Handle 23. FC OLD TOWNS ROUGH COUNTRY HAMMER DOWN QA2, “Trucker,” BLM, Al Arthur

FC Old Towns Rough Country Hammer Down QA2
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FC OLD TOWNS ROUGH COUNTRY HAMMER DOWN QA2, “Trucker,” BLM
DOB 9/12/2017
Sire: FC-AFC Tucked Away At River's Edge
Dam: Trublesome Black Magic Voodoo MH
Breeders: Ryan Sayers
Owner: Harry Holloway and Bill Arthur

Came to the line at 10:35 am

LF - Into the pond and over the point - straight to the bird

RR - Ran the right bank until the end - swam towards the Middle Retired Flyer and got out  - hunted the area between the guns and decided on the Right Retired bird  - went out on shore and got it!

MRF - Into the pond - over the point where the flyer guns stand - got out wide left of the pond and was handled - he got deep and wide left - back through the fall and to the gunners blind - continued to handle to this bird

Double Handle 16. FC-AFC SEASIDE’S MOJO MOXY, “Boots,” BLF, Craig Crook

FC-AFC Seaside's Mojo Moxy
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FC-AFC SEASIDE’S MOJO MOXY, “Boots,” BLF
DOB 3/31/2017
Sire: FC-AFC Seaside's Gorgeous George
Dam: Seaside's California Chrome
Breeders: Rita & Frank Jones
Owners: Kathleen Vignos and Jeffrey Schuett

Came to the line at 10:16 am

LF - Boots heeled on the right to watch the birds go down - he was sent and got into the water and swam across past the decoys and through the cypress stubs - arrived at the far shore for a pass and then back into the water -  a bit more swimming and she located her bird

RR - Ran out behind the gunners - pulled left as she maneuvered through the water - pulled left up the hill - came in to loop around the gunners blind - she was handled to this bird.

MRF - Into the water just off the point holding the flyer guns - going wide left she was handled with multiple whistles to move her right and to the bird

5. FC-AFC WHITEWATER LAST FRONTIER-WYATT, “Wyatt,” YLM, Chris Ledford

FC-AFC Whitewater Last Frontier-wyatt
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FC-AFC WHITEWATER LAST FRONTIER-WYATT, “Wyatt,” YLM
DOB 10/12/2019
Sire: FC-AFC McKinley First Ascender-Hudson
Dam: Davis's Leaping Over The Moon
Breeder: Tony Davis
Owners: Patricia and Bill Barstow

Came to the line at 10:00 am

LF - Out to the area and located his Flyer quickly and came back in

RR - Ran the shore on a nice line to the far edge of the pond and entered the water - swam straight to the fall area - got out of the water and grabbed his bird directly

MRF - Into the pond - over the point with the flyer gunners - hit most of the points as he headed towards the bird - came out wide right of the fall area - got deep of the blind and then worked his way out to the bird

No-Bird 2. FC-AFC 3R’S SMOKE THERE’S FIRE, “Fire,” BLM, Ty Rorem

Came to the line at 9:43 am

Flyer - Bird went up and turned right - shot and sluiced - Fire swam past the point - hunted in and out of the pond - Handler picked up the dog and will get a Rerun at the end due to No Bird

Field was Mowed more before proceeding to next dog in the running order ....

10th Series Test Dogs

Green River Floyd's Boy Earl, “Earl,” YLM
Owner: John Higgins
Handler: John Higgins

The first test dog to the line for the 10th Series was Earl with handler John Higgins .... Earl came to the line at 8:57 am

LF – Across the point - he jumped in to grab his hen mallard

RR – Along the shoreline - right of the flyer station - entered the water pulling a little left - moved slightly right as he swam - gunners stepped out to help him find this bird

MRF – Swam wide right around the point - over the levee road and back into the water - drove right through some trees and is handled to this flyer

AFC Ridgecrest's Just For A Lark, “Whimsey,” BLF

Owner: Betsy Broyd
Handler: Betsy Broyd

The next test dog to the line for the 10th Series was Whimsey Earl with handler Betsy Broyd .... Whimsey came to the line at 9:16 am

LF – Off the point and to her bird

RR – Into the water - off the 2nd point - across to the far shore and she pulled right as she exited the water - moved across the point and drove to her bird

MRF – Off the 2nd point into the water - across the point on the far shore and back into the water - over the levee and into the water again - landed on the far shore by cattails - ran along the shore and pulled up into the tree line - she is handled out of the trees and to her flyer

FUN FACTS!

Fun Facts for the Dog TeamsComing Into this 10th Series

Coming in Clean
8 dogs

1. 2XNFC-3XCNFC TRULINE’S JUST FLOYD, “Floyd,” YLM, Amie Henninger

2. FC-AFC 3R’S SMOKE THERE’S FIRE, “Fire,” BLM, Ty Rorem

16. FC-AFC SEASIDE’S MOJO MOXY, “Boots,” BLF, Craig Crook

23. FC OLD TOWNS ROUGH COUNTRY HAMMER DOWN QA2, “Trucker,” BLM, Al Arthur

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

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

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

90. FC THIEVEN COUNTRY GRAMMAR, “Nelly,” BLF, Mark Smith

Coming in with a Previous Handle 
6 dogs

5. FC-AFC WHITEWATER LAST FRONTIER-WYATT, “Wyatt,” YLM, Chris Ledford

31. FC-AFC H FORD 11, “Deuce,” BLM, Alex Drent

44. FC MONTERREY FARMS SOUTHERN CHARM QA2, “Scarlett,” BLF, Ty Rorem

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

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

106. FC-AFC BOO’S STRAIGHT LINE IS GOOD IDEA, “Torq,” BLM, Isaac Langerud

Handlers

12 Professional Handlers

2 Amateur Handlers

9 Male Handlers

4 Female Handlers

Sex
8 Male Dogs
6 Female Dogs

Color/Breed
12 Black Labs
2 Yellow Labs


Youngest Dog
#2. FC-AFC 3R’S SMOKE THERE’S FIRE, “Fire,” BLM
DOB 4/22/2020
Owned by James Hurst
Handled by Ty Rorem

Oldest Dog

#90. FC THIEVEN COUNTRY GRAMMAR, “Nelly,” BLF

DOB 10/1/2015
Owned by Robert Garrison
Handled by Mark Smith

Birth Year Stats

1 with a birthday in 2020
2 with birthdays in 2019
4 with birthdays in 2018
4 with birthdays in 2017
2 with birthdays in 2016
1 with a birthday in 2015

Siblings

Same Sire:
Sire: NFC-AFC Windy City's Mighty Mouse

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

Dam: Three Rivers A New Beginning

DOB 5/21/2016

Breeder: Michael & Melanie Peters
Owned by Robert Zylla and Steve Yozamp
Handled by Steve Yozamp

#90. FC THIEVEN COUNTRY GRAMMAR, “Nelly,” BLF

Dam: FC-AFC Thieven Satin Breeze
DOB 10/1/2015

Breeder: Bill Tidd
Owned by Robert Garrison
Handled by Mark Smith

10th Series Test Description

10th Series Test Description
Beaver Run Farm, 572 Gosa Road, Leesburg, GA

Water Triple with 2 Flyers, 2 Retired Birds and an Honor

The Tenth Series is a Water Triple that features 2 Flyers, 1 Retired Bird and an Honor at the end. The birds for this test are all ducks. The test is located at a beautiful lake with uncounted shoreline features. The mat sits on the back side of a  road that crosses the pond on a levee to the handlers left

The order of the birds will be as follows:

Bird #1 is a Drake Duck Flyer. The gunners are well up the far shore. They throw and then shoot their Duck Right to Left with the bird landing approximately 298 yards from the mat. As the dog swims to this bird they must cross several points up front including the one with the flyer gun station for bird #3. The gunners will retire after they shoot this bird. (we will refer to this bird as MRF for Middle Retired Flyer)

Bird #2 is a dead Hen Duck. This gunners come out from a well dressed blind to throw their Duck Left to Right. This bird lands approximately 261 yards in front of the mat. The gunners will retire when the dog picks up their 1st bird. To retrieve this bird, the dogs must navigate along the right shoreline and then commit to a long swim across to the bird. (we will refer to this bird as RR for Right Retired)

Bird #3 is a Hen Duck Flyer. This gun station is just to the handlers left located out at the tip of the 2nd point. The gunners throw Right to Left and then shoot and then sluice the hen, which will land approximately 92 yards from the mat. (we will refer to this bird as LF for Left Flyer)

This test is taking approximately 15-18 minutes per dog to complete.

Dog #2 Starts this Series

Good Morning - Day 8

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

Today we are going into the 10th Series of this National to find out who our Champion will be. First we are watching the parade to the 10th which is happening right now! We have 14 dog teams called back to compete in this final series. You don't want to miss this!

Currently the temperature is around 51 degrees. The expected high for the day is near 80 degrees this afternoon with more sunshine and clear skies expected. Any changes to these conditions during the series will be reported as we go,

Stay tuned to the blog as we run the final series of this championship and find out who will be the 2025 National Retriever Champion!!

We have 14 dogs called back to run the 10th Series – Best of Luck to Everyone!

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Callbacks to the 10th Series

14 dogs are called back: 1, 2, 5, 16, 23, 31, 44, 51, 55, 63, 66, 69, 90 and 106.

6 dogs dropped: 9, 26, 29, 89, 103 and 108.

Our Starting Dog for the 10th Series will be Dog #2

Instructions for the 10th Series:

8:30 AM Parade Starts  – Handlers will line up in Numerical Order tomorrow - if more than 1 dog - use the lowest # to line up.

2 Gate Tomorrow - See Traffic

See you in the morning everyone, have a great night!

9th Series Recap

Friday, November 14, 2025

9th Series – Land Triple with 2 Converging Marks and a Flyer

20 Dogs Started this Series

Test Dogs started out this series at 11:25 am, beginning with "Whimsey," handled by Betsy Broyd.and then "Earl," handled by John Higgins. 

The first running dog of this series was #55. FC-AFC MARSHWIND’S TURBULENCE, “Evie,” with handler Bente Kongsore.  They came to the line at 11:52 am.

The weather to start this series was progressively warming up to the mid 70's with sunny and clear skies. Winds today were not really a factor.

Here is how things turned out for the 9th Series …
No-Bird / Re-Run (4): 26(x2) – 29 – 103
Handles (3): 9 – 89 – 108
Double Handles (0): 

Pick-Ups (3): 26 – 29 – 103

Scratches (0): 

Our last running dog for this Series was dog #26. FC LL’s ROLLING THUNDER WITH LIGHTNING, “Flash,” with handler Loran Marmes IV for a Rerun. They completed the test at 3:18 pm.

20 dogs were sent from the line in this series, taking a total of 3 hours and 26 minutes, which averages out to be just over 10 minutes per dog. 

Callbacks to come - we will post them on the blog as soon as we have them! 

9th Series Test Complete

Test Ended.  Series 9 was completed and in the books at 3:18 pm. This will also conclude our testing for the day.

** Callbacks to come soon  - We will post them as soon as we have them!**

Instructions for the 10th Series:

8:30 AM Parade Starts  – Handlers will line up in Numerical Order tomorrow - if more than 1 dog - use the lowest # to line up.

2 Gate Tomorrow - See Traffic

Pick-up Rerun 26. FC LL’s ROLLING THUNDER WITH LIGHTNING, “Flash,” YLM, Loran Marmes IV

Came to the line at 3:11 pm

F - Tight hunt in the area and he got his bird

MR - Broke down on his way and hunted short - back around to go deep and left of the hay bale - then in and got his bird

RR -  Hunted deep and left  -  gunners were called out to help - dog was picked up

No-Bird 26. FC LL’s ROLLING THUNDER WITH LIGHTNING, “Flash,” YLM, Loran Marmes IV

Flash and Loran came to the line at 2:44 pm and had a No-Bird, they will be back to the line shortly ...

44. FC MONTERREY FARMS SOUTHERN CHARM QA2, “Scarlett,” BLF, Ty Rorem

Came to the line at 2:36 pm

F - Scarlett is poised to go and licking her lips to catch the scent - out to the area for a couple passes and back in with her bird

MR - Out between the telephone pole and the tree - turns eft and swings over to the hay bale to grab her bird

RR -  Heading out right of the gunners - she bends perfectly in to scoop up her bird!

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

Came to the line at 2:29 pm

F - Across the field - through the cover - loop and scoop!

MR - Straight to the blind - circled quick and turned right - then to the bale - circled and she got her bird

RR -  Through the phone pole gap - up into the cover - past the fall area and back down - up and down through twice - going for the Middle Retired area - but stayed out of it and got her RR bird

Pick-up Rerun 29. FC TEKA’S HONKER HUNK-A-LOU MH, “Louie,” YLM, Ty Rorem

Came to the line at 2:29 pm

F - Out to the fall area and quickly found his bird

MR - The bird bounced off the top of the bale when thrown - the dog went out to the field through the gap up the right of the field and then back to the Middle Retired area - back right and towards the fall area of the Right Retired - and then back left to the Middle Retired again - circled the blind and then went in and got his bird

RR -  Back through the gap - blew through the area and went straight to the flyer area again - dog is picked up

31. FC-AFC H FORD 11, “Deuce,” BLM, Alex Drent

Came to the line at 2:12 pm

F - Established a hunt between the gunners and bird - Stayed under the arc gradually extending towards the bird - found it!

MR - Great mark!

RR -  Broke down  after the telephone pole - went left - made a couple loops and then moved over to grab his bird

No-Bird 26. FC LL’s ROLLING THUNDER WITH LIGHTNING, “Flash,” YLM, Loran Marmes IV

Flash and Loran came to the line at 2:11 pm and had a No-Bird, they will be back

16. FC-AFC SEASIDE’S MOJO MOXY, “Boots,” BLF, Craig Crook

Came to the line at 2:04 pm

F - Drove to the area in front of the guns - started to hunt - a few loops and came outside the cover for the bird

MR - Between the bales and the pole - back low for a loop - next around the tree for a turn and then around the blind for a turn and then on to the bale and the bird

RR -  Drove to the fall area and bird

23. FC OLD TOWNS ROUGH COUNTRY HAMMER DOWN QA2, “Trucker,” BLM, Al Arthur

Came to the line at 1:58 pm

F - Out to the area - several large turns but stayed close to the fall and got it

MR - Through the gap - headed up the hill for the Right Retired bird - but caught the scent of the Middle Retired and turned and went over and got it

RR -  Back through the gap and up the hill wide right - left into the field and to the fall area - got it.

No-Bird 29. FC TEKA’S HONKER HUNK-A-LOU MH, “Louie,” YLM, Ty Rorem

 Louie and Ty came to the line at 1:54 pm and had No-Bird, they will be back

Handle 9. FC-AFC JS’S JUMPIN’ JACK FLASH, “Jack,” BLM, Chad Worsell

Came to the line at 1:48 pm

F - Jack entered the area under the arc - turned towards the gunners and then quickly turned away - making 2 loops and he got his bird

MR - Initial line headed towards the Right Retired but he turned left half way there and hunted the Middle Retired bird! Got it!

RR -  Drove through the area - curved left to curl towards the flyer guns and is handled back to this bird

Pick-up Rerun 103. FC-AFC BAYOU TECHE PAINT THE BLACK, “Madduxx,” BLM, Craig Crook

Came to the line at 1:39 pm

F - Started to hunt on the near side of the fall and deep - moved across to the area in front of the flyer guns and worked it - still hunting in the broom straw - big hunt - but he got it

MR - Down the field - kept going and was handled back to the bird - guns had to come out - dog is picked up  

5. FC-AFC WHITEWATER LAST FRONTIER-WYATT, “Wyatt,” YLM, Chris Ledford

Came to the line at 1:34 pm

F - Caught it as it tried to fly away from where it landed - great job

MR - Nice line - out and came in left of the bale - circled and grabbed the bird on the right side

RR -  Through the slot - down the field and out to the fall area and had a hunt - got it!

2. FC-AFC 3R’S SMOKE THERE’S FIRE, “Fire,” BLM, Ty Rorem

Came to the line at 1:24 pm

F - Fire squared up the hill and turned left under the arc - made a pass and then had his bird

MR - Entered the area wide right - corrected to the left and made a pass in front of the bale and finds the bird.

RR -  Had a nice line to the area - made a loop and then got it!

1. 2XNFC-3XCNFC TRULINE’S JUST FLOYD, “Floyd,” YLM, Amie Henninger

Came to the line at 1:16 pm

F - 3 loops and he located his flyer!

MR - Out to the area - a left turn and then back to the area and he was on his bird!

RR -  Great Mark!

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GUN CHANGE

Gun Change at 1:08 pm

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Handle 108. FC-AFC BULLET’S ORDAINED DEVIL DODGER, “Deacon,” BLM, Tim Milligan

Came to the line at 1:00 pm

F - Out for a loop in front of the guns - moved out wide left but missed it!  1 more turn and he got it!

MR - Through the slot heading right - turned back left and circled the blind - headed for the Right Retired bird and was handled back to the Middle Retired bird.

RR - Stepped on it!

106. FC-AFC BOO’S STRAIGHT LINE IS GOOD IDEA, “Torq,” BLM, Isaac Langerud

Came to the line at 12:53 pm

F - Torq entered the field wide left - hunted short for a couple loops and begins to move closer to the fall - he works in a little more and got his bird

MR - Very good mark!

RR -  2 loops in the area and he got his bird!

No-Bird 103. FC-AFC BAYOU TECHE PAINT THE BLACK, “Madduxx,” BLM, Craig Crook

 Madduxx and Craig came to the line at 12:42 pm and had a No-Bird, they will be back

90. FC THIEVEN COUNTRY GRAMMAR, “Nelly,” BLF, Mark Smith

Came to the line at 12:34 pm

F - Beautiful bird! High hunt - out to the fall area and made a few turns and got it

MR - Bird hit the bale - out 1 loop around the tree and then around the blind - got wide right and then deep  almost to the flyer - back in and got it

RR -  Out right of the blind - drove deep - came back with large loop - continued hunt until she got it

Handle 89. NAFC-FC BAYOU-STAR FLEURTY GIRL, “Fleurt,” BLF, Alan Pleasant

Came to the line at 12:26 pm

F - Came in to establish a hunt in front of the guns - several turns in cover and got it

RR - Went into the low area with bushes and trees - made a turn or 2 - out to the fall area and looped in the cover until she got it

MR -  Hunted short again - started a hunt - handled back to the bird with quite a few whistles

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

Came to the line at 12:17 pm

F - Crouching down and ready to launch! Rocky powers out to get his flyer! Checks a couple spots on the way and grabs his bird

MR - Good line to the area - ran a little deep - came back to the fall area - moved around the right side of the bale and then to the left side and he found his bird

RR -  Drove to the area - made a couple loops and he got it!