SAY AMEN!

Finally....close to an inch of rain last night at Dos Jefes. From a lush stand of cover in October, we have experienced a brutal lack of moisture for the past few months. Last night's rain is not enough to call it a trend...but we will take what we can get.

Bill

Lamont Pups Update

Email today from Bunny Brown, Professional trainer and owner of High Point Kennels in Granbury, Tx with a report on "Highpoint Blazin' Lamont." "Blaze" was the only male from our most recent breeding of Hello Dolly De Lamont x NC/HOF Bean's Blaze (frozen semen). Until Bunny picked him up, Blaze was dominated by the two females in the litter and I was a bit concerned that he would have the agressiveness that would make him a winner. But after just 3 months at Bunny's? Stand Back!!!

"Mr. Blaze is doing well. Even though he handles great naturally I want to make sure he does it every time. Also every bird I kill for him I want to make sure he retrieves close to hand.

I lost him to the front this morning and figured he had birds somewhere and about that time here came 4 birds flying my way and Blaze chasing one across the next hill over. I will start work him with pen birds again tomorrow. I just love this dog. He is so gentle and loving. He even is gentle holding live or dead birds with never a hard mouth.

Take Care,

Bunny

http://www.highpointkennels.com/

Blaze had an exciting finish to the recent Quail season, both in South and North Texas and is now undergoing Bunny's wonderful development program... Bunny Brown is a professional. I trialed with her dad, a 1995 inductee into the "Brittany Hall of Fame" and she knows how to finish a dog, without taking away their style and enthusiasm. She lost a great one last year who was a very successful stud dog for the breed...

Tejas Iron Mike

4X American FC and FC/AFC RU-National All-Age Champion,

Winner of the U.S. Open Brittany Championship for 2003, and 2005

Also a surprise email from a friend of 28 years ago...Tommy Negrete, now living in New Mexico. Tommy owned and handled his 'self trained' winning bitch "HYDIE DE LAMONT" out of our first and founding stud dog, AFC Buck De Lamont x Jim' Royal Brandy. Back in 1980, Hydie was an incredibly exciting young derby with awesome speed and range. I remember watching her at Plantersville, Tx on the Houston Pointer/Setter grounds and she 'chewed the country up!". They could have run dogs for a week and not beat her! In fact, at a recent get together of Brittany owners, Hydie's exciting, but too short, career became the subject of conversation. Tommy lost Hydie at an early age but her memory is still alive...and Tommy says he still has one dog from the "Lamont" line and he is an active hunter. Thanks for the memories Tommy!