National Retriever Championship Blog


2023 National Retriever Championship Blog

Friday, November 17, 2023

9th Series Test Dogs

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


The 1st test dog that came to the line to run the 9th Series was Brandy and handler Missy Bell.
Brandy and Missy came to the line at 12:24 pm.

F – Fluttering flyer, got it

RR – Through the soft bulrushes to find her bird.

LR – Into the field, looped around the pine trees, drove deep and left. Came back in and was handled right to located her bird.

MR – Very good!



**Adjustments were made to the test after Brandy and Missy Bell ran. They pulled out the RR bulrush bird, the Judges want to see it ran as a triple mark for the next test dog** 


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


The 2nd test dog to the line for the 9th Series was Zeiss with handler Jane Patopea.
Zeiss and Jane came to the line at 12:38 pm

F – Easy work of his Flyer

LR – Around the edge of the water, a brief check midway, also checked the holding blind and then worked out to the bird.

(MR becomes the RR)
RR – Dog headed towards the bulrush bird and was handled over.

This test took Zeiss approximately 7 minutes to complete



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