Friday, June 24, 2022
8th Series – Land/Water Quad with Two Flyers and Two Retired and an Honor
27 Dogs Started this Series
Test Dogs started out the day today at 8:32 am, beginning with "Maci." There was a delay between the first and second test dog to groom the grounds. After that, at 9:31 am "Henry" was up next to run as test dog. Handlers had a good preview of what to expect for the 8th series and we were ready to go!
Our first running dog #5 FC-AFC Chopper's Final Approach, “Billie,” LF, with handler Joel Harris, officially started the 8th series running at 9:54 am!
The weather started in the 60’s and reached into the low 80’s this afternoon. We had a slight breeze that did have an impact on the test and mostly sunny conditions for the majority of the day as well.
Here is how things turned out for the 8th Series…
No-Bird / Re-Run (7): 41 – 51 – 53 – 62 – 69 – 76 – 92
Handles (10): 5 – 15 – 35 – 38 – 41 – 46 – 48 – 61 – 66 – 74
Double Handles (0):
Pick-Ups (6): 1 – 8 – 62 – 69 – 76 – 92
Pick-Ups (6): 1 – 8 – 62 – 69 – 76 – 92
Scratches (0):
Injuries (0):
Our last running dog this afternoon to close out the 8th Series was dog #92 AFC-CAFC Windcrestrpmlegend Of The Past, “Poncho,” LM, with handler Jim Dorobek. They came to the line at 5:21 pm and completed the test. This test was then officially in the books at 5:25 pm.
Our last running dog this afternoon to close out the 8th Series was dog #92 AFC-CAFC Windcrestrpmlegend Of The Past, “Poncho,” LM, with handler Jim Dorobek. They came to the line at 5:21 pm and completed the test. This test was then officially in the books at 5:25 pm.
27 dogs were sent from the line in this series, taking a total of 7 hours and 31 minutes. There was a delay this afternoon, which made the testing period longer, but generally it took about 10-12 minutes per dog to run this test..
Callbacks and instructions for the 9th Series will be forthcoming! Stay Tuned!
