OTCH Muddy Paws Beautiful Trinket VCD3 UDX2 RE JH NAP NJP NFP
– Chrystal –
Owned by Mindy S. Mymudes
- 2002: Tracking Dog, Tracking Dog Excellent
- 2003: Novice Agility, Novice Agility Jumper, Companion Dog
- 2004: Companion Dog Excellent, Open Agility, Open Agility Jumper
- 2005: Rally Novice, Agility Excellent, Utility Dog
- 2006: Rally Advanced, Excellent Agility Jumper
- 2007: Novice Agility Preferred, Novice Jumpers with Weaves Preferred, Obedience Trial Champion, Rally Excellent, Utility Dog Excellent, Utility Dog Excellent 2
- 2008: Agility FAST Novice Preferred
- 2010: Junior Hunter
Chrystal is one of those dogs who is a perfectionist. She hates to be wrong and really didn’t need a handler to earn her OTCh. Hunting turned out to be another issue. Although she had the aptitude and loved being in the field, water was an issue. She was bitten twice by a snapping turtle, one bad enough to bleed. It could have been worse, but it was at a hunt test. So, three legs in a row and then bust. She’d do great in the field, get to the water, and leave.
Finally, I took her to a different trainer and we coaxed her back in the water. We set up hunt test scenarios, and she went in, no problem. If there wasn’t a real test, she loved to swim, crying to go in. Go figure. The big day came and she passed the land (of course) and we went to the water. I released her. She went behind me. Started for the car. Looked at me. I looked at her and made a little prayer. What could I do to get her in that water.
A voice came to me and I repeated what I heard. ROAST BEEF SANDWICH! She dove into the water without a care in the world, grabbed her bird, brought it to me, was leashed, then took off for her reward in the van.
JH pass, and the VS to boot.