Otter always had a presence about him. You knew immediately when you watched him work there was something different about him. He had a passion for working. He always gave a 100% regardless of the task. His marking ability, drive, and focus created a great deal of confidence in his abilities especially at events. He really loved running tests. I think it was the challenge. Many times judges asked jokingly “would you mind giving us a token whistle so we at least know he will stop and take a casts”. Many times he would line difficult blinds. Otter did consistently well in events and has titles in several venues- 4X Grand Master Pointing Retriever, Hunter Retriever Champion, Master Hunter, Qualified All Age. He also ran and JAMMed several All Age field trials.

I stopped running tests with Otter for a while. We still trained because he loved it. When he was ten years old we started running them again. It was what he wanted to do. Otter got six GMPR passes for a 4X GMPR, a couple of MH passes and seven HRC Finished passes and a HRCH title. There were more than a few times when we were one of just a few still standing at the end of the day for the ribbons.