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– Ticket –
Owned by Karen Lumb, Diane Gribble,
Jennifer Smith, and Henriette Schmidt
- 2012: Champion
- 2013: Novice Agility, Novice Agility Jumper, Beginner Novice, Rally Novice
- 2014: Canine Good Citizen, Open Agility
- 2015: Rally Advanced, Open Agility Jumper
- 2016: Agility Excellent, Excellent Agility Jumper
- 2017: Junior Hunter, Working Dog Certificate, Companion Dog
- 2018: Trick Dog Novice, Agility Fast Novice
When Ticket’s sister Mia was on the road to her conformation title, Henriette sent Ticket to keep us (Karen & Diane) company and fill the void in our home. We were unaware at the time that he was with us to stay, and that he would make our family complete.
Ticket was already a conformation Champion when he came to live with us, having earned that title at the expert hand of Karen Prickett Miller. He also had already found his first love, running agility with his co-owner & handler Jennifer Smith. Ticket & Jenn make a beautiful team, and have spent countless hours together training, traveling, and trialing.
In 2013, Ticket taught us the basics of Obedience & Rally, earning his first titles in each of those disciplines. After that, he happily focused on Agility, earning his Open, Open Jumper, Excellent, and Excellent Jumper titles. Along the way, he was gracious enough to continue to train with Karen in Obedience, adding CGC and Rally Advanced titles to his resumé.
It wasn’t until he was 7 years old that we discovered Ticket’s true passion, hunting. With Karen on the whistle, Ticket trained alongside his sister, and at the 2017 Springer National, he earned his Junior Hunter title and his Working Dog certificate. He also received special recognition from the gunners as a dog they would like to hunt with. His enthusiasm, determination, and beauty in the field are breathtaking to watch, and he continues to train and enter hunt tests today.
The first time Diane saw him jump in the pond after a bird, she said “he needs to go dock diving,” and he eventually got that opportunity and found another great love. Ticket is a natural, and we hope to offer him many more chances to advance his diving career, despite an already full dance card.
When he’s not busy training or testing, Ticket loves to spend time at home, chasing squirrels, flying around the yard, lying in the shade on the deck, or making snow angels. He is also quite the ladies’ man, having sired 7 litters totaling 45 gorgeous pups, including titlists in conformation (2 Champions, 2 more with both majors), agility, obedience, rally, hunt tests, scent work and barn hunt.
It’s easy to recount Ticket’s achievements, but so hard for us to describe how much we love this beautiful, talented, sensitive, and loving boy. We can’t thank Henriette (his “Mama H”) enough for trusting us to love and provide for him, and for her ongoing support. Ticket’s presence in our lives is a blessing for which we will always be grateful.