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.
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| Eighth Series – Water Triple with a Flyer, Two Retired Guns & an Honor |
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| Middle Retired – 450 yards |
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| Left Retired – 183 yards |
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| Flyer – 235 yards |
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| Eighth Series sketch by Jean Wu |
