1st & 2nd Series Test Dogs

National Anthem Kicked off the 2022 National Amateur at 6:38 am

Honorary Test Dog:

FC-AFC Dottie Ray’s League Of Her Own, “Dottie,” LF

Owners: Andy and Shirley Kahn, Roseburg, OR

Handler: Andy Kahn

Dottie came to the line at 6:44 am

F – Dottie scooted down the hillside and along the road, once across the base, she took a sharp right and across the field to get her bird!

Enjoy retirement Dottie!! You've earned it!

 

Hooray For Henry, “Henry,” LM
Owner: Marion Carey, Olympia, WA
Handler: Marion N. Carey

Next up was Henry and Marion Carey ... Henry came to the line at 6:54 am

F – A good start into the field, a quick turn and Henry is headed back with his bird.

RG – Line angling end of draw and to his bird.

B – Blind planted as soon as the Retired Gun is picked up. Henry holds the hillside and gets to his bird with  a quick check down whistle at the end.

 

FC Semper Mt. Hood Maci, “Maci,” GF
Owners: Lee & Yvonne Herskowitz, Portland, OR
Handler: Lee Herskowitz

And our final test dog was Maci with handler Lee. Maci came to the line at 7:01 am

F – Maci sits for her bird, hind legs ready to be launched! She angles out to the area of the fall for a tight hunt and finds her hen pheasant.

RG – Heading to the right, she is headed toward her Retired Gun bird. Her line takes her behind the blind hide for a hunt behind the gunners. She works over to the fall and gets her bird.

B – Initially holding the line on the edge, she begins to come in high left and is handled to the area.