At the first trials for the season, Zella won the Restricted Stake today at the Labrador Club retrieving trial and this, together with her two wins last year, has earned her her RRD (Restricted Retrieving Dog) title. It's up in to All Age for Zella now ... with a lot more training required.
Not to be outdone, her son Riley (Oakridge Lochinvar, owned by Neville Higgs) put in a very strong performance yesterday to take out 2nd place in the Novice Stake at the same retrieving trial. Unfortunately, a little bit of over-exuberance put him just out of the placings in Novice today. Riley is earning himself quite a fan club at retrieving trials, with his bold enthusiasm for work. Well done, Neville and Riley!
On top of all this, litter sister Jax (Oakridge Limelight CD JD) added another title to her name on Saturday, namely a GD title. Fantastic work once again, Helen and Jax!