Reprinted from the HRC website :
GRHRCH UH Buddy Ryan's Jim Bo 5/15/96 - 10/11/10
Today at 2:54pm
I am so sad to tell you that GRHRCH UH BUDDY RYAN'S JIM Bo, beloved by Ellis Howard and so many in the HRC Family, earned his Final Retrieve today.
Jim Bo was 14 years and 5 months old. He was the first HRC Retriever to earn over 5,000 UKC Championship Points and ended his career with 5,015.
To add to that amazing achievement, Ellis decided to give back to HRC by becoming a Judge in 2004, during Jim Bo's prime years, and has judged 39 Hunts since then. We can only imagine how many he would have earned had Ellis not been so selfless.
In my years of working the Grands, I have taken thousands of photos. I took the following photo at the 2003 Spring Grand in Memphis where Jim Bo earned his GRHRCH. He is sitting in the seat of Ellis' van waiting to run - in the drivers seat, of course! I absolutely could not get Jim Bo to look at me because he was keeping a close eye on his 'Dad' in the distance. One of the sweetest photos I have ever taken.
Ellis, I know how much you loved Jim Bo - I hope you know how much he truly loved you. God Bless you for being there today when he needed you the most and making the heartwrenching decision to let him go on his Final Retrieve.
Big Hugs, my Friend,
Claudene
http://www.huntingretrieverclub.org/JimBo.JPG
GRHRCH UH Buddy Ryan's Jim Bo 5/15/96 - 10/11/10
Today at 2:54pm
I am so sad to tell you that GRHRCH UH BUDDY RYAN'S JIM Bo, beloved by Ellis Howard and so many in the HRC Family, earned his Final Retrieve today.
Jim Bo was 14 years and 5 months old. He was the first HRC Retriever to earn over 5,000 UKC Championship Points and ended his career with 5,015.
To add to that amazing achievement, Ellis decided to give back to HRC by becoming a Judge in 2004, during Jim Bo's prime years, and has judged 39 Hunts since then. We can only imagine how many he would have earned had Ellis not been so selfless.
In my years of working the Grands, I have taken thousands of photos. I took the following photo at the 2003 Spring Grand in Memphis where Jim Bo earned his GRHRCH. He is sitting in the seat of Ellis' van waiting to run - in the drivers seat, of course! I absolutely could not get Jim Bo to look at me because he was keeping a close eye on his 'Dad' in the distance. One of the sweetest photos I have ever taken.
Ellis, I know how much you loved Jim Bo - I hope you know how much he truly loved you. God Bless you for being there today when he needed you the most and making the heartwrenching decision to let him go on his Final Retrieve.
Big Hugs, my Friend,
Claudene
http://www.huntingretrieverclub.org/JimBo.JPG
