Fun Facts about the 10th Series Starters

Our oldest running dog that started the 10th Series... 
#37 FC Hilltop's High Society Lady Ga Ga "Lady" (DOB 6/7/2011)
 
Our youngest running dog that started the 10th Series...
41. FC-AFC J & C's Another Round In the Chamber, "Bullet" (DOB 10/2/2014)
 
We have 2 Yellow Labrador Females; 
2 Black Labrador Females and 
7 Black Labrador Males.
 
Our sibling rivalry for the 10th Series starters are...
25. FC-AFC Abby's Physician Of Antioch, "Luke"
58. FC-AFC Silver Star's Watch'em Like A Hawk, "Hawk" 
 
This series has 5 pro handlers (1 female; 4 males) and 3 amateur handlers (1 female; 2 males).
Ty Rorem has the most dogs in the 10th Series with 3 dogs.

Here is a list of the handlers and the dogs they are running...
Ty Rorem (Pro) - #2, 33, 43
Danny Farmer (Pro) - #18, 37
Al Arthur (Pro) - #29
Chris Ledford (Pro) - #44 
Charlie Moody (Pro) - #57
Joseph Couey (Amateur) - #41 
Dan Hurst (Amateur) - #25
Jamie Woodson (Amateur) - #58

Day 8 - Who will become the 2020 NFC?

Here is a list of starting dogs for the 10th and final series of the 80th running of the 

2020 National Retriever Club Championship starting with our first running dog...

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

33. FC Freeline Pogie, "Pogie" BLM, Ty Rorem

37. FC Hilltop's High Society Lady Ga Ga, "Lady" YLF, Danny Farmer 

41. FC-AFC J & C's Another Round In the Chamber, "Bullet" BLM, Joseph Couey 

43. NAFC-FC Steadfast's Bachelor Special, "Croc" BLM, Ty Rorem

44. FC-AFC Yours Truly Indigo, "Tru" BLF, Chris Ledford 

57. FC North Dakota's Prairie Magic, "Maggie" YLF, Charlie Moody

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

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

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

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

 

 

 

Littermates/Full Siblings on Entered Dogs

Full Siblings on Entered Dogs
FC-AFC Lane's Lets Get Ready to Rumble ex Hayseed's Little Darlin MH
Breeders: Carole Robison & Kirk Wichman    DOB: 2/15/2012
11. FC-AFC Trumarc's Mavis, "Mavis" BLF, Sylvia McClure
18. FC Vinwood's Million Dollar Baby, "Babe" BLF, Danny Farmer
28. FC Truluck's Goin' Jessie, "Jessie" BLF, Danny Farmer (Not Littermate) DOB: 9/25/2013

FC-AFC Creek Robber ex FC-AFC Pattons Blazen Abby
Breeder: Dan Hurst    DOB: 2/22/2013
25. FC-AFC Abby's Physician Of Antioch, "Luke" BLM, Dan Hurst
27. FC-AFC Slick When Wet III, "Slick" BLM, Bill Sargenti
58. FC-AFC Silver Star's Watch'em Like A Hawk, "Hawk" BLM, Jamie Woodson

FC-AFC Rockliffs Justdoit ex Seaside's Warrior Princess QA2
Breeders: Frank & Rita Jones    DOB: 5/20/2013
39. FC T1's Seaside Construction Zone, "Stud" BLM, Scott Harp
45. FC-AFC Seaside's Gorgeous George, "Clooney" BLM, Ryan Brasseaux

FC-AFC Fen Wizzard ex FC Creek Robbers Black Powder Mag
Breeder: Ben Echevarria        DOB: 12/18/2014
31. FC Truline's Fire In The Hole, "Fire" BLF, Andrew Kahn
38. FC Magzilla's Built To Last, "Ford" BLM, Mike Taylor
60. AFC Magzilla's War Hero, "Patton" BLM, Andrew Kahn

NAFC-FC Cody Cut A Lean Grade ex FC-AFC Indi Go Girl
Breeders: Darlene & Thomas Houlihan    DOB: 1/5/2015
3. FC Rocket Blasts for Blue, "Rocket" BLM, Chris Ledford
24. FC Lock Five's Tangled Up In Blue, "Tango" BLF, Mark Medford

Closer Look at Our Test Dogs

Black Labrador Male - Razor's Buckshot "Shooter"

4/21/17 (FC Sweetie's Easy Rider ex Razor's Da Cuttin Edge)

Breeder: Scott Anderson

Owner / Handler: Larry Vaske, Worthington, MN

Career Amateur Points: 6

Career Derby Points: 22

First FT stake was a Derby on 7/13/2018.

 

"SHOOTER"

Black Labrador Female - FC-AFC LJ's Renaissance Queen "Bess"

11/22/10 (FC Candlewood's Man In Black ex Crop Duster's Payoff Gal MH)

Breeder: Carole Robison

Owner / Handler: Mark Littlejohn, Conroe, TX

Career Open Points: 25

Career Amateur Points: 28.5

Career Derby Points: 3

First FT stake was a Derby on 3/16/2012.

"BESS"

Joke of the Day!!!

Something to make you smile this afternoon!

The Difference A Day Makes!

With the beautiful weather here in Texas, some that has traveled here may have forgotten what the weather is like in their home state. 

For all of you from Wisconsin, here is what you have missed...a 30 degree drop in temps within 24 hours!

Fun Facts - Handlers

Handlers

6 – Amateur Female  3 – Pro Female

13 – Amateur Male    18 – Pro Male

Multi-Dog Handlers

Danny Farmer (6) #9 – 18 – 28 – 37 – 47 - 56

Al Arthur (3) #1 – 29 – 42

Scott Harp (3) #19 – 39 – 49

Ty Rorem (3) #2 – 33 – 43

Casey Adams (A – 2) #42 – 50

Jim Beck (2) #8 – 59

Andrew Curtis (2) #4 – 34

Andrew Kahn (A – 2) #31 – 60

Chris Ledford (3) #3 – 16 – 44

Tim Milligan (2) #30 – 55

Paul Sletten (2) #17 – 48

Mike Taylor (2) #10 – 38

So True!!

"The most affectionate creature in the world is a wet dog."

                                                               Ambrose Bierce (1842-1914)

Fun Fact - Does Age Matter?

Our oldest and youngest dogs entered both just finished their 4th & 5th Combined Land & Water Blind. 

Does age matter in a dogs performance? 

Go back and take a peak at these two completed series and tell me what you think ... Does Tippy's maturity give her the advantage on these series? Or does Slam's youthfulness give him the advantage? 

Oldest Dog

47. FC Trumarc's Gratuity “Tippy” 11/22/2010

Youngest Dog

59. Rain's Bases Loaded, Grand Slam QA2 “Slam” 7/27/2017

Road Runner

Texas is known for their Road Runners…

No, not their Hockey Team, or the cute Loony Tunes cartoon from Warner Brothers, but the bird.

Being one of the strangest families in the bird world, the roadrunner's short, rounded wings allow it to glide to the ground from tree perches or leap into the air when startled. Their tail feathers also are graduated in size, with the shortest ones on the outer edges, and the males and females within each species look alike. Another family trait can be seen in the tracks, which look like X's. This strange track, which makes it hard to tell whether the birds are coming or going, occurs because their feet have two toes pointing forward and two pointing back. This arrangement enables them to climb and grasp.

The roadrunner and its track have inspired many beliefs and superstitions. J. Frank Dobie, noted folklorist and perhaps the roadrunner's greatest fan, wrote that the Pueblo Indians of New Mexico drew the bird's track on the ground near the tent of their dead to mislead evil spirits trying to follow the departed soul. To ward off the henchmen of the "Bad God," Plains Indians often hung the whole skin of a roadrunner over their lodge door.

Southern Translation

Here is something for all of you that are not from the South. Tommy Parrish shared this with us all in 2017 and we thought it would help again this year.

Translation Book – Southern to English

Fixin’ to – about to start, as in “We are fixin’ to begin the trial”

Hankerin’ for – desire or craving, as in “I have a hankerin’ for a snack”

Honky-tonk – a bar or local establishment

Lick – (noun) any amount at all, as in “I didn’t get a lick of sleep last night”

Mash – to press or push in, as in “Mash that button so we can get started”

Reckon – suppose, guess, as in “I reckon we will finish around 5:00 today”

Sweet talk – to speak nicely usually in order to get something you want

Tater – potato

Tore it up – did great, as in “My dog tore it up in the third series.”

Used to could – used to be able to do, as in “I used to could stay up all night but not anymore”

Y’all – a contraction of you + all, as in “See y’all later.”

Yankee – a person from the North

Overload of Cuteness!!

Who wouldn't want this at home!!!  

Good Morning Texas

 Good Morning Texas...

The 2020 National Retriever Club Championship has officially started. Remember to keep refreshing your browser to get all the latest post and updates from Giddings, Texas.

If you have picture of the beautiful Giddings area or of your pre-National training please send the to tstyan@theretrievernews.com so we can post them

Where Have They All Traveled From?

As we get everything finalized to start the 80th Running of the National Retriever Club Championship here in Giddings, Texas, let's take a look at where our 60 entered dogs have traveled from.

We have 26 states and Canada represented at this years NRC Championship. 

Alberta Canada has 1 dog represented in this year's competition. 

14 dogs have come from the following states...

AL, FL, IA, KS, LA, MD, MI, MS, ND, NE, NJ, NV, VA, VT 

The following five states has 2 dogs from each listed...

AR, AZ, CO, SD, WA

The following three states produced 3 dogs from each...

GA, MT, SC 

The heavy hitter states that produced more than three entrants are...

Tennessee - 4 dogs

Oregon - 5 dogs

Wisconsin - 6 dogs

Texas - 11 dogs

Good luck to all the competing dogs and their handlers, and thank you for your dedication to our sport and making the trip to the great Giddings Texas area!