Behind the Line – Series 7 Scrapbook – Part I

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7th Series / Day 7 Recap

The 7th Series Water Triple with an Honor started with our Labrador male test dog Zeus at 6:23 am, following was our Labrador female test Annie at 6:45 pm with handler Mary supporting some nice polka dotted boots that seemed to be the chatter of the crowd.

Our first running dog was #112 Freya at 7:13 with the last one being #106 Cole when he was released from honor at 6:29 pm. We had a total of 11 hours 16 minutes of running our 47 dogs that started this series. We averaged approximately 14.3 minutes per dog.

Here is how the day panned out...

Gun Change (3): after dogs 143, 32, 79 - averaged 7 minutes each - Nice job gunners making quick work of the change!

No Bird / Re-Run (4): 122, 131, 46, 77 

Handle (6): 121, 14, 16, 17, 88, 94

Double Handle (1): 5

Pick Up (4): 126, 137, 142, 29

 

The judges seemed to have come up with another great test to get answers from.

 

Announcement for tomorrow...

 

The 8th Series will be a blind on the Spangler's Northwest to the Southeast  corner of their property. 

Test Dogs at 6:15 am

First Running dog at 7:00 am

We will be moving to the Parrot's property for the 9th Series as well.

7th Series / 7th Day - It's A Wrap

Starting with the first of 47 dogs on this Water Triple of the 7th series started with dog #112 Freya coming to the line at 7:13 am. We finished with dog #106 Cole finishing his honor at 6:29 pm. 

We will be back with the callbacks, instruction for tomorrow and what everybody is waiting for... CALLBACKS to the 8th! 

Stay Tuned!!

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

Total Open Points    14
Total Amateur Points    24.5
Total Derby Points    1

Flyer: Bit of a hunt back … Cole's back with the bird.

Short: Perfect Line!

Long: Nice!

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

Total Open Points    77.5
Total Amateur Points    73
Total Derby Points    32

6:02 pm

Flyer - Very long flyer - Baby Pinned It!

Long - Baby wanted the long retired, she was sent for this bird second. She went on a straight line down the point, through both channels of water then broke hard right at exiting. She climbed the hill, broke hard left and went straight to the bird.

Short - Selecting this bird last, Baby took a perfect line into the water, crossed the small point on the left then she went out on the land. Like a laser beam .... straight to the bird! Great Job!

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

Total Open Points    24.5
Total Amateur Points    33.5
Total Derby Points    4

5:49 pm

Flyer - Angling left Ptar navigated the five waters. When he hit the final land he stepped on the bird. Great Job.

Middle - Ptar splashed into the water on a line slightly right. He splashed in the water behind the holding blind. With a curve into the crescent pond, Ptar got out with the bird. Good Job

Right - Into the water at the first corner, Ptar angles slightly right toward the clump of four trees. Passing them on the right, he curved left across the hillside and went directly to the bird. Three for Three!

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

Total Open Points    9.5
Total Amateur Points    35
Total Derby Points    1

5:36 pm

Flyer - Very good flyer for Ranger.

Middle - Excellent line to the bird.

Right - Excellent recovery of the bird.

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

Total Open Points    9
Total Amateur Points    11
Total Derby Points    12

5:25 pm

Flyer - Luke crossed the channels of water directly on line to the bird. He came up in line with the gunners, immediately turned left and pinned the bird.

Short - He drove across the water and got out on the land and drove a bearutful straight line all the way to the bird. Pinned It! WOW

Long - Drove a straight line through both channels of water, popped. Alvin handle one cast to the bird. 

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

Total Open Points    2.5
Total Amateur Points    17.5
Total Derby Points    27

5:12 pm

Flyer - Just was in and out of the five waters. She angled left toward the bird, once on land she had the bird in two steps off her line. Nice Mark

Middle - Through the land and water on a line directly at her bird. She ran the crescent pond shore right to the holding blind. Got in, come out with the bird. Great mark

Right - Just swam toward the bird, passed the second water on the left and splashed behind the casual water. She ran uphill, curved right to the fall area and got her bird with two tight turns. 

Handle - 88. FC-AFC BAYPOINT'S DON'T STOP BELIEVIN', "Journey" BLF, Jeffrey Schuett

Total Open Points    11
Total Amateur Points    20

4:57 pm

Flyer - The flyer splashed. Journey went in and out all five times on a line toward the bird. Once in front of the guns she curved the shoreline and pounced on the bird.

Middle - Handler sent Journey  and she ran to the land tip. She passed the second water on the left and up the hill. Quickly came down and toward left. She want handled to the bird.

Right - Sent from the right side, Journey angled right. Once out she passed the second water on the left then splashed in casual water. Up the hill she angled right and get her bird.

Handle - 86. AFC LAIRD'S CYNFUL SEASIDE GAMBLE, "Betty" BLF, Chris Parkinson

Total Open Points    6
Total Amateur Points    11

4:44 pm

Flyer - Very high flyer.

Right - Betty's line took her up the middle on the far shore. She cut right put a couple of loops on and located her bird.

Middle - Got deep of the mark and was handled.

83. FC-AFC JET BLACK'S SUPERSONIC BOOM, "Sonic" BLM, Judy Powers

Total Open Points    48
Total Amateur Points    36
Total Derby Points    5

4:30 pm

Flyer - Sonic went through all pieces of water. In the small hunt slightly deep of the flyer. He worked his way in to the bird.

Short - Sonic took a perfect line through the water and then on land through water straight to the bird. Wow, great mark.

Long - Ran down the point squared across the channel, missed the second channel just to the left. Sonic drove the hill all the way above the guns, came down and grabbed his bird.

On the way off line, the judges had to remind the handler there was an honor. On the way back to the honor mat, "Sonic" took a bird and was reluctant to give it up … he had to honor on lead.

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

4:18 pm

Flyer - Running straight at the bird through land and water On land in front of gun, he curved left and went directly to the bird.

Middle - Through the water, tip, water, Willoughby went directly at the holding blind. After a short hunt, he was coming back with the bird.

Right - Ran to the tip of land, passed the second water on the left. Left momentum carried uphill. Shortly ran the side ran the side hill of the fall then curled left to get the bird.

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

Total Open Points    6.5
Total Amateur Points    9.5
Total Derby Points    12

3:54 pm

Flyer - Very good line to the bird.

Middle - Torq squared across the water and up the other shoreline to make a couple of loops high and right of the mark. Torq works the scent cone and is on his bird.

Right - Good line through the first water. He pulled right on the second water but made a great move bending left and directly to his bird! 

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

Total Open Points    21
Total Amateur Points    25.5
Total Derby Points    3

3:47 pm

Flyer - Deets drove right in the water then corrected himself to the left on the way to the flyer.

Long - Sent for the short bird, Deets selected the long bird. He started digging to the right off line for the short bird. He entered another pocket of water, drove to the top of the hill, turned right and went straight to the bird.

Short - He entered the water on a good line headed straight to the guns, then he started breaking left and went straight to the bird for a clean mark.

No Bird - 77. AFC MEADOW WOODS GIRLS JUST DO IT, "Just" BLF, Judy Despenas

Just and Judy came to the line at 3:40 pm and received a no bird. They will go back and have a re-run in the seventh spot.

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

Total Open Points    16
Total Amateur Points    29
Total Derby Points    24

3:25

Flyer - Good bird for Ellia.

Middle - Ellia's line took her across the pond and up the hill deep right of the right guns. She made a few loops and worked her way back down to get her bird.

Right - Angling slightly across the water, Elia arrived right and established a hunt wide right of the mark. She works her way back and has the bird.

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

Total Open Points    55
Total Amateur Points    69
Total Derby Points    33

3:07 pm

Flyer - Dagger drove across all the pieces of water digging right. He went behind the flyer gun turned hard left to go straight to the bird.

Short - Dagger turned hard right after crossing the water and continued on through another piece of water digging to the right. He got in the field and turned hard left going straight to the bird.

Long - He rand own the point and squared across the first water. Continued on to the second piece of water, he drove on a hard line straight up the hill to the long bird. Great Mark. 

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

Total Open Points    10
Total Amateur Points    20.5
Total Derby Points    24

Flyer - Zeke took a great line to the flyer. He crossed all the water and made a quick left hand and turned directly to the bird.

Short - Taking another great line bearing left the whole way going straight to the bird. WOW

Long - Zeke ran down the point and squared across the first piece of water. He started diggin left to the top of the hill, he turned left and with one small loop he went straight to his bird.