Done for the Day!

At approximately 4:02 pm EST we had an intermission due to the setting sun putting a blinding glare on the pond. The test was then called at 4:20 pm EST. We will resume Friday morning, with the first test dog beginning at 6:30 am and the first competing dog at 7:00 am. Dog #30 will start the day.

Handle 29. NFC-AFC Seaside’s Pelican Pete “Pete”, LM, Steve Yozamp

DF: great mark!

SR: traveled toward the area est. a hunt and then made a move toward the flyer station Steve Handled Pete to retrieve the bird.

HF: approached the mark on the correct side of the guns driving deep of the area est. a sizable hunt before coming up with the bird.  

27. FC-AFC Fresh Squeezed Juice “Juice”, LM, Mark Medford

DF:  Perfect mark!

SR: angled the hill driving hard to cont. way deep of the area and came back quickly to retrieve the bird

HF: approached the mark on the back side of gun station only to make a loop around and retrieve the bird

25. FC-AFC Hardscrabbles Powder My Buns “Pow”, LM, Al Arthur

Came to the line at focused on the gun stationss.

DF:  accurate mark!

SR: traveled a path toward the area to hang up short of the cover circling dense cover a couple loops before diving in to retrieve the bird.

HF: traveled a path toward the area, entered the area under the arc and drove deep to est a hunt wide and deep before working back to retrieve the bird.

23. FC-AFC Great Bunns Of Fire “Jerry Lee”, LF, Ray Voigt

Came to the line at 3:16 pm.

DF: Drilled it!

SR: travel a good line toward the area, made a single loop at the base of the cover then jumped into the cover just missing the bird to put up a small hunt to retrieve it.

HF: traveled a path behind the gun station, drove a bit deep and left of the area made several passes to the left and right of the area before working over to retrieve the bird.

22. FC-AFC Indian Height’s Get Away “George”, LM, Carl Ruffalo

Came to the line at composed.

DF: hit it hard!

SR: excellent mark!

HF: traveled to the area put up a small tight hunt to retrieve the bird quick.

20. FC Hunting Creek Classy Girl JH “Classy”, LF, Alan Pleasant

Came to the line at 1:  pm ET

DF: Stomped it!

SR: great line angling the pond toward the area took a 90' to the right dove in cover to retrieve the bird.

HF: made a big splash entering the water,traveled behind the gun station, then made a few loops toward the area to come up with the bird.

Gun Change

Gun Change at 2:50 pm.

A "bye dog" as it is called will come to the line, all the marks will be thrown and the " bye dog" (usually the test dog) will be sent to retrieve the Go-Bird in order for the working dog to Honor another dog's work. A "bye dog" is used to keep all things fair so the last dog to run before a gun change does not have to sit on the Honor mat a longer period of time than the other dogs in contention.

19. FC Trumarc’s Dot Come “Dottie”, LF, Danny Farmer

Came to the line at 2:40 pm ET

DF: straight to the bird.

HF: travel a line in between the HF & SR, got out driving hill dog looked to be going for the SR, but cont. up hill, made a pass thru hedge row then pushed into the second piece of cover the retrieve the bird.

SR: traveled a path toward the fall area went just right of the cover to then turn diving in to retrieve the bird.

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17. FC Dogwoods Fear Factor “Boo”, LM, Tim Milligan

Came to the line at 2:28 pm ET

DF: Drilled the flyer!

SR: Had a great initial line, drove up the hill wide left of the bird. Got even with the area, dove into the cover for a rapid retrieve.

HF: Traveled up the hill got behind the guns, made a couple loops deep of the guns before working over to the area and retrieving the bird.

16. FC-AFC Mercy Mercy Mercy Me “Mercy”, LF, Paul Sletten

DF: Drilled the mark!

SR: Went straight to the bird.

HF: Traveled a line at the gun station, started to drive the hill and corrected toward the area. Got into the area, made a few passes in the area before retrieving the bird.

Handle 13. FC Topbrass Linekin’s Riptide “Rip”, GM, Rick Roberts

DF: Chalk-lined to the mark

HF: Took a good line toward the area, drove up the field hard, made a few passes in the area before retrieving the bird.

SR: Dog had a good initial line, but started angling toward the flyer station and had to handle to the SR.

10. FC Hyfly’n Turbo Jet “Turbo”, LM, Ray Voigt

Came to the line at 1:57 pm EST

DF: Dog went out with an enormous splash to travel straight to the bird!

SR: Excellent mark!

HF: Took an initial line toward the area and carried it the whole way, established a small hunt in the area before coming up with the bird.

9. FC-AFC Candlewood’s Skyrocket “Sky”, LF, Chris Ledford

Came to the line at 1:47 pm ET

DF: Good Mark

HF: Drove up the hill, fading to the left, went behind the gun station, wide left and established a hefty hunt before coming up with the bird.

SR: Traveled the line at the area, drove straight to the cover, made a quick, tight concentrated hunt to retrieve the bird.

8. FC Bigwoods Hillbilly Hammer “Hammer”, LM, Don Remien

DF: Nice job!

HF: Drove up to the area, made a couple passes in the area and deep of the guns before coming up with the bird.

SR:Took a great initial line, established a hunt around the cover for several loops before jumping into the cover and retrieving the bird.

7. FC-AFC Texas Troubador “Tubb”, LM, Martha Russell

Came to the line at 1:25  pm EST

DF: Smashed it!

SR: Took a good initial line, took one small loop before grabbing the bird.

HF: Dog took off hard, got in the water, squared the pond, drove up the hill behind the gun, where he made two wide loops then traveled deep and established a hunt before working his way to retrieve the bird.