From: PRAIRIE GROVE, AR
Occupation: PROFESSIONAL RETRIEVER TRAINER
Events: RETRIEVER TRIALS
Competing Since: 1999
Dog Name: STELLA
Breed: LABRADOR RETRIEVER
Gender: FEMALE
Competitive History
2003 SUPER RETRIEVER SERIES, MIDDLEBURG, VA. SPD RETRIEVERS 7
2003 SUPER RETRIEVER SERIES, NEW ORLEANS, LA. SPD RETRIEVERS 10
2003 SUPER RETRIEVER SERIES, NORTHFIELD, MN SPD RETRIEVERS 1
Notable
When asked who is the stronger Stella or Derek, Derek replies, "Most definitely her. I couldn't take all the direction and commands over and over and over again every day. This is a dog that has been through pressure every day in training and has lived up to it. I mean look what she will do for me. An animal will give everything they have in life in reference for you and it is our responsibility that that dog or that creature does not go beyond that point.
Quotable
"I am going to Wisconsin with the one thing I fear the most and the one thing I love the most, my dog and we are going to win this thing."