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2025 National Amateur Retriever Championship Blog
Showing posts with label 20. Show all posts
Showing posts with label 20. Show all posts

Friday, June 20, 2025

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






Wednesday, June 18, 2025

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

Whimsy and Betsy came to the line at 6:19 pm

Mark – Got it!

Blind – 

1 whistle on the hill

2 in the corner of the pond - went left of the guns

1 in the pond

1 more on the far hill to the bird

5 Total

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

Whimsy and Betsy came to the line at 9:32 am

LF - Good line under the arc - a couple loops slightly up the hill and then back to the bird

SR - Went straight to the bird - which was left - between the hay bales and she got it

LR - Drove deep and wide of the area - was handled back down and over to the bird

SF - Lined under the arc - took 1 loop in the area and came back over to find the bird



Tuesday, June 17, 2025

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

Whimsy and Betsy came to the line at 8:19 am

Initial line brought her to the water
1st whistle in the 1st water
2 at the peninsula
1 in the 2nd water
2 at the point
6 in the 3rd water
1 on land to the blind

13 Total



Monday, June 16, 2025

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

Whimsy and Betsy came to the line at 10:28 am

F – Straight to her bird!

MR – Very wide left going up the hill - made a loop deep left and then came right and down to the mound, through the gap and found her bird.

RR – Down the center of the channel to the island - over the island and back in the water - out to the shore and went right of the mound for a loop behind it and then out to her bird.


Saturday, June 14, 2025

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

 AFC RIDGECREST’S JUST FOR A LARK

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Whimsy and Betsy came to the line at 8:30 am

F – Line out brought her to the fall area, took a few loops slightly short of the fall, then back in for the bird.

RR – Good line left to the bales, a couple loops in the area and then a large loop deep and back in again to the bird.

B – First whistle to get through the slot then several whistles at the end around the bushes to get the bird.