Abe, along with his sister, Katie (Westwind Ms. Katahdin) comes from an exciting field breeding from Westwind, Mackenzie Goldrush's last breeding to Delaware Chief Nicobe. This was a frozen breeding bringing back an excellent field trial line that has had very limited breeding. It is an excellent addition to our limited gene pool. The sire, Nicky, made the 1990 National Derby list with 13 derby points. Despite limited trialing due to a change in owners, Nicky also had a qualifying win and an Amateur All-breed win. Look for both these Rudy grandchildren on the field trial circuit.
Abe is large, solid brown, and has a great temperament. He is a natural marker in the field, earning two derby JAMs in his first year of field training. In September 2003, at 14 months of age, he received a JAM (Judges' Award of Merit) at the Maine Retriever Trial Club's fall trial. In October 2003, he received a JAM at the Chesapeake National Field Specialty in Kingman, Kansas. Abe is a very stylish retriever with a great water entry.
Abe is a beautiful dog who will quickly finish his show champion. He weighs 85 pounds. In December 2003, with only several weekends of showing, he earned 4 show points, including a Best of Breed over the specials.
Field Trial Placements 2004
April 16-17 May 7-9 May 28-30
Derby 1st Derby 3rd Derby RJAM
Shrewsbury River Retriever Club Westchester Retriever Club Maine Retriever Trial Club
November 2004: Abe earns 5 more show points towards his show champion.
Summer 2005 Abe passes 3 AKC Master Hunt tests!
August 21, 2005 August 27, 2005 September 2, 2005
Yankee Golden Retriever Club Penobscot Hunting Retriever Club Maine Retriever Trial Club
West Thompson, CT Dover-Foxcroft, ME Burnham, ME
Field Trial Placements 2005 Abe is now qualified all-age, taking 2nd place in a 49 dog qualifying stake.
Sept 23-25
Qualifying 2nd
Maine Retriever Trial Club
Winter 2006 -- New Master Hunter Abe passes 3 more Master Hunt tests, finishing at the ACC Hunt Test in SC and the Tallahassee Hunt Test in Georgia on March 19th, earning his MH title at 3 years of age.
