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.

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Pat's Perspective: Checking in with Robby & Mickey

Earlier this week, I caught Robby and Mickey coming out of the locker room on their way to the 3rd series. This team is one of the most dominant in the country.

Robby gives his perspective on the 3rd series water marks.

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3rd Series Recap

We received the callbacks and 132 dogs were called back. However, we were informed that dog #147 Ranger would no longer be running. So we started the series with 131 dogs.

The 3rd Series Water Triple with Two Retired and a Flyer with 132 dogs on Sunday, June 20. At 2:05 pm our first running dog #120 Gracie came to the line. Twelve dogs came to the with the last one being #133 Maimee ending around 4:00 pm when the judges called everybody in off the field due to weather. We waited it out for 30 minutes, until the judges called the day at 4:30 pm.

Day Two, Monday, June 21 started at 7:38 am with the first running dog #134 Smarty coming to the line. We brought 69 dogs up to the line throughout the day. We ended at 8:06 pm with dog #60 Oakley being the last to run. 

Day Three, Tuesday, June 22 started at 7:49 am with dog #61 Dagger.  We got the rest of the 50 dogs to the line and ended at 4:17 pm with Dog #118 Doc.

It took approximately 23 hours and 22 minutes to complete this series. With the 131 dogs brought to the line, that averages to about 10.7 minutes per dog.

So what happened in a nutshell during this series...

6 Gun Changes / Re-birds

4 No Bird / Re-runs

26 Handle

2 Double Handle

7 Pick Up

1 Break

Yes, I would say the judges have something to look at in this series.

Stay tuned and we will be back with the callbacks as soon as we get them!

That's a Wrap on the 3rd Series!!

The 3rd Series of the 2021 NARC Championship is in the BOOKS at 4:17 pm, and so is our day!

We will be back with a recap of the series and the Callbacks to the 4th Series. 

Handle - 118. MEADOW WOODS DOC HOLIDAY, "Doc" BLM, Tony Despenas

Flyer - Good Mark on the flyer

Short Right - Doc got to the right hand point and drove up the hill. Tony had to handle him to the bird.

Long Middle - He went up the hill and right of the gunners. Doc made a loop around to the left and on to the bird.

 

117. AFC ROBBER'S IRON LADY, "Maggie" BLF, Dan Hurst

Flyer - Good Mark

Short Right - Maggie took a great line right down the middle of the channel. She rounded the point and went straight to her bird. Excellent Mark

Long Middle - She took a perfect line thru the corner of the left piece of water, then drove up the hill. Maggie looped behind the gunners and went straight to her bird.

Great run for Maggie

 

 

116. TEMPY'S OLIVE JUICE, "Kala" BLF, Jake Fredericks

 Came to the line at 3:49 pm

Flyer - The flyer went over the backside of the hill. Kala hunted up and down the hill a few times and went over the back and got her bird.

Short Right - She swam to the left peninsula and jumped in the water behind it. Exiting on the land, she ran directly behind the bird and got it.

Long Middle - Kala ran the point then drove the hill along the tree line. Taking one loop by the holding blind, she came back to trees and got her bird.

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

Came to the line at 3:42 pm

Flyer - Has her bird.

Short Right - Hannah crossed the tip of the right point and back in the water to the bird.

Long Middle - Her initial line went along the backside of the flyers. Going up along the tree line, Hannah had her bird.

114. QUEEN BEE OF AUTUMN RUN, "Buzz" BLF, Jamie Woodson

Flyer - Good Mark

Long Middle - Sent for the short right retired, Buzz entered the water and turned left towards the left and crossed the left peninsula. She went left across the road and began to hunt in the center of the field. Buzz made her way to the left side of the field and to the fall area of the long middle retired and grabbed the bird.

Short Right - Being resent, Buzz entered the water and swam down the channel then crossed the peninsula. She ran down and into the channel and got the short right retired bird.

 

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

Came to the line at 3:21 pm

Flyer - Good Bird

Short Right - Landing on the right point, Bubbles crossed over and back in the water to get his bird.

Long Middle - She went straight up the hill and on her bird.

 

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

Came to the line at 3:15 pm

Flyer - Freya went straight to the bird.

Short Right - She swam to the right point, got on land and went back towards the cove and got the bird.

Long Middle - Freya ran the point then drove uphill along the tree line. She had brief hunt right toward the holding blind then went back to the tree line to get her bird.

 

111. COSTA'S N. Z. WARRIOR, "Haka" BLM, Steve Costa

Flyer - Good Mark

Short Right - Haka took a great line down the center of the channel. He got out on the peninsula then went on the left side of the channel and swam across. He ran down the road right to the fall area and got the bird. Nice mark

Long Middle - He took a beautiful line catching the corner of the right hand point. Haka squared the water and drove all the way up the hill to the fall area. He came down to the woods a few yards and then right back up to the bird. Great Job

Pick Up - 110. FC-AFC WATERMARKS BOOTSCOOTIN ZENABBIGAIL, "Abbey" BLF, David Morrison

Came to the line at 2:55 pm

Flyer - Very Nice

Abby crossed the water then got out and in between both marks. She was picked up.

 

Handle - 109. AFC CAJUN NIGHTMARES ROUGAROUX, "Boo" BLF, Justin Williams

Came to the line at 2:46 pm

Flyer - Boo hunted up the flyer.

Short Right - She swam right of the point and got out in the corner and ran toward the road. She went over the road angling right. Justin had to handle Boo left, back to the water and on to her bird.

Long Middle - She ran out the tip of land and drove up along the tree line directly going to her bird. 

 

107. LJ'S TEXAS KING OF BLUES, "Ray" BLM, Mark Littlejohn

Came to the line at 2:30 pm

Flyer - Got his bird.

Short Right - Ray went across the water and and lands on the right point. He checked the end of the point then drives to the shoreline, turns left and he is on his bird.

Long Middle - Driving the far hill, Ray came up right of the gunners. He turned left to make a tight circle to enter the cover and grab his bird.

 

108. FC-AFC CONTRAILS SKY QUEEN, "Reina" BLF, David Opseth

Came to the line at 2:38 pm

Flyer - Reina pinned the flyer.

Short Right - Reina took a beautiful line down the channel and crossed the tip of the left side peninsula then continued across the water to grab her bird. Great clean mark, Excellent!

Long Middle - She entered the right had piece of water then squared across it and lined straight up to the bird. WOW

Three Excellent Marks. 

 

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

Came to the line at 2:20 pm

Flyer - Cole went deep of the flyer, taking one loop he got the bird.

Short Right - He swam to the right point and back into the water to the cove, then Cole got on land to reconnoiter then grabbed the bird.

Long Middle - He turned left to the tree line. Once out to the holding blind he went left to grab his bird. 

 

104. FC SEASIDE'S POMPANO JACK, "Jack" BLM, Phil Heye

Flyer - Jack pinned this bird.

Short Right - Jack headed towards the left hand point and got on it then reentered the water. Exiting he got up on the road, and at the other end he past the bird, with a quick turn left he got it.

Long Middle - He drove out to the bird nicely with a small hunt right in the fall area between the guns and the bird. Good Job.

 

103. FC-AFC BROOKDALE'S JET BLACK GHOST RYDER, "Ryder" BLM, Jim Powers

Came to the line at 2:03 pm

Flyer - Ryder had no issue with this flyer.

Short Right - Ryder went across the water to the end of the point. He made a couple of loops to check out some scent then went on down the point to the shoreline where he moved left and was on his bird.

Long Middle - Ryder went right up the slot and to his bird.

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

Came to the line at 1:55 pm

Flyer - Baby went straight to the bird.

Short Right - She swam to the right point, then ran around the land to curve left and get behind the cove. Getting back in the water, Baby went and got her bird.

Long Middle - She ran the point and drove up the hill on a laser line to the bird.