National Amateur Retriever Championship Blog
Saturday, June 24, 2023
And the Winner is ...
The 2023 NARC Finalists are ...
Congratulations to the 2023 NARC Finalists!
#1 NAFC-FC HOLLAND CLIFFS BLADE A FINE LINE, "Dozer," LM
Owned by Alvin Hatcher
#27 AFC WIGHT’S BEHIND THE EIGHT BALL, "Molly," LF
Owned by Tracy WightOwned by Brian Rolling
#52 FC-AFC J & C’s ANOTHER ROUND IN THE CHAMBER, "Bullet," LM
Owned by Joseph & Cathy CoueyOwned by Delma Hazzard & Chip McEwen
#81 FC-AFC BOO’S STRAIGHT LINE IS GOOD IDEA, "Torq," LM
Owned by Joel EarlsOwned by David Harter & Dale Willard
#95 FC-AFC RIMFIRES ONCE INNA BLUE MOON, "Blue, " LM
Owned by Mike Crow88. FC-AFC BEAVER RUNS RAYMOND FOR SHERIFF, “Raymond,” LM, Bert Windham
#88 FC-AFC BEAVER RUNS RAYMOND FOR SHERIFF
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C/B/S: Black Lab Male
Callname: Raymond
DOB: 11/2/2016
Sire: FC-AFC Lanes Lets Get Ready To Rumble
Dam: CFC-CAFC Pilkingtons Perspicacity
Breeder: Chad Griffin
Owner: Leigh & Bert Windham
Handler: Bert Windham
Raymond and Bert came to the line at 9:13 am
Friday, June 23, 2023
88. FC-AFC BEAVER RUNS RAYMOND FOR SHERIFF, “Raymond,” LM, Bert Windham
Raymond and Bert came to the line at 1:52 pm
F – Direct line to the bird!
MR – Drilled it!
LR – Very good line to his bird!
RR – Excellent line - stepped on it!
88. FC-AFC BEAVER RUNS RAYMOND FOR SHERIFF, “Raymond,” LM, Bert Windham
Came to the line at 9:11 am
Initial line took his line from the mat to the 1st water and point and the 2nd water2 whistles at the 1st brown grass
carried this line to the 3rd water
1 to the 2nd brown grass
1 to the 4th water
and 1 more to the bird
Thursday, June 22, 2023
88. FC-AFC BEAVER RUNS RAYMOND FOR SHERIFF, “Raymond,” LM, Bert Windham
Raymond and Bert came to the line at 3:05 pm
F – Nice job!
Island – Into the water, to the peninsula, hunted wide right, back across the to the island and his bird.
MR – Out to the pond, over the island, back in the pond to the peninsula and up and out deep right, behind the blind and then over to the bird.
Wednesday, June 21, 2023
88. FC-AFC BEAVER RUNS RAYMOND FOR SHERIFF, “Raymond,” LM, Bert Windham
1 whistle to get in cover
2 more before the channel
2 at the end to the bird
Tuesday, June 20, 2023
88. FC-AFC BEAVER RUNS RAYMOND FOR SHERIFF, “Raymond,” LM, Bert Windham
Raymond and Bert came to the line ...
LF – Straight to it!
LR – A few loops and he got his bird.
RF – Lost sight of the dog, but he quickly came back with his bird.
RR – A couple loops and he had his bird.
Monday, June 19, 2023
88. FC-AFC BEAVER RUNS RAYMOND FOR SHERIFF, “Raymond,” LM, Bert Windham
4 whistles to the bush and cast into the pond
1 for a direction change
carried this line all the way to the bird!
88. FC-AFC BEAVER RUNS RAYMOND FOR SHERIFF, “Raymond,” LM, Bert Windham
Raymond and Bert came to the line at 7:14 am
F – A couple large loops and slightly deep behind the guns and then on to his bird.
Ret. Island – A couple small loops and the right to the island and the bird!
Ret. Bridge – Out through the water to the bridge, then a couple loops on the bridge, came back to the water and to the point, and then back into the water and over to find his bird.
Saturday, June 17, 2023
88. FC-AFC BEAVER RUNS RAYMOND FOR SHERIFF, “Raymond,” LM, Bert Windham
#88 FC-AFC BEAVER RUNS RAYMOND FOR SHERIFF
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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!