John and Claire Carstens came today and took home the first of the three boys this afternoon. Ryder as they call him is going home to Eden Prairie, MN to be with his dad Baker (The sire of this great litter)! Ryder was the darker of the 3 males and Claire fell in love with him 2 weeks ago when they were down making a visit to see the pups. Ryder will start watching how his dad does next week already as John and Baker train 3 days a week at Holzingers and I am sure it won't take him long to figure out how its done. Ryder is going to be Baker's wing man for the next few years, but it will be fun to see John take him to the top of the APLA and AKC hunt tests and follow in Baker's footsteps. I really look forward to watching how Ryder progresses, and I am pretty sure I will be one of the first to brag about when Ryder earns his first titles all the way thru the Grand Masters. John had taken a quail along from training and the boys just loved it. Below is a picture of Ryder and his first quail experience. Ryder was the first to catch on to the quail scent, but when the other two figured it out it was a true game of hide and seek. It ended up in a tug of war (we'll have to work on the honor system and the soft mouth thing a little more) and in the end I'll just say the quail was on the losing side of things. Ryder has truly found a great home, and I could not ask for better people to take him home, and it is a definate added bonus that he gets to spend quality time with his dad everyday! Thanks to the Carstens for choosing my pups out of all the phenomenal litters out there sired by Baker, and I consider it a true honor!
