Kim
Crenshaw and Tara
Tara, Labrador
Retriever, CD and beloved pet
Kim acquired Tara as a gift when Tara was 2 years
old. She had already been field trained and learned
to be a great house dog and companion as well. She
was so smart and willing to please, Kim's mother
encouraged her to look into obedience training and
pursue a Companion Dog Title.
Tara earned her CD in Novice B in 3 straight
trials while her daughter Ginger was simultaneously
shown in Novice A. Tara was started in Open, but
space was severely limited in classes at the club
where Kim trained and Kim decided to concentrate on
Ginger, who was a "flashier" performer -
Tara went back to becoming a beloved pet and
companion.
Tara was still young enough to want to
"work", but the work Tara most wanted to do
was field training and hunting, which Kim knew little
about at the time. Still, Tara was taken to local
water regularly where she could swim and retrieve
bumpers. She seemed happy, healthy and well-adjusted,
but there was still something missing in her life.
Eventually Tara was placed in a great home on a 100
acre farm in South Alabama as their only canine
companion. Tara bonded to her new family immediately,
and the home where she has her own couch, gets to
swim and chase bumpers daily, and goes hunting with
her dad on occasion.
She is often missed and will always be lovingly
remembered.
