Flat-Coated Retrievers - Gabe

The newest member of our tribe is Gabe, born on December 18, 2024, and who came home with us February 23, 2025. He is the nephew of our current dog Echo and the grandson of our previous dog Trip. His mom is Joy (Echo's sister and Trip's daughter), and is a Senior Hunter (working on Master) owned by Candy and Ed Ferner.

Gabe's official name is

Sanderling Gabriel's Trumpet CGC
[Sire: Rainesgift Wax Lyrical (Omar)]
[Dam: CH Sanderling Exceeding Joy CDX SH WCX (Joy)]

Given his uncle's and grandfather's talents, Gabe has some huge shoes to fill. However, he's still just a little guy, so he has plenty of time to do some growing up. We are starting to show him and he has picked up a few points, mostly one at a time so far. The first was at the Ranier Sporting Dog Association working group specialty on August 13, 2025 in Enumclaw, WA, where he went Winners Dog as a 7 month old. After the Palm Springs show in January 2026, he is up to 8 points, but is still looking for his first major.

He also earned his first title at the Palm Spring show, a CGC (Canine Good Citizen). It's a simple test that shows he knows how to behave, but it's a good starting point for all dogs.

A few pictures of Gabe are now in the photo gallery and more pictures of him and his littermates can be found at the Sanderling website.

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