Martha was born in Holland in the summer of 2012, and was imported into the UK in December of that year.
Again, this was a litter whose progress was being monitored as Martha's mother (Novaforesta Effie) was born in the UK and remained with us while waiting the extra weeks for her rabies vaccinations to be done before travelling to Holland.
Effie proved to be an excellent pup: smart, easy to train and with an excellent temperament to match.
While it is always very tempting to keep a pup from each litter, over time it becomes harder to keep collecting more and more dogs and to be part of an ongoing breeding program you need to keep expanding the gene pool available to you.
When Effie was mated with Quaciendas Alex Gauche Unique and a female was available this seemed to be too good an opportunity to pass up on.
Martha is loved by all. She has always been a bit of a character and seems to make people smile whatever she does. Despite giving the appearance of being a bit of a diva at times, Martha is more than happy to give truth to the saying "as muddy as a barbet" and has passed the Test d`Aptitude Naturelle (Eau) the basic French test for retrievers in water.
Martha most recently passed her B.V.A Eye Test in August 2016 and she has a B.V.A hip score of 15 (7,8) which is an B in the European equivalent.
Martha has passed confirmation in France - where dogs over a year old are examined by an experienced French judge and certified as being good examples of the breed, and was graded as excellent by two different judges over two days at a major show in France.
In September 2016 she won Best of Breed at an International Show in Le Touquet, France.
Martha's first litter were born in February 2015 following a mating with Novaforesta Dudley and comprised five females and one male.
Her second litter, born in June 2017 comprised seven pups, four males and three females, having been mated using Artificial Insemination by Canadian Champion Flacon D'Paris Of Neigenuveaux.