Tucker is an enthusiastic dog - smart, eager to learn and please, and a great companion. He is a very strong swimmer and loves retrieving bumpers or balls.. He is a Canine Good Citizen and a Registered Therapy dog. Though he has tons of energy and enthusiasm for training and exhibiting, he can temper it for obedience trials and at home as a wonderful housedog.

Tucker is moderate in size, measuring 23 3/4 inches and 75 pounds. He has a lovely, well proportioned head, strong topline and lovely rear. He is honey colored with ligher feathers. Tucker's coat is very easy to care for, whether following a swim in the lake or getting ready for trial. He is VERY athletic and energetic, clearing the agility jumps with inches to spare. He handles his body beautifully, always with great co-ordination. He is and extremely solid dog.

Tucker earned nine titles in the first 13 months of trialing in obedience and agility. He accomplished all this with his novice handler and owner. He is currently being trained as a tracking dog, while trialing in obedience and agility. His potential accomplishments seem to be limited only by his owner's available time to train. He also shows strong natural ability in early retrieving training.

Tucker is rated in the top 100 agility Golden Retrievers in 2009. He now has 304 MACH points and 3 double Qs.

The titles earned with their respective dates are as follows:

MX No title yet One 2nd place "Q"
Agility Excellent 10/04/08 One 1st, two 2nd
Open Agility 1/27/08 Two 1st
Novice Agility 12/01/07 Two 1st
Excellent Agility Jumper No title yet One 1st
Open Agility Jumper 09/06/08 Three 1st
Novice Agility Jumper 12/01/07 Two 1st
Agility Fast Open 10/25/08 Two 1st, One 4th
Agility Fast Novice 05/10/08 One 2nd, one 3rd, two 4th
Companion Dog (CD) 12/13/08 One 1st, one 2nd
Rally Novice 11/10/07 Two 2nd, one 3rd

[Tucker needed 27 qualifying runs for the nine titles he has. Of those 27 runs, he placed in 24 (89%) of them. The 23 placements are as follows: 13 First Place, 6 Second Place, 2 Third Place, and 3 Fourth Place. In addition he has one placement towards his MX title, and one 1st place in Excellent Jumpers.]

Tucker is an awesome boy!!!