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        DC Ch Sodak’s Gypsy Prince was bred by Rev. Schuster of South Dakota and purchased by Bliss in his search for talented dogs. He won first in the Open at the 1936 & 1937 ACC FT and was officially awarded his FC 12/10/1936. In 1937, he completed his bench title and became the first dual champion of any of the retrievers (the first dual Labrador didn’t title until 1941). What was he like?  His trainer, Charles Morgan, offers this description of Prince- “Tony Bliss had me get Sodak’s Gypsy Prince out to show off to some aristocratic friends how Prince broke ice. We did not realize how the thick the ice had frozen that night. Prince with his flying leap off the high bank hit the ice with a terrific impact and skidded on top of it to the duck. After this experience I was afraid Prince wouldn’t hit the water or break ice, but he did just as hard as before. When he was 2, I went to Amarillo TX and hunted with Bill Guren. He (Prince) had to break ice until he left a trial of blood and he never quit.” 

        Prince had 8 FT placing offspring one of which became a FC (FC Sodak’s Rip). His most influential son is Chesacroft Baron. His daughter Princess Anne bred to Skipper Bob produced the first FC bitch-FC Shagwong Gypsy.