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– Rizen –
Owned by Randy Capsel and Cheryl L. Clark
Bred by Randy Capsel and Cheryl L. Clark

  • CT – April 1, 2018
  • MACH – November 16, 2012 & October 17, 2014
  • UD – February 10, 2013
  • JH – October 4, 2008
  • TD – March 16, 2014
  • TDX – December 7, 2014
  • VST – April 1, 2018

Rizen was one of those special canine partners from the time being born and throughout her competition career. A daughter of our Poker and Faith, both being versatile springer recipients, it was anticipated she would provide for such similar demands as an owner and trainer to be ready to participate in multiple venues. From an early age she indicated without doubt how dedicated she was to me. She remained on the small size and fit perfectly into a lap anytime such was made available. Her personable and dedicated attitude proved absolutely wonderful when being her partner in so many different competition venues.

Rizen enjoyed all training and competition venues, though agility, tracking, and field work were clear favorites for her. Her intelligence proved a bit tricky as she learned the spaniel hunt test game and how planted birds differed greatly from wild birds during Iowa hunts. It did not take long for her to figure out that planted birds were rather easy opportunities for trapping them before they could flush from the cover. These tendencies to approach and move in just right on planted birds were never evident during wild bird hunts but did create issues during hunting tests. This never decreased my confidence and enjoyment of her time in the field, whether on pheasants or waterfowl, as she proved over and over her abilities that would normally be utilized with a Master Hunter titled canine partner.

Rizen provided many proud and accomplished moments throughout her competition career. In agility, she qualified multiple times for the AKC National Agility Championship and we were able to compete twice at the event. In the Rally ring she qualified multiple times for the AKC Rally National Championship and we were fortunate to find the time to compete once at the event with her performance being consistent and proud throughout the day. Her achieving the Champion Tracker title qualified Rizen for the AKC National Tracking Invitational as an additional high achievement moment.

While all her accomplishments made time training and competing an absolute joy, her dedication to me and wanting to spend as much time together as possible, proved to be a continual reinforcement of her absolute example of a fantastic spaniel partner. Her temperament toward both other animals and all humans made being around her a joy to be around at all times. She would lay down and roll over to submit to a new kitten on the farm and be ever so willing to take any puppy under her care. Rizen will always be one of those special canine partners throughout a lifetime.