4TH SERIES – BEHIND THE LINE SCRAPBOOK – PART II

Misty Melo and Tina Styan of Retriever News

Chairman Loren Morehouse and NRC President Mitch Patterson get treats from Stacy Rick – YUM!

Kathy Armstrong and Jane McCollough watching "FLEX" run

NICE RIDE

"GRINCH" Russ Reavis from the AKC

The local NBC affiliate came to film our National

Double Duty

Rich and Karen Pingatore …

… have a secret weapon

Canopies were put up over the holding blinds in anticipation of the rain to come

Mark Medford and Cliff Garland

Anything **HOT** was the thing to have today!!

4TH SERIES – BEHIND THE LINE SCRAPBOOK – PART I

Co-Captain John Parrott and Captain Dennis Bath sleeping on the job while Curt Showalter keeps watch!

Judges David Opseth and Charles Tyson stay warm!

The Judges get treats, too

Judy Rasmuson, Lauren Hays and Misty Melo – GIRL POWER!

Mark Atwater – UpClose Photo

THANK YOU to the Grounds Crew for taking such good care of us!

The Field Trial Fairy strikes again

Hostess Stacy Rick and Terri Curtis

New Test Dog - Series 4 – "Phillie"

"Peat," our female test dog has come into season, so starting on Day 4, Tuesday, November 13, we will have a new female test dog. AFC Moonstones Phillie Phanatic, "Phillie" will take over with owner / handler Erin O'Brien.

End of Day 3 - 4th Series to be Continued

The day wraps up with dog #95 completing its 4th series at 4:13 pm. 69 dogs ran the 4th Series with 14 more to finish tomorrow. We will rejoin back here at Siren Field to finish the 4th Series starting with dog #96 – Riggs with handler Jim Gonia.

6:30 am test dog.
7:00 am first running dog.

Have a good night, stay dry and drive safe!

95. FC-AFC JJ OF RED ROCK, "JJ" LM, Wayne Curtis

JJ and Wayne came to the line at 4:06 pm.

Flyer - Quick recovery of his flyer.

Middle - Down the dam and up the hill, JJ arrives in the area of the fall. He has a small hunt and is back with his bird.

Left - Great line through the water and up the hill. Started his hunt pattern between the edge of the field and the gunners. Gets his bird and heads in.

93. FC-AFC I'M UR SEARCH ENGINE, "Google" LM, Alan Pleasant

Google and Alan came to the line for the 4th Series

Flyer - Just a couple of quick loops and Google has his bird.

Middle - Down the dam and up the hill, a bend to the left to get in front of the gunners and he has his bird.

Left - Nice line through the water and up the hill. A couple of loops and he has his bird.

92. FC-AFC CROPPER'S FIRE IN THE HOLE, "Deep" LM, Al Arthur

Deep and Al came to the line at 3:58 pm.

Flyer - Got his flyer and is ready for his next bird.

Middle - Down the dam and splashing through some water, he climbs the hill arriving behind the gunners. He quickly bends into the fall area and makes a couple of close passes and finds his bird.

Left - "Deep" came in a little wide left and hunts deep. He works his way over to the trees where the gunners are and works to the bird.

91. FC-AFC-CFC ALEXUS - PURSUIT OF PERFECTION, "Lexi" LF, Paul Sletten

Lexi and Paul came to the line at 3:46 pm.

Flyer - Lexie made quick work of bringing back this bird.

Middle - Taking the dam to the middle bird makes her arrive to the area behind the gunners. She adjusts, makes a couple of passes and returns through the water with her bird.

Left - Great line to the bird! She ran deep but recovered to come in with the bird.

90. NAFC-FC STEADFAST'S BACHELOR SPECIAL, "Croc" LM, Dave Rorem

Croc and Dave came to the line to run their 4th Series.

Flyer - Straight out and straight back with his bird.

Middle - Along the dam and up the hill, Croc arrives behind the gunners but makes a fast turn to the area and grabs the bird.

Left - Out to the bird lickety split. A pass back and forth and he has his bird.

87. FC TRUMARC'S GRATUITY, "Tippy" LF, Danny Farmer

Tippy and Danny for their 4th Series.

Flyer - Recovered this bird after some effort.

Left - Going down the dam, Tippy turns to pick up the left retired bird.

Middle - Along the dam and up the hill, Tippy makes a few loops to bring back the bird.

86. FC-AFC TUCK N ROLL II, "Tucker" LM, John Henninger

Tucker and Johnny came to the line at 3:26 pm.

Flyer - The flyer is recovered quickly.

Middle - A fast run down the dam and up the hill. He gets to the area of the fall and stepped on it.

Left - Good momentum through the left end of the pond and up the hill. A couple of loops to identify the area and he has the bird.

Fourth Series Commentary by Wayne Curtis

Wayne Curtis of Fox Hollow Kennels, Mondovi, WI shares his thoughts on the Fourth Series Water Triple –

84. FC LANE'S KREWE CHIEF, "Chief" LM, Mark Smith

"Chief" and Mark came to the line at 3:20 pm.

Flyer - Chief hunted deep and wide before coming into the area and grabbing his bird.

Middle - Along the dam, he drives the hill. Arriving behind the gunners he bends into the area of the fall and on to the bird.

Left - Across the pond and up the hill he hunts a bit deep, but works his way in to get his bird.

82. FC-AFC MUDSLINGER'S AMAZING VISION, "T Bone" LM, Clint Avant

"T Bone" and Clint came to the line at 3:12 pm.

Flyer - A few passes in the cover and T Bone has his bird.

Middle - Along the dam and up the hill to get his bird.

Left - A swim across the pond, a nice angle out and he drives the hill to the area.  A little deep, but back at it and comes up with the bird.

81. FC-AFC DOTTIE RAY'S LEAGUE OF HER OWN, "Dottie" LF, Andy Kahn

"Dottie" and Andy came to the line at 3:08 pm.

Flyer - Good job on the flyer!

Middle - Along the dam, drove the hill and at the bird.

Left - Through the hay bales and the pond, great angle up the hill to her bird.

80. FC LITTLE CREEK'S AUGUST MOONSHINE, "Gus" LM, Dave Smith

"Gus" and Dave came to the line at 3:00 pm.

Flyer - Gus makes quick work of the flyer. The conditions have deteriorated, but Gus seems unaffected.

Middle - Out and back along the dam to quickly return with his bird.

Left - Through the pond and up the hill, Gus has his bird.

Weather Update

3:00 pm rain has started. The weather has begun to deteriorate with colder air moving in and the temperatures have dropped.

Weather alerts are coming in for a wintry mix in the area.

***ANNOUNCEMENT*** Test 4 Split

Test 4 will be a split test.

Dogs #96 and above are released for the day!

Drive carefully in this rainy weather!

4th Series – The Rain Man Commeth

At 3:00 pm the rain could not hold off anymore and we are in a downpour!

SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT UNTIL 3:15 AM CST

...Ice and Snow Possible this Evening A wintry mix of precipitation can be expected to slowly work

southeast across parts of the Quad State region, persisting into

the evening and overnight hours.

The vast majority of the region will see just rain through sunset

with temperatures in the lower 40s. but some locations in

southeast Missouri and southwest Illinois could see patchy sleet

occur on the leading edge of the rain.

As temperatures fall after sunset, the rain will gradually mix

with then change over to sleet, freezing rain and snow during the

evening hours. This is especially true for southeast Missouri and

southwest Illinois.

The best chance for seeing any accumulating sleet and snow this

evening will be along and north of a line of Piedmont and

Perryville Missouri, onward to Ava, DuQuoin, Mount Vernon, and

Cisne Illinois. Snowfall amounts could range from one to three

tenths before the precipitation ends overnight.

In addition to the snow and sleet, up to a tenth of an inch of ice

may accumulate on elevated surfaces along and northwest of a line

from Piedmont to Marble Hill and Perryville Missouri.

The coldest air will reside along the foot hills of southeast

Missouri and parts of southwest Illinois through midnight, before

working southeast to the Ohio and Wabash Rivers by 3 am CST.

Patches of light freezing rain will be possible over southern

Illinois and the remainder of southeast Missouri during this time.

However, as the freezing air moves in, most of the measurable

precipitation will be exiting the area overnight. Very little, if

any freezing rain accumulation is expected.

As temperatures fall into the middle and upper 20s overnight, any

precipitation left on untreated roads and bridges will freeze and

may become slick and hazardous. For those traveling in southeast

Missouri and southern Illinois late tonight or early Tuesday, be

watchful for black ice and exercise caution while driving.

Another winter system is slated to return to the Quad State region

Wednesday night into Thursday, so travelers and residents should

take measures to prepare for more wintry weather later this week.

79. FC-AFC SILVER STAR'S WATCH'EM LIKE A HAWK, "Hawk" LM, Ray Voigt

Hawk and Ray came to the line at 2:53 pm.

Flyer - Tight hunt and back with the bird.

Middle - Straight out to the bird are for a loop and scoop.

Left - A big splash into the pond, nice angle on his exit and he drives the hill to the fall area. A little turn and he picks up his bird.

78. FC-AFC COOL FUEL MH, "Nitro" LM, Rich Pingatore

Nitro and Rich came to the line at 2:46 pm.

Flyer - Covered part of the fall area before locating his bird.

Middle - Big splash through the pond and up the hill working deep he took a couple of passes and came back down to the bird.

Left - Back through the pond and up the hill to drill the left bird.

77. FC-AFC KERRYBURKE'S MARSH MADNESS MH, "Maddie" LF, Misty Melo

Maddie and Misty came to the line at 2:38 pm.

Flyer - A quick out and back bird.

Middle - Maddie took a line through the pond. A couple of passes in the area of the fall and she came back with her bird.

Left - Very nice line angling through the pond. She arrived a little wide left but made a quick adjustment to snatch her bird.

76. FC TIGER MTN'S PALE RIDER, "Ghost" LM, Mike Taylor

Ghost and Mike came to the line at 2:34 pm.

Flyer - Straight Out - Straight Back - just what you want to have.

Middle - Out to the field along the dam. Arriving in the area of the fall, Ghost locates his bird.

Left - Coming in a little wide left, Ghost makes an adjustment to grab his bird and heads in.

75. FC-AFC COLD BLACK JACK, "Jack" LM, Paul Sletten

Jack and Paul came to the line at for their 4th Series.

Flyer - A tight hunt in the area of the fall and Jack is back with his bird.

Middle - Jack ran along the dam and gently bent left to arrive in front of the gunners and at the area of the fall. A quick location of the bird and he is headed back.

Left - Very positive momentum carried him back through the pond, up the hill and to his bird.

74. FC SEASIDE'S GORGEOUS GEORGE, "Clooney" LM, Alan Pleasant

Clooney and Alan came to the line at 2:22 pm.

Flyer - Straight to the bird!

Middle - Up the hill, through the water, Clooney make a couple of loops before the gunners and then drives the rest of the way for his bird.

Left - Taking a slightly different angle puts Clooney smack on his bird.

73. FC SWIFT RIVERS NO PROBLEMS MH, "Kenny" LM, Buck Shope

Kenny and Buck got to the line for their 4th Series.

Flyer - Kenny bound into the cover and made a couple of quick loops and came back with his bird.

Middle - Going up the hill, he came from behind the gunners and stepped on his bird.

Left - Making it through the early obstacles, he climbs the hill to land on the right side of the trees. he hunts deep and develops a loop that takes him to the left side of the trees and on to his bird.

72. FC-AFC ROUGH CREEK'S LIBERTY BELL, "Bella" LF, Mark Medford

Bella and Mark came to the line at for their 4th Series.

Flyer - Very good flyer.

Middle - Bella went across the dam and drove the hillside arriving behind the gunners. She made a gentle turn left to get around the guns and to her bird.

Left - Threaded her way through the hay bales, a swim across the pond and up and out to her bird.

Rerun - 61. FC SUMMIT'S COUNTRY ROADS TAKE ME HOME, "Denver" LM, Scott Harp

Denver and Scott got to the line at 2:05 pm.

Flyer - Good mark on the flyer.

Middle - Getting past the bales and through the pond on a nice exit angle, Denver drove out to the hill and picked up his mark.

Left - Nice angle through the water and straight to his bird.

69. FC EH...WHAT'S UP DOC?, "Doc" LM, Dave Rorem

Doc and Dave came to the line at 1:55 pm.

Flyer - A quick tight hunt and the dog is back with the bird.

Left - Swimming through the pond, going up the hill, Doc ran around the backside of the trees and arrived at the left of bird. He went in and got it.

Middle - Modifying his line to get to the middle bird, Doc runs along the dam. He arrives behind the gunners and makes a couple of loop. Moving over to the area in front of the gunners, he gets the bird.

2nd Gun Change - 4th Series - Updates

Since our last gun change another happen dog # 66 completed its 4th series.

The temps keep dropping and rain is in the air.

Since our last gun change here is a review of what has happened.

18 dogs have come to the line.

Handled: 47 - 56 - 60
Pick Up: 53
No Bird: 61 (this dog has not had it's rerun yet.)

66. FC MCS HENRY, "Henry" LM, Danny Farmer

Henry and Danny came to the line at 1:37 pm.

Flyer - Henry had an extended hunt very deep and wide before getting his bird.

Left - He skimmed the hay bales on the right and took the right side of the pond on an excellent line. He angled wide left and drilled this bird.

Middle - He went out wide right but angled towards the holding blind. Getting deep for a few passes, he then worked his way back and got the bird.

64. FC MAGIC TRICK'S ZUMA, "Zuma" LM, Greg Bartlett

Zuma and Greg came to the line at 1:29 pm.

Flyer - Zuma had to make several loops to find his bird.

Middle - Taking the right line going out over the levee, Zuma came to the right of the holding blind. Getting deep he had to make a left to the fall area and then to the bird.

Left - Going through the bales into the pond, Zuma had an excellent line to the field. Getting deep, he turned back for his bird.

63. FC-AFC LKY'S CONTROLLED CHAOS, "Riot" LM, Kenny Trott

Riot and Kenny Trott got to the line at 1:23 pm.

Flyer - Bang! Got It!

Middle - Taking the right line down over the levee going wide right of the fall area, Riot got just past the holding blind when he turned left and came across to his bird.

Left - Having a nice angle to the left that continued past the guns to the end, he turned left and came back for the bird.

62. FC-AFC PRIMROSE'S WHAT I AM, "Edie" LF, Chris Ledford

Edie and Chris got to the line at 1:18 pm.

Flyer - Edie hunted a tight area and got her bird.

Middle - Going wide right, she had an excellent angle to her bird.

Left - Going through the hay bales and into the pond on an angle, then out to the fall area going through it, Edie got deep. She went into the cover on the left side and into the trees. She got back out and to her bird.

No Bird - 61. FC SUMMIT'S COUNTRY ROADS TAKE ME HOME, "Denver" LM, Scott Harp

Denver and Scott received a no bird on their fourth series. They will be placed back 5 spots, running in the 6th spot for their rerun.

Handle - 60. FC-AFC HOCKLEY CREEK'S SWITCH HITTER, "Mickey" LM, Robby Bickley

Mickey and Robby got to the line at 1:07 pm.

Flyer - Very extended hunt.

Middle - Mickey skimmed the bales and went through the pond and on to his bird - Very nice.

Left - Mickey went out further right than he did for his middle bird. Robby stopped as he got out of the pond and handled him to the bird.

59. TELAMON'S WAR EAGLE, "Ajax" LM, Clint Avant

Ajax and Clint came to the line at 12:57 am.

Flyer - Quick and Nice!

Middle - Ajax went out wide right and deep. Turning left he ran behind the guns to the field with the bird, taking two big loops he got his bird.

Left - Nice angle past the bales and through the pond followed with a right turn to bring him to the end of the field with the middle bird, he went through the trees to the of right side field again. Ajax got out of sight but came into the correct field and finally worked it out to get his bird.

Handled - 56. FC-AFC JOY COMES WITH THE MORNING, "Joy" LF, Bobby Smith

Joy and Bobby came to the line at 12:50 pm.

Flyer - Drilled It!

Middle - Very wide right through the heavy cover, Joy crossed left behind the retired guns into the fall area then went to her bird.

Left - Going into the right side of the pond on a line to the middle retire bird, Bobby started handling - unable to do so - the dog found the bird on her own.

Field Awareness - AKC Canine Health Foundation

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55. FC-AFC LOCK FIVE'S GOT HER BLUE GENES ON, "Baby" LF, Ray Voigt

Baby and Ray got to the line at 12:43 pm.

Flyer - Great Job.

Middle - Going out right of the hay bales, Baby went down the levee out to the blind and got a little deep. Taking three big loops, she worked her way back to her bird.

Left - Great angle out to the fall area, she got deep but quickly worked her way back for her bird.