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!

21. FC-AFC BD NORTH SHORE’S INSTANT RAIN GEAR QA2, “Poncho,” LM, Malcolm Haith

Poncho and Malcolm came to the line at 9:57 am

3 whistles to the base of the hill and this carried him through the draw and onto the point
1 more cast into the pond
A few more to get on the island – cast off into the cove
Several more for direction and on to his bird.

 

20. FC-AFC BAYOU TECHE EXPRESS, “Ryan,” LF,” Lauren Hays

Ryan and Lauren came to the line at 9:52 am

Great momentum
2 whistles to water entry
2 whistles over the land
2 whistles on and off the island
3 whistles over the point and through the last cove of water to her bird!

 

16. BUCK N FIRE FLY, “Twink,” LF, Mary Williams Ahlgren

Twink and Mary came to the line at 9:47 am

1 whistle down the hill

2 along the shore

1 half way down the shore to get in the water – around the island and to the cove

3 more whistles and she was on the bird

 

 

Pick-up – 15. FC-AFC KIRKWOOD’S ACE OF A HIGHER GRADE, “Deacon,” LM, Mark Medford

Deacon and Mark came to the line at 9:38 am

Good momentum, 2 whistles to adjust water entry

2 whistles on and off the island

Ran into trouble ... and the dog needed to be picked up

12. AFC SALLY BE GOOD, “Sally,” LF, Terry Foltz

Sally and Terry came to the line at 9:34 am

1 cast on the hill on the way down – carried a great line through the water and onto the point

Multiple casts carried her up onto the island

A few more whistles and she got her bird!

 

 

5. FC-AFC CHOPPER’S FINAL APPROACH, “Billie,” LF, Joel Harris

Billie and Joel came to the line at 9:28 am

Good initial line

2 whistles into the water

3 on and off the island

2 more whistles to the bird

Well played!

 

 

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

Oakley and Bubba came to the line at 9:20 am

1 cast at the base of the hill

3 to get the correct line into the water

1 more for adjustment towards the point

2 to go over the island

A few to keep on line to the bird and she got it!

 

 

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

Luke and Bert came to the line at 9:17 am

4 whistles to the pond – initial line was a little to the right

4 more in the water across the tip of the island

5 across the cove where he squared out and got 

1 more quick whistle to the bird!

 

 

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

Chief and Heather came to the line at 9:11 am

1 cast to go to the pond area

2 on the point – this carried to mid-pond

A few whistles to line up for the island

1 to get off – and got on the point but had to recast a few times

ran down the point to the bird

 

 

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

Shooter and Larry came to the line at 9:04 am

4 whistles to water entry – responding to each cast, it carried him to the island

1 whistle to get on and off the point

3 whistles across the last cove to the bird

 

 

52. AFC CANDLEWOOD GAME OF PERSERVERANCE, “Percy,” LM, Jane Dunn

Percy and Jane came to the line at 9:00 am

2 whistles down to the pond

Carried the 2nd half way down the left side

A few whistles in the pond to get the island – this cast carried him over to the island, into the water

up onto the point and into the cove

He had a few more whistles to get his bird.

 

 

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

Sailor and Sonya came to the line at 8:57 am

3 whistles to adjust the line into water through the edge of the island up on the point

3 whistles along the point to cross the cove of water

2 whistles at the end to put Sailer on his bird!

 

 

48. AFC DOTTIE RAY’S BLACK RAVEN, “Raven,” LF, Andy Kahn

Raven and Andy came to the line at 8:47 am

2 whistles to the pond – took the cast almost to the marsh

A few whistles to get to the island and 1 more in the far cove 

that carried her out of the water

And a check down at the end

 

43. FC-AFC DRAKE’S BAY IZZY, “Izzy,” LF, Rick Wilke

Izzy and Rick came to the line at 8:45 am

1 whistle for the initial line

3 whistles to water entry

2 whistles into the water – Crossed just at the end of the island

6 whistles in the cove and to the bird.

 

 

33. FC-AFC HOLLAND CLIFFS BLADE A FINE LINE, “Dozer,” LM, Alvin Hatcher

Dozer and Alvin came to the line at 8:36 am ...

Down the hill with 1 whistle

Multiple whistles to get him into the pond

Entry was 1/2 way down the left side

A few whistles to get to the island

1 more to get into the cove

A few more and then a nice line out to the bird

 

 

28. FC-AFC BUSTER POSEY MH, “Buster,” LM, Steve Kompf

Buster and Steve came to the line at 8:29 am ...

2 whistles to adjust line from the mat

4 whistles to get correct entry into the water

2 more to the island

4 to go from the point over as he got hung up on the base of the point and needed to cross the last cove of water to get his bird.

 

 

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 ... 

9th Series – Water Blind

We are at Andy Kahn's Butterfly Pond. This was the location for Tests 6 and 7. For this Water Blind, the dogs will be crossing several lines from these previous tests. We are once again on the road facing south. The pond runs north to south in a valley below the mat. On the southwest corner of the pond, a point runs north. On the tip of the point a strip of marsh is in the water. About 10 feet from the tip is a small island, they should swim up a cove – exit the pond and go to a pile of sticks 240 yards from the mat to complete this blind. The judges will allow lateral movement in this test. The test is taking approximately five minutes per dog to complete the blind.

9th Series – Water Blind – 240 yards

Sketch of the 9th Series by David Morrison

Good Morning – The Final Day of the National!

GOOD MORNING Everyone! Today marks the 8th day here at the National Amateur – and our final day in this competition! This is it!! We are getting down to the wire! This morning we are gathered to begin the 9th Series here at the 2022 National Amateur! We have 16 dogs called back to the 9th. 

The National Amateur Championship is meant to be challenging and requires great skill in all facets of the sport. This years National Amateur has been no exception! It has been an honor to see all of the dogs that have competed in the past week. They all deserved to be here competing, and displayed some amazing skills! It has been both intense and exhilarating. For those that are still here for the 9th ... just Wow! This National demanded that they bring their A-game to the table, and so they did! A big Congratulations! We are looking forward to finding out which one of these 16 will win it all! Good Luck to Everyone!!

For the 9th, we are on location at Andy Kahn's Butterfly pond site in Roseburg, OR.

PLEASE NOTE: Our connectivity seems good this morning, so fingers crossed we won't have many issues!  ... if anything changes, we appreciate your understanding!

CONDITIONS: Today in Roseburg, OR, it is going to be a hot one! It is sunny skies and the temperature currently is about 60 degrees and is expected to reach up into the mid to upper 90's later today! There is a heat advisory in effect later today, but this morning is beautiful.

Good Luck to Everyone Running the final Series Today! 

Beautiful Landscape View here in Roseburg, OR – photo by Mark Atwater – UpClose Photo