Grousewoods Reese wins 2011 US Complete Invitational Championship!

Grousewoods Reese wins 2011 US Complete Invitational Championship!

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Champion Cas Tiny

Champion Cas Tiny

Cas Tiny has won the 2011 New England Open Grouse Championship and has now been added to our growing list of Champions.

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HiRollins Home Town Hero newest up and coming star…

HiRollins Home Town Hero is Warren Parrott’s newest up and coming star.  Watch for him this fall in the derby stakes across the north east!

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Celtic’s Signature wins Freeland Open Derby!

Celtic’s Signature wins Freeland Open Derby!

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Schwenksville Reggie wins National Open Derby of the Year

Larry Craig’s exciting derby Schwenksville Reggie wins  the National Open Derby of the Year!

Schwenksville Reggie wins National Open Derby of the Year

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Schwenksville Reggie wins the Southeast Derby of the Year

Schwenksville Reggie wins Southeast Derby of the Year

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Class Act Liz wins Southeast Dog of the Year

Class Act Liz Southeast Dog of the Year

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2010/2011 U.S. Complete Open Derby of the Year

Congratulations to Larry Craig and his fine young pointer male Schwenksville Reggie for winning the 2010/2011 U.S. Complete Open Derby of the Year award!

Reggie racked up wins all season from Pennsylvania to North Carolina.  He is sure to make his mark as a shooting dog in years to come.

Schwenksville Reggie

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2010/2011 U.S. Complete Association Handler of the Year

We are proud to announce that we have won the 2010/2011 U.S. Complete Association Handler of the Year award!  This is the second consecutive year we have won this award. 

Class Act Liz


Major wins with Hi Rolling Main Attraction, Class Act Liz, Neel’s One Eyed Jack and several others sealed a convincing win for us.

 

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Trainer’s Report Summer 2011

Well it’s summer training season.  Seems like it was just mid trial season!  Things are really moving along here at midnight kennel.  We are busy with our summer gundog training program.  Several new gun dogs are here this year and all are benefiting from our capable staff led by Art Bruno and new comer Mike Nemshick.

 

Elhew Stepping Out


We are also very exited about our young derby dogs led by Doug Harris’s new hopeful Elhew Stepping Out.

 

He is destined to be a big time winner for sure.  Several old friends stopped by this summer including Leo Plenski from Florida, the Romeo family from North Carolina and Chris Rarich from New York.

 

Urban's Wicked Tina

 

 

 

 

 

 

Chris’s dog Urban’s Wicked Tina, along with Cas Tiny, owned by Jim Castagna and Blackhawks Headliner
owned by Ted Smith should be contenders this fall.

 

Blackhawks Headliner

 

 

 

 

 

Finally we want to acknowledge Dave Murphy for once again letting us train dogs on his incredible property.   Dave is a master cover producer for grouse and woodcock and this year we have the grounds chalked full of young pheasants.   It should be one heck of a great summer!

 

Sincerely,

Robert J. Ecker Jr. & Staff

Midnight Kennel

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