Pine Bend Margaret Elaine VCD2 MHA MX MXB MXJ MJB NF TKN
– M.E. –
Owned by Linda M McGrady
- TD – November 4, 2007
- CDX – October 20, 2012
- MXB – February 6, 2016
- MHA – September 3, 2016
M.E. was one of those wonderful springers that went through life at FULL BORE AHEAD!!! She was game for anything… except Barn Hunt. She really thought those ‘things’ were totally disgusting, and she was not going to have anything to do with them. In her debut Instinct Test she took one sniff and left the ring! However, when it came to Tracking, Obedience, Agility, and especially Hunting she was all in. She would have gotten ESSTFA’s Novice Obedience Springer of Year had it not been for my numerous handler errors which brought us down to a 197 average. She was also in the top ten ESSFTA Agility Rankings for several years. With respect to Hunting, she finished her MH in one summer and followed that up by earning her MHA the next summer.
As an inexperienced handler I must thank our trainers for getting us as far as we got. Nancy Von Haden/Agility, Cheri Hayek/Obedience, and Jason Givens/Hunting were all so talented in training both handler and dog… although the handler was WAY more work on their part ?! I want thank Bridget Renlund for the GREAT little dog that she entrusted me with. And last, but not least, thank you ESSFTA for this Award.
During a long retrieve, a bald eagle swooped down and snatched her bird! She has been on many, very successful pheasant hunts, with my son.
When representing the breed, at the yearly Puyallup Sportsman’s Show, she gets very excited to meet the children. Hopefully, our next adventure together will be working on becoming a certified therapy dog and visiting the local children’s hospital.