And the Winner Is ...

 The Winner of the 2023

National Retriever Club Championship is …

#69 FC-AFC FREERIDIN RIKKI TIKKI TAVI 

“Tavi”

Owned by Naomi Evans and Donald Fregelette

Handled by Marcy Wright

Congratulations Marcy and Tavi!!

And the Finalists are ...

Congratulations to the 2023 NRC Finalists!

#4 FC-AFC BAYOU-STAR FLEURTY GIRL, “Fleurt,” BLF
    Owned by Mark and Sussie Menzies

    Handled by Hunter Street

#12 FC-AFC BOO’S STRAIGHT LINE IS GOOD IDEA, “Torq,” BLM
    Owned by Joel Earls

    Handled by Isaac Langerud 

#17 FC BOURGEOIS’ OUISIE, NOW I’M GETTING MY TURN AT BAT, “George,” BLM
    Owned by Chris Bourgeois and David Hare

    Handled by Clint Avant 

#20 FC ZIPLINE’S JAMESON O’GRADY, “Ozzie,” BLM
    Owned by William and Karen McFadden

    Handled by Hunter Street

#25 FC-AFC ATLASTA PRAYER, “Faith,” BLF
    Owned by Martha and Paul Blank

    Handled by Bruce Ahlers

#26 NFC-CNFC TRULINE’S JUST FLOYD, “Floyd,” YLM
    Owned by John and Amie Henninger

    Handled by Amie Henninger

#28 FC-AFC EXECUTION SOUTHERN STYLE - LETHAL, “Lethal,” BLM
    Owned by Johnny and Kathy Armstrong

    Handled by Jason Baker 

#48 FC OUTBACK’S RISING STAR, “Champ,” BLM
    Owned by Robert Zylla and Steve Yozamp

    Handled by Steve Yozamp

#50 FC-AFC HEARTBEAT’S GEORGIA PEANUT, “Peanut,” BLF
    Owned by Julie Kobach

    Handled by Andrew Curtis

#57 FC-AFC SEASIDE’S ISSHEIT, “Zoey,” BLF
    Owned by Hank McNeil

    Handled by Ty Rorem

#69 FC-AFC FREERIDIN RIKKI TIKKI TAVI, “Tavi,” BLF
    Owned by Naomi Evans and Donald Fregelette

    Handled by Marcy Wright 

#70 FC-AFC SHE SELLS SEASHELLS BY THE SEASIDE, “Shelly,” BLF
    Owned by Shelby Songy

    Handled by Al Arthur

69. FC-AFC FREERIDIN RIKKI TIKKI TAVI, “Tavi,” BLF, Marcy Wright

69. FC-AFC FREERIDIN RIKKI TIKKI TAVI, “Tavi”

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C/B/S: Black Lab Female
Callname: Tavi
DOB: 12/6/2014
Sire: FC-CFC Backwater's Boomer
Dam: FC Iron Range Renegade's Lawless Lucy
Breeder: Erin Willard
Owners: Naomi Evans and Donald Fregelette
Handler: Marcy Wright 

Tavi and Marcy came to the line at 11:20 am

LF – She made a little zig zag and got her bird.

LR – Entered the area wide left, and she went below the dam and came up on her bird.

RF – Tavi drove the cover and water to break into the area of the fall and she located her bird.

RR – Beautiful line to the bird, passing the point the gunners are on and landing on the next point to scoop up her bird.

69. FC-AFC FREERIDIN RIKKI TIKKI TAVI, “Tavi,” BLF, Marcy Wright

Tavi and Marcy came to the line at 3:00 pm

F – No problem on the flyer!

LR – Nice line through the water, out and a quick check of the fake forest to the right, she corrects and moves on, locating the gunners and moves over to scoop up her bird.

RR – Rolling along and she arrives wide left, she makes a good move right and comes up with the bird!

69. FC-AFC FREERIDIN RIKKI TIKKI TAVI, “Tavi,” BLF, Marcy Wright

Tavi and Marcy came to the line at 8:04 am

1 whistle to the road, that carried her to the water

2 whistles in the middle that carried her all the way to the bird! Beautiful end!

She was excited!

69. FC-AFC FREERIDIN RIKKI TIKKI TAVI, “Tavi,” BLF, Marcy Wright

Tavi and Marcy came to the line at 12:43 pm

F – Squared the ditch, she drove right out to scoop up her bird.

MR – Coming along the right of the gunners, Tavi takes a couple quick turns and then moves to the fall area for her bird.

RR – Angling across the ditch she carried the line to the berm, bended back and got her bird.

69. FC-AFC FREERIDIN RIKKI TIKKI TAVI, “Tavi,” BLF, Marcy Wright

Tavi and Marcy came to the line at 8:51 am

Good initial line
A quick whistle that drove her to the cover
1 whistle through the cover
1 whistles to the end

69. FC-AFC FREERIDIN RIKKI TIKKI TAVI, “Tavi,” BLF, Marcy Wright

Tavi and Marcy came to the line at 2:05 pm

F – Entered the field and bent left and deep of the gunners. Worked over and in to recover her bird.

LR – Down the dike and she bails into the water heading left towards her bird. Got it!

MR – Tavi came into the area wide right, but quickly corrected to come around for her Middle bird.

RR – Great momentum, barreling out to the area, she turned and worked the area and found her bird.

She moved to the honor box.

69. FC-AFC FREERIDIN RIKKI TIKKI TAVI, “Tavi,” BLF, Marcy Wright

Tavi and Marcy came to the line at 10:36 am

3 whistles to the cove and through the water

5 to get across the channel and on point

1 to get off point

6 to keep her in the channel

and multiple to the end

69. FC-AFC FREERIDIN RIKKI TIKKI TAVI, “Tavi,” BLF, Marcy Wright

Tavi and Marcy came to the line at 11:02 am

F – Right to the bird

RR – Nice job right to the bird.

MR – Wide left, bending right to the bird.

69. FC-AFC FREERIDIN RIKKI TIKKI TAVI, “Tavi,” BLF, Marcy Wright

FC-AFC Freeridin Rikki Tikki Tavi

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Luke and Alvin came to the line at 1:05 pm

F – Good flyer

RG – Into the area behind the gunners, turned left and worked out the bird.

Blind – Initial line takes him right of the water. 1 whistle halfway to the keyhole that carried her all the way to the bird.