National Amateur Retriever Championship Blog


2023 National Amateur Retriever Championship Blog
Showing posts with label 2nd day. Show all posts
Showing posts with label 2nd day. Show all posts

Wednesday, June 21, 2023

5th Series Test Dogs - Day 2

Good Morning! Today is the 2nd day here at the 5th Series where we will resume this test and move on to the 6th. The weather this morning is about 41 degrees with a very subtle variable wind and clear skies. It's shaping up to be a beautiful day! Good Luck Everyone!


FC-AFC Duso’s Not Fade Away, “Buddy” GM
Owned/Handled by John Robinson, Kalispell, MT

Our single dog to the line this morning was Buddy with handler John Robinson .... they came to the line at 6:31 am

LF – Smack!

LR – Nice Mark!

RR – Good Job!

RF – Deep of the bird, handled back to the area - pop - handle to the bird, this was a difficult handle and the gunners came out to help.




Monday, June 19, 2023

3rd Series Test Dog - Day 2

FC-AFC Glenhoma’s Soggy Bottoms Mildred, “Milli” LF

Owners: The Davis Family, Owasso, OK
Handler: Seth Kelly


The single test dog to the line this morning was Milli with handler Seth Kelly .... 
Milli came to the line at 6:37 am

Ret. Island – She started a hunt short of the bird, and got a quick handle to get on correct line and get her bird.

Ret. Bridge – Out to the point and hunted on the right, then moved across the channel to the left point of the land and got her bird.

F – Wide right line going out, back-sided the guns and hunted the wrong side, then when deep before working it out and getting her bird.