Good morning Don
I hope you are enjoying your time duck hunting, I envy you. My motto to shooting – “All time is wasted wots not spent hunting”.
Below is an item on the announcement of the retirement of Roo’s sire: ‘MONTY’.
Remember it only requires 12 points to be a Ret Trl Ch, and 100 pts to be a Grand Ret Trl Ch.
Have fun.
Regards
Wayne.
KADNOOK LABRADORS
Retired Whistle "Monty"
by Gareth Tawton » Wed 14 Sep 2011 8:44 pm
Siobhan and I have decided to retire Nat and GR Rt Ch Kadnook Pride ov Cork CM - MONTY (at least from trialling)
It is hard to believe that Monty has been trialling for more than a decade having competed in his first Novice at 9 months with his last trial the 2011 National at eleven years.
By the end of his career Monty had in excess of 350 championship points. He won his first state title just before his 3rd birthday. By the end of his career he had won 10 championships including the 2009 National and had been the runner up in a further 10 championships. Monty is the only dog in Australian retrieving history to have won every state championship as well as the National. However our proudest achievement has been Monty's record in the "National". Monty started 9 Nationals failing to complete the 2003 national in Tassie. However he then successfully completed the next 8 nationals in a row finishing in the top 5 in 7 of those trials.
Hi soundness, drive and willingness to always give his best is a credit to his breeders.
It has been hard explaining to Mont that he is 11 now, that the mind is willing but body not quite so able. We are sure he will enjoy a few more retrieves over the rest of his life while he also enjoys the lifestyle of indoor living and being able to break to shot for that next duck!!!!
Gareth Siobhan and Riley
Gareth Tawton
