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How COVID-19 has altered the National Championship for Bird Dogs Larry Rea, Special to The Commercial Appeal © Special to the Commercial Appeal The National Bird Dog Championship are held at Ames Plantation near Grand Junction, Tennessee. First organized and run near West Point, Mississippi, in 1896, the National Championship for Bird Dogs has been hailed as the Super Bowl of field trials. Through these many years, the rules have remained the same. They call it the Amesian Standard – style, stamina and the ability to locate coveys of quail. That’s the standard and/or ru...

Marko Geber via Getty Images Usually by this time in December, I am a tightly wound ball of anxiety, constantly checking and rechecking the calendar and gift lists to ensure that the holiday season proceeds without any major catastrophes. This year, I am still a tightly wound ball of anxiety, but for very different reasons. In terms of the holidays, my calendar is mostly empty save for a couple Zoom parties and a drive-in Christmas movie. We, like many people, are not having our usual festivities this year. And in a time where there’s already so much emotional exhaustion and anxiety, I’m...