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Thursday, June 23, 2022

6th Series Recap

Thursday, June 23, 2022

6th Series – Land/Water Quad with Two Retired and a Flyer

46 Dogs Started this Series

Test Dogs started out the day at 6:48 am, beginning with "Maci," and then came "Henry," giving the competitors a good idea of what to expect for the 6th series. 

Our first running dog #33 Holland Cliffs Blade A Fine Line, "Dozer" with handler Alvin Hatcher started the 6th series running this morning at 7:35 am!

The weather started in the 60’s and reached into the upper 70’s this afternoon. We had a slight breeze and mostly sunny conditions for the majority of the day.

Here is how things turned out for the 6th Series…
No-Bird / Re-Run (5): 5 – 20 – 28 – 66 – 69 
Handles (10): 21 – 39 – 40 – 50 – 55 – 64 – 77 – 87 – 92 – 96
Double Handles (1): 25
Pick-Ups (10): 9 – 34 – 45 – 49 – 78 – 81 – 82 – 84 – 90 – 91
Scratches (0):
Injuries (0):

Our last running dog for the day, and for Series 6 was dog #28 FC-AFC Buster Posey MH "Buster," LM with handler Steve Kompf. They came to the line at 3:50 pm and completed the test. This test was in the books officially at 3:55 pm. 

46 dogs were sent from the line in this series, taking a total of 8 hours and 20 minutes, which averages out to be just under 11 minutes per dog. 

We are waiting for callbacks and instructions for the 7th Series!