ADIRONDAC DOMINATES AT THE 2008 GRCCNY WC-WCX
Earning WC's: Adirondac Princess Firefly, Adirondac Great Laker, Adirondac Morning Mist (Lantiegne)
Adirondac Artemis (Storino) Not in photo-Adirondac Safari (Clark/Lantiegne) Adirondac Tea for Two (Zappia)
Earning WCX's: Adirondac Morning Mist, Adirondac Rusty Jason (Lantiegne)
Lacrosse Adirondac Co-Pilot (Low)
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ADIRONDAC BELLA ALLEGRA CD SH WCX CCA
Bella is the first Adirondac CCA
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ADIRONDAC JAKE BQUICK SPITFIRE
Showing off
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IN THE RIBBONS
Flyer earned her 3rd JH leg and Rusty and Midas each earned their 1st SH legs at the
Finger Lakes Retriever Club Hunt Test on July 12 - 13.
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Tugger titled in NA, NAJ and NE in one weekend with all 1st Places.
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Adam Storino and Adirondac Artemis (Missy) earned their 1st JH Leg in their 1st ever AKC Hunt Test at FLRC. Missy was the youngest dog entered. She's from the Foxy x Trooper Litter whelped Nov. 23, 2007.
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"Divot", a Gypsy x Cooper pup from Nov 2007 earned his CGC (Canine Good Citizen) Title
at the ripe young age of 7 months.
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HR Adirondac Busted at The Bordr - CDX SH AXP OJP WCX CL3 PD1 PK2
Earned his CDX with a 4th Place, 2 1st Places and a High in Trial.
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OUR FIRST DOCK DOG
"Shannon" Shea won the Rock Classic Dock Dog Competition on Long Island in early June, 2008.
DUCK TOLLERS AT ECHOEWOOD
Region 1 Nova Scotia Duck Tollers enjoyed a great weekend at Echoewood where they ran their WC/WCI/WCX Test.
"Katie" Kortright enjoying her summer
ADIRONDAC GOLDENS BRING HOME THE BACON
On to the Master National...
April 2008
My South Carolina Co-owner Gary Harris has raised the bar.
For the second consecutive year Adirondac Belle Tess MH and her half brother Adirondac Blue Ridge Barty MH have passed the required 5 out of 7 Master Hunter tests to qualify for the 2008 Master National. Those southern dogs sure have an advantage by being able to run all winter. Maybe next year I'll join them!
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ADIRONDAC BELLE TESS MH
Qualifies for Master National
Tess was easy to recognize as a golden with lots of drive and smarts, even as a very young puppy. She kept me on my novice toes from day one. She breezed through JH inside her first year in the spring of 2003. The following fall she earned the WCX at the GRCA in Ohio. I rushed right on into Senior tests without realizing how much more difficult they were and how limited my experience was as a trainer and handler After a couple of very suspect performances, I understood that I needed more experience and a better foundation for Tess.
Connie Cleveland provided the needed expertise for both Tess and me. We trained regularly and let the hunt tests go until I felt more confident. Just before her third birthday, she passed her final leg for SH and exactly one year later she qualified for Master Hunter. During the fall of 2006 and the winter of 2007 she ran the board with five straight wins to qualify for Master National.
She is a very confident worker in the field with loads of style and speed. At a recent hunt test she completed her eleventh Master qualification. The judge was complimentary in his remarks including an offer to buy her should I ever decide to let her go. Fat chance! |
ADIRONDAC BLUE RIDGE BARTY MH Qualifies for Master National
I have a picture in my study of Barty when he was a four month old pup in a frame which is labeled "Pick of the Litter." As he approached his first birthday I was not so sure. As he approached his second birthday, I was beginning to think that he might qualify as pick of anybody's litter. His half sister, Adirondac Belle Tess, blazed from the start, but Barty took his own good time. Fortunately, I followed the advise of Carol Lantiegne, his breeder, and let him develop at his own pace. Always a fast learner, he just seemed to do everything in slow motion compared to Tess. Then the drive so present in his breeding started to kick in. I watched in amazement as he blew through Senior and Master titles and qualified for Master National by the time he was little more than two and a half years old. As one of the judges watched him finish off one of his last Master legs, he said "My, it must have been a pleasure to train that dog." Amen! |
| 2 New CD's at Syracuse Salt City Cluster |
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Adirondac Midas Touch & Adirondac Bella Allegro
Both finished their CD requirements in Syracuse, Bella with 3 First Place awards in Novice A. |
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In the spring of 1998, a very tentative Kathy McCloskey picked out her first Adirondac Golden, Lass McKenzie. Kathy's sister had bought one a few years prior, strictly a pet, and Kathy felt she, too, would enjoy the companionship of one of our puppies. She was totally unfamiliar with the world of dog sports, but thought she might try to dabble into obedience. Almost ten years later, Kathy and McKenzie have the distinction of being the MOST TITLED Adirondac Golden with an impressive total of NINETEEN different titles, including the crown jewel of obedience, Utility Dog. They are loved by all who get to watch them perform, dancing, or demonstrating at training days, or competing in shows and the field. To see them together, you can tell each is reading the other's mind....it's truly a beautiful thing.
(photo from e-mail from Kathy)
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"These are McKenzie's 19 titles"
1. CD, 2. WC, 3. JH, 4. TD, 5. CDX, 6. SR, 7. NAJ, 8. NA, 9. VDD1, 10. OA, 11. OAJ, 12. VCD2, 13. UD,
14. AX, 15. WCX, 16. RN, 17. RA, 18. RE, 19. RAE
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Rusty adds a CD
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Adirondac Rusty Jason CD JH WC completed his CD requirements,the first of the rookies to do so. He was a ten month old baby when he earned two legs last spring. We switched to field work and didn't wrap up the title until November. He's a NICE boy....got plenty of style and showmanship in the ring. |
Goodbye Adirondac Colden - December 2, 2007
(A Rondeau Son)
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Hi Carol,
Here is a picture of Colden 2 days before Thanksgiving. I thought you'd enjoy it. I'm having a real hard time dealing with the loss of Colden. I knew it would be bad but not this bad. I had trouble withlosing our other Goldens, but Colden just got into my heart from day one and this is the hardest thing I've ever had to deal with. But I know in time the pain will subside and I'll be left with all of those wonderful memories. He made us laugh - what a funny dog he was. When he lost his puppy fur, he still had a bunch left on top of his head and Dayton took a picture of him
and labeled it "Colden trying to look like Rod Stewart." He also had a tail that looked like that of an Afghan Hound. For some reason there was an extra curl to it which I thought would go away when he was fully grown but never did. Anyhow, he was just a really fun dog and one of the happiest dogs I've ever known. So once again, thank you for talking me into getting a male Golden. What a treasure he was!!!!
Love, B
Barb Reuter, President, Ecologist
The Environmental Collaborative |
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 Another Master Hunter for Adirondac!
Adirondac Gold Standard CD, MH, WCX, (Gypsy)
Attaining Gypsy's Master Hunter was my major goal for 2007. She ran 8 tests and passed 6.
She was actually titled by my Co-owner Joan Kogut while I was Moose hunting in Quebec!
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Adirondac Mountain Royal-Tee CD, SH, WCX, TDI (Brandi)
Brandi passed all 4 required Senior Hunter tests in 15 days with my co-owner Joan Kogut on the whistle.
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Co-owner Joan Provencher and Adirondac October Gold earned their JH in 4 straight tests. |
"THE ROOKIES" Rusty, Misty & Midas each finished their Junior Hunter going 5 for 5.
They each also earned Canine Good Citizen status in September.
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Be sure to check out my new partner, Djanick Michaud in our Adirondac Goldens "Go International" section.
Here's a preview video to chek-out on you tube: Video |
I was honored to be invited to judge the Master stake at Redwood Empire in northern California Aug. 25 - 26. Along the way, two very wonderful meetings took place. Gordon Ponting, who adopted retired Adirondac Patent Pending CD MH WCX OD almost three years ago totally surprised me by showing up at the test with Penny and Cooper, his 2 1/2 year old Ruby pup. Penny is now 11 1/2 and in FINE condition. I honestly NEVER thought I'd get to hug my wonderful old dog again...... On the way home, I had a 4 hour layover in Salt Lake City, where I was met by Pete Olsen, who bought 2 year old Curly Q in 2006. Pete has titled Curly in Senior Hunter and has one Master pass. The two of them are presently hunting geese in Canada for a whole month! Despite all the tears, the reunions were the highlights of my trip. Some people turn out to be way more than "just customers"...
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Jonathan Detweiler's Adirondac "River" of Norwell, MA awaits opening day.
 
RED WHITE & BLUE FOR BRANDI
Brandi completed her CD over a 3 day weekend show in the big ribbons each day.
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One of our NYC dogs, Adirondac Ruby Rose keeping cool at Strauss Park Fountain. |
ADIRONDAC PUSH SOARIN NATALIA, CD, RN, RA, RE 
"Tally" at less than 1 year of age is already CD, RN, RA, RE. She earned a perfect score in the RA first leg. She won many many placements throughout the show also. Then on June 17th she got her RE (rally excellent).
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WE REMEMBER...ADIRONDAC ALL THAT JAZZ JH, WC 
ADIRONDAC CODE RED MH, WCX***
Cody took 2nd place of 63 dogs in the Amateur stake at the PRTA Field Trial in Twin Bridges Montana in June 07.
Cody's kid, Lacrosse Adirondac Co-pilot WC earned a Derby JAM at the same trial.
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WHAT'S THIS ??? A MASCOT!!!
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Bandit is Ernie's dog, Pauchek's Bonasa Bandit CD JH. Setters generally do NOT retrieve, but ours is exceptional and is now ready for Senior level pointing dog hunt tests. A feather in her cap would be to run as test dog at a retriever event! |
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