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(07/10/03) More pictures from the past few months have been added to the Working Photos!

(07/03/03 to 07/07/03) West Virginia for some Groundhog Hunting with Crash, Mattie, Tucker, Snap, Bang, Mash, Sprite, and Chatter! Twenty-five groundhogs were worked over the week-end!! Sprite had the highest count by working FIVE herself...great job by this Crash daughter and Penny.

(06/29/03) We went to a new horse farm near Farragut which looks promising. Tucker, Crash, and Mash all had time out in the field.

(06/14/03 & 06/16/03) Some fellows from Texas visited us for some groundhog hunting. We checked LOTS of settes and Crash got skunked on Sunday. She is still a smelly girl but only when she gets wet.

(06/11/03) Isaac got a root canal on one of his upper molars.

(05/29/03 to 06/11/03) Rane and Bill Sessions from Oakland, California came to Tennessee for some hunting! What a fun time we all had! They didn't believe how tired they would be after eleven straight days of hunting...

(05/17/03) Debby and I scouted some of the farms we hunt to see how active everything looks. Lots of hay is still not cut! Most settes still look active though. We even had one of the groundhog pop his head out and listen to our conversation of how we'd come back in two weeks!

(04/30/03) I have updated the working section and added some of our favorite pictures for viewing -- Working Photos!

(04/25/03) Smoky Mountain Crash received a check-up at UT Veterinary Hospital and received NORMAL Values!!! We are all so very happy and hope that her progress continues!

(03/26/03 & 03/27/03) Firestorm BLAST earned his NHC to Groundhog! Congratulations to Cheryl Hart and to Firestorm JRT's!! We were also able to get some of the other dogs out for a stint including Tucker, Bang, and Mash.

(03/22/03) Smoky Mountain Mattie (Crash's littermate) whelped two female puppies.

(March 2003) Congratulations to Jeff Rowe on obtaining his JRTCA Working Judge Position!! YAY Jeff!!! I know you have alot to offer people in the working arena.

(Week of February 16th) My Granny died. It was an emotionally charged time, and the subsequent weeks held much love and support from our extended family and friends.

(02/04/03) A most horrid experience as Crash tried to dance with death and spent some time at UT Veterinary Hospital!!!   Click here to read about what happened.

(01/02/03 to 01/08/03) Congratulations to Smoky Mountain BANG on her JRTCA NHC to Raccoon! This completed Bang's JRTCA Bronze Medallion. Also, congratulations are in order to Hart Farms Elijah as he also worked a Raccoon which completed his JRTCA Bronze Medallion. The trip to Missouri was FUN, FUN, FUN!!! Falling Branch Zack also had a chance to hunt some of those BIG raccoons!

(11/28/02 to 12/01/02) Congratulations to Cheryl Hart for earning Hart Farms Elijah and Hart Farms Beth JRTCA NHC's to Opossum! Hart Farms Credo experienced a skunk in the most curious of locations.

(11/16/02 & 11/17/02) We attended the Magnolia Classic I & II in Collierville, Tennessee -- what a great time we had!!!

(09/28/02) Congratulations to Smoky Mountain Sprite on her JRTCA NHC to Groundhog!

(09/27/02) Crash, Bang, and Tucker out in the field to kick off Fall 2002...Bang worked a groundhog in the first sette out of the truck and later got her first dose of skunk!

(09/12/02) Bang and Mash are enrolled in "Basic Training" Obedience Class -- a time for just them to get out and kick their heels up!!

(07/01/02 & 07/02/02) Hunting in Kingsport, Tennessee with Jeff Rowe and some pals we met while at the Heartland Trial in April. It was hot, hot, hot -- but we were able to get a groundhog. All summer was hot actually and very little rain...we didn't get out in the field during August but are expecting great fun this Fall!

(06/19/02) Momma and daughter -- Stinger & Crash went out for an afternoon of "One Hog, One Dog..."

(June 2002) West Virginia for some Groundhog Hunting with Crash, Mattie, Tucker, Snap, Bang, and Mr. Mash!

(04/04/02 to 04/09/02) Bang and I travelled to Missouri and Kansas in search of a Raccoon to finish off her Bronze -- instead she worked two groundhog and another opossum in the good company of Stephanie Poppe and Cheryl Hart.

(March 2002) Smoky Mountain Bang, Mash, and Bean were registered with the JRTCA!

(02/27/02) A chilly Wednesday with Bang & Stinger. Stinger got a skunk. Bang worked a groundhog. She also worked an Opossum which earned her NHC to Opossum!!

(02/23/02 & 02/24/02) Saturday afternoon with Tucker & Isaac. They got two groundhog. Sunday was with Isaac/Bang and Tucker/Mash...three more groundhog.

(02/16/02 & 02/17/02) A week-end in the field with Tucker, Stinger, Bang, and Mash. Bang worked two groundhog. It was a sight to see Stinger with her grand-dogs as they bayed in unison! We also got into one skunk that was later dispatched.

(01/27/02) Congratulations to Button Top Stinger on her JRTCA NHC to Opossum! This completed Stinger's JRTCA Bronze Medallion.

(January 2002 Fox Hunting) Where did the quarry hide??? Hard hunting for a week and nothing to show except a "slow" red fox by Bang. We also chased a few groundhogs. Not optimal weather for this trip!

(12/16/01) We had the wonderful company of a Falconer today during our hunt. Zelda the hawk showed us her way of hunting with her handler. Also, Smoky Mountain Sprite went through her very first sette!

(12/08/01) Congratulations to Smoky Mountain Snap on her JRTCA NHC to Opossum! This completed Snap's Bronze Medallion. Also, praise goes out for Mr. Hart Farms KaCee for earning his NHC to Opossum. We got into two opossum...bang! got her first lesson in opossum hunting.

(11/26/01) Congratulations to Jeff Rowe and Pounce on her JRTCA NHC to Opossum! This completed Pounce's Bronze Medallion. Way to Go Jeff!

(11/25/01 & 11/28/01) Congratulations to Cheryl Hart for earning Hart Farms Olliemae and Hart Farms Kelsey JRTCA NHC's to Opossum! (Two settes, two dogs, two opossum!) Hart Farms Splash earned his JRTCA NHC to Groundhog!

(11/17/01) Smoky Mountain Bang earned her JRTCA NHC to groundhog.

(11/03/01) Tucker and Crash had a slick-bronze-girl party in the kudzu looking for hogs!

(10/21/01) JRTCA 2001 Nationals - Smoky Mountain Crash got a 5th place in Bronze Medallion Bitch and a 5th place in Over Championship Go-To-Ground. We hunted Thursday and Friday before the show. Both Bang and Mash went through their first settes in the hunt field! Congratulations to Smoky Mountain Mattie for receiving her JRTCA Bronze Medallion!

(10/07/01) Bang and Mash (previously named Static, then Cyrus) got schooled underground on groundhog today.

(09/19/01) Smoky Mountain Crash and Smoky Mountain Mattie turned four years old. Happy Birthday girls!

(August 2001) Smoky Mountain Bang and Smoky Mountain Sprite passed "Puppy Boot Camp" -- a nine week obedience class for puppies.

(06/13/01) Sport went to his new home! We couldn't be more pleased and it appears to be a perfect match. I couldn't be happier with the outcome of this litter.

(06/09/01) We bolted a groundhog courtesy of Hills Dale Isaac and let the pups (Sport, Cyrus, and Bang) "talk" to it. We then released it into a sette away from the garden he was munching on to the delight of the farmer (now he won't have to keep replanting those beans!).

(06/03/01) Congratulations to Cheryl Hart and Troon Quarry Abel for earning his JRTCA NHC to Groundhog! Lots of fun with the terriers...

(06/03/01) Smoky Mountain Sprite got to go in the Terrier Bag hunting...she saw Crash work a opossum and was QUITE excited about it.

(05/27/01) Hills Dale Isaac and Smoky Mountain Crash had a good day in the field. We scouted out a couple of new farms and the quarry is abundant! Sport, Cyrus, and Bang got to see their first groundhog.

(05/24/01) Smoky Mountain Bean puppy loves her new "brother" Stalker. She is getting all the love and attention any girl could want in her new home!!

(05/13/01) The pups got their second round of vaccines today. They were quite happy to spend the day with Crash on Mother's Day!

(05/02/01) The pups got BAER tested today at the University of Tennessee. They ALL passed! Now whether or not they will listen as they get older is another story (my guess is that they will be typical JR's)...

(04/29/01) The pups got their first round of vaccines today. They were VERY brave while they got them.

(04/28/01) Smoky Mountain Snap had a big playtime with the pups!

(04/25/01) Happy Birthday to Stonehinge Tucker! She turned seven years old today.

(04/20/01) I learned that five week old puppies are quite noisy in the middle of the night when they get hungry...

(04/09/01) Pups had a BIG week-end. They ate their first food and are really starting to play with each other and the people...

(04/08/01) Congratulations to Misty Morning Cinnamon for earning her JRTCA Bronze Medallion! Wish we could have been there to celebrate with you!

(04/04/01) The pups eyes and ears are open and they are starting to scoot around and play. The next few weeks will sure be fun! More pictures have been added to the Puppy Pages.

(03/18/01) Smoky Mountain Mattie (Crash's littermate) earned her JRTCA Bronze Medallion! Good Job Mattie and congratulations!

(03/15/01) Puppies were born on March 15, 2001! There are 3 girls and 2 boys in the litter. Check out the new Puppy Pages!

(02/16/01) Smoky Mountain Crash was bred in January and pups are due in March... FIVE are expected!  It has been a real joy watching the changes in her.  She did not appreciate the joy of "being in the family way" when we were fox hunting in Maryland late January.  In fact, she wondered WHY she wasn't getting to hunt!

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