Recap of Day Two

We started Tuesday, October 8 with Test Four, a Land/Water Double. The first test dog, "Doc," with fill-in handler Lauren Hays Curtis would start our day. Dog #17, "Hunter," and handler Misty Melo was our first running dog at 8:13 am. The gun change and re-bird for this test came after #33, "Ollie," with handler John Stracka completed their test at 9:46 am. We had one dog pick up after the gun change. Our last running dog for this test was #15, "A.G.," and handler Trey Lawrence, they completed their test at 11:06 am. In just under three hours, 31 dogs completed their test. That averages to just under 6 minutes per dog to run their test. We had 30 dogs called back and one dropped – #9.

As we advanced to Test Five, a Land Double with a Hen Pheasant Flyer, we had a substitute test dog. Bayou Tech Perfect Game with handler Lauren Hays Curtis. Our first test dog, "Katy," with handler Sue George came to the line at 12:05 pm. After they completed their test, the marshal went out and moved the guns on the right bird and changed the throw to where it is a right angle along the milo and not deep in it. After the adjustment, "Kaufaxx" and Lauren came to the line at 12:25 pm. The first  running dog was #30, "Sam," with John Unbehaun. The gun change happened after dog #11, "Blue," and handler Bill Bailey had their run. This test proved to have its challenges. We had a total of 6 no birds and 4 pick ups. The last running dog was a re-run for #28, "Sunday," and handler Bill Bailey at 3:23 pm. We completed another test again just under three hours. The callbacks came in showing six dogs were dropped and 24 were going to continue on to the Sixth Series.

For the final test of the day, was the Sixth Series a Land Double with our first test dog, "Kaufaxx," coming to the line at 3:55 pm. Our first running dog was #3, "Dale," and handler Larry Morgan. These Derby dogs handled this test pretty well. We completed this test just under two hours, which means each dog completed their test under five minutes. All 24 dogs were called back to the Seventh Series.