Breeding Quality Retrievers For Beauty, Brains, And Temperament For Over 20 Years
 

The following photos are dedicated to our involvement with field training, hunt tests, and field trials over the years.  We are currently members of the Middle Tennessee Amateur Retriever Club (AKC Hunt Tests and Field Trials), Central Kentucky Retriever Club (AKC Hunt Tests), and Music City Hunting Retriever Club (UKC Hunt Tests).  These photos represent seminars, workshops, training days, club grounds work days, hunt tests, field trials, and national specialties that we have participated in either directly or indirectly.  There are many different club members, friends, and exhibitors, which have all shared in our experiences along the way.  They have enlightened our lives through our common love of retrievers and dog work.

Clint and Mitch White on the left.    Paul Kartes, Sue Kiefer and Mitch White on the Right

 

Paul Kartes on the left.    Clint on the right.

Paul Kartes and Sandy Muer on left.   Sherie on the right (judging Master Test in Alabama)

Scot Marcin, Marty Kress, and Sherie at Hunt Test in KY.  Clint running Jamie at Mike Lardy workshop.

Katie Griffiths with Teddy.  Mitch White at Mike Lardy workshop.

Both photos of Paul Kartes.  Yes, his toller, Ember, loves beer!

Ray Butts with Windy.  Sherie working Doris Ehret's Flip at Jim Van Engen seminar.

Title earners getting their just reward at MTARC hunt test.  Billy Catledge and Jack Overholser Jr. pass JH.

Clint and Jamie at FCRSA field trial in Elkton, MD.  Henry Ragle and Dennis Wilcox at MTARC hunt test.

Lanier Fogg and Dash in holding blind.  Paul Kartes at Mike Lardy workshop.

FCRSA field trial placements in Elkton MD.  Jim Horton at MTARC hunt test.

Mike Aguon at MTARC hunt test.  Matt Griffiths and Richard Slicker also at hunt test.

"The Crew", Zack Hemontoler, Brian "Gravel" Graves, Scot Marcin, & Kim Smith.  Sherie and Fever at MH test.

Ramona Finn and Kim at MTARC event.  Clint & Jamie with MH judges John & Nancy Miner at FCR Natl.

Clint and Jamie at FCRSA Natl Specialty in holding blind ready to run Steady Singles competition.

Club Logos

On left, vintage photo of Sherie w/champion golden retriever, Bear, at start of hunt test program in 1985/1986.

At right, Clint (yes, with long hair), Chad Hester, and Tommy Fairchild at MTARC event.

Jamie retrieving fun bumper.  Clint & Jamie at UKC finished test with judges Carol Rombauer and Kim Smith.

Sherie with Fever, and Clint with Jamie and FCRSA Natl. Specialty field events.

Clint and Patty doing water force.  Jayda working Double T with diversions.

Whatzit working Double T.    Mitch White and Binti working Double T.

Binti jumping an obstacle (hay bale) on Double T with diversions.

The photos below were taken at the "Retriever Retreat" ( www.retrieverretreat.com ) hosted by Kristie Wilder in South Carolina in Spring '06.  Sherie attended with Jamie (HRCH UH CH Hardscrabble Feathr Fetchr MH WCX CGC).

"The Lodge Girls", Pam Hind/Penny, Sherie Catledge/Jamie, Barb Knowlton/Coalby, Sheila Nelson/Trey, Beth Meaney/Willa.

Kristie Wilder and Sherie.

Here is a photo of the entire group of attendees.

The photos that follow are of our early spring training, March, 2007.  Some friends that we trained with included Ed Zawodny, Leslie Phillips, Mitch White, Jody Barth, Matt Griffiths, Nate Lester, and Dan Wegner.  Our son, Billy, was invaluable as a bird boy and helper.  We trained Labs, Flat-coats, and Tollers.  An effort was made  to jazz the dogs up and get them back into the training mode after a winter layoff by using friendly setups  with dead ducks and flyers, lots of singles off of multiple guns, walking singles, marking drills, drill work, yard work in the Double T, and confidence blinds.  After having many colder days this winter, we also had a few days that were warm enough to let the dogs retrieve in the water.  Everyone had a blast and used this time to knock the rust off and get rid of the cobwebs.  By the end of an almost three week period, the dogs were looking like they were approaching being ready for competition again as they were performing quite well.  Fun was had by all, and the food was magnificent.

Sherie attended a second "Retriever Retreat" ( www.retrieverretreat.com ) in the spring of 2007, this time in Mississippi where she again took Jamie as her training companion.  Here are some photos taken during that excursion.

Sherie and Jamie were also selected for, and attended the advanced division of Avery Outdoors', "Training In The Timber" in late spring/early summer.  This was held in Stuttgart, Arkansas (widely known as the "duck capital" of the world), and was also sponsored by Mack's Prairie Wings.  The following photos are from Sherie and Jamie's trip to the "duck capital".

Thanks to Mack's Prairie Wings and Avery Outdoors for hosting a spectacular dog training event!

Hunt test setups with camo.

Some field/classroom instruction and demonstration.

Running the big marks, and playing around in the dog blind.

Yard work and tuning up the basics.

More instruction and demos.

A local visitor flying by to check out the action.

This is a photo of Jonathan King's "Daisy", King Henry's Tennessee Daisy completing her Junior Hunter Title at the Ft. Detroit Golden Retriever Club Hunt Test in July 2009.

Here are a couple of photos of Eli Bates' Buck getting some tune up work before duck season.