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"Tucker"
U-CDX Gaylans Stony Lonesome UD
April 13, 1998

CH Ashford's Saffron O'Reilly UDT, JH, WCX, VCX, (OS/SDHF)
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Trumpet's Gaylans Butterfly CD, JH, AX, AXJ WCX, CCA, VC (OD)

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Tucker is a new daddy!
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Tucker came to us from Gaylans Goldens located in Cold Springs, New York. I asked for a puppy with OTCh (obedience trial champion) potential and after temperament testing was complete, it was this little bundle of fuzz that came to live with us. Tucker is everything a golden retriever should be. His temperment is sweet and enduring. An intact male, he is polite around other boys and loves to play with puppies. He has yet to meet someone who wasn't a friend. He has a medium/high energy level. He is happy to lay quietly at your feet but always has one ear listening for the words "ball", "frisbee" and "walk"!

Tucker is a very well balanced dog conformationaly. We were told he could easily finish with a handler, but not wanting to part with our baby boy for even a minute, we choose not to go that route. He stands 24-1/2" at the shoulder and has a beautiful, med/light gold, drip dry coat and a head and expression that melts your heart..

In the obedience ring he is a happy and exuberant worker. The judges always comment on his beautiful performances. He works with his tail and head up, looking as if there is no place he would rather be. He earned his CD, CDX, U-CD and U-CDX all in the minimum of three straight shows and each with placements. After a long absence from the show ring, Tucker re-entered the ring at the 2005 National Specialty and took 3rd place in Utility A, receiving his first Utility leg! The UD title soon followed early in 2006 along with his first UDX leg, with leg number two coming shortly after (along with four OTCH points). Tucker is lightly shown but still in training for additional UDX and OTCH points.

Susan's main focus is obedience although Tucker was started in tracking and has an incredibly strong nose. He is also a natural marker and would do well in the field. There isn't anything he won't retrieve and bring to hand. At a recent field seminar, he proved this when he was asked to retrieve his first real bird. (View our photo journal from the seminar) He is a very strong swimmer and LOVES jumping off the dock with style! This is an all purpose dog who could excell at many things but Susan has limited training time and thus far has chosen to concentrate only on obedience. Tuckers littermates include a breed champion, five other obedience titled dogs including two utility dogs and a utility dog excellent, three junior hunters, two senior hunters, three tracking excellent dogs and several agility and working titles.

Tucker's genetic information is available on request. He comes from very long lived, healthy lines (daddy lived to be 15 and mom is still going strong at 13!). It is expected that he would throw puppies that would show well in the conformation ring and perform exceptionally well in performance events.

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