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Whelped May 31, 2009- White, Black, and Tan Ticked- FDSB Pending We picked our new eight week old boy up on July 26th from PDX, where he flew in to from Minnesota. After an hour of playtime at a family member's house in Portland, Remi rode in his crate the three hours home without so much as a whimper. He met about nine people his first day and was very confident and friendly with every encounter. Once home, he continued to take everything in stride, exploring and getting familiar with the other dogs. It seems that Remi really likes the water and has gotten into the wading pool and investigated every sprinkler and hose that we've gotten out. And what a bold little pup he is! Heights didn't scare him and he quickly found ways to navigate obstacles. Hunting and TrainingRemi was started on birds when he was about twelve weeks old and was a natural, of course! Within the course of two days' brief sessions, he was finding birds, pointing on scent, introduced to a blank gun while chasing and playing with a bird, and made his first puppy retrieve with a live bird to hand. Since then we'd done a few more light sessions of working on planted quail and multiple outtings to fields to just explore and work on basics like recall, heel, and simple whoas. He was excellent about making sure he knows where the handler is at, and although pretty close ranged as a pup, more time/experience in the field gave him confidence to get out there. He's very easy to handle when we take him out. Rem has a nice 11 o'clock tail on most points, strong prey drive, and an excellent nose that he uses well. Remi finished three months in September 2010 of training in Idaho, under the experienced, gentle hands of R. Middleton. He's been doing great and is a "crackerjack," as his trainer called him. Remi has great stamina and drive. He's been working on yard work during this starting process, but to build confidence and experience, he got to go hunt up released and wild birds throughout the week. Without any commands, since he was only still learning whoa and force fetching, he held his birds well through the shot and has a natural retrieve. We were excited to see how he continued to develop this hunting season. In the end, we were quite satisfied with how he was turning out in the field during our hunt season, with his nice handling, great bird finding and pointing. Personality Conformation
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Remi is finally slimming down into a nicely muscled mature dog! He always had huge legs and paws, and was just a big boy, with extra puppy pudge. At his mature height now, he is a little taller than Jake and weighs more due to his huskier, thicker build. We expect him to settle at 65 pounds, but like his brother Agate, he has a longer back and is built like a tank- that is, sturdy. All of his legs are straight, and he's got a nice tailset. His head has good overall shape and appears handsome. He's got a good bite. Of course, he's got Royal's eyes, which are very expressive and pretty. His coat is amazing; it's fairly long and has a wirey, yet extraordinarily soft and thick texture. He is a very handsome dog.
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