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

Saturday, June 21, 2025

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

AFC YOU STOLE MY HEART MAGGIE MAE

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Maggie and Mark came to the line at 1:56 pm

Broke on the Duck Flyer (Bird #4)



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

FOGGY BOTTOMS I CANT RIDE HIM IN HERE

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Bones and Adam came to the line at 12:42 pm

RF – Down the point  and out tot he bird

LF – Came in left of the fall - moved up the hill - turned down to the right and scooped it up

LR –Clipped the corner of the pond on his way out - went long - into the big water and headed towards the back of the blind - hooked around and straight left to the bird

RR – Did not go for this bird - dog left the line - went out  about 10 feet and came back - No Go-Pick-up - Was released by the Judges




Friday, June 20, 2025

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

Abe and Randi came to the line at 3:14 pm

F – Beautiful mark!

RR – Straight to the fall area - missed - took 1 loop in the area and then he got it!

MR – Drove out wide right - turned left and then went very very deep and out of the picture - hunted very deep - came back to the general area but had quite an extended hunt - gunners had to come out to help - dog was picked up

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



Thursday, June 19, 2025

Pick-up 99. FC-AFC SEASIDE’S SMARTY JONES, “Smarty,” BLF, Derek Smith

Smarty and Derek came to the line at 5:56 pm

Flyer – Came in at the guns - had a short hunt and got it

LR – Over the point and back into the cattail pond - all the way to the far side - had to handle back to his bird - but he could not come up with it - dog was picked up



Pick-up 93. IDAHO’S DUCK’S, BUCK’S & TRUCK’S, “Trucker,” BLM, Darin Quigley

Trucker and Darin came to the line at 5:17 pm

Flyer – Good line - up on the land - slight right turn and he was onto the bird

LR – His line on land was wide left of the blind - went down to the shore and then up on the levee and high up on the hill - handled - but the guns needed to come out to help - dog was picked up


Pick-Up 84. FC-AFC NIGHTWINGS MOONLIGHT MARSH GUIDE, “Leader,” BLM, Steve Cote

Leader and Steve came to the line at 5:07 pm

Flyer – Good line - a small left loop and he got the bird

LR –Drove through the cattails and up and down on land and over the levee and past the pond - guns came out to help - dog was picked up




Pick-up 74. GENERAL PATTON’S SHADOW, “Abby,” BLF, Tellus Calhoun

Abby and Tellus came to the line at 4:04 pm

Flyer –  Across the pond - over the peninsula - on to the shore and up on land - turned right and got her bird

LR – Ran to the top of the levee behind the blinds - worked the levee - worked the road on top and every inch of the area - dog was picked up




Pick-up 73. THIRD CREEK’S LET’S GET RUFF, “Rousey,” BLF, Lori Morgan

Rousey and Lori came to the line at 3:50 pm

Flyer – Good line in the water and on land - ran to the road and got her bird

Island – Line was under the arc of the flyer wide right - handled to the island and the bird

LR –Drove long across the road towards the other pond - dog had to be handled - but there were difficulties handling - dog was picked up




Pick-up 64. NFC-AFC HOLLAND CLIFFS PLAY IT AGAIN, “Luke,” BLM, Alvin Hatcher

Luke and Alvin came to the line at 3:03 pm

Flyer – Line brought him under the arc - he turned right on land and ran straight to the bird

LR – good line through the cattails - but kept going to land - had a few loops and then into the cattails and found his bird

Island – Lined across the peninsula - turned left to the cattails - and then on land up to the road - was handled and then picked up quickly






Pick-up 56. DELPOND’S PINK ELEPHANT, “Ellie,” BLF, Mark Menzies

Ellie and Mark came to the line at 1:54 pm

Flyer – Good line and she got it

Island – Good line to the cattails - went up on land - ran around and down at the corner fo the pond and straight to the island and she got her bird!

LR – Her line was left on land - ran up on the road left and right and continued hunting deep and behind the blind for quite a while - guns had to come out to help. Dog is picked up.




Pick-up 47. FC-AFC DIXON’S BRICKHOUSE BURKE, “Burke,” BLM, Kip Dixon

Burke and Kip came to the line at 1:07 pm

Flyer – Line brought him under the arc - turned right and went straight over to his bird

Island – Good line to the island - then drove deep on land - hunted high on the hill left and right - was handled back to this bird

LR – Line went left on land - he was handled with many whistles - guns came out to help - dog was picked up



Pick-up 43. FC-AFC NIGHTWINGS KICK EM UP, “Kick,” YLM, Steve Cote

Kick and Steve came to the line at 12:58 pm

Flyer – Out to the pond - ran down the point to the bank and then over to the bird and got it

LR –  Into the cattails, but was handled with difficulty - gunners out to help - Dog is picked up



Wednesday, June 18, 2025

Pick-up Broke 49. FC-AFC JS’S JUMPIN’ JACK FLASH, “Jack,” BLM, Chad Worsell

Jack and Chad came to the line at 12:58 pm

Jack Broke after the second bird was shot and went straight to the short flyer

Dog was picked up



Pick-up 46. FC-AFC SALLY BE GOOD, “Sally,” BLF, Terry Foltz

Sally and Terry came to the line at 12:24 pm

LF - Good line - a few loops in the area and she had her bird

SF - Line came in under the arc - a couple loops covering the arc left to right - then she got her bird

SR - Line out was slightly wide - but then to the fall area with a very short hunt - then she left the area and headed towards the LR bird and was handled back to the SR bird

LR - Her line out was wide left - she kept going and was handled with difficulty - the guns came out to help - dog was picked-up


Pick-up 26. AFC JUST WATCH MY BUNS QA2, “Lacey,” YLF, Mike Moroz

Lacey and Mike came to the line at 10:03 am

LF - Clipped the corner of the pond on the left - hunted between 2 bales - hunted deep for a turn and then came back down below the lowest bale to locate her bird

LR - Hunted the right tree - moved to the bale and then right to the tree - expanded her hunt to the area deep of the bale and got her bird

SR - Cut the corner of the pond and headed up hill - was handled back down to the bird

SF - Very extended on hunt covering the hillside both high and low - handled - but the gunners had to come out to help - dog was picked up






Tuesday, June 17, 2025

Pick-Up Re-Run 92. AFC LAIRD’S CYNFUL SEASIDE DREAM, “Lottie,” BLF, Chris Parkinson

Lottie and Chris came to the line at 4:25 pm

LF - Several turns out of the area  - came back down to the area and got it

SR - Went to the left bale - quickly moved to the right and got her bird

LR - Arrived in the general area and hunted it up and got it

SF - Drove past it on up the hill - handled - picked up



Pick-up 102. FC-AFC HIGH PEAK’S TANGLED UP IN BLUE, “Dylan,” BLM, Samantha Thompson

Dylan and Sammie came to the line at 4:05 pm

LF - Straight to the fall area - turned back and scooped it up

SF - Came in right of the bird - turned left and got it

SR - Wide right approach - kept going and had to handle back to this bird

LR - Pop - Dog was picked up



Pick-up 100. FC-AFC FLAWLESS EXECUTION - FLEX, “Flex,” BLM, Johnny Armstrong

Flex and Johnny came to the line at 3:57 pm

LF - Line was under the arc - took a couple small loops at the fall and got it!

SR - Line took him to the fall area - had a loop and had the bird!

LR - Came in right of the bird and had a large loop left past the road and then looped back to the bird - got it!

SF - Line brought him near the SR area and he was handled - but eventually picked up



Monday, June 16, 2025

Pick-up 63. AFC HIGH PEAK’S MVP, “Kobe,” BLM, Samantha Thompson

Kobe and Sammie came to the line at 2:56 pm

Initial line carried him to the peninsula
1 whistle in the first water
1 at the peninsula
2 at the 2nd water to the point
but he would not get back in the water - dog was picked up