Spirit/Steeler Litter

Spirit / Steeler Litter Born October 14, 2003

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Coppertop Lil' Red Waggin' CDX TDX JH Clearances: OFA "Good" hips, elbows clear, eyes clear, SAS clear Height and weight: 22 inches tall and approximately 54 pounds Coat: medium gold with white furnishings, slightly wavy, wash'n wear Build: well-balanced, athletic build with light-moderate bone Dentition: good scissors bite but missing 3 pre-molars Pigment: dark pigment with dark, expressive eyes Temperament: sweet and affectionate, loves people, good with animals. Energy level is "drive on demand", i.e., an excellent house dog and great nap buddy but loves to work no matter what the game is. Her prey drive is high, which makes her an awesome retriever and very easy to motivate in training, and she is a dynamite water dog. She is also quite fast and extremely agile.	Comstocks Steelcity Superman ** MH WCX CCA OS Clearances: OFA "Excellent" hips, elbows clear, eyes clear, SAS clear Height and weight: 24 inches tall and approximately 80 pounds Coat: dark gold with white furnishings, slightly wavy, wash'n wear Build: well-balanced, athletic build with moderate bone Dentition: good scissors bite with full dentition Pigment: dark pigment with dark eyes and a kindly expression Temperament: confident without being aggressive, good with people and other dogs, including other intact males. He is hard-driving in the field, very birdy, an excellent marker, and holds up well under pressure.

The Spirit/Steeler litter is the result of extensive research and planning, and we are excited about the potential that should result from this pairing. Spirit is the product of many generations of Outstanding Dams and Sires, GRCA Hall of Fame dogs, and champions from 3 categories - bench, field, and obedience. Both her parents and all of her grandparents hold Utility titles or higher in obedience plus at least one other advanced title in another area. Among her 4 grandparents you will find an AFC/FDHF/OS, a CH/SDHF/OS, and an OTCH/OBHF/OD. These are not just "multi-purpose" dogs, they are dogs who excell at whatever they do and also pass their talent on to their offspring. Spirit herself is a lovely and talented girl with a high level of drive, enthusiasm, and desire to please. Her titles do not yet match her potential due strictly to lack of effort on our part. A glance through the accomplishments of Spirit's littermates on the Coppertop Kids page will leave the reader in no doubt that the latest generation of Coppertop dogs is living up to the promise of their ancestors.	Steeler has an impressive older pedigree which, like Spirit's, contains a solid line of outstanding field and conformation dogs, many titled in multiple areas of endeavor. We were drawn to him for his classic, athletic good looks, his sound health and correct temperament, as well as for his obvious talent as a working field dog. Our goal with this pedigree combination is to produce moderate, attractive dogs with plenty of drive, intelligence, trainability, and stamina; in short, good old-fashioned Golden Retrievers. We expect these puppies to have outstanding potential for obedience, agility, hunting, and tracking. This litter was not planned with the specific goal of producing breed ring or field trial prospects. Although either could be a possibility from the Spirit/Steeler combination, we feel each of these areas has such highly specific (and totally dissimilar) criteria that this is realistically not the best litter for you if your main interest lies in either of these areas. It is, however, very likely to be what you’re looking for if what you want is a wonderful working dog who is a pleasure to look at and to live with.