Monday, October 11, 2021

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

 Short bird. Up right side of field, over left and got it quickly.

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

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

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

 Up hill. Turned left and moved over to the bird.

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

 Up middle. Few loops & got it.

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

 Nice to fall area. Quick turn left and nose on bird.

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.

37. No Bird - 4 Labs Running With The Rona, "Rona," BLF, Rod Sage

Dog #37 did not get a bird. She will rerun at end.

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.

29. Scratch - RP'S Heart of Dixie, "Dixie," BLF, Randy Price

  Dog #29 has scratched.

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.

13. Little Egypt's I'm Your Huckleberry, "Huck," BLM, Tim Kreher

 Short left: Got it.

Long right: Good line. Excellent mark.

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.