National Amateur Retriever Championship Blog


2022 National Amateur Retriever Championship Blog

Friday, June 24, 2022

Word for the Day … WIND!

At the Eighth Series, the word for the day is "WIND!" Throughout the test, the wind has blown, stopped and swirled. During the run of the first Test Dog, the wind changed direction 180 degrees from start to finish. The changing winds have resulted in different conditions, often favoring one bird while making another difficult. Several dogs have barely missed marks and gone deep into the field where a whistle was the only way to save them.