posted Nov 7, 2013, 1:33 PM by Alder Brittanys
The Fall of
2013 was a great season for us. Riley
started to show us the consistency we've been looking for and quickly qualified
to run at gun dog nationals. Riley
placed first and second in the Amateur and Open Gun Dog stakes at the Buckeye
Brittany Club, 3rd and 2nd in the Open and Amateur Gun Dog stakes at the
Michigan Saginaw Valley Brittany Club and 4th in the Open Limited Gun Dog stake
at the Southern Michigan Weimaraner Club.
He qualified and ran in both the open and amateur gun dog nationals,
where he put down beautiful runs but showed his youth around birds. We'll be home with our second child in the
spring and will be sending Riley with professional trainer Jimmy Johnson. We can't wait to see what those two will
accomplish together.
Annie has been battling a soft
tissue shoulder injury, so we restricted her running this fall to focus on
nationals. She qualified for nationals
by placing 1st in a 25-dog Open Gun Dog stake hosted by the Michigan Saginaw
Valley Brittany Club. At nationals,
Annie made us proud and was posted (meaning the judges felt she ran a
championship-caliber performance) at Amateur Gun Dog Nationals but did not earn
a placement. Her birdwork was beautiful
and she showed a lot of grit, but her shoulder slowed her down significantly at
the end of the hour. Allison and I have
decided to retire Annie and let her focus on being a mom. She was a tremendous dog for us and we have a
shelf full of ribbons and a mantle full of plaques to prove it. We look forward to accomplishing great things
with her puppies starting next fall. |
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