Winner's Circle

This page is dedicated to the outstanding performances in competition of individual dogs purchased from or owned by Twin Cedars Kennel.  Although most of our dogs are used as hunting companions, some owners choose to show off their dog's natural abilities and their training and handling skills in a variety of competitions, once again proving that these dogs are capable of doing both.  If you have purchased a dog from us and have placed in competition please advise us of the details along with photos so that we can add you to the Winner's Circle.

This is Poncho's Whiskey River, a Llewellin Setter owned by Kert and Darcie Mullinax of Charleston SC.  Poncho is out of a breeding of Highway Rex and Twincedar Rhett's Prisy.  Darcie obviously did an excellent job of handling Poncho to his Senior Puppy Hunting Test achievement at Charleston Pointing Club under difficult circumstances.  If you look closely at Poncho you can see the swelling in his face from a bee or a wasp sting.  Even with this obstacle Poncho was the class of the field while earning his award.  The competition better watch out when Poncho is 100%!       

This is Twincedar Buddy, a Llewellin Setter owned by Twin Cedars Kennel.  Buddy is out of a breeding of Highway Dan and Twincedar Rhett's Tara.  Buddy entered his first trial at the age of 10 1/2 months old and was handled by Lloyd Jones of Louisville, KY.  He won third place in the Puppy class in his first trial at the NLGDC Northern Trial on September 11th, 2004, in Lonsdale, MN, in the extreme heat and the first time that Lloyd had handled him in the field.  Buddy is very quick and athletic, has excellent scenting ability, lots of style, and as you can see, he likes to show off his hardware. 

UPDATE:  Twincedar Buddy has competed in his second Llewellin Trial.  Buddy won second place in the Derby class at the Central Illinois Llewellin Trial at Mechanicsburg, IL, held on October 23rd and 24th, 2004.  It has been reported that Buddy entertained the spectators with his athletic ability and slashing style.  Thanks again to Lloyd Jones for an excellent handling job. 

UPDATE:  Twincedar Buddy won first place in the Roy K Sparks Jr. Memorial Derby class.  Buddy was handled by Jeremy Johnson who was competing in his first trial.  The trial was held at the Hamilton County Conservation Area near McLeansboro, IL on March 5th 2005.  Jeremy and Buddy had to beat out some tough competition to get this exciting win and Buddy had the highest scored retrieve of the trial.

UPDATE:  Twincedar Buddy won first place in the Midwest Llewellin Shooting Dog Stake.  Buddy was handled by Jeremy Johnson.  The trial was held at the Hamilton County Conservation Area near McLeansboro, IL on March 11th 2005.  Jeremy and Buddy had to beat out some seasoned veterans to claim this win.  This was recorded as an American Field win and the AF judges were very impressed with Buddy's style.