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but when i met him in person and saw that fiery sparkle i knew i was in the presence of a true master his knowledge of the breed based on a near photographic memory of 60 years of bracco history was astounding cesare and lisa at a field trial near pian di spino emilia romagna italy pro tip if you really want to bring out the sparkle in their eye ask them about their dogs and have them pose for a photo next to a pretty woman much of the information i gathered from cesare during my visit ended up in the bracco italiano chapter in my book and over the last few years cesare and i kept in touch occasionally exchanging information on dog related topics or helping one another connect with other dog enthusiasts in various parts of the world then last january cesare asked me if i would be interested in translating a book he d recently written how could i refuse sure it would take a lot of time and effort my italian is not that great but i would get to read a great book before anyone else in the world so page by page chapter by chapter cesare sent me his manuscript by email and day by day month by month i would do my best to render his monumental work into english while maintaining a sense of cesare s unique writing style and razor sharp wit finally in late may with the help of friends and proof readers jude gerstein concepta cassar and jo laurens i was ready to press the send button on an email containing the final version of the translation by august the book had been printed and on september 9th at a massive international breed show and field trial held in italy it was launched here is a brief introduction of the event in italian and here are highlights from the field trial and from the breed show i was unable to attend the event the hunting fields of manitoba beckoned me so i received my copy of the book by mail late last fall and last week i received a limited number of copies that i ve now made available for sale on my website for fans of the bracco italiano this book is a must have and for fans of any breed of pointing dog this book should be at the top of your wish list since it is such a valuable resource for all things related to breeding and training any breed of pointing dog finally i wrote to cesare to ask him a few questions about the book here are his answers why did you decide to write this book in a way i had no choice i had so many requests from the readers of my blog i finally had to say yes now that it is finished and available in english what are your hopes for the book that breeders of all breeds will read it and learn how they can base their breeding efforts on concrete data and not just continue to rely on the luck of the draw this is not your first book in fact you are a very prolific writer and oversee an online journal called continentali da ferma when did you start writing and what motivates you to write i started writing about 20 years ago and my goal has always been the same improved communication and therefore education about a subject that sorely needs it i want to shed light on the challenges and difficulties faced by anyone who wants to breed good pointing dogs why did you decide to start breeding bracchi when i first started breeding bracchi italiani the breed was in a pitiful state but i was lucky enough to come across a few very good individuals that really caught my attention so i decided to devote myself to developing that blood line what aspect of breeding dogs gives you the most satisfaction successfully fixing the traits i seek in my dogs through selective breeding it is also very rewarding to gain an understanding of the genetic mechanisms by which those traits are transmitted what has been your greatest challenge as a breeder of bracchi italiani to make my dogs field trial champions in a minimum number of trials considering that a male has to win three cac awards and females two cacs to become a champion my greatest success was with bocia del boscaccio who earned his championship in just three trials and his sister murusa in only two after that i retired from competition i find it rather absurd that some dogs continue collecting useless cacs even after they ve become a champion instead of leaving some room for the youngsters you mention in your book that you keep your bracco puppies until they are 6 months old or even older so that you could observe their development and start their early conditioning can you tell me more about why you would keep them for so long and the benefits to you and the pups for doing so my kennel was never set up to make money its main goal was to evaluate the results of the breedings i undertook and that could only be achieved if i kept all the pups until they were 6 8 months old or even older it also enabled me to offer a guarantee to the people who got pups from me after all i could personally vouch for each pups strengths and weaknesses since i had observed and evaluated them over a longer period of time your del boscaccio kennel is famous throughout the bracco world and dogs from your line are found in the pedigrees of almost all the great working bracchi of today how would you describe your dogs what makes them unique or different from other lines of bracchi in the beginning the principle difference between my dogs and those from other lines was their very stylish gate and much greater range today fortunately those traits are much more widespread in the breed but then again they are all distant descendants of dogs from the del boscaccio line looking back on your many decades of work with the bracco what do you think is your greatest contribution to the breed what more do you wish you could have done i wish i could have achieved a greater genetic fixation of the flying trot across the breed and it would have been nice to see a faster wider distribution of the unique working qualities and style of the breed but it is hard to achieve quality and quantity at the same time note for more information about the flying trot see my article on the bracco italiano here your book is more than just an excellent source of information on the genetics of pointing dog behaviour and how to train pointing dogs of any breed it offers a fascinating look into the culture of hunting with pointing dogs in europe my favourite parts of the book are your personal anecdotes about hunting with your own dogs can you tell me more about the good old days of hunting when a young man could take his dog and a gun on the tram to go hunting snipe in the countryside those are such lovely memories but it s all in the past the hunting conditions have changed so much since then even outside of italy the hunting conditions we enjoyed twenty or thirty years ago no longer exist i could relive other great adventures but they would still be nothing more than just memories in your book you also wrote that some italian hunters would even ride their bicycles to the field do you know the man and dog in the photo above that is avvocato giacomo griziotti from pavia i wrote about him in the book the photo is from the cover of griziotti s book and if i remember well the dog is atala in my book there is another photo of griziotti with banco del vergante he also used to ride in the basket of the bike if you could speak to your younger self the young cesare bonasegale that was just starting with bracchi many years ago what advice would you give him i would tell him to ignore the naysayers and people who are motivated only by their ego i would tell him to focus on the improvement of the breed unfortunately so many people in the dog world are in it for their own personal glorification it s always been that way and i fear that it will always be that way in the future it is disheartening to see so much hatred and divisiveness in a world that should be about friendship and solidarity but it s always been that way your historical overview of the development of the bracco is one of the best i ve ever read if you could go back in time and meet a famous bracco person from the past who would it be it would be rino vigo the pro trainer from pavia who bred some of the best bracchi of the 60s and 70s he was responsible for some of the most significant innovations in the understanding and training of the bracco italiano finally your dogs and your writings are very well known in italy but this is the first time one of your books is available in english and it will undoubtedly be widely read in europe the uk and in north america what would you like to say specifically to the english readers of your book that may not be very familiar with the italian hunting culture and history of the quintessential italian pointing dog in many foreign countries the bracco italiano is seen as nothing more than a pet but the source of all the bracco s best qualities as a pet are its qualities as a pointing dog so if you want to produce the best pet bracchi select them from among the best bracco italiano hunting dogs the day the bracco italiano is no longer a pointing dog and selectively bred as such is the day it ceases to exist if they are only bred for the show ring they will lose the qualities that make them such a magnificent pointing dog and that will soon lead to them losing all the qualities that make them such an affectionate companion animal as well so breeders in the english speaking world need to understand that selectively breeding bracchi to be excellent gun dogs is the best way to ensure that they end up with excellent companion animals and the best friends they could ever have click here to order your copy of noble bracco by cesare bonasegale 30 in north america 40 everywhere else shipping included enjoy my blog posts check out my book pointing dogs volume one the continentals picardy spaniels in north america the year in review in 2016 there were fewer than a half dozen picardy spaniels in north america by the end of 2017 the number had risen to nearly 30 and for the first time ever a litter of picardy spaniels was whelped in quebec over the last 12 months north american hunters and breed enthusiasts have imported pups from the uk france and germany and three picardy spaniel kennels are now officially registered with navhda including one in the uk a first for the association here in manitoba despite below average bird numbers our picardy léo had an awesome 2017 hunting season here is question answer format video i cobbled together of clips of léo in the field forest and water during the season one of the highlights of the season was lisa s shooting she was on fire with her trusty side by side and kent bismuth ammo she out shot me and her nephew cj another thing i really enjoyed in 2017 was helping folks connect with picardy breeders overseas and helping them get good pups when lisa and i flew to europe last spring we stopped over in the uk to bring back two pups for hunters in saskatchewan seeing the smiles on the fellows faces as their new pups jumped into their arms at the airport made our year thanks to social media i was also able to help other folks have pups shipped in from overseas or even to fly to france to pick up a pup jamie simmons for example not only got a great pup he hunted for a week in france and made several new french hunting buddies once jamie returned from france and the jet lag had worn off i asked him a few questions about how and why he ended up flying half way across the world to pick up a pup here s what he said how did you discover the picardy i discovered the picardy in a random google search for spaniel which produced the names and pictures of the different breeds the picardy and blue picardy caught my eye as i had never heard of them before i was instantly intrigued and wanted to learn more about them i found the north american picardy alliance web site and inquired where they could be found via the contact link on the site and soon received your initial email i had also searched facebook and found several breeder pages as well how did you meet quentin online i had viewed quentin s ad on a facebook page and then you mentioned it as well and offered to call him to check references etc that meant a lot to me as a vote of confidence how did you and quentin communicate on line all of our communication was through messenger on facebook i spoke no french and he spoke almost no english so most of the communication i translated through google translate i attempted to learn some french before i left but there just wasn t enough time between when i made the decision to go late september and when the pups would be available early december quentin had worked on his english some during that time but we found that google translate on my phone was easier for normal conversation it was a hurdle but it worked well enough to communicate with him and his friends family why did you decide to go get the pups instead of having them shipped honestly cost was a big factor with 3 kids and modest income i wasn t real keen on spending a lot of money on a breed of dog that i knew very little about and had never seen before besides meeting yours once when quentin offered to take me hunting if i went over there well that sealed the deal not only would i be getting a new pup but also the experience of a lifetime was it your first time there what did you learn about france and the french people my time spent in france was mainly spent hunting and hanging out with his friends it was not a tourist trip we spent 3 days in the duck hut although the migration was very slow while i was there most complained that this was their worst year ever for ducks but the experience was still unbelievable i would equate it to hanging out at deer camp but with the ability to run out in the dark and shoot ducks on the water with a scoped shot gun we also spent a morning chasing bécasse european woodcock and i managed to bag my first we spent another morning evening chasing pheasants rabbit and duck we took one day and went to blankaart castle in belgium where there is a large waterfowl preserve surrounding it very neat place on the final day we did a large pheasant with 25 30 other hunters this was my first trip outside north america but definitely won t be the last i learned that the french spend a lot of time hanging out and conversing with each other over meals and drinks it seemed at times that we were eating non stop i also learned that johnny hallyday their version of elvis passed away while i was there and was the topic of a lot of discussion among his friends and family i also learned that most do not speak english at least where i was but the people were very accommodating and very nice what surprised me was many of quentin s friends and family offered for me to stay with them in their homes on my next trip to france i thought that was very generous and i look forward to seeing them all again what was it like seeing your pup for the first time and hunting with their mother it was very neat to see gyda nyda for the 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