to handle in the '70's.
Best to you and your family,
Curt Cote
Farmington,Maine
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Hey Lloyd I got first in the horseback derby with the tri color Long Gone Boston derby this past weekend. It was hot, dry and tough on the dogs but the little bugger had two broke pheasants finds and was relentless on the ground and a handful at pick up time!
I got first in the horseback shooting dog classic with Kevin Klein's Texas Honey Bee so the "grouse dogs" can sure win from horseback too! Take care,
Spencer Ray
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Lloyd, Here is a pic of the Boston X Waymaker Terrific Cassie. He is now 6 months old and is the most intelligent pup that you could ever ask for. He loves to hit the cover and has a great nose. Well pleased with this pup. We will send more pics as he progresses.
Thanks for your time,
Bryan Rathbone
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