5TH SERIES – BEHIND THE LINE SCRAPBOOK – PART II

Our Hero, Brooks Gibson! (He has kindly provided heaters to us in the Retriever News tent)

Gwen Jone … Pretty in PINK

Kyle Broussard and Trey Lawrence

How we keep our "tootsies" WARM!

Our cord box!

Our Judges, L to R: Charles Tyson, Ed Aycock and David Opseth

Clint Garland enjoys a delicious **HOT** beverage!

5TH SERIES – BEHIND THE LINE SCRAPBOOK – PART I

Please enjoy the following photos from both days of the Fifth Series …

L to R: Becky Eckett, Carol and Lore Morehouse and Julie Cole

Tom Bogusky and Tim Kreher

Judges' "Conference Call"

"OH – CANADA"

Mark Atwater of UpClose Photo and Kyle Broussard

We were visited by the Snow Field Trial Fairy today and expect to be visited by her evil twin sister later on …

In The Books - Series 5 - Review

In day two the fifth series came to an end at 12:11 when the bye dog "Phillie" with owner / handler Erin O'Brien came to the line.

This series started on Tuesday, November 14 with our first running dog at 11:56 am. The first day concluded at 4:47 pm with 29 completing the series. Wednesday, November 15, we started back with the test dog "Ranger" at 6:48 am and the first running dog #81 Dottie at 6:57. The final dog to run was a rerun for dog #95 JJ that ended the series at 12:11.

Series 5 took roughly 9.75 hours to run 61 dogs. This average to be 9.5 minutes per dog.

This land quad sure has given the judges a lot to talk about as they decide who will be dropped and who will be called back.

Here is the review of what happened during the Fifth Series...

Handles: 7 - 11 - 14 - 15 - 25 - 35 - 41 - 50 - 64 - 66 - 76 - 77 - 82 - 86 - 90 - 99 - 101 - 103
Double Handles: 27 - 36 - 61
Pick Up: 10 - 46
No Bird / Rerun: 47 - 51 - 95(2x) - 99 - 100

Gun Changes: Day One - after #51 had a rerun at 2:47 pm; Day Two - after #3 at 9:24 am.

We will be posting callbacks as soon as we get them.

2nd Rerun 95. FC-AFC JJ OF RED ROCK, "JJ" LM, Wayne Curtis

FC-AFC JJ OF RED ROCK, "JJ" LM, hanler Wayne Curtis
owners James McBee & Jim Lincoln

Came to the line at 12:04 pm.

Flyer – Very long bird - Excellent line! Got a little deep but a quick turn brought him back to the bird.


Middle Retired – Out under the arc of the throw, JJ came back into the cover and hunted up his bird

Left Retired – Excellent line through the cover, he moved left and then right up and down the row of cover then got it.

Right Retired – Down the tree line on the right side, he angled left to the holding blind and established a hunt left to right along the trees. He worked it out and got his bird.

32. FC-AFC FLAWLESS EXECUTION - FLEX QAA, "Flex" LM, Alan Pleasant

FC-AFC FLAWLESS EXECUTION - FLEX QAA, "Flex" LM, handler Alan Pleasant
owners Johnny & Kathy Armstrong & Jane McCullough

Came to the line at 11:55 am.

Flyer - Flex came in just right of the fall area. A quick turn and straight to his bird.

Middle Retired - Charged out under the arc of the throw, he got deep but came back wide right. A circle deep then he worked it out to get his bird.

Left Retired - Nice line into the cover and out with his bird.

Right Retired - Took a line down the right side to the trees. A loop behind the blind, Flex came back down the trees to the bale of hay and out for his bird.

30. FC-AFC NINA MCFIZZ, "Nina" LF, Judy Rasmuson

FC-AFC NINA MCFIZZ, "Nina" LF, 
owner / handler Judy Rasmuson

Came to the line at 11:48 am.

Flyer - Across the field, Nina went through the cover strip into the open field. Two quick turns and she got her bird.

Middle Retired - Straight out to the area under the arc, she turned right into the cover for her bird.

Left Retired - Straight as an arrow to her mark.

Right Retired - Out to the blind, she took a turn right up the hill then quickly back to her bird.

29. FC-AFC 3R'S MR T SMOKEN JOE, "Smokie" LM, Dave Rorem

FC-AFC 3R'S MR T SMOKEN JOE, "Smokie" LM, Dave Rorem
owner James Hurst

Came to the line at 11:40 am.

Flyer - Smokie went through the cover close to the guns. One quick turn right then he moved down the field to the bird.

Middle Retired - Left of the holding blind, he got deep then quickly returned to the cover and fall area for his bird.

Left Retired - Good line out to the cover. Very nice mark.

Right Retired - Drove down the right side of the field to the tree line. Two turns right then a left to bring him past the blind and to his bird.

Double Handle - 27. FC-AFC BAYOU TECHE SWING FOR THE FENCE, "Foxx" LM, Lauren Hays Curtis

FC-AFC BAYOU TECHE SWING FOR THE FENCE, "Foxx" LM,
owner / handler Lauren Hays Curtis

Came to the line at 11:31 am.

Flyer - Foxx got out across the field and through the cover and straight to his bird.

Middle Retired - He went past the blind to the left, but came quickly back to the cover but missed the bird. His hunt expanded and ended up with a handle from the left retired area back to this bird.

Left Retired - He came in just left of the bales and got deep. He worked the area past the bales to the trees and had to be handled back.

Right Retired - Nice line - Drilled IT!

Handle - 25. FC PEPPERJACK'S MARSH SURFER, "Dude" LM, Misty Melo

FC PEPPERJACK'S MARSH SURFER, "Dude" LM, handler Misty Melo
owner Kerry Lavin

Came to the line at 11:23 am.

Flyer - Out to the area for a quick left turn and came back to get his bird.

Middle Retired - Out left of the blind, Dude got deep and came wide back right and got it.

Left Retired - Across the field to the left of the blind. He got deep left and had to be handled to the bird.

Right Retired - Very nice line to the area. he missed the bird and went left then right behind the blind before returning for his bird.

24. FC-AFC VALTOR'S HAYSEED KID, "Kid" LM, Mike Taylor

FC-AFC VALTOR'S HAYSEED KID, "Kid" LM, handler Mike Taylor
owners Valerie Martin & William Howard

Came to the line at 11:13 am

Flyer - Out to the area under the arc of the throw, Kid turned right then worked his way back left to his bird.

Middle Retired - He came into the holding blind then turned into the cover and got it.

Left Retired - Went out right of the cover and got deep. He worked his way back and got his bird.

Right Retired - Good line down the field. Kid got wide right to the trees then turned left and then right and was down the hill to the holding blind then to his bird.

23. FC MITIMAT'S RESPECT THE GIRL, "Reatha" LF, Paul Sletten

FC MITIMAT'S RESPECT THE GIRL, "Reatha" LF, handler Paul Sletten
owners Tim Thompson & Jay Chesshir

Came to the line at 11:07 am.

Flyer - Straight to her bird.

Middle Retired - Left of the holding blind, Retha got deep and came back into the cover for her bird.

Left Retired - Good line across the field and through the cover. A quick turn back into the cover and she got her bird.

Right Retired - Down the right side of the field, she turned right up the hill away from the bird. She came back to the tree line and down to the holding blind then out to her bird.

19. FC-AFC CHOPPER'S FINAL APPROACH, "Billie" LF, John Henninger

FC-AFC CHOPPER'S FINAL APPROACH, "Billie" LF, handler John Henninger
owner Joel Harris

Came to the line at 10:59 am.

Flyer - Straight out and back with the bird.

Middle Retired - Billie started a hunt pattern wide left but worked her way into the bird.

Left Retired - Good Mark!

Right Retired - Good line through the bales with a little loop and she was on her bird.

Handle - 15. GEMSTONE'S SKYY BLUE, "Skyy" LM, Scott Harp

GEMSTONE'S SKYY BLUE, "Skyy" LM, handler Scott Harp
owner Gwen Jones

Came to the line at 10:50 am

Flyer - Great line and momentum to the bird.

Left Retired - After a large circle right of the bird, Skyy worked his way to the bird.

Right Retired - Down the field for a quick loop behind the gunners then to the bird.

Middle Retired - His line behind the gunners took him beyond the area of the fall. A quick handle and was on it.

Handle - 14. FC TANKS FOR THE MEMORIES II, "Hope" LF, Greg Bartlett

FC TANKS FOR THE MEMORIES II, "Hope" LF, handler Greg Bartlett
owner Joseph Benage

Came to the line at 10:41 am.

Flyer - Entering the field near the gunners, she quickly worked her way to the bird.

Middle Retired - Great line to the a perfect bird.

Left Retired - Hope broke down at 3/4 way to the bird when she hit a mowed patch and was handled to the bird.

Right Retired - Good drive down the field but came in left of the bird. A couple of passes in front of the tree line and she had her bird.

Handle - 11. FC TIDEWATER'S LET HIM ROLL, "Tank" LM, Alan Pleasant

FC TIDEWATER'S LET HIM ROLL, "Tank" LM, handler Alan Pleasant
owners Jerald & Debra Wilks & Anne Marshall

Came to the line at 10:34 am.

Flyer - Tank made quick work of his flyer.

Right Retired - Start a hunt wide left then wide right to return with his bird.

Left Retired - Into the correct strip of the cover and back with the bird.

Middle Retired - Tank faded right down the mowed strip and was handled to his bird.

106. NAFC-FC MULLIGAN OFF THE RAINY “T”, “Mully” LM, Wayne Curtis

NAFC-FC MULLIGAN OFF THE RAINY “T”, “Mully” LM, handler Wayne Curtis
owners Randy and Mary Splanger

Came to the line at 10:24 am

Left Retired - Little hunt in the cover strip but Mully came back with his bird.

Middle Retired - Into the fall area and back with the bird.

Right Retired - Mully went down the field and to his bird.

Flyer - Great recovery of his short flyer.

Pick Up - 10. NFC-AFC KEENO'S GIZMO, "Gizmo" LM, Al Arthur

NFC-AFC KEENO'S GIZMO, "Gizmo" LM, handler Al Arthur
owners Bruce & Betty Hall

Came to the line at 10:15 am

Flyer - Gizmo entered the field right of the fall but quickly corrected himself and went to the bird.

Middle Retired - A pass through the cover strips on either side of the bird, Gizmo then committed to the strip that held his bird and he dug it out.

Left Retired - Right to the cover with his bird and back to the line.

Right Retired - Gimzo had problems with this bird and had to be picked up.

8. FC-AFC WOOD RIVER'S MR BIG, "George" LM, Bill Fruehling

"George" and Bill came to the line at 10:06 am

Flyer – Good job!

Middle Retired – A loop to reference the gunners then over to his bird.

Left Retired – Nice Mark!

Right Retired – Made a zig zag but corrected his line and was on the bird.

Handle - 7. FC MEADOW WOODS WHISPERING WILLOW, "Willow" LF, Clint Avant

"Willow" and Clint came to the line at 10:00 am

Flyer – Coming into the field a little right of the bird, Willow adjusted to come right in with the bird.

Middle Retired – Around the back side of the gunners but she makes a couple passes in the correct strip of cover before expanding her hunt, she requires a handle to the bird.

Left Retired – Good recovery of the left retired bird

Right Retired – First hunt pattern on the hill behind the gunners but she expanded her hunt and got her bird.

Rerun - No Bird 95. FC-AFC JJ OF RED ROCK, "JJ" LM, Wayne Curtis

"JJ" and Wayne came to the line at 9:47 am and received a 3rd no bird. They will go back 5 spots and have a rerun in the 6th spot back.