Callbacks to the 9th Series

22 dogs were called back:  18, 33, 38, 46, 55, 58, 59, 61, 72, 78, 79, 82, 94, 98, 101, 102, 106, 112, 113, 115, 131, and 143.

9 dogs dropped: 6, 11, 16, 25, 37, 47, 77, 122, and 150.

Starting dog #58

The 9th Series will be a at the Parrott's Lucy Too property. 

Test Dogs at 6:15 am

First Running dog at 7:00 am

ANNOUNCEMENTS

The Field Trial committee has suspended the trial for the day due to pending storms. 

We will be back with callbacks.

Tomorrow, we will be at the Parrott's Lucy Too property.

Test Dogs at 6:15 am

First running dog at 7:00 am

8th Series - Recap

We started the series at 6:48 am with the first running dog #150 Smokie at 6:48 am. We had a quick re-bird at after dog #61 Dagger. Our last dog #143 Bullet finished at 10:32 am.

This series took us 3 hours 44 minutes to get all 31 dogs to the line which average 7.2 minutes per dog.

Stay tuned for the callbacks which will be given at the 8th Series test site! Also remember to follow the signs from the clubhouse to the Parrott's property that will be the 9th Series test site.

8th Series - It's A Wrap

The 8th Series Water blind is officially in the books at 10:32 am with dog #143 Bullet. 

A few announcements ...

Callbacks with be given at the 8th Series test site. AFTER the callbacks please follow the signs from the clubhouse to the Parrot's Lucy Too property for the 9th Series.

143. FC-AFC J & C'S ANOTHER ROUND IN THE CHAMBER, "Bullet" BLM, Joseph Couey

10:26 am

Bullet received his whistles in the following areas...

He lined into the water

1 - to get on the island

1 - to get off the island

1 - before the peninsula that lined thru the cove

2 - on land to cast left into the water

1 - along the shore

2 - in the water to stay in the channel

Pat's Perspective: Stacy and Ellie are ready to run!

Earlier this week, I got a chance to speak with Stacy Rick just prior to her running the 3rd Series. This is Stacy's first National and her excitement is quite apparent. She's run a great National so far!

Courtesy of Pat Burns at https://www.eliteretrievers.com/ 

131. AFC MARSHWIND'S TURBULENCE, "Evie" BLF, Bente Kongsore

10:18 am

Evie received her whistles in the following areas...

1 - on the land

1 - in the water

1 - on the island

1 - in the cove

2 - on the land, she went into the water early

2 - in the channel

1 - to get the bird

122. FC-AFC YOURS TRULY INDIGO, "Tru" BLF, Mark Medford

10:12 am

Tru received his whistles at the following locations...

1 - to the water

3 - to the island

1 - to get off the island

2 - on the point

1 - in the cove

2 - on the point

Multiple - in the channel to the bird

115. FC-AFC WATERMARK'S HURRICANE HANNAH, "Hannah" BLF, Paul Panichi

Hannah received her whistles at the following spots...

2 - on the land before the water

1 - in the water that carried her across the island to reenter and across the peninsula

1 - in the cove

1 - on land to cast right

1 - on land to cast left

1 - in water to stay in the channel

1 - cast to the island to get the bird.

Nice

113. FC-AFC LIL BIT'S TÊTE DE CUVÉE, "Bubbles" YLF, Victor Garcia

9:58 am

Bubbles received his whistles in the following areas...

2 - at the island

1 - on the shore

1 - in the cove

3 - on the land

2 - in the channel and out

1 - on the land to the bird

112. FC-AFC LITTLE MISS FREYA, "Freya" BLF, James Roberts

9:50 am

Freya received her whistles at these areas...

2 - to get into the water

1 - to the island

1 - to get off the island

1 - to get on the point

2 - in the cover

3 - on the next point

3 in the channel to the bird

106. FC-AFC TAMARACK'S LONG RIDER, "Cole" BLM, David Furin

9:42 am

Cole received his whistles at the following areas...

He lined to the water

1 - before the island

1 - to get on the island, that carried him across the peninsula and into the cove

1 - on land to get into the water

1 - to cast down the channel

1 - cast to the bird

Great Job

102. FC-AFC LOCK FIVE'S GOT HER BLUE GENES ON, "Baby" BLF, Bill Woodson

9:41 am

Baby heard here whistles at these spots...

1 - at the water that carried her across the island, thru the water, peninsula and cove

2 - on the land

3 - in the channel

An Interesting Perspective of the 8th …

Drones allow us to see our tests from a very interesting, different perspective …

 

101. FC-AFC BRISTOL'S NORTH SLOPE PTARMIGAN, "Ptar" BLM, Doreen Comrie-Bristol

9:27 am

Ptar received her whistles in the following spots...

1 - at the island

1 - on the point

Multiple - in the channel

Behind the Line – Series 7 Scrapbook – Part I

 Please enjoy these photos from the Seventh Series …

Field Trial Fairy Sighting! She found "Lucky the Leprechaun"

Our local visitors …

98. AFC WINDY CITY'S LONE RANGER, "Ranger" BLM, Charlie Hines

9:21 am

Ranger received his whistles in the following spots...

He lined into the water

1 - before the land

1 - to get on the island which carried him towards the peninsula

1 - on peninsula that carried him thru the cove

2 - on land

3 - in the water to stay in the channel

94. AFC HOLLAND CLIFFS PLAY IT AGAIN, "Luke" BLM, Alvin Hatcher

9:15 am

Luke had his whistles at the following areas...

1 - on land

1 - in the water that carried him across the island, thru the next water and to the peninsula

1 - at the cove

1 - on the land

5 - in the channel, he out out early 

1 - to the bird.

82. AFC LUCYANA'S SWEET WILLIE BE, "Willoughby" BLM, Laura Parrott

9:09 am

Willoughby received his whistles at these spots...

1 - to adjust initial line

2 - to the island

2 - to the point and off

Multiple - to get off the point 

Multiple - in the channel

79. BOO'S STRAIGHT LINE IS GOOD IDEA, "Torq" BLM, Joel Earls

9:01 am

Torq took his whistles at the following spots...

1 - on land to cast right

1 - before the island to cast onto the island that carried to the peninsula

1 - on the peninsula that lined through the cove

1 - on land to cast right

2 - to get into the channel

1 - at the island

78. FC-AFC MIDNIGHT TRAINS TEXAS RANGER, "Deets" BLM, Cade Gentry

8:57 am

Deets received his whistles at the following areas...

2 - on the land

1 - line adjustment

1 - on the island

1 - on the peninsula

3 - on the land 

1 - in the channel to go straight across and get his bird

Pat's Perspective: Talking with Ted Shih

Midway through the 3rd series, I had a discussion with a former national judge, Ted Shih, about the challenges of designing the first set of water marks at a National Championship.

Courtesy of Pat Burns https://www.eliteretrievers.com/ 

77. AFC MEADOW WOODS GIRLS JUST DO IT, "Just" BLF, Judy Despenas

8:50 am

Her is Just heard his whistles...

1 - line adjustment

1 - to the island

1 - to get off the island

4 - on the point, she curled around on to the shoreline

2 - to move back off the point

2 - in channel to get up on next point

1 - to bring back down to get the bird

72. AFC BAYOU-STAR ALL JAZZED UP, "Ella" BLF, Suzan Caire

8:44 am

Ella received her whistles at these areas...

She lined into the water and over the island

1 - approaching the peninsula

1 - in the cover approaching the land

2 - on the land cast off into the water

1 - approaching the island to keep in the channel

1 - to stay in the channel

Very Nice Ella

61. FC-AFC STRAIGHT TO THE HEART-DAGGER, "Dagger" BLM, Johnny Armstrong

8:35 am

Dagger received his whistles at the following areas...

2 - to get into the water

1 - line adjustment

1 - at the island

1 - line adjustment after the island

5 - on land to get into the water

4 - in the channel to his bird.

59. FC-AFC BEDAZZLED II, "Be" BLF, Yvonne Hays

8:25 am

Be received her whistles in the follow areas...

2 - to the water

1 - to the island

1 - to get off the island

2 - to the point

2 - in the cove

3 - in the water to the bird

58. FC-AFC HYFLYERS LIFE IN THE FAST LINE, "Crash" BLM, Randy Spangler

8:19 am

Crash received his whistles at the follow spots...

1 - in the water

1 - on the island

1 - on the peninsula that carried him thru the cove

1 - on land to cast to reenter the channel

1 - nearing the island to keep him in the channel

1 - at the bird

 

Very Nice

Behind the Line – Series 6 Scrapbook – Part II

 More pictures from the 6th Series … 

Keeping Your Cool …

55. FC-AFC TUCKED AWAY AT RIVER'S EDGE, "Tucker" BLM, Alex Abraham

8:12 am

Here is where Tucker received his whistles...

1 - at the water

1 - to adjust line after the island

1 - on the peninsula

4 - on the land

Multiple - in the channel

1 - to get out and to the bird.

47. FC-AFC SILVER STAR'S WATCH'EM LIKE A HAWK, "Hawk" BLM, Scott Leonescu or Bill Woodson

8:05 pm with Bill as handler

Here is where Hawk received his whistles ...

1 - in the water to the island

1 - in the water

1 - on the point to get off

1 - through the cove

1 - on the next point

2 - in the channel but he came along the shore and back on the point by the trees

Multiple - at the end

46. FC-AFC BEAVER RUNS ZIG ZAG ZEKE, "Zeke" BLM, Bert Windham

7:59 am

Here is where Zeke received his whistles...

1 - on the land

1 - on the island

1 - on the peninsula

3 - on land to go left

1 - in the water to drive the channel

2 - along the side of the island

1 - at the bird

38. FC-AFC BLUEWATER'S TIGHT LINES, "Catch" BLM, Tim Mueller

7:50 am

Catch received his whistles at the follow areas...

2 - on the land

1 - in the water at the island

1 - on the island

1 - on the peninsula

2 - to get into the next water

1 - in the channel

37. FC-AFC BLACKWATER DEXTER, "Dexter" BLM, Dale Willard

7:43 am

Here is where Dexter received his whistles...

2 - to the island

1 - to get off the island

2 - to get off the point

Multiple - in the channel

Pat's Perspective: Meet Dr. Sarah Love

One of our team physicians, Dr. Sarah Love of Sport Dog Specialty Medicine. She is one of many veterinary professionals that keep these great dogs healthy during such a challenging event.

Check out her new rig, it is awesome!

Courtesy of Pat Burns at https://www.eliteretrievers.com/ 

33. FC-AFC AKUK'S UPGRADE, "Tuck" YLM, Trudie Kuka

7:36 am

When Tuck received his whistles...

1 - at the waters edge

3 - to get on the island

1 - on the peninsula

2 - on land to cast right

2 - in the water to go down the channel

2 - at the bird.

Nice Job team.

25. AFC WATERMARKS WHAT YOU MEAN TO ME, "Ellie" BLF, Stacy Rick

 Where Ellie received her whistles...

3 - to get into the water

1 - to adjust line

2 - on the island

3 - to get to the peninsula

3 - at the cove

4 - on the land

1 - to enter water

5 - multiple in the channel

3 - to get to the bird.

18. HUNTER'S CHOICE XX, "Archie" BLM, William Goldstein

Where Archie received his whistles...

1 - to adjust line on entry

1 - on the island

1 - to get off the point

1 - in the cove

1 - to get off the next point and into the channel

2 - in the channel

16. FC-AFC DRAKE'S BAY IZZY, "Izzy" BLF, Rick Wilke

7:15 am

Where Izzy received her whistles...

2 - before the water

1 - before the island

1 - on the island

1 - before getting on the peninsula which carried her thru the cove and onto the land

1 - on land to go right

2 - in the water to go down the channel, Izzy went wide left

4 - in the water to go right

3 - along the shore of the island to go right

11. AFC LAGUNA CREEK'S FIRST MATE, "Sailor" BLM, Sonya Harrigfeld-Jackson

7:06 am

Where Sailor got his whistles...

1 - to get into the water

1 - to the island

1 - at the cove

2 - to get off the point

4 - in the channel, he got onto the land on the right

1 - get into the back

3 - to get back across the channel to get the bird

150. FC-AFC 3R'S MR T SMOKEN JOE, "Smokie" BLM, James Hurst

6:48 am

Here is where the whistles came for Smokie...

1 - before the water

1 - in the water to get to the island

1 - off the island 

1 - before the peninsula to tighten up right

1 - off peninsula

1 - in water to tighten up right

1 - on land to cast into the water

1 - more down the shore to the bird

1 - to get out at the bird.

Smokie stayed nicely on the line.

Behind the Line – Series 6 Scrapbook – Part I

Please enjoy these photos from the Sixth Series …

6. AFC-CAFC WINDCRESTRPMLEGEND OF THE PAST, "Poncho" BLM, Jim Dorobek

6:59 am

Where Poncho's whistles happened...

1 - off the island

2 - in the cove

3 - to get off the point

6 - in the channel

8th Series - Test Dog - LM, Zeus

Pedretti’s Zeus , “Zeus,” LM

Owner/Handler: Bobby Raasch, La Crosse, WI

 

6:38 am

 

Zeus entered the water left of the island needing two whistles to get on the island. He jumped off and need a whistle to adjust his line. Going over the peninsula, Zeus went in the cove. Taking one whistles on land that carried him to the last water with his last whistles coming near the shore and he had his bird.

8th Series - Test Dog - LF, Annie

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

Owners: Randy and Mary Spangler, Mondovi, WI

Handler: Mary Spangler

 

6:30 am

 

Three whistles to adjust Annie's line into the water. She crossed the island then swam to the peninsula, then squared out then adjusted back onto the line. Getting into the cove, she had two whistles for line adjustment. Two more on the land and one whistles over into the water. The more blows in the water and one more as she climbs the far bank to the bird.

8th Series – Water Blind

Another day at the beautiful Spangler property. Temps are cooler and humidity is nigher – 94%. Low clouds are keeping the lighting subdued. The hillside is thick with clover and grass.

The entry is about 45 yards to the water. The mat faces east on a slope that goes to the water. Wind is northeast at 9 mph. The line is 277 yards. The dog will recover a mallard hen. 

The dog can square into the pond and head to the island. There he will begin to slightly angle off to the next point. Then it's off and through the cove onto a larger point where he will angle across a channel dotted with decoys to a bird placed ion the shoreline of the point up a steep bank. The test is just under seven minutes.

8th Series Water Blind Drone photos by Pat Burns of Elite Retrievers

8th Series Sketch by Official Artist Cary Hunkel

Saturday, June 26, 2021

Welcome to the eighth day come competition here in Mondovi, WI for the 2021 National Amateur Retriever Club Championship! The grand event is possible from a bunch of volunteers that have put many many hours to make it happen! So when you see them, please thank them for all their hard work!

We are starting our 8th Series Water Blind here on the Spangler's property. We had 31 dogs called back to this series. We have been told that we will move to the Parrot's for the 9th Series.

We have just been updated that the re-bird will come after dog #61 not dog 72 as previously announced. 

Currently we are at 69 degrees. The are predicting rain showers this morning with numerous thunderstorms developing during the afternoon hours. High 73F. Winds ENE at 5 to 10 mph. Chance of rain 80% with the humidity at 93%.

We will be back with test description and test dogs shortly.