Callbacks To The 7th Series

35 dogs were called back to the 7th Series: 1, 2, 3, 9, 11, 12, 17, 18, 20, 22, 25, 27, 29, 30, 32, 33, 34, 35, 36, 37, 39, 40, 41, 43, 44, 45, 46, 47, 52, 54, 55, 57, 58, 59 and 60.

11 dogs were dropped: 4, 6, 7, 10, 16, 21, 24, 26, 28, 48, and 50.

The 7th series will be on the  property of test site #4, Fuller's property, 3910 FM 1624 (page 9 in the Training Grounds Book). 

Test dogs will be called to the line at 6:45 am with the first running dog #22 at 7:00 am.

Conclusion of 6th Series & Day 5

 We started the day with 21 dogs needing to finish the 6th Series Water Quad with a Honor, 17 of these dogs have not come to the line, 4 were coming back for their re-run.

Our second day of the 6th Series started with dog #46 coming to the line at 9:05 am, with the last dog #57 being released from honor at 3:10 pm.

This two day test took a total of 16 hours 3 minutes which averages out to be 21 minutes per dog for the 46 dogs that started this series.

Here is how the last two days were spent in the field for this series...

We did not have a gun change today, but here is how they went yesterday, November 10. Our gun changes happened between dog #22 & 24 around 10:48 am. This became an extended gun change due to some birds escaping. But once everything got under control we were back up and going. Our second and last gun change of the day came after dog #35 at 3:11 pm.

Also, since this test had a honor we had to have dogs #34 Mickey (from WI) and #35 Mickey (from TX) split up yesterday so #35 went after #36!

In total we had 16 no birds/re-runs; 3 double handles; 7 handles and 2 picked up. We also had a special circumstance no bird/ re-run with dog #57. Maggie went  to the Left Flyer and got picked up on this bird. However, after she came back in and judges saw where this flyer had landed, they decided to give her a re-run because this flyer was way out of the test. Maggie will be judged on the first three birds she had already retrieved and on her re-run, she will be judged only on the Long Retired

As you can see this test threw a lot at the competitors and the judges!

We will be posting the callbacks as soon as we get them.

Tomorrow, Day 6, Thursday, November 12 we will be at test site 4, Fuller's property 3910 FM 1624, Giddings (page 9 in the Training Grounds Book). 

Test dogs will be called to the line at 6:45 am with the first running dog approximately at 7:00 am.

Special Circumstance / Rerun - 57. FC North Dakota's Prairie Magic, "Maggie" YLF, Charlie Moody

Owner: Bill Billups

Open Stats: 1st placements - 2; Other placements - 10; Career Points - 26.5

Right Flyer - Maggie had a good line but missed the bird on the left. She continued and got deep for a few turns but worked her way back to the middle of the field then continued to the right for her bird.

Short Retired - She went over the levee and crossed the pond to come in at the right. She had a live duck pull her to the left a little. She went up on the correct side of blind and got her bird.

Left Flyer - Maggie went out left swimming across the pond. She cut back to the right, climbed the hill then crossed all the way to get behind the guns....

Left Flyer - Maggie got picked up on this bird. However, after she came back in and judges saw where this flyer had landed, they decided to give her a re-run because this flyer was way out of the test. Maggie will be judged on the first three birds she had already retrieved and on her re-run, she will be judged only on the Long Retired.

Re-run Long Retired - Maggie went up the slot between the hide and the trees. She bent to the left and got her bird.

 

 

Overheard from a Judge …

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Handle / Rerun - 4. FC Three Rivers Soaring High, "Hawk" BLM, Andrew Curtis

Owner: Jeffrey Schilz

Open Stats: 1st placements - 2; Other placements - 5; Career Points - 18

Right Flyer - Hawk went up the back side of the gunners then took a bend right into the bird.

Left Flyer - Very Good recovery

Short Retired - Hawk went out wide left and swam through the pond then had to be handled to the bird.

Long Retired - He arrived in the field left and deep of his mark and was handled to the bird.

 

 

2nd Rerun - 29. FC-AFC Cropper's Fire in the Hole, "Deep" BLM, Al Arthur

Owner: Katharine Simonds

Open Stats: 1st placements - 5; Other placements - 22; Career Points - 63.5

2:20 pm

Right Flyer - Beautiful

Short Retired - Deep went over the long point to the back then in the water with the bird for a very nice recovery!

Left Flyer - One loop and Deep got his bird!

Long Retired - Very nice mark!

 

 

3rd Rerun - 25. FC-AFC Abby's Physician Of Antioch, "Luke" BLM, Dan Hurst

Owner: Dan Hurst

Open Stats: 1st placements - 1; Other placements - 5; Career Points - 11 

2:07 pm

Left Flyer - Straight to the bird.

Short Retired - Luke entered the field wide right, but he made a swing left and got the bird.

Right Flyer - Taking a couple of loops short, Luke quickly worked out his bird.

Long Retired - Straight to the bird! 

This set of marks was a great Birthday Present for Luke's handler Dan!

 

 

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Handle - 7. FC Hidden Acres Polly Wants A Quacker, "Polly" BLF, Rob Erhardt

Owner: Nate Limoges

Open Stats: 1st placements - 1; Other placements - 3; Career Points - 11.5

1:52 pm

Right Flyer - Polly hunted deep of the fall area and worked behind the guns then came back out to get the bird.

Short Retired - She went over the levee to cross the pond. She came out to the fall area and got her bird.

Left Flyer - She went up behind the gunners and hunted wide right, almost into the long retired. Polly turned back left and ran all the way to get the bird.

Long Retired - Polly went up towards the bird, then came back to the short retired. With a blow of the whistle, she was handled to the bird.

 

FT Fairy Godmother …

 Thank you to my FT Fairy Godmother! … You know who you are …

PS … Don't drive any faster than your Guardian Angel can fly!!  :-)

6. Stillwater's Smooth Sailing, "Glide" BLM, Kirk Naisbitt

Owner: Kirk Naisbitt

Open Stats: 1st placements - 1; Other placements - 1; Career Points - 8

1:36 pm

Right Flyer - Glide went out along the trees for a few loops and got left of the gunners. He took a couple more loops deep but came back to get his bird.

Short Retired - He went up behind the gunner hide, up the hill for a loop right of the gunners. Glide came back down the hill to grab his bird.

Left Flyer - He took numerous loops deep and right but he worked it out and got his bird.

Long Retired - Glide went to the area for a couple of loops around the gunner hide, but with a quick pass he went towards the bird.

 

 

Rerun - 59. Rain's Bases Loaded, Grand Slam QA2, "Slam" BLM, Jim Beck

Owners: Brent Stille & Shane Olean

Open Stats: 1st placements - 1; Other placements - 2; Career Points - 9

1:21 pm

Right Flyer - Very nice line.

Short Retired - Slam went over the levee and crossed the pond and getting over the long point left of the holding blind. Slam then went up to the tree behind the flyer gunners, circled a time or two then worked his way back down to get his bird.

Long Retired - He ran a parallel line to the short retired up to the blind then out to get his bird.

Left Flyer - Slam went up and through the short retired area to the back side of the gunners where he took loops deep right then he worked his way out to the bird.

 

 

Good-Natured Sportsmanship

The only dog dropped in the First Series was FC-AFC Tanks For The Magic, "Maggie," and her owner, Joe Benage, wrote this notification to the National Open:

Hear Ye Hear Ye: You are hereby notified that a lawsuit has been filed in the Federal District Court of TX seeking injunctive relief and demanding that the National Retriever Trial be halted immediately pending hearings on allegations of conspiracy, fraud and non- transparency in its execution. The evidence may show:

 

1. An especially large and noisy cock pheasant was shot multiple times creating a commotion beyond all reasonable expectations for an 8-year-old female lab to observe without natural instinct causing her to immediately seek to retrieve such bird in a brisk and pleasing manner.

 

2. The utter lack of transparency violating all norms of fair and due process in that said 8-year-old female and her professional handler were denied the opportunity to retrieve said pheasant on steroids and thus offer incontrovertible proof of the violation of all sense of fairness. Nor was the said pheasant inspected or set aside for later inspection? Claimants ask: what are they hiding; what are they afraid of? Reasonable questions demanding responses, in the opinion of this Court. 

 

3. A conspiracy involving both the bird team and the gunners, who in addition to including in the bird box said pheasant on steroids but also who failed to shoot several birds before said 8-year-old female ran, resulting in many no birds, and increasing the excitement and undeniable effect of said especially large and noisy cock pheasant on said female lab. 

 

4. The lawsuit does not claim that in all events this fraud was aimed squarely at the particular victims in this case, although according to the verified pleadings that remains a definite possibility and such claim is is not waived. It is claimed that the evidence may show instead, an even deeper and more malevolent conspiracy, also involving the judges, all male the Court notes, intended to discriminate against female competitors by insuring that at least one female lab is dropped knowing that no males would be dropped given the level of difficulty of the test. In addition, or alternatively, the evidence may show that said fraudulent and otherwise wrongful acts of the co-conspirators were intended to show that said judges are “in charge” and that any competitor is at all times “at risk” of being dropped from the competition notwithstanding the benign appearance of any test. The Court notes that, according to the verified pleadings, the said 8-year-old female lab has never broken once in her stellar career and was especially steady and consistent during the recent Fall campaign. 

 

5. A hearing has been set for 2 pm this afternoon. Ignore at risk of contempt and possible imprisonment. 

Respectfully, 

Judge Judy 

Fed District Court

Austin TX

 

WHAT A SPORTSMAN!   :-)

No Bird - 4. FC Three Rivers Soaring High, "Hawk" BLM, Andrew Curtis

Hawk and Andy came to the line at 1:15 pm and received a no bird. The team will go back in line and get a re-run.

3. FC Rocket Blasts for Blue, "Rocket" BLM, Chris Ledford

Owner: Tommy Parrish

Open Stats: 1st placements - 1; Other placements - 6; Career Points - 11

1:01 pm

Right Flyer - Nice Job

Short Retired - Rocket came in left of the fall but adjusted when he hit the bank, then he got into the small pond with the bird for a very nice recovery.

Left Flyer - He went out very wide left past the tree in the field. Rocket circled, then went straight to the bird for a beautiful recovery.

Long Retired - Getting very deep and wide right, Rocket moved back to the blind then to his bird.

 

2. FC-AFC 3R'S Mr T Smoken Joe, "Smokie" BLM, Ty Rorem

Owner: James Hurst

Open Stats: 1st placements - 5; Other placements - 17; Career Points - 51

12:45 pm

Right Flyer - Good recovery of the flyer

Short Retired - Just a howdy at the gunners as he went past to grab his bird.

Left Flyer - She entered the fall area under the arc. Smokie took an immediate left and had the bird.

Long Retired - Good job of digging out his bird.

 

1. FC-AFC Rimfires Once Inna Blue Moon, "Blue" BLM, Al Arthur

Owner: Mike Crow

Open Stats: 1st placements - 1; Other placements - 2; Career Points - 9

12:30 pm

Right Flyer - Blue went out to the area in front of the guns. He moved left and right and got just a touch deep but he got back for his bird.

Short Retired - He went over the levee and crossed the pond. With a zig zag in front of the holding blind he got out to the fall area and the bird.

Left Flyer - Blue went up the backside of the guns for a turn or two, then got out in front for some loops to come back deep right. He covered a large area but got the bird.

Long Retired - He went wide right out but then came back down and got back out wide. He worked it out and got the bird.

 

60. AFC Magzilla's War Hero, "Patton" BLM, Andrew Kahn

Owners: Andrew & Shirley Kahn

Open Stats: 1st placements - 1; Other placements - 4; Career Points - 8.5

12:15 pm

Right Flyer - Very Nice Bird!

Short Retired - Patton had a couple of loops right and a little deep of the gunners hide on the short retired. He then went and grabbed the bird.

Left Flyer - He went up the backside of the flyer station for several loops right of the gunners. Patton moved left and he worked his way to get the bird.

Long Retired - With a brief hunt deep right of the bird, he came back and go it.

 

 

58. FC-AFC Silver Star's Watch'em Like A Hawk, "Hawk" BLM, Jamie Woodson

Owners: Scott & Christine Leonescu, Jamie & Bill Woodson

Open Stats: 1st placements - 4; Other placements - 13; Career Points - 35

12:00 pm

Right Flyer - Very nicely done.

Short Retired - Hawk's line headed him to the long retired, but he got a wiff of the short retired so he worked over to the short retied and got it.

Left Flyer - Very nice line to this flyer.

Long Retired - A couple of loops before the gunner hide and Hawk gets a breeze and goes over to the bird.

 

 

No Bird - 59. Rain's Bases Loaded, Grand Slam QA2, "Slam" BLM, Jim Beck

12:12 pm

Slam and Jim received a no bird when they came to the line. They will go back in line and have a re-run.

SCRAPBOOK DAYS 4&5 – Behind the Line! – PART I

Please enjoy these photos from the Sixth Series – both days!!

A  B-I-G Texas Sunrise

Breakfast of CHAMPIONS!!  YUM!!

Joke of the Day!!!

Something to make you smile this afternoon!

Special Circumstance / No Bird - 57. FC North Dakota's Prairie Magic, "Maggie" YLF, Charlie Moody

Owner: Bill Billups

Open Stats: 1st placements - 2; Other placements - 10; Career Points - 26.5

Right Flyer - Maggie had a good line but missed the bird on the left. She continued and got deep for a few turns but worked her way back to the middle of the field then continued to the right for her bird.

Short Retired - She went over the levee and crossed the pond to come in at the right. She had a live duck pull her to the left a little. She went up on the correct side of blind and got her bird.

Left Flyer - Maggie went out left swimming across the pond. She cut back to the right, climbed the hill then crossed all the way to get behind the guns....

Left Flyer - Maggie got picked up on this bird. However, after she came back in and judges saw where this flyer had landed, they decided to give her a re-run because this flyer was way out of the test. Maggie will be judged on the first three birds she had already retrieved and on her re-run, she will be judged only on the Long Retired

55. FC-AFC Glade Creek's Lonestar Dreamcatcher, "Cheyenne" BLF, Tim Milligan

Owners: Troy Murray & Seth Kelly

Open Stats: 1st placements - 5; Other placements - 3; Career Points - 31.5 

11:12 am

Right Flyer - After a tight hunt right and deep of the bird, Cheyenne moved into the area for the bird.

Left Flyer - She had a good angle up the hill and hunted the area then she was on her bird.

Short Retired - Cheyenne got in the area left of the brush. She bend around it to grab her bird.

Long Retired - Good initial line, Cheyenne angled a little right to go behind the gun hide. With a couple of very quick loops, she had her bird.

 

 

"I Don't like Spiders and Snakes …"

 Or Scorpions, neither!!!

This guy came a visitin' last night!!

Y I K E S !!

Somehow, it makes this little guy seem  C U T E !!

54. FC-AFC Contrails Sky Queen, "Reina" BLF, David Opseth

Owner: David Opseth

Open Stats: 1st placements - 7; Other placements - 13; Career Points - 56

10:57 am

Right Flyer - Reina had an extended hunt but stayed in the general area.

Left Flyer - She went out wide left then got deep and right. Reina hunted behind the gun, then came back to midfield. She started a hunt to the left then worked her way out to the long flyer.

Short Retired - Reina came in wide right and hunted the area before she moved left passed the retired guns to the bird.

Long Retired - Going in to the right, Reina quickly moved to the left for her bird.

 

 

Rerun - 47. FC Trumarc's Gratuity, "Tippy" BLF, Danny Farmer

Owner: John Larkin

Open Stats: 1st placements - 7; Other placements - 22; Career Points - 71

10:44 am

Right Flyer - Nice flyer - Nice Retrieve.

Short Retired - A zig and a zag and Tippy has the bird.

Left Flyer - Tippy came into the care under the arc of the fall to make a couple of loops deep and right. She moved her hunt pattern to the left and into the scent cone of the bird.

Long Retired - Very nice job, Tippy went directly to the bird.

 

 

52. AFC Cajun Nightmares Rougaroux, "Boo" BLF, JD Babb

Owners: Justin & Maranda Williams

Open Stats: 1st placements - 1; Other placements - 3; Career Points - 9.5

10:27 am

Right Flyer - Boo went out to the middle of the field and quickly found her bird.

Short Retired - She went in right of the retired guns then got deep. She turned left and came back down to her bird.

Left Flyer - Boo went up and under the arc. With one tight turn just deep right of the gunners, she quickly went left and straight to her bird.

Right Retired - Boo headed to the area right of the retired guns. With a loop or two, then going to the left she got her bird.

 

 

50. FC-AFC Kirkwood's Ace Of A Higher Grade, "Deacon" BLM, Casey Adams

Owner: Casey Adams

Open Stats: 1st placements - 4; Other placements - 5; Career Points - 30

10:12 am

Right Flyer - Deacon had a nice visible flyer and he took advantage of it with a good recovery.

Short Retired - Great line, got just a tad deep but he came back in for the bird.

Left Flyer - Deacon went across the pond then squared up the hillside to start a hunt pattern right and behind the live guns. His last loop went wide enough to get wind of the bird.

Long Retired - He went up the backside of the gunners hid and with a few loops Deacon moved in on his bird.