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12. NAFC-FC Hardscrabble Roxie McBunn, "Roxie," LF, Bill Benson
came to the line at 9:28 am
Flyer: Smacked it!
RR: put her nose on it!
LR; enter the water left of the flyer guns, angling left the whole way to the land bridge, exited on the land bridge ran the left bank around the second piece of water, hunting left shore, in and near the area to dig out her bird.
Handle 9. FC Utopian Sixteen Hands, "Hunter," LM, Gary Zellner
Came to the line at 9:10 am
Flyer: rapid retrieve
RR: swam to the left bank where the gunners stand to make the throw, made a loop here before crossing over to the right bank and snatching up the bird.
LR: swam the middle of the pond, re-entered veering to the left away from the fall and was Handled to the bird once he reached the end of the pond on the left-hand shore.
7. FC-AFC Texaco's High Tesse, "Star," LF, Alex Abraham
Flyer: Straight to it.
RR: Down the right side of the channel and just got past and quickly turned for the bird.
LR: Got in to the right of the guns. Got out of the first pond just right of the rocks. Turned right and angled small piece of the second pond. Up to the tree line, looped left and right, then down the tree line. Out to the fall area and her bird.
2. NAFC-FC Texas Troubador, "Tubb," LM, Martha Russell
Flyer: Smack
RR: Swam to the gun station on pond, one turn then across the channel to the bird.
LR: Got in wide right of guns, angled right across the pond and got out on the far right side across land bridge and up to the tree line. Ran down the tree line and out to the bird.
1. FC-FTCH Handjems Artful Dodger, "Dodger,” LM, Jim Dorobek
Flyer: nice mark!
RR: swam to the island, hunted this area hard, then hunted the holding blind before moving over to the right bank to snatch up the bird.
LR: swam the middle of the pond, exited on the land bridge left of the rock, re-entered and swam to the end of the pond, made a couple loops around the big rock at the end of the pond, hunt in the area before coming up with the bird.
108. FC-AFC Buck IN Bobby, "Bobby," LM, Mary Ahlgren
Flyer:good
RR: front-footed it!
LR: exited onto the land bridge just left of the big rock, and swam directly at the fall, exited went up to the fall just missing the bird having to then make several passes in and around the area before finding his bird.
107. FC-AFC Windy City's Mighty Mouse, "Mickey," LM, Charlie Hines
Came to the line at
Flyer: pinned it!
RR: ran past the bird on the right, went deep of the levee out of sight reappeared and jumped into the channel crossed over to the right-hand bank and came up with his bird quick.
LR: swam an angle to the right of the pond, exited just right of the rock and went out of sight, reappeared driving the hill up to the right of the holding blind turned toward the fall making several passes in the area to dig out his bird.
105. FC-AFC Contrails Sky Queen, "Reina," LF, David Opseth
Came to the line at 7:45 am
Flyer: hammered it!
RR: swam down the channel, went up the right-hand bank just missed the bird on the right quickly turned and had the bird.
LR: exited on the land bridge just right of the big rock, re-entered on a right angle into the next piece of water, went out of sight then reappeared swimming along the shore toward the fall, exited the pond and went to put her front-foot on it.
101. FC-AFC Lanes Lets Get Ready To Rumble, "Ali," LM, Bobby Lane
Came to the line at 7:15 am
Flyer: Pounded it!
RR: went just right of the fall drove to the levee quickly turned and Whamo! had his bird.
LR: swam the middle of the pond,exited left of the rock on the land bridge, angled toward the shore on a path at the fall, exited the pond and put his nose on the bird.
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We ran test dog at 6:57 am
Test Dog
Mitch Brown & Harry
A single test dog was run to exhibit any condition changes that may affect the running of the test this am. However, these are the conditions this am that proved to be helpful for a good completion of the Series 7 Water Triple.
Flyer: good mark
RR: arrived at the gun station est a hunt on the left shore and then was Handled to the bird.
LR: swam a path to the right of the large rock on the land bridge, exited the pond at the right corner of the pond, est a hunt on the land bridge and was Handled "back" to the area to retrieve the bird
Good Morning, and Welcome to the continuation of the 7th Series Water Triple. We have 22 dogs left to run the seventh. Then we will stay at the same property for the 8th Series Water Blind, Kent Sweezy Stick Pond … directions in the training/test site manual.
Good Luck To All!
Conditions are a bit more favorable than yesterday afternoon. As the day progressed yesterday it was apparent the wind heavily influenced the test. The test appeared to be doable when the wind was nearly still. When the wind kicked up a little, the dogs were putting up large hunts covering a lot of ground and usually having to be handled to find their birds.
94. FC-AFC Contempt of Court, "Ruckus," LM, Susan Bledsoe
Flyer: Good mark!
RR: exited on the left shore, ran the levee straight to the bird.
LR: swam to the end of the pond drove up the hill, hunted just shallow of the fall, near the shore and on the hillside hard, then made it to the fall area to retrieve his bird.
93. FC-AFC Dottie Ray's League Of Her Own, "Dottie," LF, Andy Kahn
Flyer: smacked it!
RR: just passed the bird on the right made a loop and scooped it up
LR: swam the middle of the pond re-entered & swam to the end exited the pond just right of the big rock went up the hill to the area made a couple passes in the area and had her bird.
92. FC-AFC-AFTCH Jaybar American Idol, "Reuben," LM, Barbara Younglove
Flyer: good mark
RR: straight to the bird.
LR: exited on the land bridge to the right of the rock went out of sight reappeared running along the shore to the big rock at the end of the pond made a couple big loops there then went up the hill to the fall making a couple passes there before retrieving his bird.
1. FC-FTCH Handjems Artful Dodger, "Dodger,” LM, Jim Dorobek 2. NAFC-FC Texas Troubador, "Tubb," LM, Martha Russell 3. NFC-AFC Robber's Stray Bullet, "Bullet," LM, Hank McNeil 4. B&D's Chocolate Mariah, "Windy," LF, Don or Bettye Brawley 5. FC-AFC SK's Dirty Little Secret, "Vegas," LF, Betsy Madden 6. Daybreak Second In Command, "Joshua," LM, Bill Landau 7. FC-AFC Texaco's High Tesse, "Star," LF, Alex Abraham 8. AFC Trifecta's Black Gold, "Slick," LF, Lisa Kane 9. FC Utopian Sixteen Hands, "Hunter," LM, Gary Zellner 10. AFC Lucyana's Full Speed Ahead, "Straight," LM, Laura Parrott 11. FC-AFC Aksarben's Black Skyy MH, "Skyy," LM, Alice Woodyard 12. NAFC-FC Hardscrabble Roxie McBunn, "Roxie," LF, Bill Benson 13. AFC Jorja's Tarbaby Tempest, "Tempy," LF, Jake Fredericks 14. FC-CAFC-CFC Jazztime Cut to the Chase, "Chase," LM, Paul Hanson 15. FC-AFC Ragin Eye Of The Storm, "Cane," LM, John Thomas 16. Mac's Sweet Eleanor Rose, "Rosie," LF, Mike McDaniel 17. Road Tripp, "Tripp," LM, Mark Medford 18. FC-AFC Son Of A Preacher Man, "Billy Ray," LM, Duncan Christie 19. FC-AFC Good Idea's Outta Sight, "Stevie," LM, Ken Neil 20. NAFC-FC Dottie Ray's Ivy League, "Ivy," LF, Andy Kahn 21. FC-AFC In The Hunt Farm's Executive Sweet, "Sweet," LF, Linda Bogusky 22. FC Topbrass Linekin's Riptide, "Rip," GM, Cam Clark 23. FC-AFC FWR'S Wood River's Highest Summit, "Denali," LF, Mark Brashear 24. FC-AFC Valtor's Hayseed Kid, "Kid," LM, Breck Howard 25. AFC 3R's Mister Cross Your T's, "Tommy," LM, Fred Kampo 26. FC-AFC Moxie Gunner, "Moxie," LF, Russ Hardy 27. FC-AFC McKinley First Ascender-Hudson, "Hudson," LM, Bill Barstow 28. FC Tremblin Earth's Cosmic Rider, "Tex," LM, Kate Simonds 29. Smoke'N High Heat, "Smoke," LF, Charlene Koeth 30. Bay Blue's Indigo Girl, "Indy," LF, Marv Baumer 31. FC-AFC RMR'S I Have a Dream, "Marti," LF, Joel Harris 32. FC-AFC Mitimat Rock Paper Scissors, "Rocky," LM, Lydia Fekula 33. Dottie McFizz, "Dot," LF, Nancy White 34. Cold Black Jack, "Jack," LM, John Stracka 35. FC-AFC Lil Chin Music, "Lil," LF, Chester Koeth 36. Gunstock's Harbor Houligan, "PJ," LM, Yvonne or Charles Hays 37. FC-AFC Bluenorth's Rock Hard Ten MH, "Ten," LM, Barb Radtke 38. FC-AFC Wight's Goddess of Victory MH, "Nike," LF, Tracy Wight 39. FC-AFC-FTCH Laird's Cynful Wisdom, "Wiley," LF, Chris Parkinson 40. FC-AFC Shelbie's Liberty Bell, "Libby," LF, Chris Byers 41. FC-AFC Good Idea's National Pair, "Dolly," LF, Ken Neil 42. Aragorn XIII, "Aragorn," LM, Julie Cole 43. Holland Cliffs Sweet Inspiration, "Sugar," LF, Alvin Hatcher 44. FC-AFC Bob and Ed's Excellent Adventure, "Chef," LM, Ed Krueger 45. AFC Kirkwood's Ace of Lone Star, "Lexie," LF, Casey Adams 46. FC-AFC Bay Blue's All American Girl, "Libby," LF, John Russell 47. FC Midway Twin City Limits, "Leo," LM, Seth Kelly 48. FC-AFC Bayou Teche Eye On The Ball, "Slider," LM, Lauren Hays 49. FC-AFC Delpond's Aunt Jemima, "Jemma," LF, Mark Menzies 50. FC-AFC Mulligan Off The Rainy "T", "Mully," LM, Randy Spangler 51. Watermark's Ramrod, "Rowdy," LM, Gary Storch 52. FC-AFC FTCH Alexus - Pursuit of Perfection, "Lexi," LF, Lynn Cole-Kimball 53. FC-AFC Cool Fuel, "Nitro," LM, Rich Pingatore 54. AFC Lake Park Diamond In The Ruff, "Ruff," LM, Charles Bearden 55. FC-AFC Hockley Creek's Big Hitter, "Manny," LM, Robby Bickley 56. FC-AFC Sundog's Maximum Pursuit, "Max," LM, Andy Kahn 57. FC Straight to the Heart-Dagger, "Dagger," LM, Johnny Armstrong 58. FC-AFC Choco Lickity-Split, "Choco," LM, Don Brawley 59. FC-AFC Maple Creek's Mattie Mae, "Mattie," LF, David McMahan 60. FC-AFC Good Idea's Have It Your Way, "Whopper," LM, Ken Neil 61. AFC Tucked Away At River's Edge, "Tucker," LM, Alex Abraham 62. NFC-AFC Keeno's Gizmo CC, "Gizmo," LM, Bruce Hall 63. FC-AFC Lock Five's My Mother's Keeper, "Keeper," LF, Jamie Woodson 64. FC-AFC Make It Happen Captain, "Cappy," LM, Gary Zellner 65. AFC Got It Made in the Shade, "Shade," LM, Bobby Smith 66. Backwater Sweet Bay Magnolia, "Bay," LF, Keith Pharr 67. FC Lil Whiskey Girl, "Lily," LF, Judy Despenas 68. FC-AFC Baypoint's Westminster Abbey, "Abbey," LF, Don Fregelette 69. FC-AFC JJ of Red Rock, "JJ," LM, Jim McBee 70. FC-AFC Greenwing Tall Timber, "Krumz," LM, Craig Stonesifer 71. AFC Rawhide's Rowdy Trail Boss, "Rowdy," LM, Tommy Grimes 72. FC-AFC Fresh Squeezed Juice, "Juice," LM, Mark Medford 73. FC-AFC Lubys and Whitewaters Pirates Jewel, "Jewel," LF, Jeffrey Schuett 74. AFC Wood River's Mr Big, "George," LM, Bill Fruehling 75. AFC MS Micro Doodle Dandy, "Micro," LF, Tom Bogusky 76. FC-AFC Indi Go Girl, "Indy," LF, Darlene Houlihan 77. Topbrass Montana Lonesome Dove OS, "Gus," GM, John Robinson 78. FC-AFC B Bumble, "Stinger," LM, Fred Kampo 79. AFC Red Dog's Anything Goes, "Porter," CBRM, Bill Burks 80. FC-AFC Spirit of Denali-Genet, "Genet," LF, Bill Barstow 81. AFC Winneshiek's Wild Wind Scamp, "Scamp," LM, Dave Robertson 82. FC-AFC Coolwater's Hawkeye Legend, "Legend," LM, Alex Washburn 83. Jet Black's Supersonic Boom, "Sonic," LM, Judy Powers 84. FC-AFC Good Idea's Texas Scratch, "Rosie," LF, Ken Neil 85. FC-AFC Chopper's Final Approach, "Billie," LF, Joel Harris 86. Knockout Punch II, "Joe," LM, Jim Cope 87. FC-AFC Leica Sabertooth, "Tiger," LM, Terry Rotschafer 88. FC-AFC Candlewood's Life Is A Highway, "Freeway," LM, John Stracka 89. FC-AFC Ruff Rivers Oasis On The Plains, "Colby," LF, Northrup Larson 90. FC-AFC Freeridin Miss Kitty, "Kitty," LF, Theodore Shih 91. FC-AFC Candlewood's Skyrocket, "Sky," LF, Tommy Parrish 92. FC-AFC-AFTCH Jaybar American Idol, "Reuben," LM, Barbara Younglove 93. FC-AFC Dottie Ray's League Of Her Own, "Dottie," LF, Andy Kahn 94. FC-AFC Contempt of Court, "Ruckus," LM, Susan Bledsoe 95. Red Dog's Ain't Misbehavin', "Zoe," LF, Sydney Gardave 96. Brink's Buster Brown, "Buster," LM, Jeffrey Bandel 97. AFC Lane's Thrilla n Manilla, " Frazier," LM, Michael Robicheaux 98. FC-AFC Watermark's Miss Kali Hart, "Kaylee," LF, Sonya Harrigfeld 99. AFC Trinity's Moose on the Loose, "Lucy," LF, Cindie Little 100. Kirkwood's Blue Grade Lady, "Gracie," LF, Casey Adams 101. FC-AFC Lanes Lets Get Ready To Rumble, "Ali," LM, Bobby Lane 102. FC-AFC Atlastastar, "Rinny," LF, Martha Blank 103. FC-AFC Forry's Charmed One, "Piper," LF, Lynn Budd 104. FC Delpond's Pretty in Pink, "Bella," LF, Mark Menzies 105. FC-AFC Contrails Sky Queen, "Reina," LF, David Opseth 106. FC-AFC Good Idea's Second Wind, "Vapor," LF, Ken Neil 107. FC-AFC Windy City's Mighty Mouse, "Mickey," LM, Charlie Hines 108. FC-AFC Buck IN Bobby, "Bobby," LM, Mary Ahlgren 109. FC-AFC Aran Island's Finnegan, "Finnegan," LM, Pat Martin 110. Chances R Jean Louise Finch, "Scout," LF, John Goossen
