Tracking Champion Morningmyst Highlander C.D. T.S.D.X. (Connor)
Hello, our names are Mark and Lynn Klecka, we share our lives with our Golden Retrievers. We live in Lara, which is south west of the city of Melbourne in Victoria Australia, approximately twenty kilometres from Geelong.
Although we have been involved with dogs most of our lives, we purchased our first Golden Retrievers in 1999 from Helen Pownall under the Winterset prefix. These dogs are Winterset Devonn (Devonn) and Winterset Impressions (Rory).
Devonn has gained her Tracking Champion Title ( T. Ch. )and her Track and Search Dog Title (T.S.D.) and she will hopefully be trialling to obtain her Track and Search Excellent Title (T.S.D.X.) in the near future.
Rory has obtained his obedience Companion Dog Title (C.D.) his Tracking Champion Title (T. Ch.) and also his Track & Search Title (TSD) in 2009 and his Track and Search Dog Excellent title (T.S.D.X.) in 2010.
We purchased our third Golden Retriever from Clive & Cheryl Gibson at Fernamber in 2003. Her name is Fernamber Edynn (Edynn) and she has gained her Tracking Champion Title and her Community Companion Dog Title (C.C.D.) and her Track and Search Dog Title (T.S.D.)
In February 2006 a litter was born to Edynn and Rory, of which we decided to keep two of the puppies, these puppies are Morningmyst Highlander (Connor) and Morningmyst Honour Bound (Willow).
Connor gained all three of his tracking titles in the 2007 tracking season and became a Tracking Champion like his Mum and Dad in August 2007 at the age of eighteen months. Connor has also gained his Community Companion Dog Title in the obedience in October/November 2008 and his Companion Dog Title in early 2010. He also gained his TSD and TSDX Titles in 2010.
Connor is continuing his obedience training for the Open Class and hopefully will be trialling in Open in 2011.
Willow also did very well during the 2007 tracking season gaining both her Tracking Dog Title and her Tracking Dog Excellent Title. She was unable to compete at the last tracking trial of the season in the anticipation of gaining her Tracking Champion Title because her Mum, Edynn, was expecting another litter of gorgeous goldens, so we stayed home awaiting there arrival, which did happen.
Willow gained her Tracking Champion Title at her first attempt in the 2008 season.
Willow whelped a litter of nine puppies, four boys and five girls, on the 4th September 2009.
Willow will be entering the world of Track and Search in 2011 and hopefully the obedience ring as well.
We decided to keep two gorgeous girls from Willow's first litter they are called Morningmyst Destiny Bound (Destiny). and Morningmyst Dazzling Delight (Abby.)
Destiny and Lynn entered the world of dog showing in December 2009 when Destiny was 3months and 1 day old. Destiny will commence her tracking and obedience training in the near future.
Destiny won her first Bitch Challenge at the tender age of eight and half months to obtain her first points to her Australian Show Title in June 2010.
Abby or Abba Dabba to all her friends is from the same litter as Destiny. She is a delightful Golden with a great nose for tracking.
She is a typical Golden who radiates warmth to all she meets. Abba will be tracking in 2011 and following that will work towards entering the obedience ring and maybe even the show ring in the future.
Lynn is a full panel ANKC Obedience judge, licensed to judge Community Companion (CCD), Novice (CD), Open (CDX), Utility (UD) and Utility Dog Excellent (UDX) obedience classes as well as being a licensed Endurance, Tracking and Track & Search judge.
Lynn is a life member of the Tracking Club of Victoria Inc. and was the President of the Club from 2003 until 2009 having held the position of Secretary from 1991 to 2003.
Lynn has been an elected member of the Dogs Victoria (aka Victorian Canine Association Inc.) - Obedience, Tracking and Endurance Committee( OTEC) since 2000 and she currently holds the position of Chair of this Committee.
Lynn is an accredited trainer and assessor in the Dogs Victoria OTEC judges training scheme.
Lynn is a member of the Golden Retriever Club of Victoria Inc. Working Sub-Committee and is the Club's Tracking Trial Secretary.
Lynn is also Secretary of the Association of Dog Training Clubs of Victoria Inc.
Mark and Lynn are both life members of Werribee Obedience Dog Club Inc., where Lynn still instructs when time permits.
Mark is also an ANKC obedience judge licensed to judge the Community Companion (CCD) & Novice (CD) classes as well as being a Dogs Victoria qualified obedience instructor.
We are members of the following organisations and clubs:-
The Victorian Canine Association Inc.
The Golden Retriever Club of Victoria Inc.
Tracking Club of Victoria Inc.
Werribee Obedience Dog Club Inc.
Cocker Spaniel Club of Victoria Inc.
Scottish Breeds Dog Club of Victoria Inc.
IF THERE ARE NO GOLDEN RETRIEVERS IN HEAVEN, THEN WHEN I DIE, I WANT TO GO WHERE THEY WENT." - John Courtney
