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And here was this little puppy in the den just wandering around who heard the duck calls and immediately sat down and looked at the TV. "The opening scene has some guys blowing duck calls. "I had a DVD called 'Water Dog' and I would put it in and play it when Buster was a pup and it was just pretty cool," Faulkner said. "I hunt with a guy in Arkansas who told me, 'I've had guys bring field-trial dogs out here who can't (hunt).' He's amazed that Buster can do both."įaulkner said he knew he had something special in Buster very early in the pair's relationship.
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"I had a buddy who went out to West Tennessee to become a professional trainer and I would talk with him on the phone and explain problems and he would give me ideas on how to solve them. "I get a little passionate about things when I do them," Faulkner said. Faulkner said he learned from other trainers and soaked up all of the training knowledge he could from every available source. Some club members invited Faulkner to a training session and that's when Faulkner said he became hooked on the idea of having a dog that was able to run hunt tests, as well as be an efficient hunting retriever.įaulkner began Buster's training at seven weeks of age. "I had always wanted a dog to hunt with and it ended up as a surprise to my wife who was six months pregnant with our first child."įaulkner, who was born and raised in Knoxville, said he became interested in training Buster and did research in books and ended up attending a banquet hosted by the East Tennessee Retriever Club.
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"Buster was my first dog," the 40-year-old Faulkner said. The Sevierville-born retriever owes some of his success to Faulkner. Now, HRCH Sir Buster Lucht Biscuit MH, or "Buster" as he is more commonly known, a black Labrador retriever, holds two major titles - he was named an United Kennel Club Hunting Retriever Champion in May 2008 and an American Kennel Club Master Hunter in May 2009. But what started out as a search for a hunting companion has become so much more than just another hunting dog for him. And, as a waterfowler, he has a natural affection for retrievers. These dogs and our own are the backbone and foundation of our current breeding stock.Eric Faulkner is an avid waterfowler.
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We have owned Labradors bred by others and titled them to Championships in the ring (Canvasback Chantilly, WC and AM & CAN CH Keysun Rippling Wind), Master National Hall of Fame (Sawtooth’s No Foolin’ MNH) and Field Trial Champion (FC Moonstones Ignites on Impact, MH). Bayside’s Surefire Blackhawk Master HunterĪmerican and Canadian Master Hunter. Twister is the mother of Cinder and Nell. One of the only 58 finalists out of nearly 300 retrievers who entered at the 2002 Master National at her tender age of 3 years. “Martin” produced several Master Hunters and numerous obedience, therapy dogs in service. Golden Gate Labrador Retriever Club Outstanding Achievement Award 2000 Obtaining a show champion, obedience title and a hunt test title (3 titles). LRC High Performance List #22 CH/MH in the history of the breed “Ellie” was awarded the Outstanding Achievement Award 1996 by the Golden Gate Labrador Retriever Club for obtaining a show champion, obedience title and a hunt test title (3 titles) CH Bayside’s Mark West C.D. He was athletic and very birdy.Īnd we bred: CH Bayside’s Chandelle Winds JH/WC/SR “Reed” was a lovely mover and displayed outstanding temperament. Canvasback Chantilly WC known as “Tilly” was shown and handled by Les Ziegler.Īt her first breeding, “Tilly” produced the #1 Lab bitch (Labrador Quarterly Ratings) in the show ring that year CH Braemar Megan of Gerhardt WC #2 LQ System 11- 1990Ġwned by Nancy Gerhardt & handled by Ellen Cottingham We had researched breeding Labrador Retrievers and selected a breeder, Canvasback Labradors, Laurie Pareto, who had produced lovely dogs with hunting ability. Our very first Labrador puppy was purchased as a hunting dog for Les. Bayside Labs also provided training and started dogs to working as gun dogs, in competitive obedience and as therapy dogs in service. Bayside Champions have qualified at all levels of the hunt tests, qualified as Master National Hunters and entered into the Hall of Fame with the Master National Retriever Club. Bayside breeding Labrador Retrievers Master hunters, gun dogs, obedience, therapy & service dogs.īayside Labs began breeding Labrador Retrievers in California and now reside in Gallatin Valley, Montana.