Showing posts with label 2nd. Show all posts
Showing posts with label 2nd. Show all posts

Monday, October 7, 2019

Recap on the Second Series

On our first day of the 2019 National Retriever Derby Club Championship and we now have completed our Second Series. We started this Land Double test at 11:17 am with test dog Doc and handler Judy coming to the line.

We started this series with 32 dogs. We had one dog with a pick up.

This test took about 4.5 minutes per dog to complete.

The callbacks have already been announced and the only dog dropped is #16.

The third series will start with 31 dogs, with dog #7 being the first competing dog to run.

Series 2 - In The Books

We are officially in the books with the Second Series ending at 1:41 pm.

When the callbacks are done we will have them posted!

31. Watermarks Shadow (Shadow), LM, Bill Hillman

Left Bird - Had to re-heel - Excellent line directly to the bird.

Right Bird - Perfect line to this bird as well.


30. Truckee Play It Sam (Sam), LM, Jack Unbehaun

Left Bird - Sam went across the road and into the cover where he got deep and back right. He crossed the road and got back in front of the guns and into the cover to get his bird.

Right Bird - Excellent Mark!

29. Coppertop Four Ways To Sunday (Sunday), LM, Bill Bailey

Left Bird - bird fell short of the cover - Sunday went straight to it.

Right Bird - Sunday came in behind the guns and went out to the green clump. Missing the bird, he got it on the third time down.

28. Just Watch My Buns (Lacey), LF, Michael Moroz

Left Bird - Lacey crossed the road and went into the cover to only hunt deep. She came back to the bird and got it.

Right Bird - She went out left of the guns to the large bush. She hunted deep then worked her way back to get the bird.


27. Flyway's The Say Hey Kid (Willie), LM, Luann Pleasant

Left Bird - Willie crossed the road and went wide left and out of sight. He came back up into the cover where he got his bird.

Right Bird - He stayed high coming in wide left of the guns. He got out to the bush where he hunted deep and in the bush. Willie had stopped a few times and it looked like he found something but it was not the bird. Eventually he worked it out and brought back his bird.


26. Cache La Poudre J.J. Johnston (J.J.), LM, John Goettl

Left Bird - Great line cross the road that brought him into the cover and the bird.

Right Bird - J.J. went left of the gunners that put him behind them. Making a right turn, he went straight back to get his bird.

24. Coolwater's Commander-In-Chief (Trump), LM, Alexandra Washburn

Left Bird - Trump went on a straight line to cross the road and get to the fall area. One left turn into the cover and he was on his bird.

Right Bird - Great line to bring him under the arc and right at the bird - Excellent

23. Coolwater's Cajun Duck Pond Wave Maker (Pireaux), LF, Frank Landry

Left Bird - Pireaux went across the road and into the cover to go straight to her bird.

Right Bird - Great line straight to the bird.

21. Topbrass Pattee Creek Hutch (Hutch), GM, Jim Buckley

Left Bird - Hutch crossed the road and went into the cover. He got a little deep but then came back into the cover and got his bird.

Right Bird - Perfect Mark!

20. Watuaga's Ghost Casper (Casper), LM, Stephen O'Connell

Left Bird - Casper went down the right side of the road and got deep of the guns. He hunted deep right, but then worked his way back to the cover and his bird.

Right Bird - Straight to the bird.

19. ISR Broke Bad (Smack), LM, Bill Bailey

Left Bird - Smack went and crossed the road to get into the cover where he got his bird.

Right Bird - Going wide left out to the left side of the big bush and deep of the guns, Smack hunted an extended area, but then worked his way back to the bird.

18. Seaside Smart Little Lena (Lena), LF, Luann Pleasant

Left Bird - Lena went into the cover, and with a few quick turns she got deep. She went back into the cover to retrieve her bird.

Right Bird - She got out left of the guns to the bush. Getting deep of the guns, she hunted and then worked her way back to the bird.

17. PepperJack's Hunt The Blue (Hunter), LM, Misty Melo

Left Bird - Hunter got wide left going out through the cover. He made a quick adjustment to his line and got the bird.

Right Bird - Straight to the fall area and on his bird.

Pick-Up 16. Ford's Drive By (Tag), LM, owner & handler Jack Sheets

Left Bird - Tag went out across the road and looped deep. Then he got deep right and then crossed the road. He was going to switch birds but Jack picked him up.

Second Series - Gun Change & Re-Bird **Fun Facts

At 12:42 we had our gun change and re-bird for the second series.

While we wait for gunners to change out here are a few fun facts about the dogs that ENTERED this year's National Retriever Derby Club Championship.


Oldest Dogs Entered - October 11, 2017
15. Tall Oaks Communication Interrupted “A.G.” (Littermate with 26 & 32)
19. ISR Broke Bad “Smack”          
26. Cache La Poudre J.J. Johnston “J.J.” (Littermate with 15 & 32)
32. High Desert Mariah “Breeze” (Littermate with 15 & 26)

Youngest Dog Entered – July 18, 2018
28. Just Watch My Buns “Lacey”

Break down of the Breeds and Color
1 – Chessy Female
1 – Golden Male
32 – Labradors; 16 Females (11 black & 5 yellow) & 16 Black Males

A look at the how many different breedings and breeders in the lineup:

23 Different Sires, Dams and Breeders

15. Tall Oaks Communication Interrupted (A.G.), LM, Trey Lawrence

Left Bird - A.G. drove hard across the road and out to the area in front of the guns. He turned left into the cover and was out with his bird.

Right Bird - Going out left of the guns to the bush, A.G. had several loops deep of the guns but worked his way down the fall area and got his bird.

14. Spark Your Enthusiasm (Mona), LF, Don English

Left Bird - Mona had a good line crossing the road and getting into the cover where she came out with her bird.

Right Bird - Excellent line to the bird.

13. Watermarks Songbird (Songbird), LF, Mary Tatum

Left Bird - Songbird crossed the gravel road and into the cover where she came out with her bird.

Right Bird - Very nice line staying in front of the guns. A quick turn and she was on her bird.