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Monday, October 11, 2021

Callbacks to the Third Series

All dogs have been called back to the 3rd Series.

53 dogs were called back:  1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 30, 31, 32, 33, 34, 35, 36, 37, 38, 39, 40, 41, 42, 43, 44, 45, 46, 47, 48, 49, 50, 51, 52, 53, 54

dogs dropped.

 

End of Second Series

 The Second Series ended at 5:57 pm. All dogs have been called back. The next series will be in same location with the test dogs running at 7 am and the first dog at 7:15 am. 

33. Bird Creek's Big Jake, "Jake," BLM, Robin Cagle

Out to the fall area with a quick turn right. Got his bird.

26. The Tin Man, "TOR," BLM, Marcy Wright

Made the fall area and stuck with it - a good hunt. 

23. Watermarks Run Maggie Run, "Maggie," BLF, Jamie Forqueran

Set up hunt wide, then deep, and wide again. Then went behind guns, deep, then wider, and back to bird. 

18. Cinco Charlie, "Cinco," BLM, Caleb Brown

Set up hunt deep of bird and looped out wide of fall area. Then short and behind guns. Back into fall area and to the bird.

11. Dickens' Mighty Tiger, "Jeaux," BLM, Jeff Dickens

Hunted right of fall area, then deep. Moved back left and got his bird.

10. Clooney's Seaside Apostle, "Creed," BLM, Marcy Wright

Bird in middle. Creed went left side by gunners, then back to right side of field. Back to middle and his bird.

8. HyFlyer's Walk The Line Johnny Crash, "CJ," BLM, John Lynch

Set up hunt wide of bird, looping around, then deep, and wide again. Back to fall area to the bird. 

7. Black Magic's Cosmic Cowboy, "Taz," BLM, Johnny Armstrong

Up to the arc of fall area and deep, then wide, looping in and around fall area. Went deep and then to bird.

5. Gator Points Seaside Connection, "Connie," BLF, Jason Baker

 Out to fall area. Missed and started hunt wide right then deep. Worked it out.

4. WinWater's True 2 The Game, "Trudy," BLF, Nicholas Toti

 Angled field. Hunted right of fall area. Moved way right. Worked back to bird.

2. Keep To The Code's Heart Of A Lion, "Nala," YLF, Teri Brezee

 Hunted right of fall area. Worked her way back across to the bird.

50. Crocs Minneapolis Miracle, "Diggs," BLM, Shane Olean

 Got to fall area and missed. Moved wide right. Hunted back left and got it.

46. HR's Rhythm And Blues, "Jasper," BLM, Grant Settle

 Stopped short for brief hunt. Extended hunt left and right but quickly got his bird.

45. Gator Points Knockin' Boots, "Boots," CLF, Jason Baker

Right of fall area. Started hunt short but quickly worked it out.

42. SouthWindz Midnight Brees, "Brees," BLF, Matt Miller

 Came in under the arc. Turned back right, hunted, and found it.

41. Turbo's Major Magic, "Major," GM, Julie Kirkland

 Up right side of field and missed it. Extended area hunt wide right and got it.

37. 4 Labs Running With The Rona, "Rona," BLF, Rod Sage

 Long bird. Hunted short and wide left. Extended hunt all across field.

Test Dogs - Second Series

Test dog: Habitat Flats North Bottom Gumbo, "Roux," LF, Owner Jason Zerrer, Handler Sue George

Good line to fall area. Found it quickly.


Test dog: CTK‘s Take The Money And Run, "Tank," LM Owner James Hochstetler, Handler Lauren Parks

Good line. Short hunt. Got it.

Second Series – Single with a Pheasant

We have moved to the "Grader Field." Test Two is a long single with a Rooster Flyer at 180 yards. The mat faces north. The dogs have a clear view of the gunners through the alley of trees. The rooster is thrown and shot to the right on the far hillside. This is a fast-moving test.

A Close-up of the Second Series Flyer Guns

Callbacks to the Second Series

All dogs have been called back to the 2nd Series.

53 dogs were called back:  1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 30, 31, 32, 33, 34, 35, 36, 37, 38, 39, 40, 41, 42, 43, 44, 45, 46, 47, 48, 49, 50, 51, 52, 53, 54

dogs dropped

Dog #29 Scratched prior to the 1st Series

37. Rerun - 4 Labs Running With The Rona, "Rona," BLF, Rod Sage

Short left: Got it.

Long right: Angled field, through water, up hill to the bird.

40. Core Sound's Can I Get a Hey Hey, "Promise," BLF, Reid Jones

Short left: Quick

Long right: Nice line. Came up right of bird. Turned left and came back to it.

38. Bourbon Country's Blue Ribbon And White Socks, "Socks," CLF, Jason Baker or Robbie Knutson

Short left: Got it.

Long right: Good line. Came in and within one quick turn, drilled it.

35. Labrador Springs Black Tie Affair, "Tux," BLM, Jack Gwaltney III

Short left: Got it.

Long right: Good line over land. Swam pond. Came out left of guns. Hooked to right and got it.

34. Post Creek's Shakey Graves, "Bones," BLF, Caleb Brown

Short left: Got it.

Long right: Cut hillside, through pond, over mound, then smoked it.

ANNOUNCEMENT – Regarding the Second Series Move …

The Chief Marshal has announced that the Callbacks will be given at the next test and the dogs that have already run can start heading that way. 

33. Bird Creek's Big Jake, "Jake," BLM, Robin Cagle

 Short left: Good job. 

Long right: Good line. Under the arc, a little deep, then back down to the bird. 

32. Highpoint's Pot O'Hunny, "Winnie," BLF, Jeff Sanders

Short left: Swam a little left, then curved in and hunted it up.

Long right: Good angle, right up to the bird.

31. Midwest's I Am Groot, "Groot," BLM, Travis Echelberry

 Short left: Got it.

Long right: Across hill. Good angle through water and smacked it.

30. Seaside's Clinch River Cassie, "Cassie," BLF, Jason Baker

 Short left: Hunted up to the road and then back to the bird.

Long right: Good line going out. Over left side mound, out to fall area, and missed. Made a loop and got it.

28. The Queen's Heir Charles, "Charles," BLM, John Lynch

 Short left: Got on levee behind guns. Adjusted and got his bird.

Long right: Very nice.

27. Wild Azz Willow, "Willow," BLF, Mark Lasnek

Short left: Hunted small area and got her bird.

Long right: Up the hill to the left of the guns. Worked to the other side and got her bird.

26. The Tin Man, "TOR," BLM, Marcy Wright

Short left: Hunted behind the guns, then right to his bird.

Long right: Up the hill, small hunt to his bird.

25. Flatland's Sergeant Major, "Major," BLM, Gwen Jones

Short left: Hunted by the guns, then over to the bird.

Long right: Drove up the hill right to his bird.

24. Lady Tak, "Tak," BLF, Caleb Brown

Short left: Small hunt. Got the bird.

Long right: Up the hill, small loop left and right to bird. 

23. Watermarks Run Maggie Run, "Maggie," BLF, Jamie Forqueran

Short left: Small hunt to her bird.

Long right: Drove up the hill, a little loop behind the guns, and over to her bird. 

22. R&A's Notorious RBG, "Ruthie," BLF, Rip Shively

Short left: Several small loops. Got her bird.

Long right: Drove straight up the hill to the bird.

21. Execution Delivered By Giddy Excelerated - EDGE, "Edge," BLM, Johnny Armstrong

Short left: Tight hunt. Got his bird.

Long right: Drove the hill. Small tight hunt to get his bird.

14. Rerun - Whitewater Last Frontier-Wyatt, "Wyatt," YLM, John Lynch

Short left: Hunted by guns, then deep of guns. Turned left and got bird.

Long right: Drove up the hill right to his bird.

20. Rimfires Son Of A Buck, "Peso," BLM, Rod Sage

Short left: Across the pond, then hunted and got the bird.

Long right: Up the hill right to his bird. Good job. 

19. Troublesome Dr Quinn, "Quinn," BLM, John Broucek

 Short left: Little hunt and to the bird.

Long right: Up the hill, left of the gun turned right to pick up his bird.

18. Cinco Charlie, "Cinco," BLM, Caleb Brown

Short left: Had a hunt behind the trees but got his bird.

Long right: Drove up the hill right to the bird. Nice. 

17. OGF Comanche Moon Raider, "Raider," CLM, Travis Echelberry

 Short left: Got it.

Long right: Good angle across the field. Through the pond, onto levee, and straight to his bird.

16. Seaside's Aces & Eights, "Ace," BLM, Terry Cook

 Long right: Good angle across the field. Straight through water and up to his bird.

Short left: Got it.

15. Hard's The Pride Of Trinity Oxbow MH, "Bow," CLM, William Dunn

 Short left: Went deep. Circled gunners. Came back and got it.

Long right: Good angle straight to fall area and got his bird.

14. No bird - Whitewater Last Frontier-Wyatt, "Wyatt," YLM, John Lynch

 Short left: No bird. Line drive throw. Wyatt will go back six dogs.

12. Iron Sky's Little Bit O' Sweetness, "Teddy," BLF, Luann Pleasant

Short left: Nice line. Got out and went left. Then up hill and back right, down to the bird.

Long right: Stepped on it.  

11. Dickens' Mighty Tiger, "Jeaux," BLM, Jeff Dickens

 Short left: Got back by the gunners for a hunt. Then moved down the shore to his bird.

Long right: Across the field and into the pond. Came out close to fall area but missed. Hunted right and deep before picking up his bird.

10. Clooney's Seaside Apostle, "Creed," BLM, Marcy Wright

Short left: Across the shore and into the pond. Quickly back with his bird.

Long right: Nice angle. Went into pond, then up to the fall area two loops deep. Worked back to his bird.

9. Trumarc's Magnificent Franchise, "Rex," BLM, Ronald Aronoff

Short left: Nice job.

Long right: Across the field and into the pond. Got out and went very deep. Came back around quickly and got it.

8. HyFlyer's Walk The Line Johnny Crash, "CJ," BLM, John Lynch

Short left: Right to it. Nice job!

Long right: Right to fall area and quick retrieve.

7. Black Magic's Cosmic Cowboy, "Taz," BLM, Johnny Armstrong

Short left: Got it.

Long right: Across the pond and under the arc, hunting a bit short. Then quickly up to bird. 

6. Midwest's Black Magic Lottie, "Lottie," YLF, Travis Echelberry

Short left: Got it.

Long right: Right across the field through the pond to fall area and missed it. Hunted area and got it.


5. Gator Points Seaside Connection, "Connie," BLF, Jason Baker

Long right: Across the field, through the pond, and up the hill to the bird.

Short left: Got out and made a quick turn deep. Turned left and down to the bird.

4. WinWater's True 2 The Game, "Trudy," BLF, Nicholas Toti

Short left: Got it.

Long right: Came out of the pond to the left of the guns. Got deep. Quick right and down and right to the bird.

3. Riverwood's Blu Mayhem, "May," BLF, Mark Giese

Short left: Nice job.

Long right: Straight to fall area and her bird.

1. Just A Tubb Of Croc's, "T C," BLF, Michael Moroz

Short left: Down the shore into the pond. Tight turns and got her bird.

Long right: Excellent line from the mat to the bird. Tight turns in the fall area and got it.

2. Keep To The Code's Heart Of A Lion, "Nala," YLF, Teri Brezee

Short left: Came out of pond wide left. Quick loop right and back in pond. Out wide left and over levee. Back to shore and her bird.

Long right: Great line on an angle across the hill to the bird.

54. Upper Lil Caillou's 5 Star Recruit, "Smoke," BLM, Rocky Pinell

Short left: Across the bank, swam to the fall area and quickly got his bird.

Long right: Got out of pond and climbed hill left of guns. Quick adjustment moving right and got his bird.

53. Merganser's Duck Dog Herbert, "Herbert," BLM, Dianne Morley

Short left: Across bank into the pond. Stayed in area and got his bird.

Long right: Excellent line straight to the bird.

52. High Peak's MVP, "Kobe," BLM, Samantha Thompson

Short left: Straight to area of the fall. Quick loop left of the bird. Turned right and got it.

Long right: Across the hillside into the pond. Cut across in front of guns. Tight hunt to his bird.

51. She's Got Some Go, "Fleet," BLF, Jason Baker

Short left: Went a little deep on the bank and made a quick turn back down to his bird.

Long right: Great angle out of the pond to his bird. 

50. Crocs Minneapolis Miracle, "Diggs," BLM, Shane Olean

Short left: Came across pond just left of fall area. Tight turns and dug it out. 

Long right: Across the hillside into the pond. Up wide left of guns. Got deep left before turning back to the right side and getting his bird.

49. Skywatch High Plains Drifter, "Traveler," BLM, Ray Vreeland

Short left: Across the bank and into the pond. Got out just left of the bird, then a few turns in area and quickly got it.

Short right: Got out of the pond to the left of guns. Hunted hillside, then went back into pond. Hunted left again, then moved right to his bird.

48. Riverwood's Red, Shaq And Blu, "Red," BLF, Mark Giese

Short long: Into the pond. Quick work.

Long right: Across the hillside and into the pond. Over the levee and into the next pond. Got out on left side with a quick loop low, then quickly up to his bird.

47. TK Hot Premium Grade, "Jake," YLM, Brea Witt

Short left: Got out of the pond, wide left of fall, then quick turn right - got it.

Long right: Across hill and into pond. Excellent line up to his bird.

46. HR's Rhythm And Blues, "Jasper," BLM, Grant Settle

Short left: Into the pond, got up behind guns on levee, then worked up and down levee before before finding his bird.

Long right: Across the field and into the pond. Angled right across the field to the fall area then his bird. 

A Note about this First Series – New Test

The short left bird lands behind two large cedar trees from where the Retriever News reporter is sitting. So we are only able to see if they go out of the area …

45. Gator Points Knockin' Boots, "Boots," CLF, Jason Baker

Short left: Down the shore, into the pond, back with the bird.

Long right: Into the pond, came out left of gunners, then a loop behind to the right and quickly down to the bird.

44. Jake A Roux's Ninnescah Warrior, "Chief," CLM, Travis Echelberry

Short left: Into pond, hunted it up in area.

Long right: Nice line. Quickly worked right to his bird.

43. Retriever Run's Miss American Pi, "Pi," BLF, Mark Mosher

Short left: Across bank into the pond, up to fall area, and then got it.

Long right: Across hillside into the pond. Drove up hill straight to fall area and his bird.  

36. Rerun - Rocky Hooks JJ S Play It Again, "Sam," CBRM, Frank Pittelli

Short left: Across land, into the pond, and then got it.

Long right: Out into the pond, up on right, under the arc, and to his bird.

42. SouthWindz Midnight Brees, "Brees," BLF, Matt Miller

Short left: Into water - quickly back with the bird.

Long right: Good line into first water. Up the hill, then under the arc to the bird.

41. Turbo's Major Magic, "Major," GM, Julie Kirkland

Short left: Into the pond - up dike just behind guns. Quick left turn back down for a quick retrieve.

Long right: Through right pond. Drove up hill under arc. Quick turn and got it.

Test Dogs - First Series - New Test

Test dog, Roux: 

Short left - Nice line across the water to his bird. 

Long right - Excellent line through the right pond. Drove the hill towards gun and bird.


Test dog, Tank:

Short left - Into the area, then deep for a loop. Worked back to the fall area and bird.

Long right - Out into pond. Cut short on right, angled across the field and hunted deep left. Worked it out. 

First Series - New Test - Double with Two Dead Ducks

First Series - New Test - Double with Two Dead Ducks

This test is a double water test. The mat sits on the side of a pond facing east. 

Bird #1: Long right - is situated on the side of a far hill 180 yards from the line. This set of gunners is deep of a small pond, throwing a dead duck to the right that lands almost behind the next pond. 

Bird #2: Short left - is located beside the water. The gunners throw left, down the shore with the duck landing 130 yards from the line in heavy lily pads.

 
Dead Duck #1 – 180 yards
Dead Duck #2 – 130 yards

Announcement -- The First Series has Been Scrapped

The Field Trial Committee has decided to scrap the First Series. We are moving across the field to what was going to be the Second Series. We will label these posts 1st-B.

Thank you for your patience …

40. Pick-up - Core Sound's Can I Get a Hey Hey, "Promise," BLF, Reid Jones

Flyer - Took levee then cut across the field to his bird.

Right - Took right line to the flyer area. Pick up.

39. Jig Saw Jake, "Jake," BLM, John Lynch

Flyer - Straight to area. Hunted in front of gunners tent then deep and left. Hunted his way back to the fall area and got his bird.

Right - Down hill, up, then down levee coming in for a hunt left of gunners. Got deep then worked back to the fall area, then his bird.

38. Pick-up - Bourbon Country's Blue Ribbon And White Socks, "Socks," CLF, Jason Baker

Right - Sent for long flyer. Hunted wide right and worked over to right bird.

Flyer - Out to area left of gunners. Hunted left of gunners tent. Very extended hunt.

37. Pick-up - 4 Labs Running With The Rona, "Rona," BLF, Rod Sage

Flyer - Out to gunners tent. Hunted left of gunners. Looped deep and worked his way to the bird.

Right - Down hill, up levee side got just deep of guns and hunted deep both left and right. Back to guns and hunted left of gunners. Looped back deep. Very extended hunt. Gunners helped.

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35. Labrador Springs Black Tie Affair, "Tux," BLM, Jack Gwaltney III

Flyer - Out across the field and up the right side. Tight quick hunt and nailed it. 

Right - Down hill, up levee, back down for loops left of gunners. Came back to right side of gunners and got it.

33. Pick-up - Bird Creek's Big Jake, "Jake," BLM, Robin Cagle

Flyer - Good line out. Turned left behind gunners, then moved out wide right. Hunted area and got it.

Right - Down then up side of levee. Got deep for a few loops left and right. Expanded his hunt. Had to handle after extensive hunt.

34. Post Creek's Shakey Graves, "Bones," BLF, Caleb Brown

Flyer - Excellent mark.

Right - Down hill, across bottom of levee. Came in wide right. One big loop deep and got it.

32. Highpoint's Pot O'Hunny, "Winnie," BLF, Jeff Sanders

Flyer - Out to fall area and established a hunt. Moved both left and right but stayed in area and got it.

Right - Straight to line to the blind. Very nice.

31. Midwest's I Am Groot, "Groot," BLM, Travis Echelberry

Flyer - down hill - out to just right of gunners tent. Turned right to other bird.

Right - down to the bottom of levee - stayed deep all the way out. Hunted wide left, then turned and moved right to the bird.

30. Seaside's Clinch River Cassie, "Cassie," BLF, Jason Baker

Flyer - Excellent line to the bird. 

Right - Under the arc - quickly got the bird. 

28. Pick-Up - The Queen's Heir Charles, "Charles," BLM, John Lynch

Flyer - Charles went right to the fall and just missed the bird. He made a large loop and came back onto the flyer.

Right - Charles angled off the levee to the left of guns and set up hunt deep, then went back towards the flyer. Picked up.

27. Wild Azz Willow, "Willow," BLF, Mark Lasnek

Flyer - Willow headed under the arc and found the bird nicely at 8:30 am.

Right - Navigating the levee, Willow faded left of the guns and set up hunt deep of the bird. She figured it out and recovered the bird.

 

26. The Tin Man, "TOR," BLM, Marcy Wright

Flyer - Tor has a wide flyer to recover and headed up under the arc. What a nice mark. It was a long fall.

Right - Right hand bird was perfect. Tor held the slope on the levee really well. Good job. 

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A Quick Rebird

It's quarter after eight and a quick re-bird is underway, and we will be running dogs again in a moment. The wind has died down. The lighting is perfect. This is a very nice test and the judges have used the levy on the right bird very effectively.

25. Flatland's Sergeant Major, "Major," BLM, Gwen Jones

Flyer - Major went directly to the fall area and found the duck flyer. Nice mark.

Right - He went directly to the fall area, and after a small loop, found the bird as quick as possible. Nice mark.

Series One – Test Update

The conditions are excellent with the sun behind us and a gentle cross wind. The guns are very visible. There is a wide open field between the guns. The dogs have to manage a slope on the backside of the levee on the way to the right bird. The wind has died down considerably.

NO -- WAIT -- it's pouring again and the temperature is dropping.

24. Lady Tak, "Tak," BLF, Caleb Brown

Flyer - Tak made a nice line and prompt pick up of her duck.

Right - Tak went out under the arc and turned left, setting up a ranging hunt, working her way back over to the bird.

23. Watermarks Run Maggie Run, "Maggie," BLF, Jamie Forqueran

Flyer - Maggie left for the flyer and arrived in fall area under the arc and went directly to the duck. Nice mark.

Right - Maggie set up her hunt on the right bird to the left of the gun station, made a couple of loops and moved to the right side and found her duck.

22. Pick-up - R&A's Notorious RBG, "Ruthie," BLF, Rip Shively

Flyer - Ruthie went out under the arc and hunted around the right area and did not come up with the flyer. She switched and was handled.

21. Execution Delivered By Giddy Excelerated - EDGE, "Edge," BLM, Johnny Armstrong

Flyer - Edge left the line and went right to the flyer. 

Right - The right bird was just perfect. Nice mark.

20. Pick-up - Rimfires Son Of A Buck, "Peso," BLM, Rod Sage

Flyer - Peso left the line at 7:57 a.m. and headed towards the flyer and under the arc turned towards the bird. Nice mark.

Right - Peso left the mat wide left, behind the guns, and set up a wide ranging hunt left and deep of right gun. Handled as he headed back to the flyer.

Test Dogs – First Series

Habitat Flats North Bottom Gumbo, "Roux," LF 

Owner Jason Zerrer, Handler Sue George

Gumbo left the line at 7:36 a.m.  headed toward the flyer and went directly to it. Nice mark.

Sent for the right bird and put its nose on the bird. Excellent mark.


CTK‘s Take The Money And Run, "Tank," LM Owner James Hochstetler

Handler Lauren Parks

Tank left the mat and stared the hunt under the arc. He went right to the bird. Nice mark.

Sent for the right bird and went directly to the bird. Nice job.

First Series – Land Double with a Hen Mallard Flyer

The First Series comprises a Land Double with a Hen Mallard Flyer. The first bird is a dead duck located 200 yards from the mat. The gunners are at the base of a steep levee throwing right. The second bird is a Hen Mallard Flyer. The gunners are on the handlers' left up the far hill. This field faces north and sits on a terraced hillside.  at 240 yards. The dog must run down through a valley and up to the flyer. There is a southeast wind blowing around 10 mph from right to left.



Right Hand Dead Duck – 200 yards

Left Hand Hen Mallard Flyer – 240 yards

Rain, Rain Go Away!

Good morning! Welcome to the First Day of the 2021 National Derby. We awoke to the sound of raining tippling down this morning. Some of us woke earlier due to the storms. It's raining "dogs and cats" you might say. That will make this a more challenging day, so please bear with us. We are very much looking forward to bringing you this event, but I can hear thunder out the window and we have to make this a safe National, so there may be some delays today also. They are expecting between one half inch or possibly over an inch of rain …