Congrats on the new teammate! You'll have an exciting ride with him!

 

Thanks! I have got my hands full with this one. He wears me out faster than I can wear him out right now but he is an absolute blast!

 

That top pic is awesome !

 

Thanks! Got that one day when I brought him in to work for some socialization.

 

Brown eyes

 

Welcome to rtf and congrats on the new pup. He’s pretty cute! You certainly picked a great pup for your first one...wow!

 

I had one lab before this that was just a meat dog, looking to really push myself with this one!

 

Congrats, you're doing right by starting with a breeding like that! Enjoy them for the puppy that they are when they're that young!

 

This is my second lab, first one I got when I was way younger. He is 14 now and was just a meat dog. I had no idea there was even such a thing as hunt tests! I am really enjoying him so far!

 

Go big or go home! My first dog was $200 from a newspaper. I think you have stacked the deck in your favor. Hes going to challenge you.

 

My first pup when I was a kid I bought for $500. Great meat dog but I had no idea there was even such a thing as hunt tests. This dog I have different goals with! He is already challenging me. I got the most advanced and independent one of the litter. He is not afraid of anything and knows how to push me already. It is going to be a great experience.

 

Judging from those two photos, you've got the eye contact skill well established.

 

He's funny that way, He does way better establishing that kind of contact when we are not at home. I train 95% of the time in different locations with cover and other distractions. I feel as though when we train there he is more inclined to focus on me then at home!

 

Great looking pup. What's his name?

 

His name is Ace!

 

Any updates on Ace? Pics or Vdeos? Love to see them grow and develop.

 

I do have one video that I made of him that I will attach. Unfortunately he fractured his Ulna in a freak accident at 12-13 weeks. We are currently in the last couple weeks of Physical Therapy and he is coming back stronger than ever. I've got some video I need to edit of us doing water therapy before too long!

 

Nice looking pup! We got a new boy last fall...he is now working on his SH training! He will be my last retriever so we got the best pup we could find. He to is wearing us out, but such fun they are...

Good luck with you new mate...

 

Thank you! Once we get cleared from his physical therapy due to his injury we are really going to buckle down on training. We lost a month and a half due to a fracture of the ulna. He is doing great though and after the splint we have been working on basic obedience (lost over a month of this due to being in the splint).

 

Little Ace shows no fear. Very curious boy. He really comes from good stock, Grady, my boy's granddad! Thanks for the video and keep 'em coming. All the best.

 

He really is fearless. The dog would run through a brick wall if I’d let him. He is quite a high drive puppy. I went all in for my first hunt test dog. We have been getting back into the basic obedience training and he is a super sharp tack!

 

Nice to watch other pups progress.

 

We did some more water therapy tonight for his leg he enjoyed the getting a few bumpers!

 

Ace Update: Now the we have the all clear after his leg injury, I am excited to really start hammering out training with my pup.

 

Well after dealing with Ace fracturing his Ulna at 12 weeks old, we received our first 2 AKC Junior passes at just under 9 months. We are going to wait until the spring to finish off his JH title before advancing onto AKC Senior tests! I learned a lot since these are the first two test I have ever handled in and am excited to train hard over the winter to play more games next year!

 

Congratulations - on the ribbons, sure, but more for your commitment to training such a nice young dog, and for your patience with him over his recovery from the elbow problem. Big things ahead for both of you and best of luck in accomplishing them together.

MG

 

Good going Brad and Ace! Problem is, now your hooked. JH is only a gateway drug to SH, MH and on and on..... Enjoy the ride with that boy, he's quite handsome.

 

I was hooked before we even started this! I enjoy seeing how he learns and progresses. We are currently working on wagon wheel now and he is such a great team player!

 

Awesome... Congrats!!!

 

Very nice! Congratulations and I'd say you have now been officially 'hooked'! Great photo and one you should have framed for sure.

 

Congratulations
That's a fine looking pup.

 

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Well Ace and I ran in our first NAHRA test April 23rd and 24th. I personally really enjoy the NAHRA games and plan to run more of them in the future. The people are a blast and the tests themselves add some additional challenges. We will be running in our 2nd weekend of AKC Junior tests June 4th and 5th chasing after our JH title. We are taking our time and going through all the steps since I am a new handler. This dog is small but mighty! Looking forward to running some Senior tests and possibly a few Derby's this fall.

 

Nice looking pup. Must be pretty advanced in training already, he’s running the whistle!!!

 

Ace earned his first title this past weekend. We ran our first Junior test last fall at 8 and a half months. Our Saturday test he stepped on all 4 birds, had a brain fart on the first bird on Sunday but really turned it around in the next series. This is my first gundog that I have ran in tests and I am absolutely addicted. I look forward to continuing our training as we are setting our sights on Senior tests this fall!

 

Wow, good job, he is a fine-looking Lab! And you my friend are hooked! I too have the 'Hunt Test' bug! I have a SH female and our newest guy is working on his MH. I have been running in tests for over 20 years and have had a total of 6 dogs since I began run in hunt tests, including the two I now have. My wife and I consider running hunt test as one of the really fun things we do in our lives. We do it for the pure fun of it. Meeting all the people and dogs, plus the fun of running your own dogs....pure fun it is! It can be frustrating, but nothing worth doing is easy. Enjoy...