Photos from the Present
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Dave Hughes and Lloyd Murray judging the 2012 Grouse and Woodcock Invitational Championship, Marionville, PA.
DR Ryan Canalas...Our Vet, and a bird hunter who owns a son of CH Long Gone Boston who won the Open Derby at our trial last week in Phillips Brook, in his first trial...for both, Dog and Handler!!!
Kooper, a male puppy owned by Dr. Solon Rhodes pointing woodcock in Vermont, April 2012, Sire, CH Long Gone Boston, Dam : Long Gone Brie..
L to R
2011 Grand National Grouse Futurity Winner, Long Gone Conway
2011 Empire Open Shooting Dog Champion, 2x CH Long Gone Boston
CH Long Gone Buckwheat
7x CH & 7x RUCH, 3x Foster and Seminatore Award Winner, Long Gone Madison
and Lloyd at Long Gone Kennels
Only three time Foster and Seminatore Award Winner in Field Trial History, For top grouse dog in the country...2008, 2010 and 2011. Long Gone Madsion at her home, Long Gone Kennels in NH
7x CH& 7 x RU CH Long Gone Madsion with 2011 Grand National Grouse Futurity Winner, Long Gone Conway at Long Gone Kennels in NH
it is not all dogs,with us Murrays...
Colleen and "Daddy"
Jan, 2008
at a Meet and Greet in
Berlin, NH for former
President Clinton.
Photo courtesy of
Mark Kelly
Lloyd and Ruthanne Murray
at Ruthies first concert,
Januray 2008
Jan 2008 Rascal Flatts,
Verizon Wireless Center, Manchester, NH
Ruthanne and Lloyd at the top of "Bretton Woods". Lloyd Chaperones and skis with Ruthies third grade class everyThursday all winter.
The Murrays with
4xCh and 2X RU
Ch Long Gone Agnes
Fall 2007 -
l to r..
CH. Long Gone Agnes
CH. Long Gone George
CH. Long Gone Nixon
CH. Long Gone Daisey
CH. Long Gone Madison
Last five Region One Amateur Walking Shooting Dog Champions, in the order that they won.
2003 Champion Long Gone Agnes. / Peltons Pasture, Conn.L.B.Murray Handler
2004 Champion Long Gone Daisey./ Arcadia, RI. L.B. Murray Handler
2005 Champion Long Gone Nixon/ Cape Cod, Mass L.B.Murray Handler
2006 Champion Grouse Ridge Spenser/ RI. Handler Pete Flanagan, Scout L.B. Murray Sire. The defending Champion, Long Gone Nixon who was not there as he was in PA running in a grouse trial and getting ready for the Invitational.
2007 Champion Long Gone Madison/ Fryberg, Maine. L.B. Murray Handler
Long National Champion Long Gone Agnes with her daughter National Champion Kellys' Rainbow Heidi
Five Champions-
All Brothers and Sisters.
All of these Champions are by our Stokelys Diablo Ace, out of the record holder for setter champions produced, "Stonestill Jessie", who also was bred here at Long Gone Kennels.
Left to right
Ch. Stokes Kalamity Kate
Ch.Stokelys Diablo Ginger
Ch. Long Gone Pumpkin
Ch. Kalamity Cover Girl
Ch. Stokes Ali Bubba
missing from picture is Ch. Kalamity Seekah
Ch. Long Gone Pumpkin with Flanagan
Setter Award.
"Punk won the North American Woodcock Futurity (Retiring the Bob Buzzel Throphy, by virture of our kennel winning the futurity three times, 1990,1993, and 1995) and was second in the Grand National Grouse Futurity. Pumpkin also won the National Amateur Grouse Championship, 6 days after her sister, "Cover Girl" won The International Amateur Woodcock
Championship.
International Cover
Dog Futurity
9.2002
2nd LG Spaz
3rd Tina (Spaz sis)
Ch Long Gone Agnes
wins her 5th
Championship
NE Open Grouse
William Kerns Open Derby
1st LG Spaz
9.2002
The Murray's...Lloyd, Ruthanne, Colleen and Tammy
Oct. 2003
Ch. Daisey points, RU Ch. Nixon backs, and 8X Ch. Agnes backs him! 1/2005 R.I.
Grouse Ridge Spenser Winner - Empire Open Derby Classic. He by CH. Long Gone Nixon
Bog Brook Wilma who won the Woodcock Futurity, placed in the Grouse Futurity, and won the One-Hour National Grouse Derby - Points in NY. She by LG George.
Long Gone Nixon gets ready to go - On horseback is Dave Hughes, handling in NY
Long Gone Madison winning the Joel Collier Open Derby Classic - September 2005 in RI.
The Leslie Anderson Open Derby Classic, New Brunswick Oct. 2005, Winner Long Gone Madison
2005 New England Open Grouse Championship. Winner CH. Long Gone Daisey with Lloyd, Runner Up Long Gone Nixon with Dave Hughes
Ch. Long Gone Agnes
Seminatore Setter Cover Dog award winner, and William Harden Foster Top Cover Dog Award Winner.
Hughesview Kennels "North" - 20 dog houses in an enclosed area - with Ryan's private house attached. Dogs do NOT live in the truck when in NH.
Japanese Field Trialer - Terada Tadaki with his winning daughter of Ch. Long Gone Agnes.
(Left) 2007 Flanger Award Winner Magic Mist Bandit (CH. Craklin Tail Speed ex RU CH. Long Gone Spazz) from a litter we bred - (Right) A son of Long Gone Nixon
(L to R)
Matt Flanagan with CH. Grouse Ridge Perry, Dave Hughes with Roys Son CH. Long Gone Nixon, Pete Flanagan with Nick's son CH. Grouse Ridge Spenser
Triple Futurity Winner,
Long Gone Daisey
Only setter in history to win both The North American Woodcock Futurity and The Grand National Grouse Futurity (Daisey won the inaugural running of The International Cover Dog Futurity also)
Long Gone Daisey with Dave Hughes and L.B.Murray
Thomas M. Flanagan Setter Cover Dog Award Winner, 2002, the day she won the award.
Long Gone
Madison.. age 2, pointing in PA., November 2006
A weekend away with the family to Pittsburg, NH, Nov. 2008. Ruthanne, Colleen and Tammy
Long Gone
Boston hunting grouse with Lloyd in Northern NH, November 2008
5x CH Long Gone Madison Winner and Champion, Fall / 2008 New England Open Grouse Championship, posed by her handler, Dave Hughes. RU CH Doole Ridge Jigs, posed by Lloyd Murray ( Jigs is by CH Long Gone George)
The Murray Family at Fenway Park, Mass. 2009
65th Grand National Grouse Futurity, Nov. 2009, Marionville, PA.
First...Sired by CH Long Gone Boston
Third...Sired by Long Gone Murphy
Fourth.....CH. Long Gone Buckwheat, ..sired by Long Gone Murphy
(Day before, winner of the 86 dog, PA Grouse Championship, sired by CH. Long Gone George)
2009 Grand National Grouse Championship...5xCH Long Gone Madison, Runner Up...73 entries!
8xCH & 4xRU CH Long Gone Agnes with Ruthie, Collen, Tammy and Lloyd Murray ( Lloyd is holding CH Grouse Ridge Maxima, one of Aggies champion offspring) Winter 2010
The Murray Family , on Vacation in Montreal, Canada..in front of Olympic Stadium....March, 2010
A son of CH Long Gone Nixon pointing in PA, Owned by Jeff Witmer
Connie, CH Long Gone Buckwheat ex CH Texas Copper Top pointing quail in central VT, summer 2010...Dr Solon Rhodes holds the checkcord..this was the first time "Connie" ( Long Gone Conway) was on quail
Ruthie and Colleen Murray hold our new 7 week old pup by CH Long Gone Boston ex CH Bog Brook Wilma..her name will be "Fergie" after the singer from the "Black Eyed Peas" April , 2010