AN ANNOUNCEMENT BY JOHN J. MONROE!!

My friend John Monroe has asked that I make an announcement for him on the World Wide Web.

Steve Kinney OR Odyssey Kennel Company OR anyone from OKC has NEVER asked John Monroe permission to use pictures of him or his hound Finley River Chief in ANY ads Steve Kinney and OKC have ever run.

John J. Monroe is NOT involved in ANYWAY with Steve Kinney OR Odyssey Kennel Company. John J. Monroe has NEVER been involved with Steve Kinney OR Odyssey Kennel Company. John J. Monroe will NEVER be involved with Steve Kinney OR Odyssey Kennel Company in ANY way. John J. Monroe has NOT and will NOT give permission for Steve Kinney OR Odyssey Kennel Company to use his pictures or likeness of him or his hound Finley River Chief ever.

John J, Monroe has worked many many years to promote and insure the integrity of the Finley River Strain. In no way does he want his pictures used NOR will he give people permission to use them who may have been involved in questionable dealings.

HOUSE'S LIPPER TREEING AUDIO

Video of a 6 month old pup treeing out of LIPPER'S DR. LAW and a CLOVER bred female.  The mouth on this pup would be what many call the LIPPER Mouth.

http://youtu.be/HUWdg7O6XI8

LESTER NANCE

A new article about Lester Nance and the Treeing Walker Coon Hound Breed.  Mr. Nance was a VERY IMPORTANT person in the founding of this breed.

You can view it at
http://www.finleyriverchief.com/NANCE.php

OR   http://www.frcnews.org/Articles.php

JOHN J. MONROE

Our Friend Mr. John J. Monroe has recently undergone heart surgery.  We wish him a speedy recovery and hopefully he will be back doing what he loves so much. Coon Hunting.  If you love the Treeing Walker Coon Hound Breed and especially the Finley River Strain of hounds you owe John Monroe a big thank you.

Through the years he has had a big impact and influence on the Treeing Walker Breed of Coon Hounds.  He has owned and studded some of the top and famous hounds in our breed.  FINLEY RIVER CHIEF, 1965 ACHA WORLD CHAMPION CLAXTON'S FINLEY RIVER SPOT, GRAND NITE CHAMPION MONROE'S FINLEY RIVER JOE, DUAL GRAND CHAMPION BEAVER LAKE LIGHTING, GRAND NITE CHAMPION FINLEY RIVER PETE, 2009 ACHA WORLD CHAMPION BUCK CREEK IKE are just a few of the top hounds he has offered to the public.

SETWA HALL OF FAME

50 years after his death Nite Champion Finley River Chief is finally inducted into the South Eastern Treeing Walkers Association Hall Of Fame. Congrats to Chief and John J. Monroe.

New Pages On Website

Be sure to visit our Forum Site where we have so much history of the Treeing Walker Breed. It is The Foundation Of The Breed Forum

Also be sure to visit some of our new pages on FINLEYRIVERCHIEF.COM Visit the LIMOGATE Page. Also the SPRING CREEK ROCK Page. Don't forget about the Litter Of Two Legends Page.

NEW PAGES ADDED ON WEBSITE

NEW PAGES ADDED ON WEBSITE

We have added numerous new pages at our website

http://www.finleyriverchief.com

We will continue in our efforts to ad content to these pages so check back often.

We have added the World Hunts Section which has information on ACHA, UKC, PKC, AKC, and NKC registeries.

We have added the Old Ads Section which will have sections of information on ads that are on Challenge Ads plus ads from the years of: 1940's, 1950's, 1960's, 1970's, 1980's, 1990's, 2000's, 2010's.

We have added the Stud Dogs Section which will have pages for dogs of the present that are advertised at stud. Some of the dogs that have their own page right now are: ACHA World Champion Buck Creek Ike, AKC World Champion Buck Creek Mr. Smith, UKC World Champion Miami River Big De, PKC World Champion - AKC World Champion Wipeout Speck, Boogar Hollow Mojo, Stylish Hickory Nut Harry II, Extreme Insane X, Smoky Mountain Wrangler. We will be adding more dogs to this section.

We have also added a NANCE Page which is a page concerning Lester Nance and the start of the breed known as Treeing Walker.

KALAL'S MINN DESTINY'S IN THE WIND

We are sorry to report the death of Alan Kalal's MINN DESTINY'S IN THE WIND. Destiny was a Dual Grand Champion plus numerous other titles won. She produced many good pups that make some very good coonhounds.

For a picture of Destiny Click Here:

Important Web Sites

We are making numerous changes on the website Finley River Chief. Also almost everyday a new bit of information is added to our forum website. The Foundation Of The Breed.

We have many plans for the coming year to be able to provide the history of this great Treeing Walker Breed for anyone that has an interest in it.

FINLEY RIVER CHIEF (The Beginning)

It was spring of 1957 that Mr. Glen Bixler of Corning, Iowa loaded up his good female, Bixler's Supreme Sally. He was on his way to Sugar Creek, Ohio to visit Mr. John Shetler. Glen had heard of the mighty powerful hound, Shetler's Sonny Boy and was going to mate Sally to him.

I am sure Mr. Bixler had it well in his mind to get some very nice pups, but I doubt if he had any idea that he would get a pup that would someday surpass all stud dog achievements and set records incomparable.

It was a short time after the mating that the news spread swiftly. Mr. Herb Carsten of Springfield, Missouri traveled to Iowa and brought one of the pups home in a shoe box at 5 weeks of age for a fee of $35.00. That was a fair price for a pup in those days.

Little did Herb or Glen know that that someday he would be worth 100 times that much. The name was Corn Belt Chief only to be changed to Finley River Chief. Chief developed into a tremendous coon dog and although he was never heavy advertised as a stud several consciencious hunters mated their females to him.

In 1964 Chief was sold to Mr. John Guilford of Onsted, Michigan for $1000.00.

In October 1965 Mr. John J. Monroe won the 1965 ACHA World Hunt with a direct son of Chief, Finley River Spot which Mr. Monroe felt was one of the greatest coon dogs to ever live.

In November of 1965 John Monroe bought Chief from Mr. Guilford for $3000.00 at the age of 8 years. He knew what Chief had to offer to the breed and from the looks of things so did several others.

John J. Monroe owned Finley River Chief almost 7 years to the date. He was 15 1/2 years of age at the time of his death.