So far so good.... Its pretty cool to see all the pictures and blog of the Pre-national training. And that picture of Slider, might be the best picture of a retriever I have ever seen on-line. Hope the trial coverage is as good as this.... or better
Knowing a few of the excellent dogs having difficulty getting into the second piece of water it must be a big ol' out to sea picture the dogs are getting or there's a big ol' cotton mouth sunnin' over there.
Entry into big pond is a shoreline curving to the right( away from "big water").; difficult angle to enter that piece of water. It is EZ for dog to make progress away from water. Hence the large number of whistles in that spot.
Right OK I think I found the blind. easy for dogs to exit stage right after "land bridge".
This pic is "my guess" of the blind. Older image so work may have been done to the grounds and the point or whatever but think that's the mound and land bridge.
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I would wager when the dogs leave 1st piece of water and get on the bridge it's too early to give them a left hand into water so a right hand cast gives them a good look at the wide open run around space off to the right and then getting them back to the left to angle into the water becomes a battle.
Just guessing, I'm not there.
Just a little insight to the blind, which should help explain some of the numerous whistles??
When dogs get out of first water they disappear going down backside of dam. Some are showing up way right, needing multiple whistles to get in the water. Word is there's a small piece of water at bottom of backside of dam, which probably is pushing them right if they choose to avoid, or square it.
Just a little insight to the blind, which should help explain some of the numerous whistles??
When dogs get out of first water they disappear going down backside of dam. Some are showing up way right, needing multiple whistles to get in the water. Word is there's a small piece of water at bottom of backside of dam, which probably is pushing them right if they choose to avoid, or square it.
A blind where a dog can be on line and be out of sight and thereby out of the handlers control, with factors built into the blind at that point designed to push the dogs off line while out of said control , is not one that should be seen even at a week end test, much less a National.
Pick up is decision of the handler (or sometimes the judges). Either way, it is finite. Poor or very poor can (sometimes) "play" in a National. All judgements are relative to the field and this appears to be a difficult blind.
That said, "failure on the weekend is the same as failure at a National"
It might be prudent to refrain from Internet evaluation and judging based on 2nd, 3rd, and sometimes 4th hand information from someone who is viewing the test from 90 degrees and 50 yards from the line. While my sources are not numerous not a single person has viewed out of sight as an issue on this blind.
And my source does not view it as an issue I'm pretty sure, just offering an insight to the blind...not being critical.
We aren't there so none of us should critize the setup & I'm sure this kind of chatter could prevent some sources sharing insight, so complain away and we will all be stuck with just the blog!
Sources say they stopped at 41 or 42. Sorry that's the best info I have right now...
Edit: confirmed 42 was last dog to run, 43 will start tomorrow
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