Callbacks to the 9th Series

21 dogs were called back: 1, 2, 9, 16, 24, 25, 27, 28, 29, 33, 38, 52, 54, 61, 62, 70, 76, 77, 82, 94 and 103.

0 dogs scratched: 

0 dogs dropped: 

8th Series Recap

Friday June 20, 2025

8th Series – Water Blind

21 Dogs Started this Series

Test Dogs kicked off the 8th series on Friday morning at 10:22 am, beginning with "Fancy," handled by Dave Kress and then "Morgan," handled by Tom Hawley. Handlers got a good look at the test they would be running shortly.

The first running dog of this series was #54 FC-AFC CLARENCE RUTHERFORD, “Lumpy,” with handler Jim Horneck. They came to the line at 10:48 am on Friday morning.

The weather at the start of this series was nearing 80 degrees with partly cloudy skies and 10 mph breeze.

This was a quick Water Blind Series so there is not much to report ...
No-Bird / Re-Run (0): 
Handles (0): 
Double Handles (0): 

Pick-Ups (0): 

Scratches (0): 

Our last running dog for this Series was dog #52 FC-AFC DAYS END BOY NAME SUE QA2, “Sue,” with handler Mark Medford. They completed the test at 12:10 pm.

21 dogs were sent from the line in this series, taking a total of 1 hour and 22 minutes, which averages out to be a just about 4 minutes per dog. 

We will be moving on to the 9th Series!

Stay Tuned!

8th Series Test Complete

Test Ended.  Series 8 was completed and in the books at 12:10 pm.

Callbacks will be posted as soon as we have them!

52. FC-AFC DAYS END BOY NAME SUE QA2, “Sue,” BLM, Mark Medford

Sue and Mark came to the line at 12:05 pm

Initial line to the bales

4 whistles at the bales - right of the bales

2 at the 1st point - wide right of the 1st point

3 at the 2nd point - up onto the 2nd point

3 more at the bird

12 Total

38. FOGGY BOTTOMS I CANT RIDE HIM IN HERE, “Bones,” BLM, Adam Coleman

Bones and Adam came to the line at 12:01 pm

Initial line to the bales

2 whistles at the bales

1 at the 2nd point

1 at the ring

2 more at the bird

6 Total

33. FC-AFC TUCQUAN’S BEAUTY BEHIND THE MADNESS, “Bella,” BLF, Alvin Hatcher

Bella and Alvin came to the line at 11:58 am

Initial line to the bales

2 whistles at the bales - went right of the bales

2 at the 1st point

3 more at the bird

7 Total

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

Betty and Chris came to the line at 11:54 am

Initial line to the 1st point

1 whistle at the 1st point

1 at the 2nd point

1 at the ring

1 more at the bird

4 Total

28. FC-AFC DRY CREEKS TRU BLU, “Trudy,” BLF, George Metka

Trudy and George came to the line at 11:50 am

Initial line to the bales

2 whistles at the bales

2 at the 1st point

1 at the 2nd point

1 more at the bird

6 Total

27. FC-AFC WILL THE CIRCLE BE UNBROKEN QA2, “Wilma,” CLF, Mark Huffman

Wilma and Mark came to the line at 11:46 am

Initial line to the hay bales

1 whistle at the bales - went right of the bales

2 on the 1st point

1 at the ring

and she carried this line to the blind

4 Total

** ANNOUNCEMENT **

Test #9 will be a Land Triple this afternoon at the Spangler's Property Test Site. It will consist of a hen pheasant flyer, a dead mallard and a dead hen pheasant.

Start time will be 2:00 PM.

Signs are up!

W323 Swiggum Road, Mondovi, WI

25. FC-AFC BAYOU TECHE EXPRESS, “Ryan,” BLF, Lauren Hays

Ryan and Lauren came to the line at 11:43 am

Went right of the bales and initial line to the 1st point

1 whistle at the 1st point

1 more at the bird

2 Total

24. FC-AFC RAZOR’S BUCKSHOT, “Shooter,” BLM, Larry Vaske

Shooter and Larry came to the line at 11:39 am

Initial line to the bales

3 whistles at the bales - went right of the bales

1 at the 1st point

carried this all the way to the blind

4 Total

16. FC-AFC BIG RIVER CHARLIE II, “Charlie,” BLM, Jim Rickoff

Charlie and Jim came to the line at 11:35 am

Initial line to the bales

2 whistles at the bales - went right of the bale

1 at the 1st point - wide right on point 1

3 at the 2nd point - up onto point 2

1 more at the bird

7 Total

9. FC-AFC SEASIDE’S MOGAN DAVID, “Mogan,” BLM, Rodger Williams

Mogan and Rodger came to the line at 11:30 am

Initial line to the bales

3 whistles at the bales

2 at the 1st point

2 at the 2nd point

2 at the ring

carried this line to the bird

9 Total

2. FC-AFC HIGH ROAD ABE, “Abe,” BLM, Randi Johannis

Abe and Randi came to the line at 11:26 am

Initial line to the bales

2 whistles at the bales

1 at the 1st point

5 at the 2nd point - went up on the point

1 at the ring

1 at the bird

10 Total

1. NAFC-FC BAYOU-STAR FLEURTY GIRL, “Fleurt,” BLF, Mark Menzies

Fleurt and Mark came to the line at 11:22 am

Initial line to the tree

2 whistles at the tree - slightly wide

2 at the bales

1 at the 1st point

1 at the 2nd point

1 at the ring

2 at the bird

9 Total

103. FC-AFC OLLIE OOP, “Ollie,” BLF, John Stracka

Ollie and John came to the line at 11:17 am

Initial line to the bales

1st whistle at the bales - off of the 1st point wide - but quick correction

1 at the 2nd point

1 at the ring

1 at the bird

4 Total

94. AFC YOU STOLE MY HEART MAGGIE MAE, “Maggie,” BLF, Mark Medford

Maggie and Mark came to the line at 11:13 am

Initial line to the bales - excellent line

1 whistle at the bales

1 at the 2nd point

1 at the bird

3 Total

82. FC-AFC LABRADOR SPRINGS BLACK TIE AFFAIR, “Tux,” BLM, Jack Gwaltney, III

Tux and Jack came to the line at 11:10 am

Initial line to the bales - wide right of the bales

1st whistle at the bales

2 more at the 1st point - wide right

2 at the 2nd point - up on point 2

multiple whistles at the ring of poles - wide to the finish

3 more to the bird

77. FC-AFC BENTWATER’S PERFECT STORM, “Hailee,” BLF, Steve Helgoth

Hailee and Steve came to the line at 11:05 am

1st whistle at the tree

1 at the bales

1 at the 1st point

2 at the 2nd point

1 at the ring

2 more at the bird

8 Total

76. FC-AFC TRUMARC’S WEST POINT, “Army,” BLM, Sylvia McClure

Army and Sylvia came to the line at 11:02 am

Initial line to the bales

1 whistle at the bales - wide but took the cast

1 to the 1st point

1 to the 2nd point

2 to the ring

1 more to the bird

6 Total

70. AFC R&A’S TAP DANCER, “Katie,” BLF, Rip Shively

Katie and Rip came to the line at 10:58 am

Initial line to the bales

1 whistle at the bales

2 at the 1st point

1 at the ring of poles and carried this to the bird

4 Total

62. FC-AFC BEAVER RUNS ZIG ZAG ZEKE, “Zeke,” BLM, Bert Windham

Zeke and Bert came to the line at 10:54 am

Initial line to the tree

1 whistle at the tree

1 at the bales - a quick whistle to get left of the bales - nice

1 at the 2nd point

1 at the ring

1 more to the bird

5 Total

61. FC M&T’S MAESTRO’S TANGLED UP IN NOTES QA2, “Rayna,” BLF, Annemarie Poole

Rayna and Annemarie came to the line at 10:51 am

Initial line to the tree right of the bales almost to the 1st point

2 whistles at the 1st point

1 at the 2nd point

1 more at the bird

4 Total

54. FC-AFC CLARENCE RUTHERFORD, “Lumpy,” BLM, Jim Horneck

Lumpy and Jim came to the line at 10:48 am

Initial line to the hay bales

3 whistles at the bales

2 to the 1st point

1 to the 2nd point

1 more to the bird

7 Total

8th Series Test Dogs

FC-AFC High Mileage Prairie Society, “Fancy,” LF
Owners: Dave and Martha Kress
Handler: Dave Kress

First test dog up is Fancy and handler Dave Kress ... Fancy came to the line at 10:22 am

2 whistles to the tree

1 to the bales - went around to the right

3 the the 1st point

2 to the rings

2 to the 2nd point

1 more to the bird

11 Total

Good Ideas Mighty Morgan, “Morgan,” LM
Owner: Tom Hawley
Handler: Tom Hawley

Next test dog up is Morgan with handler Tom Hawley .... Morgan came to the line at 10:26 am

Initial line took him wide right of the tree

2 whistles to the bales - went wide right

3 the the 1st point

1 more to the bird

6 Total

8th Series – Water Blind

8th Series Test Description
Water Blind
Lucy Too Property

This test sits on the hill just deep and right of the technical pond here at the Lucy Too property again. We are facing WNW and the wind will be hitting the handlers in the back and left shoulder. The mat is placed a few feet behind a small hay bale forcing a decision from the start. 

The line will take the dog just right of a large cedar and then across a small road. From here, the terrain angles down to the left towards the pond. The dog must hold their line and continue tight left of the 2 hay bales placed close together. From there they will move out onto a wide point where they will stay right and be careful not to fall into a cove on their left. 

From the large point, they will enter the pond and start their swim. They will swim past a skinny point that will be on their right. As they pass this point the next obstacle will be a container ring around a group of poles. The dog must pass on the right of this grouping. The bird is planted on the left end of a large peninsula just ahead from here, place approximately 210 yards from the mat.

This test is taking approximately 3-5 minutes per dog.

Dog #54 Starts this Series

7th Series - Test Dog Video

Callbacks to the 8th Series

21 dogs were called back: 1, 2, 9, 16, 24, 25, 27, 28, 29, 33, 38, 52, 54, 61, 62, 70, 76, 77, 82, 94 and 103.

0 dogs scratched: 

28 dogs dropped: 6, 18, 19, 20, 30, 32, 37, 39, 43, 47, 53, 56, 57, 58, 64, 65, 71, 73, 74, 80, 83, 84, 93, 98, 99, 104, 105 and 106.

Dog #54 Will Start this Series

7th Series Recap

Thursday, June 19 – Friday, June 20, 2025

7th Series – Water Triple with 2 Retired

49 Dogs Started this Series

Test Dogs kicked off the 7th series on Thursday morning at 10:26 am, beginning with "Morgan," handled by Tom Hawley and then "Fancy," handled by Dave Kress. And Friday morning we had a single test dog to give a fresh look at the test before we finished up this series.

The first running dog of the 7th series was #27 FC-AFC WILL THE CIRCLE BE UNBROKEN QA2, “Wilma,” with handler Mark Huffman. They came to the line at 11:12 am on Thursday morning.

The weather at the start of this series was nearing 80 degrees with mostly clear skies and a light breeze. Friday mornings weather started in the upper 60s with party cloudy skies and a little bit more wind.

Here is how things turned out for the 7th Series …
No-Bird / Re-Run (2): 38 – 94
Handles (21): 19 – 20 – 27 – 29 – 30 – 33 – 37 – 38 – 39 – 52 – 53 – 57 – 61 – 65 – 70 – 71 – 76 – 80 – 83 – 98 – 105 
Double Handles (5): 6 – 32 – 58 – 104 – 106 

Pick-Ups (10): 18 – 43 – 56 – 64 – 73 – 74 – 84 – 93 – 99

Scratches (0): 

Our last running dog for this Series was a Re-Run for dog #38 FOGGY BOTTOMS I CANT RIDE HIM IN HERE, “Bones,” with handler Adam Coleman They completed the test at 9:16 am.

49 dogs were sent from the line in this series, taking a total of 9 hours and 57 minutes, which averages out to be a little more than 12 minutes per dog. 

Stay Tuned for Callbacks!

7th Series Test Complete

Test Ended.  Series 7 was completed and in the books at 9:16 am.

Callbacks will be posted as soon as we have them!

Re-Run 38. FOGGY BOTTOMS I CANT RIDE HIM IN HERE, “Bones,” BLM, Adam Coleman

Bones and Adam came back to the line at 9:08 am for their Re-Run

Flyer – Good line out to the fall area and got his bird!

LR – Good line to the cattails and he got it!

Island – Line was towards the flyer guns - he was handled to the island and the bird (Note: he is being scored on this mark form his previous run where he completed the Island bird with no handle)

25. FC-AFC BAYOU TECHE EXPRESS, “Ryan,” BLF, Lauren Hays

Ryan and Lauren came to the line at 8:58 am

Flyer – Out into the pond - out over the peninsula and back into the pond - swam to shore and ran to the top of the levee and turned right - ran down the levee - headed down and scooped up her bird

Island –  Out across the hill side and into the pond right of the point with the blind - up and onto the point and then back into the water and up onto the island with the bird - she got it

LR –Beautiful entry into the cattail pond - took a left line straight to her bird

24. FC-AFC RAZOR’S BUCKSHOT, “Shooter,” BLM, Larry Vaske

Shooter and Larry came to the line at 8:48 am

Flyer – Down the hill to the pond  -swam to the right side of the bend in the peninsula - drove up the peninsula straight to his bird

LR –Angled across the hillside to the pond with the cattails - into the pond and straight to the bird in the front left of the cattails

Island –  Perfect line down the hill - into the pond and straight to the holding blind - up on the point - back in the water to the island and the bird

Handle 20. AFC RIDGECREST’S JUST FOR A LARK, “Whimsy,” BLF, Betsy Broyd

Whimsy and Betsy came to the line at 8:39 am

Flyer – Straight to the fall area and to her bird

LR – Line was left on the land - curved into the shore and she swam to the cattails - came out and was back on land - then into the water again and she got it

Island – Line was straight to the island and up the path but she kept going to the land - handled quickly back to the island and she got the bird

Handle 19. FC-AFC A RIVERS BREEZE BRINGS US FAITH, “Faith,” BLF, Wayne Carey

Faith and Wayne came to the line at 8:28 am

Flyer – Line under the arc - went to the top of the hill - down and right to the bird

LR – Good line to the cattails and was gone briefly to get her bird and she was back out again!

Island – Line was to the edge of the blind point - but she kept going to the land and was immediately handled with a whistle to bring her back to the island with just 1 whistle.

UpClose Photos from the 7th Series

 A few photos from our Official Photographer Mark Atwater - UpClose Photo from the 7th Series!

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Judges Dave Morrison, Rich Pingatore and Richard Dresser (L to R)

#104 "Hope"

Wayne Curtis and Glen Curtis

Sketching the Test

Gunners at work

Pick-up 18. FC-AFC HRK LEXINGTON, “Lexi,” BLF, Kathy Fregelette

Lexi and Kathy came to the line at 8:16 am

Flyer – Swam the pond - out over the peninsula - back into the pond to the shore - to the top of the levee, close to the guns - ran top and to the right - came down to get her bird

LR – Angled across the field to the corner - hunted the levee, bales and shore line - got deep down the shore and then came back again - on top of the levee - she covered all the ground area before entering the water - and then back out again -very extended hunt before going back into the pond and locating her bird

Island – Got in wide right of the line - swam to the peninsula o the way to the flyer area - back into the pond and back in front of the flyer guns - hunted the levee - handler started to handle - but the guns came out to help the dog - dog was picked up

16. FC-AFC BIG RIVER CHARLIE II, “Charlie,” BLM, Jim Rickoff

Charlie and Jim came to the line at 8:08 am

Flyer – Out on to the peninsula - after swimming across the water he got out on a line right of the bird - drove the levee and he got it!

Island – Ran across the hill to the peninsula - rand to the end and out to the island and straight for his bird!

LR – Out across the field - entered the pond by the cattails - swam straight to the bird - Nice job!

9. FC-AFC SEASIDE’S MOGAN DAVID, “Mogan,” BLM, Rodger Williams

Morgan and Rodger came to the line at 7:58 am

Flyer – Straight to the bird!

Island – Straight to the island and his bird!

LR – Straight to the cattails and the bird (had to say his name twice to send) Great job!

Double Handle 6. AFC YOOPER’S BLACK ICE, “Ice,” BLM, William Tidd

Ice and William came to the line at 7:46 am

Flyer – Good line to the fall area, a few loops on the hill around the bird and he got it

Island – Lined into the cattails wide right of the LR fall - drove through and on land was immediately handled back into the water and to the island bird

LR – Good line into the cattails but kept going and drove through to the land - immediately handled again - required many whistles to get back to the cattails and finally get his bird

2. FC-AFC HIGH ROAD ABE, “Abe,” BLM, Randi Johannis

Abe and Randi came to the line at 7:36 pm

Flyer – Long flyer high on the levee - swam - over the peninsula - back in - hunted high - took 1 pass low and then another pass high to locate the bird

Island – Swam to the point with the blind - to the end of the point - swam to the island - turned around and came back to the peninsula - then swam to the other island and then back to the main island with his bird

LR – Excellent line down the field - into the pond and swam straight to the bird that was in front of the left corner of the cattails

1. NAFC-FC BAYOU-STAR FLEURTY GIRL, “Fleurt,” BLF, Mark Menzies

Fleurt and Mark came to the line at 7:25 pm

Flyer – Landed high on the levee - she swam to the peninsula - over and back - climbed the hill - straight to the fall area and her bird

LR –Spent extra time on the line to get it right - down the hill on a perfect angle - she entered the pond and drove through the cattails and straight to her bird

Island – Over the point - swam to the island on the right side - stayed on the island for a beautiful mark!

7th Series Test Dog - Day 2

Good Ideas Mighty Morgan, “Morgan,” LM
Owner: Tom Hawley
Handler: Tom Hawley

Our single test dog up this morning was Morgan with handler Tom Hawley .... Morgan came to the line at 7:02 am

Flyer – Down into the pond - he swam back in the water - up and out, he turned left and right - moved up the levee a few turns and got it

LR – Hunted the corner - exhausting his options on land - he got into the water and swam into the cattails for his bird

Island – Went to the point with the blind and continued across to the cattails - had to be handled down the backside of the point and back to the island - it was a difficult handle to this bird

Good Morning – Day 7

Good Morning and welcome back for the 7th day of the 2025 National Amateur Retriever Championship 🎉

I hope everyone is feeling bright eyed and bushy tailed this morning as we resume testing here at the 7th series! We are of course back at John and Laura Parrot's Lucy Too Property again. A single test dog has just run and we will be off to the running order to complete this test momentarily (starting with Dog #1)

This morning we have partly cloudy skies, with a 12 mph wind and temps currently at 68 degrees. Today has an expected high around 83 degrees this afternoon. Some rain or even a thunderstorm is possible this afternoon, but we will keep you posted as the day goes on. So stay tuned as we prepare to resume this 7th Series!

We only have 8 dogs left to run in this series to complete the 7th! Then we will be on to the 8th!

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