I have been reading the forums here for a few weeks. Great stuff hides in these threads. I have never owned a hunting dog until a few months ago when I picked up a small female from a lady I work with. The dog "Derby" is from Sunnyview's Zee's Dream and Hightest Sporting Tradition (Orvis) from Hightest retrievers here in Northern CA. I think I got lucky but I plan having the dog trained mainly by professionals at Hightest retrievers www.hightest.com. She is my first dog so I am not really sure what I am doing. I do read this forum for about an hour each night trying to learn the lingo and figure out what to do. So far, I have been impressed at what the dog can actually do. Like I said though, I think I got lucky. I only paid $500 for the pup and she has 44xFC, 5xMH and 1xSH in her pedigree through 5 generations. There is a short clip of her on the hightest page under the testimonials section. I plan on trying to obtain a MH for Derby then working for a FC if I can, depends on the dog I guess. She is only 4.5 months old right now but has been retrieving in water since she was 13 weeks and will spend over a minute tracking her bumper in tall grass.
I probably won't say much as I am new. If anyone lives near Oroville, CA....send me a PM if you want help or wanna work dogs together.
Mike Owens
I probably won't say much as I am new. If anyone lives near Oroville, CA....send me a PM if you want help or wanna work dogs together.
Mike Owens
