* first airborne water entry at 10 weeks
* force fetched, collar conditioned and handles pressure extremely well
* very precocious pup, high drive on marks and blinds
* made it to the last duck in the final series of first AKC Derby
* 6 titles at the age of 26 months (2003) including AKC Senior Hunter (SH),
APLA Master Pointing Retriever (MPR) & HRC Upland Hunter (UH) titles
* HRC Finished (HRCH) title & AKC Master Hunter (MH) title (2005)
* all amateur trained until Master Hunter work
* last six hunt tests (6-6) were four HRC Finished passes & two AKC
Master Hunter passes over a five week period with "Pro" Brian Moyse
* handles field trial size setups and can run "big" in the upland
* finished 4th in her first “go” in the pointer division of a
Wisconsin Championship Series (shoot-to-retrieve)
* outstanding upland guide dog - Blonhaven Hunt Club in Wisconsin
* full sister (2nd litter) to GMPR MHR Sauk River’s Feather Storm
* a real sweetheart in the house & loves people
* excellent 1st litter by FC AFC Taylorlab Downtown Dusty Brown
* first litter of Dusty x Taffey pups all CERF'd clear
* daughter HR Kwick Daisy's Spirit Keeper SH (1st litter)
* son HR Kwick Draw McGraw SH (2nd litter)
(both by FC AFC Taylorlab Downtown Dusty Brown)
Taffey's Milestones (link)
Date of Birth 8/2/2000 lean training/hunting weight - 65 pounds
AKC # SN75985702
UKC # R145-212
OFA Hips # LR-126532G25F-Pl GOOD
OFA Elbows #LR-EL16857424-Pl NORMAL
CERF # LR-33428--24/2002,3,4
CNM # LR-CNM06-635-F-PIV (5/22/06)
EIC Accession # D08-039702 Clear VDL
photo in "The Retriever Journal " (Aug/Sept 2008)
Illinois "Limit" (at seven)
Mississippi River "Canvansback" (at ten years old)
Taffey's pedigree
