I GOT TANK FROM CO-OWNER KATHY STRONG WHEN HE WAS ABOUT 6 MONTHS OLD. HE SHOWED US IMMEDIATELY THAT HE HAD A GREAT DEAL OF STYLE AND INTENSITY. THAT, COMBINED WITH A HIGH DEGREE OF COOPERATION WOULD MAKE FOR A SOLID BIRD DOG. AND SO HIS TRAINING BEGAN WITH THE IDEA THAT I MAY SELL HIM AS A STARTED DOG. I ACTUALLY HAVE HAD HIM LISTED FOR SALE OFF AND ON OVER THE LAST TWO YEARS. DURING SPRING HUNT TEST TRAINING WE USED TANK AS A BRACEMATE FOR THE DOGS THAT WE WERE ABOUT TO CAMPAIGN. HE KEPT SHOWING US THAT HE HAD ALL THE STUFF TO SUCCEED AS WELL. AND SO I DECIDED THAT HIS TESTING CAMPAIGN SHOULD BEGIN AS WELL. HE STARTED OFF RUNNING WELL IN A FEW OF THE SPRING MASTER HUNTER TESTS AND EARNED A COUPLE OF RIBBONS TOWARD HIS MASTER HUNTER TITLE. IN AUGUST I RAN HIM IN THE ST. CRIOX NAVHDA UTILITY TEST AND HE AGAIN RAN WELL AND EARNED A PRIZE I AND QUALIFIED FOR THE 2010 NAVHDA INVITATIONAL. SEVERAL WEEKS LATER I HAD THE CHANCE TO RUN ANOTHER WEEKEND OF MASTER HUNTER TESTS AND TANK STEPPED UP TO THE PLATE ONE MORE TIME, QUALIFYING BOTH DAYS AND EARNING TWO MORE RIBBONS TOWARD HIS MASTER HUNTER TITLE. SPRING OF 2010 TANK FINISHED AND EARNED THE LAST TWO LEGS OF HIS AKC MASTER HUNTER TITLE.

TANK HAS SHOWN ME THAT HE HAS THE HEART AND DESIRE TO SUCCEED AT WHATEVER TASK YOU GIVE HIM. HE HAS EXCEEDED ALL MY EXPECTATIONS AND EARNED HIS WAY INTO MY HEART. HE IS A LOVING AND AFFECTIONATE HUNTING COMPANION AND WILL SOON BECOME PART OF THE GROUSE POINT BREEDING PROGRAM. I PLAN TO RUN HIM AT THE 2010 NAVHDA INVITATIONAL AND HOPE FOR MORE GOOD THINGS FROM HIM. KEEP YOUR EYES OPEN FOR TANK.