Ice and Craig came to the line at 11:02 am
A couple early whistles to adjust his line out
3 through the cove and off the land into the main channel
3 to cross to the far shore
1 off the point
1 more into the channel
2 in the channel
1 out of the water
3 from his landing spot to the end
Chester and Danny came to the line at 10:57 am
6 whistles through the cove and into the channel
Chester was on the left shoreline taking multiple whistles to get him over to the far shoreline point
2 whistles off the point
3 more and he gets to the end of the channel
1 out of the water
2 to a very nice end.
Archie and Jim came to the line at 10:51 am
Good initial line out
1 whistle through the cove
4 to the point
2 more to go up
1 for a nice off the point and move down the channel
very challenging end of the channel, multiple whistles to get him to exit the correct spot
He ran a little past, and is whistled back in for the bird.
Bella and Hunter came to the line at 10:47 am
2 whistles just past the shed
3 past the cove of water and into the channel
3 to cross the channel to get on land
2 off the point, along the shore as Bella ran along the shore, Hunter moved her over and down the channel
3 more whistles to the end
Shelly and Al came to the line at 10:42 am
6 whistles through the cove of water
4 across the channel to the point
6 to keep her in the channel
3 more to the bird
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
Shooter and Ty came to the line at 10:31 am
4 whistles to the water
3 to the land
6 in the channel
3 more to the end.
Foxx and Lauren came to the line at 10:26 am
2 whistles to the water
3 to get on the far shore
2 to get off the point
3 in the channel, up on land and jumps along
1 back on the land
3 more to the end
Giddy and Jason came to the line at 10:20 am
3 whistles to the water
1 off the far shore
2 more to catch the point and off again
3 in the channel
1 on land
3 more back to the bird
Frank and Craig came to the line at 10:15 am
2 whistles to the cover
1 to the channel
2 more to the far shore
2 to get off the point
5 in the channel
1 up on the shore
2 final whistles to the bird
This test is taking approximately 5-6 minutes per dog.
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71 dogs were called back: 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 30, 31, 32, 33, 34, 35, 37, 39, 40, 41, 42, 44, 45, 46, 47, 48, 49, 50, 51, 52, 53, 54, 55, 57, 58, 60, 61, 62, 63, 66, 69, 70, 71, 72, 73, 74, 75, 76, 77, 78, 79, 81 and 83.
10 dogs dropped: 29, 36, 38, 43, 56, 59, 64, 67, 80 and 82Raider and Ty came to the line at 9:06 am
F – Couple tight loops and he had his bird.
RR – Excellent line, well executed retrieve!
MR – Nice job. Came in along the trees and up the hill directly to the bird!
King and Hunter came to the line at 8:57 am
F – One quick loop and he moved over to the bird.
RR – Very positive mark, well done.
MR – Nice line to the far shore, skirted along the trees and started up the hill but then bent right, and needed to be handled to the bird.
Jack and Phil came to the line at 8:49 am
F – Nice Bird
RR – Jack had a good line to the shoreline, but hung up for a couple passes on land before coming across in a perfect spot to get his bird.
MR – Beautiful Work!
Raymond and Bert came to the line at 8:48 am
Dog Broke ...
Willow and Danny came to the line at 8:42 am
F – No problem with her flyer!
RR – Nice mark, very good angle through the water to arrive perfectly!
MR – Good line to the area, half way up the hillside Willow started a loop, but moved on to her mark.
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| Test Dog Josie with handler Missy Bell waiting to run the test |
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| Judges get to enjoy a rare "coffee break" during the fog delay |
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| the sun keeps trying to peek through! |
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| Ready and waiting! |
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| Chuck wagon is the spot to be this morning |
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| The gunners are loading up! Fog is starting to clear!! |
Good Morning Everyone and Welcome to day #3 of the 2023 National Retriever Championship!
We are currently waiting to finish up the 3rd Series this morning, but we have a fog delay.
Our single Test Dog will run as soon as the fog clears up and then we will be ready to begin with our first running dog #35.
This morning, aside from the very notable fog, it is another cool start to the day and is currently 47 degrees and cloudy here in Creswell. Cloudy skies are expected all day, and the high temperature will be about 55 degrees, with little to no winds.
So, as soon as the fog lifts ... we will be off and running to finish up with the last 5 dogs at the 3rd Series, and then on to the 4th!
Good Luck to all of the teams running Today!
Foggy Morning at the 3rd Series
**Our last running dog for today was dog #34. Ivy and Craig completed the test at 4:53 pm**
We will return to complete the 3rd Series on Monday morning.
They will run 1 test dog in the morning at 7:15 am.
Dog #35 will run at 7:30 am
There will not be any partial callbacks this evening.
Any further Instructions will be posted on the blog as soon as we have them.
Have a great night!
Ivy and Craig came to the line at 4:48 pm
F – A few loops and she got her bird!
RR – Right to her bird!
MR – Perfect Mark!
Slam and Jim came to the line at 4:42 pm
F – Very good!
RR – Perfect Mark!
MR – Loop at the base of the tree, but quickly drove on up the hill and got his bird!
Deuce and Alex came to the line at 4:36 pm
F – Good Flyer
RR – Deuce was right to it and grabbed his bird.
MR – He crossed the water and drove the hill, running left of the gunners, then across the top of the hill and to his bird.
Sue and Andrew came to the line at 4:28 pm
F – Directly to his bird!
RR – Nailed it again!
MR – Went out left of the holding blind, uphill and to her bird.
Dozer and Alvin came to the line at 4:23 pm
F – Right to it!
RR – Nice line to his bird!
MR – Wide left and a quick loop to his bird.
**Today's last running dog will be #34**
More information for tomorrow's instructions to come ....
Jolene and Chris came to the line at 4:15 pm
F – A Quick loop to the bird.
RR – A little deep left and then drove deeper and had to be handled to the bird.
MR – Wide left up the hill, then down to the bird.
Ptar and Doreen came back to the line at 4:11 pm
F – Quick recovery of his bird.
RR – Across the water and to the bird.
MR – Squared across the water and moved quickly toward the bird. A loop midway up the hill and then he drove the hill to get the bird.
Lethal and Jason came to the line at 4:05 pm
F – Lethal made quick work of this bird!
RR – He went out and crossed over the channel, made a couple tight loops and got his bird.
MR – Beautiful mark!
Cricket and Alex came to the line at 3:56 pm
F – Right to the bird!
RR – A couple of loops and onto the bird!
MR – A nice drive up the hill and right to her bird.
Floyd and Amie came to the line at 3:48 pm
F – Right to the bird!
RR – Directly to the bird again!
MR – A quick loop to the bird, very nice line!
Faith and Bruce came to the line at 3:41 pm
F – Very good!
RR – Crossed the channel into the area, made a couple tight loops and was on to the bird.
MR – Out just left of the holding blind, A loop and she was on to the bird.
Jammer and Kenny came to the line at 3:31 pm
F – Good flyer.
RR – Came across at just the right point to swim over and grab his bird.
MR – Couple loops below the gunners, then up behind and he bends to grab the bird.
Ptar and Doreen came to the line at 3:29 pm and got a No-Bird on the flyer... they will be back after 5...
Journey and Craig came to the line at 3:21 pm
F – Right to the bird!
RR – A quick loop right to the bird!
MR – Behind the guns, made a few loops and worked to the bird.
Lager and Jerry came to the line at 3:15 pm
F – Very good!
RR – Lager went right to it and got his bird.
MR – Whew! That was a mark! Lazer line right up the hill directly to his bird!
Ozzie and Hunter came to the line at 3:08 pm
F – Good Flyer!
RR – Through the water and into the slot to the bird.
MR – Ozzie made a few passes deep and left of the guns, then he worked his way over to the bird.
Trucker and Al came to the line at 3:03 pm
F – Direct to the bird!
RR – Right to his bird again!
MR – Wide left, made a couple of loops quickly and then located his bird.
Driver and Ty came to the line at 2:54 pm
F – Pinned it!
RR – Perfect!
MR – Came into the area from the far left corner of the field, making some turns and then came along below the gunners, pulled up the hill and grabbed his bird.
George and Clint came to the line at 2:47 pm
F – Good mark!
RR – Strong line and a nice mark.
MR – Nice line to this mark also!
Breeze and Andy came to the line at 2:38 pm
F – Right to the bird!
RR – Went out deep right, hunting deep behind the bird, but she found it!
MR – Beautiful mark in front of the guns, she went right to her bird.
Crook and AJ came to the line at 2:32 pm
F – Directly to his bird.
RR – Deep right of the bird and needed to be handled to get the bird.
MR – Left of the holding blind and a little deep, hooking right to the bird.
Cabo and Danny came to the line at 2:26 pm
F – Nice mark!
RR – Came across the water and exited at the right spot to grab his bird!
MR – Came in in front of the guns and went right to the bird.
Madge and Jim came to the line at 2:19 pm
F – Very good mark
MR – Across the water and straight up the hill to her bird.
RR – Nice mark! Good marks all around.
Torq and Isaac came to the line at 2:15 pm
F – Right to the bird!
RR – Directly to the bird!
MR – Behind the guns and directly to the bird.
Violet and Seth came to the line at 1:57 pm
F – Pinned it!
RR – Had a significant hunt on the point, and then finally crossed at the end of the water to grab her bird.
MR – Established a dedicated hunt at the base of the hill, made a few passes and then moved up the hill to grab her bird.
Thor and Tim came to the line at 1:50 pm
F – Still alive the bird went back to the gunners, but Thor didn't care and he went right to his bird and grabbed it up.
RR – Quick hunt to the bird.
MR – Just behind the guns right to the bird.
Buzz and Craig came to the line at 1:44 pm
F – Right to the bird
RR – Perfect line to this bird!
MR – Wide left and deep and the right over to the bird.
Huck and Alex came to the line at 1:37 pm
F – Right to the bird!
RR – A couple loops, and then right to the bird.
MR – Tight hunt behind the guns, looping right to the bird.
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Tru and Mark came to the line at 1:31 pm
F – Snatched the bird up and quickly came back to the line for more!
RR – Nice mark!
MR – Pretty special, nice bird!
Tux and Jack came to the line at 1:24 pm
F – Right to the bird!
RR – Right to the bird again!
MR – Left of the guns and then directly to his bird.
Charlie and Danny came back to the line at 1:19 pm
F – Very good!
RR – Perfect exit point to grab the bird and head back!
MR – Charlie drove up the hill and came in from the left, to scoop his bird!
Mickey and Andrew came to the line at 1:12 pm
F – Quick hunt to grab his bird.
RR – Right to the area with a quick hunt to the bird.
MR – Wide left and then to the bird.
Fleurt and Hunter came to the line at 1:06 pm
F – Quick hunt and she got it.
RR – Right to the bird!
MR – Drove left and deep behind the guns, came right along the timber and then down to the bird.
Dara and Lynn came to the line at 1:00 pm
F – Right to the bird
RR – Right to the bird again!
MR – Went out left of the blind, then looped over to find her bird.
Smarty and Kenny came to the line at 12:53 pm
F – Very Nice!
RR – Smarty veered a little left of the bird, but she took the slot through the cover and got her bird.
MR – Up the back side of the gunners, took a loop high and left and then came back to the area ad grabbed her bird.
Max and Ty came to the line at 12:47 pm
F – Pinned it!
RR – Hammered it!
MR – Great energy! He climbed the hill and arrived left of the gunners. She moved around the gunners to located her bird.
Charlie and Danny came to the line and had a No-Bird on the flyer, they will be back in 5
Chief and Heather came to the line at 12:40 pm
F – Nice Flyer!
RR – Running along the shoreline, he did not want to cross the water and needed to be handled to this bird.
MR – Got the bird!
Margie and Wayne came to the line at 12:31 pm
F – Pinned it!
RR – Nice line out, through the cover to get her bird.
MR – Got the bird!
Camber and Hunter came to the line at 12:24 pm
F – Looped behind the gunners in the young trees, she came out of the loop and moved over to her bird.
RR – Landed a little left, ran through the slot but missed it, stayed in the area and came up with her bird.
MR – Hunted deep back to the timber area, looked back at her handler and was handled to this bird.
Wagz and Jerry came back to the line at 12:20 pm
F – Right to the bird!
RR – Right to the bird again!
MR – Wide left, hunted deep and then located his bird.
Lulu and Phil came to the line at 12:07 pm
F – Pinned it!
RR – Hunted the right shore, got in the water and then got out, crossed over and located her bird
MR – Hunted at the bottom of the hill near the decoys, then drove up the hill left of the guns and worked over and down to the bird.
Chester and Danny came back to the line at 11:58 am
F – Right to the bird
RR – Nice angle across the water, just wide left over to the bird.
MR – Just left of the gunners, then right and over to located his bird.
Burke and Rick came to the line at 11:51 am
F – A little left, but he looped right to it
RR – Wide right line, drove to the end of the field and into the woods, out of sight, then crossed the water and back to the bird.
MR – Drove up the hill slightly right of the guns, looped back to the bird and got it.
Abe and Randi came to the line at 11:46 am
F – Right to the bird.
RR – A few loops on the way to the bird, then right to it.
MR – Beautiful job to this bird!
Beezie and Cindie came to the line at 11:38 am
F – Right to the bird!
RR – Re entered the water early, squared the channel and went left and deep, reentered the water again, came in and out to the bird.
MR – Exited the channel early, wide left going up the hill deep, hunted high on the hill then worked to the right and located her bird.
Wagz and Jerry came to the line and had a No-Bird on the flyer, they will be back after 5
Ice and Craig came to the line at 11:30 am
F – Long flyer, and he went right to the bird!
RR – A few loops and then over to his bird.
MR – Wide left, drove the hill deep and recovered, and then he located his bird.
Chester and Danny came to the line and had a No Bird, they will be back after 5...
Archie and Jim came to the line at 11:21 am
F – Very nice mark!
RR – Landed a little short, a couple tight loops and he moved through the cover to the bird.
MR – Drove the hill deep and left. Made a loop and came around the top of the hill to grab his bird.
Hunter and Bella came to the line at 11:14 am
F – Right to the bird
RR – A few loops and he got his bird!
MR – Wide left and then right to the bird.
Shelly and Al came to the line at 11:08 am
F – Pinned the flyer!
RR – Coming in at a nice angle, moved right into the mark for a great job!
MR – Perfect!
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.
Wizard and Alex came to the line at 10:53 am
F – Pinned his flyer!
RR – Squared the channel but moved down to the far point with purpose, came out to cross at the right spot to recover his bird.
MR – Hunted wide right, established a hunt deep and right and was handled and then picked up.
Shooter and Ty came to the line at 10:36 am
F – Nice bird!
RR – Made a few loops on the point and then he crossed the water to find his bird.
MR – Shooter arrived at the far side, pulled up the hill and arrived under the arc and found the bird.
Gio and Clint came to the line at 10:29 am
F – Pinned the bird!
RR – Gio established a significant hunt at the base of the hill, and then finally worked his way up the hill and found the bird.
MR – Came out left of the fall area and kept driving, hunted deep left into the timber area and needed to be handled to the bird.
Foxx and Lauren came to the line at 10:22 am
F – Very good!
RR – Good mark. Squared out a little early but picks out the slot through the brush to find his bird.
MR – Great line! A couple loops at the end and he found his bird.
Giddy and Jason came to the line at 10:10 am
F – Got the bird!
RR – Across the water and a few loops at the base of the hill, she then drove the hill and located her bird.
MR – Across the water and she got her bird!
Frank and Craig came to the line at 10:03 am
F – Pinned it!
RR – Across the water and through the brush to grab her bird.
MR – Got across the water and then out in a good spot, started to put it into overdrive but suddenly stopped for a loop at the base. He moved on and continued up the hill to the bird.
Reno and Alex came to the line at 9:57 am
F – Very good!
RR – Squared across the water, came out a little shy of the fall, made a couple loops tight and then cut through the brush and onto his bird.
MR – Nice momentum, driving the hill to his bird.
Drake and Cynthia came to the line at 9:48 am
F – Drake gets his bird.
RR – Angling across the water, Drake is a little early but he comes around the brush to get his bird.
MR – Drake hangs up at the base of the hill, loops back and forth and drives the hill and works to the bird.
Mugs and Kenny came to the line at 9:42 am
F – Good Flyer
RR – Nice line! He splashed across the water, landing a little short, but he quickly went right and was on his bird.
MR – Mugs started a hunt pattern at the base of the hill, then climbed up the hill for another loop and came up with his bird.
Zoey and Ty came to the line at 9:35 am
F – Right to the bird!
RR – Taking her time to identify the bird, Zoey locked in and does a nice job retrieving.
MR – Driving the hill she came up left of the blind and bends right to get her bird.
Faith and AJ came to the line at 9:27 am
F – A quick bend and she had her bird.
RR – Comes out a little early causing faith to come around the brush and grab her bird.
MR – Across the water and she drove the hill, arrived left and came around to locate her bird.
Allie and Hunter came to the line at 9:31 am
F – Made quick work of the flyer.
RR – Ally makes a couple loops on point and then crossed over to grab her bird.
MR – She climbed the hill to the left, bent to the right and then was on the bird.
Deacon and Tim came to the line at 9:14 am
F – Deacon hunted the pines behind the gunners, after a couple loops he was out of the pines and moved to the correct side and located his bird.
RR – Very good mark!
MR – Very nice, drove the hill and scooped up his bird!
Mickey and Robby came to the line at 9:06 am
F – Mickey is ready to go! He is out on a good line and turns to grab his bird.
RR – He arrived at the far shore and came in a little left of the gunners, made a deep loops and worked it out to locate his bird.
MR – Very good! Drove the hill and was right to the bird.
Madduxx and Craig came back to the line at 8:59 am
F – Quick work on this bird!
RR – Pinned it!
MR – Another perfect bird! Wow!
Luna and Danny came to the line at 8:50 am
F – Coming in behind the guns she bends and comes up with her duck.
RR – Luna made a few loops on the land and then crossed the channel to locate her bird.
MR – Across the water and she drove to the far shore. Hung up a the base of the hill with a couple loops, stopped to look at her handler, and she was handled to this bird.
