National Amateur Retriever Championship Blog


2022 National Amateur Retriever Championship Blog

Saturday, June 25, 2022

9th Series Test Dogs

Test Dogs Came to the line ...

Test Dog #1  ...

Hooray For Henry, “Henry,” LM, Marion Carey

Henry with handler Marion came to the line at 8:03 am ... 

2 early whistles to adjust the line, brought back in a bit and adjusted entry. Henry gets in the water after some difficulty. Back up on shore and cast back into the pond. Multiple whistles through the pond. Across the island and multiple whistles to get him over to the blind

This test took Henry 8 minutes to complete ...


Test Dog #2  ...

FC Semper Mt. Hood Maci, “Maci,” GF, Lee Herskowitz

Maci with handler Lee came to the line at 8:12 am ...

Good initial line that carried her about 3/4 of the way to the water, 2 whistles to adjust for entry, 3 whistles to the shore then to the point area and across the end of the island. 2 whistles over and on the bird. 

This test took Maci 4 minutes to complete ...