National Amateur Retriever Championship Blog


2023 National Amateur Retriever Championship Blog

Saturday, June 17, 2023

Callbacks to the 3rd Series

104 dogs were called back: 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29, 30, 31, 32, 34, 35, 36, 37, 38, 39, 40, 41, 42, 43, 44, 45, 46, 48, 49, 50, 51, 52, 53, 54, 55, 56, 57, 58, 59, 60, 61, 62, 64, 65, 66, 67, 68, 69, 70, 71, 72, 73, 74, 76, 77, 78, 81, 82, 83, 84, 86, 87, 88, 89, 90, 93, 94, 95, 96, 97, 98, 99, 100, 101, 103, 104, 105, 106, 107, 108, 109, 110, 111, 112, 113, 114 and 116.


4 dogs scratched: 16, 75, 79 and 80.

8 dogs dropped: 33, 47, 63, 85, 91, 92, 102 and 115

Dog #116 will start the 3rd series.

Series 3 will be at the same location as the 1st & 2nd Series: Howards Ranch.
Test dogs will run at 6:30 am and the first running dog will be at 7:00 am! Good Night Everyone!

Information

The next Series will be the same location tomorrow: Howard's Ranch

It will be a Water Triple with an Honor.

Test Dogs will run at 6:30 am, 1st running dog will be at 7:00 am.

Callbacks will be posted at the hotel and will be available on the Retriever News Callbacks and Blog later this evening!

1st & 2nd Series Recap

 Saturday, June 17, 2023

1st & 2nd Series – Land Double and Land Blind

112 Dogs Started this Series

Test Dogs started out the day at 6:40 am, beginning with "Millie"  and then came "Buddy" giving the competitors a good idea of what they might expect for these first two series. 

Our first running dog #92 AFC COOLWATER’S THE MAN BEHIND THE CURTAIN, “Wizard,” with handler Alex Washburn.

The weather today started in the low 50’s with light rain. We had some significant wind, rain and then partly cloudy conditions later day. 

Here is how things turned out for the 1st and 2nd Series…
No-Bird / Re-Run (8): 30 – 53 – 55 – 64 – 70 – 74 – 84 – 113 
Handles (10): 30 – 48 – 49 – 60 – 74 – 78 – 106 – 107 – 113 – 114
Pick-Ups (8): 33 – 47 – 63 – 85 – 91 – 92 – 102 – 115
Scratches (4): 16 – 75 – 79 – 80

Our last running dog for the day, and for Series 1 and 2 was dog #30 FC-AFC SMOKY MOUNTAIN’S MIDNIGHT RIDER, “Ike,” with handler Greg Seddon. 


112 dogs were sent from the line in this series, taking a total of about 11.5 hours, which averages out to be just about 6 minutes per dog. 

On to the 3rd Series we go on Sunday! 

Rerun Handle 30. FC-AFC SMOKY MOUNTAIN’S MIDNIGHT RIDER, “Ike,” LM, Greg Seddon

#30 FC-AFC SMOKY MOUNTAIN’S MIDNIGHT RIDER

(Click the dogs name to view history and stats! - Sponsored by Retriever Results)

Ike and Greg came to the line ...

F – Short hunt to get to his bird

LR – Line was far left, handled quickly and went all the way to the bird with one whistle!

B – 2 whistles to the bird.


**#30 was the final running dog, and this completes the 1st & 2nd Series**

Pick-Up 91. AFC LONGSHOT SOUTHERN GIRL, “Louise,” LF, Bob Willow

#91 AFC LONGSHOT SOUTHERN GIRL

(Click the dog's name to view history and stats! - Sponsored by Retriever Results)

Louise and Bob came to the line at 6:33 pm

F – Stepped on it!

LR –  Caught scent behind the gunners, several loops and needed to be handled out, but wasn't responding, worked it out too late. Picked up.



90. FC-AFC HIGH PEAK’S AMERICAN SNIPER, “Kyle,” LM, Justin Aimone

#90 FC-AFC HIGH PEAK’S AMERICAN SNIPER

(Click the dog's name to view history and stats! - Sponsored by Retriever Results)

Kyle and Justin came to the line at 6:28 pm

F – A few loops to get to the bird which was a short bird.

LR – Line was left of the holding blind, one large loop further left and then came back and straight to the bird.

B – Early whistle, then 3 more whistles to the bird.



Photo

 

Pat Burns is ready to go!

89. FC-AFC COAL DELIVERY’S BLACK BETTY, “Betty,” LF, Alvin Hatcher

#89 FC-AFC COAL DELIVERY’S BLACK BETTY

(Click the dog's name to view history and stats! - Sponsored by Retriever Results)

Betty and Alvin came to the line at 6:20 pm

F – Out to the area, hunted short, but she worked it out by moving right and she got it!

LR – Out to the blind, hunted the wrong side of the guns, moved to the correct side and she got it.

B – 1 whistle blind!

Rerun 84. FC-AFC RIVERWATCH GETS A LIMIT, “Limit,” LM, Mark Medford

#84 FC-AFC RIVERWATCH GETS A LIMIT

(Click the dog's name to view history and stats! - Sponsored by Retriever Results)

Limit and Mark came to the line at 6:15 pm

F – Lined under the arc near the guns, a few loops left of the guns, but got the bird after his hunt.

LR – Straight to his bird!

B – 1 whistle at the end and he had it!


88. FC-AFC BEAVER RUNS RAYMOND FOR SHERIFF, “Raymond,” LM, Bert Windham

#88 FC-AFC BEAVER RUNS RAYMOND FOR SHERIFF

(Click the dog's name to view history and stats! - Sponsored by Retriever Results)

Raymond and Bert came to the line at 6:08 pm

F – Straight line from the mat to the bird.

LR – Good initial line but angled very wide left, back to the blind for a loop and then out to the bird.

B –  1 whistle blind!

87. FC-AFC BLACKWATER DEXTER, “Dexter,” LM, Dale Willard

#87 FC-AFC BLACKWATER DEXTER

(Click the dog's name to view history and stats! - Sponsored by Retriever Results)

Dexter and Dale came to the line at 6:03 pm

F – Hunted in the area for a little while, and then came up with his bird!

LR – Good line out and under the arc, turned right and got his bird.

B – Lined the Blind!

86. FC-AFC CREEK ROBBERS SANTA ANA WINDS, “Breeze,” LF, Andy Kahn

#86 FC-AFC CREEK ROBBERS SANTA ANA WINDS

(Click the dog's name to view history and stats! - Sponsored by Retriever Results)

Breeze and Andy came to the line at 5:58 pm

F – Long bird, came in under the arc, worked her way out to the fall area and then on to the bird.

LR – Pounced on it!

B – 1 whistle blind!

Rerun 70. FC QUACKADDICT’S HEAVY HITTER, “Blitz,” LM, James Street

#70 FC QUACKADDICT’S HEAVY HITTER 

(Click the dog's name to view history and stats! - Sponsored by Retriever Results)

Blitz and James came to the line at 5:51 pm

F – Hunted the area for awhile and came up with his bird!

LR – Good line to his bird!

B – 1 whistle at the end of the blind to the bird.



Pick-Up 85. FC-AFC MARSHWIND’S TURBULENCE, “Evie,” LF, Bente Kongsore

#85 FC-AFC MARSHWIND’S TURBULENCE

(Click the dog's name to view history and stats! - Sponsored by Retriever Results)

Evie and Bente came to the line at 5:42 pm

F – Into the area in front of the gunners to the right, established a hunt and then moved over and got her bird.

LR – Skimmed past the flyer guns back side, missed the bird and kept going out of sight- gone for awhile, gunners came to try to help. Dog was picked up.


Rerun Handle 74. TIME WILL TELL, “Willy,” LM, John Lash

#74 TIME WILL TELL

(Click the dog's name to view history and stats! - Sponsored by Retriever Results)

Willy and John came to the line at 5:35 pm

F – Straight to the fall area and got his bird!

LR – Hunt short for a while, many loops before being handled to the bird.

B – 1 whistle then the dog got into the water, was coming back and 1 more whistle to the bird.

Nobird 84. FC-AFC RIVERWATCH GETS A LIMIT, “Limit,” LM, Mark Medford

Limit and Mark came to the line and had a no bird, they will return after 6


83. AFC-CFC-CAFC DUCKWATERS WALTZ ACROSS TEXAS MH, “Dancer,” LF, Chris Brandl

#83 AFC-CFC-CAFC DUCKWATERS WALTZ ACROSS TEXAS MH

(Click the dog's name to view history and stats! - Sponsored by Retriever Results)

Dancer and Chris came to the line at 5:29 pm

F – Came in under the arc, quickly worked right and straight to her bird!

LR – Out to the left side of the blind, established a hunt there and worked back right to the bird.

B –  Lined it!


82. FC-AFC BAYOU TECHE EXPRESS, “Ryan,” LF, Lauren Hays

#82 FC-AFC BAYOU TECHE EXPRESS

(Click the dog's name to view history and stats! - Sponsored by Retriever Results)

Ryan and Lauren came to the line at 5:23 pm

F – Lined under the arc, made a couple of loops in the area and got her bird.

LR – Lined under the arc, one loop to the bird.

B – 2 whistles to her bird.


81. FC-AFC BOO’S STRAIGHT LINE IS GOOD IDEA, “Torq,” LM, Joel Earls

#81 FC-AFC BOO’S STRAIGHT LINE IS GOOD IDEA

(Click the dog's name to view history and stats! - Sponsored by Retriever Results)

Torq and Joel came to the line at 5:19 pm

F – Excellent - came in under the arc, a few steps right and he put his nose on it!

LR – Took a left past the blind, turned around, came back to the blind and then out to the right and his bird.

B – 1 whistle blind.

Handle 78. KID’S NAVIGATOR, “Gator,” LM, Cynthia Howard

#78 KID’S NAVIGATOR

(Click the dog's name to view history and stats! - Sponsored by Retriever Results)

Gator and Cindy came to the line at 5:13pm

F – Lined straight to the bird!

LR – Hunted short behind the flyer guns and then was handled after a couple large loops - then straight to the bird.

B – 5 whistles to the bird.

77. FC-AFC PINETREE’S PARTY GIRL, “Snookie,” LF, Delma Hazzard

#77 FC-AFC PINETREE’S PARTY GIRL

(Click the dog's name to view history and stats! - Sponsored by Retriever Results)

 Snookie and Delma came to the line at 5:07 pm

F – Came in under the arc, turned right and got it!

LR – Out to the holding blind, turned right and proceeded out to the bird.

B – 3 or 4 whistles and she got her bird.

76. FC-AFC BAYOU TECHE PAINT THE BLACK, “Madduxx,” LM, Jamie Woodson

#76 FC-AFC BAYOU TECHE PAINT THE BLACK

(Click the dog's name to view history and stats! - Sponsored by Retriever Results)

Madduxx and Jamie came to the line at 4:58 pm

F – Perfect!

LR – Caught drag back on the back side of the flyer blind for one turn and then he went straight to the bird.

B – 2 whistle blind

Nobird 74. TIME WILL TELL, “Willy,” LM, John Lash

Willy and John came to the line and had a no bird, they will be back after 4 running dogs...


73. FC-AFC EXECUTION SOUTHERN STYLE - LETHAL, “Lethal,” LM, Johnny Armstrong

#73 FC-AFC EXECUTION SOUTHERN STYLE - LETHAL

(Click the dog's name to view history and stats! - Sponsored by Retriever Results)

Lethal and Johnny came to the line ...

F – Pinned it!

LR – Went way deep out in the field, came back in and worked it out to his bird!

B – Straight to the bird, 1 whistle to stop.

72. AFC ANGELS ENVY, “Whiskey,” LF, Rich Pingatore

#72 AFC ANGELS ENVY

(Click the dog's name to view history and stats! - Sponsored by Retriever Results)

Whiskey and Rich came to the line at 4:48 pm

F – Straight to the bird!

LR – Lined under the arc close to the holding blind, went around and then over to her bird.

B –  2 whistles to the bird.

71. AFC OLLIE OOP, “Ollie,” LF, John Stracka

#71 AFC OLLIE OOP

(Click the dog's name to view history and stats! - Sponsored by Retriever Results)

Ollie and John came to the line at 4:41 pm

F – Under the arc for a brief hunt, moved farther right for the bird.

LR – Out to the holding blind, established a hunt on the backside of the blind, worked back to the right side of the hold blind and got her bird!

B – Scooped it right up on her way right to the bird!

70. FC QUACKADDICT’S HEAVY HITTER, “Blitz,” LM, James Street

Blitz and James came to the line at 4:35 pm and had a no-bird on the flyer, they will be back after 6 running dogs


Rerun 64. FC-AFC TIPPECANOE’S SHEAMUS, “Amos,” LM, George Wamsley

#64 FC-AFC TIPPECANOE’S SHEAMUS

(Click the dog's name to view history and stats! - Sponsored by Retriever Results)

Amos and George came back to the line at 4:36 pm

F – Straight to the bird!

LR – Straight to the bird again!

B –  2 whistles to the bird.

69. SCANDIA VALLEYS FIELD OF DREAMS, “Brody,” LM, David Furin

#69 SCANDIA VALLEYS FIELD OF DREAMS

(Click the dog's name to view history and stats! - Sponsored by Retriever Results)

Brody and David came to the line at 4:30 pm

F – Perfect!

LR – Stepped on top of it!

B – 2 whistles and he grabbed it!



68. TECHE’S BAYOU KAT, “Kate,” LF, Wayne Stupka

#68 TECHE’S BAYOU KAT, “Kate,” LF, Wayne Stupka 

(Click the dog's name to view history and stats! - Sponsored by Retriever Results)

Kate and Wayne came to the line at 4:25 pm

F – Lined under the arc, then a couple loops and she got her bird.

LR – Linder under the arc and turned right to the bird!

B – One whistle and she was on her bird!

67. AFC BENTWATER’S PERFECT STORM, “Hailee,” LF, Steve Helgoth

#67 AFC BENTWATER’S PERFECT STORM

(Click the dog's name to view history and stats! - Sponsored by Retriever Results)

Hailee and Steve came to the line at 4:18 pm - there was no gunshot, so they went back into the blind and came out again at 4:19 pm

F – Very low short bird - she hunted the area of the fall very hard and stayed tight - and got it!

LR – Straight to the fall area and her bird!

B – Straight line to the bird, then 4 or 5 whistles to come up with her bird.

Gun Change

 Gun Change at 4:09 pm

66. FC-AFC-CAFC WINDCRESTRPMLEGEND OF THE PAST, “Poncho,” LM, Jim Dorobek

#66 FC-AFC-CAFC WINDCRESTRPMLEGEND OF THE PAST

(Click the dog's name to view history and stats! - Sponsored by Retriever Results)

Poncho and Jim came to the line at 4:04 pm

F – Lined under the arc, a couple loops and to his bird!

LR – Straight to his bird!

B – 1 whistle and 1 more at the bird!

65. DC AFC FIREWEED’S THE KING OF COOL, “McQueen,” CBRM, Linda Harger

#65 DC AFC FIREWEED’S THE KING OF COOL 

(Click the dog's name to view history and stats! - Sponsored by Retriever Results)

McQueen and Linda came to the line at 4:00 pm

F – Very Nice Line and Mark!

LR – Drilled this Mark! Straight to the Bird!

B – Lined the Blind too!

Nobird 64. FC-AFC TIPPECANOE’S SHEAMUS, “Amos,” LM, George Wamsley

Amos and George came to the line and had a No-Bird on the Flyer, back after 6 ...


Pick-up 63. TRUMARC’S WEST POINT, “Army,” LM, Sylvia McClure

#63 TRUMARC’S WEST POINT

(Click the dog's name to view history and stats! - Sponsored by Retriever Results)

Army and Sylvia came to the line at 3:51 pm

F – Lined close to the bird, one loop and he got it!

LR – Great line under the arc, but kept going... went out of sight, reappeared deep and left and then the handler attempted to handle him to the bird before the guns were asked to come out and help. Picked Up.


62. FC-AFC COOLWATER’S BELIEVE IT OR NOT, “Ripley,” LM, Alex Washburn

#62 FC-AFC COOLWATER’S BELIEVE IT OR NOT

(Click the dog's name to view history and stats! - Sponsored by Retriever Results)

Ripley and Alex came to the line at 3:45 pm

F – Came in right of the bird, made 1 loop and turned left to his bird.

LR – Left of the holding blind, 1 big loop left and then crossed over right to his bird.

B –  3 whistles to this blind



Rerun 55. DOT’S BABY SUGAR RAY, “Ray,” LM, Mark Burke

#55 DOT’S BABY SUGAR RAY

(Click the dog's name to view history and stats! - Sponsored by Retriever Results)

Ray and Mark came back to the line at 3:39 pm

F – Lined under the arc, turned body a couple times and got his bird.

LR – Good line to his bird.

B – A few whistles and then he had this bird.



61. FC-AFC HIGH ROAD ABE, “Abe,” LM, Randi Johannis

#61 FC-AFC HIGH ROAD ABE 

(Click the dog's name to view history and stats! - Sponsored by Retriever Results)

Abe and Randi came to the line  ...

F – Came in under the arc and missed it going right - quickly came back left and got his bird.

LR – A few loops in the field around the holding blind area and then moved farther out right to his bird.

B – 1 whistle blind!



Handle 60. AFC WILL THE CIRCLE BE UNBROKEN QA2, “Wilma,” LF, Mark Huffman

#60 AFC WILL THE CIRCLE BE UNBROKEN QA2

(Click the dog's name to view history and stats! - Sponsored by Retriever Results)

Wilma and Mark came to the line at 3:27 pm

F – Lined out under the arc, a couple small loops and she got her bird.

LR – Line was far left of the retired blind, then out of sight for awhile, then she came back in and was handled, she went back and got the bird.

B – 2 whistles to the bird.



Rerun 53. FC-AFC WOOD RIVER’S PERFECT PASS, “Lonzo,” LM, Bill Fruehling

#53 FC-AFC WOOD RIVER’S PERFECT PASS

(Click the dog's name to view history and stats! - Sponsored by Retriever Results)

Lonzo and Bill came back to the line ..

F – Short bird and Lonzo established an extended hunt in heavy wind for a very short bird.

LR – Out to the area and circled the blind, into the fall area and then on his bird.

B – 2 whistles to this blind.




59. FC-AFC AJTOP HARDWOODS COSMIC DREAM GIRL, “Lexie,” LF, Ken Sacco

#59 FC-AFC AJTOP HARDWOODS COSMIC DREAM GIRL

(Click the dog's name to view history and stats! - Sponsored by Retriever Results)

Lexie and Ken came to the line at 3:17 pm

F – Lined under the arc, one loop and right to her bird.

LR – Went straight to the bird!

B – 2 whistles at the end and she had it



58. FC-AFC KID’S SIR DRAKE OF MILE MARKER SIX, “Drake,” LM, Breck Howard

#58 FC-AFC KID’S SIR DRAKE OF MILE MARKER SIX

(Click the dog's name to view history and stats! - Sponsored by Retriever Results)

Drake and Breck came to the line ...

F – Beautiful long bird - nice job!

LR – Came in close to the blind, but bent his line and went straight to the bird.

B –  1 whistle blind!



57. AFC BEAVER RUNS COOLHAND LUKE, “Luke,” LM, Bert Windham

#57 AFC BEAVER RUNS COOLHAND LUKE

(Click the dog's name to view history and stats! - Sponsored by Retriever Results)

Luke and Bert came to the line at 3:06 pm

F – Straight to the bird, a couple body turns and he got it.

LR – Lined under the arc, went around the holding blind and then over to his bird.

B – 2 whistles and 1 pick up whistle at the end.


56. FC-AFC WAGZU’S SUNSUITE STANDING OVATION MH, “Bravo,” GM, Debbie Tandoc

#56 FC-AFC WAGZU’S SUNSUITE STANDING OVATION MH

(Click the dog's name to view history and stats! - Sponsored by Retriever Results)

Bravo and Debbie came to the line ...

F – Straight to his bird!

LR – Out to the blind, circled the blind and then moved right and out to his bird.

B – 2 whistles and a quick check down put him on the bird!



Nobird 55. DOT’S BABY SUGAR RAY, “Ray,” LM, Mark Burke

 No bird on the flyer, Ray and Mark will come back after 6 running dogs.

54. FC-AFC HUNTER’S CHOICE XX, “Archie,” LM, L. William Goldstein

#54 FC-AFC HUNTER’S CHOICE XX

(Click the dog's name to view history and stats! - Sponsored by Retriever Results)

Archie and Bill came to the line at 2:53 pm

F – Straight to the bird!

LR – Straight to the bird again!

B –  1 whistle to the blind.



A thoughtful moment ...

 


A quote from and old Sage ...

"If a dog does well it's the handler ... If a dog does poorly, it's the Pro"

No-Bird 53. FC-AFC WOOD RIVER’S PERFECT PASS, “Lonzo,” LM, Bill Fruehling

Lonzo and Bill came to the line and had a no bird on the Flyer, they will be back after 6 running dogs.


52. FC-AFC J & C’s ANOTHER ROUND IN THE CHAMBER, “Bullet,” LM, Joseph Couey

#52 FC-AFC J & C’s ANOTHER ROUND IN THE CHAMBER

(Click the dog's name to view history and stats! - Sponsored by Retriever Results)

Bullet and Joseph came to the line at 2:46 pm

F – A few small loops in the area and he had his bird!

LR – Straight to the bird!

B –  3 whistles and he had his bird!



Thank You Sponsors!

 

 A Great Big Thanks to All of Our Generous 

2023 National Amateur Championship Blog Sponsors!

They help to make this blog possible for everyone!


Our OFFICIAL Blog Sponsors:








Our Additional Blog Sponsors:

















Conditions Report

Rain and clouds have given way to partly cloudy with a little bit of sunshine peeking through at times! Winds are now about 20 mph coming directly towards us and in the face of the handler teams.

51. AFC TUBB’S GREATEST HIT, “Walker,” LM, George Francis

#51 AFC TUBB’S GREATEST HIT

(Click the dog's name to view history and stats! - Sponsored by Retriever Results)

Walker and George came to the line at 2:42 pm

F – Came in under the arc, turned right and went straight for his bird.

LR – Pinned it!

B – 1st whistle when he was half way out, 3 more and he got deep and was handled back to the bird.




50. NFC-AFC BAYOU TECHE SWING FOR THE FENCE, “Foxx,” LM, Lauren Hays

#50 NFC-AFC BAYOU TECHE SWING FOR THE FENCE

(Click the dog's name to view history and stats! - Sponsored by Retriever Results)

Foxx and Lauren came to the line at 2:37 pm

F – Lined under the arc, one loop and then over to his bird.

LR – Line out was left of the gunners blind, one loop left and then he went straight over to his bird.

B –  3 whistles to his bird.



Handle 49. HOT LIPS HOULIHAN QA2, “Houli,” LF, Delana Potter-Meiers

#49 HOT LIPS HOULIHAN QA2

(Click the dog's name to view history and stats! - Sponsored by Retriever Results)

Houli and Delana came to the line at 2:30 pm

F – Excellent mark!

LR – Went out just past the flyer guns, caught in the cross wind scents from the flyer and was handled to the bird.

B – 1 whistle and she had her bird.

Handle 48. AFC SALLY BE GOOD, “Sally,” LF, Terry Foltz

#48 AFC SALLY BE GOOD

(Click the dog's name to view history and stats! - Sponsored by Retriever Results)

Sally and Terry came to the line at 2:25 pm

F – Straight to the flyer

LR – Hunted short, handled back - 2 whistles to get to the bird.

B – 3 whistles to the bird.

Pick-Up 47. RSK’S GUINNESS, “Stout,” LM, Tommy Parrish

#47 RSK’S GUINNESS

(Click the dog's name to view history and stats! - Sponsored by Retriever Results)

Stout and Tommy came to the line at 2:20 pm

F – Ran straight towards the fall area and established a hunt short, working his way to the bird and he got it!

LR – Hunted just short of the bird but quickly expanded his hunt, was handled and picked up.


46. AFC CACHE LA POUDRE J.J. JOHNSTON, “J.J.,” LM, John Goettl

#46 AFC CACHE LA POUDRE J.J. JOHNSTON

(Click the dog's name to view history and stats! - Sponsored by Retriever Results)

JJ and John came to the line at 2:14 pm

F – Hunted left of the flyer guns, had a few loops, and over to the bird.

LR – Good line out, a loop left at the end and he got the bird.

B – Lined the blind with only 1 stop whistle.

45. FC-AFC HOCKLEY CREEK’S SWITCH HITTER, “Mickey” LM, Robby Bickley

#45 FC-AFC HOCKLEY CREEK’S SWITCH HITTER

(Click the dog's name to view history and stats! - Sponsored by Retriever Results)

Mickey and Robby came to the line at 2:08 pm

F – Very eager to go - and he speared it!

LR – Got caught up in the flyer scent, worked his way hunting out the bird.

B – 1 whistle blind!

44. FC-AFC HEARTBEAT’S GEORGIA PEANUT, “Peanut,” LF, Julie Kobach

#44 FC-AFC HEARTBEAT’S GEORGIA PEANUT

(Click the dog's name to view history and stats! - Sponsored by Retriever Results)

Peanut and Julie came to the line at 2:03 pm

F – Straight to the bird and turned right and picked it up.

LR – Line under the arc, turned and went straight to the bird.

B – A few whistles at the end to get to the bird.



43. AFC RIVERWOOD’S WINDY BLU, “Blu,” LF, Mark Giese

#43 AFC RIVERWOOD’S WINDY BLU

(Click the dog's name to view history and stats! - Sponsored by Retriever Results)

Blu and Mark came to the line at 1:48 pm

F – Smack!

LR – Came up under the arc, turned and she got it!

B – Came in just right of the bird, 1 whistle and she got it!

42. FC-AFC TAMARACK’S LONG RIDER, “Cole,” LM, David Furin

#42 FC-AFC TAMARACK’S LONG RIDER

(Click the dogs name to view history and stats! - Sponsored by Retriever Results)

Cole and David came to the line at 1:43 pm

F – A few loops to get to his bird.

LR –  Good line out, one loop at the end and he got the bird.

B – 2 whistles to the bird

39. FC-AFC BD NORTH SHORE’S INSTANT RAIN GEAR QA2, “Poncho” LM, Malcolm Haith

#39 FC-AFC BD NORTH SHORE’S INSTANT RAIN GEAR QA2

(Click the dog's name to view history and stats! - Sponsored by Retriever Results)

Poncho and Malcolm came to the line at 1:25 pm

F – Straight to the fall area, moved right to the bird.

LR – Nice line but went left of the blind and turned right, and then all the way to the bird.

B – 2 whistles and he scooped it up!



41. NAFC-FC BRISTOL’S NORTH SLOPE PTARMIGAN, “Ptar,” LM, Doreen Comrie-Bristol

#41 NAFC-FC BRISTOL’S NORTH SLOPE PTARMIGAN

(Click the dogs name to view history and stats! - Sponsored by Retriever Results)

Star and Doreen came to the line at 1:37 pm

F – Out to the area but hunted short and then worked it out for his bird.

LR – Out to the fall area, worked left and right, stayed close and got his bird.

B – Straight to the bird!

40. AFC STEP ON IT MARGARET, “Gretta,” LF, Mark Jenson

#40 AFC STEP ON IT MARGARET

(Click the dogs name to view history and stats! - Sponsored by Retriever Results)

Gretta and Mark came to the line at 1:32 pm

F – Out to her bird for a quick retrieve!

LR – Great line to the arc, then way left and deep, but she came back and got her bird!

B – 2 whistles at the end and she had her bird.

38. FC-AFC KIRKWOOD’S ACE OF A HIGHER GRADE, “Deacon,” LM, Mark Medford

#38 FC-AFC KIRKWOOD’S ACE OF A HIGHER GRADE

(Click the dogs name to view history and stats! - Sponsored by Retriever Results)

Deacon and Mark came to the line at 1:21 pm

F – Straight to the bird!

LR – Straight to the bird - turned around and scooped up his bird!

B – One whistle and one more to grab his bird.

37. FC PLEASANT RIVER KING EIDER, “King,” LM, Anne Marshall

#37 FC PLEASANT RIVER KING EIDER

(Click the dogs name to view history and stats! - Sponsored by Retriever Results)

King and Anne came to the line at 1:15 pm

F – Excellent Line to the fall area and then to the bird.

LR – Line tight to the flyer, straight to the holding blind, turned right and straight to his bird.

B – Straight to the bird!

36. AFC IZZY GITTIN’ BIZZY, “Izzy,” LF, Jim Horneck

#36 AFC IZZY GITTIN’ BIZZY

(Click the dogs name to view history and stats! - Sponsored by Retriever Results)

Izzy and Jim came to the line at 1:10 pm

F – Good line to his long flyer, a couple loops to get to the bird.

LR – Great line, went deep and came back in for a couple loops to the bird.

B – 2 whistles and she had her bird.

35. AFC LAGUNA CREEK’S FIRST MATE, “Sailor,” LM, Sonya Harrigfeld-Jackson

#35 AFC LAGUNA CREEK’S FIRST MATE

(Click the dogs name to view history and stats! - Sponsored by Retriever Results)

Sailor and Sonya came to the line at 1:05 pm

F – Smack!

LR – Nice Mark!

B – Perfect line with 2 whistles and he got it!



34. FC-AFC LOUISIANA BLACK MAGIC SPELL, “Hex,” LM, Brian Rolling

#34 FC-AFC LOUISIANA BLACK MAGIC SPELL

(Click the dogs name to view history and stats! - Sponsored by Retriever Results)

Hex and Brian came to the line at 1:01 pm

F – Straight to his bird!

LR – Straight to his bird again!

B – Lined the Blind - Excellent job!

Pick-Up 33. FC-AFC SDK’s MODERATION IS FOR COWARDS, “Kikr,” LM, Shane Olean

#33 FC-AFC SDK’s MODERATION IS FOR COWARDS

(Click the dogs name to view history and stats! - Sponsored by Retriever Results)

Kikr and Shane came to the line at 12:55 pm

F – Short flyer hunt and he got it.

LR – Went wide right and had to be handled and then picked up.


32. AFC MEADOW WOODS GIRLS JUST DO IT, “Just,” LF, Judy Despenas

#32 AFC MEADOW WOODS GIRLS JUST DO IT

(Click the dogs name to view history and stats! - Sponsored by Retriever Results)

Just and Judy came to the line at 12:50 pm

F – A few loops under the arc to get her bird.

LR – She went long and turned back and went right for the bird.

B – She lined the blind - Very good job!

31. FC-AFC BEAVER RUNS ZIG ZAG ZEKE, “Zeke,” LM, Leigh Windham

#31 FC-AFC BEAVER RUNS ZIG ZAG ZEKE

(Click the dogs name to view history and stats! - Sponsored by Retriever Results)

Zeke and Leigh came to the line at 12:41 pm

F – Out to the fall area and then the bird.

LR – Wide left of the blind for a hunt, hunted short and then worked it out.

B – 3 whistles for direction and a short come-in whistle and he got it!

Nobird 30. FC-AFC SMOKY MOUNTAIN’S MIDNIGHT RIDER, “Ike,” LM, Greg Seddon

Ike and Greg came to the line at 12:36 pm

F – Lined under the arc and left, one loop and then over to the bird on the right.

LR – Live bird jumped up halfway to the bird - dog was called back in and will have a rerun at the end.


29. COOLWATER’S SOUNDS OF SUMMER, “Cricket,” LF, Alex Washburn

#29 COOLWATER’S SOUNDS OF SUMMER

(Click the dogs name to view history and stats! - Sponsored by Retriever Results)

Cricket and Alex came to the line at 12:30 pm

F – Straight to the fall area and then her bird.

LR – Popped on the way but quickly turned and went straight to the bird.

B –    3 whistles to the bird - very nice!

28. FC-AFC TROUBLESOME FOWL DELIVERY, “Dealer,” LM, Dale Nevitt

#28 FC-AFC TROUBLESOME FOWL DELIVERY

(Click the dogs name to view history and stats! - Sponsored by Retriever Results)

Dealer and Dale came to the line at 12:25 pm

F – Line under the arc and one loop to his bird.

LR – Hunted a few loops slightly short and then back to the bird.

B – 1 whistle and then 1 more at the end for his bird.

27. AFC WIGHT’S BEHIND THE EIGHT BALL, “Molly,” LF, Tracy Wight

#27 AFC WIGHT’S BEHIND THE EIGHT BALL

(Click the dogs name to view history and stats! - Sponsored by Retriever Results)

Molly and Tracy came to the line at 12:21 pm

F – Drove straight to it!

LR – Another great line right to her bird!

B –  Excellent line just left of the bird, 1 whistle to stop and a tweet tweet to the bird.

26. AFC THEY CALL ME FLAMIN MAIMEE, “Maimee,” LF, Kyle Broussard

#26 AFC THEY CALL ME FLAMIN MAIMEE

(Click the dogs name to view history and stats! - Sponsored by Retriever Results)

Maimee and Kyle came to the line at 12:16 pm

F – Good line and a couple tight loops to the bird.

LR – Good line out, past the bird and made a loop to the left, then back and she got her bird.

B – 3 whistles to the bird.

25. THE BIG BRAVE, “Chief,” LM, Dennis Pugh

#25 THE BIG BRAVE

(Click the dogs name to view history and stats! - Sponsored by Retriever Results)

Chief and Dennis came to the line at 12:10 pm

F – Direct line to the fall area, a few quick loops and he had his bird!

LR – Came in behind the flyers and started hunting short and left, then he hunted his way all the way to his bird!

B – 1st whistle about 3/4 of the way out, nice line! 1 more whistle and he had his bird!

24. AFC SALTY PAWS NELL, “Nell,” LF, Judy Rasmuson

#24 AFC SALTY PAWS NELL

(Click the dogs name to view history and stats! - Sponsored by Retriever Results)

Nell and Judy came to the line at 12:05 pm

F – Straight to the bird!

LR – Straight to the bird again!

B –  2 whistles and she was on her bird.



Rebird

Quick Rebird ...

23. RIPPLING RUN ABRACADABRA SHAZAM QA2, “Abby,” GF, Caroline (Kine) Torinus

#23 RIPPLING RUN ABRACADABRA SHAZAM QA2

(Click the dogs name to view history and stats! - Sponsored by Retriever Results)

Abby and Caroline came to the line at 12:00 pm

F – Right to the fall area and quickly got it!

LR – Very wide left, back to the fall area and her bird.

B – 3 whistles and she was on top of it!

22. FC-AFC TIPPECANOE’S COSMIC JOURNEY, “Trek,” LM, George Wamsley

#22 FC-AFC TIPPECANOE’S COSMIC JOURNEY

(Click the dogs name to view history and stats! - Sponsored by Retriever Results)

Trek and George came to the line at 11:55 am

F – Quick retrieve on this bird!

LR – Straight line and a short turn back to get the bird.

B – 3 whistles to get this bird.



  

21. FC-AFC SEASIDE LULA BLUE, “Lula,” LF, Kathy Vignos

#21 FC-AFC SEASIDE LULA BLUE

(Click the dogs name to view history and stats! - Sponsored by Retriever Results)

Lula and Kathy came to the line at 11:49 am

F – Very nice line to her mark!

LR – Great line - 1 short turn short, left of the blind and around it and then out to the right and her bird.

B – 2 whistles and she had her bird.

Gun Change

 Gun change at 11:42 am

20. FC-AFC SEASIDE’S CRADLE ROBBER - OMG QA2, “Crook,” LM, Mike Griffin

#20 FC-AFC SEASIDE’S CRADLE ROBBER - OMG QA2

(Click the dogs name to view history and stats! - Sponsored by Retriever Results)

Crook and Mike came to the line at 11:36 am

F – Missed it on the first pass, but very quickly came back and got his bird.

LR – Straight to the bird!

B – Early whistle, the 6 more to get his bird.

19. BLACKWATER ICE & FIRE QA2, “Ember,” LF, Cathy Forsyth

#19 BLACKWATER ICE & FIRE QA2

(Click the dogs name to view history and stats! - Sponsored by Retriever Results)

Ember and Cathy came to the line at 11:32 am

F – Smack!

LR – Out to the blind area, turned left and went right to the bird.

B – 2 whistles for an excellent job!



18. FC-AFC HIGH PEAK’S GOT CAFFEINE, “Buzz,” LM, Justin Aimone

#18 FC-AFC HIGH PEAK’S GOT CAFFEINE

(Click the dogs name to view history and stats! - Sponsored by Retriever Results)

Justin and Buzz came to the line at 11:26 am

F – A few loops under the arc and to the bird.

LR – One loop to the left and then to his bird.

B – 4 whistles and he had his bird.

17. AFC SALTY PAWS WILLIE MAKE IT, “Willie,” LM, Loren Morehouse

#17 AFC SALTY PAWS WILLIE MAKE IT

(Click the dogs name to view history and stats! - Sponsored by Retriever Results)

Willie and Loren came to the line at 11:20 am

F – Came out in front of the guns, a quick turn and he got it!

LR – Nice line from the mat straight to the bird!

B – 4 whistles and he got it!

15. FC-AFC 3R’S MISTER T’S TOMMY, “Timmy,” LM, Brad LaFave

#15 FC-AFC 3R’S MISTER T’S TOMMY 

(Click the dogs name to view history and stats! - Sponsored by Retriever Results)

Timmy and Brad came to the line at 11:14 am

F – Came in from wide right and worked his way left to the bird.

LR – Excellent line past the flyer guns but kept going deep, came back wide left and then deep again, came back again and he got it!

B – 1 whistle right at the blind.

14. FC-AFC HEARTBEAT’S SWEET GEORGIA PEACH, “Peaches,” LF, Julie Kobach

#14 FC-AFC HEARTBEAT’S SWEET GEORGIA PEACH

(Click the dogs name to view history and stats! - Sponsored by Retriever Results)

Peaches and Julie came to the line at 11:06 am

F – Lined under the arc, a small loop left, a larger loop right and then she had her bird.

LR – Lined right out to the area, a couple small turns to find her bird.

B –  2 whistles at the very end and she got the bird.



13. CAFC SEASIDE’S LOST RIVER NIGHT HAWK QA2, “Dixon,” LF, Rod Neterer

#13 CAFC SEASIDE’S LOST RIVER NIGHT HAWK QA2

(Click the dogs name to view history and stats! - Sponsored by Retriever Results)

Dixon and Rod came to the line at 11:01 am

F – Perfect!

LR – Out to the holding blind, turned left, made a quick adjustment back right and out to the bird.

B – 2 whistles and she had her bird - very nice.



12. AFC COLONIAL’S WE WILL ROCK YOU, “Rocky,” LM, Michael Coutu

#12 AFC COLONIAL’S WE WILL ROCK YOU

(Click the dogs name to view history and stats! - Sponsored by Retriever Results)

Rocky and Michael came to the line at 10:57 am

F – Straight to the bird!

LR – Straight to the bird - turned right and grabbed it!

B –   1 whistle and then 1 more at the end.



11. FC-AFC STONEY KNOLLS RATTLE THE SABER, “Jackson,” LM, Grayson Kelley

#11 FC-AFC STONEY KNOLLS RATTLE THE SABER

(Click the dogs name to view history and stats! - Sponsored by Retriever Results)

Jackson and Grayson came to the line at 10:50 am

F – Direct line to the bird!

LR – Excellent line to the holding blind, pushed left behind the blind for a while and then back right and out to his bird.

B –   Quick whistle then out to the blind.

10. FC-AFC HIGH MILEAGE PRAIRIE SOCIETY, “Fancy,” LF, David Kress

#10 FC-AFC HIGH MILEAGE PRAIRIE SOCIETY

(Click the dogs name to view history and stats! - Sponsored by Retriever Results)

Fancy and Dave came to the line at 10:44 am

F – Lined under the arc and turned right to the bird.

LR – Took a line out wide left and long, then back in and straight to the bird.

B – 1 whistle and she was on to her bird!

9. FC-AFC MARSHWIND’S OSKAR, “Oskar,” LM, Bente Kongsore

#9 FC-AFC MARSHWIND’S OSKAR

(Click the dogs name to view history and stats! - Sponsored by Retriever Results)

Oskar and Bente came to the line at 10:39 am

F – Into the fall area and had 1 pass left, then right and out to the bird.

LR – Beautiful job, straight to his bird!

B –  4 whistles to the blind.

8. HOORAY FOR HENRY, “Henry,” LM, Marion Carey

#8 HOORAY FOR HENRY

(Click the dogs name to view history and stats! - Sponsored by Retriever Results)

Henry and Marion came to the line at 10:33 am

F – Very short flyer - Henry hunted a few small loops and then got his bird.

LR – Nice line to this bird!

B – 2 whistles to the bird and one to grab it up!