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"Beisia"
May 26, 2006
Click here to view her pedigree.
"Beisia"
October, 2006
Click here to view her pedigree.
Floden's "Horace"
Wolfgang
Golden Retriever
January, 2007
Click here to view
Horace's pedigree.
Floden's "Horace"
Wolfgang
Golden Retriever
A warm February day, 2007
Click here to view
Horace's pedigree. |
In May of 2006, we acquired a beautiful
golden retriever puppy we named Beisia.
"Pa," being a labrador retriever kind of guy, also got his yellow lab in
the same month. We named her Floden's "Zowie" Benelli. Zowie after the
Sesame Street character, and Benelli after one of his favorite brands of
hunting gun.
In December 2006, we also acquired "Horace," another golden retriever.
Horace is much lighter than Beisia.
We decided after purchasing them that in a couple years, if there was enough of a market in our area to find
good homes and our pups meet good health guidelines and trainability
expectations, we may choose to
breed them. Our priorities in breeding are health, temperament and
intelligence, working ability, and breed standard. Health is of utmost
importance with retrievers having susceptibility to an array of genetic
problems. "Ma" has been researching pedigree and health information
through AKC,
k9data.com, and
OFA's website and continues to trace
each pup's ancestry as well as the health of their ancestors.
In February 2006, we began
microchipping our pups. Incidentally, microchipping is not as costly
as one might think. Our vet charges about $35 a dog for the procedure
and kit, and most companies charge a one-time fee for registering the
owner contact information. If your dog should get lost and taken to a
shelter or veterinary office, they are able to scan the dog for your
contact information. With the way our dogs like to slip collars off
their necks, we figure it's a good idea despite there being three major
companies that microchip and they are not universal -- each has its own
scanner and database.
It is interesting seeing how far back and to what
countries the ancestry goes. We've been able to trace our goldens back
to Mrs. Elliott, well-known world wide as an historian of the golden
retriever and owner/trainer of the first Utility Dog title in 1941.
We've also traced our golden retrievers back to Sir Dudley Margoriebanks,
the first Lord Tweedmouth of Scotland through
K9data.com.
In 1865, Lord Tweedmouth purchased a yellow wavy-coated retriever named
Nous out of an otherwise black litter from a cobbler in Brighton,
England. Nous bred with a Tweed water spaniel (the breed now extinct)
was the origin of the golden retriever. The breeding produced four
bitches, Ada, Cowslip, Crocus and Primrose. Tweedmouth also outcrossed
to black, wavy-coated retrievers to improve the breed's hunting
instincts and also added Irish setter genetics to improve the breed's
love of water. For improved tracking ability, Tweedmouth bred a
sandy-colored bloodhound into the lines.
Our family has recently gotten involved with Prairie Lakes HRC! We are
very fortunate, as the nearest Kennel Club was about 1-1/2 hours away.
Prairie Lakes is a new Hunting Retriever Club in the Elbow Lake,
Minnesota area. If anyone resides
nearby and would be interested in joining us, please visit
PrairieLakesHRC.com. On March 25, the
club had a fun hunt test. We had Horace participate in the Started test
in order to get him used to hearing gun shots. With the bird bumper
bigger than his head, he did not make the retrieve but he did locate one
of two birds! We were excited just to experience other dogs who knew
their stuff and happy to learn from them. This provides us a basis for
knowing what
HRC expects in their hunt tests and now
we know what to work toward.
We plan to do our
canine good citizen testing through
4-H. Here are some photos and
information on the pedigree of our pups:
Click here to view more info and
pedigree on our golden retriever, Beisia.
Click here to view more info and
pedigree on our golden retriever,
Horace.
Click here to view more info and
pedigree on our yellow labrador
retriever, Zowie.
Ever wonder how to pick the perfect
puppy for hunting or field?
Ann
Strathern has a great article to help you get started. The listings
below are some other good resources for helping you select the puppy
that is right for you, as well as learning about field training:
Ever wonder how to pick a puppy or
grown dog based upon temperament? Here are some references to help you
choose well:
Are you contemplating the purchase
or adoption of a dog? Most serious hobby breeders want to make sure the
homes their pups go to are for the long-term. Please be certain to
consider the expense of owning an animal prior to committing.
Thinking of owning more than one
dog? Consider the influence of the pack structure first.
Wondering what to feed your dogs?
Raw diets and home diets have become the trend, but people still use
regular kibble, some table scraps, and soft or canned foods. Did you
know you should avoid feeding your dogs onions, chocolate, raw eggs and
cat food?
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Floden's Zowie Benelli of the Ridge,
Yellow Labrador Retriever
May 26, 2006
Click here to view her pedigree.
Floden's Zowie Benelli of the Ridge,
Yellow Labrador Retriever
October, 2006
Click here to view her pedigree.
Pictured to the left is
Floden's Zowie Benelli of the Ridge,
Yellow Labrador Retriever
January, 2007
Click here to view Zowie's pedigree.
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Zowie as a pup
Zowie pictured on the left (still a pup), 8 months, pheasant opener
10/2006
Floden's Zowie Benelli, yellow
labrador retriever
Floden's Zowie Benelli of the Ridge
(2/22/2006-)
| Call name: |
"Zowie" |
| Gender: |
F |
| Country of origin: |
USA |
| Registration: |
AKC SR33185207 |
Pedigree:
Floden's
Zowie Benelli of the Ridge
Yellow |
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Zowie's lineage includes
1982 NFC-AFC Westwind Supernova Chief
and
FC AFC Black Gold's Kates Rascal
as her maternal
great-great-great grandfathers.
The Marathon Man ("Marty") was her
great-great-great grandfather on both her parents' sides. I wondered
why, and realized it was because he was the all-time high point yellow
labrador. He was the high-point amateur dog in the U.S. three times.
He also won the Canadian National Amateur Championship. Marty's
grandfather was FC-AFC Candlewood's Mad Mouse. (Click on their names
in yellow for photos/information.) At just nine months of age, Zowie
is a very muscular pup and great natural hunting ability. She is a
little excitable in nature, but learned quickly not to jump up onto
our children. <back
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Horace (still a pup), 8 weeks, 12/2006
Horace (still a pup), 9 weeks and having fun retrieving, 1/2007
Floden's
Horace Wolfgang
golden retriever (11/08/2006-)
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"Horace" |
Parents |
Grandparents |
Great-Grands |
Great-Great Grands |
Great-Great-Great Grands |
Great-Great-Great-Great Grands |
Great-Great-Great-Great -Great Grands |
Great-Great-Great-Great Great-Great
Grands |
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Floden's Horace
Wolfgang
Light Golden |
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Stanke's Gentle Boaz
Light Golden |
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Golden's Cinn-A-Man's Trail
Golden |
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Golden's' Would He Come
Golden |
Deerhill Golden's' Teakwood CD
Golden |
NAFC FC Topbrass Cotton OS/FDHF
GR-10152 Normal
High Point FT Golden |
AFC Holway Barty OS
National Bird Dog Hall of Fame
OFA GR-1729
CERF GR-170/78-90 |
Eng. FT. CH. Holway Westhyde Zeus |
Eng. FT. CH. Holway Zest |
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Westhyde Merry Lass |
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Eng. FT. CH. Holway Flush of Yeo |
Eng. FT. CH.
Mazurka of Wynford |
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Picture of Yeo |
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Ch Sunstream Gypsy of Topbrass OD
OFA GR-3649 Normal
Gypsy's first litter was sired by
Holway Barty, a young English import. This
breeding produced:
FC AFC Topbrass Mandy,
OTCH Topbrass Ric O Shay Barty, and Topbrass
Custer**. The breeding was repeated and hit the
jackpot again. This is the litter that
NAFC FC Topbrass Cotton came out of.
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FC AFC Tigathoe's Kiowa II OS FDHF
CERF normal at 11 years
OFA GR-1832G29M |
FC AFC FTCH Bonnie Brooks Elmer
OS FDHF
GRCC Hall of Fame |
Tigathoe's Chickasaw *** OD
OFA GR 258
normal-age 11 |
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Am/Can CH. Topbrass Topeka of Sunstream CD WC OD
OFA GR-3649 Normal |
FC AFC Tigathoe's Kiowa II OS
FDHF
OFA GR-1832G29M
CERF Normal@11yrs |
Am/Can CH. Topbrass
Topeka of Sunstream CD WC OD
OFA GR-2000 |
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Deerhill's Rainbow Pivo |
AFC Wild Fire of Riverview CDX WCX OS FDHF
OFA GR-6455 Fair
Double Header winner |
Riverview's Kinike Rocket ***
OFA GR-669 |
Am. CH. Wildwing's
Stormy ** OS
OFA GR-29 |
Shenandoah of
Stilrovin CD *** OD
OFA GRC 074 |
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Riverview's Nettles CDX OD
OFA GR-3125 Normal |
Am. Dual CH.-AFC
Ronakers Novato Cain CD OS FDHF
OFA GR-437
GRCA Dual Champions Hall of Fame |
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Riverview's Gold
Heather CD |
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AFC Bens Enchanted Glory |
FC-AFC Benjamin Rajah Frisbie OS
OFA GR-03284 |
Rusty Rajah |
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Puffer Belle Dutchess |
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Misty's Enchanted Sun Dance
OFA GR-3623 |
FC-AFC Misty's
Sungold Lad CDX OS FDHF
OFA GR-419G M
GRCC Hall of Fame, 212 1/2 Open & Amateur points |
AFC Sun Dance's
Babe
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Mioak's Little Nell Of T-Bar
Golden |
AFC Wild Fire of Riverview CDX WCX OS FDHF
OFA GR-6455 Fair
Double Header winner |
Riverview's Kinike Rocket ***
OFA GR-669 |
Am. CH. Wildwing's Stormy ** OS
OFA GR-6455 Fair
Double Header winner |
Tigerdale's Top
Banana |
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Gunnerman's
Cinnamon Cindy |
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Shenandoah of Stilrovin CD *** OD |
AFC Gunnerman's
Coin of Copper OS FDHF |
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Stilrovin Kathy-K
OD*** |
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Riverview's Nettles CDX OD
OFA GR-3125 Normal |
Am. Dual CH.-AFC Ronakers Novato Cain CD OS FDHF
OFA GR-437
GRCA Dual Champions Hall of Fame |
Am. CH. Golden Duke
of Trey-C * OS |
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Am. CH. J's Kate OD |
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Riverview's Gold Heather CD |
Poika of Handjem OS
OFA GRC-092 |
Am. CH.-AFC
Riverview's Chickasaw Thistle UDT
GRCA Dual Champions Hall of Fame, only bitch dual &
UDT |
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Mioak's Pandora |
Bonnie Brook's Mortimer ** |
AFC Holway Barty OS
National Bird Dog Hall of Fame
OFA GR-1729
CERF GR-170/78-90 |
Eng. FT. CH. Holway Westhyde Zeus |
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Eng. FT. CH. Holway Flush of Yeo |
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Bonnie Brook's Mabel OD
OFA 1991 |
Jolly Again of
Ouilmette CD *** OS
OFA GR-462 |
Bonnie Brook's
Eloise WC
OFA GR-7336 |
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Woodridges Sunburst Lu Lu |
Jolly Again of Ouilmette CD *** OS
OFA GR-462 |
Holway Stubblesdown
Jolly ***
OFA GR-170 |
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Gunnerman's Copper
Penny ** |
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Woodridges Sunburst |
Bobby Of Sleepy
Hollow |
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Gingersnap of
Woodridge |
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Golden's' 'O' Muzzle Velocity
Golden |
Killeen's Hit Man
Golden |
AmCH Maraia's Little Drummer Boy CD SDHF |
Am./Can. Ch. Mardovar's Go Furr Broke TT, CGC OS
Group placements, Top 20 offspring
OFA GR-19852G29M
CERF GR-2826/86-46 GR-10627/96-161
OFA GR-CA4930/68M/S-NOPI |
Am Ch. Birnam Wood's Douglas Furr OS
GRCC Hall of Fame
OFA GR-16014G24M
CERF GR-2540/86-55 |
Am./Can. CH.
Kachina Twenty Karat OS SDHF
BISS
OFA GR-11372F
CERF GR-2300/83-53 |
Am Ch Goldenloe's
Cinnamon Sizzler OD
OFA GR-9984 |
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Goldrush's Southern Comfort OD
OFA GR-13572
CERF GR-2828 |
Am. CH. Goldrush's
Judgement Day OS
OFA GR-9589G
CERF GR-2028/86-99 |
Am CH Southern's
Goldrush Flair CD OD
OFA GR-7674 |
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Meadowpond's Aztec Dreams AmCD
OFA GR-22521 |
Am/Can CH Timberline's Buckskin CDX Can CD |
Am./Can. CH. Bardfield Boomer
UDT WC OS OBHF, Can. UD TDX
OFA GR-561
CERF GR-262/82-163
GRCC Hall of Fame |
Gayhaven's Timber
Tawney CDX
OFA GR-7071
CERF GR-1085/78-24 |
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Meadowpond Tango Dancer OD
OFA GR-15523-T
CERF 3009/89-93
13 points, 1 mjr |
Am/Can Ch Laurell's
Especial Jason Am/Can UDT WC OS SDHF
GRCC Hall of Fame
OFA GR-1320
CERF GR-253/82-163 |
Karagolds Gandy
Dancer CDX
OFA GR-6112 |
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OTCH Colabaugh's Fire Of Killeen UDX OBHF
OFA GR-29816G24F |
AmCH Pekay's Ready Aim Fire CD OS
OFA GR-11606-T
CERF GR-4223/85-81 |
Am./Can. CH. Captain Neil's Goldstorm CD, WCX (OS)
OFA GR3718T-good
19--'clear' |
Bainin of Caernac
CD*** OS
OFA GR-1389E75M-T
OS: 3CH,1AFC,5UD,3*** |
High Farms Moon
Orbit
OFA GR-2027 |
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Pekay's Pawprint CDX OD
OFA GR-06740 |
Am. CH Pekay
Honor's Br'er Bear CD OS
OFA GR4561-T |
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Mike's Rebel
Duchess Ann |
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Am./Can. CH Whipaly's Colabaugh Senna Am./Can. UD SH
WCX OD Can. WC
OFA GR-22071-T
CERF GR-3971/86-40 |
Am./Can. CH. Ambertrail's Flatbush Flanagan Am./Can.
CD OS
OFA GR-12743G24M-T |
Am./Can. CH. Captain Neil's Goldstorm CD, WCX (OS)
OFA GR3718T-good
19--'clear' |
Can Ch Ambertrail's
Honey Bee Can. ***, CDX, Am. WCX , OD
GRCC Outstanding Dam |
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Topbrass Razzle Dazzle Rose CD TD WCX OD
OFA GR 10472-T |
OTCH Top Brass Cisco Kid OS OBHF
OFA GR 3567 |
CH Topbrass Dazzlin'
Daisy Slade OD
OFA GR-8208-E32F |
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Golden's' Yes Siree Babe
Light Golden |
Brancy's Sven Of Duckota |
Brancy's Nokota Thor |
Brancy's Nokota
Thor |
Nokota Nels |
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Brancy Amber of
Duckota |
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Beau's Dakota Molly |
Beau Buffington
Comanche |
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Fancie Ann Of Esko |
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Beau's Dakota Molly |
Beau Buffington
Comanche |
Beckwith's Margo
Comanche CDX |
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Bridget's Craisey
Daisey |
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Fancie Ann Of Esko |
Am/Can CH
Meadowpond Sugarbear Hondo Am/Can CDX OS |
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Brandy Ann of
Bloomfield |
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Ashwel's Muggins |
Am Ch Gold-Rush Lightnin' OS
OFA GR-7465
CERF GR752/83-82 |
Am./Can. CH. Gold-Rush's Great Teddy Bear OS SDHF
BISS, GRCC Hall of Fame
OFA GR-3779
CERF GR-281/77-42 |
Am./Can./Bda. CH.
Cummings' Gold-Rush Charlie OS SDHF
Multi BIS, GRCC Hall of Fame
CERF GR-282/76-68 |
Am. CH. Golden Pine
Glorybe's Angel OD
OFA GR-1970 |
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Am CH Wochica's Gold-Rush Bonanza OD
GR443/76-54 |
Am./Can./Bda. CH. Cummings'
Gold-Rush Charlie OS SDHF
Multi BIS, GRCC Hall of Fame
CERF GR-282/76-68 |
Am. CH. Wochica's
Sand Piper * OD
OFA GR-00777 |
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Am. CH Ashwel's Gold-Rush Logan |
Am./Can./Bda. CH. Cummings' Gold-Rush Charlie OS SDHF
Multi BIS, GRCC Hall of Fame
CERF GR-282/76-68 |
Am. CH. Sunset's
Happy Duke OS
OFA GR-2839 |
Am./Can. CH.
Cummings Golden Princess OD
AKC SA-292329 |
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Wellsley's Lady Ashley CD
OFA GR-4737 |
Golden Yoke's
Dustin Dean
AKC SA981903 (11/73) |
Lady Dutches
AKC SB295713 (11/1973) |
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Honey's Silver Belle
Light Golden |
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Barkin Barnyard's Maryann
Golden |
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Horace's pedigree includes a number of show and field champions. There
are Hall of Fame Show Dogs in his ancestry, and many golden retrievers
titled in United States (AM), UK, England (Eng.), Canadian (CAN),
Mexican (Mex) and Bermuda (Bda.) competitions. Great-great-great-great
grandfather to Horace is
"Apollo," BISS BIS, GRCC Hall of
Famer, and sire of 45 champions, including Am. Bda. Ch Lizzie's
Gold-Rush Echo (#1 Golden Retriever in 1985). One of his many
great-great-greats is
Am.Can. Ch. Speedwell Pluto, one of
the major foundation sires of the breed on this continent. "Pluto" was
the first golden retriever to win Best In Show in North America in
1933, and was also regularly used for hunting. At just 8
weeks of age, Horace was already sitting and coming to us when called.
His housetraining is also going well, and we have just started him
with getting used to a leash.
Horace is used to a leash at this point, although we continue to work
on "heel" and "sit." He knows some whistle commands as of about three
months of age. "Come" is three quick whistle blows, and "sit" is one
short whistle. Horace at 4 months of age participated in his first
started dog fun hunt test in order to get him used to gun noise. He
was able to locate one bumper that had been thrown, and attempted to
retrieve it back. (The bumper was bigger than his head and so he set
it down! Better luck next time!) We've since joined the Prairie Lakes
HRC and will be training Horace and our other dogs. Horace has also
hit "adolescence" and is starting to show his stubborn side a little!
We continue to be firm but gentle with his training and hope this
phase will soon pass.
Topbrass, Frisbie, and
Gold-Rush lines are prominent in his family history. Click on any of
the links to view more of Horace's pedigree. A number of his ancestors
have been ranked by the OFA for hips and rank from normal to
excellent. This is important when as many as 20% of the golden
retriever population is prone to hip dysplasia.
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AKC Titles & Abbreviations |
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RWD/RWB Reserve
Winners Dog/Bitch |
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CDX Companion Dog Excellence |
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MACH Master
Agility Champion |
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WD/WB Winners
Dog/Bitch |
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UD Utility Dog |
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JE Junior
Earthdog |
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BW Best of
Winners |
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UDX Utility Dog Excellence |
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UDX Utility Dog Excellence |
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BOS Best of
Opposite Sex |
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OTCH Obedience Trial Champion |
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SE Senior
Earthdog |
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BOB Best of Breed |
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NOC National Obedience
Champion. |
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ME Master
Earthdog |
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BV Best of
Variety |
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ROM Register of
Merit |
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JH Junior Hunter |
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Group I, II, III, IV
Group Placements |
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HIT High Trials |
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SH Senior Hunter |
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BIS Best in Show |
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High Combination (In Open &
Utility) |
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MH Master Hunter |
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BISS Best in
Specialty Show |
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TD Tracking Dog |
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JC Junior Courser |
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CH Champion
(Conformation) |
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TDX Tracking Dog
Excellence |
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SC Senior Courser |
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FC Field Champion |
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VST Variable
Surface Tracking |
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MC Master Courser |
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AFC Amateur Field
Champion |
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NA Novice Agility |
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HT Herding Tested |
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NFC National
Field Champion |
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NAJ Novice
Agility Jumper |
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PT Pre-Trial
Tested |
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NAFC National
Amateur Field Champion |
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OA Open Agility |
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HS Herding
Started |
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NGDC National Gun
Dog Champion |
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OAJ Open Jumper With Weaves |
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HI Herding
Intermediate |
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DC Dual Champion |
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AX Agility Excellence |
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HX Herding
Excellence |
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TC Triple
Champion |
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AXJ Agility Exc Jumper
w/Weaves |
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HC Herding
Champion |
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CD Companion Dog |
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MX Master Agility Excellence |
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AOM Award of
Merit |
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Int Ch.
International Champion/ (Conform.) |
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WC/WCX
Working Certificate/Working
Cert. Excellent |
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MXJ Mstr Exc Jumper W/ Weaves |
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OS/OD
Outstanding Sire/Outstanding Dam |
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FDHF Field
Dog Hall of Fame/ OBHF Obedience Hall of Fame /
SDHF Show Dog Hall of Fame / BISS Best in Specialty Show /
BIS Best in Show |
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*** or QAA Qualified All-Age Field Trial |
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UDT Utility Dog
Tracker |
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UDTX Utility Dog
Tracker Excellent |
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FDHF Field Dog
Hall of Fame |
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* Placement in a
Sanctioned Field Trial |
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** Any placement
or a JAM in Derby or a 3rd or 4th placement or a JAM in a Qualifying
Stake, in an AKC Licensed or Member Field Trial |
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*** "Qualified
All Age Dog" 1st or 2nd placement in Qualifying Stake, or any
placement or a JAM in Open All-Age State at an AKC Licensed or Member
Field Trial giving championship points. |
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