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.