Right: Good mark.
Left: Good line, faded left, wide left. Big circle behind to right. Back left, then right to bird.
Wednesday, October 13, 2021
3. Riverwood's Blu Mayhem, "May," BLF, Mark Giese
Right: Fast and accurate.
Left: Drove across field. Veered wide right. Got a little deep. Hard left and got it.
2. Keep To The Code's Heart Of A Lion, "Nala," YLF, Teri Brezee
Right: Wide left going out but got it.
Left: Came back around and got it.
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1. No Bird - Just A Tubb Of Croc's, "T C," BLF, Michael Moroz
Dog #1 did not get a bird. She will rerun after six dogs.
54. Upper Lil Caillou's 5 Star Recruit, "Smoke," BLM, Rocky Pinell
Right: Fine.
Left: Took a good initial line but went left with terrain. Came in wide left. Worked to bird.
53. Merganser's Duck Dog Herbert, "Herbert," BLM, Dianne Morley
Right: Nice.
Left: Good line but angled left of guns. Hunted left then used ridge to come right to the bird.
52. High Peak's MVP, "Kobe," BLM, Samantha Thompson
Right: Good job.
Left: Great line out under arc to the bird.
Workers' Party
After the Fourth Series on Tuesday, we all gathered in the Hayden's basement for fun and festivities after a long day out in the field. There was great food prepared by the Hayden's daughter, Cathy van der Linden, from Cathy V's Kitchen. The BBQ was delicious with all the sides you could want. And a home-baked cookie for dessert … simply delightful. After dinner, there was a raffle for door prizes with gifts from Avery Sporting Dog and Retriever News. It was a great occasion – Thank You Bob and Barbara Hayden!
RAIN, RAIN … Go AWAY!
It is still raining hard here and the last lightening/thunder strike just happened at 10:10 am … policy states we have to wait at least half an hour after the LAST lightening strike. So be patient, we'll be back soon!
STORM DELAY
As we suspected, the storms are moving in and lightening struck about 7 miles from the test site. We have suspended the test for the time being … stay tuned!
51. She's Got Some Go, "Fleet," BLF, Jason Baker
Right: Great job.
Left: Faded left but pulled back right. Went under arc, hit the ridge, hunted and got it.
50. Crocs Minneapolis Miracle, "Diggs," BLM, Shane Olean
Right: Good job.
Left: Held line towards guns but faded left. Got on ridge for loops. Crossed road and got it.
49. Skywatch High Plains Drifter, "Traveler," BLM, Ray Vreeland
Right: Excellent mark.
Left: Angled left across the field away from the bird. Got on ridge for left and right turn, then crossed the road and back for the bird.
48. Riverwood's Red, Shaq And Blu, "Red," BLF, Mark Giese
Right: Nice job.
Left: Great line, right of fall, quick turn and got it.
45. Gator Points Knockin' Boots, "Boots," CLF, Jason Baker
Right: Took a curved line but got his bird quickly. Good.
Left: Faded left across the field coming in left of guns. Deep to ridge for a loop left and right, then back to the bird.
44. Jake A Roux's Ninnescah Warrior, "Chief," CLM, Travis Echelberry
Right: Nice job.
Left: Holding nice line across the hill under the arc. Got deep for quick loop left and right, then quickly got his bird.
43. Retriever Run's Miss American Pi, "Pi," BLF, Mark Mosher
Right: Straight there and back.
Left: Faded left across the field, then wide left. Hit ridge for a hunt. Worked her way back to the bird.
42. SouthWindz Midnight Brees, "Brees," BLF, Matt Miller
Right: Quick retrieve!
Left: Holding the line across field. Came in under the arc. Got on ridge for one loop left. Crossed road on right, then back for bird.
40. Core Sound's Can I Get a Hey Hey, "Promise," BLF, Reid Jones
Right: Nice mark. Straight to fall area.
Left: Headed out to area wide left of guns. Got on ridge after a brief hunt and came back right to her bird.
39. Jig Saw Jake, "Jake," BLM, John Lynch
Right: Nice line straight to the bird.
Left: Took right line out right of fall area. Turned left behind guns, left then right on ridge, and then he got it.
38. Bourbon Country's Blue Ribbon And White Socks, "Socks," CLF, Jason Baker
Right: Quickly got the bird.
Left: Took a wide left line but angled back in under the arc. Looped deep left then crossed the road going right. Came back and got his bird.
37. 4 Labs Running With The Rona, "Rona," BLF, Rod Sage
Right: Straight line to her bird.
Left: Out across the field holding a line, just right of bird. Turned at the road. Nice job.
36. Rocky Hooks JJ S Play It Again, "Sam," CBRM, Frank Pittelli
Right: Perfect line to his bird.
Left: Out across field. Faded left in front of guns. Brief hunt deep left. Worked his way back to the bird.
35. Labrador Springs Black Tie Affair, "Tux," BLM, Jack Gwaltney III
Right: Took left side of line out and quickly got his bird.
Left: Out across field, held great line, straight to the bird.
34. Post Creek's Shakey Graves, "Bones," BLF, Caleb Brown
Right: Had to hunt a little but stayed in the area and got his bird.
Left: Out across field falling off left of guns. Hooked behind and came back on top of ridge to bird.
33. Bird Creek's Big Jake, "Jake," BLM, Robin Cagle
Right: Nice job.
Left: Took left line to left of guns. Hooked behind and came to his rooter.
32. Highpoint's Pot O'Hunny, "Winnie," BLF, Jeff Sanders
Right: Nice line. Pushed left and smacked it.
Left: Great line. Pushed right of road, went deep, then looped back to the bird.
31. Midwest's I Am Groot, "Groot," BLM, Travis Echelberry
Right: Wide left, (he was behind tree and we could not see), then quickly got it.
Left: Out across field left of guns. Went very wide to the left. Came back right down the ridge and got his bird.
30. Seaside's Clinch River Cassie, "Cassie," BLF, Jason Baker
Right: To fall area and bird.
Left: Nice line under the arc. Hit hill behind guns and went left, then right, and quickly got the bird.
Fifth Series – Land Double
Test Five sits on the right side of a gravel road facing north. This is a land double with two dead roosters. The long bird has two gunners 300 yards from the line on the left side of a winding road. The gun station is in front of a hill. These gunners shoot and throw to the right with the bird landing at the base of a tree. The terrain slopes away from the gunners pushing the dogs to the left and away from the bird.
Bird #2 is 200 yards from the line. This gun station is located right of the road. These gunners shoot and throw a rooster to the left landing at a tree line that dips out of sight. The line to this bird has the dog crossing the road by the mat, over a small part of the field, back across a bend in the road, across a shorter field, then into a dip by the tree line.
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| Fifth Series – Land Double |
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| 1st Bird – Dead Rooster – 300 yards |
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| 2nd Bird – Dead Rooster – 200 yards |
Test Dogs - Fifth Series
Test dog #1: Habitat Flats North Bottom Gumbo, "Roux," LF, Owner Jason Zerrer, Handler Sue George
Right – Straight to it.
Left – Went left with the terrain hunting left and deep of the guns. Worked back and got it.
Test dog #2: CTK‘s Take The Money And Run, "Tank," LM Owner James Hochstetler, Handler Lauren Parks
Right – Straight to the fall area and then his bird.
Left – Great line towards guns, turned left and hooked behind and came straight back to his bird.
ANNOUNCEMENT
We have been told that 7 and 8 are back in the rotation. This does not change the starting number: #30.
Day Three of the National Derby Championship
Good morning! We will be returning again to the Hayden's Wood Dale Farm. Our forecast for today is RAIN, sprinkled with a few thunderstorms. We are hoping not, but we may have to suspend operations for safety reasons due to the 90% chance of thunderstorms. Stay tuned. We will have a slightly later start today with the test dogs running at 7:30 am and the first running dog, #30, soon after that.
Tuesday, October 12, 2021
Instructions for the Fifth Series
Due to the overcast conditions expected for Wednesday morning, the test dogs will run at 7:30 am and dog #30 will start the Fifth Series after that.
Please use the entrance off Tanglewood as has been previously used and follow the signs to the test site. Thanks and have a good evening!
Callbacks to the 5th Series
43 dogs have been called back to the 5th Series.
43 dogs were called back: 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 25, 26, 28, 30, 31, 32, 33, 34, 35, 36, 37, 38, 39, 40, 42, 43, 44, 45, 48, 49, 50, 51, 52, 53 and 54.
9 dogs were dropped: 7, 8, 9, 10, 23, 27, 41, 46 and 47
Dog #30 will Start the 5th series Wednesday morning!
7. Black Magic's Cosmic Cowboy, "Taz," BLM, Johnny Armstrong
Right: Over the dam, hunted behind the guns. Worked it out.
Left: Into the pond, across the field, and straight to the bird.
6. Midwest's Black Magic Lottie, "Lottie," YLF, Travis Echelberry
Right: Over the dam, under the arc, down the road deep, then back through the trees and the milo with the bird.
Left: Through the pond. Nice line under the arc, over the mound, and hunted deep. Worked back around and got his bird by the milo.
5. Gator Points Seaside Connection, "Connie," BLF, Jason Baker
Right: Under the arc and deep. Back through the milo to the bird.
Left: Into the pond. Up the left side to the woods. Got deep. Over the mound and out to the bird beside the milo.
4. WinWater's True 2 The Game, "Trudy," BLF, Nicholas Toti
Right: Over the dam, under the arc, into the trees, then back through the milo to the bird.
Left: Up the left side to the trees, around the mound, then back to the left. Right up the road, into the woods, then into milo and back out. Found it.
3. Riverwood's Blu Mayhem, "May," BLF, Mark Giese
Right: Smack on. Good job.
Left: Wide left to trees. Over the mound to the bird between the mound and milo.
2. Keep To The Code's Heart Of A Lion, "Nala," YLF, Teri Brezee
Right: Across the dam, under the arc, deep, and back through the milo to her bird.
Left: Across the pond on the left. Under the arc, over the mound and scooped up her bird outside of the milo.
1. Just A Tubb Of Croc's, "T C," BLF, Michael Moroz
Right: Over the dam, then deep behind the guns. Hunted deep and came back to the milo from behind and got her bird.
Left: Into the pond. Came in under the arc, up the road and then back to her bird beside the milo.
54. Upper Lil Caillou's 5 Star Recruit, "Smoke," BLM, Rocky Pinell
Right: Straight to the bird.
Left: Up the left side of the field behind the mound, then straight back down to the bird beside the milo.
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