Yesterday evening we said goodbye to what I consider to be one of the most incredible animals to ever walk this earth. Crown wasn’t the perfect dog, but he was perfect for me. Everyone that knows me, knows if I was there, he was by my side. Crown finished his hunt test career passing 45/53 master tests, titling as a Grand Hunting Retriever Champion in UKC and passing the 2022 AKC Master National in Roseburg, Oregon. As a hunting dog Crown traveled the world with me chasing the 42 species of waterfowl in North America, which he retrieved for me, becoming the first known dog in history to complete this task. This Journey took us to places on every corner of the Continent From Alaska down to California, Florida to Greenalnd and many destinations in between. Of all the destinations we went to, his favorite was the North Platte in Nebraska with Chris, maybe because the water was never more than ankle deep, but there was something he loved about that river and being with good friends. The bond that Crown and I shared is something I will cherish forever, and strive for with every dog I put my hand over in the future. I’ll never be able to thank him enough for what he gave me, the friendships, the knowledge, and the true definition of love. As we said goodbye, I thanked Crown for giving me his entire life, from day one until he took his last breath. He was just as happy sitting in the passenger seat of the truck as he was out there picking up birds, or running a test as long as he was with me. Thank you to everyone who had a part in Crowns journey. Crowns Journey has now come to an end but his legacy will live on through his many offspring and others out there chasing their dreams within the retriever world. GRHRCH Costa’s Signature Blend MH45 09/13/2014 - 02/14/2026
Crown making his historic retrieve of a Drake King Eider in Nuuk, Greenland at the mouth of Nuup Kangerlua on the shores of the Labrador Sea. Going the distance to retrieve every huntable species of waterfowl in North America. #GRHRCHCrown #baycreekkennels #duckdogs
Crown with his teal trio on the Salton Sea to top off the trip to California achieving his North American 41 #duckhunt #labrador #costapuppy #proplansportingdogs #baycreekkennels @saltonseaoutdoors
The Bay Creek Master dogs had a big start to the Spring hunt test season. We took to the road running in Mississippi, Tennessee, NC and a couple tests at home in April to work towards master titles and qualifying for the 2026 Master National in Roseburg, Oregon. Our crew accumulated 42 master passes over these 5 tests. Thank you to all of our clients and their great dogs for allowing us to chase this dream. We’ve got a great crew of dogs and I’m extremely proud to stand over each and every one of them.
A special congrats goes to our three new master hunters, Lady owned by Preston Stewart going 6 for 6 to earn her title, River owned by Bill Silcox going 6 for 8. And Cooper owned by Jonathan Glover going 6 for 8.
Also receiving passes:
Working towards master titles
Bama owned by Steven and Andrea Schaffer
Faith owned by Stevenand Andrea Schaffer
Forrest owned by James Killian and Jess Killian
Bess owned by Campbell Kelly
Jane owned by Jamie R Whyte (5 for 5)
Georgia owned by Lawton Hayes
Cuddy owned by Kevin and Kristen Sponseller
Whip owned and handled by Shawn Radford
Passes toward Qualifying for Master Mational
Dash owned by Sean Mcnally 6 for 6 and qualified
Sway owned by Shelby Elwell
Banks owned by Jase and Helen Farsolas McLain
Shug owned by Joey Evans
A special thanks to my incredible wife Dr. Kim Riddle for the great care and support for me and our crew!
Congrats to all! We’re looking forward to a big year to come!
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