17/06/2025
NAVHDA GDT Spring 2025
UKC CH Superiorgundog Sweet Eloise CGC, RI, TKN, NA1, GDT 2
Ellie completed her NAVHDA gun dog test a few weeks ago, and despite having a few hiccups during her test she came out earning a prize 2 score.
Ellie hasn't had near the amount of training as the others, her willingness to please, and bidability has made her easy to steady. She knocked it out of the park in the field portion of her test, steady through fall, I couldn't have asked anything more from her. She showed us why she continues to do well in the grouse woods, going on point on a few tree line birds, and very cautious on scent.
The parts of her test she could have done better, duck drag, and retrieve by blind are due to lack of exposure/training on my part, which will likely get worked out this summer.
Ellie is the happiest girl you will meet, excitable and lovable. Although she doesn't live in our home, I count her as one of "my" dogs :)
Our plans to test UT with her in the future remain, duck search training begins now!
Thank you .borden.photography for the pictures!