Topmast stud dogs
Topmast Karluk’s North Pole Voyage MH CGC
Luk MH
Owned and Loved by Stephanie Critch & Jay Fisher
Lake Worth, FL 33460
561-493-1085
Topmast Karluk’s North Pole Voyage MH CGC
AKC Number: AKC SR54313306 Date of Birth: 1/26/2009
Breeder: Pat & Tom Swallows, Topmast Golden Retrievers
Sire: CH Buckeye Standing Ovation OS
Dam: U-CH U-CD U-AGII CATCH Gaylan's High Flying Abbi CD RE JH MXB MJB OF NAP WC OD CCA VC AD EAC
Luk is an outstanding representative of the golden retriever breed. He is a dynamic working dog who brings intensity, focus and style to all activities he tackles. He is also a well-constructed dog who reeks of power and athleticism. He is a handsome dog whose beauty lies in his nobility and functionality, along with his handsomeness.
Luk’s conformation strength lies in his correct angulation front and rear and wonderful pro-sternum and forechest, which result in efficient movement. He has a solid topline with very nice reach and drive. He is well balanced and light on his feet. He has good depth of chest and good spring of rib with a short loin. His topline is level and he carries his tail correctly. He has a masculine head with a lot of expression, a lovely, dark eye and brown-black pigment. He has full dentition with a scissors bite. Luk is medium gold in color with a correct, wash and wear coat. He is a dog of moderate size and substance, standing 23 1/2” tall and weighs 70 pounds.
Luk is a joy to train because, simply put, he loves to work. He learns concepts very quickly and generalizes them well. His incredible focus to task, no matter what the distraction, makes training and competing with him a joy. In the field, Luk is a hard-driving dog with excellent marking skills, memory, and strong water courage. He loves birds. He earned his Junior Hunter easily in four straight trials. Luk earned his Senior Hunter in six trials with his Novice A handler, who was learning to control her nerves. Luk recently passed his MH with great enthusiasm and has qualified for the Master National for this year.
In agility training, Luk is a natural jumper, has tremendous speed and balances obstacle/handler focus well. He has not competed because this team has concentrated on their field work.
Luk’s most outstanding attribute is his phenomenal temperament. He interacts well with people and dogs of all ages and sexes. He plays regularly with bitches and dogs, puppies and veterans. He is confident and calm when meeting intact males and is comfortable sharing his tennis ball and living space with them. In fact, his self-confidence is a trait that shines through in every venue. His “on/off switch” makes him always eager to work, while at the same time a joy to live with. He goes to work with his owner every day at a large horse farm and is a relaxed, trusted member of the barn.
Both of Luk’s parents are outstanding producers, as recognized by the GRCA. Luk’s sire was CH Buckeye Standing Ovation OS, a beautiful dog with a solid temperament. Collin was a beautiful golden with an impressive pedigree that combined some great show goldens. He reflected this pedigree with his own success in the show ring. He was an OS, finished at the Eastern Regional from BBE and JAMed at the Central Reg. He finished breeder owner handled. He was a solid, athletic Golden, weighing approximately 78 lbs. and standing 23.5" tall. Collin died after a brief episode of testicular cancer at 12 years of age.
Luk’s dam was U-CH U-CD U-AGII CATCH Gaylan's High Flying Abbi CD RE JH MXB MJB OF NAP WC OD CCA VC AD EAC. In her youth and right up until her death, she was a hard-driving, high energy, very birdy retriever who absolutely loved the water. She also excelled in agility, although her flying off contacts and taking time off for three litters kept her from that elusive MACH. Her obedience career (she was trained through Utility) was only limited by her handler missing time with a new job. She loved to work each fall and winter picking up pheasants and ducks with her owner. Abbi produced Multiple High-in-Trial Can CH GMOTCH SH, a CT MACH UD MH, three MH’s, several UDX/OM1’s, and several MX/MXJ’s, and many more multi-titled offspring. Abbi died of kidney cancer at 12 years of age.
Luk is from a litter of eleven, several of which went to novice competition homes. Today, they are pursuing field, agility and obedience titles. One sister has her Can CH-GMOTCH-SH, multiple HITs, a 200 score, and is close to her MH. Two others completed their UD and have or are close to their UDX. Four JH and one has two passes towards her SH. One has a UKC Conformation Championship. All eleven of the pups have performance titles, five with their CCA’s. This is a tribute to the great owners and the biddability and great worth ethic of this litter.
Luk has OFA Good hips, with PennHIP scores of .42/.44, placing him in the 80th percentile. He has normal elbows, heart, and eyes. He is clear/normal for Ichthyosis, GR_PRA1, and prcd PRA. His DNA is on file with AKC.
He is available for live coverage, fresh-chilled, or frozen semen. Luk lives in southern Florida with his owner.
Luk is at stud to approved bitches.
Max chewing his stick
Hunting wild pheasants out west.
Topmast Solar Maximum CD JH CCA CGC
Max
Max is owned and loved by Gordon and Janelle Cole, Whitehall, Michigan.
AKC SR74495202 DOB: July 31, 2012
Breeder: Pat & Tom Swallows, Topmast Golden Retrievers
Max is Gordy's first competition dog. He finished his CCA with his novice handler at only two years old on his first attempt. He then went on to easily finish his CD.
This spring, Gordy finished Max's Junior hunter. He is training for Senior. Max is an active hunting companion for Gordy, having gone out west and doing a great job bringing in the birds.
Max has correct angulation with a strong rear. Good pro-sternum and forechest. He has a solid topline with nice reach and drive. He is well balanced and light on his feet. He has good depth of chest and good spring of rib with a strong loin. Well muscled. His topline is level and he carries his tail correctly. He has a gorgeous, very masculine head with a lot of expression, a lovely dark eye, and brown-black pigment. He has full dentition with a scissors bite. Max is medium-light gold in color with a correct wash-and-wear coat. He is a dog of substantial size and substance and weighs a well muscled 80 pounds.
Max has a phenomenal temperament. He interacts well with people and dogs of all ages and sexes. He plays regularly with bitches, dogs, puppies, and veterans at day-care. He is confident and calm when meeting intact males and is comfortable sharing his toys. In fact, his self-confidence is a trait that shines through when you meet him. His “on/off switch” makes him always eager to work, while at the same time a joy to live with.
Max's parents are wonderful, stable dogs. Max's sire was Raggedy Run Time Well Wasted MH *** WCX CCA, a great dog with a solid temperament. Kamikaze was a beautiful golden with an impressive pedigree that combined some great show and performance goldens. He could easily played in the breed ring. His owner chose to compete with him in the field, where he easily finished his MH and placed in field trials. He was also their personal hunting dog, picking up many birds in the fall. He was a solid, athletic Golden, weighing approximately 78 lbs. and standing 23.5" tall.
Max's dam is SHR Gaylan's Wind Chime Melody CD RE OA OAJ NAP JH WC VC CCA TDI CL1 PD1 PK2. Chime is our personal hunting dog, a birdy retriever who absolutely loves hunting. She did well in agility, but a severe injury at three short-changed her agility career. Her obedience career (she was trained through Utility) was only limited by her handler missing time with a new job. She loves to work each fall and winter picking up pheasants and ducks with us and is still going strong at 12+.
Max has OFA Good hips. He has normal elbows, heart, and eyes. He is clear/normal for GR-PRA1 & 2, and prcd-PRA. He is a carrier for Ichthyosis.
He is available for live coverage or fresh-chilled. Max lives in Michigan with his owner.
Max is at stud to approved bitches.
Grown into a handsome young dog