[ozman]

Any news would be appreciated.

Thanks

 

[kftopgun]

Qual has pretty tight triple with long middle retired. Many handles and pickups. My source says barely a handful have done it.

 

[K G]

Open is taking no prisoners...

http://www.retrievertraining.net/forums/showthread.php?t=38208

First thread on the topic regards, ;-)

kg

 

[kftopgun]

17 back to the second in the Q.......more than half of those had handles in the first.

 

[Sharon van der Lee]

Qual has 17 back for the second series, only 3 good jobs. 8 dogs did the test without a handle, 13 were picked up. Some very long hunts too.

14 dogs back for the water blind.

 

[Ted Shih]

I was told that there are 25 dogs to run in the Amateur Saturday morning

 

[Sharon van der Lee]

Last dog to run in the Open today was dog #61, starting with dog #1 tomorrow morning.

11 dogs to run the water marks tomorrow morning in the Qual.

 

[Deborah936]

Any call back numbers?

 

[Sharon van der Lee]

Qual callbacks - 3 5 11 13 15 19 26 27 30 32 34

 

[HiRollerlabs]

Today conditions are cold and windy, no rain. Wind is gusting so hard that at least one dog cannot hear the whistles on the blind and is gone out of sight. Wicked weather. People are bundled up with stocking caps and layers. Dogs are shivering.

I am told the pond where the Restricted is running is full of rose bush plants and nasty stuff. No wonder the dogs don't want to get in there.

Here is the setup with notes from Friday:
Restricted is a very tough double with a short retired and a very long blind. all birds are hen pheasants and all require dogs to swim. cover is that nasty rose bush stuff. lots of tough terrain, a quad road runs through it, lots of nasty rose thorns--very difficult. we are on a rain delay now. As of 1 p.m. on Friday, 14 dogs have run and 4 of those 14 have run the blind. Others have either picked up, or handled so much that the judges didn't allow them to run the blind.

Of the 14 that have run, I show (unofficially) #21, 23, 26, 30 got to run the blind. If things don't improve weather wise, we may not get done with this series today.

Early on we had wind which helped with scenting. Then, we had no wind and dogs couldn't find the short retired--even the ones that had the guts to get across the pond for it couldn't come up with it and hunted and hunted and hunted. Even with handling, some had to have bird boy help to find that pheasant.

 

[Judy Chute]

Today conditions are cold and windy, no rain. Wind is gusting so hard that at least one dog cannot hear the whistles on the blind and is gone out of sight. Wicked weather. People are bundled up with stocking caps and layers. Dogs are shivering.

Am told the pond where the Restricted is running is full of rose bush plants and nasty stuff. No wonder the dogs don't want to get in there.

What miserable conditions... ....sorry for the dogs...

Judy

 

[Sharon van der Lee]

Qual results -
1st Al, Doug Grimes
2nd Genny, Lynn Thomson
3rd Kara, Roy Mackey
4th, Steel, Lauren Hays
RJ - Katie, Dan Widner
JAM's - Chigger, Mark Burke and Coal, Dorothy Ruehman

 

[HiRollerlabs]

Congrats to Doug Grimes & Dr Ed on the Q win, and to Mackey's and the rest too. Heard the water marks were all-age tough--difficult with re-entry off of multiple points and cross wind.

Restricted--this a.m. maybe 6 dogs were allowed to run the blind. Not sure all of them will be back as some of the blinds were choppy even though marks were ok. Wind kept on gusting throughout the morning. A couple of dogs couldn't hear whistles and went out on blind after doing nice marks.

Am just finished the first series land marks and will set up a land blind.

No callbacks on Open or Am yet.

 

[Sharon van der Lee]

Open callbacks - 2 3 7 21 23 30 35 36 39 48 50 51 57 58 59 61

 

[Deuce4104]

Way to go Danny and Katie! Congrats:razz:

 

[HiRollerlabs]

Open callbacks -

2/shrader
3/stupka
7/bearden
21/rorem
23/schrader
30/schrader
35/gunzer
36/schrader
39/erhardt
48/rorem
50/schrader
51/widner
57/schrader
58/dan hurst
59/stephen ritter
61/gunzer

3 dogs did the test from this morning's group. Wind gusted BIG and 13 in a row picked up.

If anyone has the rotation for the Restricted, please post. I heard there was discussion between the judges as to whether this test was the water marks and water blind, or if they would more water work. I have not heard what the 2nd series is going to be.

 

[dogcommand]

Thanks for your informative posts Hi-Rollers and Sharon van der Lee.

 

[HiRollerlabs]

Amateur callbacks (unofficial) after land marks--36 back. Judges set up a blind, test dog couldn't hear whistles due to wind gusts and are setting up another blind. #59 starts.

1/Mark Burke
4/Charles Bearden
5/Sharon Gierman
7/Mike Molthan
8/Rich Heusser or A Twomey
9/Dale Sweeney
11/Ted Shih
12/Dan Hurst
16/Bill McKnight
17/Sherri Allen or Dan Widner
18/Ken Robbins
19/Chilton Miles III
23/Sharon Gierman
26/Ted Shih
28/John Skibber
29/Steve Penny
30/Charles Bearden
31/Wayne Stupka
33/Jim Hurst
35/Lee Smithwick
44/Jean Wu
45/Peter Mottola
46/Pat Kenny
47/Roger Byrd
50/Larry Bozeman
51/Mike Molthan
55/Ted Shih
56/Dale Willard
59/Bob Heise
62/Wendall Williams
64/Stephen Ritter
65/Mike Molthan
66/Dan Widner
68/Steve Helgoth
69/Jim Hurst
70/Ted Shih

 

[Judy Chute]

Good Luck #59, Bob Heise...and Anne!

 

[bmiles]

All dogs called back for second series of the Derby. #13 and #15 scratched.