Tracking Champion Morningmyst Highlander C.C.D. (Connor)
Hello, our names are Mark and Lynn Klecka, we share our lives with five 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.
Rory has his obedience Companion Dog Title and his Tracking Champion Title and is currently training and competing in the Open Class at obedience trials.
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. Edynn is currently training to compete in the Novice obedience class at trials in the near future.
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.
Connor is continuing his obedience training and will compete in the Novice ring during 2009.
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.
We are hoping that Willow will be in pup later in 2009.
In the meantime Willow is continuing training and hopefully will join her brother and father in competition in the trial ring in 2009.
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 Tracking and Endurance judge.
Lynn is a life member of the Tracking Club of Victoria Inc. and has been President of the Club since 2003 having held the position of Secretary from 1991 to 2003.
Lynn has been an elected member of the 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.
Northern 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
