Trinity Oak Labs

March 2010
Newsletter

Welcome to the
March 2010 issue of the Trinity Oak Labs newsletter. Yes, it HAS been quite a
while since we last sent a newsletter out, and as you can imagine, a lot
has happened around here since then. (:

In
January, we built a fan page on facebook for Trinity Oak Labs. This is a great
way to keep up on everything TOL, including updates on current and upcoming
litters, started dogs, and upcoming events. If you are a member of facebook, you
may search for our page by typing in Trinity Oak Labs in the search menu.
You do not need to be a member to view updates though, and may visit the site
through this link at http://www.facebook.com/home.php?#!/pages/Trinity-Oak-Labs/219332794422?ref=ts

Also, I
have three coupons available for $5 off any bag of Eukanuba dog food. The
first three customers who email me pictures to us with along an update on
their puppy/dog will each receive one of the coupons, and the pictures will
be posted on our new facebook page! (With your
permission)

We hope you enjoy this issue of the TOL newsletter, and
have a wonderful day!

- Team Trinity Oak Labs

~Current and Upcoming Litters~

All litters can be viewed on the website's Puppies Page

Spring
Litter#1: "Tick" QAA X HR "Bailey" - All chocolate litter whelped February 21st,
2010. Only 2
chocolate females are still available.

Sire: Ten
Bear's Road Trip QAA - Tick is a working retriever with an exceptional performance
record and driving desire to please.  Tick is a very athletic and
talented dog, but also has an excellent disposition around the home as well as
when working in the field. Tick was the only chocolate from an all black litter,
both parents are titled Field Champions and very accomplished both as
competitors and producers. OFA Good;
Elbows Normal; Eyes Clear,
CNM & EIC Cleared!

Dam:
HR Duke's Hi-Flying Bailey
- Bailey is a
great looking, chocolate female who weighs about 55 lb. Similar to her
registration name, her water entry is "hi flying!" On her water marks, it is not
uncommon for her to 5-6 feet off the water and land 10-15 feet from shore. When
working upland, she is a bird finding machine and knows how to put the birds up.
In Bailey's Seasoned hunt tests, she went 4-4 to earn her HR title. Super sweet
temperament with people and kids, quiet and laid back in the house. Bailey is
OFA Good, Elbows
Normal, Eyes Clear, and CNM
Clear.

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ALL PUPS SOLD - HRCH "Coach" X "Dee"
- Black and yellow pups whelped February 1st - Price: $400

Sire:
HRCH Wolf
Creek's Ebonstar Coach - Coach is a super duck and pheasant dog who lives to retrieve. He
finished his Hunting Retriever Championship title in fall 2008 passing 9-11
hunt tests on the year. This year, he also passed 2 more Upland hunter
tests, passed another finished test(1-2 on the year), and also made it to
the 2nd series of the 2009 Spring Grand hunt in South Dakota.
Coach is black, weighs about 70-75 lb, and is OFA Good, Elbows Normal, and
his Eyes are Clear.

Dam:
Brennan's Golden Melody - Dee is a
very nice female who loves to retrieve birds. She is a great marker and has a
very good nose on the birds. Her pedigree includes a unique blend of Show and
hunting blood and it is very easy to see in her conformation. But one of Dee's
most outstanding quality is her love of people. She has never, ever met a
stranger! Loves the affection and has a very sweet disposition. In Dee's
previous litters, she has produced some of the most well rounded and versatile
pups ever to come from our kennel.

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~Hunt Test News~

March 6: Upland Test @ Ohio Hunting Retriever Club
- Our first Hunt test of the year, Coach and Tory look to be completing their
Upland Hunter titles. More information at http://www.huntingretrieverclub.org/PREMIUMS/Ohio%202010%203-6%20Up%202.pdf
April 9-11: AKC Hunt test @
Backwater Retriever Club - Tory will be running for her 2nd and 3rd Master
Hunter passes at this triple-double event. For more information, see Backwaters
website at backwaterretrieverclub.com

We have not
scheduled any more tests at this point as it will depend on when the young dogs
are ready to begin running tests, but at this point, the next HRC tests will
probably be in the late May-early June time frames.

~Teaching
a Dog to Mark - Part 1~
By Jim & Phyllis Dobbs and
Alice Woodyard

In our last article, we talked about starting a young
dog's marking. We discussed how to encourage the dog to use his eyes when
watching and recovering marks, and how to establish the pup's belief that a fall
consists of a "spot on the ground."
This article continues our discussion of
developing marking skills in a young retriever.
One way
to teach the dog to look at the end of the trajectory is to place the thrower so
as to downplay, but not eliminate him from the dog's view. A bush in front of
the thrower and/or an open space between the thrower and the fall are examples
of how this can be done.

Read
more............

~Customer Updates~

Hi Abby,

My family and I brought home one of the puppies
from Coach & Dee's litter in June 2009. I just became a fan of your page on
Facebook and saw that you had posted a picture of him in your puppy pictures. He
was the last yellow pup from that litter. His name is Rockne and he is doing
great. He goes hunting with my dad and his buddies almost every weekend and from
what I've heard he's like a kid in candy store when he gets out there! He's
definitely a bird hunting machine! Anyways, I wanted to pass on a few pictures
of him for you (we think he looks like his dad!). We're so thankful to have him
as part of our family! I check your website often and hope to be able to bring
home a puppy of my own sometime in the future. I hope all is well with you and
your family!

Megan Clarkson

Dear Trinity Oaks,

Grizz did great this year for his first time out on the waterfowl.
He retrieved around 60 ducks and 2 nice honkers. I can't wait till next year.
Figured I'd send some pics, so here they are.  He's such a good boy....He's
not the biggest dog at 68 lbs. But he handles the big birds
well.

Thanks! Matt

Washington

NOTE: Grizz earned his Junior Hunter Title in spring 2009. Way to
go Grizz and Matt!

(For you Youtube fans, there are some videos
available by searching Grizz
junior Hunt Test)

Hello Abby,

Just writing to let you know Moses
is doing great! I wanted to send you a video, but didn't get around to it soon
enough to show you. (Moses is from Dixie and Coach's November litter if you
recall) I wanted to write you sooner and tell you what this puppy was doing at
just 7 1/2 weeks old, if you remember I had written you about training and you
suggested to wait till around 12-15 weeks, but as I was working with my older
Labrador, Moses was right there watching. To make a long story short this puppy
at 7 1/2 weeks had mastered to sit, shake and rollover within just a few days.
He astonished friends and family that seen this little guy doing all these
things. I do have to give alot of credit to my older dog as Moses watched him he
just followed his lead.

I took him into the vet today and he
25 lbs. now and growing like a weed, his feet are Huge and he is a bundle of
energy.

Thanks so much!

Lana Coulter

Contact:

Trinity Oak
Labs

Mel and Char
Eash

Kids: Ryan(19),
Abby(16), Heather(12), Jon(10), Krystal(9), and Luke(4)

Website: www.trinityoaklabs.com

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