Announcement

Callbacks to the 3rd and 4th Series will be given at the NEXT TEST SITE. If you are finished running the 2nd Series, GO NOW. Turn Right on the Paved Road to the gate for the 1st Series - Follow the Signs that are posted - This gate will be Closed when the test starts.

73. FC DAC'S LAST ASSET, “Tessa,” BLF, Bart Peterson

Tessa and Bart came to the line at 8:52 am

F -  Smack!

Island - Over the left side of the mound - onto the point - up and down and then wide left and deep - back to the point - more left and right - over to the blind - went wide left and was getting deeper - but she came back to the point - the island - and then the bird!

MR - Great line! Carried her line all the way to the fall area and located the bird!

72. FC-AFC DAYS END BOY NAME SUE QA2, “Sue,” BLM, Mark Medford

Sue and Mark came to the line at 8:45 am

F -  Perfect!

Island - Wide left side of the mound - out to the point up and down to the blind - back to the point and then the island and his bird.

MR - Out right of the bale - across the field and out to the point - off the end into the pond - carried his line all the way to the bird!

71. FC-AFC OCTOBER SKY’S SWEET BABY BEAUREGARD, “Beau,” YLM, Chad Worsell

Beau and Chad came to the line at 8:38 am

F - Quick recovery of his bird

Island - Perfect line to his Island bird.

MR - Down the point and enters the pond - crossed over to the far point - drove the bank and got the bird!

Rerun 64. FC-AFC COOLWATER’S COMMANDER-IN-CHIEF, “Trump,” BLM, Alex Washburn

Trump and Alex came back to the line at 8:30 am for their rerun

F -  Nice bird!

Island - Made quick work of his Island Bird!

MR - Pulled right as he neared the point - in the water and he took a great line across the pond - drove the bank just missing the bird! Quickly turned back and got it!

70. FC CLADDAGH’S BLEACHER GIRL, “Murphy,” BLF, Lynn Troy

Murphy and Lynn came to the line at 8:23 am

F - Quick Scoop!

Island - Over the right side of the mound - out to the island and her bird.

MR - Across the field and into the pond - out over the point - into the pond again - exiting left of the blind up to the trees - turned right and stayed in front of the blind - out to the bird and got it.

 

69. FC TOPLINES EVERLASTING ROCK QA2, “Rocky,” BLM, Marc Patton

Rocky and Marc came to the line at 8:17 am

F - Smacked it!

Island - Straight to his bird!

MR - Across the flat - out to the point - into the pond - excellent line - over the point - pulled left - out and circled the holding blind - and then straight to the bird.

 

Photos

 

68. FC RUNS LIKE A DEERE QA2, “Diesel,” BLM, Jason Baker

Diesel and Jason came to the line at 8:07 am

F - Quick recovery of the bird.

Island - Over the mound and get into the water - he reappears wide left - initiates a hunt on the shore at the end - begins to work towards the bird and got it!

MR - Into the water right of his line to the island bird - he squared across to the point - pulled left and exited and went into the trees - worked around to get his bird.

 

66. FC OUTBACK’S RISING STAR, “Champ,” BLM, Steve Yozamp

Champ and Steve came to the line at 7:58 am

F -  Easy work of this flyer

Island - Over the mound and out to the bird - nice work on this mark!

MR - Good mark!

 

65. FC-AFC DRY CREEKS TRU BLU, “Trudy,” BLF, Alan Pleasant

 Trudy and Alan came to the line at 7:52 am

F -  Good line to her bird.

Island - Very nice line - but missed it - went up on the point - back and forth and then back into the pond and got it.

MR - Into the pond just right of the island - took a hard left at the point - over the point and reentered the water - up and out to the treeline left of the blind - moved right down the field - passed the blind and then out to the bird.

No-Bird 64. FC-AFC COOLWATER’S COMMANDER-IN-CHIEF, “Trump,” BLM, Alex Washburn

Trump and Alex came to the line at 7:50 am and had a no bird, they will be back after 6 dogs

63. FC OGF MATTY ROBERTS MH QA2, “Matty,” BLF, Tim Milligan

Matty and Tim came to the line at 7:40 am

F -  Nice recovery

Island - Pulled a little left over the mound - came out near where the gunners stood - did a couple loops on land at the end of the pond - got back to the area and located the bird.

MR -  Ran down the point and swam across to the far point - re-entered the water - exited and climbed up the bank towards the blind - cut right and scooped up her bird.

62. FC COPPERTOP FOUR WAYS TO SUNDAY, “Sunday,” BLM, Al Arthur

Sunday and Al came to the line at 7:34 am

F -  Good Job on the Flyer!

Island - Up and over the middle of the mound - across the water to the island and located his bird.

MR - Swam to the far point - jumped right off the point - squared out and climbs the bank to arrive left of the gunners - a quick pass through the timber and he dropped down in front of the gunners and got the bird.

Pick-up 61. FC WESTBAY’S NEXT OF KIN, “Briar,” BLM, Tony Flowers

Briar and Tony came to the line at 7:26 am

F -  Took a turn and got it!

Island - Straight to the island and his bird!

MR - Into the pond and past the island - turned left and went deep of the island bird area - dog was picked up

60. FC-AFC WHITEWATER’S KLONDIKE GOLDRUSH -DAWSON, “Dawson,” BLM, Bill Barstow

Dawson and Bill came to the line at 7:20 am

F -  Stepped on it!

Island - Over the mound - missed it - hunted the point - wide left - quickly came back out to the point - over to the island and his bird.

MR - Across the flat and into the pond - right off the tip of the far point - perfect line - straight to the bird!

59. FC SEASIDE’S LL COOL J, JR, “Cool J,” BLM, Craig Crook

Cool J and Craig came to the line at 7:13 am

F -  Quick Retrieve - Nice!

Island - 1 quick turn on land and then straight for the bird!

MR - Excellent line towards the bird - took a left - got out wide left - went to the trees - took a right to grab his bird.

2nd Series Test Dogs - Day 2

AFC Ridgecrest's Just For A Lark, “Whimsey,” BLF
Owner: Betsy Broyd
Handler: Betsy Broyd

The single test dog to the line this morning was Whimsey with handler Betsy Broyd .... Whimsey came to the line at 6:55 am

FLYER (F) - Little quick loops and she located her bird.

MIDDLE RETIRED (MR) - Out across the mound and headed to the island - she then shows up left on land to start a hunt - gunners assist her to this bird.

ISLAND BIRD - Across the point and swam across to the far point - up the bank under the arc and onto the bird.

Photos From This Morning!

 

Good Morning - Day 3

 Good Morning Everyone and Welcome to the 3rd day of the National Open Retriever Championship! 

This morning we are finishing up the 2nd Series and then moving on to the 3rd!

We have started out this morning with rather cold temps compared to the last few days, with temps currently at about 44 degrees,  clear skies and an 8 mph wind. The expected high temp for today is only 51 degrees this afternoon with sunny skies. These is mid-winter temps for Georgia! We will update you with any changing conditions as the day progresses. So stay warm and stay tuned as we prepare to finish up the 2nd Series before moving on to the 3rd!

We have 28 dogs left to run this series – Best of Luck to Everyone!

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END OF DAY

Testing Has Concluded for the Day at 4:58 pm (ET)

We will resume the 2nd Series on Monday morning

A Single Test Dog will run at 6:45 am

First Running Dog (#59) at 7:00 am

Have a great night everyone!

58. FC DISCOVERING NEW LANDS, “Chris,” BLM, Ty Rorem

Chris and Ty came to the line at 4:51 pm

F -  He made such quick work of this flyer!

Island - Out to the island and back in with his bird.

MR - Out on a line towards the bird - started angling left - went over the point and back into the pond and out very wide left - angled down the shore to the fall area and got his bird.

57. FC-AFC HIGH ROAD ABE, “Abe,” BLM, Randi Johannis

Rex and Ronald came to the line at 4:45 pm

F -  Smack!

Island - Great Job!

MR - Across the field - over the point and out in front of the holding blind - quickly on to his bird.

56. FC-AFC TRUMARC’S MAGNIFICENT FRANCHISE, “Rex,” BLM, Ronald Aronoff

Rex and Ronald came to the line at 4:40 pm

F -  Quick recovery of his bird.

Island - Over the mound and on to his bird.

MR - His line out took him just right of the island - he swam on to the far point - crossed it and re-entered the water and then climbed up the bank into the trees - quickly turned back and came out of the timbers to run down and get his bird.

55. FC-AFC MARSHWIND’S TURBULENCE, “Evie,” BLF, Bente Kongsore

Evie and Bente came to the line at 4:32 pm

F -  Evie had a tight hunt and came back with her bird.

MR - She went out just right of the island and continues to swim - she crossed to the far side - came out at the base of the point on the far side - climbed the bank and made a pass through the woods coming out behind the gunners - drops down and gets the Middle Retired bird.

Island - Over to the left side for the mound and onto the island to dig out her island bird.

Photos

 

Chris Ledford - a pro, clearly stressed out, waiting to get to the holding blind

Game Stewart committee working hard!

54. FC CAMELOT’S ON THE EDGE OF SIN, “Brook,” BLF, Edward Forry

Brook and Edward came to the line at 4:23 pm

F -  Direct line to the bird.

Island - Beautiful line to the island - quickly scooped up the bird.

MR -  Into the water on a hard left angle -  up into the trees and then down to the fall area and got her bird.

53. FC REDGATE’S COALFIRED YETI, “Yeti,” BLF, Chris Ledford

Yeti and Chris came to the line at 4:16 pm

F -  Smack!

Island - Over the mound - up on the point - a quick turn to the right and got it!

MR -  Out across the field into the pond - good angle to the right across the point - back into the water - drove straight up the hill -  looped left and scooped it up.

 

Handle 52. FC RAIN’S BASES LOADED, GRAND SLAM, “Slam,” BLM, Jim Beck

Slam and Jim came to the line at 4:08 pm

F -  Got his bird!

MR - Slam went right of the island and swam to the point instead - crossed it and drove the hill - ran along the hillside to scoop up the Middle Retired bird.

Island -  Overran the area - went as far as the far shore and was handled back to the island bird.

 

51. FC-AFC BAYOU TECHE EXPRESS, “Ryan,” BLF, Lauren Hays

Ryan and Lauren came to the line at 3:59 pm

F -  Quick recovery of her bird.

Island - Over the mound and made a big splash - she arrived at the island and got her bird.

MR -  Into the pond and went along the point - crossing over the tip - got to the far side on a very good position - out of the water - climbed to be near the gunners blind - over and to the bird.

50. FC SLR’s OVERCHARGED, “Amp,” BLM, JD Babb

Amp and JD came to the line at 3:54 pm

F -  Smack!

Island - Down to the shore - quick drag back - stop - then he was on to the bird.

MR - In to the pond - angled left across the point and out on the far shore - up into the trees - around the blind and out to his bird.