I bought Tina from Len Ferucci as a pup. She's been special since day one and in 1996, at eight months old, she completed a 28 dog Junior for a Reserve Jam.  In 1997, she received 38 Junior points to put her at third in Canada despite suffering a leg injury. I also ran her in a 29 dog Qualifying that summer for a Jam.

In 1998 I decided to put her right into the Open. She struggled a bit but picked up a Jam and a win that spring. She didn't run the whole fall circuit as she was in heat, but came to the Logan Lake National in the fall and went 7 series.

After picking up a 2nd and a Jam in 4 trials in California in the Open in the spring of 1999, she came home and qualified for the Canadian National Amateur Trial and completed 8 series. After finishing 5 out of 9 trials in the later summer, she completed both her titles with a spectacular win at the Alberta Retriever Clubs Association trial.

Tina did nine series at the 2000 Canadian National Retriever Championship trial in Brandon, Manitoba and is now retiring a young champion to make way for her puppies, Clubmeads Turbo Tweet and Clubmeads Turbo Cruiser to go into training. She will continue to be bred, hunted and just be my pal.

STU MEAD

Shown here is Doug Grant with Tina in the spring of 1997 after winning two double headers in the Junior.