That's Dee's tropy from the futurity at the 1981 German Shorthaired Pointer Club of America National field trial held at Lake Whitney, Texas.Originally Posted by agilityk9trainer
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These trophies are commisioned to a renowned sporting dog sculpter strictly for this event. They are a genuine work of art (and in my opinion) one of the most beautiful dog sculptures I've ever seen. They're also one of the most coveted in the breed as they represent tangible proof of a breeders dreams come true.
This was a carefully planned breeding and the litter nomination was sent in the day after the puppies were born.
We'd planned the trip to the Nationals for over two years--even before the breeding took place. As Dee progressed, even with limited trialing, she quickly became one of the top derby dogs in the country, due to her superb natural abilities and excellent field manners.
Then we were hit with an unexpected development. A couple of weeks before the Nationals my husband who had been handling her in previous trials wound up on crutches and we couldn't go.
The owner of her sire who we'd co-owned her with (just in case something unforseen should come up) took her and handled her for us. It took two days to run all the dogs that were entered in the futurity and we were on pins and needles the entire time. When the call finally came, we were thrilled at the news of her win. But my husband was terribly dissapointed that he hadn't been able to handle her himself.
The beautiful trophy and the nice check that accompanied it helped to ease his pain somewhat. That was the only time we ever made money on a dog.
Surprisingly with all the stamina and athleticism she displayed in the field, Dee was the most laid back GSP I've ever known.
Shortly after the Nationals her career was cut short by an emergency spay!
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