Showing posts with label 6th. Show all posts
Showing posts with label 6th. Show all posts

Wednesday, November 14, 2018

End Of The Day - 6th Series


No decions have been made about tomorrows test. Check back later this evening on the Retriever News blog for callbacks and information regarding the weather.

Have a nice evening, stay safe and warm.

In The Books - Series 6 - Land Blind - Review

This was a quick moving test. Good thing considering the snow started to come down! The Sixth Series ended at 3:39 pm.

The first running dog #75 Jack came to the line roughly about 1:45 pm. The last running dog #74 Clooney. 37 dogs ran this 6th Series just under 2 hours. It took each dog just under 3 minutes to complete their test.

The snow is coming down and looks to be continuing throughout the evening. Please drive safely as the road conditions are not the best.

We will post the Callbacks as soon as we get them!

Stay safe, dry and warm tonight!

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

FC SEASIDE'S GORGEOUS GEORGE, "Clooney" 

Blind - 3:37 pm - Clooney's initial line took him to the right side of the brush with his first whistle being blown by handler Alan Pleasant to move him. Two more blows came at the base of the hill to move Clooney down the flat. With two more whistles, he got through the slot and three final blows of the whistle got him to his bird.

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

FC SWIFT RIVERS NO PROBLEMS MH, "Kenny" 

Blind -Kenn's initial line carried him past the brush, hill and the flat. Getting his first whistle from owner handler Buck Shope to put him through the slot. Two more came to get him on the line with an extra two more blows to put him into the cover. Ending with four whistles to put him on his bird.

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

FC-AFC ROUGH CREEK'S LIBERTY BELL, "Bella" 

Blind - 3:31 pm - Bella's initial line put her past the brush on the left side, down the hill short before owner handler Mark Medford had to blow his first whistle by the blind. Two more came to get Bella through the slot with an additional three to put her on her bird.

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

FC-AFC LKY'S CONTROLLED CHAOS, "Riot" 

Blind - 3:28 pm - Riot's initial line carried him past the brush and down the hill. Taking his first two whistles from handler Kenny Trott, to get Riot past the holding blind with two more whistles to put him through the slot towards his bird. The final two whistles  brought Riot to his bird.

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

FC-AFC HOCKLEY CREEK'S SWITCH HITTER, "Mickey" 

Blind -3:27 pm - Mickey's initial line skimmed the brush on the left side and got him down the hill before owner handler Robby Bickley had to blow his whistle to move Mickey through the blind area and one more to get him through the gab and onto his bird.

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

FC-AFC LOCK FIVE'S GOT HER BLUE GENES ON, "Baby" 

Blind - 3:25 pm - The initial line brought Baby over the brush. Getting her first whistle from handler Ray Voigt on the hill to get direction, another one came just past the hill for a direction change. This carried Baby across the flat and through the gap which then only took one last whistle to put her on her bird.

52. FC HOLLAND CLIFFS RED LABEL, "Ruger" LM, Alan Pleasant

FC HOLLAND CLIFFS RED LABEL, "Ruger" 

Blind -Ruger's initial line went left of the brush, down the hill and to the blind. His handler, Alan Pleasant had to blow two time to move Ruger across the flat of the field and through the gap/slot. The last and final three whistles brought him to his bird.

51. FC SHOTGUN HARRY, "Harry" LM, Al Arthur

FC SHOTGUN HARRY, "Harry"

Blind -3:19 pm - Initial line took Harry to the brush. Al Arthur, handler, blew his first whistle to get Harry over the brush and down the hill. Two more whistles to get him across the flat of the field and three more to move Harry through the gap/slot and across into the heavy cover. The last two whistles put him on his bird.

49. FC-AFC LEICA SABERTOOTH, "Tiger" LM, Dave Rorem

FC-AFC LEICA SABERTOOTH, "Tiger" 

Blind -3:17 pm - The initial line took Tiger past the brush and down the hill across the flat of the field. Dave Rorem, handler, put on one whistle get Tiger through the slot. Having a loose ending, it took three whistles to get him on his bird.

48. FC-AFC SUNDOG'S MAXIMUM PURSUIT, "Max" LM, John Henninger

FC-AFC SUNDOG'S MAXIMUM PURSUIT, "Max" 

Blind - 3:15 pm - Max's initial line put him past the brush and down the hill. Handler John Henninger put a whistle on him to get Max through the blind area. One more carried him across the across the flat of the field to the bird area. The final whistle was to the bird.

47. FC-AFC STRAIGHT TO THE HEART-DAGGER, "Dagger" LM, Johnny Armstrong

FC-AFC STRAIGHT TO THE HEART-DAGGER, "Dagger" 

Blind -Dagger's initial line put him past the brush and down the hill. Owner handler Johnny Armstrong had to blow two whistles to get Dagger to the blind and the gap/slot. One more whistle to put him through the slot and the final two blows put him on his bird.

45. FC-CFC SWEETIE'S EASY RIDER, "Ford" LM, Jim Gonia

FC-CFC SWEETIE'S EASY RIDER, "Ford"

Blind -3:10 pm - Ford's initial line put him out past the brush, down the hill and across the flat of the field and through the gap/slot. He got his first two whistles from handler Jim Gonia to get him in the far left cover and another three whistles to the bird.

42. FC TROUBLESOME RIBEYE MEDIUM RARE, "Pink" LF, Chris Ledford

FC TROUBLESOME RIBEYE MEDIUM RARE, "Pink" 

Blind -Pink's initial line put her past the brush and down the hill. Chris Ledford, handler, blew three whistles to get Pink across the flat of the field and through the gap/slot. Two last whistles got her to her bird.

6th Series - Update

This quick moving 6th Series Land Blind is moving so quickly we don't have much time to post any fun facts.

But we have completed about 25 dogs so far in about 1.5 hours. That is averaging about 2.5 minutes per dog!

The snow is coming down and its a sight to be seeing.

34. FC WILSON'S DUCKFARM GATOR-MAN, "Gator" LM, Clint Avant

FC WILSON'S DUCKFARM GATOR-MAN, "Gator" 

Blind -Gator's initial line did not get him to the brush. One whistle from handler Clint Avant was to put him left of the brush and down the hill. He took four whistles in the flat of the field and one to put him through the slot but Gator missed it. Two more to put him on the bird.

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

FC-AFC FLAWLESS EXECUTION - FLEX QAA, "Flex"

Blind -3:03 pm - Initial line carried Flex over the brush and down the hill. His first whistle from handler Alan Pleasant came for a direction change. He received one more at the blind and another one to get him through the slot. The final three whistles to put him on the bird.

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

FC-AFC NINA MCFIZZ, "Nina" 

Blind - 2:59 - Nina's initial line carried her past the brush, down the hill and across the flat of the field, getting her first whistle from owner handler Judy Rasmuson to get her through the slot. One more whistle to get her down towards the bird. The ending became loose and Nina got three more whistles.