NEW TITLES:
New WC and WCX Titles
Nico & Bruce – Magicgold Ruff Times WC – “Nico” – o/h Bruce Hayes – Golden Retriever Female. Congratulations to Bruce and Nico on earning their Working Certificate Title at the NorCal GRC GRCA WC/WCX Test! At not even 7 months old, Nico is the youngest in the Magicgold family and brought home a title from her first event! Bruce and Nico are sure to follow in mother Roca and grandmother Keltie’s footsteps and bring home many more titles and ribbons. Way to go Bruce and Nico!!!
TaTa & Cheryl – Magicgold’s Abra Abracadabra SH WCX – “TaTa” – o/h Cheryl Baca – Golden Retriever Female. Congratulations to Cheryl and TaTa on earning their WCX title! Cheryl and TaTa have had a very busy and successful spring, first getting their Senior Hunter title and now their WCX. Good job!
Hazy & Cathy – Magicgold’s Red Sky at Morning RN JH WCX CGC – “Hazy” – o/h Cathy Colley – Golden Retriever Female. Congratulations Cathy and Hazy on earning both their WC and WCX titles at the NorCal GRC GRCA WC/WCX Test! Cathy and Hazy have had a very productive trip up to Northern California this Spring. They’ve gotten a lot of training in, ran some hunt tests and earned a couple of new titles! Awesome job!
New Senior Hunters
Zest & Cathy – CH Coastalight LivnLife 2 The Max SH WC – “Zest” – o/h Cathy Lynch – Flat-Coated Retriever Female. Congratulations to Cathy and Zest for passing 4 tests in a row and earning their Senior Hunter title at the Hills Ferry Hunting Retriever Club test! Cathy says that Zest “gives herself so wholeheartedly to our training sessions and has taught me so much about teamwork I could not be more proud of this accomplishment.” These two have become quite the team and deserve to be proud of their accomplishment. Way to go Cathy and Zest!!
TaTa & Cheryl – Magicgold’s Abra Abracadabra SH WC – “TaTa” – o/h Cheryl Baca – Golden Retriever Female. Congratulations to Cheryl and TaTa on getting their 4th Senior pass for their Senior Hunter title at the NorCal Golden Retriever Club test in March! TaTa and Cheryl went to Arizona in February for their first Senior test and came home with 2 legs from the Copper State Hunting Retriever Club test. They picked up their 3rd pass at the Monterey Bay Hunting Retriever Club test in February then finished their title at NorCal. Great job Cheryl and TaTa!
Leif & Pam – CH Spader Damens Anjou SH WC CGC – “Leif” – owner Pam Morris/ handler Cheryl Baca – Flat-Coated Retriever Male. Congratulations to owner Pam Morris and handler Cheryl Baca on earning Leif’s Senior Hunter title at the NorCal Golden Retriever Club test! Cheryl and Leif had an excellent February and March starting in Arizona at the Copper State Hunting Retriever Club test where they received their first pass. After coming home from Arizona, Cheryl and Leif were on a roll and passed 3 straight tests to finish their title! Awesome job Team Leif!
Boomer & John – Wingdogs Whiskey On The Rocks SH – “Boomer” – o/h John Rohrbacher – Labrador Retriever Male. John had a successful weekend at the NorCal Golden Retriever Club test in March bringing home two titles. On Saturday, he earned his 4th Senior pass with Boomer to complete his Senior Hunter title, and followed up on Sunday with a Junior Hunter title (see below). John and Boomer earned their previous Senior passes in the Fall at the Sagehens Retriever Club and Marin Retriever Club tests, and in February at the Monterey Bay Hunting Retriever Club test. Congratulations to this hardworking team!
New Junior Hunters
Congratulations to the newest group of Cheryl’s Dog Training students and dogs on receiving their Junior Hunter titles! Your hard work and dedication have paid off and you’ve made Cheryl proud.
Quincy & John – Masters-n-Lee Feather River Gold JH – “Quincy” – o/h John Rohrbacher – Golden Retriever Male. John and Quincy started their hunt test career last Fall, earning their first 2 Junior passes at the Sagehens Retriever Club test, and a week later another pass at the Marin Retriever Club test. They received their 4th pass for their title at the NorCal Golden Retriever Club test in March. They still weren’t done and earned 2 extra Junior legs at the Marin Retriever Club’s Spring test. Congratulations to this great team!
Devon & Christine – Deven Of Arlon JH CD RE WC – “Devon” – o/h Christine Dorcich – Labrador Retriever Female. Christine and Devon went 5 for 5 to earn their Junior Hunter title with an extra pass! They received their first pass at the Monterey Bay Hunting Retriever Club test in February, and then another a week later at the Hills Ferry Hunting Retriever Club test. In March they ran the NorCal Golden Retriever Club test for their third pass, and then title and a bonus pass at the Marin Retriever Club test in Corning. Way to go Christine and Devon!
Ellis & Jonathan – CH QuinnCreek’s Wings N’ Rings JH – “Ellis” o/h Jonathan Goto – Nova Scotia Duck Tolling Retriever Male. Jonathan and Ellis earned 4 straight passes for their Junior Hunter title. They had their debut and first pass at the Monterey Bay Hunting Retriever Club test in February, and then another pass a week later at the Hills Ferry Hunting Retriever Club test. In March they ran the NorCal Golden Retriever Club test for their third pass, and followed that up at the Marin Retriever Club test for their title. Congratulations to this hard working team!
Marshal & Russell – Kd’s Marshal Hunts Rain Or Shine JH – “Marshal” – o/h Russell Hubbard – Nova Scotial Duck Tolling Retriever Male. Marshal had his hunt test debut on the road at the Copper State Hunting Retriever Club test in Arizona, where Cheryl handled him and got his first Junior Hunter leg. He received his next JH pass at the NorCal Golden Retriever Club test with Russell and then got his last 2 passes for his title at the Marin Retriever Club test in Corning. Congratulations Marshal and Russell!
OTHER ACCOMPLISHMENTS:
Significant Milestones:

Angel & Jean – 1st MH leg – Sunbeam’s The Devil Made Me Do It SH WCX – “Angel” – o/h Jean Mott – Golden Retriever Female. Congratulations to Jean and Angel for earning their first MH leg at the Marin Retriever Club test in October! Since then, they’ve received 2 more MH legs at the NorCal Golden Retriever Club and Marin Retriever Club tests this Spring. Way to go Angel and Jean!
Ryman & Ardith – Qualified for 2016 Master National – Fern Hill Sunrise at the Ryman MH WCX – “Ryman” – o/h Ardith Osborn – Golden Retriever Male. Congratulations to Ardith and Ryman for earning their 6th Master pass for the 2016 qualifying period which qualifies them for this year’s Master National! Ardith and Ryman earned 2 passes last Fall at the Sagehens and Marin Retriever Club tests, then 4 straight passes this spring.
Andy & Mimi – 1st MH Leg – Ch Rockyhill’s Once You Go Black SH WCX CGC – “Andy” – o/h Mimi Ruiz/David Taft – Flat-Coated Retriever Male. Mimi and Andy received their first MH pass in October at the Labrador Retriever Club of Southern California test held in Chino. They also took a trip in February to Arizona and earned another MH leg at the Copper State Hunting Retriever Club test. Great job Team Andy, congratulations!
Reegan & Bruce – Qualified for 2016 Master National – Magicgold Ruff ‘N Ready To Go MH WCX – “Reegan” – o/h Bruce Hayes – Golden Retriever Female. Congratulations to Bruce and Reegan for qualifying for the 2016 Master National! This is the 3rd year in a row that this talented team has qualified for the Master National, and they earned their 6 qualifying passes before the end of 2015.
Tux & Pat – 1st MH legs – Aqueus White Tie And Tails SH – “Tux” – o/h Pat Romeiro – Nova Scotia Duck Tolling Retriever Male. Congratulations to Pat and Tux on earning their first and second MH passes! They made the trek to Arizona in February for the Copper State Hunting Retriever Club double header test and it was well worth the trip, coming home with 2 passes. All your hard work is paying off, great job!!
Rowdy & Kerry – 1st SH Leg – Wind Dancer’s Fortune Hunter JH, WC – “Rowdy”- owner Kerry Forni/handler Cheryl Baca – Flat-Coated Retriever Male. Congratulations to owner Kerry Forni and handler Cheryl Baca on Rowdy’s first SH pass at the Marin Retriever Club (MRC) test! Cheryl has been working with Rowdy and their teamwork really came together at the MRC test. Great job Team Rowdy!!
Hazy & Cathy – 1st SH Leg – Magicgold’s Red Sky at Morning RN JH CGC – “Hazy” – o/h Cathy Colley – Golden Retriever Female. Congratulations to Cathy and Hazy on earning their first SH pass at the Marin Retriever Club test! Cathy came up to Northern California from San Diego for her annual Spring training trip with Cheryl and her Magicgold family. It only seems fitting that Hazy got her first SH leg while in Northern California where she came from. Way to go Cathy and Hazy!!