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2023 National Amateur Retriever Championship Blog
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Saturday, June 24, 2023

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

#78 KID’S NAVIGATOR
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C/B/S: Black Lab Male
Callname: Gator
DOB: 6/23/2018
Sire: FC-AFC Valtor's Hayseed Kid
Dam: Little Bit Spicy
Breeder: Mathew Nugent
Owners: Cynthia & BreckHoward
Handler: Cynthia Howard

Gator and Cynthia came to the line at 1:09 pm

LF – Stepped on it!

RF – Very nice Retrieve of this bird.

LR – Into the pond - straight to the island, 1 loop on the island and then back in the water and then up the hillside, back to the blind and out to his bird.

RR – Quick handle going towards the water - he swam the channel towards the blind - over the base of the point, handled again and had to be handled all the way to the bird. Got it.

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

#76 FC-AFC BAYOU TECHE PAINT THE BLACK
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C/B/S: Black Lab Male
Callname: Madduxx
DOB: 5/8/2017
Sire: NFC-AFC Bayou Teche Swing For The Fence
Dam: My Rock's Hallelujah to the Lord
Breeder: Pam Wilson & Dale Wilson Sr.
Owners: Jamie and Bill Woodson
Handler: Jamie Woodson


Madduxx and Jamie came to the line at 12:42 pm

LF – Straight to the bird!

RF – Good initial line out but hunted short along the shoreline of the pond and then back to the bird.

RR – Great line out the entire way, but had a small hunt on the right then moved over and had a large loop on the left on land and then he went back and got his bird.

LR – Perfect line the whole way and got out just a little deep and was quickly handled back to the bird.

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

#38 FC-AFC KIRKWOOD’S ACE OF A HIGHER GRADE
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C/B/S: Black Lab Male
Callname: Deacon
DOB: 2/16/2016
Sire: NAFC-FC Cody Cut A Lean Grade
Dam: NAFC-FC Kirkwood's Ace Of Lone Star
Breeder: Casey Adams
Owner: Mark Medford
Handler: Mark Medford

Deacon and Mark came to the line at 12:13 pm

LF – Straight to the bird.

RF – Went to the area and took a couple loops, came in and located his bird.

LR – A couple loops on the island and then up the hill and back down - he was immediately handled tot he bird with a couple quick whistles.

RR – Great line out and he hunted the fall area and got his bird.

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

#34 FC-AFC LOUISIANA BLACK MAGIC SPELL
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C/B/S: Black Lab Male
Callname: Hex
DOB: 5/4/2014
Sire: Bayou Magic's Dave Robicheaux
Dam: OGF Contender's Abbie
Breeder: Lynn Dodge
Owner: Brian Rolling
Handler: Brian Rolling

Hex and Brian came to the line ...

LF – Straight to the fall area - 1 quick turn and came back to his bird

RF – Out to the bird, but missed by a foot!! -  made a couple loops far right - established an area hunt and got it.

RR – Swam the pond to the island - over the island and back into the pond - under the bridge - right on the island - to the blind a few turns and back across to the island and his bird.

LR – Swam back to the island on the same line as the previous bird - back into the water and was handled to the bird.

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

#27 AFC WIGHT’S BEHIND THE EIGHT BALL
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C/B/S: Black Lab Female
Callname: Molly
DOB: 5/15/2018
Sire: NFC-AFC Bayou Teche Swing For The Fence
Dam: FC-AFC Wight's Goddess Of Victory MH
Breeder: Tracy Wight
Owner: Tracy Wight
Handler: Tracy Wight

Molly and Tracy came to the line at 11:17 am

LF – Great line!

RF – Out to the fall area - a tight turn and she scooped it up!

RR – Down and into the pond - over the point - into the channel and on to the island - back to the right shore for a hunt around the blind - back into the water and over to the island and her bird.

LR – Down to the pond, into the channel on the right - under the bridge - swam straight to the fall area - missed it and kept going - must have missed it by only 2 feet!! Quickly handled back and she got it.



Handle 2. FC-AFC YOURS TRULY INDIGO, “Tru,” LF, Mark Medford

#2 FC-AFC YOURS TRULY INDIGO
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C/B/S: Black Lab Female
Callname: Tru
DOB: 2/25/2014
Sire: FC-AFC Rev Blu Genes MH
Dam: FC-AFC Indi Go Girl
Breeder: Darlene Houlihan
Owner: Mark Medford
Handler: Mark Medford

Tru and Mark came to the line at 10:49 am

LF – Went out under the arc, turned right and got her bird.

RF – Went out under the arc, turned right and straight to her bird!

RR –  Great line out through the water and up on land, hunting the fall area - took a few loops on land to the left before locating her bird.

LR – Good line out and then she went up the hill, and was handled straight to the bird.

Handle 1. NAFC-FC HOLLAND CLIFFS BLADE A FINE LINE, “Dozer,” LM, Alvin Hatcher

#1 NAFC-FC HOLLAND CLIFFS BLADE A FINE LINE
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C/B/S: Black Lab Male
Callname: Dozer
DOB: 2/16/2016
Sire: NAFC-FC Cody Cut A Lean Grade
Dam: NAFC-FC Kirkwood's Ace Of Lone Star
Breeder: Casey Adams
Owner: Alvin Hatcher
Handler: Alvin Hatcher

Dozer and Alvin came to the line at 10:30 am

LF – Excellent Line!

RR – Into the pond and swam the right channel over the tip of the island - back up on the island for a few turns -  then a hunt - back to the right bank and then to the left point - into the water on the right and onto the island  - worked his way down and then across the water to the blind - back to the island again and his bird.

RF – Good Job!

LR – Swam to the island - over and out the back side - up the hill behind the blind - and was handled back to the bird.

Handle 101. FC-AFC SEASIDE’S SMARTY JONES, “Smarty,” LF, Derek Smith

#101 FC-AFC SEASIDE’S SMARTY JONES
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C/B/S: Black Lab Female
Callname: Smarty
DOB: 9/29/2016
Sire: FC-AFC Seaside's Gorgeous George
Dam: Reedcreek's Center Cut
Breeder: Patti & Larry Simmons
Owner: Derek Smith
Handler: Derek Smith

Smarty and Derek came to the line at 9:58 am

LF – Hunted just left of the bird for several circles before going farther right for her bird.

RF – Came in under the arc - short loop and then she got it.

LR – Into the pond, onto the island - crossed the island on an angle towards the blind. Then over behind the blind - up the hill and back down the hill and out through the tulles to the bird.

RR – Down the flat area - into the pond and over the point - back into the water and up on the island - ran wide left  and the handler needed to handle to the bird.



Thursday, June 22, 2023

Handle 99. FC-AFC JIMAVICHE’S HOLLANDAISE JAMMER, “Jammer,” LM, Bobby Lee

Jammer and Bobby came to the line at 3:54 pm

F – Straight to the bird.

Island – Hunting deep and right, was handled back to the bird.

MR –  Line was right and deep but he came back in for his bird.

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

Malcolm and Poncho came to the line at 10:38 am

F – One full turn, deep back to his bird

Island – Down field, into pond, up onto peninsula and hunted deep back to blind for hunt then out to island and bird

MR – Headed out deep right away from his bird. Handled back to bird.

Wednesday, June 21, 2023

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

JJ and John came back to the line at 11:03 am

LF – A couple loops and he got to his bird.

LR – Out under the arc and a little past it, he came in and right back to the bird.

RF – Good line to the area and quickly got his bird.

RR – Lined out under the arc but went past the mark and a quick whistle brought him back to the bird.

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

Peanut and Julie came to the line at 10:52 am

LF – A few loops and over to the bird.

LR –  Drove deep and was quickly handled back to the bird.

RF – Good line and she got her bird.

RR – Go this bird quickly.

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

Blue and Mark came to the line at 10:43 am

LF – Straight to the bird.

RF – Drove deep and left of the RF, a couple large loops, and she got her bird.

LR – Drove deep of the bird, but was handled with a few whistles to get her back to the bird.

RR – Got it.

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

Zeke and Leigh came back to the line ...

LF – A couple loops under the arc and he got his bird.

RF – A few loops in the area and he got it.

RR – Great line and he got the bird quickly.

LR – Drove deep, took a loop and was handled back to the bird.


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

Izzy and Jim came to the line at 9:30 am

LF –  A couple loops under the arc to the bird.

RF – Drove deep and behind the flyer guns, but went to the fall area and got the bird fairly quickly

LR – Drove left and deep of the LR and was quickly handled with several whistles to get the bird.

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

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

Chief and Dennis came to the line at 8:21 am

LF – Hunted short and deep, expanded his hunt to the fall area and got his bird.

LR – Over the ridge and made a loop back to the bird - missed it and headed deep, handled back into the bird.

RF – Hunted the flyer fall and missed it - hunted the retired guns and then back to the flyer and got it.

RR – Got it.


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

Timmy and Brad came to the line at 7:18 am

LF – Nice job on this mark.

LR – Overran the bird and was quickly handled back.

RF – Out behind the guns to the fake trees, hunted deep and left and then back to the fall area and the bird.

RR – Out under the arc - he hunted left of the fall area, got deep but worked it out and got his bird.


Tuesday, June 20, 2023

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

Henry and Marion came to the line at 4:48 pm

LF – Out to the area for a quick retrieve on this bird.

LR – Straight to the bird.

RF – Straight to the bird.

RR – Great line out to the area, but headed left and had to be handled back to the bird on this one.

Handle 4. FC-AFC DOC’S MESA BOOGIE, “Mesa,” LF, William Smith

Mesa and William came to the line at 4:10 pm

LF – A couple loops under the arc and she got her bird.

RF – Right to the area, a loop and she had the bird.

LR – Drove deep and was handled back to the bird with a few whistles

RR – Hunted left of the blind several loops, came back in and located her bird.

Handle 3. CFC-CAFC BAYPOINT THANKSGIVING DREAM, “Cooper,” LM, Bernard Landry

Cooper and Bernard came to the line at 4:01 pm

LF – A few loops in the area and he got the bird!

RF – Drove deep and behind the flyer guns, a couple loops and he went to the fall area and got his bird.

LR – Hunted the area a few loops then drove deep, and was handled back to the bird.

RR – Drove a little deep out and had several loops, then he came back in and got his bird.