He is a great swimmer & retriever. He is on the small side at 18.25", but with beautiful structure, balance and movement. He has black pigment, dark brown eyes and a fairly long coat in a lighter orange color, just like his dad. He has a big white tail tip, white feet, white chest, and a partial blaze on his face.

At his first sanction match in May 2002 he took Best of Breed and Best Puppy In Group, then at his first official show took 2 Best Puppy In Breed. At the end of August at the BC Toller Booster show, Smudge earned his first 3 points by winning Best Opposite Sex, Best of Winners and Best Puppy. He beat a top winning BIS/BISS special for the BOS award! In Sept he won a Best of Breed over a special for another 3 points. He picked up another Best of Breed in May for 2 more points. In July, he was 2nd in his class (Bred-By Male) at the Canadian National Specialty in Calgary. In Sept, he finished his Championship with a 3 point Best of Winners, at 22 months old!

Smudge was born and raised on BARF, with both his parents also being BARF fed! He is Optigen pattern B by birth (A-C parents), and has a current CERF exam. He will have his hips x-rayed late 2003 and will be available for stud after the rating is received.