Hunter’s Goldstrike
Amos
Congratulations are in order for Amos who is in the Current Top Producing Sires for the 5th year in a row in the August/September 2023 HRC Magazine page 54!
Amos ready to go!
Baby Amos and Hunter resting together.
Crazy dog sleeps upside down!
Running fast!
Amos at the finished test in Southern Colorado.
All tuckered out! “I love Dad’s lap!”
HRCH UH Amos Moses of Goldstrike
Born September 12, 2011
From when Amos was a part of our Breeding Program:
“Amos - What can I say about Awesome Amos? I thought Striker had tons of drive, especially at a young age, but this little guy managed to go 4 for 4 for his Started Title and achieved that by 7 1/2 months of age. He loves the game! We are very proud of him! He is also a very fast runner.
He is a son of FC AFC OTCH AFTCH MOTCH TNT'S Stanley Steamer MH FDHF, OBHF, AM. OTCH, OS, UDX http://www.tntkennels.com/stanley-steamer X Porjay's Black Eyed Pea JH (Fergie) www.skyrivergoldens.com.
So it's no wonder, with a sire of this caliber, he has this natural drive and ability. He has been very well-bred.
April 2, 2016, Amos Moses earned his Hunting Retriever Champion Title at the Southern Colorado HRC test. We are so very proud of him. He has worked hard at getting it, and it is a well-deserved title. Those of you who have done this know how much time and work goes into training a dog of this caliber.
Amos reached his 500 points on August 10, 2019, at the Platte Valley Hunt test. We are very proud of him and also David as an amateur handler in achieving this goal!
Also Amos is ranked 7th in the HRC magazine for 2021 top ten producing sires. This is his third year of being ranked. What another wonderful accomplishment for him.
Amos has done extremely well with all of his clearances. He has Excellent hips and has cleared on his eyes, heart, and elbows. We have done some additional clearances, and he has cleared the PRA and PRA1 along with the Ichthyosis. Ichthyosis is a skin issue in the pups if both parents are carriers. However, Amos should never produce a pup with such issues.
Amos now has 660 points and is still enjoying running the hunt tests. He is now retired from breeding since he is 10 years old. Most of our females are his daughters, so we can pass down those wonderful genetics and hunting lines.“
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Some of Amos’ Accomplishments
2019 Ranked #6 in the HRC magazine in the Current Top Ten Producing Sires.
2020 Ranked #5 in the HRC magazine in the Current Top Ten Producing Sires.
2021 Ranked #7 in the HRC magazine in the Current Top Ten Producing Sires.
2022 Ranked #6 in the HRC magazine in the Current Top Ten Producing Sires
2023 Ranked #7 in the HRC magazine in the Current Top Ten Producing Sires
DNA Testing Results
We have fewer testing results on Amos, as he was before our big testing time. However, these tests are still important
Progressive Retinal Atrophy, prcd - clear
Golden Retriever Progressive Retinal Atrophy 1 - clear
Neuronal Ceroid Lipofuscinosis - clear
Ichthyosis - clear
OFA Elbows - Normal
OFA Eyes - Clear
Heart - Clear
Hips - Excellent
Left: 8/10/19 Amos earned his 500 points at Teal Lodge! Congrats to David and Amos!
Right: 8/13/06 Striker earned his 500 points at Teal Lodge!
The walk on the same bridge for both dogs at Teal Lodge signifies a lot of hard work for the Heldts!
However Striker did go on to earn over 1500 points in his impressive career and still holds the 3rd golden retriever to earn this many points.
We're so proud of Amos' accomplishment!
Left: Amos earned his Finished title at Southern Colorado on April 2, 2016. Pictured with his new ribbon.
HRCH UH Amos Moses of Goldstrike
Right: Amos and Striker earning their Lap Dog Excellence Title.
Left: Amos got the bird! He is so proud of it!
Right: Amos and David with his 2016 Upland ribbons ran in March. He now has 8 upland passes.