NAVHDA Plaque Arrived

[Alfred Houde]

I received the plaque from NAVHDA that my young Brittany earned in the Natural Ability Test. Much nicer than I expected. I am having a lot of fun with this little gal, and she has performed very well during her first gunning season.

Wish I could have shown her a few more ducks, but I never made it up to WNY and the drought dried up all my holes and spots here in Virginia. Very pleased with the number of grouse and woodcock found, pointed, and retrieved, and the second split for woodcock begins Friday.

The ribbons in the back were earned by my late American Water Spaniel. He has been gone for over two years now and I just can't bring myself to take them down and put them away.