Day 6 - Series 7 & 8 - Recap

Giddings, TX gave us another beautiful day for a field trial. The temps started in the mid 60’s but warmed up nicely in the 80’s. 

We had 35 dogs starting the 7th Series Water Blind at test site #4 Fuller’s Property. Our first running dog #22 came to the line at 7:20 am. This was a fast moving test taking less then 3 minutes per dog. Our last running dog #18 ended the test at 9:00 am. All 35 dogs were called back to the 8th Series. 

We stayed on the same property for the 8th Series, Land Quad with a Honor. The line and gunner adjustments were made and our first test dog was on the line at 10:01 am. Our first running dog #33 came to the line at 10:36 am. Our first and only gun change happened after #55 completed its test at 1:36 pm.

This test proved to have its difficulties as we saw 8 handles, 1 double handle and 1 picked up. We had 5 no bird / re-runs. It took us 7 hours 4 minutes to get the 35 dogs through this test which averaged to just over 12 minutes per dog. We waited for our callbacks as the judges had a lot to look at. We had 17 dogs dropped and 18 called back to the 9th Series which will start tomorrow Day 7, November 13th. 

The 9th Series will be located on the Parrott’s Property, 1980 CR 106, Giddings (see page 8 in the Training Grounds Book) This test will be a Water Triple. 

Test dogs will be called to the line at 8:30 am and the first running dog #52 will come to the line at approximately 9:00 am.

**8th Series Concluded**

Bye Dog to the line at 5:26 pm

Test 8 concluded at 5:28 pm

Tomorrow, Day 7, November 13th, the 9th Series will be located on the Parrott’s Property, 1980 CR 106, Giddings (see page 8 in the Training Grounds Book) This test will be a Water Triple. 

Test dogs will be called to the line at 8:30 am and the first running dog will come to the line at approximately 9:00 am.

Stay tuned for the Callbacks to the 9th Series! Good Luck everyone!

32. FC-AFC Tucked Away At River's Edge, "Tucker" BLM, Alex Abraham

 Came to the line at 5:13 pm

Shorty - Hunted way short then deep, then back way short then deep again. But he worked it out and got  his bird!

Right Retired -  Over the left end of the levee, hunted short but worked his way to the bird!

Right Flyer - Nice line down the field, got deep, just missed his mark, quickly worked it out and his way back to the bird.

Left Flyer - Drove across the field on a good angle under the arc, then went deep and wide left with an extended hunt. He got it!

30. FC-AFC Midway's Aventador, "Jenny" BLF, Tim Milligan

Came to the line at 5:02 pm

Shorty - Speedy recovery of this bird!

Right Flyer - Coming into the area a little wide left, she quickly moves into the fall area for a nice job on her bird.

Right Retired -  She went out through the pond and got her bird!

Left Flyer - She looks positive going out and she powers her way there, needs a loop and gets her bird!

29. FC-AFC Cropper's Fire In The Hole, "Deep" BLM, Al Arthur

Came to the line at 4:52 pm

Shorty -  1 tight loop and he got it!

Right Flyer - Skimmed the levee on the left, drove out to the fall area, a few tight turns and he had his bird.

Right Retired -  Out and into the right side of the pond, 1 loop on the way out and he got it!

Left Flyer - Across the pond on a good line. Took a hard left behind cover and went very deep left. Worked back right and hunted his way to the bird.

 

 

 

Handle 27. FC-AFC Slick When Wet III, "Slick" BLM, Bill Sargenti

Came to the line at 4:38 pm

Shorty - Hunted deep before coming back with his bird.

Right Flyer - Hunted the hillside below the gunners, made a couple of loops to check ou the base of the tree line area. Came down for a pass that put him on the bird.

Right Retired -  Through the pond, missed the area of the fall to arrive deep. Had to be handled back to the bird.

Left Flyer - Extended hunt, but he got his bird!

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

Came to the line at 4:30 pm

Right Flyer - Pinned it!

Right Retired -  Headed deep, made a quick turn towards the holding blind and back to get his bird.

Shorty - Got it!

Left Flyer - Straight line to the bird!

22. FC-AFC Waluke Stryder, "Stryder" BLM, Freeman Boyett

Came to the line at 4:19 pm

Shorty - A quick couple loops and Stryder had his bird.

Right Flyer - Good initial line but stopped short and hunted the hillside. Then he drove past the gunners to hunt the timber line and worked his way into the fall area to come up with the bird.

Left Flyer - Extended hunt, but he got the bird!

Right Retired -  Through the pond and got his bird!

20. FC-AFC Kirkwood's Blue Grade Lady, "Gracie" BLF, Casey Adams

Came to the line at 4:04 pm

Shorty - Smacked it!

Right Flyer - Caught the levee on the pond and kept going up the knoll behind the guns, down deep and hunted behind the fall. Worked it out and got her bird.

Right Retired -  Went off far right of the pond levee, angled across the field, a few turns and she got it!

Left Flyer - Great angled line across the field to the fall area, and she quickly got it!

 

Rerun 3. FC Rocket Blasts For Blue, "Rocket" BLM, Chris Ledford

Came to the line…

Shorty - Well done.

Right Retired -  Through the pond and right up to the bird.

Right Flyer - Good line to the fall area but he drove through and got deep, he didn’t take long to work it out and get his bird!

Left Flyer - Good job!

 

 

18. FC Vinwood's Million Dollar Baby, "Babe" BLF, Danny Farmer

Came to the line at 3:48 pm

Shorty - Straight to her bird!

Right Flyer - Straight line out and turned left, hunted then came back to the knoll and hunted left then right and she got it!

Right Retired -  Very wide right going out to the tree line, followed the tree line down the side of the field, missed it, but quickly turned back to find her bird.

Left Flyer -  Very wide right line going out, cut back to the left side of the field, had a small hunt and got it pretty quickly!

 

Handle 17. FC-AFC Jet Black's Supersonic Boom, "Sonic" BLM, Paul Sletten

Came to the line at 3:36 pm

Shorty - No problem for Sonic!

Right Retired -  Headed for the right side of the pond, gets to the area of the retired guns and does a couple loops in the grassy area to the front. Then begins to work his way out of the area along the timber line and is handled to this bird.

Right Flyer - Good initial line to the bird, but pulls right and goes a little up the hill. He then began a hunt in the area and has success.

Left Flyer - Into the area under the arc he turns left and quickly works out his bird!

 

 

Handle 12. FC-AFC Lock Five's Got Her Blue Genes On, "Baby" BLF, Bill Woodson

Came to the line at 3:28 pm

Shorty - Perfect

Right Flyer -  Took a left to the levee, right up the dirt pile up the knoll then followed the flight of the bird to where it landed.

Right Retired - Headed up the knoll towards the area behind the guns, stopped and had to be handled to this bird.

Left Flyer - Going wide right of the blind, turned left and out to her bird.

 

 

Handle 11. FC-AFC Trumarc's Mavis, "Mavis" BLF, Sylvia McClure

 Came to the line at 3:16 pm

Shorty - Easy bird for Mavis

Right Flyer -  Straight line to the area, a very controlled and methodical tight hunt at the end and she had her bird!

Right Retired - Ran past the right retired bird and drove the hill where the gunners are sitting, she was handled back to the retired mark.

Left Flyer - Good Job.

9. FC-AFC Gunstock's Win Chester, "Chester" YLM, Danny Farmer

Came to the line at 3:07 pm

Shorty - Perfect!

Right Flyer -  Left levee of the pond, up the hill to the guns, down the hill and hunted. Worked out the way to the fall area and got his bird.

Left Flyer - Out to the area just left of the blind, moved wide left then eased back right to his bird.

Right Retired - Up the levee into the pond, followed this out to the tree line, turned right and got his bird!

 

No-Bird 3. FC Rocket Blasts For Blue, "Rocket" BLM, Chris Ledford

Came to the line at 305: pm

No Bird on the Duck Flyer

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

Came to the line

Shorty - Hawk was on his bird with no problem!

Right Flyer -  He knew where this one was! Straight to it and quickly got his bird.

Right Retired - Around the edge of the pond he had a hunt in the grassy area in front of the bird but he worked it out and got his bird.

Left Flyer - Hawk arrived at the fall a little right but had the bird pegged in short order!

 

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

Came to the line at 2:47 pm

Shorty - Tight turn and he got it!

Right Flyer -  Over the left end of the levee staying dry, out to the flyer and straight to it. Live bird. Nice job!

Right Retired - Into the middle of the pond, straight towards the trees, dove into cover and back out with his bird.

Left Flyer - Came across the field to the right of the blind, moved around and worked his way left to the fall area and then to his bird.

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

Came to the line at 2:37 pm

Shorty - Went right to the area and got his bird!

Right Retired -  Through the right side of the pond and up to the timber line. Blue looked at the edge and makes a loop in the grass and then goes back to hunt the timber and finds his bird.

Right Flyer - Blue moves out, drives half way up to the gunner hill then checks the timber line. Out to the bottom area and he has his bird.

Left Flyer - Under the arc but a quick left and he is on his bird.

 

 

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

Came to the line at 2:30 pm

Shorty - Bam! Direct Line!

Right Flyer -  Over the left corner of the pond, not in the water, pushed up the hill with the guns and hunted the hillside before working her way down and out to the fall area and then to her bird.

Right Retired - Into the left end of the pond, straight up the hill, 1 loop short of the fall, quickly adjusted and got it!

Left Flyer - Very wide left and out of the area hunting, worked back to get her bird.