10th Series Recap

Saturday, November 18, 2023

10th Series – Water Quad

13 Dogs Started the 10th series. 

We kicked off the10th series this morning with the parade of contestants! After we were all in place, the running of the test dogs started at 9:55 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 the challenges they would be facing in this large Water Quad.

The first running dog on for the 10th Series was #34 FC SEASIDE’S GOT THAT ITCH AGAIN, “Ivy,” with handler Craig Crook at 10:33 am.

The weather today started in the upper 40's and got up into the mid 50's with mostly cloudy with overcast skies, and a little bit of fog to start out and then some drizzle and light rain throughout.

Here is how things turned out for the 10th Series…
No-Bird / Re-Run (2): 50(x2)
Handles (6): 4 – 12 – 26 – 28 – 57 – 70
Double Handles (1): 25
Pick-Ups (1): 34
Break (0):

Scratches (0):

Our last running dog for this series was dog #50. FC-AFC HEARTBEAT’S GEORGIA PEANUT, “Peanut,” with handler Andrew Curtis on a rerun. They finished the test and the series was completed at 1:46 pm.

There were 13 dogs sent from the line in this series, taking exactly 3 hours and 13 minutes, which averages out to be just under 15 minutes per dog. 

The 10th Series is now complete, and officially in the books!

The running of the 2023 National Retriever Championship is also now complete.

The Finalists and the Winner will be announced shortly ....

9th Series Recap

Friday, November 17, 2023

9th Series – Land and Water Triple

19 Dogs Started the 9th series. 

We kicked the 9th series this afternoon with running our test dogs starting at 12:24 pm. The first test dog to run was "Brandy" with handler Missy Bell and then next up was "Zeiss" with handler Jane Patopea, giving the teams a preview of the challenges they would be facing in this test.

The first running dog on for the 9th Series was #12 FC-AFC Boo's Straight Line Is A Good Idea, “Torq,” with handler Isaac Langerud at 12:56 pm.

The weather this afternoon continued to be mostly cloudy with overcast skies and temps up into the low 50's.

Here is how things turned out for the 9th Series…
No-Bird / Re-Run (0): 
Handles (11): 4 – 18 – 24 – 26 – 47 – 48 – 50 – 61 – 70 – 81 – 83
Double Handles (0): 
Pick-Ups (0): 
Break (0):

Scratches (0):

Our last running dog for this series was dog #4 FC-AFC Bayou-Star Fleurty Girl, “Fleurt,” with handler Hunter Street. They finished the test and the series was completed at 3:55 pm.

There were 19 dogs sent from the line in this series, taking exactly 2 hours and 59 minutes, which averages out to be a little over 9 minutes per dog. 

The 9th Series is now complete, and officially in the books! 

Callbacks will be coming and we will be on to the 10th Series Tomorrow morning!

8th Series Recap

Friday, November 17, 2023

8th Series – Water Blind

30 Dogs Started the 8th Series.

We began this morning with running the test dogs starting at 7:28 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 look at this tough Water Blind test.

The first running dog was #63 NFC-AFC Bayou Teche Swing For The Fence, “Foxx,” with handler Lauren Hays at 7:56 am.

The weather this morning was mostly cloudy overcast skies, a light drizzle and temps in the upper 40's.  

This was another fast-moving test ....

Here is how things turned out for the 8th Series…

Less than 5 whistles: 3 dogs

5-10 Whistles: 13 dogs

10+ Whistles: 13 dogs
Pick-Ups (1): #2
Break (0):

Scratches (0):

Our last running dog for this series was dog #61 FC PV'S Frank The Tank, “Frank,” with handler Craig Crook. They finished the test and the Series was completed at 10:29 am.

There were 30 dogs sent from the line in this series, taking exactly 2 hours and 33 minutes, which averages out to be just more than 5 minutes per dog. 

The 8th Series is officially in the books! We will be moving on to the 9th Series.

Callbacks to come!

7th Series Recap

Thursday, November 16, 2023

7th Series – Land Triple with an Honor

38 Dogs Started the 7th series. 

We kicked the series off late this morning with running the test dogs starting at 11:06 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 what this Land Triple was all about.

The first running dog on for the 7th Series was #45 FC-AFC Flawless Execution – FLEX, “Flex,” with handler Johnny Armstrong at 11:46 am.

The weather this afternoon continued to be mostly cloudy with overcast skies and temps up into the mid 50's. There was a little drizzle on and off..

Here is how things turned out for the 7th Series…
No-Bird / Re-Run (0): 
Handles (9): 8 – 11 – 18 – 24 – 44 – 49 – 55 – 66 – 81
Double Handles (0): 
Pick-Ups (1): 13
Break (0):

Scratches (0):

Our last running dog for this series was dog #44 FC-AFC Doctor Cabernet Just In Case, “Doc,” with handler Al Arthur. They finished the test and the series was completed at 4:14 pm.

There were 38 dogs sent from the line in this series, taking exactly 4 hours and 28 minutes, which averages out to be almost exactly 7 minutes per dog. 

The 7th Series is now complete, and officially in the books! Callbacks will be coming this evening and, we will be moving on to the 8th Series Friday morning!

6th Series Recap

Thursday, November 16, 2023

6th Series – Land Blind

43 Dogs Started the 6th Series.

We began this morning with running the test dogs starting at 7:32 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 look at this Land Blind test.

The first running dog was #28 FC-AFC Execution Southern Style – LETHAL, “Lethal,” with handler Jason Baker at 8:02 am.

The weather this morning was mostly cloudy overcast skies, a light drizzle and temps in the upper 40's.  

This was a very quick test with not much stats to report ....

Here is how things turned out for the 6th Series…
No-Bird / Re-Run (0): 

Handles (0):
Double Handles (0): 
Pick-Ups (1): 74
Break (10):

Scratches (0):

Our last running dog for this series was dog #26 NFC-CNFC Truline's Just Floyd, “Floyd,” with handler Amie Henninger. They finished the test and the Series was completed at 10:10 am.

There were 43 dogs sent from the line in this series, taking exactly 2 hours and 8 minutes, which averages out to be just less than 3 minutes per dog. 

The 6th Series is officially in the books! We will be moving on to the 7th Series after we get the callbacks!

5th Series Recap

Tuesday, November 14 – Wednesday, November 15, 2023

5th Series – Water Quad with an Honor

61 Dogs Started the 5th series.

We kicked this series off on Tuesday morning with running the test dogs starting at 7:23 am. The first test dog to run was "Brandy" with handler Missy Bell, and then next up was "Zeiss" with handler Jane Patopea, giving the teams a preview of what they were up against in this big Water Quad test! (Wednesday morning 1 single test dog "Josey" with handler Missy Bell ran to show new conditions for the 2nd day.)

The first running dog on Tuesday was #83 Vinwood's Charlie, “Charlie,” with handler Danny Farmer at 8:17 am.

The weather on both Tuesday and Wednesday was mostly cloudy overcast skies and temps in the mid 50's.  There was drizzle on Wednesday, and winds were very light and variable on both days.

Here is how things turned out for the 5th Series…
No-Bird / Re-Run (14): 1 – 8 – 11 – 12 – 20 – 31 – 41  – 44 – 45 – 51 – 52 – 55 – 62 – 72
Handles (18): 1 – 2 – 3 – 6 – 11 – 14 – 16 – 33 – 41 – 47 – 55 – 58 – 61 – 71 – 72 – 73 – 74 – 83
Double Handles (0): 
Pick-Ups (9): 10 – 19 – 40 – 42 – 54 – 60 – 62 – 75 – 78
Break (1): 53

Scratches (0):

Our last running dog for this series was a rerun for dog #62 FC-AFC Giddy Up Go II, “Giddy,” with handler Jason Baker. They had a pick-up and the series was completed Wednesday afternoon at 4:52 pm.

There were 61 dogs sent from the line in this series, taking exactly 16 hours and 42 minutes, which averages out to be a little more than 16 minutes per dog. 

The 5th Series is officially in the books! We will be moving on to the 6th Series tomorrow!

**Callbacks to come**

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 Drent. They 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!

3rd Series Recap

Sunday, November 12 – Monday, November 13, 2023

3rd Series – Land/Water Triple

81 Dogs Started this Series.

After the test was set up, we kicked off the series on Sunday morning with running the test dogs starting at 7:07 am. The first test dog to run was "Brandy" with handler Missy Bell, and then next up was "Zeiss" with handler Jane Patopea, giving the teams a preview of the test. On Monday morning to finish up running the last 5 dogs, 1 single test dog "Josey" with handler Missy Bell ran to show new conditions for this test.

The first running dog for this test was #40 FC Blackfoot's Sittin' On The Dock Of The Bay, “Otis,” with handler Clint Avant at 7:31 am on Sunday.

The weather on Sunday had mostly cloudy overcast skies and temps in the mid 50's with light winds gusting up to 14 mph throughout the day. Monday morning was foggy and we had a bit of a fog delay, which cleared up to mostly cloudy skies and temps around 47 degrees.

Here is how things turned out for the 3rd Series…
No-Bird / Re-Run (5): 23 – 47 – 73 – 75 – 83
Handles (9): 15 – 29 – 38 – 40 – 43 – 52 – 64 – 80 – 82
Double Handles (0):
Pick-Ups (1): 67
Break (1): 36

Scratches (0):

Our last running dog for this series was dog #39 Sneak Attack For A Hostile Takeover QA2, “Raider” with Handler Ty Rorem. They completed the test this Monday morning at 9:14 am.

There were 81 dogs sent from the line in this series, taking exactly 9 hours 54 minutes, which averages out to be a little more than 7 minutes per dog. 

The 3rd Series is officially in the books! We will be moving on to the 4th Series ... and Callbacks to come soon!

1st and 2nd Series Recap

Saturday, November 11, 2023

1st & 2nd Series – Land Double with a Blind

83 Dogs Started this Series

After the test was set up, the Honorary Test Dog, FC-AFC Slick When Wet III, handled by Ken Jackson began the series this morning at 7:11 am. Next the regular test dogs ran beginning with "Zeiss" and then "Brandy," giving the teams a good look at this test.

The first running dog for this test was #19 FC-AFC FC Old Towns Rough Country Hammer Down QA2, “Trucker,” with handler Al Arthur at 7:47 am.

The weather today had mostly cloudy overcast skies and temps in the mid 50's with some rain earlier and light winds at around 6 mph.

Here is how things turned out for the 1st and 2nd Series…

No-Bird / Re-Run (2): 21 – 61
Handles (5): 10 – 23 – 29 – 37 – 56

Double Handles (0): 

Pick-Ups (2): 65 – 68

Scratches (0):

Our last running dog for this series was dog #18 3R's DRIVE ME TO THE BLUE RIBBON ROAD, “Driver” with Handler Ty Rorem. They completed the test this afternoon at 4:13 pm.

There were 83 dogs sent from the line in this series, taking almost exactly 8 hours 26 minutes, which averages out to be about 6 minutes per dog. 

The 1st and 2nd Series is officially in the books! We will be on to the 3rd. Callbacks to come soon!