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2022 National Retriever Championship Blog
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Thursday, November 17, 2022

Pick-Up 74. FC KANGA’S KRYPTONITE COCKTAIL, “Kanga,” BLF, Danny Farmer

Danny and Kanga came to the line at 2:14 pm

SimF – Straight out for the bird.

LR –  Out wide left behind the blind and deep  – she came closer and got it!

F – Good line down the left side of the field, angled towards the mound and her bird.

MR – Excellent line to the far shore – got out of the water and kept going – had guns come out to help. Picked Up.


 

Pick-up 32. FC-AFC FIELD OF DREAMS WHATS ALL THE BUZZ ABOUT, “Buzz,” BLM, Craig Cook

Craig and Buzz came to the line at 11:21 am

SimF – Good start grabbing his birds!

F – Came out into the area of the fall from the timber – out near the fall and he located his bird.

LR – Nice Bird.

MR – A few extra shakes to shed the pond water and Buzz was off for his last bird ... but he had to be handled and then eventually picked up.


 

Pick-up 9. DOCHENO ORIGINAL FORD, “Duke,” BLM, Alex Drent

Alex and Duke came to the line at 9:15 am

SimF – Straight to it!

F – Straight to the flyer!

MR – Went down to the pond and then down the right shoreline – went back and forth on the shore – did not want to re-enter the cold water – Dog was picked up

Pick-up 4. FC-AFC BUCK N MAXWELL, “Max,” YLM, Jerry Patopea

Jerry and Max came to the line at 9:08 am

SimF – Straight to his bird!

F – Dog went in to get the left retired bird and established a hunt in that area, then ran towards the flyer and grabbed the flyer bird instead ...

Dog was dismissed by the Judges

Wednesday, November 16, 2022

Pick-Up 8. FC-AFC SHORELINE’S PRESS ON REGARDLESS, “Clyde,” BLM, Edward Forry

Ed and Clyde came to the line at 10:03 am

LF – Headed right to the guns for a long left flyer bird – moved deep and back right and left for a few loops and then he got it.

RF – Straight to the bird!

LR – Perfect Line – Very nice!

RR – Out by the bird but climbed the hill on the right – got very deep and wide left and over by the flyer area – then back to the Left Retired area – was handled out of both of those areas – but the gunners needed to come out to help. The dog Picked-Up.


 

 

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

Ty and Driver came to the line at 8:25 am

LF – Good line to the area – hunted deep working his way forward to the bird.

RF – Angled through the first two strips of stubble, searched the second strip and then moved on to the next strip where he found his bird!

LR – His line to this bird faded left as he drove the hill landing behind the gunners – initiated a hunt – had to be picked up.

Tuesday, November 15, 2022

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

AJ and Lonzo came to the line at 3:18 pm

LF – A few loops and then hunted up his bird.

RF – Went slightly past the bird and then came back and got it!

LR – Line was far right of the LR area, but he made a large curve left to the bird.

RR – Went deep and left – was handled – but needed to be helped to the bird


 

Pick-Up 68. FC WOODLAKE’S MAINE SPICE, “Woody,” BLM, Ty Rorem

 Ty and Woody came to the line at 1:14 pm

LF – Came in on the left side, made several turns right and left and he got it!

RF –  He marked this bird perfectly - right to it!

LR – Out across the the field almost to the RR area – but he took a hard left across to the LR and stepped on the bird!

RR – Woody really wanted to go back to the LR area and would not handle – had to be picked up ...

Pick-Up Rerun 60. FC SDK’S MODERATION IS FOR COWARDS, “Kikr,” BLM, Jim Beck

Jim and Kikr came to the line at 1:00 pm

LF – Nice Bird!

RF –  Down the strip of stubble behind the gunners ... dog had to be picked-up.



Pick-Up 66. FC-AFC TAMARACK’S LONG RIDER, “Cole,” BLM, David Furin

David and Cole came to the line at 12:41 pm

LF – Good Mark!

RF –  Worked the strip of stubbly corn in front of the gunners and then working behind the gunners ..he had to be picked up.


 


Pick-Up 62. FC-AFC CAJUN NIGHTMARES ROUGAROUX, “Boo,” BLF, JD Babb

JD and Boo came to the line at 12:28 pm

LF – In front of the guns turned right and back for a big loop left and then right, had to handle as he started heading for the left retired bird.

RF – Came down the left side deep of the guns, worked across the field to get his bird.

RR – Out to the right side, went very deep and out of sight – Dog was picked up.


Monday, November 14, 2022

Pick-Up 57. CHAVEZ’S GOT GUSTO, “Gus,” BLM, Alex Drent

Chavez's Got Gusto, "Gus" BLM
DOB: 2/9/2018
Breeder: Chris Bailey

Alex and Gus came to the line at 7:17 am

F – Straight to the bird!

M – Had a line to the left of the blind, then over to the bird.

LL – Hunted deep and left – then after an extended hunt in and out of the water many times he just couldn't find the bird – the handler  picked up the dog.

Sunday, November 13, 2022

Pick-Up Rerun 43. FC GOOD IDEA’S PUNT WITH A NORTH WIND, “Punt,” BLF, Al Arthur

FC Good Idea's Punt With a North Wind, "Punt" BLF
DOB: 2/6/2016
Breeders: Ken Neil and Brenda Neil

Al and Punt came back to the line at 3:46 pm

F – Good Job!

M – Took a right line out driving further right – had to handle back to the bird, but she couldn't get it. Had to be picked up.

 

 

Pick-Up 33. AFC SALTY PAWS WILLIE MAKE IT, “Willie,” BLM, Loren Morehouse

AFC Salty Paws Willie Make It, "Willie" BLM
DOB: 6/10/2016
Breeders: Roy Morejon and Susan Morejon

Loren and Willie came to the line at 2:10 pm

F – Nice!

M – Missed wide right and went deep – a quick whistle to stop and get back to the fall area and the bird.

LL – Got lost at the end and had to be picked up.
 

 

Pick-Up 23. FC-AFC HOCKLEY CREEK’S SOUTHPAW, “Lefty,” BLM, Robby Bickley

FC-AFC Hockley Creek's Southpaw, "Lefty" BLM
DOB: 11/1/2015
Breeders: Ed Neilson and Laurie Neilson

Robby and Lefty came to the line at 12:47 pm

F – Very good!

LL – He arrived wide left to the middle bird area on the far shore – he drove on through deep to the timber line – ran along the timber and then he came back in and grabbed the Long Left bird.

M – Was sent back for the Middle bird, but he had trouble getting a good line on it and was picked up.

Pick-Up 19. FC SEASIDE’S GOT THAT ITCH AGAIN, “Ivy,” BLF, Craig Crook

FC Seaside's Got That Itch Again, "Ivy" BLF
DOB: 11/11/2017
Breeder: Frank and Rita Jones

Craig and Ivy came to the line at 12:24 pm

F – Short flyer, but Ivy made quick work of it!

M –  Landed a little right of the area, she drove past the bird and drove deep ... She had to be picked up.


Pick-Up 3. FC ELLSD’S GOING ON A TRIP GRAB UR CAMO, “Camo,” YLM, Jim Beck

FC ELLSD'S Going On a Trip Grab Ur Camo, "Camo" YLM
DOB: 11/20/2014
Breeders: Jessica Dowler and Casey Dowler 

Jim and Camo came to the line at 10:21 am

F – Straight to the bird! 

M – Good line and one loop after the water to get his bird.

LL – Went back to the area of the middle bird, handler attempted to handle him to the bird, but he was picked up.
 

 

Pick-up 85. FC-AFC MISSION MOUNTAIN’S HOME COOKIN’, “Traeger,” YLM, Mark Neeley

FC-AFC Mission Mountain's Home Cookin', "Traeger" YLM
DOB: 6/29/2017
Breeders: Carol Sealock and John Sealock

Mark and Traeger came to the line at 8:17 am

F – Quick recovery of this bird!

M – Through the water at a nice angle, out on the far shore but stayed in the area to retriever his bird.

LL – Good line to the area, but Traeger gets hung up on the shore – handler attempts to handle him to the bird, but he need to be picked up.

Saturday, November 12, 2022

Pick-Up 2. FC Flexman O'War, "Coal," BLM, Jason Baker

FC Flexman O'War, "Coal" BLM
Handled by Jason Baker
Owners: John and Wendy Cooke, Bluffton, SC

Jason and Coal came to the line at 12:13 pm

Coal broke ... Picked up
 

 

Pick-Up 89. FC-AFC Tippecanoe's Cosmic Journey, "Trek," BLM, George Wamsley

FC-AFC Tippecanoe's Cosmic Journey, "Trek" BLM
Handled by George Wamsley
Owner: George Wamsley, Monterey, IN

George and Trek came to the line at 11:12 am

F – Nice line to the bird.

SR – His line takes him behind the gunners. The handler picks up his dog.

Blind – Did not run blind.