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    • How to Choose a Breeder
    • Why Does My Puppy Cost So Much?
    • Who We Are
    • Topsail Brags
    • About Our Dogs
  • About PWDs
    • Breed Characteristics
    • Health Issues Specific to PWDs
    • Health Considerations, Part I
    • Health Considerations, Part II
    • PWDs as Service Dogs?
  • Breedings & Puppies
    • Puppy Application
    • What do You Need for Your Puppy
    • The Girls
    • The Boys
    • Topsail's "A" Litter, Spring 2018
    • Topsail's "B" Litter, Spring 2020
    • Topsail's "C" Litter, Fall 2020
    • Topsail's "D" Litter, Spring 2021
    • Topsail's "E" Litter, Spring 2023
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DARWIN - March 26, 2009 -  July 31, 2022

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.  He was a moderate male, 21.5" in height and 50 lbs.

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.  While not a super fan of obedience,  he nevertheless earned rally titles through the excellent level and earned both a CD and a CDX before the AKC changed the rules concerning the stay exercises.  In his older years, he enjoyed learning a variety of tricks and earned his trick performer title at the ripe old age of 11.   He earned a Multiple Achievement Certificate Level 6 (MAC-6) achievement award  as well as a Bronze, Silver, and Gold Register of Merit from the PWDCA; he also received an AKC Achiever award and earned an AKC VCD2 title.  He earned his SWN title at age 10, and finished several NADAC agility titles as an 11 year old veteran.  He then enjoyed retirement for 2 years before getting a blockage that caused pancreatitis, having surgery to repair the blockage, but unfortunately aspirating while coming out of anesthesia and contracting aspiration pneumonia.  He was a magnificent dog and we miss him greatly.

In honor of his life and accomplishments, the Tracking Club of Massachusetts made a $50 contribution to the PDF Foundation, which funds research on canine cancer.

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)
  • NADAC OAC (Open Agility) - December 19, 2019 (10 years, 8 months)
  • NADAC HP-N (Hoopers Novice) - December 19, 2019 (10 years, 8 months)
  • ​PWDCA MAC-5 - March 28, 2020 (11 years)
  • NADAC OJC (Open Jumpers) - July 16, 2020 (11 years, 4 months)
  • NADAC WV-N (Novice Weavers) - July 30, 2020 (11 years, 4 months)
  • AKC TKP (Trick Dog Performer) - August 21, 2020 (11 years, 5 months)
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