www.straight-and-gentle.eu 2009, January - August Perhaps Samtess is good enough for breeding, but first we want to know, wether she retrieves a living duck. No problem, while the duck hiding under the backwashed bank, Samtess had to make the approach like a submarine, picking up the duck and retrieving it properly to the me In Germany we need a test for the appearance; ranking: ‘very good’. The check of health status: Eyes (PRA) clear, DM and EIC clear Workingtest A (for beginners) ‘Stormy Weather’ in Allersberg 115/120 points, 2. place, it was quite a surprise... In Weeze (Castle Trophy) Workingtest A (for beginners): 88/100 points; in the Show Excellent - 2. place in whole Work & Show! 2009, September - December various hunting examinations :  BLP, a german hunting examination (301/310 points) KNJV-Proef B-Diploma (dutch hunting examination) 65/80 pts. Verbandsprüfung nach dem Schuss (VPS/ an advanced german hunting examination) in Siegburg, 188 pts./II. Preis (without fox), excellent was her work in blood-tracking (over night), luckily she knew her task, for it had rained, two days long, and I could not find any blood, so I had to leave all decisions to my dog. At the end of the day, only 1 pt. was missing in the obedience test to get the first price.    DIARY 2009 ETZEL-HUNTER BETTY SAMTESS