[Retriever News]

Welcome to the 2014 National Retriever Championship held in Vicksburg, Mississippi
November 16-22, 2014 …

Be sure to come and check out the Retriever News Blog each day for up to the minute coverage. Post your comments on the blog and show your support for your favorite dog/handler teams.

Send us your event and training photos and we will post them on the Blog! You can Email: [email protected] or upload them to our Facebook Page, where you will also find updates and important community posts. Best of Luck to everyone competing!

 

[Russ]

Any scratches?

 

[Mark Littlejohn]

#89 Pink.

See: http://2014nrccallbacks.theretrievernews.com/ViewCallbacks.aspx?Event=2014NRC

 

[dckdwg82]

Did something happen to Slider, He scratched the last 3 trials and I dont see him on the running order either?

 

[mjcrow]

injury late summer tore cruciate
had surgery--rehabbing

 

[Dustin D]

Is there a Blog/Twitter/Facebook spot where we can keep up?

 

[Barry Brandt]

http://2014nrcblog.theretrievernews.com/

 

[FOM]

Is there a Blog/Twitter/Facebook spot where we can keep up?

There is also an unofficial FB group: https://www.facebook.com/groups/303588989805063/

 

[Bill McKnight]

Delighted to learn Bob Crab and Windy had a nice first and second series. Bob is among the nicest people I have met...in or out if the sport.

The other Bill

 

[Doug Main]

There sure isn't much chatter about the National!

They may be breaking ice if it were at Busch this year.

 

[Mike Berube]

In looking at the blog pics from the first test, it appears that there was at least one decoy (mallard drake?), in the field. Was I seeing things?

May sound like a stupid question, but in the second series if a handler opted to select out the retired gun first, at what point would the guns retire?

Thanks

 

[Kyle Garris]

Ammo is out already?

 

[Dustin D]

Anyone care to translate the updates? lol

Flyer: Nice.
Flyer: Smack a live one!
Flyer: SMACK!
Flyer: Drilled it … still flapping.
Flyer: Straight to the bird.

I thought at first it was official scoring lol

 

[bakbay]

In looking at the blog pics from the first test, it appears that there was at least one decoy (mallard drake?), in the field. Was I seeing things?

May sound like a stupid question, but in the second series if a handler opted to select out the retired gun first, at what point would the guns retire?

Thanks

From the test description: "...The handler has been instructed to watch the birds go down, then the dog turns to the right and runs the blind first while the flyer gunners stand out and the second bird retires." In other words, the gunner is already retired (while the blind is being run), before the dog picks up either mark.

 

[Doug Main]

In looking at the blog pics from the first test, it appears that there was at least one decoy (mallard drake?), in the field. Was I seeing things?

May sound like a stupid question, but in the second series if a handler opted to select out the retired gun first, at what point would the guns retire?

Thanks

No you are correct. There were decoys in the field in the 1st & 2nd series.

I'm guessing the description was a little off and the retired guns were really instructed to retire when the dog leaves the line for the 1st bird (no matter which one), and not just when the dog was sent for the flier. The person that wrote the test description just assumed everyone would send for the flier first. ;-)

 

[Doug Main]

Ammo is out already?

Yep. No matter how good they are, they're still just dogs.

 

[Mike Berube]

From the test description: "...The handler has been instructed to watch the birds go down, then the dog turns to the right and runs the blind first while the flyer gunners stand out and the second bird retires." In other words, the gunner is already retired (while the blind is being run), before the dog picks up either mark.

I was referring to the second test.

 

[Mary Lynn Metras]

Ammo is out already?

Just the way it goes. Too bad.

 

[Dustin D]

What's Ammo's Reg. name?

 

[Mark Littlejohn]

I'm guessing the description was a little off and the retired guns were really instructed to retire when the dog leaves the line for the 1st bird (no matter which one), and not just when the dog was sent for the flier. The person that wrote the test description just assumed everyone would send for the flier first. ;-)

Re-read Bruce's post. Watch the marks, run the blind (2nd series), then pick up marks.