Tuesday, November 16, 2021

Fifth Series Test Dogs

The first test dog was Another Cup Of Jo, "JoJo," handler Kathy Scott. She came to the line at 10:10 am.

Left flyer - JoJo drove the hill and went straight to the hen pheasant flyer.

Short retired - Good mark.

Long retired - She drove the hillside, had a tight hunt and was on the bird.

Right flyer - She went up the hill and angled across the mowed strip to the drake flyer.


The second test dog was Full Choke Winchester, "Chester," handler Deborah Gardner. He came to the line at 10:19 am.

Left flyer - Chester established a hunt under the arc that expanded deep and to the right of the gunners. He went back to the area of the fall and he got his bird.

Short retired - He went up the hill but stopped in a scent cone to hunt up the hen pheasant.

Long retired - He went far left and had a significant hunt. He had to be handled.

Right flyer - He was handled out of the area of the short retired gunner but got his bird.