**Our last running dog for today was dog #35. Willow and Danny had a No-Bird and the day ended at 3:52 pm**
We will return to complete the 5th Series tomorrow morning.
They will run 1 single test dog in the morning at 7:15 am.
Dog #31 will run directly after the test dog, then #35, then back to regular running order.
Any further Instructions will be posted on the blog as soon as we have them.
Have a great night Everyone! Hope to see you at the Worker's Party, it starts at 5:30 pm!
Willow and Danny came to the line at 3:48 pm and had a No-Bird on the Flyer. They will run tomorrow after #31 in the morning.
3:52 pm Bye Dog
Ivy and Craig came to the line at 3:32 pm
F – A few loops and Ivy has her bird.
LR – Very good mark!
MR – Stepped on it!
RR – Significant hunt deep, but she worked it out and got her bird.
She moved to the honor box.
Dog #35 will be our last running dog of the day.
Dog #31 will start in the morning, with a single test dog running beforehand at 7:15 am.
Slam and Jim came to the line at 3:13 pm
F – Looped deep and then got his bird.
LR – Wide right and deep, then circled back, came in and entered the water to get his bird.
RR – Wide left line, drove deep and then came up right of the mound, hunted the mound and then worked over to the left side of the mound and found his bird.
MR – Ran just inside the area of the bird, the went on driving deep, when he got a whistle and was handled to the bird.
He moved to the honor box.
Deuce and Alex came to the line at 2:57 pm
F – Tight loops around the area of the fall and Deuce had his long flyer
LR – Deep of the mark but he pulled it out!
MR – Looked left and then came in right towards the fall area, worked his way to the bird.
RR – Went deep, came back around and in to scoop up his bird.
He moved to the honor box.
Sue and Andrew came to the line and had a No-Bird on the Flyer ... they will be back after 5 ...
Dozer and Alvin came to the line at 2:39 pm
F – Quick work on this mark to get his bird.
LR – Touched the shore between the bird and the holding blind and then right over to the bird.
MR – In the water and then out by the holding blind, hunted deep and then came back to get his bird.
RR – Drove deep left, hunted and then found the mound and got his bird.
He moved to the honor box.
Ozzie and Hunter came to the line at 2:24 pm
F – Couple loops and he was on the bird.
LR – Very good!
MR – Down the dike, through the water and to the bird. Perfect.
RR – Nice initial line, but then he drove deep, turned back, made a couple of loops, and he had his bird!
He moved to the honor box.
Lethal and Jason came to the line at 1:58 pm
F – Hunted a bit and then he got his bird.
LR – Right to the bird!
MR – Came up the right of the holding blind, made a few circles just deep of the blind then jumped back into the water and got the bird.
RR – Went out and headed right and deep, hunted and then went left to the area and got his bird.
He moved to the honor box.
Bye Dog and then Gun Change at 2:12 pm
Floyd and Amie came to the line at 1:45 pm
F – A quick scoop and he has his bird.
LR – Nice line, drove just deep, a loop and he has his bird.
MR – His line brought him to just in front of the holding blind and then he turned right and went right to the bird.
RR – Wow! Chalk line right to his bird!
He moved to the honor box.
Faith and Bruce came to the line at 1:32 pm
F – Good mark!
LR – Came in a little right, turned to grab his bird.
MR – Deep and right for a bit. Back to the area for the bird.
RR – Went out deep, quartered back to the area and located the bird.
She moved to the honor box.
Jammer and Kenny came to the line at 1:21 pm
F – Nicely to his bird!
LR – Again right to the arc and the the bird.
MR –Nice line, and then dove left into the water and got up behind the gun. Hunted deep and then went right and got his bird.
RR – Nicely to his bird. Good job.
He moved to the honor box.
Lager and Jerry came to the line at 1:08 pm
F – Very good!
LR – Excellent!
MR – Nice job!
RR – Beautiful work all around!
He moved to the honor box.
Ozzie and Hunter came to the line and had a No-Bird on the Flyer ... they will be back after 5 ...
Trucker and Al came to the line at 12:50 pm
F – Out to the area, hunted deep and then back in for a quick loop to the bird.
LR – Right to the bird!
MR – Right to his bird again. Very nice!
RR – Out wide right and very deep, handled and then had to be helped to the bird. Dog is picked up.
Driver and Ty came to the line at 12:31 pm
F – Extended hunt but he returned with the bird.
LR – Nice line out, got to the end of the channel, out for a pass and then back in for the bird.
MR – Good line to the area, a couple little loops and then onto the bird.
RR – Very nice bird.
He moved to the honor box.
George and Clint came to the line at 12:17 pm
F – Nice line to the area. Under the arc he had a few loops and he got his bird.
LR – Nice line again, right to his bird.
MR – Into the water, bending behind the holding blind, he hunted deep and left and then over to his bird.
RR – Wide left and then turned right quickly to the area. A quick loop on the mound and then he had his bird.
He moved to the honor box.
Don't forget about the Worker's Party Tonight!
Hope to See You All There!
Torq and Isaac came to the line at 12:03 pm
F – A couple loops and he was on to the bird.
LR – Quick recovery of this bird.
MR – Very nice!
RR – Bent right and came around the mound to scoop his bird!
He moved to the honor box.
Violet and Seth came to the line at 11:48 am
F – Came nicely into the area and then hunted deep back of the area to locate her bird.
LR – Beautiful line to her bird!
RR – Drove through the middle retired and hunted deep, but made her way to the bird.
MR – Great line to the bird, but drove too deep and had to be handled back to the bird.
She moved to the honor box.
Breeze and Andy came to the line at 11:32 am
F – Straight to the bird, good mark!
LR – Went wide into the water, exited the water and turned hard left to grab her bird.
RR – Dove hard and deep to the left, then circled back and hunted short below the mound and then worked her way to the bird.
MR – Drove to the left of the holding blind, short hunt deep and then started to come in, but was handled to the bird.
He moved to the honor box.
Huck and Alex came back to the line at 11:21 am
F – Short bird, and he was right to it!
LR – Straight to this bird too!
MR – Came in under the arc and then got deep, worked his way right and back in, right to the bird. Nice.
RR – Drove deep to the left, circled back to the right and up onto the mound, had a quick hunt and he got it.
He moved to the honor box.
Cabo and Danny came to the line at 11:06 am
F – Got it!
LR – Nice line to the bird.
MR – Good line out, got deep and was handled to this bird.
RR – Out of site from our perspective ... but he got the bird and came back in with it.
He moved to the honor box.
Madge and Jim came to the line at 10:50 am
F – Through the 2 pieces of the channel and then right to her bird.
MR – A little hunt and she got her bird.
LR – Scooted under the brush and grabbed her bird.
RR – Very nice line to the area and she was back in with her bird in good time.
She moved to the honor box.
Torq and Isaac came to the line and had a No-Bird on the Flyer ... they will be back after 5 ...
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| Retriever News tent in the distance ... |
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Violet and Seth came to the line and had a No-Bird on the Flyer ... they will be back after 5 ...
Thor and Tim came to the line at 10:19 am
F – Nice mark!
LR – Good mark, and headed back!
RR – Ran deep and worked out the bird.
MR – Ran deep and dog was eventually picked up.
Huck and Alex came to the line and had a No-Bird on the Flyer...they will be back after 5 ...
Tru and Mark came to the line at 10:00 am
F – One little loop and back with her bird.
LR – Made quick work of this bird.
MR – Little bit of a hunt but she got her bird.
RR – Hunted deep, worked her way back and located the bird!
She moved to the honor box.
Max and Ty came back to the line at 9:42 am
F – Hunted deep and left, he worked out the area moving more right and located his long flyer.
LR – Through the decoys, to the shoreline.... just missed it! but hung in there and worked it out.
MR – Went out deep of the bird for an extended hunt, but he came in and located the bird.
RR – Angled through the first channel, across land, he turned to look at his handler, drove further and got his bird.
Tux and Jack came to the line at 9:30 am
F – Pinned it!
LR – Down the dike and bent left to the bird.
RR – Had a bit of a hunt but worked it out to bring back in his bird.
MR – His line took him deep and left, and he was handled to this bird.
He moved to the honor box.
Mickey and Andrew came to the line at 9:18 am
F – Good Mark!
LR – Very Positive mark!
MR – Swam through the channel and snatched up his bird!
RR – Nice line! He got in the channel and that took him deep but then he came back in for the bird in good order.
He moved to the honor box.
Fleurt and Hunter came to the line at 9:04 am
F – Hunted deep of the area for a moment and then moved in and over to locate her bird.
LR – Nice line to the fall area, a quick pass and she was headed back in with her bird.
RR – Good line out, a few loops and she was on her bird!
MR – Nice Bird!
She moved to the honor box.
Dara and Lynn came to the line at 8:46 am
F – Good Flyer!
LR – Very nice mark.
MR – Dara took s slightly different line but pulled left and is handled to this bird.
RR – The RN tent could not see the dog from this perspective, but she got the bird and came back!
She moved to the honor box.
Smarty and Kenny came to the line at 8:36 am
F – Good Flyer!
LR – Stayed on land till the end, launched into the channel and across to grab his bird.
MR – Good mark! Down the dike across the fingers of water to her bird.
RR – Down the dike, splashing through the end of the first water, moving positively down the dike, but she got deep and left and had to be handled to this bird.
She moved to the honor box.
Max and Ty came to the line and had a No-Bird on the Flyer... they will be back after 5....
Charlie and Danny came to the line at 8:17 am
F – Nice long flyer, he drove the corner of the channel and hustled over to grab up his bird.
LR – Along the dike and into the channel ... needed to be handled to the bird.
MR – Along the dike, across the water and got to the area of the fall, worked the area and got his bird.
RR – Out along the dike again and through the water, a little loop, a bit deep and then came back in to locate his bird.
He moved to the honor box.
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Good Morning Everyone and Welcome to day #4 of the 2023 National Retriever Championship!
We are currently setting up to begin the 5th Series this morning.
Our Test Dogs are running now and then we will be ready to begin with our first running dog #83 shortly.
This morning it is yet another cool start to the day and is currently 38 degrees and mostly cloudy here. Mostly cloudy skies are expected all day, and the high temperature will reach up to about 55 degrees this afternoon, with little chance of rain and not much wind either.
Good Luck to all of the teams running Today at the 5th Series!
And P.S. Don't forget about the Worker's Party Tonight! ;)
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| This morning at the 5th Series |
