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William Urseth loves dogs and what they can do - striking a perfect point, flushing grouse for hours, retrieving perfectly to hand. Urseth also loves business and did not miss the chance to perfect a perfect line of German Shorthair Pointers. His decision to breed German Shorthairs brought him to Jager and Cent, from whom he would create The Line, generations of dogs that would not only win countless tournaments but also create countless highs and heartbreaks in William's life. These stories of William and his dogs will steal readers' breath away and warm their hearts.

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Publié par	Ecw Press
Date de parution	20 décembre 2010
Nombre de lectures	0
EAN13	9781554909032
Langue	English
Poids de l'ouvrage	1 Mo

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A STORY OF A HUNTER, A BREED AND THEIR BOND THELINE

WILLIAM A. URSETH

theLine

a story of a hunter, aLbreeid and their beond the

WILLIAM A. URSETH

ECW Press

Published by ECW Press 2120Queen Street East, Suite200,Toronto, Ontario, Canadam4e 1e2 416.694.3348/ info@ecwpress.com

All rights reserved. No part of this publication may be reproduced, stored in a retrieval system, or transmitted in any form by any process — electronic, mechanical, photocopying, recording, or otherwise — without the prior written permission of the copyright owners and ECW Press.

library and archives canada cataloguing in publication

Urseth,William A. The line : a story of a hunter, a breed and their bond / William A. Urseth.

isbn 978-1-55022-903-5

1. German shorthaired pointer. 2. Urseth,William A. 3. Fowling—United States. 4. Dog breeders—United States—Biography. 5. Hunters—United States—Biography. I.Title.

sf429.g4u78 2010 636.752’5 c2009-905927-4

Cover and Text Design: Tania Craan Cover Image and Author Photo © Mike Urseth Typesetting: Mary Bowness Printing:Webcom1 2 3 4 5

Interior images: pages ii,1, 23, 30, 55, 60, 72, 77, 82, 101, 117, 133, 153, 181, 184, 194, 203and206, photos by Bill Urseth; pages7and68, photos by Terry Holzinger; page12© Jarenwicklund /Dreamstime.com; page17© Iliuta Goean / Dreamstime.com; pages38, 44, 103and211 reprinted courtesy of Menz Tournament Hunter magazine; pages50, 241and245, photos by Mike Speer; pages65, 86, 110, 114and128, photos by Peterson Portraits; pages96, 139, 166, 173, 213, 247, 253, 270, 272and279, photos by Mike Urseth; pages125, 145, 178, 188, 201, 264and267, photos by Mark Palas; page150, photo by Ian Highway; page160© Karen Arnold / Dreamstime.com; pages224, 256and261, photos by Randy Davis, RSD Photography; page230, Prior Creative Images, LLC; page233, © Matthew Veldhuis / Dreamstime.com.

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This book is dedicated to everyone who has helped develop, main-tain, improve,care for,nurture,train or compete a dog fromThe Line. Special thanks to Mike Ahlgren, Mike Chalupsky, Jan Munson, Andrew Barbouche, Mike Kretsch,Tory Kretsch, John Sirek (Doggie John) and Jason Kubiszewski in the kennel operations. Terry Holzinger, Steve Marsh, Andrew Barbouche and Joe Kleaver in training the dogs. Dr. John Bailey and Dr. Chuck Schwantes and their staff and clinicsforalltheirhelpwiththesedogs. Thanks to all the competitors who have compteted against us and helped build the game of tournament hunting. The people who care for these great dogs . . . Ann Miller, Lori Herold,Paula Kelley,LoriWohlrabe,Kath,Kristi Johnson,Bob Burdit, Shelly Miller,Terry Correll, Karen Correll, Zac and Debbie Herold, Bob Monio, Lydia Monio and Shelby Monio. The teammates —Tim Herold, Matt Herold, Rich Boumeester, Chris Slavik,Jim Miller,Andy Miller,Andrew Barbouche,Kristi John-son, Zac Herold, Gil Roscoe, Randy Travalia, Paul Sire. Special thanks to my cousin Mike Urseth for all the photography and creativity in developing Menz Tournament Hunter magazine. The help and assistance of Jack David at ECW Press and the edi-tors of this book, Emily Schultz, Crissy Boylan, Jen Hale. Clarice Johnson for keeping everything straight, correct and on target. To all the people around the world who have purchased and lived with dogs fromThe Line over the last25years. To the greatest eye for puppies on earth . . . Kath.

Mom, Can I Have a Dog?

Phyllis

When Jeff Got His Dog

Buddy and the Farm

Jäger’s Missing

160

The Herolds

Doing What We All Love Most139

Dogs Just Aren’t for Fishin’150

Ice

Gretchen

Mr. Cent Goes Exploring

Sadie

117

101

Mich

Jäger Gets Sick

TABLE OF CONTENTS

The Water Witch

145

The Extended Line . . .153

Making a Dog’s Acquaintance82

Cent Von Esterfeld

INTRODUCTION

Trainers

Dirk

Jäger

Merry Maker

What Breed?

Just a Dog

Mr. Cent Fights for His Life133

Jäger’s October

125

114

128

110

103

Roy Rogers Visits The Club77

The End to a Hunt

Cousins

The Lost Dog

Willy

166

The Kennel

Otto

178

173

Mistaken Identity

Mr. Cent at 10

Tor and Mia

The Bumpkin

Jack

201

184

188

194

Things Go Wrong

181

203

End of the First Era206

The Lost Lab

Abby

213

211

Haley the California Girl and Gus224

Bernie

230

Charlie of The Extended Line233

Sad Times

Sal

245

241

Abby’s Disappearance

It’s a Small World

Chevy

Kath

256

261

Chevy-Beau

Tor

Hank

267

270

264

Hank and Scent

253

272

247

EPILOGUE — U.S. OPEN ’09

279

INTRODUCTION

As I reflect backon30years of running pointing dogs in fields, forests, swamps, deserts, tournaments and trials, memories flood into my mind and images abound. I remember the two separate occasions —20years apart — when two of my favorite dogs struck the scent of a bird while running at full speed through a field. I can still see how their noses never moved, though their bodies spun from their momentum until they stabilized on firm points. They had pivoted on their noses, two of the most athletic points I’ve ever seen struck. I remember how after waiting for over ten minutes in1981for my first dog, Merry, to return on a retrieve, she came back with a long tail rooster.We were hunting down in Iowa in an early-season snowstorm. I was so curious about how far she had actually tracked the bird, I gave up the hunt and followed the pheasant track and hers for over a mile and a half, seeing where at times the pheasant held up, thinking he had lost her,

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