Richard & Annie
500 Points
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HRCH UH Calypso Shotgun Annie Annie was the smallest pup in a litter of five. As an adult she maintains her weight at 70 pounds. We didn’t get started in the hunt test game until she was about two. As a pup, young dog, and even into her eighth and ninth year she worked fast with lots of desire and persistence. Annie and I learned the “art and science” of hunting and hunt testing together. The journey to 500 had a few bumps along the way but most of the time it was “smooth sailing”. I suspect that Annie has been a far better working dog than I’ve been a hunter or handler. We’ve gotten lots of support from our training group – Dick Schumacher with Cody, Lynn Quadhamer with Mady and Faith and Randy Coffman with Cutter, the membership of Great Plains HRC, handlers in Region 13 and my spouse Lanna. I’ve been blessed with a good dog that has been healthy and injury free for 10 years. It doesn’t get any better than that!
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Richard
Kirkbaum