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Grady is owned and loved by Chad and Paige Baker. At four
months of age, Grady was running over 200 yards to a back pile and
retrieving plenty of marks. At six months he went to Jim Van
Engen's camp where he learned his basics and started his derby
training. In the fall of 2005 Chad brought him home to run a
few derbies. He racked up 26 points in 12 trials! That fall he
also jammed his first Qualifier at 17 months and won a 48 dog
Qualifier the next weekend. Grady returned to Jim's for winter
training.
Grady's
impressive record earned him a spot on the Handjem truck with Mike Lardy and crew. At 4 years old Grady
earned his FC and AFC. He qualified for the 2008, 2009, 2010,
and 2011 National Amateurs. He also qualified for the 2008, 2009,
2010 and
2011 National Opens. By winning the 2011 National Amateur,
Grady is also qualified to compete at the Canadian National Open and
Amateur in 2011!
In 2009 and again in 2010, Grady has battled
infections caused from grass awns entering his skin and working their way
deep into his muscle tissue. He has had two separate
surgeries to remove the awns. Each of these instances has kept him from
competing and
racking up points for the Nationals. He should
be better soon and ready for competition!
When Grady is not training, he is a pleasure to have inside the
house
and accompanies Chad whenever possible. He is also very
good with
their young children.
Grady is a great producer!
He has numerous puppies on the
National Derby List, Qualified All Age, and placing in All Age Stakes!
In 2010 Grady's pups
won 37 derbies with 17 different pups including
the High Point and
#3 derby dogs. They accumulated 276+ derby
points with 12 pups making the list.
In 2011 Grady's pups
accumulated 249+ points
including 14 making the list and the
High Point derby dog for the
consecutive year. Multiple pups have
earned their QAA while still
competing in derbies.
View Grady's offspring and their records.
View a Summary of Grady's Pups on
the Derby List.
Highlights of
Grady's Accomplishments:
#6 on the Derby List (36 Derby points in 15
starts with 5 wins)
Qualified All Age (won a 48 dog Qualifier at 18
months)
Achieved his FC and AFC at 4 years of age
Qualified for the 2008, 2009,
2010, 2011, 2012 National Amateur
Qualified for the 2008, 2009,
2010, 2011 National Open
2008 High Point Open Dog (4 wins and 25 points)
Qualified
for the 2011 Canadian National Amateur
Qualified for the 2011 Canadian
National
Open
2011
National Amateur Winner
Qualified
for 11 consecutive Nationals
View events Grady has placed in.
Grady has an amazing pedigree with many NFC and NAFC titles! He
has 20 titled ancestors (5 generation pedigree) on his sire's side and
22 titled ancestors on his dam's side including QAAs. He has
11 ancestors in his 5 generation pedigree who have been inducted into
the Retriever Field Trial Hall of Fame. Listed are Hall of
Famers in Grady's 5 generation pedigree:
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2xNAFC 2xCNAFC FC CFC Ebonstar Lean
Mac |
FC AFC Code Blue |
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NAFC FC Trumarc's Zip Code
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NFC 2xNAFC Super Chief
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NFC FC AFC San Joaquin Honcho |
NAFC FC Ray's Rascal
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1992 NFC, 1990 NAFC Candlewood's
Super Tanker |
FC AFC Itchin' To Go
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NFC AFC Shadow Of Otter Creek |
NFC FC CFC Mi-Cris Sailor |
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FC AFC CFC Trieven Thunderhead |
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Grady's half-brother, FC AFC
Creek Robber, ( 421.5 All Age Points) was the 2003, 2004, and 2007
High Point Open Dog. Grady's half-sister, FC AFC
Candlewood's Rita Reynolds, was the 2001 High Point Open Dog.
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