Kody

Kody, Am. CH; SHR; U-CH.; IABCA WBCH Star Crowned Kodiak Island CD BN RE SHU JH FDC CCA CGC TKI WCX VC RATI

Kody’s pedigree can be found here: http://k9data.com/pedigree.asp?ID=861628

We brought back Kody from California in the fall of 2017 from Karen W. Webb of Star Crowned Golden Retrievers (https://www.starcrownedgoldens.com/studdogs.htm). Kody is the grand nephew of my Colonel, who lived to be over 14 years old. Colonel came to us from Marcia Schlehr. Kody is my first ever show dog, first ever field dog, first ever hunting dog- the list goes on. He is a character. His breeder called him Mr. Personality when I picked him up in California. Kody earned his Championship in 2021 with 4 majors- 3 specialty. He received his final major under handler Chatham Napoli to finish in style with a 5-pt major during Orlando week 2021. He also received a Judges Award of Merit from the Hunting Retriever Class at a huge specialty in Orlando in 2020.

Kody is currently working on his Senior Hunter Retriever, Master Hunter Upland, and AKC Grand Championship. He received his first 5-pt GCH major for going Best of Opposite Sex piloted by handler Kasey Black at a Specialty in 2023. He then went Best of Breed for his second 5-pt GCH major in February 2024. He went Select dog in March 2024 for a 3-pt GCH major. He is two-thirds of the way to his AKC Grand Championship. Kody also has one RAE leg and 1 HRC Hunting Retriever leg.

Kody is available at stud. Pictures of his offspring and titled offspring are available on the Kody Stud dog tab, https://marschergoldens.com/stud-dog/.

CONFORMATION HONORS AND PICTURES

Kody earned his UKC Championship in 2019 in Virginia, his IABCA International Championship (IntCH) in 2020 (and went BOB three out of four times over 10+ Goldens) in Florida, a Judges Award of Merit (JAM) from the Hunting Retriever Class at the Mid Florida Golden Specialty in Orlando in 2020, his IABCA Honors Championship in 2021 in Florida, his AKC Championship in 2021 (four majors, including three specialty majors) in Florida during Royal Canin Week in Orlando, and his IABCA World Beauty Championship (WBCH) in 2023 in St. Louis, Missouri (and went Best of Breed at one of the weekend shows following the IABCA Golden Specialty the day before). Kody is two-thirds of the way to his AKC Grand Championship with all three GCH majors.

From his first AKC big Award (JAM) from the Hunting Retriever Class in 2020 to the present date, THANK YOU JUDGES who have chosen Kody:

Judge Helen Dorrance, Judge Michael Faulkner, Judge Douglas Johnson, Judge Dr. Donald Sturz, Judge Gloria Kerr, Judge Christine Calcinari, Judge Nancy Talbott, and Judge James Frederiksen.

First Ever AKC Best of Breed and first ever Owner-Handled Group Placement (Group 2), February 2024

Three Photos below: First ever AKC points for either of us! May 2021 in Pinehurst, NC. WD/BOW for a 5-point Major.

Young Kody (First below, Left, is a picture of his class Win photo at just shy of 12 months and Second below, right, is a picture at a UKC show at 21 months). Photo credit for moving photo is Richard Hunter.

FIELD WORK HONORS AND PICTURES

This is what Kody loves to do best! Primarily a Hunting Dog!

Kody earned his Started Hunting Retriever (SHR) Title in 2019, his Junior Hunter (JH) in 2020, his Working Certificate Excellent (WCX) in 2021, and his AKC Senior Hunter Upland (SHU) in 2022. He has one Hunting Retriever (Seasoned) Pass and has received callbacks to water for five Senior Retriever Hunt Tests to date.

The next two photos are of Kody at the GRCA National 2021

This is a video of the land series of our first Senior Hunter Upland pass together in Georgia in October 2022. We earned his title in November 2022. He earned his first two legs under a pro. AKC Spaniel Hunt Test. Senior Land Series. Golden Retriever. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5pFZGjplRmQ

The photo below is from our AKC Senior Hunter Upland title weekend in the TALL cover in North Carolina. Photo Credit: Kevin Johnson:

PERFORMANCE HONORS AND PICTURES

Kody earned his AKC Rally Novice (RN) in 2018, his AKC Beginner Novice (BN) in 2019, his AKC Companion Dog (CD) in 2019, his AKC Rally Advanced (RA) in 2021, and his AKC Rally Excellent (RE) in 2022. Kody has one Rally Advanced Excellent (RAE) leg. He also has his Rat Instinct Title, Farm Dog Certification, and Trick Dog Intermediate titles.

Photo Credit for the below pictures is Pix ‘n Pages, 2021 National Specialty. Kody earned ribbons in Rally Advanced and Rally Excellent.

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