I am retired and my dogs are my main interest. I have hunted Quail, Pheasant, Grouse, Woodcock for more than 50 years. I also field trial and have been seriously involved for more than 15 years. I compete in walking trials but have dogs that have sufficient range for horseback trials. My dogs are all broke to wing and shot and I expect them to handle.

My philosophy is to select the best females based on hunting and trialing and breed those females to the best stud dogs in the U. S..  The females selected are hunted on wild birds (grouse, woodcock, quail, pheasant) at least 20 days per year and compete in at least 15 USCSDA walking trials per year.  The females are usually not bred before they are 4 years of age.  "There are two well known blood lines, Elhew and Miller, which have produced my best bitches. I believe the Elhew influence is intelligence, conformation, and biddability whereas the Miller influence is primarily natural coursing ability, intelligence and stamina. I continue to combine these bloodlines using critical selections as described above coupled with DNA indicators." I like beautiful, classy, fast moving dogs as well as anyone but they must be good bird dogs as well and know how and where to hunt wild birds.  They must back and retrieve also.
 
"My dogs won one championship, one classic, 10 other 1st places and 12 other 2nds and 3rds during the 2008-2009 trial season. They were hunted two weeks in Wisconsin and had more than 40 grouse and more than 30 woodcock killed over their points. They were also hunted a week in Kansas and had a few pheasants and more than 30 quail killed over their points. In other words, I HAD A GREAT YEAR!!

Bob's Miller Sue won the Region 3 AFTCA Walking Shooting Dog Championship at West End, North Carolina with a beautiful, searching, 4 find and 1 back effort. My two first year shooting dog females, Bob's Elhew Wendy and Bob's Elhew Chase, had seven shooting dog placements. Wendy had a great season culminating in a great 6 find performance in the US Complete National Championship at Patrick, South Carolina in blistering 88 degree weather. Movement on her last find at time eliminated her from consideration but of the 10 dogs that ran that day in the heat only two finished and the other dog which ran with Wendy only had one divided find."

1-0-0 Watch out for Pat this Year

"I have a beautiful liver and white male, Pat, whelped on 7/5/06 for sale.  This is an outstanding male and should go to a field trialer or a serious hunter.  He is steady to wing and shot, backs on sight, and has been force broke to retrieve. He was hunted 11 days in Wisconsin in October and pointed several grouse and woodcock and backed his dam several times.  This dog reminds me very much of Elhew Snakefoot.  He is out of Hobbs Pete Rose ex Bob's Elhew Josie (Elhew Seahorse ex Osage Evolution).  Josie is the best wild bird dog I have ever owned.  The dog will only be sold if I have lifetime breeding privileges to him.  The price is $5000."

Bob's Elhew Maggie 29-2-14 Maggie will be retired to hunting only after a great field trial career. I plan to have one more litter out of her in early 2010. My last litter out of Maggie's older sister(Bob's Elhew Josie) produced a champion and Maggie's last litter produced a champion.

CH Bob's Miller Sue 14-0-0

Bob's Elhew Nell 6-0-0

Bob's Elhew Chase 9-0-0

Bob's Elhew Wendy 10-0-0

Bob's Miller Daisy 3 -1st place puppy wins" and add "Watch out for her as a derby this year!"

Bob's Miller Jade 3 puppy placements-For Sale $1500

Josie enjoying grouse hunting

A typical young Phillips' Honey!!

Puppies on their daily walk.

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