Came to the line at 9:40 am
F - No problem on her Flyer
SR - Through the water - arriving left of the bird - drove behind the blind and turned to return to the fall - got the bird
RR - Across to the far point and turned to check the shoreline - went up the hill for a quick look - back down to the shore to recover her bird
LR - Nice line - got a little piece of the 1st cove of water and swam a perfect line through to the next piece of water - exits to grab her bird and return home
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| Dave Kress working hard at Traffic every day |
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| Mark Menzies, Russ Reavis (AKC Rep) and Jeff Talley |
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| Wendy Buckler and Terri Curtis at the Line Marshal's station |
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| Alan Pleasant, Dave Rorem, Al Arthur |
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| Chad Griffin and Cade Gentry |
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| Mark Atwater - Official Photographer |
Came to the line at 9:22 am
F - Bird landed on the far hill - Stormy went out through the grass - water - across the large point - into the pond and back to the water and the bird
SR - Into the pond and out in front of the blind - 1 loop right and then over the side for his bird
RR - Left of the pampas over the point and into the pond - over the peninsula and back into the pond - came out left of the bird - came up the levee and turned right - circled back down and got the bird
LR - Ran the left shore straight out - turned right under the arc and got it
Came to the line at 9:12 am
F - Retrieved his bird from the far shore
LR - On line to the short retired bird - pulled up and over the point - just missed the bird - goes on to land on the next point and around to the left retired bird instead - got it
RR - Over the point, between bales and jumped back into the water - swim to the end of the pond - out over the dam and back swimming to the fall area - he climbed out of the water to run a long the shore and found the gunners blind - worked up the hill a bit and then back over to the fall area and the bird
SR - Beached on the point between the bird and the holding blind - went on to the next point and he was handled to this bird
Came to the line at 9:02 am
F - Across the water and then land - then more water and onto his bird
SR - Into the pond and wide right of the bird when he came out on the point - hunted the bale and then came back towards the blind and the bird - got it
RR - Over the land - into the water - up on the point and re-entered the pond heading for the back corner - over the far point - in the water and then worked for his bird - Nice
LR - Between the bale and the pampas grass on the 1st point - straight through the fall area - deep - over the levee - deep left behind the gunners and then he went down and located his bird
Came to the line at 8:52 am
F - The bird landed at the end of the point - Deacon made quick work of his flyer
SR - Angled across the road - across the water and to the point - up and out - turned and scooped up his bird
RR - Down the point and crossed just in front of the flyer guns - drove up the hill and into the tree line - he is handled when he comes down the hill a bit and then moves to his bird and got it
LR - Went along between the road and the pond - got in the last cove of water on the near side and drove up the shore behind the guns - dropped down and located the bird
Came to the line at 8:42 am
F - Into the pond and over the land - back into the water and straight for his bird
SR - Crossed the road - into the pond and out just right of the bird - onto land but turned back and snagged it!
RR - Through the broom grass over land - wide right across the pond but stayed just in front of the blind - ran the shore to the bird
LR - Across the field into the pond - through the fall area - deep of the guns - but quickly came back and got his bird
Came to the line at 8:30 am
F - Well done!
SR - Headed just right of the retired guns - looked around the backside and then out on the point to recover his bird
RR - Across the point - sliding between hay bales - he swam to the next point and up and around the pampas grass to his bird
LR - Through the last bit of water and on to his bird!
Came to the line at 8:20 am
F - Took the bare corner of water straight across - back into the water and the bird
SR - Out to the area of the fall - back into the pond and located his bird
RR - Across the mowed area - over the point - swam to the area left of the blind - 1 loop tight and deep and then moved down the shore to the bird that had landed behind the pampas grass
LR - Stayed wide left of the fall area and guns - hunted 1 turn deep back to the blind and then down the hill to find his bird
F (Flyer) - Whimsey moves quickly across the point and water to the far shore and her bird
SR (Short Retired) - A loop around the holding blind and she drove on to come to the retired guns - she came back and located her Short Retired bird
RR (Right Retired) - On her way to the long right retired area she crossed the water - keeping her line across two points - she re-entered the corner of the water and found her bird
LR (Left Retired) - Running along - through the water - left of the retired guns and driving on - she made a big loop up and around the retired guns and then down to her bird and she heads home.
She then moves to the honor mat.
The next test dog to the line for this series was Earl with handler John Higgins .... Earl came to the line at 7:57 am
F (Flyer) - Good recovery of his flyer
SR (Short Retired) - Across the points, past the short retired area and then he swam deep - he was handled with multiple handles back to the area but he got it
RR (Right Retired) - Over the point and back in the water - he swam towards the far point but then turned around - came back to the point and popped - handles back and he drives on to the bird
LR (Left Retired) - Going along the road left of the bales - he gets in the last bit of water - arrives at the dam - circles around the back and locates his bird
He then moves over to the honor mat.
7th Series Test Description
904 Old Dawson Rd., Smithville, GA
Land and Water Quad with a Flyer and 3 Retired Guns
The test is located on a beautiful area of this property. The mat faces SW on the back side of a gravel road that runs past the test area. There is a large technical pond that stretches out to the south of the mat. There are 4 gun stations in this test; 3 retired and a flyer. The grass here is well manicured around the water with strips of heavy broom straw on either side of the road.
The order of the birds will be as follows:
Bird #1 is a retired station on the SW side of the lake. They shoot and then throw a dead Duck right to left landing approximately 257 yards from the mat. They will then retire behind a well brushed blind. (we will refer to this bird as RR for Right Retired)
Bird #2 is also a retired gun station located on a long narrow point that runs from the east shore almost all the way to the west shore. These gunners will come out from behind huge clumps of pampas grass moving right. They shoot and then throw a dead Duck from left to right landing on the edge of the water approximately 164 yards from the line. They will then retire. (we will refer to this bird as SR for Short Retired)
Bird #3 is a located 241 years from the mat on a hill at the southeast corner of the pond. There are 4 bales of hay used as their blind. The gunners come out to the right. They shoot and then throw a Duck down the hill, landing in a broom grass area. The gunners will then retire. (we will refer to this bird as LR for Left Retired)
Bird #4 is the Flyer Station. The guns are on the Northwest side of the pond in front of the mat. The guns are in a well mowed area with water that is around it. These guns throw and then shoot a Duck landing in the water approximately 166 yards from the mat. Then sluice. (we will refer to this bird as F for Flyer)
There is an honor after the 4 birds have been retrieved.
This test is taking approximately 9-11 minutes per dog to complete.
Dog #1 Starts this Series
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| Close up Bird #1 area - Right Retired |
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| Close up Bird #3 area - Left Retired |
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| Close up Bird #4 area - Flyer |
Good Morning Everyone and Welcome to the 6th day of the National Open Retriever Championship!
This morning we are starting the 7th Series of this National! The test is being set up after some changes so we are getting started a bit later than planned.
This morning has started out fairly brisk again with temps in the mid 40's.The expected high for the day is 73 degrees this afternoon with sunny and clear skies expected to last throughout the day and a light breeze of 4 mph. Any changing conditions will be reported as the day goes on.
Stay tuned to the blog as we move through these final series in this championship!
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