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| Riversides Tippy Canoe Tippy is my hard-luck girl. She was out of solid, tested parents with good pedigrees (I learned my lesson after buying Hudson from a backyard breeder) and I had high hopes for her hunt test career. She started out with a bang all right, tearing one ACL at 9 months and the other a few months later. I was fortunate enough at the time to be working for a veterinarian, Dr. Todd Ostrander, who performed both knee surgeries. Though it took quite a bit of rehab and patience to keep an active young dog quiet while she healed, Tippy healed eventually and leads a fairly active life. Though knees aren't considered a genetic condition and she is a beautiful dog conformation-wise, I chose to spay Tippy. She is all heart and soul, though no one but her family will ever see it as she is quite uncomfortable around strangers. In the field, she will go with anyone with a gun, provided they stick to hunting and don't try any petting nonsense. She is a wonderful upland field dog with a terrific nose and though she is progressively worsening with arthritis in her knees, she lives to hunt pheasants, if only for an hour or two at a time. She is an incredibly smart, (sometimes too smart) dog who exploits her "handicap" to the fullest, knowing she only has to sit with either leg stuck out showcasing its scar to avoid any reprimand for whatever trouble she's caused, which is usually daily. Thus, Tippy is incorrigibly spoiled, queen of the house, Hudson her loyal sidekick. Click here for Tippy's Tale |
| Hudson & Tippy as young adults. |
| Tippy & Hudson 9-5-04 |
| "See my scar? (and the dirt on my nose from digging yet another hole). |
| Tippy at 7 weeks. |
| Tippy and her "pillow", 1/2 sister Joker |