4th Series Recap

Monday November 14, 2022

4th Series – Water Blind

81 Dogs Started this Series

Test Dogs: Test Dogs started out the 4th Series 10:35 am, beginning with "Steel," and then "Gretta," giving the competitors a quick overview of what to expect in this Water Blind series.

Start: The Series officially kicked off with the first running dog #1 FC-AFC MIDWAY’S AVENTADOR, “Jenny,” BLF with handler Tim Milligan at 10:51 am this morning.

Conditions: The weather was mostly clear and sunny all day, with temps starting in the 30s and getting up into the mid 40's. It was a brisk day with a slight breeze going W at or below 6mph.

Finish: Our last running dog for the day, and for Series 4 was dog #99 FC M&T’S MAESTRO’S TANGLED UP IN NOTES QA2, “Rayna,” BLF, with handler Craig Crook. They came to the line Monday afternoon at 3:09 pm and the test was concluded at 3:11 pm. 

81 dogs were sent from the line today in this series, taking approximately 4 hours and 20 minutes in total, with the average running time to be about 3 minutes per dog. It was a fast moving series!

The 4th Series is officially in the books! Callbacks will be coming shortly and we will start the 5th Series Tuesday Morning!

 

99. FC M&T’S MAESTRO’S TANGLED UP IN NOTES QA2, “Rayna,” BLF, Craig Crook

Craig and Rayna came to the line at 3:09 pm

Over the mound and she was on her way

1 whistle and that carried her all the way to the far shore

2 more whistles to the bird

98. FC-AFC HEARTBEAT’S SWEET GEORGIA PEACH, “Peaches,” BLF, Andrew Curtis

Andrew and Peaches came to the line at 3:06 pm

Over the mound

3 whistles before the pond

1 in the pond

1 to get through the gap

2 more to the bird

97. NFC-AFC I’M YOUR SEARCH ENGINE, “Google,” BLM, Alan Pleasant

Alan and Google came to the line at 3:04 pm

Over the mound

3 whistles before the pond

1 in the pond

2 to get through the gap

3 more to get to the bird

96. FC-AFC GREENWOOD CREEK’S RANGER DANGER, “Ranger,” BLM, Douglas Haymans

Douglas and Ranger came to the line at 3:03 pm

Around the base of the mound

2 whistles to the water

2 more to the far shore and then to the bird

 

 

95. FC-AFC KIRKWOOD’S ACE OF A HIGHER GRADE, “Deacon,” BLM, Mark Medford

Mark and Deacon came to the line at 3:01 pm

Over the mound and out into the pond in 2 whistles

Carried that to the far shore

2 whistles through the keyhole and on to the bird

 

 

94. FC 3R’S DRIVE ME TO THE BLUE RIBBON ROAD, “Driver,” BLM, Ty Rorem

Ty and Driver came to the line at 2:56 pm

Over the edge of the mound

2 whistles in the field before the pond

1 through the gap

2 to get to the bird

 

 

93. FC-AFC EXECUTION SOUTHERN STYLE - LETHAL, “Lethal,” BLM, Jason Baker

Jason and Lethal came to the line at 2:53 pm

1st whistle just before the pond

1 in the pond

1 through the gap

1 at the bird

 

 

92. FC-AFC BLACKWATER DEXTER, “Dexter,” BLM, Clint Avant

Clint and Dexter came to the line...

Around the base of the mound

3 whistles to the water

2 more in the water

5 more to get to the bird

 

 

91. FC-AFC GUNSTOCK’S WIN CHESTER, “Chester,” YLM, Danny Farmer

Danny and Chester came to the line at 2:48 pm

Over the mound

2 whistles to the water

2 through the water

2 more to get to the bird

 

 

90. FC-AFC JIMAVICHE’S HOLLANDAISE JAMMER, “Jammer,” BLM, Kenny Trott

Kenny and Jammer came to the line at 2:44 pm

Carried his initial line over the mound and across the field

1st whistle in the pond

1 more to get through the gap

1 to the bird with a check down

 

 

88. FC SEASIDE’S MOJO MOXY, “Boots,” BLF, Craig Crook

Craig and Boots came to the line at 2:41 pm

Over the mound and across the field

1st whistle in the pond

1 more to get through the gap

2 to get to the bird

 

87. FC-AFC TUCQUAN’S BEAUTY BEHIND THE MADNESS, “Bella,” BLF, Hunter Street

Hunter and Bella came to the line at 2:39 pm

3 whistles to the water

2 out of the water to the gap

5 more to the bird – she came across the top of the mound to get her bird

86. FC OLD TOWNS ROUGH COUNTRY HAMMER DOWN QA2, “Trucker,” BLM, Bill Bailey

Bill and Trucker came to the line at 2:36 pm

Over the mound

3 whistles to the water

3 whistles to the far mound

a check down and on the bird

84. FC-AFC WOOD RIVER’S PERFECT PASS, “Lonzo,” BLM, AJ Quintero

AJ and Lonzo came to the line at 2:34 pm

Over the mound and into the field

1 whistle in the field

1 in the pond

1 through the gap

1 at the bird

83. FRANKLIN’S 29 DEGREES TRUE NORTH, “Frank,” YLM, Rob Erhardt

Rob and Frank came to the line at 2:31 pm

Over the mound

3 whistles before the pond

2 to get through the gap

1 more at the bird

81. FC-AFC LAIRD’S CYNFUL SEASIDE GAMBLE, “Betty,” BLF, Chris Parkinson

Chris and Betty came to the line at 2:25 pm

Over the mound

3 whistles to the water

3 more through the water

3 more whistles to get to the end

80. FC SWEETIE’S LITTLE DASH-A-RUE QA2, “Dash,” BLF, Alex Drent

Alex and Dash came to the line at 2:23 pm

Over the mound

1st whistle to adjust line

2 more to the water

2 to get out of the water

6 whistles to get to the bird

79. TIOGA APPLE IDOG QAA, “Ti,” BLM, Edward Forry

Ed and Ti came to the line at 2:21 pm

Over the mound

2 whistles to get into the pond

Carried this line through the pond and the gap

2 more to get to his bird

**Gun Change**

 Final Gun Change 2:12 pm