Raven had several Reserves to her credit, including a major reserve.  Unfortunately, she never produced any puppies.

An independent dog whose agenda did not always correspond with mine, she taught me more about dog training than all my other dogs combined. 

Raven was a smart dog.  In tracking, I taught her to sit when she found an article dropped by the tracklayer.  She figured out on her own that a sit usually meant that we were finished for the day, and she began to give me a sit when she didn't want to track.  It was great communication on her part even if it wasn't exactly what I had in mind.