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Monday, November 15, 2021
Fourth Series Concluded For Today at 5:10 PM - Recap
The Fourth Series has been concluded for the day. We started things off with dog #52, Crash. He was the first of 38 dogs that ran today. There are a total of 77 dogs that will run the test, so we're half way through. We started this series at 2:52 pm and finished at 5:10 pm. That puts the run time at about 3.63 minutes per dog. So, we're looking at about another 2 1/2 hours tomorrow before we finish up the series. T Bone, dog #3, will kick things off.
2. NFC-FC-AFC I'm Ur Search Engine, "Google" BLM, Alan Pleasant
Google came to the line at 5:09 pm.
Three in the boom straw.
One at the hay bale.
One at the road - carried to the middle of the pond.
One in the pond.
One at the end.
1. FC-AFC Rimfires Once Inna Blue Moon, "Blue" BLM, Al Arthur
Blue came to the line at 5:05 pm.
Two whistles in the broom straw.
One at the hay bale.
One before the road - carried into the pond.
One at the pond's edge - carried to the bird.
94. Quackaddict's Heavy Hitter, “Blitz” BLM, Hunter Street
Three whistles to the road.
One into the pond.
Two in the water and out.
92. FC AFC Tall Oaks Rags To Rufus, “Rufus” BLM, Phil Heye
Rufus came to the line at 4:57 pm.
Four whistles to the road.
Two to get into the water.
Two in the pond that carried Rufus to the blind stake.
91. FC AFC Bayou-Star All Jazzed Up, “Ella” BLF, Suzan Caire
Four whistles to get across the road.
One carried her into the water.
Three at the end.
90. Marshwind's Oskar, "Oskar" BLM, Bente Kongsore
One whistle in the broom straw - carried the line into the pond and to the far shore.
One to get out.
One to the bird.
88. FC-AFC Tippecanoe's Sheamus, "Amos" BLM, George Wamsley
Three whistles in the broom straw.
One at the hay bale.
Three on the road.
Several in the pond - cast to wrong bush.
Multiple whistles to correct.
Announcement
The field trial committee has announced that all dogs after number two are excused. We will resume the Fourth Series tomorrow.
87. FC Working's The New Girl Is A Hit, "Zooey" BLF, Luann Pleasant
Two whistles in the broom straw.
One at the hay bale.
One to get into the pond.
One in the pond - carried all the way to the bird.
85. FC Hilltop's High Society Lady Ga Ga, "Lady" YLF, Danny Farmer
One whistle in the broom grass that carried her across the road.
One into the water.
One in the water.
84. FC-AFC Straight To The Heart-Dagger, "Dagger" BLM, Johnny Armstrong
Multiple whistles to move Dagger away from the hay bale.
Two to get in the water.
83. FC-AFC Doc's Mesa Boogie, "Mesa" BLF, William Smith
Two whistles to adjust her initial line.
One to cross the road.
One into the pond.
Two in the pond.
One at the end.
81. FC-AFC 3R'S Mr T Smoken Joe, "Smokie" BLM, Ty Rorem
One whistle in the broom straw - carried this up across the road and into the pond.
One in the pond.
One at the bird.
80. FC-AFC Silver Star's Watch'em Like A Hawk, "Hawk" BLM, Craig Crook
Two whistles in the broom grass.
One at half bale.
Two across the road - carried this to the middle of the pond.
Three in the pond to adjust direction.
One to the bird.
78. FC Sliders Close Call At The Plate, "Safe" BLM, Al Arthur
One whistle in the broom grass.
One at half bale.
One to get into the pond.
One to get out of the pond, carried this line to the bird.
77. FC-AFC Adeline Rules The Roost, "Addie" BLF, Monte French
Addie came to the line at 4:14 pm.
A couple of early whistles to establish the initial line.
Five to get to the road and across.
Three in the water to move away from the shore.
Three to get to the blind.
76. FC-AFC Flawless Execution – FLEX, "Flex" BLM, Johnny Armstrong
Flex came to the line at 4:11 pm.
Six whistles to get to the road - last whistle carried into the water.
One in the water.
One to the blind.
74. FC-AFC Contrails Sky Queen, "Reina" BLF, Alan Pleasant
Reina came to the line at 4:08 pm.
Four whistles on the road to get into the water.
Three in the water to move away from shore.
73. FC-AFC Midnight Trains Texas Ranger, "Deets" BLM, Chris Ledford
Three whistles in the boom straw.
One at the bale.
One to get in the pond.
One in the pond.
One at the end.
72. FC Carl With A K, "Karl" BLM, Rick Stawski
One whistle on the road.
Two to get down to the pond. Carried this out into middle of pond.
One in the pond.
Two to get the bird.
71. FC Kid's Aslan, "Prophet" BLM, Amie Henninger
Two whistles to the boom straw.
Three at the hay bale.
One on the road.
One before the pond.
One in the pond.
One to the bird.
70. FC-AFC Bayou-Star Royal Baby, "Brit" BLF, John Caire
One whistle early.
Two to get across the road.
One at the end.
69. FC Sweetie's Little Dash-A-Rue QA2, "Dash" BLF, Alex Drent
Three whistles early.
Two to the road.
Two into the water.
Two at the end.
68. AFC Razor's Buckshot, "Shooter" BLM, Ty Rorem
Shooter came to the line at 3:45 pm.
Two whistles to the road - last one carried
Shooter into the water.
One whistle to exit.
67. FC-AFC Waluke Stryder, "Stryder" BLM, Freeman Boyett
One whistle at the hay bale, carried to shore.
One to get in the water.
Three in the pond, carried to the blind.
66. FC-AFC Wood River's Perfect Pass, "Lonzo" BLM, John Henninger
Two whistles in the broom straw, right on road early.
One to move toward the water, carried all the way through the pond.
One at the end.
65. FC Freeridin Rikki Tikki Tavi, "Tavi" BLF, Kenny Trott
One whistle in the broom straw, carried past hay bale.
Four to get in the pond.
Three or four to move right in the water.
One at the end.
64. FC Fine Lines Sympathy For The Devil, "Jagger" BLM, Rick Stawski
Jagger came to the line at 3:32 pm.
One whistle early.
One running left of hay bales.
Six to move right.
Two to get in water.
One to blind stake.
63. FC-AFC Bedazzled II, "Be" BLF, Yvonne Hays
Be came to the line at 3:27 pm.
Two whistles to establish the line.
Two across the road.
One into the water that carried her to the bird.
61. FC Trumarc's Gratuity, "Tippy" BLF, Danny Farmer
One whistle early to establish initial line.
One to move across the road and into the water.
Three to the end of the blind.
60. Indigo Rev It Up At Shoreline, "Rex" BLM, Edward Forry
Initial line downhill across the road and to the far side of the pond.
Two whistles at the end.
59. FC Tucquan's Takin' The Rysk, "Rysk" BLM, Alan Pleasant
Two whistles in the broom straw carried him half way across the pond.
One whistle in the water.
Two or three at the end.
58. Done Deal QA2, "DunDee" BLF, Cindy Huff
One whistle in the broom sage.
One past the bale to cross the road.
Two to get in the pond.
Three in the pond for a direction change.
Two more at the end to the bird.
57. FC-AFC Truline’s Big Bad Jack, "Jack" BLM, John Henninger
Jack came to the line at 3:08 pm.
Two whistles early to establish the line.
Eight whistles to the hay bale and road.
Eleven in the water.
56. FC-AFC BD North Shore's Instant Rain Gear QA2, "Poncho" BLM, Malcolm Haith
Poncho came to the line at 3:06 pm.
Two whistles early. Whistle to establish line.
Two from the bale to the road.
Two into the water.
Three at the end.
55. FC-AFC Kirkwood's Ace Of A Higher Grade, "Deacon" BLM, Casey Adams
Deacon came to the line at 3:03 pm.
Three whistles in the pond.
Four at the end.
54. FC Good Idea's Punt With a North Wind, "Punt" BLF, Al Arthur
One whistle in the boom straw.
Two past the bale, carried into the pond.
Two in the pond for direction.
Two to the bird.
53. FC Meadow Woods Whispering Willow, "Willow" YLF, Danny Farmer
Two whistles in the broom straw, carried to the road.
Two whistles on the road, carried into the pond.
One whistle on the edge of the pond for direction.
Three or four to get her to hear and change direction.
Two at the end.
52. FC-AFC Hyflyer’s Life In The Fast Line, "Crash" BLM, Wayne Curtis
Crash came to the line at 2:52 pm.
One whistle before the bale, carried across the road.
One whistle after the road, carried the line into the pond.
Two casts in the pond for direction, carried to the blind.
Test Dog - Fourth Series
The test dog for the Fourth Series is Full Choke Winchester, "Chester," handler Deborah Gardner. He came to the line at 2:42 pm.
Three whistles through the broom sage. Two whistles to angle through the water. Two whistles in the water for a run of 3 minutes, 27 seconds.
Fourth Series – Water Blind
The Test Four Water Blind is located in the same field as Test Three at Mallard Pond.
The line moved back and now faces south. The mat sits on a hill with the
lake on the handler's right. The terrain is covered with tall broom
straw and native grasses.
The line to the 315 yard
blind takes the dog down the hill through the tall broom straw just
right of a mowed path. There is a half bale surrounded by brush at the
base of the hill. In the area of this bale there is a dip where the dog
appears to be out of sight for two or three seconds. The dog must stay
right of this bale, go up a rise, cross a road, go through some cover,
and into the pond. The dog must cut the corner end of the pond on a
right angle, to get out on the far shore, and head for a small pine tree
approximately 30 feet from the water.
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| Test Four – Water Blind |
| Fourth Series Sketch by Jean Wu |
2021 Hall of Fame Inductee Announcement
The Retriever Hall of Fame inductees for 2021 have just been announced!
People:
Hugh Arthur
Wayne Curtis
Dogs:
Dogs:
NFC-AFC Robber’s Stray Bullet (Bullet) owned by Hank McNeil
NFC-AFC Fresh Squeezed Juice (Juice) owned by Mark and Suzanne Medford
CONGRATULATIONS TO OUR 2021 INDUCTEES!
Callbacks to the Fourth Series
77 Dogs Called Back to the Fourth Series.
The following dogs have been called back:
1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 11, 12, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 32, 33, 34, 35, 36, 37, 40, 41, 42, 43, 44, 45, 46, 47, 49, 50, 51, 52, 53, 54, 55, 56, 57, 58, 59, 60, 61, 63, 64, 65, 66, 67, 68, 69, 70, 71, 72, 73, 74, 76, 77, 78, 80, 81, 83, 84, 85, 87, 88, 90, 91, 92, and 94.
16 dogs Dropped.
The following dogs have been dropped:
10, 13, 21, 29, 30, 31, 38, 39, 48, 62, 75, 79, 82, 86, 89, and 93.
Series Four is a water blind will also be held at Mallard Pond.
The Fourth Series starting dog number is 52 per the rotation.
Day 2 of Third Series Final Recap
We began the Third Series yesterday with 93 dogs around 7:38 am and made it about half way through before calling it quits at 3:58 pm due to lighting conditions.
Today we resumed the series at 7 am with dog #79, FC-AFC Fattoria's Huckleberry Gin, "Huck." Huck was the first of eight handles today for a total of 14 in the series. We only had one no bird today, so things moved along a bit quicker than they had been. There were a total of six no birds in the series. The average run time today was 11 minutes per dog, about the same as yesterday's 11.2 minutes per dog, not accounting for the gun changes. There were also no pick ups, double handles, or scratches either day of the Third Series.
We continue to have a beautiful, sunshine-filled sky with moderate temperatures and mild, steady breeze. We're currently waiting for the callbacks and the starting dog.
Third Series In the Books @ 1:53 PM
The Third Series has concluded at 1:53 pm. Stay tuned for a recap and the callbacks.
28. FC-AFC Doctor Cabernet Just In Case, "Doc" BLM, Al Arthur
Doc came to the line at 1:43 pm.
Flyer - Doc made a big water entry and on the way to his flyer. Got it.
Short retired - Across the water, Doc landed and entered the area at the end of the cover. He took a close look in the area and came back with the bird.
Right retired - He came down to the fall area and just missed. He exited the water for a quick loop and went back in for the bird.
27. AFC Rebel Ridge Walk On The Wildside, "Candy" BLF, Jeff Lyons
Flyer - Candy went up the field and road. Then she went left, right, and to the bird.
Short retired - She swam across the water, drove straight through the cover and missed. She ran deep, then looped back down to the brush row and the bird.
Right retired - She swam to the area just right of the fall. Landed and turned left to get the bird.
26. FC-AFC Seaside's Smarty Jones, "Smarty" BLF, Kenny Trott
Smarty came to the line at 1:26 pm.
Flyer - Excellent.
Short retired - Very good.
Right retired - Great line! Smarty angled through the water and swam to her bird.
25. Beaver Runs Raymond For Sheriff QA2, "Raymond" BLM, Andrew Curtis
Flyer - Raymond ran the road and straight up the hill to the bird.
Short retired - He came out wide right to the trees, then back to the brush row and his bird.
Right retired - Beautiful line to the fall area and his bird.
24. FC Ellsd's Going On A Trip Grab Ur Camo, "Camo" YLM, Jim Beck
Camo came to the line at 1:05 pm.
Flyer - Once Camo got across the water, he cut right. Then he corrected and got across the road to the bird.
Right retired - Beautiful line. He landed just left of the bird. Then he made a couple large loops deep and came back to the bird.
Short retired - Nice line. He made it into the area of the fall and held the area for a couple of passes to locate his bird.
23. FC Yippee Kai Yea McBunn, "Kai" BLF, Dave Smith
Kai came to the line at 12:58 pm.
Flyer - Kai ran up the road to the area behind the guns. Crossed the road and went over to the left for the bird.
Short retired - She drove to the row of the brush, then ran straight in and came out with her bird.
Right retired - She held the line across the hill. Then she entered the pond and swam out under the arc. She turned and scooped it up.
22. FC-AFC Holland Cliffs Blade A Fine Line, "Dozer" BLM, Alvin Hatcher
Dozer came to the line at 12:49 pm.
Flyer - Dozer made a big splash, then went right up the hill to the bird.
Short retired - And he got it!
Right retired - He made a loop to the right of the mark and near the timber. Back to the mark for his bird.
21. FC Bayside’s Blue Sky’s the Limit, "Sky" BLM, Ty Rorem
Sky came to the line at 12:20 pm.
Flyer - Sky ran the road to the right of the guns. He looped to the right back around the guns twice. Then he crossed the road and got it.
Short retired - He crossed the pond, went through the brush, and drove the hill. He went back down to the blind, circled back up the hill, finally coming back down to get the bird.
Right retired - Beautiful line straight to the bird.
19. FC-AFC-CAFC Baypoints Thousand Fathom Edge, "Ouuks" BLM, Kylie VandeBrake
Flyer - Laser route! Straight to the bird.
Short retired - Ouuks got his bird.
Right retired - He went behind the cover at the shoreline and right back down to the bird.
18. Handle - FC Taylorlabs Hot Cinnamon Buns, "Hottie" YLF, Lynn Troy
Hottie came to the line at 12:18 pm.
Flyer - Hottie swam the pond, drove the hill and stepped on it.
Right retired - She swam to the left of the blind, made two loops deep, then got it!
Short retired - She swam, then angled to the right up the hill. She had to be handled back to the bird.
17. FC H Ford 11, "Deuce" BLM, Alex Drent
Deuce came to the line at 12:10 pm.
Flyer - Deuce got his bird.
Short retired - He made a big splash and swam across the water. Then he made a couple of loops along the backside of the cover and came through with his bird.
Right retired - He came out of the water under the arc, then made a quick loop back to the bird.
16. FC-AFC Hockley Creek's Switch Hitter, "Mickey” BLM, Robby Bickley
Mickey came to the line at 12:07 pm.
Flyer - Drilled it!
Short retired - Mickey went into the brush and smacked it.
Right retired - He angled the bank, squared the pond, then ran deep right. He came back down quickly to the water and got it.
15. FC Troublesome Ribeye Medium Rare, "Pink" BLF, Chris Ledford
Pink came to the line at 11:49 am.
Flyer - Pink went up the road to the bird.
Short retired - Excellent mark.
Right retired - She made a quick run on an angle, then swam to the fall area. She made two tight loops and got it.
Important Announcement
It has been announced that the folks in the gallery need to move their cars before the next series can begin. Please follow the driving directions from those directing traffic. NO callbacks will be announced until all cars are moved.
14. FC Watermark’s Coal-Fired Folsom Train, "Cash" BLM, Greg Bartlett
Flyer - Cash ran to the area, made a few turns, and had it.
Short retired - He got it!
Right retired - Cash took the right-hand side, crossed level with the bird, then went straight to it.
13. Bullet's Ordained Devil Dodger, "Deacon" BLM, Trent Goree
Deacon came to the line at 11:26 am.
Flyer - Deacon went through the water and up to his bird.
Short retired - He made a great line directly to the bird.
Right retired - His line was high along the near side of the pond. His hunt ensued at the end of the pond along the tree line. He made a loop out into the field and along the shoreline. He came back with his bird.
12. Contrails Queen Maxima, "Maxie" BLF, Alan Pleasant
Maxie came to the line at 11:18 am.
Flyer - Maxie went into the pond, then straight to the bird.
Short retired - She went across the pond, then left of the blind, curved back to the right and on to her bird.
Right retired - She made an excellent line - came within 4 feet of the bird.
11. NAFC-FC-AFC Bristol's North Slope Ptarmigan, "Ptar" BLM, Doreen Comrie-Bristol
Ptar came to the line at 11:09 am.
Flyer - Ptar went up the road and to his bird.
Right retired - He made a nice line from the mat to the mark.
Short retired - He had a significant hun deep of the bird. He worked his way down and got it.
10. FC That's Our Gem, "Gem" BLF, Craig Crook
Gem came to the line at 11:03 am.
Flyer - The flyer landed to the right of the road. Gem ran the road, hunted the left field, then quickly moved right to her bird.
Short retired - She went up deep for a loop, then back to the bird.
Right retired - She squared the pond and ran all the way to the trees. She worked her way back down to the bird.
9. FC-AFC Beaver Runs Zig Zag Zeke, "Zeke" BLM, Andrew Curtis
Flyer - Zeke swam through the pond to the left of the road, then went up the hill to his bird.
Short retired - He got deep and high but corrected and went down to the bird.
Right retired - He went around the horn along the tree line with a quick recovery and to the bird.
3. Rerun - FC-AFC Mudslinger's Amazing Vision, "T Bone" YLM, Clint Avant
T Bone came to the line for a second time at 10:42 am.
Flyer - T Bone went up the hill for a brief hunt to the right of the road. Then he crossed to hunt up his bird to the left of the road.
Short retired - He landed and passed to the right of the bird. He made a couple of loops high and right. Then he came back to the area to pass through the cover and back in for his bird.
Right retired - He landed right of the bird and just missed it. He looped on the ground deep, then looped by the retired guns. He went back to the shoreline to find his bird.
8. FC-AFC Abby's Physician Of Antioch, "Luke" BLM, Dan Hurst
Right retired - Primary selected this bird first. Luke got out in the back right corner and to the bird.
Flyer - Luke swam the pond and went straight up the hill. Got it!
Short retired - He came in just right of the blind, circled around it, then back into the cover for his bird.
7. FC MCS Henry, "Henry" YLM, Danny Farmer
Henry came to the line at 10:21 am.
Flyer - Henry had a significant hunt to the left of the road and was committed to the area. He then crossed the road for a quick look, but came back for his bird.
Short retired - He went up behind the retired guns, made a right turn into the area of the fall, then headed back with the bird.
Right retired - He worked deep and right of the mark with a significant hunt in the tree line and trailed the pond. He continued to work along the far shoreline and got his bird.
6. FC Holland Cliffs Red Label, "Ruger" BLM, Alan Pleasant
Ruger came to the line at 10:10 am.
Flyer - Ruger came in to the right of the gunners for a turn. He then crossed the road and went out into the left side of the field where he hunted up his bird.
Short retired - He came in on the left end of the brush pile and worked his way down the brush row to his bird.
Right retired - He carried his line from the mat to the fall area, then turned right and picked up his bird.
5. FC-AFC Drake's Bay Izzy, "Izzy" BLF, Dave Smith
Izzy came to the line at 10:00 am.
Flyer - Izzy ran the road up the left side. She hunted left but missed. She came back to the right, then quickly back left to the bird.
Short retired - She went up through the cover and straight to the bird.
Right retired - Great line to the bird.
PRTA Land Grant Announcement
The PRTA is very pleased to announce that the following clubs received a land grant for 2021:
Sagehens Retriever Club
Stampede City Retriever Club
West Nebraska Retriever Club
Lincoln Trail Retriever Club
Central Minnesota Retriever Club
Congratulations to all the recipients!!
4. Handle - FC-AFC Chopper's Final Approach, "Billie" BLF, Kenny Trott
Billie came to the line at 9:52 am.
Flyer - Billie scooped it up!
Short retired - She went up the hill left of the blind and out just a bit past the flyer guns. One whistle put her back down the hill and on the bird.
Right retired - She angled the hill, then went into the pond. She squared the exit, putting her left of the blind. She went deep to the hay bale, then quickly back down to her bird.
3. No Bird - FC-AFC Mudslinger's Amazing Vision, "T Bone" YLM, Clint Avant
T Bone came to the line at 9:48 am.
He did not get his bird.
2. NFC-FC-AFC I'm Ur Search Engine, "Google" BLM, Alan Pleasant
Google came to the line at 9:43 am.
Flyer - Google swam the pond and went straight up the hill to the fall area and his bird.
Short retired - He drove directly to the bird.
Right retired - He made a very good line. Got out - got the bird.
1. FC-AFC Rimfires Once Inna Blue Moon, "Blue" BLM, Al Arthur
Flyer - Blue got his bird.
Short retired - He made a small hunt behind the gunners, then went to the area behind the cover. He came out with the bird.
Right retired - Nice job. He made a few checks at a couple of points along the shore, then went on to the bird.
94. Quackaddict's Heavy Hitter, “Blitz” BLM, Hunter Street
Blitz came to the line at 9:24 am.
Flyer - Blitz flew up the hill and turned left just before the bird. He made one large turn in left field, came back across the road and straight to the bird.
Short retired - He went through the pond, drove the cover, and went straight to the bird.
Right retired - He angled downhill, swam toward the left side of the blind, then drove the hill to the hay bale. He turned right and looped down to the bird.
93. Handle - FC Troublesome Canadian Huntress, “Eva” BLF, Brady Collins
Eva came to the line at 9:11 am.
Flyer - Eva got her bird.
Short retired - She made a big splash, crossed the pond, and drove the hill behind the retired guns. She went to the flyer area and had to be handled.
Right retired - She got to the area and hunted deep. She made a couple of loops, then dropped down to the bird.
92. FC AFC Tall Oaks Rags To Rufus, “Rufus” BLM, Phil Heye
Rufus came to the line at 9:01 am.
Flyer - Rufus ran straight to his bird.
Short retired - He ran up the hill toward the top, then back down to the blind. He circled and got the bird.
Right retired - Rufus made a good line all the way to the fall area and his bird.
Conditions Update @ 9:11 AM
It remains clear and bright here at H. Cooper Black Memorial Field at 9:11 am. The winds are holding at 3 mph, WNW. It's shaping up into another beautiful day.
91. FC AFC Bayou-Star All Jazzed Up, “Ella” BLF, Suzan Caire
Ella came to the line at 8:54 am.
Flyer - Ella went up to the fall area and quickly got her bird.
Short retired - She hit the shore and came out behind the retired guns. She made a loop high, made a pass by the cover, then on to the bird.
Right retired - She went straight across to the bird.
90. Marshwind's Oskar, "Oskar" BLM, Bente Kongsore
Oskar came to the line at 9:46 am.
Flyer - Oskar drove the hill wide and to the left. He cut in straight to the bird.
Short retired - He went through the pond, drove the cover and got it.
Right retired - He swam straight to the fall area and then then bird.
88. FC-AFC Tippecanoe's Sheamus, "Amos" BLM, George Wamsley
Amos came to the line at 8:28 am.
Flyer - Amos went across the pond and up the hill to his bird lying in the middle of the road.
Short retired - He made an excellent line to the fall area and the bird.
Right retired - He ran a very nice angle across the hillside and through the water. He came out to the right of the bird, then made one turn a bit deep to quickly get his bird.
87. Handle - FC Working's The New Girl Is A Hit, "Zooey" BLF, Luann Pleasant
Zooey came to the line at 8:18 am.
Flyer - Well done.
Short retired - Zooey's path out of the water took her behind the retired gun and up the hill. She made a couple of loops, then came back down nearly to the mark but turned away. She was handled.
Right retired - She made a nice recovery of her bird.
89. Handle - FC-AFC Bayou Teche Paint The Black, "Madduxx" BLM, Craig Crook
Madduxx came to the line at 8:37 am.
Flyer - Madduxx swam through the water and went up the hill to step on his bird.
Short retired - After the swim, he drove the hill between the retired gun and flyer station. He established a fast moving hunt pattern that very nearly took him to the flyer. Madduxx was handled.
Right retired - He crossed through the pond directly to the bird.
86. Handle - FC-AFC CK'S Topend Starwars, "Luke" BLM, Hunter Street
Luke came to the line at 8:08 am.
Flyer - Luke ran the road up to the area behind the guns. He quickly crossed the road to his bird.
Short retired - He swam the pond and went into the brush to the right. Then he went deep to hunt the hillside. At the top of the hill, he got a tweet to bring him down to the bird.
Right retired - He crossed the hill into the pond. He then swam to the right of the fall area. He ran deep to the woods, made two loops and went back to the fall area. He made a tight hunt and got it.
85. FC Hilltop's High Society Lady Ga Ga, "Lady" YLF, Danny Farmer
Lady came to the line at 7:59 am.
Flyer - Lady went down the road and up the hill, then a quick turn to the bird.
Short retired - She made a loop up high and deep that brought her back down the hill. She made a pass in front of the ribbon of cover, and then she jumped in to retrieve her bird.
Right retired - She angled through the water, then deflected left near the end. She got out left of the holding blind, quickly looped around, then came down to her bird.
84. FC-AFC Straight To The Heart-Dagger, "Dagger" BLM, Johnny Armstrong
Dagger came to the line at 7:49 am.
Flyer - Dagger went into the pond, then drove the hill and scooped it up.
Short retired - He came up through the cover for one deep loop. Then he worked his way back to the cover and the bird.
Right retired - He angled the hill, then swam toward the blind. He came out under the arc and made one tight loop to get his bird.
83. FC-AFC Doc's Mesa Boogie, "Mesa" BLF, William Smith
Mesa came to the line at 7:37 am.
Flyer - Very good.
Short retired - The bird landed a little left. Mesa ran in front of the cover, made a loop around the tree area, went back to the cover, and came out with her bird.
Right retired - Good line. She swam right to the bird.
82. Handle - FC Seaside's Where Dreams Come True, "Mickey" BLM, Andrew Curtis
Mickey came to the line at 7:28 am.
Flyer - Mickey swam the pond and went straight to the fall area and his bird.
Short retired - He crossed the pond, went left of the blind, and hunted deep. He was close a few times but had to be handled.
Right retired - He made a good angle across the hill, then swam just right of the fall. He ran deep to the tree line, made several large loops, then went back into the side channel. He made one more turn in the field and went down to his bird.
81. FC-AFC 3R'S Mr T Smoken Joe, "Smokie" BLM, Ty Rorem
Smokie came to the line at 7:18 am.
Flyer - Smokie made a good recovery of his flyer.
Short retired - Smokie got through the water and to the cover. He made a quick pass in front of the cover, and then he dove in to pull out his bird.
Right retired - He made a nice line angling through the pond right to the bird. Well done.
80. FC-AFC Silver Star's Watch'em Like A Hawk, "Hawk" BLM, Scott Leonescu
Hawk came to the line at 7:10 am.
Flyer - The flyer landed just left of the road. Hawk ran the road up past the guns. He made a quick loop to the right of the road, then quickly crossed the road to his bird.
Short retired - He swam the pond, went through the cover, and stepped on his bird.
Right retired - He angled far down the hill towards the end of the pond, then went out for a loop deep by the trees. He went up to the blind and out to his bird.
79. Handle - FC-AFC Fattoria's Huckleberry Gin, "Huck" YLM, Jay Seymour
Huck came to the line at 7 am.
Flyer - Huck swam across the water to the left of the road to grab his bird and head home.
Short retired - He made a good line across the water. He missed the bird and drove the hill. The he established an expanded hunt pattern that moved toward the flyer station. Huck was handled.
Right retired - He made some loops deep and right but came in to the bird.
Day 2 of Third Series Test Dog
Our test dog this morning is Another Cup Of Jo, "JoJo," handler Kathy Scott. She came to the line at 6:45 am.
Flyer - JoJo went through the pond, then up the left side of the hill. Very nice area hunt.
Short retired - She crossed the pond, drove right, then entered the cover and smacked it.
Right retired - She angled across the hill, squared, then came out wide and left of the guns. She made several quick loops and got it.
Day Three - Third Series Continued - Test Description
Good morning on day three of NRC 202! from Mallard Pond at H. Cooper Black Memorial Field. We'll continue the Third Series right after the test dog runs.
It's
currently 37 degrees and clear with 10 mph winds blowing in the
handler's face (west-northwest) at a brisk 10 mph. We have it on good
authority that the weather should stay this way most of this morning.
The Third Series is a Water Triple at Mallard Pond.
The
mat faces west and sits on the east side of a draw that has been
dammed. The terrain has patches of exposed sand with clumps of brown
sage but is predominantly low cover of native grasses. Skies are clear
and the lighting should be consistent throughout the day. The background
of the field is lined by mature trees. The water structure contains
stumps throughout. There is a road between the water structures that
creates the left margin of our field. The road goes up to the gunners on
the far side and comes along the area between the line and pond on the
near side.
The
first station is the Right Retired gun on the far side of the pond. The
two-man team has a flat throw of a mallard hen at 230 yards. It lands
on the far shore in cover. The line will take the dog downhill, across
the road, over some slight terraces, and angle through the stump-filled
pond.
The
Short Retired gun is a rooster at 200 yards thrown right. The bird
lands near the base of a tree behind a ribbon of cover. The dog will
need to cross the pond, drive the hill, and go through the cover.
The
Flyer station sits to the right of the road, and the hen mallard flyer
is shot and thrown angled back to the left at approximately 250 yards.
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| Third Series Water Triple at Mallard Pond |
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| Right Retired – 230 yards |
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| Short Retired – 200 yards |
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| Flyer – 250 yards |
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| Sketch of the Third Series by Jean Wu |
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