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

Saturday, June 21, 2025

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

FC-AFC OLLIE OOP

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Ollie and John came to the line at 2:05 pm

RF – Very nice!

LF – Into the pond across the field - crossed the channel to the flyer field - just a few turns and she was on top of it!

RR – Out across the main piece of land - into the pond - out on the point - right of the gunners and straight to the bird!

LR – Swam the channel - crossed land and into the big water - swam at a right angle to the island behind the Right Retired area  - swam toward the RR mark and then back to the small island and popped  - she was handled from deep back to this bird






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

AFC R&A’S TAP DANCER

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Katie and Rip came to the line at 1:26 pm

RF – Straight to the bird!

LF – Her line brought her in under the arc - but she kept going and had a couple loops slightly deep and then back to get her bird

RR – Drove out wide right into the water - but came left and went straight for the bird

LR – She got to the land left of the blind and was quickly handled to the bird



Friday, June 20, 2025

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

Hailee and Steve came to the line at 5:36 pm

F – Lined directly to the fall area -  a couple small loops at the bird and she got it!

RR – Line brought her under the arc - 1 loop left and right and she got her bird

MR – Drove out right of the flyer guns and turned to hunt towards the old fall area and hunted there - she was handled out of the area and to the MR bird.

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

Betty and Chris came to the line at 3:xx pm

F – Took a small loop going out and then directly to her long flyer

RR – Straight to the fall area - a few turns and quickly got her bird

MR – Came in wide left close behind the flyer guns - passed the bird and established her hunt very deep away from the mark - she was handled back to the area and then the bird

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

Maggie and Mark came to the line at 2:51 pm

F – Went to the top of the hill after missing the bird - short additional hunt and then she located her bird

RR – Out very wide left - turned back right and ran to the fall area and then her bird

MR – Out to just before the water - turned right and went to the area under the arc and popped - she was handled to this 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.



Thursday, June 19, 2025

Handle 105. AFC JAGGER’S RUFF-N-READY ROADTRIP QA2, “Jagger,” CLM, Jeff Deelstra

Jagger and Jeff came to the line at 6:38 pm

Flyer – Smack!

LR – went to the corner for a big hunt - moved into the pond but did not find it - got out heading in - turned back and  for his bird and got it!

Island – Down into the pond on an excellent line - straight to the island - but he ran through and had to handle back to it.



Handle 98. FC-AFC IZZY GITTIN’ BIZZY, “Izzy,” BLF, Jim Horneck

Izzy and Jim came to the line at 5:43 pm

Flyer – Straight to the fall area and the bird

LR – Into the water and into the cattails - then she was back out with her bird

Island – Into the the water and into the cattails again - out on the far side  - had to handle to the island and the bird



Handle 83. FC-AFC J & C’S ANOTHER ROUND IN THE CHAMBER, “Bullet,” BLM, Joseph Couey

Bullet and Joseph came to the line at 4:55 pm

Flyer – Very nice line to the bird

LR – Ran nice angle across the field and into the water - out on the far side to hunt the corner - back into the cattails for his bird

Island – Out by the island but kept going - extended hunt deep  - but was able to handle back to the bird



Handle 80. FC-AFC RC’S LIFE OF RILEY, “Riley,” BLF, Dick Kaiser

Riley and Dick came to the line at 4:35 pm

Flyer – Good line and got her bird quickly

LR – Good line into the cattails and she was out with her bird!

Island – Line brought her just left of the island - she kept going and was handled when she reached land -back to the island and her bird



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

Army and Sylvia came to the line at 4:17 pm

Flyer – Beautiful line -straight to his bird!

LR – Covered a lot of land in the corner but jumped in and got it!

Island – Good start but was handled -he was going to swim deep - stopped him and put him on the bird



Handle 71. AFC TRUMARC’S MAGNIFICENT FRANCHISE, “Rex,” BLM, Ronald Aronoff

Rex and Ronald came to the line at 3:39 pm

Flyer – Line out was straight to the fall - got up on the land then to the bird

Island – Line was slightly right of the bird  - he went to the land and took a look up to the levee - then came down to the island and got his bird

LR –Took the same line and was handled in the water - the dog went to the land and was running up and down to the levee and road - handled with many whistles - extended hunt on land until finally he got into the water and the cattails and got the bird.



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

Katie and Rip came to the line at 3:27 pm

Flyer – Hunted the hillside and she got it

Island – Into the holding blind for the island bird - back out and into the cattails - came back to the point and was handled to the island

LR – Sent out again and she went into the cattails - went through them and then came back and got it



Handle 65. FC-AFC BEAVER CREEK’S MAGIC WHITE LIGHTNING, “Madge,” YLF, Sol Semmler

Madge and Sol came to the line at 3:15 pm

Flyer – Across the pond and out up the hill - turned back and scooped her bird up

LR – Ran to the blinds - hunted the bank - worked into the pond and out to her bird.

Island – Straight to the island - crossed on left and kept going - had to handle to this one



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

Rayna and Annemarie came to the line at 2:43 pm

Flyer – Into the pond - over the peninsula - swam to shore and got the bird!

LR – To the area by land to the blinds - hunted the area - got in and went into the cattails and she got her bird

Island – Headed back to the cattails - handled to the island bird and she got it



Handle 57. FC-AFC ATLASTA PRAYER, “Faith,” BLF, Bruce Ahlers

Faith and Bruce came to the line at 2:18 pm

Flyer – Good line and she was to her bird quickly

Island – Good line to the island and she located her bird

LR – Nice line out but she kept going to the land and was handled back to the cattails with some difficulty after coming back up on the land



Handle 53. FC-AFC SEASIDE LULA BLUE, “Lula,” BLF, Jeffrey Schuett

Lula and Jeff came to the line at 1:31 pm

Flyer – Swam to the point - crossed and back in - up the hill - took a right and she got it

Islands – Across the base of the point with the guns - into the pond and through the cattails - out on th far side - hunted the shore - went back into the cattails and popped out heading towards the island Got the island bird though the handler tried to handle.

LR – Back out and into the cattails again - back out on the left of the levee - down to the shore and then up - had an extensive hunt but she got it





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

Sue and Mark came to the line at 1:20 pm

Flyer – Line was wide right going out - ran and hunted the top of the levee a few loops, then came left and down to get his bird

LR – Good line to the cattails - but was wide of the bird - he went into the cattails and went left and located the bird

Island – Line was toward the flyer fall area - he was handled when reaching the peninsula back to the island bird



Handle 39. FC 3R’S SMOKE THERE’S FIRE, “Fire,” BLM, James Hurst

Fire and James came to the line at 12:45 pm

Flyer – Swam to the point - then the bank and the bird for a nice retrieve

Island – Got into the cattails and back out to the island and got it

LR – Went to the guns and then out in the cattails - still could not find the bird so he headed to the island again and was handled back to the cattails