Fredrick "Fred" Bodine
We knew him by many names; Fredrick, Fred, Uncle Fred, B12 (if you know you know haha), mentor, but most of all Friend.
Fredrick "Fred" Bodine who passed away on October 3, 2020. Fred was a legend in our field but more importantly he was a friend. He loved our sport but also the friendships that he made with so many along the way. He was always willing to give advice to those who wanted it and we all learned a lot from him. His passing was a huge loss but the memories that he left behind will not soon be forgotten. His sense of humor, kindness and knowledge are some of the things that made him the amazing person that we will all remember. Space does not allow enough to be said about Fred, but he loved dogs & dog training-he always went out of his way to help newbies & mentor us along the way expecting nothing in return; his experience goes back to the beginning of organized hunt tests in the US; he knew & rubbed elbows with Richard Wolters, Charles Journey, Jack Jagoda & Omar Driskill and many others. He was a founding member of PRC & President of NRHRC along with his wife Rose; retrievers were his life.
We will never know how deeply he cared for retrievers & all he knew about the sport /dog training & openly shared his knowledge with everyone. His club affiliations & founders of the sport will never fully be understood. I do not pretend to know the depth of the man, but he was a clown, a gentleman, the ultimate dog man, a hunter, a teacher, mentor, a Christian-father -husband-brother -son- a veteran (he had top secret clearance in the USAF while working on the first jet aircraft) and more. I never heard him complain or speak bad of others although in my view he had plenty of reason too.
Personally, he was my mentor-my friend & I cherished every day I could talk to him about all things including dog training. I miss him every single day.
Bob A.
We will never know how deeply he cared for retrievers & all he knew about the sport /dog training & openly shared his knowledge with everyone. His club affiliations & founders of the sport will never fully be understood. I do not pretend to know the depth of the man, but he was a clown, a gentleman, the ultimate dog man, a hunter, a teacher, mentor, a Christian-father -husband-brother -son- a veteran (he had top secret clearance in the USAF while working on the first jet aircraft) and more. I never heard him complain or speak bad of others although in my view he had plenty of reason too.
Personally, he was my mentor-my friend & I cherished every day I could talk to him about all things including dog training. I miss him every single day.
Bob A.
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The Fred Bodine Annual Mentor of the Year AwardIn memory of Fred we award someone with this trophy that carries on something that Fred took such pride and patience and love in and that is mentoring other handler/trainers.
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