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Saturday, June 25, 2022

9th Series Recap

Saturday, June 25, 2022

9th Series – Water Blind

16 Dogs Started this Series

Test Dogs started out the day today at 8:03 am, beginning with "Henry," next up was "Macy" at 8:12 am. Handlers got their preview of what to expect for the 9th series water blind and we were ready to go!

Our first running dog #28 FC-AFC Buster Posey MH, “Buster,” LM, with handler Steve Kompf officially kicked off the 9th series running at 8:29 am!

The weather this morning started in the 60’s and warmed up as we went. Skies were sunny.

Here is how things turned out for the 8th Series…
No-Bird / Re-Run (0): 
Pick-Ups (1): 15
Scratches (0):
Injuries (0):

Our last running dog this morning to complete the 9th Series was dog #21 FC-AFC BD North Shore's Instant Rain Gear QA2, “Poncho,” LM, with handler Malcolm Haith. They came to the line at 9:57 am and completed the test. This test was then officially in the books at 10:03 am. 

16 dogs were sent from the line in this series, taking a total of 1 hour and 34 minutes. It took on average just under 6 minutes per dog to run this test.. 

Callbacks are up and we are waiting on to the 10th Series!