Montana_Brittany_Club

MTBC Mission Statement: The Montana Brittany Club strives to protect and advance the interests of the Brittany. Club members espouse and encourage the dual concept (field and show), good sportsmanship, fellowship, diversity and cooperation among Brittany enthusiasts. The club promotes education, responsible ownership, ethical breeding (including good hunting instincts and structure), quality training, and encourages youth and beginners.

New members are always welcome! Come on out and have a good time with your dog! Your input and participation will be greatly appreciated! Please feel free to browse through our pages for information on our breed, club, members, events, and more. Feel free to visit the Montana Brittany Club page on Facebook.

Feel free to visit our Montana Brittany Club Facebook Page. Many useful links below the photos

2023 Events:
For information on our previous events, please visit Past Events.

Running Order

Field Trial: August 25-27, 2023. Elk Creek Trial Grounds near Winnett, MT. New events added: Walking Open Derby and Walking Open Gun Dog. Email Trial Secretary Tommie Dahl for the permium (info. and entry form) at: elkhornmountainbritts@gmail.com All stakes open to all AKC pointing breeds. Entries close Monday, Aug. 21st.

The 2023 events below have all been completed:

Training Day: Completed. April 15th and 16th, 2023, 8 AM to 2:30 PM each day in Helena, Montana (Montana Training & Kennels, featuring Emmet Sasser, Professional Trainer & Handler, in conjunction with the Montana Brittany Club and North Dakota Pointing Dog Club). Saturday: For Junior Hunter and beginning/intermediate dogs. Sunday: For Senior and Master Level dogs. Price Per Dog/Day: $100. For more information or to sign up, please contact Todd Breitenfeldt toddb8877@gmail.com 406-498-5236, or Emmet Sasser 405-509-4700 info@montanatk.com. Flyer with more information available for viewing on our Facebook Page.

Walking Field Trial: Completed. April 28th, 2023 Acton, Montana (same location as the Hunt Test). Premium List is available on our Facebook Page or by emailing Todd: toddb8877@gmail.com. We will be running Open Gun Dog, Open Derby, and Open Puppy. All stakes are handled on foot. See running order below:

Spunky with member Tommie earning a Junior Hunter title at the April '23 hunt test near Billings. Photo by Tara Griffin.	Belle with member Todd earning a Senior Hunter leg at the April '23 hunt test near Billings. Photo by Tara Griffin.	Turah with member Todd earning a Senior Hunter leg at the April '23 hunt test near Billings. Photo by Tara Griffin.

Hunt Test: Completed. April 29-30, 2023 Acton, Montana (14 miles north of Billings, same location as 2022). Premiums (entry forms and information) available on the Montana Brittany Club Facebook Page. This is a Double Double Hunt Test (chance for four runs in two days) with the North Dakota Pointing Dog Club, so please be sure to fill out entry forms for BOTH clubs if you plan to run twice each day. Email or call Todd for more information toddb8877@gmail.com 406-498-5236. See running order above...^

Snake and Porcupine Avoidance Clinic: Completed. The event went well. Saturday, July 15th, 2023. Location: near Three Forks, MT (same as last year). Nine am to noon. No reservation needed. If you have questions, call Todd Breitenfeldt 406-498-5236. Link to more information and directions to site.

Members, feel free to send your dog's accomplishments and hunting photos for us to post here!

L (Pointing): Amigo's Shootwell Jaxxon Patches "Jax" backed closely by his sire GCH Amigo Ben Watch Me Go "Benny"
R (with pheasant): GCH Kinwashkly Orion's Watcher "Watch"
Out hunting during the 2022 hunting season. Benny and Watch are owned by member Joanne Archibald.

Mackenzie Moore and Apollo went Best Junior Handler 2 out of 4 days in Great Falls, MT back in October, and the other two days went Reserve Best Junior Handler above some lovely young juniors. Then this month (December), they traveled to Orlando, FL where they competed in Juniors at the All Breed shows prior to the AKC Championships, where one day she made the first cut out a LARGE Open Intermediate class.

Then during the AKC National Championships, Apollo won an Award of Excellence (Award of Merit) over a lovely lineup of dogs, handled by Mac the whole way through!

Apollo finished the spring show season in style at the Yellowstone Valley Kennel Club dog show's in Billings!
He placed in Owner Handled Groups 7 times between Spokane, WA - Billings, MT, with two NOHS Sporting Group 3's, four NOHS Group 2's, and an NOHS Group 1, as well as an Owner Handled Best in Show in Billings!
On top of that he is now a multiple regular Group winner/placer, having gone regular Sporting Group 1 twice, and 3 once, as well as a regular Reserve Best in Show, also in Billings! Before all of that though, he went 3rd Money Male (Show) at the American Brittany Club's Western Futurity in Ritzville, WA 2022
Apollo finished the 2022 NOHS year as the #6 NOHS Brittany in the country.

RBIS OHBIS GCH CH Elkhrn Mtn's Poetic Playboy TKN
Bred by members Tommie Dahl & Todd Breitenfeldt
Owned by members Tommie Dahl & Mackenzie Moore
Out of
DC GCHG NBOB/BIS/BISS Can NBOB/BIS/CH Sovereign's Chasing Legends
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GCHB CH Elkhrn Mtn's Southpaw Warbonnet Strut The Big Sky TKN

Artemis finishing her CH title in a huge way by going Best of Breed over her brother, Apollo, mother Kintla, and another male special, as well as the class dog. This was one year exactly after earning her first points and major at this same show! She also went Best of Breed Bred By in Missoula, then went on to earn a Bred By Group 2! She also has two majors towards her GCH as of the end of Billings!

CH ElkhrnMtn's Warbonnet Prairie Huntress At Fireegle
Bred by members Tommie Dahl & Todd Breitenfeldt
Owned by members Kelsey Darnell, Tommie Dahl, and Todd Breitenfeldt
Out of
DC GCHG NBOB/BIS/BISS Can NBOB/BIS/CH Sovereign's Chasing Legends
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GCHB CH Elkhrn Mtn's Southpaw Warbonnet Strut The Big Sky TKN

Kintla earning her Bronze Grand Championship in Blackfoot, ID at 4 years old.

GCHB CH Elkhrn Mtn's Southpaw Warbonnet Strut The Big Sky TKN
Bred by member Tommie Dahl & June Cuthbertson
Owned by members Tommie Dahl & Todd Breitenfeldt
out of
DC Warbonnet's Orion In The Big Sky JH
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GCHS CH Southpaw's I Can Do The Stray Kat Strut JH BCAT CGC TKN

GCH CH Elkhrn Mtn's Southpaw I Cross My Heart BCAT TKN "Spunky" (Left)

Spunky earned two JH passes at our Hunt Test back in April, only needing two more passes for her JH title!
Bred by member Tommie Dahl & June Cuthbertson
Owned by members Tommie Dahl & Mackenzie Moore
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DC AFC Beaver's Straight Arrow
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GCHS CH Southpaw's I Can Do The Stray Kat Strut JH BCAT CGC TKN

ROHBIS RBVetIS GCHS CH Southpaw's I Can Do The Stray Kat Strut JH BCAT CGC TKN "Tipsy" (Right)
Tipsy ran in FastCat at the Spokane Show's at 11 1/2, running 19 MPH and finishing her BCAT! This qualifies Tipsy for the ABC Versatile Dog Award. She also went Veteran Group 2 in Helena during the September show, as well as Veteran Group 3 and Veteran Group 1 during the Great Falls show in October.
Bred by June Cuthbertson & Thomas Boersma
Owned by member Tommie Dahl & June Cuthbertson
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CH Classic's Can Do The Real McCoy
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CH Southpaw's Lil Allie Kat

Photos by Tara Griffin, both taken out at Montana Training and Kennels, Spunky during the Training Day, and Tipsy just hanging out while Spunky was out running in front of the horse and Trainer, Emmet Sasser.

Warbonnet Wynd Swept Dunes JH "Dune" at the ABC Western Futurity in Ritzville, WA 2022, placing 3rd in the Gun Dog event! Breeder/Owner/Handled by member Todd Breitenfeldt. Dune is out of GFC DC Almaden's Under Lock And Key "Oudi" x GCH CH Warbonnet Wynd Turing Firestarter JH "Turah"

Junior member

Mackenzie Moore handling her and Tommie Dahl's boy, Apollo, down in Houston, TX.
Mackenzie won Best Junior Handler at the Texas Coastal Brittany Club Specialty show, and then two days later at the Houston Kennel Club show, won her Junior's class out of 15 kids!