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2023 National Retriever Championship Blog

Monday, November 13, 2023

4th Series Test Dogs

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


The first test dog that came to the line to run the 4th Series was Zeiss and handler Jane Patopea
Zeiss came to the line at 9:54 am.

Past the little shed
1 whistle across the mounds
through the finger of water
1 whistle on land and across the channel for a quick swim
1 whistle to get out on the point
1 whistle off the point to swim the channel up on land
3 more whistles to the area
Dog went out of sight near the timbers
He was helped to the end.




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


The 2nd test dog to the line for the 4th Series was Brandy with handler Missy Bell
Brandy came to the line at 10:04 am

1 whistle by the mounds
1 whistles to the water
3 whistles to get out of the channel onto the point
1 whistle off the point
3 whistles in the channel
2 whistles on shore and she jumped back in the channel
1 whistle back up to get her bird.

This test took Brandy approximately 5 minutes to complete



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