GSPCA Water Test Results

billy · Post by **billy** » Thu Jun 29, 2006 9:54 am

June 25, 2006
Congratulations to our qualifiers:
RDX Qualifiers

"Katie" ~ Greene's Red River Kate, SH, RDX
Owner/Handler Bill Greene

"Rebel" ~ Stars Smokey Rebel, NAVHDA UT Prize II, RDX
Owner/Handler Bob Kramer

'"Ruby" ~ Ruby Sue, RDX
Owner/Handler Scotty Lovett

RD Qualifiers

"Crash" ~ Liebmeister Crash Into Me, RD
Owner/Handler Marvin E Allen

"Bodhi" ~ Liebmeister Bodhi, RD
Owner/Handler Shay Allen

"Katie" ~ Greene's Red River Kate, SH, RDX
Owner/Handler Bill Greene

"Rebel" ~ Stars Smokey Rebel, NAVHDA UT Prize II, RDX
Owner/Handler Bob Kramer

NRD Qualifiers

"Marlena" ~ CH Summertime's Star Attraction, JH, CDX, MX, MXJ, NRD
Owner/Handler Ann Carter

"Bubba" ~ Dellinger's Co Co Rock, NRD
Owner/Handler Wilbur A Dellinger, D.V.M.

"Stoney" ~ Dellinger's Stoney Jake, JH, NRD
Owner/Handler Wilbur A Dellinger, D.V.M.

"Bubba" ~ Bubba Weugene, NRD
Owner/Handler Scotty Lovett

"Cletus" ~ Cletus Von Krieghoff, NRD
Owner/Handler Scotty Lovett

"Ale" ~ Hrs Ale 8, NRD
Owner/Handler Heath Stolee

Many thanks to John Jackson and Wayne James for judging and to Bob Kramer and Fred Burnside for sharing their expertise on training day.

PntrRookie · Post by **PntrRookie** » Thu Jun 29, 2006 10:04 am

Billy,
I am pretty familiar with many title "suffixes", but I admit, not..."RDX, RD or NRD Qualifiers." Could you expand on that for me (us)? Or refer me to a url that describes them? Thanks. Any picts?

billy · Post by **billy** » Thu Jun 29, 2006 10:43 am

These are Titles offered by The German Shorthair Club of America. Here is the site: http://www.gspca.org

RDX - Retriever Dog Excellence
RD - Retriever Dog
NRD - Novice Retriever Dog

Quick Reference:
RDX - Dog is required to remain stationary & under control for a triple mark using Ducks or Pigeons at specified yards in a body of water with 8 decoys. Dog is required to retrieve to hand into a 12' circle. Handler is not allowed to touch the dog. Blind retrieve is required thru the decoys at 50- 60 yds.

RD - Dog is required to remain stationary, controlled break allowed as long as dog is within circle. Double marks are thrown using Ducks or Pigeons. Dog is required to deliver close to hand into 12' circle.

NRD - Dog is under control on lead or by collar to retrieve a single mark. Dog is required to bring bird into 12' circle. No decoys are present.

Please see http://www.gspca.org for test rules.

No pictures at this time since I am on dial-up! Regrets

original mngsp · Post by **original mngsp** » Thu Jun 29, 2006 12:57 pm

Congrats to all the qualifiers, especially the dogs earning RDX. That's one tough test.

snips · Post by **snips** » Thu Jun 29, 2006 2:25 pm

Congrats! You did great! Looks like the rest did too!

Texrab · Post by **Texrab** » Fri Jun 30, 2006 5:23 am

Sounds like a good time was had by all. So are you getting Katie ready for that UT test?

billy · Post by **billy** » Fri Jun 30, 2006 5:51 am

Yes, I am training with Bob Kramer & his dog Rebel each month at the MidSouth NAVHDA Chapter. I plan on attending a NAVHDA Handlers Clinic this summer. We hope to test this December. I really would like to be invited to the Invitational as everyone else who takes the UT Test.

Katie and I can be found this Fall in Georgia running Hunt Test.

Brenda, Rebel & Bob did great qualifying for both RDX, RD. I had several people compliment Rebel an stated the dog handles like he's had a great deal of wild bird experience. His Fetching & Returning to Hand was excellent.

snips · Post by **snips** » Fri Jun 30, 2006 9:58 pm

Billy, if you and Bob ever want to meet here to train just let us know. Rick is getting Fritz ready for Master so he would be happy to train with you guys. For now you would have to bring your own birds until our guys get some going. Our last couple of loads a client brought from Fl.