[Jon Couch]

Just thought that I would drop a line to see how all the pups are doing. Gator is progressing very well, and we hope to be running derbys next spring. He should be through transition by then. I will take some new pics this week.

 

[Rick_C]

Moosetogooseranch, are you still running at the Spokane Retriever Club event in Spokane? It's this weekend isn't it?

I'm going to sneak away from work and watch as much as possible Friday. Just wondering if you're going to be here.

Going to try to post a pic of "Star" she's a BO x Rage pup my training buddy has.

 

[Rick_C]

"Star" Bocephus x Rage. My training buddy's BLF.

This is from early/mid April if I remember right so she would have been about 4 months old.

The second pic she is carrying a bumper from a thunderbird launcher.

 

[Moosetogooseranch]

"Star" Bocephus x Rage. My training buddy's BLF.

This is from early/mid April if I remember right so she would have been about 4 months old.

The second pic she is carrying a bumper from a thunderbird launcher.

Very cute puppy!

 

[Moosetogooseranch]

Moosetogooseranch, are you still running at the Spokane Retriever Club event in Spokane? It's this weekend isn't it?

I'm going to sneak away from work and watch as much as possible Friday. Just wondering if you're going to be here.

Going to try to post a pic of "Star" she's a BO x Rage pup my training buddy has.

Yes, we are. Just got home from the Jackson Hole Ronan Trial. I believe the Spokane Derby will run after the Qual on Saturday. Ammo did well this weekend considering her age of 6 month's and 4 days old. She made it to the 3rd Series. The Judges put together a tough water double. Please correct me, if I am wrong. Out of the 23 dogs I think 7 or 8 dogs were called back. Congratulations to Pro Trainer Cindy Gunzer for placing 1st, 3rd and 4th with her clients dogs. Congrats to Bob Crabb for placing 2nd with his dog "Wendy". I think that put Wendy over 40 points. Wow!! We had a Great time!! Looking forward to meeting you Rick. I will post some pictures if they turned out.

 

[FOM]

I don't want to come off as rude, but any particular reason for running your puppy at such a young age?

Also curious what your goals are for Ammo?

FOM

 

[Rick_C]

Yes, we are. Just got home from the Jackson Hole Ronan Trial. I believe the Spokane Derby will run after the Qual on Saturday. Ammo did well this weekend considering her age of 6 month's and 4 days old. She made it to the 3rd Series. The Judges put together a tough water double. Please correct me, if I am wrong. Out of the 23 dogs I think 7 or 8 dogs were called back. Congratulations to Pro Trainer Cindy Gunzer for placing 1st, 3rd and 4th with her clients dogs. Congrats to Bob Crabtree for placing 2nd with his dog "Wendy". I think that put Wendy over 40 points. Wow!! We had a Great time!! Looking forward to meeting you Rick. I will post some pictures if they turned out.

Glad I asked. I didn't realize the derby was Saturday. I'll try and cut training short and make it out in the afternoon.

Nice job making it to the 3rd last weekend! She's obviously a special girl!

 

[Jeff Huntington]

Just to mix it up...

"Cade" out of Bo x Rage 4.5 months old at Avery and Mack's Trainin in the Timber...

concentrating on the mark

 

[oakwood]

Here is a picture of Teka. I really like her a lot besides he size. She is 40 pounds I was really hoping for a 60 to 65 pd female and I don't know if she will get that big. But she does have a big heart. I have not pushed her but she is doing well in walking fetch. Healing and sitting with the bumper. She is marking very well out to a 130yds only because we have not tried any farther than that. I have ran her on a couple of simple doubles and she did well. She does swim a little upright on longer water marks so she will need some water time to improve there.

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v470/cmelik10/Tika.jpg

 

[Jeff Huntington]

Here is a picture of Tyra. I really like her a lot besides he size. She is 40 pounds I was really hoping for a 60 to 65 pd female and I don't know if she will get that big. But she does have a big heart. I have not pushed her but she is doing well in walking fetch. Healing and sitting with the bumper. She is marking very well out to a 130yds only because we have not tried any farther than that. I have ran her on a couple of simple doubles and she did well. She does swim a little upright on longer water marks so she will need some water time to improve there.

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v470/cmelik10/Tika.jpg

Brad, I assume you mean Teka???

It was a small world when I met Scott at Training in Timber, then my roommate worked for Bill Eckett for 5 years and know Deb and Ron. Small world in Arkansas.

Good Looking pup, spoke with Deb this afternoon and she possibly had one male pup available from the next litter. Talk about pre-selling..

Jeff

 

[Rick_C]

What the???? How the heck did this thread die so quick??

Wondering if Moosetogooseranch has news from the weekend??? I wasn't able to make it out to watch, how did Ammo do?

 

[Moosetogooseranch]

We just got home. We had a Great Weekend at the Spokane Trial! Ammo did pretty good for 6 months and 11 days old. Well there were 31 dogs entered in the Derby. I know for sure there was at least one scratch. The Derby started after the Open with the first dog to run at about 6 pm on Saturday. Ammo was dog #20. She made it to the Fourth Series with 13 other dogs!!!!
The First Series was a water double. The go bird was a flier that landed in high cover on an island. The longer mark was one of the long water marks left over from the Open Marks. Ammo had a moderate hunt on the flier but had just a small hook on the long memory mark.
Second Series she hunted all over the fall of the go bird and the memory bird but came up with both.
Third Series Water Double. Had an excellent mark on the go bird, but back sided the memory bird with a small tight hunt.
Fourth Series was two down the shore with the long mark being 220 yards of swimming water. A shot flier on the go bird was parallel to the shore landing on the bank. Ammo's bird was shot long and landed in the water. The high wind caused the bird to float down into the tulle's. After a long hunt and as she was in the tulle's the Judges decided to call it a no bird. Finally got her called in and was to run after the last dog. She went right to the flier that landed on the bank this time. When she was sent to the long bird she went back into the tulle's and had a hunt but eventually worked her way out to the long mark but Bill asked the Judges to have the gunner put her on the bird. A tough break, no way a young dog would be able to over come. Over All we had a Great time and Ammo ran a really nice trial. Congratulations to Bob Crabb with the Win which gave Wendy 44 points! Congrats to Tony Snow and Doc - Second, Michael (Scott) Spalding and Pink - Third, and John Robinson and Alek -Fourth. Congrats to all those who Jammed and the Reserve Jam.

 

[oakwood]

Wow I couldn't imagine running that kind of stuff with Teka. That sounds like an awsome job. Teka finally learned how to swim the right way on Saturday the light bulb finally came on that you can swim alot better level. She did go under for a duck that sank last Friday that was pretty cool.

Keep up the hard work sounds like you got a good one on your hands.

 

[GilWlsn]

MTGR Sounds like great experience!
Brad, heard you had the pleasure of working mamma dog Tyra! Never had the handle there, just watched her..Man what a dog!
Talked with Deb the other night and if I remember correctly she has 3 or 4 pups form the 2009 repeat breeding sold! Now that's preselling!

 

[oakwood]

MTGR Sounds like great experience!
Brad, heard you had the pleasure of working mamma dog Tyra! Never had the handle there, just watched her..Man what a dog!
Talked with Deb the other night and if I remember correctly she has 3 or 4 pups form the 2009 repeat breeding sold! Now that's preselling!

Yes still training her! She is doing very well on her upland work. We just need a little more work on the steady to wing and shot!

 

[Moosetogooseranch]

I don't want to come off as rude, but any particular reason for running your puppy at such a young age?

Also curious what your goals are for Ammo?

FOM

She is doing all age marks as singles during training. She is an exceptional marker and very obedient. This spring is to gain experience at the trials so that next year she will be very competitive. However after this past weekend it is not out of her reach to get some derby points.
Our goal is to put her on the derby list, long term goal would be to title her with FC-AFC and qualify for a National. Only time will tell if this happens but at just 6 months of age it looks possible.
My first dog was an FC-AFC at 2 and a half. He went on to qualify for 5 Nationals. He was a little over a year before he reached this level.

 

[JeffLusk]

any chocolates win a national?

anyone else ever have a pup at 6 months running derbies? sounds so freakish to me!

 

[Rich Schultheis]

1996 NFC Storm's Riptide Star was a choco

 

[cakaiser]

any chocolates win a national?

anyone else ever have a pup at 6 months running derbies? sounds so freakish to me!

I may be mistaken, but I think I remember Lottie running derbies at around 8 months. Can't say that I have ever seen a 6 month old, she must be special.

 

[Buzz]

I have to wonder if running a 6 month old in derby is in the long term best interest of the dog. If the dog is really good, it could start running at 18 months and have a shot at high point dog. To each his own...