8th Series Recap

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

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. 

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!

Pick-up – Rerun – 92. AFC-CAFC WINDCRESTRPMLEGEND OF THE PAST, “Poncho,” LM, Jim Dorobek

Poncho and Jim came back to the line at 5:21 pm

RF – Out to the flyer – had a significant hunt and began to expand to the Right Retired – Handler picked him up.

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

Shorty and Delma came to the line at 5:02 pm

RF – Long bird but just on the edge of the half moon mowed in the heavier cover – worked her way past it, then back this way and she got it!

LF – Into the pond – out to the bird fall area and missed ... it was a shorter bird – worked it out after going deep, and he got it.

LR – Out to land and back into the far pond. Great line, but he missed it  – got deep and hunted left to right – had to handle and then picked up.

Pick-up – Rerun – 69. SEASIDE’S MOJO MOXY, “Boots,” LF, Jeff Schuett

Boots and Jeff came back to the line at 4:40 pm

RF – Through the tail of the pond and to the bird. Very good mark!

LF – Boots went through both ponds and on to her bird!

RR – She swam the entire channel and exits in line for the bird. She misses it and is handled back in to the bird.

LR – Drove out past the bird. Was handled and picked up.

Pick-up – 1. NAFC FC-AFC BRISTOL’S NORTH SLOPE PTARMIGAN, “Ptar,” LM, Doreen Comrie-Bristol

Ptar and Doreen came to the line at 4:23 pm

RF – Excellent line to the bird!

LF – Swam the ponds, got out – had a short hunt and got it!

RR – Swam the channel – over the point – out to the fall area, made a few loops before he got his bird.

LR – Swam to the land mass between the ponds, ran out to the back side of the Left Retired and kept going – waited – then handled, but they couldn't get it. Picked up.

No-bird – 92. AFC-CAFC WINDCRESTRPMLEGEND OF THE PAST, “Poncho,” LM, Jim Dorobek

Poncho and Jim came to the line. They had a No-bird on the Flyer. 

Will return ...

Announcement

Test Resumes at 4:18 pm

Announcement

We have been informed that there will be a slight delay in the trial. They have run out of birds. Operations are temporarily suspended until they get more birds.

Pick-up – Rerun – 62. AFC QUEEN BEE OF AUTUMN RUN, “Buzz,” LF, Jamie Woodson

Buzz and Jamie came to the line at 3:08 pm

RF – Into the cover and she got it!

LF – Down the channel and she got her bird.

RR – Excellent swim down but missed it! Had to handle and then the gunners had to help – Picked-up.

No-bird – 76. FC-AFC SHORT STACK- DOUBLE OR NOTHIN’, “Shorty,” LM, Delma Hazzard

Shorty and Delma came to the line at 2:58 pm. They had a No-bird on the Flyer. 

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

Ryder and Jim came to the line at 2:44 pm

RF – Very nice mark!

LF – Across the water and straight to his bird!

LR – Split the difference between the 2 retired guns and disappeared into cover. After an extended hunt he was handled to this bird.

RR – Ryder takes a piece of the water but exits early throwing him behind the blind. He takes a couple turns deep and comes back in for his bird.

 

No-bird – 69. SEASIDE’S MOJO MOXY, “Boots,” LF, Jeff Schuett

Boots and Jeff came to the line at 2:39 pm. They had a No-bird on the Flyer. 

Will return after 6 running dogs.

Rerun – 53. AFC RAZOR’S BUCKSHOT, “Shooter,” LM, Larry Vaske

Shooter and Larry came to the line at 2:28 pm

RF – Straight to the bird

RR – Into the 1st piece of "L" pond – got out quickly and went wide right of the blind – turned left and came around the blind and out to the bird!

LF – Hunted a while for his bird, but he worked it out and got it!

RR – Into the "L" pond and out – quickly ran straight to his bird!

 

Handle – 66. FC-AFC HOPE SHE’S A DUK DAWG, “Oakley,” LF, Bubba Joiner

Oakley and Bubba came to the line at 2:18 pm

RF – Excellent mark!

LF – Through the water and then on to the bird!

LR – Across the pond and landing just a little right of the flyer guns – he was handled to this bird.

RR – Very good mark!

 

Rerun – 51. AFC LAGUNA CREEK’S FIRST MATE, “Sailor,” LM, Sonya Harrigfeld-Jackson

Sailor and Sonya came to the line at 2:02 pm

RF – Nice job!

LF – Out through the fall area after swimming both ponds  – a few loops and he got it!

LR – Ran the dry land all the way and came in behind the left retired – hunted both left and right before circling the blind and going out left for his bird.

RR – Skimmed down the right side of the pond, cutting into the water in a few places – drove hard on to the bird!

 

No-bird – 62. AFC QUEEN BEE OF AUTUMN RUN, “Buzz,” LF, Jamie Woodson

Buzz and Jaime came to the line at 2:05 pm. They had a No-bird on the Flyer. 

Will return after 6 running dogs.

Handle – 61. AFC BEAVER RUNS COOLHAND LUKE, “Luke,” LM, Bert Windham

Luke and Bert came to the line at 1:49 pm

RF – Great style! Through both ponds and out. His line took him right of the guns as he entered the water, but he corrected and got his bird.

LF –Very good!

RR – Luke took most of the main channel and then exits in a great spot to continue – out and on to his bird!

LR – Good line but came in left of the fall. Worked the area wide left and was handled as he neared the flyer area.

 

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.

56. AFC ELI’S BIG CHIEF, “Chief,” LM, Heather Pfluger

Chief and Heather came to the line at 1:38 pm

RF – Got to the area – had to hunt it up – Nice mark!

LF – Into the 1st pond and through the 2nd – veered right and came in right of the guns – hunted wide and then back for his bird.

RR – Skirted the right side of the pond, went deep and out of sight for awhile – came back in with his bird!

LR – Really nice mark!