TEAM SCORES on MAY 27, 2006 MOIRA INTERNATIONAL RETRIEVER WORKING TEST Left to Right : Paul Toal with Altiquin Egan & Glenanne Abel; Ronnie Farrelly with Bramblewood Drummer; and Jimmy Black with Vintage Tipple. See Irish Shooters Digest, July 2006, page 39, top left corner.

Place	Team	Score
1ST	SCOTLAND	318
2ND	IRELAND (ROI)	312
3RD	ENGLAND	284
4TH	NORTHERN IRELAND	264
5TH	HOLLAND	244
6TH	WALES	231

TOP RETRIEVER with a massive 92 Points:   Jimmy Black (Irish Team, ROI):
Vintage Tipple, LAB RET Dog, DOB _____________________.
Sire: ___________________________________.
Dam: ___________________________________.
Breeder: _____________.  Owner / Handler: Jimmy Black.

About FTCH ALTIQUIN EGAN - 'Jake'  ......    Report Summary by Mr. Paul Toal.                   Back to Awards Won

This International Gundog and Irish FTCH has been bred and reared at Altiquin Dogs.

Jake has a brilliant nose and hunting style combined with an unbelievable temperament. In the kennel he is extremely mild and easy-going amongst dogs and people alike. He is a joy and a treat, a fabulous companion.

The retrieve that won him his champion status was a snipe shot in a field of turnips. He marked it to a T. He hunted the area of the fall and brought back the bird to hand with not a word from me. This is the kind of work that epitomizes Jake. Always steady. Always consistent. A true and natural hunter.

The reasons that I bred Jake and Solo together are many fold.... Their pedigrees tie-up fantastically. Their styles as well as their strengths complement each other perfectly. Most importantly, I wanted to further my lines with Jake firmly bedded into ALTIQUIN pedigrees, such is my belief in Jake's ability, his ancestry, and my personal experience with him in the field: raising him, training him, shooting over him, and trialing with him. He is a great dog.

I wish I had the time to type in and share more of our marvelous trialing adventures....