Faasani jaht 2014

laupäev, veebruar 22, 2014 Kadri 0 Comments


Tøre (6-months old) proved to be shooting-proof :) 

After some encouragement he picked up the pheasants I threw

... and became very exited 

Every year, near Estonian Independence Day, our friend hunters organize a pheasant hunt.
This year we participated, as I wanted Yip (will be 12 years old in March) to show Tøre (now 6 months old) some good hunting habits. As dogs were not allowed to go picking during the shooting, we had to wait until the hunters finished. We slowly started to move closer to the shooting area with the dogs, and I played with Tøre to ensure his not paying too much attention to the shooting. It worked very well. He did not mind any shooting (at pheasant hunt they shoot 2-5 times at once and so 25 times, as there were 25 birds). When we got closer Yip was only looking into my eyes waiting for "go" and Tøre's body language got alert and ready to go. Pity I could not send them when the birds fell. When it finally was our turn Yip and Tiit went immediately working - he did really well, but we could not keep him in the wood too long as he is too old for hours of searching. Tøre sniffed and was interested, but did not go too far from me. So we went back to the meeting point and I introduced pheasants to him. Tøre was very surprised :) I did let him sniff the birds and threw few to him to pick up. He picked up well! Now I know how to move forward with him and I truly believe their instincts work much better in real situations than in artificial.

Yip, nearly 12 years old, worked as good as always - he is natural!

Tøre esimene näitus / first showring experience

pühapäev, veebruar 09, 2014 Kadri 0 Comments

Tallinn Speciality Show for Golden Retrievers 8. February 2013

foto Maria Saarniit, tänud ka Mari-Liis Rihkrand :)

Kohtunik / Judge: Siret Lepasaar, Estonia
Baby class:
5,5 months old elegant, correct strong bone, soft expression, nice dark pigmentation, could have a bit more filled muzzle. Nice neck, correct topline, a bit flat ribs, enough angulation in front, well angulated rare. Moves with a lot of energy, little close behind. Nice temperament, well presented.


International dog show Tallinn Winter Cup 9. February 2014
Kohtunik / Judge: Damir Skok, Croation
Baby class:
Overall could have stronger bones and head, othervise balanced, level topline, well angulated. Good coat, moves well.