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UH HRCH CH Nighthawk's Carolina You Go Girl MH RAE WDS CGC TDI "Gurley"- Gurley was the first AWS to earn a Master Hunter title through AKC and the first female and youngest AWS to earn a Hunting Retriever Champion (HRCH) through HRC. She is presently the top ranked female AWS in the field, but also has a show championship and a Rally Advanced Excellent title. She has 865 Championship points through HRC and was the first AWS to ever make the prestigious 500 Point Club and is closing in on 1000! Her Working Dog Superior is the highest American Water Spaniel Club title available. Gurley hunts waterfowl and upland birds and, as a therapy dog (TDI) visits hopital patients every week; truly a well rounded dog. Gurley, tradgically, was taken from us on May 1, 2009 in a terrible accident. She is greatly missed and can never be replaced. I am leaving this paragraph as a testimonial to her and her greatness.

UH HR Nighthawk's Carolina Nappy Brown MH RN WDS CGC TDI "Nappy"- Nappy was the first male AWS to earn a Master Hunter title. There are only 3 male AWS' to have earned a WDS. Nappy is an accomplished waterfowl hunter, having no problem retrieving the largest Canada geese. He also enjoys flushing Pheasants, Quail, and Chukars. He is the best all round hunting dog I have ever owned. Being semi-retired, Nappy is passing on his legacy to his son, Gumbo.

HR CH Carolina's Wild March Hare RA NA NAJ CGC TDI "Bunny"- Bunny is Gurley's pup.At 22 month old, she is the top ranked AWS in the show ring, winning Best of Breed at the Eukanuba show in Long Beach, CA in December of 2008 and Best of Breed at the prestigious Westminster Kennel Club Show in New York City in February of 2009. She is just as accomplished in the field, enjoying Dove and waterfowl retrieving. Bunny has earned a Hunting Retriever (HR) title through HRC of the United Kennel Club. She also participates in AKC Rally and Agility.

UH HRCH Carolina's Duck Gumbo WDS "Gumbo"- Gumbo was sired by Nappy with Cow Creek's Jazz being his mother. At 11 months, he was the youngest AWS to ever earn a Working Dog Excellent title through the American Water Spaniel Club. He recently earned the higest title an AWS can earn, Working Dog Superior, and is the youngest to do this, as well. When he was 13 months old, he became the 3rd youngest Spaniel (any breed) to earn a HR title through HRC. Gumbo earned his HRC Upland Hunter title at 20 months. He also earned his HRCH (Hunting Retriever Champion)at 20 months and is the 2nd youngest Spaniel to ever earn a Finished title through HRC. Gumbo has hunted in South Carolina, North Dakota and twice in Arkansas, all before he was a year and a half old! He is carrying on (and furthering) Nappy's legacy. The picture at the top of this ad is of Gumbo in North Dakota when he was 13 months old.

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FIRST OF ALL I WOULD LIKE TO SAY WE ARE SORRY TO HERE ABOUT GURLEY. AFTER OWNING MY AWS GATOR FOR ONLY 4 MONTHS THIS BREED HAS STOLE MY HEART AND SOLE,AND AS A HARD CORE LAB MAN THAT IS SAYING SOMETHING.I HAVE HUNTED ALL OVER THE PLACE AND HUNT ABOUT 95% OF A 60 DAY SEASON I HAVE OWENED
AND HUNTED WITH GREAT DOGS.THESE ARE DOGS HAVING THE CHANCE TO RETRIEVE 400+ DUCKS & GEESE PER YEAR SO I KNOW DOGS.I GUESS I JUST WANT YOU TO KNOW THAT NOT BEING AT ALL FAMILIAR WITH THE AWS I WAS NERVOUS ABOUT INVESTING IN THIS DOG SO HE DID HAVE ALOT TO PROVE,AND ALL I KNOW NOW IS IF ALL OF NAPPY & JAZZ'S PUPS ARE LIKE MY AWS GATOR
THEN YOU PEOPLE REALY HAVE SOMETHING. GATOR BLOWS ME AWAY AT 5 MONTHS HE WAS RETRIEVING MULTIPLES,HOLDING & DELEVERING TO HAND LIKE A YEAR OLD DOG AND WITH NO FORMAL TRAINING TO ME THATS MIND BLOWING AND SURE PROOF OF NAPPY & JAZZ'S BLOOD.GATOR LEFT KENTUCKY ON SUNDAY BOUND FOR NEW YORK WITH HIS TRAINER FOR THE SUMMER I GET HIM BACK SEPT.1st CANT WAIT TO HUNT HIM

BILLY BRODERICK
MOUNT WASHINGTON KY,

PS:If its not an AWS its just a dog

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I had the pleasure of judging Gumbo in finished this last weekend at Music City HRC. He had received his title the day before, and was quite full of himself. He switched on the diversion in a FLASH!! But the fact he had received his HRCH well before his second birthday at a retriever hunt test, is quite the accomplishment and he deserved one little slip up. No doubt he could have finished the test, but his owner did not wish to encourage bad habits and pulled him, and rightly so I might add. It was a real pleasure to have judged such a wonderful, happy, little dog. I just love Gumbo and now may have to add one to my house of labbies!!!

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