National Retriever Championship Blog


2023 National Retriever Championship Blog

Sunday, November 12, 2023

3rd Series Test Dogs

Brandon Crawford MH, “Brandy” LF
Owner: Missy Bell, Novato, CA
Handler: Missy Bell


The 1st test dog to the line for the 3rd Series was Brandy with handler Missy Bell
Brandy came to the line at 7:07 am

Flyer – Good Recovery!

Middle Retired – Angled entry into the channel, then she pulled out left of the tree and began to hunt the base of the hill. She was handled up the hill to find her retired mark.

Right Retired – She entered the channel and then she was back out on the far  shore, across the land and re-entered the channel crossing it again and exiting the far side, making a couple loops on the shore and she located her bird.

This test took Brandy approximately 7 minutes to complete




Zeiss III, “Zeiss” LM
Owner: Rich and Jodi Charrier, Nampa, ID
Handler: Jane Patopea


The second test dog came that came to the line to run the 3rd Series was Zeiss and handler Jane Patopea
Zeiss came to the line at 7:15 am.

Flyer – Quick recovery of his duck flyer!

Right Retired – Squared out across the channel, ran across the land and re-entered the channel, across to land again and located the bird.

Middle Retired – He entered the channel at a nice angle, crossing it and arriving at the far shore. A quick loop at the base of the hill and then he drove up the hill and found his duck.

This test took Zeiss about 5 minutes to complete 



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