Darwin was born in March 2009 as part of the test litter for the gene marker for improper coat.  He was one of the improperly coated puppies.  From an early age, he demonstrated a strong attachment to Kari and thus became her dog even though he was originally slated to go to a service dog program as an peanut detecting dog.

A challenging adolescent, he nevertheless competed in obedience, rally, and water at a young age, and once mature, went on to compete in agility, nosework, barn hunt, and tracking.  He currently is working on advanced obedience work, continues with scentwork, and has been dabbling in tricks.  He has earned a MAC-4 achievement award  as well as a Bronze, Silver, and Gold Register of Merit from the PWDCA; he also has an AKC Achiever award and has now earned an AKC VCD2 title.  He recently earned his SWN title.

ACCOMPLISHMENTS
  • AKC CGC - April 25, 2010 (13 months)
  • AKC BN (Beginner Novice Obedience) - February 6, 2011 (23 months)
  • ​AKC RN (Rally Novice) - June 5, 2011 (26 months)
  • PWDCA JWD - August 14, 2011 (2 years, 4 months)
  • NACSW NW1 - October 22, 2011 (2 years, 7 months)
  • AKC RA (Rally Advanced) - February 4, 2012 (2 years, 11 months)
  • AKC CD (Companion Dog Obedience) - April 14, 2012 (3 years)
  • CDSP CD-C (Companion Dog Obedience) - May 26, 2012 (3 years, 2 months)
  • AKC RE (Rally Excellent) - January 6, 2013 (3 years, 9 months)
  • Barn Hunt RATI (Instinct) - July 12, 2014 (5 years, 3 months)
  • PWDCA AWD - August 9, 2014 (5 years, 4 months)
  • Barn Hunt RATN (Novice) - August 17, 2014 (5 years, 4 months)
  • NACSW NW2 - November 2, 2014 (5 years, 8 months)
  • PWDCA MAC-1 - October 16, 2015 (6 years, 7 months)
  • Barn Hunt RATO (Open) - November 15, 2015 (6 years, 8 months)
  • AKC NAJ (Novice Agility Jumpers) - December 6, 2015 (6 years,  9 months)
  • NADAC NJC (Novice Agility Jumpers) - January 1, 2016 (6 years, 9 months)
  • AKC NA (Novice Agility) - January 17, 2016 (6 years, 10 months)
  • PWDCA MAC-2 - January 28, 2016 (6 years, 10 months)
  • NADAC TN-N (Novice Tunnelers) - April 16, 2016 (7 years)
  • PWDCA WWD (Working Water Dog) - August 20, 2016 (7 years, 5 months)
  • NADAC NAC (Novice Agility) - January 1, 2017 (7 years, 9 months)
  • AKC OA (Open Agility) - January 15, 2017 (7 years, 10 months)
  • AKC TKN (Trick Dog Novice) - May 30, 2017 (8 years, 2 months)
  • NADAC TN-O (Open Tunnelers) - June 25, 2017 (8 years, 3 months)
  • AKC TKI (Trick Dog Intermediate) - July 31, 2017 (8 years, 4 months)
  • PWDCA MAC-3 - August 14, 2017 (8 years, 4 months)
  • AKC OAJ (Open Agility Jumpers) - September 4, 2017 (8 years, 5 months)
  • PWDCA BROM & SROM  - September 15, 2017 (8 years, 5 months)
  • AKC TKA (Trick Dog Advanced) - December 22, 2017 (8 years, 9 months)
  • AKC Achiever Dog - December 22, 2017 (8 years, 9 months)
  • AKC CDX (Companion Dog Excellent) - March 17, 2018 (9 years)
  • PWDCA WWDX (Working Water Dog Excellent) - September 8, 2018 (9 years, 5 months)
  • AKC SIN & SEN (Scentwork Interiors & Exteriors Novice) - May 11, 2019 (10 years, 1 month)
  • AKC TD (Tracking Dog) - May 19, 2019 (10 years, 2 months)
  • AKC VCD1 & VCD2 (Versatile Companion Dog) - May 19, 2019 (10 years, 2 months)
  • PWDCA MAC-4 - August, 2019 (10 years, 4 months)
  • ​AKC SCN & SBN (Scentwork Containers & Buried Novice) - September 8, 2019 (10 years, 5 months)
  • AKC SWN (Scentwork Novice Level) - September 8, 2019 (10 years, 5 months)
  • PWDCA GROM - September 13, 2019 (10 years, 5 months)