Welcome to the forum. I have a 6 year old red FTCh bitch and 3 of her offspring have been exported to trainers/triallers in the US over the last few years; two of them are red bitches and they have been competed successfully and are part of breeding programmes. They are east-coast based though, but if you can travel to Massachusetts or Virginia you might find a well-bred red puppy there!
I would certainly be able to do that but what does a pup straight from you cost? You can send me a private message if you would rather. I wouldn't know the first thing about getting one here but I'm a quick study. We do have cocker trials and clubs here in Texas.
I used to field trial English pointers as a hobby and did quite well here in Texas and Nationally one year. Hauling for dog of the year was special that year and I won it with a heck of a dog. It was just NBHA but I worked my tail off for it and spent a small fortune getting it done. The dog was the cheapest part of the deal. He was given to by a close friend that wanted me to have him.
2 back surgeries, a knee surgery and a hernia surgery in the last 15 years will keep me from doing that again. 58 years old now and just looking for a good pup to train. I’ve found through the years getting a quality pup from quality people works out best for me. Never have been a bargain shopper. You get what you pay for and what you put into training you get back.
I trained my dogs through repetition always giving out praise and affection for a well done job. Had a couple of guys I respected a lot tell me they could see all the polish my dogs had and the happiness they had in working for me. One was EJ Hall and the other Gordon Hazlewood. EJ judged several trials I ran and Gordon was always trying to buy my derbies to take on the Horseback Shooting Dog circuit. I never had more than 4 dogs so working each 10-15 minutes a day morning and evening was easy. EJ made several remarks about my happy dogs. He also called me a smart aleck when on a retrieve my dog returned with the bird and was wanting to give it to me and I said "No, up here". He promptly put his feet on my gut and handed me the bird to where I didn't have to bend over. That is when EJ called me a Smart Aleck. Just showing off with a little extra polish.
(By the way, I won that trial
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Anyway I am rambling. Are you going to have any future litters?
