2023 NRDC: 10/12/23

Thursday, October 12, 2023

Announcement

Tomorrow morning, we will enter the field through the same gate as our original 8th series - off EE.

The first test dog will run at 7:30 a.m., with running dogs starting at 8:00 a.m.

Dog #50 will start the 8th series.

Good night, everyone!

SPECIAL ANNOUNCEMENT

A safety issue was identified in the field. The Judges and Field Trial Committee have decided to scrap this test. We will begin a NEW 8th Series test tomorrow morning.

All dogs called back to the 8th Series will run in the morning. We will again start with dog #50. Location and time for tomorrow's 8th Series will be posted on the blog later today. Thank you.

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Pick-up 28. Green River Robinson Breaking Barriers, “Jaxx,” BLM, Paul Sletten (scrapped test)

**NOTE THIS TEST WAS SCRAPPED, WILL RERUN THE 8TH SERIES FRIDAY**

Jaxx and Paul came to the line ...

S – Went to this side of the trees, but could not get through and went around the left edge and got it!

LR – Went out of sight deep right of the guns ... guns came out to help. Dog is picked up.

27. Eileen’s Viking Warrior, “Brida,” BLF, Edward Krueger (scrapped test)

**NOTE THIS TEST WAS SCRAPPED, WILL RERUN THE 8TH SERIES FRIDAY**

Brida and Edward came to the line at 3:44 pm

LR – Went for the Long Right bird first! Great line out, but missed it on the first pass, hunted deep behind the guns and then went in and got it!

S – Through the slot left to the guns, then back to the mound and the bird.

23. Beytco’s Freight Line, “Ziggy,” BLM, Scott Bollman (scrapped test)

**NOTE THIS TEST WAS SCRAPPED, WILL RERUN THE 8TH SERIES FRIDAY**

Ziggy and Scott came to the line at 3:40 pm

S – Down the slot to the far mound, one small loop to the bird.

LR – Mat to the bird – Shasham! .. Shazam.. Kapow!

18. Our Daily Interest, “Vig,” BLM, John Russell (scrapped test)

**NOTE THIS TEST WAS SCRAPPED, WILL RERUN THE 8TH SERIES FRIDAY**

Vig and John came to the line at 3:44 pm

S – Through the slot straight to the cedars and dug out his bird.

LR – From the mat directly to the bird – Nailed it!

14. Twister’s Lollie Dollie, “Lollie,” BLF, Paul Sletten (scrapped test)

**NOTE THIS TEST WAS SCRAPPED, WILL RERUN THE 8TH SERIES FRIDAY**

Lollie and Paul came to the line at 3:34 pm

S – Right to the tree, back into the slot, turned right and got her bird.

LR – Came in just right of the bird, turned and scooped it up!

13. Trulines Harder Than A Sixteen Penny, “Nails,” YLM, Andrew Jackson (scrapped test)

**NOTE THIS TEST WAS SCRAPPED, WILL RERUN THE 8TH SERIES FRIDAY**

Nails and Andrew came to the line at 3:31 pm

S – Through the slot, turned right and got it!

LR – Great line! Drilled it!

4. Rough Country’s River Guardian, “Groot,” BLM, Bill Bailey (scrapped test)

**NOTE THIS TEST WAS SCRAPPED, WILL RERUN THE 8TH SERIES FRIDAY**

Groot and Bill came to the line at 3:21 pm

*There was interference in the field, they will rerun this test at the end.

6. Mind The Gap, “Kew,” BLF, Joey Smith (scrapped test)

**NOTE THIS TEST WAS SCRAPPED, WILL RERUN THE 8TH SERIES FRIDAY**

Kew and Joey came to the line at 3:14 pm

S – Down the slot to the far mound a quick right turn and on to the bird!

LR – Lined to the area under the arc and continued deep for several loops back and forth, came back across the road, pausing for a moment on the bird side of the road before a few more loops to the bird.

5. Ridgecrest’s Gangster Of Love, “Maurice,” BLM, Paul Sletten (scrapped test)

**NOTE THIS TEST WAS SCRAPPED, WILL RERUN THE 8TH SERIES FRIDAY**

Maurice and Paul came to the line at 3:09 pm

S – Straight through the slop, a few loops deep of the cedars and he had his bird!

LR – Went out across the road to the right side of the guns, made several deep loops and he worked his way back across the road to find his bird.

Just finished running the 8th Series

2. Oldsquaw Blue Chip Recruit, “Rookie,” BLM, Rick Aro (scrapped test)

**NOTE THIS TEST WAS SCRAPPED, WILL RERUN THE 8TH SERIES FRIDAY**

Rookie and Rick came to the line at 3:05 pm

S – Through the slot and got it!

LR – Crossed the road in front of the guns, hunted deep right – had an extended hunt, but then made his way back across the road and found the bird.

51. Beaver Creek Shadows Hunter, “Jaeger,” BLM, Bill Bailey (scrapped test)

**NOTE THIS TEST WAS SCRAPPED, WILL RERUN THE 8TH SERIES FRIDAY**

Jaeger and Bill came to the line at 3:00 pm

S – Through the slot, went up the mound, turned right and got it!

LR – Nice line! Crossed the road deep and hunted deep, back across the road to the bird.

50. Heartbeat’s Heaven Scent Tommy Girl, “Tommy,” BLF, Julie Kobach (scrapped test)

**NOTE THIS TEST WAS SCRAPPED, WILL RERUN THE 8TH SERIES FRIDAY**

Tommy and Julie came to the line at 2:55 pm

S – Through the slot, turned before the mound and she got it!

LR – Crossed behind the guns, took a loop deep, came back on the left side of the road and got her bird.

Test Dogs – 8th Series (scrapped test)

Oak Point's Miss Behavin, “Stinker” LF
Owner: Claudia Rosasco, Felt, ID
Handler: Claudia Rosasco

First test dog to the line for the 8th Series was Stinker with handler Claudia Rosasco ... Stinker came to the line at 2:38 pm.

S (Short)– Through the slot, over the mound and came back from the right with the bird.

LR (Long Right)– Out to the guns, back across the road and to her bird.

Jacked Up, “Pup Pup” LM

Owners: Phil and Mary Heye, LaGrange, KY
Handler: Phil Heye

The next Test Dog up this afternoon was Pup Pup with handler Phil Heye .... Pup Pup came to the line at 2:41 pm

S (Short) – Through the slot, behind the bush and back out with the bird!

LR (Long Right) – Crossed the road deep of the guns, had a brief hunt and came back with his bird.

Test Description – Series 8 (scrapped test)

Good afternoon from the National Derby Championship!

We’ve moved across the property to Swede’s Field. It’s warmed up to 79 degrees, and it’s breezy with a SSE wind at 17mph with gusts up to 30 mph.

Test 8 is a Land Double with Hen Pheasants

Swede Field is made of several terraced hills, with a moderate slope down toward the water on the right of the mat. The mat sits on a side hill, facing Northwest.

Bird #1 is a Hen Pheasant, thrown Right to Left. The gunners sit 143 yards from the line and throw their bird across the road into the test. The line to this bird takes the dog tight to a cedar tree 50 yards from the line. We will refer to this bird as LR for Long Right.

Bird #2 is a Hen Pheasant, thrown Left to Right. The gunners sit 105 yards from the mat and throw their bird into the test. The bird lands tight behind a clump of cedar trees. We will refer to this bird as S for Short.

This test takes approximately 3.5 minutes per dog.

Callbacks to the 8th Series

22 dogs were called back: 2, 4, 5, 6, 13, 14, 18, 23, 27, 28, 30, 32, 34, 35, 37, 40, 43, 45, 46, 49, 50 and 51

8 dogs dropped: 7, 11, 19, 21, 22, 36, 39 and 52

Dog #50 will start the 8th series.

7th Series Recap

Thursday, October 12, 2023

7th Series – Water Double with Hen and Drake Mallards

30 Dog Teams were called back to run this Series

After the test was ready to go this morning, Test Dogs began the Series at 8:01 am, beginning with "Pup Pup" and then next up was "Stinker" giving the dog teams a nice preview of the 7th test.

The first running dog kicked off the 7th Series test at 8:29 am. It was #35 Dealers Choice VIII, “Rip,” BLM handled by Bill Goldstein.

The weather this morning was clear with a temp of 59 degrees, and as the morning has progressed, it has gotten up to around 78 degrees and windy conditions at about 17 mph.

This was a very smooth Series! Here is how things turned out for the 7th Series…

No-Bird / Re-Run (0):
Handles (0):

Double Handles (0):

Pick-Ups (0):

Scratches (0):

Our last running dog for this series was dog #34 Heartbeat's Nutella, “Hazel,” BLF with handler Cary Hunkel. The test was completed this afternoon at 1:27 pm.

There were 30 dogs sent from the line in this series, taking exactly 4 hours and 58 minutes, which averages out to be almost 10 minutes per dog running time.

The 7th Series is officially completed and in the books! We will be moving into the 8th Series shortly. The Callbacks are just in and will be announced next!

Test Complete – 7th Series

Series 7 was completed and in the books at 1:27 pm.

**Callbacks to the 8th Series will be given here at the 7th series location soon, stay tuned**

34. Heartbeat’s Nutella, “Hazel,” BLF, Cary Hunkel

Hazel and Cary came to the line at 1:20 pm

S – Down the terrace over the land bridge in to the pond, cut the corner and drove past the guns into the back piece of the water, back over the levee and down to her bird.

L – Nice angled line down the hill, swam left of the point, and had a good line towards the far shore under the arc, 1 loop on the land and then she got down to the water for the bird.