Chocolate Labrador Retriever at stud at Justamere Ranch in Colorado


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Chip Stud Information
HRCH Justamere Chocolate Chip CD TDX SH RAE CGC Chocolate Labrador Retriever (carries yellow) Pedigree Health certifications:
OFA good (hips) OFA normal (elbows) CERF (eyes)	Optigen A (prcd-PRA clear) CNM clear (muscle myopathy) EIC clear (exercise induced collapse)
Am I proud of this boy? You bet! Join me for a few minutes to see why Chip is so special to me. Earned his TD on his first try! While other dogs that day were taking upwards of a half-hour to complete their tracks (at least the ones who passed), Chip finished in less than 4 minutes. He exuded confidence and poise for the entire track. Earned his CD in 3 straight shows, winning a 2nd and a 4th along the way! Passed the Canine Good Citizen test - although a comment was made about his wagging tail being "lethal"! Earned his JH in 4 straight passes! Finished his SH too! Earned his TDX on his second try - tracking over 800 yards in 14 minutes including negotiating two obstacles, passing two sets of cross-tracks, and finding four articles left by the tracklayer, all while pulling his slow-poke handler. He might have passed on the first try if it wasn't for the same handler trying to think too much... Earned his HR in fine style - I swear he has eyes in the back of his head to be able to see some of the doubles that are nearly 180 degrees apart! Enjoys Rally-O so much, he earned his RN, RA and RE titles in 3 straight shows each then went on to finish his RAE title by qualifying in both Rally Advanced and Excellent on the same day TEN times! As his twelfth title, Chip earned his Hunting Retriever Championship! Chip's pedigree is a blend of field and show lines and includes such greats as: NAFC-NFC Super Chief NAFC-FC Ray's Rascal NFC-AFC-CFC Cork of Oakwood Lane NAFC-CNFC-FC River Oaks Corky NFC-AFC-CNFC Del Tone Colvin FC-Can Dual CH Ginger's Choc August Dual CH Shamrock Acres Super Drive Am Can CH Shamrock Acres Light Brigade Am Can Mex World CH Franklin's Golden Mandigo CD, AWC Am Mex CH Gunfields Super Charger CD Am Swed CH Puhs Superman WC Ch Lockerbie Brian Boru WC CH Lockerbie Sandylands Tarquin WC Eng CH Sandylands Tweed of Blaircourt Eng CH Sandylands Mark Eng CH Follytower Merrybrook Black Stormer
Chip is a lot of fun. He loves to do things - most anything - and isn't afraid of being a clown.

	As a puppy, he learned what was right and what was wrong, but sometimes he put his own spin on it.

Sometimes he tries to do too much. It was amazing how well he tolerated having his leg in a cast, but after 6 weeks he'd had enough and the cast went flying off. This photo appeared in the June/July 2005 issue of The Retriever Journal.

	Of the 10 dogs entered in the Mountain States Dog Training Club tracking test, only 4 qualified. Posing with Chip are the other qualifiers (left to right) Emma (yellow Lab), Breeze (Corgi), and Lucy (Newf). We'd like to give a big thank you to the judges, tracklayers, and other workers who made the day possible.

Chip finished his CD in 3 straight obedience trials, winning a 2nd and a 4th along the way. Shown finishing his title under Dan Butcher. Next he'll be tackling open obedience work to earn his CDX.

	Chip bringing back a duck while earning his first Junior Hunter (JH) pass. Thanks to Jeff Britt for the great photo.

Although Chip likes to do things his own way, sometimes he plays by the rules! He won 1st place in Open A obedience and HIGH IN TRIAL at the 2005 LRCGD B/OB match.


Chip earning his TDX title! He was the only dog of six to pass that day. Thanks to judges AJ Knoll and Ginny Conway and to Kathy Marshburn, the tracklayer. Chip started his TDX track on a cold Halloween morning after waiting 3+ hours for the track to properly age. He tracked the first leg and the first turn like his nose was on a rail. When he's confident he also moves fast! I had a hard time keeping up with him. About 60 yards or so into the second leg, he stopped and sniffed around like he'd found an article. I asked him what he found and he usually responds by laying down if it's his article, but instead he restarted tracking. As I passed the spot I looked around to be sure we didn't miss an article, then realized that must have been a cross track. Further along that leg we came to some downed timber (okay, so it was probably just one tree). Chip checked along the edges and followed the scent downwind. He wound up skirting the timber and worked his way back to the track again on the far side. Shortly after that he found the first of the intermediate articles, and I thought "woo hoo" we might just pass this time! Then I chastised myself and said just watch the dog and work the track; celebrate later. Because all of the previous tracks I'd seen in that field had crossed the upper road as an obstacle, I felt certain we would cross it too, but when we got close, Chip said "nope, the track goes left." I doubted for a split second, then told him "okay, if you're sure." He was and away we went up over a hill and back down the other side where he found the next article. Boy, I could taste the title then, but again told myself "just work the track." He did two more turns very nicely and now we were getting close to the main park road. I realized we had gotten through the required turns, obstacles, cross tracks and all but the final article. It didn't feel like we'd gone far enough, but our first attempt didn't feel long enough either. About that time Chip stopped and I asked him what he found. He laid down and gave me a look like, "see, I told you!" He'd found the final article! I had tears streaming down my face as I waved the article for the judges to see and heard all the spectators honking and hollering. Oh what a day!

	Chip watching the memory bird of a water double on his way to earning his first Senior Hunter (SH) pass.

Double-header in New Mexico! Chip earned two Senior Hunter passes at Conchas Lake.

	They say practice makes perfect and Chip loves practicing his retrieves.

How did 10 years go by so quickly? Chip, with just a touch of gray on his muzzle, still thinks he's a puppy. Watch for him to continue competing for as long as he's happy and healthy.

	We had a great day at the Platte Valley HRC hunt test! Chip finished his twelfth title - Hunting Retriever Champion. His daughter, Arwen, finished her Hunting Retriever title and his son, Tory, got another pass toward his Hunting Retriever title.

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