Puppies Expected!

Effie, very hot, high drive, Qualified All-Age with one 1st in the Qual multiple Q Placements, Amateur Jam, BLF from Top Field Trial lines bred to a son of my first FC, FC Pinewoods Willie Makeit MH due to whelp 11/22/2007
Call Pat 301.748.8518 or email Pat@PonderosaKennels.com for more information or to  reserve your pup today  
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Two Working retriever litters due
Indie is a hot to retrieve yellow working shooting dog due in August (all yellow litter)  Indie had 6 pups
Our Fly is due in September more information is available on the puppies page (blacks expected) Fly had
9 pups
Both Litters sold out Pups are in working/hunting
and Competition homes We will post pictures of the pups as they grow
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DOGTRA's new Products

DOGTRA has released information on their new e-collars. They have introduced the 3500 Extreme,
improved their Tone and Beep training collar and brought out a new anti-bark collar.  

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Several handlers of Patrol and Detection dogs from different agencies in Maryland at a rainy training
day at Ponderosa Kennels. This nice Malinois is a working Patrol dog.

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  From the 2nd Annual  Ecollar Palooza Sept 22-24 2006 in Hazel Green, Wisc.
 

From Left to right Jerry Bradshaw, Tarheel Canine Training, Inc, Brice Cavanaugh and Robin MacFarlane of That's My Dog!,  and Pat Nolan

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Pat Nolan and Jeffrey Ong of www.k9world.net Singapore taken at the 2006 Ecollarpalooza

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Handler's discussion during a break in the action at the MD Retriever club sponsored Handler's seminar July 22-23 2006 Buckeystown, MD

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Woody Spong and Effiee won the Qualifying Stake at Shrewsbury River Retriever Club trial 04/23/06

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Elizabeth Wise Vaughn and "Grace" 04/23/06 pass their first MH test

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Mid-Atlantic D.O.G.S. a Maryland based Search and Rescue Organization visit for a training day. Quite a few team members came out to see how the field work we do with retrievers may apply to the work they do for search and rescue.  The FEMA Type II canine test requires handlers to direct their dog to different elevated platforms at a distance. This work is very similar to work we do in teaching the beginning steps of handling. The training day went well. This is a hard working dedicated group of people. You can read more about them and their organization at    http://www.midatlanticdogs.org/                                                        10/23/05

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Big week  for the home team 10/23/05       

Dan Bordes and Rudder took 3rd place in the Qual 

Julie Reardon and Jib JAMed the derby and got their WD and WDX titles                                                                    

Brian Summers and Griffen got their WD and WDX titles all at the Chesapeake National Specialty

Beth Garland and Digger won a singles event at the Flat Coat Club field day.  

Gerry Smith and Logan finished their JR title with two qualifying scores.

Woody and Effie got third in the Qual at Del Bay    

Josie Ottoman and Sophie JAMed the Derby at Del Bay 

Lynn Budd's Raider got a 4th in the Derby at Del Bay

Sandy Howley and Gracie got another Senior Hunter leg  

Dan Lewis and Dollar finished their Senior Hunter title.

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Bob Meir and Spark won the Derby at the Colonial Trial in VT this
weekend.  10/01/2005
I think it was Spark's second trial. Picture to follow
 

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Spanish Language version of the web site is up and running 09/05

Several new articles posted on the Training Articles page

Puppy pieces and New e-collar introduction article

The Ducks Unlimited Great Outdoors Festival 2005

June 17-19  Richmond/Petersburg, VA * Virginia Motorsports Park.  We'll be doing Demonstrations at the Dog Village several times a day and at the DOGTRA Table all three days, stop by

The Ducks Unlimited Great Outdoors Festival is a relatively recent innovation in the United States, though the concept of such a massive sporting event has existed for centuries in Europe. At a single outdoor site, the public can experience first-hand the latest outdoor sporting merchandise, such as shotguns, fishing rods and tackles, bows and arrows, hunting gear, and much more.
                                                                                                                   

for more information go to http://www.ducks.org/supportdu/gof/index.asp
 

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Grace completed her senior title this spring and here is
a picture to prove it! Elizabeth Wise Vaughn and "Grace" Spring 2005
 

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Top left hand corner picture shows Vikki Diehl of Twin Pine Kennels winning the July 30th 2005 - Second Annual DelMarva Retrievers Retriever Shootout - held at Rebel Ridge Farm  with her dog Kate. Vikki and Kate are regular competitors at Hunt Tests and Field Trials.
 

You can read more about Vikki at http://www.twinpine.net/

We're working on getting a better picture.
 

2005 SHOT Show  01/28-31/05
Las Vegas Convention Center  Las Vegas, Nevada

The SHOT Show is the largest trade show in the outdoor industry. Buyers from around the world descend on the show each year to see the year's new products. Every manufacture of outdoor equipment is there, guns, clothes, optics calls decoys and every electronic toy or tool imaginable. Here's some of the crew at the DOGTRA booth:

From left to right: Don Yarnall, retired Chief K9 trainer LAPD, Mark SO, President DOGTRA, Pete Fischer, Fischer's Kennels & Hunt Club, and Pat Nolan

The Ducks Unlimited Great Outdoors Festival 2004

Sept. 17, 18, & 19 * Richmond/Petersburg, VA * Virginia Motorsports Park.  We'll be at the DOGTRA Table all three days, stop by

The Ducks Unlimited Great Outdoors Festival is a relatively recent innovation in the United States, though the concept of such a massive sporting event has existed for centuries in Europe. At a single outdoor site, the public can experience first-hand the latest outdoor sporting merchandise, such as shotguns, fishing rods and tackles, bows and arrows, hunting gear, and much more.
                                                                                                                   

for more information go to http://www.ducks.org/supportdu/gof/index.asp

7000 Arundel Mills Circle
Hanover, MD 21076
Phone: 410-689-2500

Duck calling contests Sate and Open Duck and Goose Calling Contests
Call Ducks - Win Bucks!
Sanctioned Duck and Goose Calling Contests Hosted by Bass Pro Shop's Outdoor World Baltimore - Saturday, September 25
 

We will be there doing retriever training demonstrations featuring the DOGTRA line of e-collars

We just added a Video clips page! 09/13/04

We are now in the process of adding streaming video clips to our site. Future plans are to share video illustration of some of our training articles.  

Cabela's Grand Opening  Wheeling,WV                                                                     

Friday and Saturday the 20th and 21st of August 2004  

We will be representing the DOGTRA company at the Grand Opening of the Newest and biggest Cabela's retail Store  We'll be in the dog and e-collar supplies area.  Stop by and and say hi    

for more information go to www.cabelas.com                                                                                                                                  

Cabela's Hamburg, PA                                                                                   

Cabela's is hosting Dock Dogs competition  

Saturday and Sunday the 4th and 5th of September, 2004. We'll be representing the DOGTRA product line and doing retriever training demonstrations throughout the day Saturday

While we were at Cabela's we made some time for training.

Training Clip 1 windows media 384K,   Training clip 2 windows media 384k,   Training clip 3 windows media,   Training clip 4, Training Tom in town windows media  384k 

We just added the first video clip to our site    08/2004

Go to Pat's Other Training Ventures                                                                               

or click here to see a commercial featuring Razz, an Axis deer we trained many years ago

View Razz video in Windows Media : 56 K     384 K

Pictures from a recent party

Congratulations

To Sandra Howley and "Gracie" Gracie passed both WCX tests at the Potomac Valley Golden Retriever Club event held on 04/11/04

Gracy is now SR Banquo's Strikes Our Fancy CD, JH, WCX

04/04/04

To Mike Stabolepszy and Ti,

Ti finished his Senior title this weekend

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04/03/04 To Vikki Diehl and Kate

L to R Echo, Vikki, Kate

Vikki and Kate got to the semifinals at the ESPN Super Retriever Series games in Stuttgart, AR this week

we will post the scheduled airing time of the ESPN showing when we get the information

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03/21/04

To Kevin Anderson and "Lexi"  

Lexi qualified in both Senior and Master at Rebel Ridge this weekend. That finished her Senior title and makes her second Master leg.

To Jerry Wilks and Jackson. Jackson finished his Senior title in the Carolinas this weekend. 

Pictures to follow                                                                      

Nick Elam won two Qualifying stakes at the triple derby/Q hosted by Carolina Piedmont, Down East and Tar Heel in Cheraw, SC in February 2004 with his young "Hanna"

Joe Skaggs, a friend and frequenter of our training group lives in Montana now. He recently took second place with Absaroka Magpie at the California South Coast trial.

Mark Mills and "Dallas" had a great year hunting ducks and geese. Dallas showed hidden talent on upland game birds. Here she is pointing quail, three setters are backing her.

We're planning pond renovations and additions at our water training facility in the spring of 2004. We will keep you posted.