Reg Name: Am/Can Ch Bryden's What About Bob
CDX, WT, AG.N, SADC.
Breeder: Bryden Kennels; David Swartwood; Gananoque, ON
Sire: A/C/B Ch Bryden's Up Close and Personal
Dam: Can Ch Brymar's Pretty Woman
Date of Birth: April 30, 1998
Breed: English Springer Spaniel
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Call Name: Bob
Nick Names: Bobbaloo and Bob the Gob (drinks lots of water and shakes his head so gob goes everywhere)
Favourite Past Times: swimming, loves to retrieve dead pigeons when given the opportunity, squirrel chaser (Bob has been known to swat them out of trees and chase them, doesn't hurt them and can't seem catch any, thank goodness.)
Favourite Time of Day: Dinner Time, Bob eats Purina Pro Plan Turkey and Barley or Chicken with Rice and gets two tablespoons of canned pure pumpkin with each meal. He loves his dinner so much he bounces off my back when I am getting it ready. He also sings and howls while I am getting it ready, quite an ordeal.
Career Plans: Bob is working towards his Canadian CDX, finishing his American CD and then CDX and working towards earning more field titles, and perhaps some Agility titles this Spring. Bob is very enthusiastic and a fun dog to train.
Bob passed a Water Test for Sporting Spaniels held in Arnprior, Ontario on July, 27th, 2002.
The Water Test. This is a CKC event for sporting spaniels which includes Springers and Cockers. There was an English Cocker at the event, but the rest and probably a majority are ESS's.
The Test is as follows:
No. 1 You have two chances. If you don't pass the first time, you wait until all the dogs go through and then can try one more time. (Bob passed the first time!!)
No. 2 There is a judge, assistant, bird thrower, gunner.
No. 3 You are required to walk up to the shore of a pond with the dog heeling beside you. You must unleash your dog and tell them to wait. A gun sound will go off and then a bird will appear in the air and fall into the pond. (The gunner and bird thrower are hidden) Then the assistant on the judges cue will tap your shoulder when you can release your dog. The dog must be steady to the shot and cannot break.
No. 4 You send your dog and the dog is to retrieve the pigeon and bring it to hand. The dog can come directly to you out of the pond but is also allowed to go out on the side of the pond but must return and deliver the bird to hand.
This is a pass or fail test and tests the working ability and natural instincts of spaniels. It is very clear the dogs who cant wait to enter the water and are excited to retrieve the bird. The dog cannot mouth or chew on the bird and must be soft mouthed.
Bob's natural ability was very evident at the test. He was the only conformation Springer there and really impressed the group who owned and bred field spaniels. It was nice to get together with a group who enjoyed working with their dogs and our common interest was we all loved Springers and enjoyed seeing our dogs having a great time doing what for the most part comes natural.
Michelle Armitage
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