"I ran Buddy in the amateur derby stake at Region 2 all age
championship and got 3rd in 14 dogs"
That's the first time he's been run by anyone other than Jeanette.
And let me tell you, I'm a lousy handler and Bob's not any better than I am
so it's pretty safe to say that Buddy was pretty much on his own out
there. <g> He also recently placed in the derby on the
Keystone grounds in a good sized stake. IIRC
around 25-30 dogs. They run a Spring Classic, the Keystone Champ. is
run in the Fall.
I'm not keeping a running total but he places darn near every
time that he's run and I think close to 1/2
are firsts. He's broke on all his finds and starting to run
bigger now that Jeanette has more confidence in him. And as you know, he's
a true summer whelp, which puts him behind those January dogs, esp the ones
whelped in the previous August!! <g> Bob, Jeanette and I
believe that he'll definitely win as a shooting dog. That first
SD year is always tough but by the time he's 41/2 or 5, I'm confident
that he'll be a serious threat every time down as he's become a really
reliable dog, nice race and multiple broke finds every time
down.
And once he and Bob get comfortable with each other, he should really
beat up on the competition in amateur stakes. There's no question in
my mind that he'll be a champion. The only question is whether the first
one will be open or amateur! :-)
Harry
PS Thanks again for sending me such a good pup!!! I'll be
breeding a bitch or two to him next Fall, if you'd like a
puppy all you have to pay is the freight. You may remember when I
first contacted you about a puppy I said that "I'd like to take
a ride on your bus" and you generously let me on. Now maybe you can
hitch a little ride on mine (or maybe it would be better if I called
it "ours"). <g> "Buddy" was named Pennsylvania Open Derby of the Year, 2015.
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