Until she "retired" to live with Sandy and Rick some years ago, Tosca and her brother Magnum were the "retrieve-a-holics" here at Oakridge. Tosca (Ch Oakridge Five Magics CD QC) was shown a little, competed in the occasional retrieving trial, and for a while, some obedience trials as well (at which she shone).
Tosca was one of five progeny from my very successful and versatile "F" litter, sired by Dual Ch (R) Oakridge Argonaut CDX, and out of Ch Oakridge Britanials Realm ET.
She was a fun-loving girl, who could be both sweet, and disarmingly naughty ... all at the same time.
In recent years, Tosca has bought joy, entertainment, occasional embarasment (due to the "fruits" of her hunting prowess), and finally heartbreak, to not only her adoring owners, Rick and Sandy, but many of their friends and aquaintances.
The neighbourhood possums are all sighing with relief, but the recent loss of Tosca has saddened many a heart, both here at Oakridge, and from her wonderful home in Sydney.
Vale Tosca