Saturday, June 19, 2021

Day 1, Saturday, June 19 - Test Dogs


Lock Five’s Polk Salad Annie, “Annie,” LF

Owners: Randy and Mary Spangler, Mondovi, WI
Handler: Mary Spangler
 
Came to the line at 6:20 am
 
Test Dog One - Annie with handler Mary Spangler came to the line at 6:20 am.

Flyer - Annie ran out right of the road then took 3 loops and with a tight hunt she went to the bird. 
 
Blind - Annie ran off to the left and took on cast get her back on track. With three whistles she got into the dip of the field. She then curled behind the trees to the left, then came back around the pines to the left and got her bird.
 
Retried Gun - Annie found the gunners then started to work her way back in forth. She popped, then got back into the treeline. The gunners stepped out to help her.
 
 
 
 
Pedretti’s Zeus , “Zeus,” LM
Owner/Handler: Bobby Raasch, LaCrosse, WI
 
Came to the line at 6:33 am
 
Test Dog Two - Zeus with handler Bobby Raasch came to the line at 6:31 am. He received a no-bird on the flyer and came back to the line at 6:33 am. 

Flyer - Zeus went to the right of two rocks then angled towards the guns. The flyer was in the mowed grass and with a tight hunt, Zeus got it. 

Blind - One whistle to cross the road to get into the grass. Four whistles to get into the dip. Deep of the blind, several whistles in the area to get the bird.
 
Retired Gun - Zeus had a good initial line but then got deep and up wind of the bird. He worked his way back to the bird.