Result: Beaver Valley Pointer and Setter Club

Location: Rochester, Pennsylvania

Post Date: Nov 11, 2025

Submitted By: Al Fazenbaker

Open Walking Derby: Mark Hughes with Blue, Christie Helmes with One Eyed Jack, and Eric Munden with Evan's Full Throttle.

Seventy-five years is a long time. When the Beaver Valley Pointer and Setter Club formed in 1949, Harry S. Truman was President, the Soviet Union tested its first atomic bomb, the NATO organization had just formed, George Orwell published the book "1984," Kraft marketed the first plastic-wrapped cheese singles, actor Robert Mitchem was released from jail after serving two months for possession of marijuana, and LEGO blocks and Silly Putty hit the market! How times have changed! Yet through the years, the Beaver Valley Pointer and Setter Club has remained steadfast in its mission of hosting pointing dog field trials to promote the improvement of the pointing breeds. The club started as a group of men who shared a passion and interest in bird dogs, and the club has never looked back. This spring, the club hosted its annual spring trial and began its 75th Anniversary season. On the weekend of Labor Day, the Beaver Valley Pointer and Setter Club hosted its annual autumn trial to wrap up the 75th season.

We are especially grateful to the many volunteers who, as is typical of a weekend at the Beaver Valley club, pitched in to help make the trial run smoothly. With the club stalwart Joe Cammisa serving as trial chair, the trial went without a hitch. Many thanks to the bird planters, dog wagon drivers, cooks, and kitchen help, and everyone who assisted. A special thank you to the judges who put in long hours to evaluate each brace of dogs and render their honest opinions on the placements, including Brian Ralph, Steve Tubach, Bruce Mueller, Carlos Esclante, Mark Hughes, Eric Munden, Chris Catanzarite, Dave Tipping, and Brandon Kreurer. Another celebration that coincided with the weekend trial was the 40th wedding anniversary of Al and Deb Fazenbaker, who had decided the best way to celebrate 40 years of bliss was to help out at the Beaver Valley trial! (It's not the first time.) There was even a cake to share and celebrate with our field trial friends.

Last, but not least, thanks to Purina, which has supported this club and continues to do so. Consider Purina if you're looking for a high-quality food based upon solid research.

Open Horseback Shooting Dog
Coach (ESM/Hughes) and Less (PF/Catanzarite). The trial started Friday morning with the horseback stake. Less was found standing in the lower field, with his bracemate honoring. No bird could be flushed, and both dogs were moved on. Coach and Less flipped places, with Coach suffering a nonproductive with Less honoring. Coach scored the first find at the lone tree near the oil well, with Less backing. Less scored her first find in the lower field in front of the clubhouse. Both dogs showed a pleasant and forward shooting dog race.

Flex (PF/Catanzarite) and Sadie (PF/Hughes). Sadie scored her first of several finds at 7, in a feed strip. Flex honored, with all in order. Flex pointed at 12 on the upper tree line and scored again at 14 at the lone tree. Sadie had reached forward and was found standing in the lower field. Both dogs finished to the front, and Sadie's efforts earned a third place.

Wonder (PF/McClurg) and Bruiser (PM/Catanzarite). Bruiser started the brace with a find in the back lower field at 4. Wonder scored her first find in a feed strip at 11 but was on the leash after picking up a bird. Bruiser scored again at 8, suffered a nonproductive at 14, and was found pointed 19, with a nice woods find. He showed a classy and racy forward pace and finished strong for the gallery to take the blue ribbon for the stake.

Patch (GSPF/Young) and Dusty (PF/Hughes). Patch scored her first find along the upper tree line; meanwhile, Dusty scored a find at the end of the breakaway field. Patch scored the final find of the brace at 14, with some movement on the flush. Both dogs finished forward, with Patches reaching out to finish strong.

Dee (PF/Catanzarite) and Winston (ESM/Hughes). Both of these dogs showed a strong race. They both scored a find at 7 at the tree line at the end of the walking dog breakaway, one dog on each side; Winston showed a bit of movement on the shot. Dee suffered a non-productive at 13 at the lone tree; Winston scored a nicely handled find in the lower field. Both dogs showed a powerful finish.

Stella (GSPF/Ketchet) and Penny (PF/Hughes). Penny scored a find at 6 in the trees below the open field. Both dogs finished forward.

Mac's Slim Jim (PM/McClurg) and Moose (PM/Hughes). Both dogs were strong, fast, and forward. Moose scored the only find of the brace, with Slim Jim honoring. They finished to the front.

Buddy (PM/Catanzarite) and Janie (GSPF/Young). If one wanted to see a couple of dogs roll, this was a brace to watch. Both dogs showed a far-reaching race to the front; Janie scored the only find at 15, with Buddy honoring. She dug up her find after a nicely handled relocation, viewed very enjoyably from the clubhouse. Her efforts earned her a second-place finish.

Mac's Real McCoy (PM/McClurg) and Dash (PM/Hughes). Real McCoy showed a nice race but had no birds. Dash scored quickly at 2 in the lower field, suffered a non-productive at 4, then produced a nice find at 13 at the lone tree. Both dogs finished to the front.

Denver (PM/Park) and Mickey (PM/Catanzarite). Denver scored the first find of the brace at 4 in the lower field. Mickey took his turn with a nicely handled find on the back tree line, with Denver honoring. Mickey suffered a nonproductive at 13, but dug up a nice find at 19 in the back of the course. Denver likewise scored a nicely handled find in the back. Both dogs finished forward, with a moderate shooting dog race.

Cricket (PF/Hughes). Cricket scored a find at 13, and showed a moderate race, finishing to the front.

Open Walking Shooting Dog
Miles (PM/Hughes) and Long Island Ice (PM/Ecker). Ice scored the first find of the Open Walking Shooting Dog, along the upper tree line. Miles nailed his only bird at the lone tree, with Ice honoring. Miles was not seen much for the duration of the brace; Ice showed a moderate, but sometimes erratic pattern.

Gracie Star (ESF/Ecker) and Spec (PM/Hughes). Star scored her only find at 4, but was on the leash soon after as she was not pleasing the handler. Spec was lost to judgment.
Glassilaun Parabellum (ESF/Ecker) and Jack (PM/Hughes). Jack scored at the tree line at the end of the breakaway field, with all in order. He was not seen much for the rest of the brace. Parabellum scored a find at the lone tree at 8 and finished to the front.

Ironstone's Shenanigans (PM (Ecker) and Blaze (PM/Hughes). Ironstone scored his only find at 8. Blaze was found standing by the scout at 12, buried in cover at the tree line, with Ironstone honoring. Blaze scored his second find in a strip of switchgrass. He finished a strong race to the front to take the second-place spot in the stake.

Less (PF/Catanzarite) and Remi (ESF/Hughes). Less scored two finds, but showed some flagging on his stance. Remi had no birds.

Ironstone's Dark Horse (PM/Ecker) and Lenni (RSM/Fazenbaker). Both dogs were up after Lenni moved on the bird as it walked in the open; Dark Horse followed Lenni, and both were up.

Lucky (BRITM/Jarosinski) and Mia Star (ESF/Ecker). Lucky scored his only find on the back tree line, with good manners displayed. Star scored her first find at 6 in a feed strip; she carded a stop to flush at 8, then suffered two unproductives at 10 and 12. She scored a find at 15 in the woods and finished to the front.

Bodie (PM/Lasica) and Kaylee (BRITF/Helms). Bodie suffered a non-productive at 3, in the cover to the right of the breakaway. He pointed in a feed strip at 7, with Kaylee honoring. At 9, Bodie rooted out a bird, and Kaylee arrived and pointed the bird. Bodie was on the hook, and Kaylee moved on, suffering a non-productive in the woods, then scoring a nicely handled find in the bottom field before finishing with a moderate forward race.

Warrior Zeke (PM/Hughes) and Kaia (PF/Helms). Kaia had a short run after taking out a bird on the breakaway. Zeke scored a nice relocation find at 7, at the upper tree line. He scored again at the lone tree and suffered a non-productive at a feed strip in the bottom. He scored twice more, at 21 and 25. He showed a nice forward pattern to finish.

Buck of Piney Woods (PM/Ecker) and Winston (ESM/Hughes). The two dogs scored a divided find at the lone tree at 7. Winston was on the leash after pushing a bird in the vicinity; Buck moved on to score a nice woods find at 16; he scored again at 19 in the open bottom, and finished strong to the front to earn a third-place finish.

Flex (PF/Catanzarite) and Sadie (PF/Hughes). After her nice performance in the Open Horseback Shooting Dog the previous day, Sadie came out with "guns ablazing" as she dug up six finds in a powerful forward race. Flex was on the leash after failing to back at 4, and Sadie never looked back, showing a classy pattern as she hit bird after bird to garner the first-place spot for the stake.

Bryant (PM/Helms) and Hoppy's War Bird Farmgirl (PF/Hopkins). War Bird pointed at the tree line on the end of the breakaway at 3, but no bird was produced. Bryant scored the first find of the brace at 5 at the upper tree line. He scored again at 10 at the lone tree. War Bird was found standing in the woods; a bird was flushed in good order; he was on the leash after pushing a bird at 16. Bryant scored a find at 20, with a bit of movement as the bird was flushed. He had a find at 23, although he self-relocated as the handler moved in front. He scored again at 25 along the bottom field, with all in good order. He finished to the front and showed a moderate shooting dog race.

Grouse Hill Rambo (PM/Ecker) and Dusty (PM/Hughes). No information was recorded for Rambo due to the separation of the dogs. Dusty was found pointing at 7 on the back tree line, but a bird could not be flushed. He scored a find at the old pond at 17, and again at 20 in the bottom field, finishing to the front.

River (RSM/Fazenbaker) and Coach (PM/Hughes). Coach was on the leash after chasing and catching a bird. River scored his first find at 7, with good manners displayed. He scored again at 13 and 22, and finished strong and to the front.

Sammy The Rock Star (ESM/Ecker). Sammy was found standing at the upper tree line at 7, but a bird could not be produced. He pointed at 9 but was on the leash after moving on the shot.

Open Walking Derby
The Open Walking Derby was won handily by Blue, pointer handled by Mark Hughes. Taking the number two spot was One Eyed Jack, a setter handled by Christy Helmes. Rounding out the placements was Evan's Full Throttle, pointer handled by Hughes.

Open Walking Puppy
The small but mighty Open Walking Puppy was taken by Meadowink's Quick Silver, setter handled by his owner, William Yant. Hitail Perfect Storm garnered the second place for her handler, Nick Mellon. John Clough handled Clough's Mischief Brew, setter, to the third-place mark.

Amateur Shooting Dog
Rufus (RSM/Fazenbaker) and Stella (GSP/Ketchet). The Amateur Shooting Dog ran on Sunday, with warming temperatures as the day moved forward. Stella was on the leash after moving with the bird on the flush. Rufus suffered a non-productive at the tree line and scored a find in the back of the course; he finished to the front.

Chuck (PM/Munden) and Mickey (PM/Bowser). Chuck and Mickey both showed a strong and wide race right out of the gate. Chuck was found standing at 7 in a feed strip near the top tree line. He scored again at 10, with the bird flushing wild as the handler approached. Mickey, who had not been seen since the breakaway, was found standing at 14 in the bottom field, but no bird could be produced. Chuck scored his third find near a grove of trees in the bottom field. Both dogs finished strong and to the front.

Sage (PF/McMillen) and Molly (ESF/Meeder). Both Sage and Molly scored a find at 7; Sage in the lower tree line, Molly at the upper. Sage scored again at the lone tree, with Molly backing; a bird was produced with both dogs showing good manners. Sage was found standing on the back of the course near the top, with Molly honoring. A bird was produced, and both dogs moved on. Molly suffered a non-productive at 19. Both dogs showed to the front and finished strong. Sage was awarded the first-place honor for her efforts.

Hoppy's War Bird Farmgirl (PF/Hopkins) and Lenni Lenapi (RSM/Fazenbaker). Both dogs showed a wide and powerful forward race. Lenni scored his only find at time, along the edge of the bottom field. Farmgirl was on the leash after failing to honor. Lennie finished strong to the front and was awarded third place for his effort.

Lola (PF/Munden) and Lucky (BRITM/Jarosinski). Lucky was not so lucky in the brace, as he pointed, then caught the bird, and was on the leash. Lola scored a find at the edge of the woods at 8, and again in a feed strip at the top. She rolled and, at a very nice and forward pace, moved out into the open bottom field, where she scored her third find and was awarded the second-place ribbon.

Buddy (PM/Bowser) and Wayne (PM/Munden). Wayne and Buddy both showed a competitive spirit as they raced to the tree line; Buddy scored at 6 in a feed strip, with Wayne honoring. The dogs scored a divided find at the lone tree. Wayne was found standing on the back of the course; Buddy was on the leash after failing to honor. A bird was produced after an extensive flushing effort by Munden. Wayne suffered a non-productive in the open field at 26; he finished to the front.

Zeke (PM/McMillen) and River (RSM/Fazenbaker). Zeke was lost to judgment. River scored his first find at 7, with all in order. At 13, he was found standing in a feed strip near the lone tree; he was on the lead after scooping the bird on a relocation effort.

Amateur Walking Derby
Eric Munden handled the first-place derby, Evan's Full Throttle, pointer, to take the blue. Hitail Rolling Dixie, pointer, took the number two spot for handler Dave Riley.

Amateur Walking Puppy
Taking first place was Clough's Outcast Will, handled by her owner, John Clough. Joanna Sampson handled her pointer, Let Her Rip Tater Chip ("Tater"), to the number two spot. Meadowink's Quick Silver rounded out the placements for his owner/handler, William Yant.
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Rochester, Pa., August 30
Judges: Chris Catanzarite and Dave Tipping
OPEN WALKING DERBY - 5 Pointers and 3 Setters
1st-BLUE, unreg., pointer male, breeding not given. Tim Perschke, owner; Mark Hughes, handler.
2d-ONE EYED JACK, F1711826, setter male, by Parker Bayou's Boo Jay-Parker Bayou's Ivy Rose. Tim Mulvaney, owner; Christy Helmes, handler.
3d-EVAN'S FULL THROTTLE, F1713964, pointer female, by Double Deuce Zeke-Braggabull. Evan Smith, owner; Mark Hughes, handler.

Open Shooting Dog: Chris Catanzarite with Backcountry Bruiser, Chris Young with In Country's Hurricane Jane, and Mark Hughes with Saddled Up Sadie. (Standing): Curious spectators join Steve Turbock and Joe Cammisa.

Judges: Brian Ralph and Steve Tubach
OPEN SHOOTING DOG - 16 Pointers, 2 Setters, and 3 German Shorthairs
1st-BACKCOUNTRY BRUISER, F1672645, pointer male, by Erin's War Creek-Backcountry Tornado. Chris Catanzarite, owner and handler.
2d-IN COUNTRY'S HURRICANE JANE, F1672744, German Shorthair female, by Hi N's Bodacious-Slaterock Mattie Clark. Chris Young, owner and handler.
3d-SADDLED UP SADIE, F1699757, pointer female, by Double Deuce Zeke-Beaver Meadow Rose. Joe Cammisa, owner; Mark Hughes, handler.

Open Walking Shooting Dog. Front row: Joe Cammisa with Saddled Up Sadie, Maria Hughes with Backwoods Wildfire Blaze, Robert Ecker with Buck of Piney Woods. Back row: Brian Ralph, Brandon, Kruerer.

Judges: Brandon Krener and Brian Ralph
OPEN WALKING SHOOTING DOG - 18 Pointers, 7 Setters, 2 Brittanys, and 2 Irish Setters
1st-SADDLED UP SADIE, F1699757, pointer female, by Double Deuce Zeke-Beaver Meadow Rose. Joe Cammisa, owner; Mark Hughes, handler.
2d-BACKWOODS WILD FIRE BLAZE, F1691395, pointer male, by Erin's Wild Justice-Hollywood Hot'N'Tot. Justin Mason, owner; Mark Hughes, handler.
3d-BUCK OF PINEY WOODS, F1696648, pointer male, by Bo of Piney Woods-Grouse Hill Prima. Richard Waters, owner; Robert Ecker, handler.

Judges: Chris Catanzarite and Dave Tipping
OPEN WALKING PUPPY - 2 Pointers, 4 Setters, and 2 Irish Setters
1st-MEADOWINK'S QUICK SILVER, F1720595, setter male, by Dun Roven's Zip-Castle Rock's Autumn Breeze. William Yant, owner and handler.
2d-HITAIL PERFECT STORM, F1720599, setter female, by Dun Roven's Zip-Castle Rock's Autumn Breeze. Russ Fazio, owner; Nick Mellon, owner and handler.
3d-CLOUGH'S MISCHIEF BREW, F1721342, setter female, by Boatright's Maverick-Outcast Siren Song. John Clough, owner and handler.

Judges: Mark Hughes and Eric Munden
AMATEUR SHOOTING DOG - 1 Pointer, 2 Setters, 1 Brittany, and 2 German Shorthairs
1st-ALL DAY GRINDER, F1696246, pointer male, by Dominator's Bull Market Bud-Erin's Lemon Drop. Ron Guidas, owner and handler.
2d-MEADOWWINK'S SMOKIN COPPER, F1677105, setter male, by Royal Wind'em Samson-Royal Highway Annie. William Yant, owner and handler.

Open Walking Puppy: William Yant with Meadowink's Quick Silver, Nick Melon with Hitail Perfect Storm, and John Clough with Clough's Mischief Brew.

Judges: Carlos Escalante and Dr. Bruce Mueller
AMATEUR WALKING PUPPY - 2 Pointers, 4 Setters, and 2 Irish Setters
1st-CLOUGH'S OUTCAST HILL, F1721337, setter male, by Boatright's Maverick-Outcast Siren Song. John Clough, owner and handler.
2d-LET HER RIP TATER CHIP, F1718083, pointer female, by Bryan's Damascus Jack-Nelson's Jazz. Jesse Burkert & Joana Sampson, owners; Joana Sampson, handler.
3d-MEADOWWINK'S QUICK SILVER, F1720595, setter male, by Dun Roven's Zip-Castle Rock's Autumn Breeze. William Yant, owner and handler.

AMATEUR WALKING DERBY - 5 Pointers
1st-EVAN'S FULL THROTTLE, F1713964, pointer female, by Double Deuce Zeke-Braggabull. Evan Smith, owner; Mark Hughes, handler.
2d-HIGHTAIL ROLLING DIXIE, F1714644, pointer female, by Hifive's Rolling Stone-Speed Dialing Kia. Russ Fazio, owner; Dave Riley, handler.

AMATEUR WALKING SHOOTING DOG - 8 Pointers, 1 Setter, 1 Brittany, 3 Irish Setters, and 1 German Shorthair
1st-DOUBLE DEUCE SAGE, F1673986, pointer female, by Double Deuce Peter-Funseeker's Holiday. Doug McMillen, owner and handler.
2d-WILDLAND WARRIOR, F1676947, pointer female, by Erin's War Creek-Suemac's Coventry. Eric Munden, owner and handler.
3d-CC LENNI LENAPE, F1705228, Irish setter male, by Silver Creek Wild Again-Roses Are Red. Al Fazenbaker, owner and handler.

Amateur Walking Shooting Dog: Doug McMillen with Double Deuce Sage, Eric Munden with Wildland Warrior, and Al Fazenbaker CC Lenni Lenape.