Nancy White and Shooter
CH Redrock’s Straight Shooter MH and owner/handler/trainer Nancy White make
field trial history by becoming the very first Nova Scotia Duck Tolling
Retriever to ever finish a field trial AND become QAA! Shooter is also one
of only a handful of Master Hunter titled NSDT Retrievers. He has had quite
a remarkable career by [...]
The following are highlights from the August AKC Board meeting regarding
Performance Events. For full minutes from the AKC August Board Meeting
Minutes, click the following link:
http://www.akc.org/pdfs/about/board_minutes/0809.pdf
PERFORMANCE EVENTS
Doug Ljungren, Lisa Carroll, and Caroline Murphy, AKC Staff, participated in
this portion of the meeting via video conference.
Pointing Breed Hunt Tests – Class Entry Requirements
There was a [...]
AFTCH GOLDBRIAR’S WAILIN WILLIE is a Golden Retriever owned by Richard and
Connie Dresser (Richard is a very well known ft judge both sides of the
border)…
Willie just earned his AFTCH with a win at the Iron Bridge Field Trial, a
week or two prior to that he WON the NORA South Open, a 67 [...]
Veterinarians at the Cornell University Hospital for Animals are looking for
healthy Labrador retrievers to undergo a free comprehensive health
screening.
The test results will be shared with the referring veterinarian, and the
dogs’ DNA will go to the hospital’s DNA bank, which holds more than 4,000
samples from animals with various conditions. The DNA will [...]
Wichita Retriever Training Examiner Ken McNutt
In the last article, we looked at the first five commandments. Here are the
rest:
VI. Carry Correction to the Pupil - Let’s say you are walking down the
street and you see your friend Joe waving you over to the other side. Since
he’s your friend, you have no reason to [...]
