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.jpg "Meet Abi") Abi was born on August 15, 2008. Both Abi's sire and dam are German imports. Abi is from the first litter of a new line of Munsters in North America. Abi has a long, dense, soft, silky, slightly wavy coat with lots of feathering. She has russet brown, expressive eyes and a sweet face. Abi weighs 47 pounds and is on the lower end of the scale for height and length (approx. 20 inches tall and 22 inches long). Her smaller size is intentional, as the German judges who recently critiqued SMCNA-registered Munsters recommended we make an effort to bring down the size of our Munsters, as over the years, the average size has crept upward toward the top of the scale.
THE HUNTRESS
Abi could probably have taken her NAVHDA Natural Ability Test without Michelle and still have earned a Prize I (108 pts). She was totally at ease, enjoying the day as if it were just other training day. Abi loves being the center of attention and is both a flirt and a show-off, so testing is right up her alley. She was the first pup to run on the 2nd day of testing and the field was full of small covies of wet quail that couldn't fly. On her first point, she didn't really lock on, and was flagging. This was unusual behavior for Abi, but Michelle was certain there was a bird there, so when asked if Abi was on point, she said, "yes." As it turned out, there were several wet quail scurrying about in the tall grass. Thus the flagging. Still, Michelle's "yes" cost Abi a maximum score. The judges gave her a 3 in pointing because she flagged on that first point.
Abi loves the water and has a very nice natural retrieve. She is progressing quickly with her forced retrieve training, due to her high level of cooperativeness, and the fact that she *loves* to retrieve. She also backs (honors) naturally in the field.
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