Captain’s son….a chip off the old block.

“Vye”, CH Rowansgaard Eustacia Vye UD GO MH MHUA MX MXB MXJ OAP NJP, was the first retriever ever to earn the AKC Master Hunter Upland (MHU) title (Feb 2013). She subsequently earned her Master Hunter Upland Advanced (MHUA) title.

Reggae’s life’s journey was completed before the Capital Region Flat-Coat Club was formed, but through her descendants, she continues to influence the breed locally, across the country, and now in Europe. Over 30 of the flat-coats in this gallery of CRFCRC dogs are her descendants, including a great-granddaughter of the same call name. Reggae’s elegant breed type and sound movement can still be seen coming down through the generations. Reggae was a confident and self-motivated worker, earning her CDX with 10 qualifying scores at age 2, and her UD in one trial season at age 3. She also earned JH legs both weekends that she was entered in hunt tests.

“We who choose to surround ourselves with lives even more temporary than our own, live within a fragile circle, easily and often breached. Unable to accept its awful gaps, we still would live no other way. We cherish memory as the only certain immortality, never fully understanding the necessary plan.”( from The Once Again Prince by Irving Townsend)

The 13 ½ years we shared with Ravin were wonderful and we can’t be anything but thankful for all the memories that she gave us. Ravin won her first point at her 1st show in 1990, and won her class at the National Specialty in 2003.
She leaves a legacy of descendants through her kids. Her elegance and soundness and “look at me” attitude will be seen for generations to come.