3rd & 4th Series Recap – Day 2

Monday, June 20, 2022 

3rd & 4th Series – Water Double with a Water Blind

92 Dogs Started this Series

The single Test Dog started out the day at 6:38 am. Test Dog "Jack" with handler Michael Moore ran the test to show if there were any new conditions on these two tests for handlers this morning. After that we were off and running! We picked back up with Dog #52 AFC Candlewood Game Of Perseverance, “Percy,” LM with owner handler Jane Dunn at 6:48 am.

Here is how things turned out on Day 2 …
No-Bird / Re-Run (2): 57 – 64 

Re-Run from Previous Day (1): 46
Handles (26): 52 – 53 – 54 – 55 – 56 – 57 – 58 – 59 – 60 – 62 – 63 – 65 – 67 – 69 – 70 – 71 – 72 – 73 – 74 – 77 – 78 – 80 – 83 – 85 – 86 – 87
Pick-Ups (1): 68

Scratches (0): 

Injuries (0): 

Our last running dog for for this Series was dog #87 FC Heartbeat's Sweet Georgia Peach, “Peaches,” LF with handler Julie Kobach. They came to the line at 12:55 pm and she completed the test, and this series was final at 1:05 pm. 

All together, 92 dogs were sent from the line for tests 3 & 4, taking a total of 16 hours and 40 minutes, which averages out to be just under 11 minutes per dog.

The final stats for both days are:

4 – No-Birds / Re-Runs
57 – Handles
8 – Pick-Ups

0 – Scratches

0 – Injuries

We are moving on to the 5th Series now and awaiting callbacks ...

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Tests 3 and 4 are in the books! This series concluded with the last running dog in at 1:05 pm. 

We will be moving to the next test site location, and awaiting Callbacks to the 5th series ...

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Handle – 87. FC HEARTBEAT’S SWEET GEORGIA PEACH, “Peaches,” LF, Julie Kobach

Peaches and Julie came to the line at 12:55 pm

F – Initial line took her left of the gunners, then Peaches came out of the water and headed to the left, she got a quick whistle to put her over to the mark.

RR – Wide left exiting the pond, a loop further left and then Peaches heads right to hunt deep behind the mound and works it out to get her bird!

B – 2 whistles for the water entry, 1 more to get on and off the point, 2 final whistles to get to the bird.

 

 

Handle – 86. HAYSEED WILDER MAX4 QA2, “Max,” LM, Jeff Meyer

Max and Jeff came to the line at 12:45 pm

F – Max's angle across the pond has him landing wide left of the mark, he came out behind the guns. Makes a turn deep of the guns towards the area of the fall and he finds his bird!

RR – He enters the field wide right, a good handle puts him in the lower edge of the pond, further casts and he gets the bird in a confined area.

B –  3 whistles into the water, 1 on and off the point and then 2 more whistles to the bird.

 

 

Handle – 85. FC-AFC CK’S TOPEND STARWARS, “Luke,” LM, Anne Marshall

Luke and Anne came to the line at 12:33 pm

F – Luke came out of the water wide left and up behind the guns, a loop behind the guns and Luke quickly figures out where the fall area is and goes in for his bird!

RR – He came out of the fist pond and indicated that he was thinking of going left, so a quick whistle put him in the area, a couple more and Luke was in the area but he missed it, ...then one more whistle back and he got it!

B – 3 whistles for entry into the water, 2 on and off the point and the 3 final whistles to the bird.

 

 

84. FC-AFC HOLLAND CLIFFS IN HOT PURSUIT, “Chase,” LM, Alvin Hatcher

Chase and Alvin came to the line at 12:25 pm

F – Up the hill and right onto his bird!

RR – Chase knew just where the bird was and made quick work of the retrieve!

B – 3 whistles to enter the water, 2 whistles on and off the point, 3 more at the end to get his bird.

 

 

Handle – 83. SEASIDE’S ROAD TO GLORY, “Freeway,” LM, Monte Wulf

Freeway and Monte came to the line ...

F –  Across the field to the middle of the far end, drove the hill and had a very extended hunt - but he got it!

RR – Freeway hit the far pond and channeled, he was stopped and was handled over to his bird. He got it!

B – 3 whistles to start the line into the pond right of the stake, 2 whistles on and then off the point, 2 more whistles to the bird.

 

82. AFC R&A’S TAP DANCER, “Katie,” LF, Rip Shively

Katie and Rip came to the line at 12:02 pm

F – Katie splashed through the corner of the pond and drove up the hill to retriever her bird!

RR – Very good mark!

B – 3 whistles to establish entry, 2 more to get on and off the point, 3 additional whistles to get her bird.

81. AFC LANE’S RUMBLE IN THE JUNGLE, “Man,” LM, Sylvia McClure

Man and Sylvia came to the line at 11:52 am

F – Man came into the right side of the pond, straight up the hill, hunted hard behind the guns and in the middle, moved to the small pond and then back again for a very extended hunt - But he got it!

RR – Ran right side of the pond straight to the fall area and then right onto his bird.

B – 1 whistle into the pond, and excellent line to the point, cast off the point and carried almost all the way to the bird, 2 or 3 more whistles and he had his bird.

 

 

Handle – 80. NFC-AFC BAYOU TECHE SWING FOR THE FENCE, “Foxx,” LM, Lauren Hays

Foxx and Lauren came to the line at 11:40 am

F – Foxx went through the pond, straight up the hill and right to his bird!

RR –  Cutting through the pond, Foxx came out in a line that would put him on a trajectory for the left side of the pond, so a quick whistle begins the handle process to guide him to his bird.

B – 2 whistles to get into the water, 1 more on and off the point, then 2 final whistles to get his bird.

 

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Handle – 78. FC-AFC MISSION MOUNTAIN’S HOME COOKIN’, “Traeger,” LM, Mark Neeley

Traeger and Mark came to the line ...

F – He went into the right corner of the pond, and then ran straight to the bird!

RR – Went down the right side of the pond on land to the end, Mark started to handle him back into the water and he got his bird.

B – 3 whistles to get in left of the stake, a few more for a very nice line to the mark.

 

 

Handle – 77. FC-AFC SILVER STAR’S WATCH’EM LIKE A HAWK, “Hawk,” LM, Scott Leonescu

Hawk and Scott came to the line at 11:22 am

F – Very good job! Through water and drove up the hillside for a good mark!

RR – Entered the field wide right, good time to handle and he is handled over through the grasses to the bird.

B – 4 whistles to the water, 2 more on and off the point, and then 3 final whistles to the bird.

76. FC-AFC SHORT STACK- DOUBLE OR NOTHIN’, “Shorty,” LM, Delma Hazzard

Shorty and Delma came to the line ...

F – Shorty went into the water and exited on the right end of the pond, drove straight up the hill to the fall area and quickly got his bird!

RR – Into the channel he went, drove straight down the channel to the cove on the left, came out and up the hill, came back to the pond and hunted up his bird. He got it!

B – 2 whistles put him left of the stake and into the pond, 2 more carried him over the point and wide right, a few more whistles and he had his bird.

 

 

75. FC-AFC LJ’s TEXAS KING OF BLUES, “Ray,” LM, Mark Littlejohn

Ray and Mark came to the line at 11:01 am

F – Ray is ready to go! Big splash and chugged across the pond. He drove up the hill and right onto his bird.

RR – Shaking off the water and locked in on the next bird! He rockets out to the pond, into the channel and lands on the left side of the shore, but quickly recovers, crosses over and gets his bird!

B – 1 whistle into the water, 1 to the point on and off, and then 3 more whistles to the bird.

Handle – 74. FC-AFC BROOKDALE’S JET BLACK GHOST RYDER, “Ryder,” LM, Jim Powers

Ryder and Jim came to the line at 10:48 am

F – Ryder ran around the large pond, got in the corner of a small pot hole, ran towards the guns and then established a hunt, he went wide right behind the small pond hunting back and forth - covered the area before finding his bird.

RR – Went high right, started getting handled early and he got it!

B – 3 or 4 whistles for a nice entry, he carried this line down the shore, over the point and out, then just a few casts put him on his bird!

Handle – 73. SEASIDE’S WAY OVER THE STARS, “Marcus,” LM, Sue Reynolds

Marcus and Sue came to the line at 10:39 am

F – A loop deep of the bird and Marcus came back to the area of the fall for the retrieve!

RR – Marcus entered the field wide right. He is handled, but the tall cover makes progress challenging! He gets to the pond and required a bit more help to get his bird.

B – 2 whistles in, 1 more on and off the point, then 3 more whistles to get the bird.

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Handle – 72. FC-AFC YOURS TRULY INDIGO, “Tru,” LF, Mark Medford

Tru and Mark came to the line at 10:29 am

F –  Entered the pond on a great line, carried this line to the top of the hill and quickly got her bird!

RR – Tru swam to the middle of the pond, exited onto land on the left side, worked her way to the end and was going wide left towards the flyer ... a couple quick whistles brought her back to the bird.

B – A few whistles to get in the water, this carried her line over the point and almost made it all the way to the bird, 1 or 2 more casts and she had it!

Handle – 71. BAYOU-STAR BEAU RIVAGE, “Riva,” LF, Suzan Caire

Riva and Suzan came to the line at 10:22 am

F –  Excellent drive and straight to her bird!

RR – Headed wide right to the area, Riva was handled, responded well from the cover to a whistle that moved her into the area of the fall and she got her bird!

B – 2 whistles to entry, 2 more to get on and off the point, then 2 more to the end.

Handle – 70. FC-AFC FLAWLESS EXECUTION - FLEX, “Flex,” LM, Johnny Armstrong

Flex and Johnny came to the line ...

F – Flex went into the pond on a good angle, straight up the hill to the top, wide swing left and right and then he quickly had his bird.

RR – He ran to the pond, on the left side, swam across ran over the points to the far end, Johnny gave him a quick whistle and handled back to the bird.

B – Nice entry, nice line over the point and to the bird!