NEW JH!!
After much hard work by trainer Richard, Steve & Hejin Hanna, & Dick Kraft, Max (Boardwalks Avatar Coast To Coast JH) has earned his Junior Hunter. We are so proud of Max, & thank everyone who worked to help him to become a JH. As a puppy we knew he was going to be a good bird dog & he has proven himself at the young age of 10 months, hopefully he will continue on with his bird work, Richard thinks he is a natural!!
On a rainy, foggy day Ed, Jackie & the boys set out for a visit to Salt Point NY to visit with their friends Christopher & Christine Arnone & their girls Ginger & Ayva. The dogs we excited to run on the 10 acres of property & swim in Wappinger Creek. While the dogs had a good nap we all headed to the Millbrook Vineyards & Winery for a tasting & some delicious food under tents on the “130-acre estate with 30 acres under vine” with a gorgeous view of the rolling hills of Millbrook NY. The sun had come out just in time for us to really enjoy ourselves. 
On return to the Arnone’s we treated the dogs to some bird work (Christopher has a beautiful setup for his chuckers, hens & roosters). Ed & Christopher worked Taylor & Ayva on birds until their tounges were hanging & then back to the creek for a cooling off before our ride home to LI. Thanks again to the Arnone’s for a great day, & for giving little Ayva a great home!!
On a cold but sunny day in February Taylor joined the VCLI gang to do some bird training. Rich was the man with the birds & Taylor was ready. He is steady to shot & working very hard on his retrieval skills hoping to run in senior hunt trials with Eddie & trainer Steve Anker who works with our “red dogs”. Steve thinks Taylor may be able to be a master hunter some day!! Ayva was a star with her owner Christopher, finding & pointing birds like her mother Chatter & grandfather Marley. We know the Arnones will continue to work with her refining & mastering her natural instinct. It was great to see her, happy here with her “prize”!!
