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Monday, November 13, 2023

4th Series Recap

Monday, November 13, 2023

4th Series – Water Blind

71 Dogs Started this Series. 

We kicked off the Series Monday late morning with running the test dogs at 9:54 am. The first test dog to run was "Zeiss" with handler Jane Patopea, and then next up was "Brandy" with handler Missy Bell, giving the teams a preview of this Water Blind. 

The first running dog for this test was #61 FC PVS Frank The Tank, “Frank,” with handler Craig Crook at 10:15 am.

The weather this afternoon had mostly cloudy overcast skies and temps in the mid 50's with little to no wind, and bits of sun peeking in throughout the day.

Here is how things turned out for the 4th Series…
No-Bird / Re-Run (0): 
Handles (0): 
Double Handles (0): 
Pick-Ups (2): 9 – 37
Break (0):
Scratches (0):

Our last running dog for this series was dog #
60 FC Reno Hightower, “Reno” with Handler Alex DrentThey completed the test this afternoon at 4:56 pm.


There were 71 dogs sent from the line in this series, taking exactly 6 hours 39 minutes, which averages out to be a little more than 5.5 minutes per dog. 

The 4th Series is officially in the books! We will be moving on to the 5th Series tomorrow. Callbacks to come!

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