Ponderosa Springers

02/27/2024

Greetings from the field trial grounds here in SW Missouri. I handled Keeper here on Friday and, like in Tennessee at the Hall of Fame trials, I was not feeling well enough to handle him effectively.

I feel the need to go back to Idaho for another round of HBOT therapy, and to be seen by my Boise medical teams as well as my Kalispell, Montana electrophysiologist. Just a week ago I spent both Sunday and Monday in two different Missouri ER’s.

So, my young North Dakota dog trainer friend, Hannah Hayes, had graciously agreed to work with Keeper and handle him in some field trials for me this spring. We are both very excited about the arrangement and see it as a win-win-win for Hannah, Keeper, and me.

I wish Hannah and Keeper good luck and may they have lots of fun together. As the photo below shows…they have already hit it off pretty well!

08/01/2023

A great match… FC AFC JoJo’s Easy Keeper and his trainer, Gary Riddle…

5 days post neck surgery #2 in just 3 weeks…

07/17/2023

One of our goals this month has been to work on line running (blind retrieves) and handling drills. This morning we went to a place where we’ve never trained before and this was Keeper’s first blind at about 60-70 yards. I think our efforts are starting to pay off!

This is "Handling Drills" by Ponderosa Springers on Vimeo, the home for high quality videos and the people who love them.

06/17/2023

Of all of the videos I have of Keeper working birds, this remains my favorite. I call it “Trust Your Dog”. The scenting was terrible but Gary Riddle was patient and let Keeper continue that day but on the third trip to the top of that hill Keeper’s persistence and Gary’s trust paid off! Keeper went on to win this Open stake with excellent bird work all day long.

This evening I walked up to where he flushed that pheasant and took this shot down into the draw where he made the retrieve. This was a day I’ll not soon forget…

Click this link to watch the video… https://vimeo.com/693602339

11/27/2022

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Our all British-bred black & white Amateur Field Champion, JoJo’s Easy Keeper, is available at stud for selected field-bred females.

11/02/2022

The latest news from Ponderosa Springers...getting FC AFC JoJo's Easy Keeper ready for the two U.S. National Championships later this month...

By Bill Brockett November 2, 2022 Keeper, Training National Prep Clarkston, Utah — The Canadian Nationals are behind us as well as the U.S. Cocker National for Keeper’s trainer, Gary Riddle. Now our focus is on the two U.S. National Springer Spaniel Championships later this month. The U.S. Natio...

07/23/2022

Four North American National Championship field trials and Keeper's Open Field Champion title all this fall? It's a lofty goal, but Gary Riddle (Keeper's trainer), Keeper, and I all three think we're ready! Read my latest News Blog by clicking below...

By Bill Brockett July 23, 2022 Field Trials Four nationals…? One week ago today I took Keeper back to his trainer, Gary Riddle, in northern Utah to get ready for the fall field trial season. After just seven days I’m already getting excellent reports back from Gary. While with me, Keeper had muc...

05/28/2022

My company, Web-Sites-For-Less.com, and I are very proud to announce the official launch of a new website for Ponderosa Springers and my dog, AFC JoJo's Easy Keeper.
The new site replaces an old, outdated one and can now be viewed at www.English-Springer-Spaniels.com. Let me know what you think...we hope you like it!

Our all British-bred black & white Amateur Field Champion, JoJo’s Easy Keeper, is available at stud for selected field-bred females.

01/13/2022

Keeper's official portrait from the 2021 U.S. Springer Spaniel National Open Championship in Pretty Prairie, Kansas.