Quest
CH Casablanca’s Bold Quest, CDX JH WC AAD AX
September 7, 1989–March 8, 1997
Flat-Coated Retriever
Quest and I competed in many different dog sports. The Flat-Coated Retriever people were very active with their dogs and very welcoming and encouraging to newcomers. They encouraged all-around dogs that could do it all, not separate strains for conformation and field. So we gave Conformation and Field a try. Quest was owner handled to his championship. We competed in Obedience, earning his Companion Dog & Companion Dog Excellent titles. He was partially trained through Utility, but we never ended up competing. We also learned about hunting tests together, earning his Junior Hunter and Working Dog Certificate.
Then I discovered Agility. It was so much fun I couldn’t seem to find time for Obedience anymore and we never got back to finishing his Utility degree.
Quest competed at the first American Kennel Club Agility Nationals in Oklahoma as well as several USDAA Nationals, his first being in San Antonio, Texas.
Quest died suddenly and unexpectedly of cancer at 7. Unfortunately this is not rare in Flat-Coated Retrievers.