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

Saturday, June 21, 2025

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

FC-AFC DRY CREEKS TRU BLU

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Trudy and George came to the line at 2:21 pm

RF – Straight to the bird

LF – Line slightly wide right of the bird, one curve left and to the bird

RR – Out to the area and was back quickly with her bird

LR – Her line out of water was very wide right - but she turned left and ran all the way over to the bird and got it




Friday, June 20, 2025

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

Tux and Jack came to the line at 3:38 pm

F – Line brought him under the arc - had a couple loops left and right and slightly behind the fall area - then in to the bird

RR – Drove out half way between the two retired fall areas - took a couple loops far wide of the bird, then ran all the way over to get his bird

MR – His lind brought him in under the arc - took a left and a couple loops back and forth and then to the bird

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)



Thursday, June 19, 2025

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

Maggie and Mark came to the line at 7:08 pm

Flyer – A short hunt with a loop high and then low to find her bird

LR – Swam between the cattails and the peninsula - turned to the cattails and came out with her bird shortly!

Island – Good line to the island and right back in with her bird for a good job!



Rerun 37. FC-AFC HOORAY FOR HENRY, “Henry,” BLM, Marion Carey

Henry and Marion came to the line at 8:04 am

Mark – Straight to it!

Blind – 

 1 whistle on the hill

1 at the corner of the pond

1 on the levee

2 at the road

1 on the far hill to the bird

6 Total

Wednesday, June 18, 2025

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

Luke and Alvin were given a Re-Run and came back to the line at 4:06 pm

LF - Short hunt slightly deep of the arc and then over to the haybale and he got it

SR - Line was just left of the fall - took one turn and looped left and then back and got his bird

SF - Line was behind the guns - curved over and went directly to his bird

LR - Line was right of the arc - went up the hill a bit - came back down - hunted the area and came to the area and got his bird

**Flyer is being marked as a handle from the 1st run #64 had for this test (as the LF mark was completed - before he was granted a rerun) **


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

Zeke and Bert came to the line at 3:49 pm for their rerun

LF - Great mark!

SF - Across the pond - had a couple loops and got it

SR - Out to the area - turned right and got it

LR - Perfect!




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

Lula and Jeff came back to the line at 2:27 pm

SF - Bird was flopping around enough that she had to have it first - missed on her first pass and then she got it

SR - Very nice line to this bird

LF - Through the pond - angled the hillside and straight to the bird

LR - Out to the tree on the right - moved deeper and came back by the bale but she missed it - went deeper left and came back and got it



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

Fire and James came back to the line for a rerun at 1:38 pm

LF - Line was under the arc - hunted with a few loops slightly deep and then looped down to the fall area and the bird

SF- Line brought him under the arc and to the bird

SR - To the fall area - one loop left and right and then back to the bird

LR - Line slightly wide of the fall - one big loop left - crossed the road and then a loop near the blind - then to the bird



No-Bird Re-Run 39. FC 3R’S SMOKE THERE’S FIRE, “Fire,” BLM, James Hurst

Fire and James came back to the line for a Re-Run and they received another No-Bird, they will be back again after 6



Re-Run 32. FC DIVA IN THE HEART OF TEXAS, “Starr,” BLF, Chris Johnson

Starr and Chris came back to the line for their rerun ...

LF - Straight to the area and the bird

SR - Came in right of the bale - got to the cover and turned for the bird

LR - Again she came in right and went straight to the bird!

SF - Crossed the pond and directly to her bird. Nice job!



Handle Re-Run 30. WHITEWATER’S KLONDIKE GOLDRUSH - DAWSON, “Dawson,” BLM, William Barstow

Dawson and Bill came back to the line at 11:46 am for their rerun

LF - To the fall area and he got his bird

LR - Straight to the fall area - turned in and scooped up his bird

SF - Line brought him under the arc - went past it and took a loop - came back in with several loops and then he was on to the bird

SR - Drove straight up the hill to the flyer fall area - was handled in and to the bird with several whistles  -took a little time to get the bird on this one







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

Mogan and Rodger came to the line at 9:10 am

LF - Up the hill - 1 turn short and then moved to the bird

SR - Out to the bale and the fall area - left bale - back to the fall area and the bird

LR - Going out very deep - wide left approach - went deeper still - all the way up the hill - way too deep - but he hunted his way back to the area and located the bird

SF - Out across the pond - straight to the fall area on this one - had a few quick turns and he grabbed his bird!



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



Sunday, June 15, 2025

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

Leader and Steve came back to the line at 4:13 pm for their re-run

F – Smack!

MR – Into the corner of the pond - ran on land and then into the cove - out and straight to the mound and the bird.

RR – Down the channel to the island - up and over - back in the water and out on the shore at the fall area - a few quick turns and he got it!




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

Bullet and Joseph came back to the line at 4:06 pm for their re-run

F – Short hunt and he got it!

RR – Nice job!

MR – Took the land route - through the cove and around the mound - straight to the bird!




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

Riley and Dick came back to the line at 3:29 pm for their rerun

F – Long Flyer - very nice!

MR – In the corner of the pond and out again - ran to the right of the mound - back across the front and came around the back and got it.

RR – Swam the channel - up and over the island and swam to the end - got out of the water and ran to the area of the fall - and she got her bird!




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

Luke and Alvin came back to the line at 1:18 pm

F – Straight to it!

MR – Went by land - curved to the right and went straight to the bird!

RR – Swam to the point across the water - out across the point and back in the water - out again on land and went left running directly to his bird.










Re-Run 56. DELPOND’S PINK ELEPHANT, “Ellie,” BLF, Mark Menzies

Ellie and Mark came back to the line at 11:59 am for their rerun

F – Nice Job!

MR – Wide left to start over the top of the mound - came around the right end with the bird.

RR – Into the pond and out on the left shore - out on the point - back in and swam to the far shore between the middle and right marks - around the back of the mound and back out with her bird.

Saturday, June 14, 2025

Re-Run10. FC-AFC BLACKFOOT’S SITTIN’ ON THE DOCK OF THE BAY, “Otis,” YLM, Thierry Mahon

FC-AFC BLACKFOOT’S SITTIN’ ON THE DOCK OF THE BAY

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Otis and Thierry came back to the line at 7:24 pm

F – Up the hill for a hunt but he got it!

RR – Drove out and up the hill and found his bird.

B – 1 quick whistle up front - 1 more past the tree and through the gap - 1 more to get the bird.