Marta Morris

August 15, 2022 by Marta Morris

Hennipen County Retriever Club hosted a Hunt Test that tested our dogs and showed some of us what we need to work on before Master National! Thank you Leda Bloom and Jerry Sather for your quality series and your time in the judges chair, also a huge thank you to the club members for their hard work and quick series turnover. It was wonderful to be back on HCRC supreme grounds and have time to visit with club members we had not seen in over a year. Congratulations to all those receiving qualifying scores. Stellar was proud to have passed Jim and Viktor owned by Michael and Janice Woodbury, Drake and Creedmore owned by Jeff and Karin Parker, Axem owned by Dr. Steve Widner, Jimmy owned by Doug and Amber Bishop, Ranger owned by Chris and Lacey Hughes, Lion owned by Mary Ellen Hamilton, and Cody and Major owned by Gary Witherspoon. Congratulations to Jack Brustkern on Snickers Junior Hunter Title, great job Snickers! Stellar also passed their personal dogs Shane, Lena, and Regi. It was a wonderful weekend in the St. Cloud area.

July 26, 2022 by Marta Morris

Mississippi Headwaters Retriever Club’s Hunt Test is on the books and Stellar was happy to help. Jack and Marta had great help marshaling the Friday Master Test. Thanks to Bud and Becky Denny for putting on the event and our outstanding bird boys Scott, Luke and Landen for their hard work setting up and throwing birds. Thank you Dan Boettger and Bud Denny for your time in the judges chairs and for three challenging series. Stellar was fortunate enough to pass Viktor which gave him a ticket to the big dance in Oregon and his Master title! Congrats to his owners and our good friends and clients Michael and Janice Woodbury. Jack Brustkern’s sweet Snickers received Junior passes Saturday and Sunday, well on her way to a Junior Title??????. Our friend and helper Mike Marmon did a great job and passed his dog Buckwheat in the Saturday Master test. Thanks to the MHHRC members and friends that worked to put on a great event.

July 04, 2022 by Marta Morris

Many thanks to the Coastal Bend Retriever Club for the fine Hunt test at Kelly Farms this past week. Thanks to Wendi Mattinen and Karen Vossbein for their time in the judges chair. Congratulations to all who received a qualifying score. Stellar was fortunate to pass Axem owned by Steve Widner, Drake owned by Jeff and Karin Parker, and Ranger owned by Chris and Lacey Hughes. Our young dogs and steadily improving and hopefully will all qualify for Master Nation by the end of July. A very big thank you goes out to Tim and Lauren Springer, Rusty Hagland, Craig Minder and Benita Otterness for going out of their way to help Jack and I when we needed assistance. Hunt test people know how to reach out in times of trouble.

June 20, 2022 by Marta Morris

Jack has been very busy with the young Master dogs. We arrived in MN June 4, trained 4 days and then he was off to Vikingland Retriever club Hunt test where he successfully passed 6 of 6, qualifying Lion, owned by Mary Ellen Hamilton, for Master National. Thank you to the club, the workers and judges Chad Gullickson and Lance Lerum. The next weekend he was off to ND for the inaugural event of Island Lake Retriever Club. Thanks to the photographer who took this picture. Thanks also to the club members who did a great job setting up and running this event. Nicole Boettger and Pat Taphorn set up some good challenging series. Stellar was fortunate enough to pass 5 of 5. Looks like the young dogs are getting good experience.

March 04, 2022 by Marta Morris

Thank you to Lost Pines Retriever Club for a great mid week Masters event. Sheila Nelson and Charles Pugh put on three very challenging series which tested all aspects of a master hunter’s talents and training. Stellar was fortunate enough to have passes on Major owned by Gary Witherspoon, Jim owned by Mike and Janice Woodbury, which was his Master title pass, and Jimmy also his Master title pass owned by Doug and Amber Bishop. Glory, Regi, Sunny and Lena owned and handles by Jack and Marta also received passes. It was a good start to the coming Spring season and we are Looking forward to our young dogs debuting this month. Jack and I and very privileged to have great clients and their talented dogs.