Buddy, our Chocolate Lab was born June 23, 2009 at Sly Fox Farm. He came from a litter of one and started off life a little on the chunky side with no siblings to compete with. Buddy loves taking swims, playing with his tennis ball and taking long walks with me through the woods in late winter looking for shed deer antlers. Buddy made his first jump off a dock at one of the practices in the spring of 2011.  And finished 4th as a Novice at Puppypalooza with a jump of 5'-11".

Since then Buddy has continued to slowly improve. He had a jump of 16'-9" at the Lilypons PondFest in September then a 17'-8" jump 2 weeks later in Tuckerton, NJ. He finished the 2011 season with a personal best jump of 20'-1" in the Senior finals at the Easton Waterfowl event where he came in 4th.

Buddy has also started competing in the Speed Retrieve competitions with Denise as his handler. In Tuckerton Buddy had a time of 11.020. Followed by a time of 8.28 in Easton.

4th Place Novice at Puppypalooza - 5'-11"
4th Place Seniors at Easton Waterfowl Festival - 20'-1"

Most Improved 2011 - Regional - Improvement of 14'-2"

Handlers: Rob Holtz & Denise Holtz