Callbacks to the Ninth Series

18 Dogs Called Back to the Ninth Series. 

1, 2, 5, 9, 16, 23, 24, 25, 26, 32, 33, 42, 44, 51, 61, 64, 68 and 73. 

18 Dogs Dropped. 

 

8, 14, 19, 35, 40, 45, 50, 53, 55, 63, 70, 80, 81, 83, 84, 87, 90 and 91.

 

 

The Ninth Series will be a Land Triple at Palmetto Field. Please use the "Boykin" entrance, not the one we used the other day. Thank you!

The test dog will run at 6:45 am.

The first running dog will be number 68 at 7:00 am.

Callbacks to the Ninth Series Will Be Posted When Available

Eighth Series Recap

It was a chilly start to the Eighth Series with temps in the mid 30s and quite a bit of a breeze at Goose Pond. Test dog JoJo kicked things of at 7 am, and Clooney, number 35, was the first to run the test at 7:35 am.

The Eighth was a Water Triple and the dogs averaged 11.83 minutes per run. There were 4 handles, 1 double handle, one pick up, one rebird, two gun changes, and three bye dogs that came to the line. There was also some interference during Luke's (8) first run, so he finished things off at the end of the day which concluded at 3:16 pm. The entire series took 7 hours, 16 minutes.

We're currently waiting for the callbacks to the Ninth Series. Stay tuned. 

Bye Dog Called to Line @ 3:16 PM – Eighth Series Concluded

The test dog was called to the line at 3:16 pm and series eight is in the books as of 3:16 pm.

8. Rerun – FC-AFC Abby's Physician Of Antioch, "Luke" BLM, Dan Hurst

Luke came to the line at 3:05 pm.

Left retired - Excellent line from the mat to the bird.

Flyer - Nice line to area. A look left and on the bird.

Middle retired - Climbed the hill, went right of hay bale, then downhill to his bird.

33. FC Heartbeat's Sweet Georgia Peach, "Peaches" BLF, Andrew Curtis

Flyer - Perfect!

Left retired - Through the first pond, over the levee through pond two. Then to fall area and missed. One loop right then promptly back for her bird.

Middle retired - Excellent line down the field. Went a bit deep under the arc, but was quickly back to the bird.

32. FC West Bay's Jolly Roger, "Jack" BLM, Tony Flowers

Jack came to the line at 2:47 pm.

Flyer - Very good line to the flyer.

Left retired - Splashed into the first pond, then on to the next with a nice line to the finish.

Middle retired - Terrific mark. Line carried alongside of the pond/hillside, and straight to the bird.

26. FC-AFC Seaside's Smarty Jones, "Smarty" BLF, Kenny Trott

Flyer - Very nice job!

Left retired - Into the first pond, over the levee, through the second pond, and straight to the fall area. She missed and made a few tight turns to quickly pick it up.

Middle retired - Very low line close to the shore. Straight out until she was by the bale for one loop there, then one loop by the blind and got it.

24. FC Ellsd's Going On A Trip Grab Ur Camo, "Camo" YLM, Jim Beck

Camo came to the line at 2:21 pm.

Flyer - Perfect.

Left retired - Got the bird.

Middle retired - Across the ponds, exited and set up a hunt short. He moved away from the area and went into the ditch. He came back out with a look about. Back to the ditch and out to located the bird.

23. FC Yippee Kai Yea McBunn, "Kai" BLF, Dave Smith

Kai came to the line at 2:12 pm.

Flyer - Excellent.

Left retired - Into first pond on a nice angle. Crossed the levee and continued to angle in pond two. Straight to the fall area and the bird.

Middle retired - Split the distance between flyer guns and pond. Once past pond two, she started turning left. She got a bit deep of the gunners, but came back quickly to the bird.

25. Beaver Runs Raymond For Sheriff QA2, "Raymond" BLM, Andrew Curtis

Raymond came to the line at 1:58 pm.

Flyer - Good bird!

Left retired - Nice line and quick recovery.

Middle retired - With a strong send, Raymond went on his way. He angled through both ponds and was out. Left along the side timber and out to bird.

19. FC-AFC-CAFC Baypoints Thousand Fathom Edge, "Ouuks" BLM, Kylie VandeBrake

Ouuks came to the line at 1:50 pm.

Flyer - Came in tight to the guns. Turned right and got the bird.

Left retired - Great line across both ponds and levee. Got out and drove straight to fall area, then bird.

Middle retired - Beautiful line along lower part of the hillside. Carried to the gunners' blind. A few quick turns and got it.

16. FC-AFC Hockley Creek's Switch Hitter, "Mickey” BLM, Robby Bickley

Mickey came to the line at 1:39 pm.

Flyer - Good recovery.

Left retired - Excellent line this bird.

Middle retired - Low line out between the pond and lake. Took a left angle straight to the fall area and the bird.

14. Pick Up – FC Watermark’s Coal-Fired Folsom Train, "Cash" BLM, Greg Bartlett

Cash came to the line at 1:13 pm.

Flyer - Nice job.

Left retired - Into pond one, over levee, into pond two, then into fall area and missed. A brief turn deep right, then back to the tree line with his bird.

Middle retired - Into pond one, over the levee in pond two aiming toward point. Swam around tip and continued to the far shore. Went left following the ditch out deep right of guns. Established a significant hunt at the far left side of the field. Hunted for a very long time. The judges asked the gunners to help. Picked up.

8. Interference – FC-AFC Abby's Physician Of Antioch, "Luke" BLM, Dan Hurst

Luke came to the line at 1:04 pm.

Left retired - Good angle through ponds. Arrived left of holding blind but turned in front of gunner and straight to bird.

***The judges have deemed there was interference, and Luke will rerun at the end of the rotation.

9. FC-AFC Beaver Runs Zig Zag Zeke, "Zeke" BLM, Andrew Curtis

Zeke came to the line at 12:50 pm.

Flyer - Came in to the fall area from in front of the guns, then looped in from the left.

Left retired - Into pond one, over the levee into pond two. Came out of pond two and drove to the tree line but missed. Made a turn and right back to the bird.

Middle retired - Took a low line and got into pond two. Swam to far left shore, got out following the tree line. Worked it out.

5. FC-AFC Drake's Bay Izzy, "Izzy" BLF, Dave Smith

Izzy came to the line at 12:37 pm.

Flyer - A small loop and on the bird.

Left retired - Nice angle through both ponds. A couple of small loops in the woods and came out with the bird.

Middle retired - Angled across the water. Exited into a ditch that took her toward the area of the fall. Came out of ditch with a good approach to the field and had her bird.

Gun Change – Bye Dog @ 12:20 PM

There was a gun change and bye dog at 12:20 pm. 

It's 49 degrees and sunny but feels like 44 degrees with a  north wind of 12 mph.

2. NFC-FC-AFC I'm Ur Search Engine, "Google" BLM, Alan Pleasant

Google came to the line at 12:10 pm.

Flyer - Came in just in front of the gunner, turned right and looped straight to his bird.

Left retired - Nice line across the first pond. Across the levee and second pond. Moved to the tree line and found his bird.

Middle retired - Beautiful line across the field. Turned left as he got towards the blind. One or two loops and scooped it up.

1. FC-AFC Rimfires Once Inna Blue Moon, "Blue" BLM, Al Arthur

Blue came to the line at 12:01 pm.

Flyer - Perfect line.

Left retired - Angled across the water and landed on a good spot on the far shore. Ran to the edge of timber and kind of bounced back to the water's edge. Then back to the timber and out with his bird.

Middle retired - Blue took the water from both ponds, then squared out of the last pond pulling him on a line that had him climbing the hill and right of the hay bale. He drove to the back of the field, turned left and came down to the area of the bird.

91. FC AFC Bayou-Star All Jazzed Up, “Ella” BLF, Suzan Caire

Ella came to the line at 11:50 am.

Flyer - Came in just right of the fall area. Made a left and got it.

Left retired - Into the first pond and over the levee. Nice angle across the second pond. Came out of the water and straight to her bird.

Middle retired - Took a low line close to the road. Drove up the hill to the end of the field, then turned left and came down the field to her bird.

90. Marshwind's Oskar, "Oskar" BLM, Bente Kongsore

Oskar came to the line at 11:37 am.

Flyer - A quick turn and on the bird.

Left retired - Angled through both ponds, then exited the water and went directly to the bird.

Middle retired - Ran the road past the ponds, then pulled up the hillside to check out the hay bale. He left along the area going in front of the retired guns to the bird.

87. FC Working's The New Girl Is A Hit, "Zooey" BLF, Luann Pleasant

Zooey came to the line at 11:27 am.

Flyer - Excellent mark.

Left retired - Drilled it!

Middle retired - Went out to hay bale and made a turn. Worked the draw, then came out and got it.

84. Handle – FC-AFC Straight To The Heart-Dagger, "Dagger" BLM, Johnny Armstrong

Dagger came to the line at 11:15 am.

Flyer - He got the bird.

Middle retired - Angled through the water all the way down to the bird. Very nice line.

Left retired - Took a nearly identical line, he was handled in the second pond.

83. FC-AFC Doc's Mesa Boogie, "Mesa" BLF, William Smith

Mesa came to the line at 11:03 am.

Flyer - Out to fall area, a few tight turns and got it.

Left retired - Into first pond on a good line. Over the levee and into the second pond. Straight to her bird.

Middle retired - Ran a low road. Took an excellent line and got it.

81. Handle – FC-AFC 3R'S Mr T Smoken Joe, "Smokie" BLM, Ty Rorem

Smokie came to the line at 10:45 am.

Flyer - Good mark.

Left retired - Across the water, then pulled up left of holding blind. Turned left at tree line for a quick pass. Then back right and to the bird.

Middle retired - Headed across ponds at nice angle, but ended up in direction of left retired guns and was handled.

80. FC-AFC Silver Star's Watch'em Like A Hawk, "Hawk" BLM, Scott Leonescu

Hawk came to the line at 10:33 am.

Flyer - Out under the arc, went a bit deep for a turn, then quickly worked to the bird.

Middle retired - Ran the area between the pond and flyer guns. Went to the end of the field, took a hard left, and came back down to the bird.

Left retired - Made a good line across the first pond, went over the levee, and came in behind the blind to the trees. Turned right down tree line to the bird.

73. FC-AFC Midnight Trains Texas Ranger, "Deets" BLM, Chris Ledford

Deets came to the line at 10:25 am.

Flyer - Perfect mark.

Left retired - Hopped out at a nice angle. Swam across both ponds. Went deep and left of guns, around the edge to the right and got the bird.

Middle retired - His line brought him right of a hay bale in the field. Then he drove beyond that before turning left to run the perimeter and grabbing the bird.

70. FC-AFC Bayou-Star Royal Baby, "Brit" BLF, John Caire

Brit came to the line at 10:15 am.

Flyer - Came in under the arc. Went a bit deep in the draw, but made a quick return to the fall area and the bird.

Left retired - Made a big splash into first pond, then an excellent angle across the levee and second pond. Came out behind the blind to the tree line. Turned left for a tight turn, then back right for the bird.

Middle retired - Took a line between the flyer guns and pond, then drove the far hill. She went a bit wide right and deep, but corrected and came back left and down for the bird.

61. FC Trumarc's Gratuity, "Tippy" BLF, Danny Farmer

Tippy came to the line at 10 am.

Flyer - Headed toward the fall wide left, then dipped into draw beyond the gunners. She appeared at the bird.

Left retried - A splash and good angle across, she carried her line to the bird.

Middle retired - Took the same initial line she had to her flyer, but continued on gradually turning left to get her bird.

Rebird – Gun Change – Test Dog as Bye @ 9:52 AM

A test dog came to the line as a bye for the handlers to view the line. Gun change and rebird.

It's 49 degrees and sunny with winds out of the north at 12-15 mph.

68. AFC Razor's Buckshot, "Shooter" BLM, Ty Rorem

Shooter came to the line at 9:41 am.

Flyer - Well done.

Left retired - Across both ponds at an angle and right to the bird

Middle retired - Established a hunt pattern just deep of the bird in the draw behind the gunners. Worked it out and got his bird

Conditions at 9:40 AM

As promised, the winds have picked up and are sustained out of the NNE at 13 mph. They're providing a wind chill of 40 degrees. We lost one tent to the wind, but they're all anchored now.

The lighting has improved and seems to have opened the corridor for a better path to the long bird. The left retired is still in a bit of shadow, but it's also more visible. 

64. FC Fine Lines Sympathy For The Devil, "Jagger" BLM, Rick Stawski

Flyer - Wide left of gunners into draw deep left. Hunted draw hard before getting his bird.

Left retired - Into first pond, over levee, cut left corner of pond. Hooked the blind, to the tree line and missed. Hunted wide right then worked back to bird.

Middle retired - Through right side of second pond, then drove hill establishing a hunt pattern left and right in the area of the bird. Got it.

63. Double Handle – FC-AFC Bedazzled II, "Be" BLF, Yvonne Hays

Be came to the line at 9:11 am.

Flyer - Took a line deep of the flyer and came back to fall area for her bird.

Left retired - Went into first pond and needed a quick handle to continue progressing towards the bird. Worked it out.

Middle retired - She swam the full length and exited into the edge of the tree line. Unable to correct her path and was handled.

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55. Handle – FC-AFC Kirkwood's Ace Of A Higher Grade, "Deacon" BLM, Casey Adams

Deacon came to the line at 8:59 am.

Flyer - A loop and a scoop. Nice!

Left retired - Into the first pond and over the levee. Into second pond on a good line to the bird. Came out, handled and drove the hill and got it.

Middle retired - Angled the hill going out. Held his line and came in close to the bird. One loop and got it.

53. Handle – FC Meadow Woods Whispering Willow, "Willow" YLF, Danny Farmer

Willow came to the line at 8:44 am.

Flyer - Under the arc, a quick right and she got the bird.

Left retired - Good line, through both ponds, and to the fall area to dig and get her bird.

Middle retired - She took the corner of the first pond and swam the length in the next pond. Exited deep left and came back to water where she was handled.

51. FC-AFC Holland Cliffs Play It Again, "Luke" BLM, Alvin Hatcher

Luke came to the line at 8:35 am.

Flyer - Came in to the bird from the left and scooped it up.

Left retired - Into pond one, over the levee. Angled out of pond two for a perfect line to his bird.

Middle retired - Took a line close to pond one. Swam across the cove in pond two staying left of the tree. A quick loop out toward the bird, then quickly moved farther out to his bird.

50. FC-AFC Blackwater Dexter, "Dexter" BLM, Clint Avant

Dexter came to the line at 8:23 am.

Flyer - Nice recovery of the flyer.

Left retired - He made a splash in the first pond, went over the levee, took another swim, and went around the gun to the tree line. Made a wide loop right and back to the bird.

Middle retired - Caught a piece of second pond, then came out to drive the rest of the line by land. He identified a hay bale but dismissed it to focus left. He headed toward the holding blind, then broke left working to the bird.

45. FC TruLine's Just Floyd, "Floyd" YLM, Amie Henninger

Floyd came to the line at 8:13 am.

Flyer - Came in under the arc. Established his hunt in the middle. Went left toward guns, then worked back to the right to the bird.

Left retired - Into pond one, over the levee, then into the left corner of pond two. Went around the holding blind to the edge of the tree line. Turned to the right to the bird.

Middle retired - Took a line between flyer guns and pond, then drove deep and came in right of fall for a hunt patter right of the blind. Worked it out.

44. FC-AFC Tucked Away At River's Edge, "Tucker" BLM, Alex Abraham

Tucker came to the line at 8:05 am.

Flyer - Right to the bird!

Left retired - His path too both pieces of water, and he was on the bird.

Middle retired - Crossed the base of the hillside, then got to the area a bit wide right. He quickly turned and located the bird.

Conditions @ 8 am

The temperature feels like it's around 37 degrees. Cooler temps promise to be a part of the balance of the National. The sun is beginning to rise above the trees to our left and the hillside that was in shadow will soon be brighter. High cirrus clouds will keep it muted, but with these temperatures any sign of sun is welcome.

42. FC Jimaviche's Hollandaise Jammer, "Jammer" BLM, Kenny Trott

Jammer came to the line at 7:54 am.

Flyer - Out across the straight to his bird.

Left retired - Into pond one, over the levee, took left corner of pond two. Came out just left of the blind, then back to the front and wide right for a quick loop before returning to the fall area and his bird.

Middle retired - Took a low line out toward his mark. Touched far right corner of pond two, then drove to fall area. Went just over the hill and came quickly back with this bird.

40. FC-AFC Little Miss Freya, "Freya" BLF, James Roberts

Freya came to the line at 7:45 am.

Flyer - Very good.

Left retired - Freya entered pond one with a splash, went over the levee, angled through pond two, then to the area of the fall. She made a quick loop in the timbers edge, and came out with the bird.

Middle retired - Ran along the area between the pond and downhill of the gunners. Got to the area and was out of sight. She came back out and was on the bird.

35. FC-AFC Seaside's Gorgeous George, "Clooney" BLM, Jason Baker

Clooney came to the line at 7:35 am.

Flyer - Good recovery of his bird.

Left retired - Nice angled entry across first pond. Went over levee and didn't hesitate to jump in and angle across the second pond to the bird.

Middle retired - Went between the pond and backside of gunners. He stopped by a hay bale and hunted wide right of the area. Moved left leaving the area to work out his bird.

Eighth Series – Test Dogs

Test Dog #1: Another Cup Of Jo, "JoJo," handler Kathy Scott. Came to the line at 7 am.

Flyer - Out to flyer. Fast pass below and deep, then back to bird.

Left retired - Through the pond, over the levee, through second corner, and out to bird.

Middle retired - Handled to correct initial line. Gunners came out for recognition. Swam to center of second pond, then handled to be sent deeper in the field for her bird.

Test Dog #2: Full Choke Winchester, "Chester," handler Deborah Gardner. Came to the line at 7:15 am.

Flyer - Arrived in area under the arc, faded downhill a bit, and then to the draw behind the hillside. Came out, drove the hill, and got the bird.

Left retired - Handled into first water, exited early, then handled into second water. Continued down the shoreline and committed to swimming across to the bird.

Middle retired - Required help with gunner recognition, but he got his bird.

Eighth Series – Water Triple

Test Eight is a Water Triple with a flyer, two retired gun stations and an honor on Goose Pond. The mat faces south and the wind is out of the north at the handler's back. 

The first bird shot will be a drake thrown right to left landing 450 yards from the line. These middle gunners will retire. The line to this bird takes the dog through the right corner of the pond number one, over a levee through pond two, and out across a deep field to the bird.

Bird two is a hen mallard thrown angled back on the handler's left to the edge of the woods. The gunners stand by a well-brushed blind to the left of the mat. The line to this bird takes the dog across the right end of pond one, over a levee, across the left corner of pond two, across a road, past the blind, and to the tree line 183 yards from the line.

Bird three is a hen duck flyer thrown and shot, landing approximately 235 yards from the line. The bird is slightly right of the mat. The gunners are positioned by a small tree on the side of a hill, shooting uphill. Finally, there is an Honor to the right of the working dog.

This test will take approximately 10 minutes per dog.

 

Eighth Series – Water Triple with a Flyer, Two Retired Guns & an Honor

Middle Retired – 450 yards

Left Retired – 183 yards

Flyer – 235 yards

Eighth Series sketch by Jean Wu

 

Morning Conditions – Day 7 NRC 2021

Good morning from Goose Pond where it's 38 degrees and windy on day seven of the NRC 2021. It should remain clear today, but the temperatures will be significantly cooler with the high expected to be 57 degrees later this afternoon. Winds are predicted to be 11 mph, so stay tuned to see how this affects the test for the Eighth Series.