What a challenging test to end the 2020 National Derby Championship!
All 14 dogs came to the line and completed the 10th Series. We started with dog #4 at 9:03 am and ended with dog #30 at 12:15 pm. The average running time of these dogs on this Water Triple was just under 14 minutes per dog.
The winner will be getting announced shortly! Sit tight and we will be the first to share with you the 2020 National Derby Champion!!
We started the 8th Series, Land Double with Two Hen Pheasants this morning at 8:01 with dog #7 and finished with #5 at 9:45 am. We had two dogs pick up during this series. At the end of it all, there were a total of 6 dogs dropped and 14 called back.
The 9th Series, Water Double with Ducks, started at 10:56 am with the first running dog # 22. The test went smoothly and finished at 1:00 pm with dog # 18.
The judges invited all the dogs back to the 10th series, which will be held tomorrow, Friday, October 9, 2020 on the beautiful property we are so fortunate be able to be on at Bob and Barbara Hayden's Wood Dale Farms.
The first running dog tomorrow will be #4. The test dogs will be called to the line at 7:45 am with the first running dog at 8:00 am!
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The 9th Series started with 14 dogs. The first to the line was #22 at 10:56 am. We had a gun change after dog #4 completed its test at 11:52 and was back running at 11:57 am with dog #5. The test went smoothly and showed some good dog work. It ended after dog #18 completed its test at 1:00 pm. We completed the test in 2 hours and 4 minutes.
We are all anxiously waiting to get the call backs to see who will advance to the 10th Series.
The day started with the 8th Series, Land Double with two hen pheasants at 8:01 am with dog #7 coming to the line. We had a bit of a mist to start the morning but things cleared up well. About 8:55 am we had a quick re-bird and was back with dog #22 at 9:01 am.
This series saw some excellent dog work and a few issues, with having two of our earlier dogs have to be picked up.
The series ended at 9:45 am with dog #5, for a total of 1 hour 46 minutes of running time.
We will back soon with the callbacks to the 9th Series! The excitement is building, we are getting closer to the crowning the 2020 NDC!
Stay put, we will be back soon.
Wow, one day three series completed.
Our first series was the 5th, Land Double with Dead Rooster & Hen Flyer. We started at 7:56 am with the first running dog and ended at 9:43 am. We had 24 dogs to start and we dropped one due to a pick up. Dog #15 was the only one to get a no bird, however, he got 2 times.
The second series for the day was 6th, Water Double where the ducks where thrown 322 yards and 252 yards from the mat. We started this series at 10:42 with dog #20 and ended it at 1:44 pm. Callbacks came in and 21 dogs were called back to the 7th. The two dogs dropped, one had to be resent and the other needed assistance from the gunners.
The third and final test for the day was the quick 7th Series Land Double with two hen Pheasants. We started this test at 2:49 pm and completed it at 4:04 pm. Just under two hours all 21 dogs competed this test. We only had one no bird/re-run with our first dog to the line. 21 dogs were called and 1 dogs was dropped.
That is it for Day 3! I know this blogger is going to relax her fingers tonight! 😉
Hope you all are enjoying the Retriever News Blog and we will be back at tomorrow!
We started this quick series at 2:49 pm and 21 dogs completed it in just under two hours. Dog #27 started it off with a no-bird, so our first dog to actually complete the series was #28. We had a quick re-bird at 3:26 pm after dog #12. We were back in action with #13 came to the line at 3:31 pm. And we completed this series at 4:04 pm with dog # 26.
We only had the one no-bird/re-run.
We will be posting the callbacks as soon as we get them and any other announcements.
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The 6th Series, a Water Double with Ducks started when dog #20 came to the line at 10:42 am. The weather warmed up nicely in the low 80's. Our gun change happened after dog #32 completed her run at 12:06 pm. We got back going with dog #2 at 12:12, ending this series with dog #18 at 1:44 pm.
We only had one no bird/re-run and one dog needed assistance from the guns.
For the most part the left bird was the trouble bird.
We will be back with the callbacks to the 7th series and the starting dog shortly. While you wait, enjoy another scrapbook of picture from "Behind The Line".
The 5th Series started at 7:56 am with dog # 9 coming to the line. This fast pace test got us quickly to the gun change after dog #15 had his re-run, which resulted into his second no bird at 8:35. With the gun change complete, dog #25 came to the line at 8:42 am.
This test ended at 9:43 am, 1 hour 39 minutes after it started. We had two no bird/ re-runs with dog #15 and one pick up, #31.
We will be back with the callbacks shortly.
We started the second day of the NRDC Championship with 29 dogs starting and at 7:59 am dog #18 coming to the line to start the 3rd Series a Land Double with two pheasants. We had the gun change for this series after dog #32. We made it through this series with no handles, pick ups, no bird/re-runs. The series concluded at 10:17 am. Callbacks came in shortly after the end of the series, with 27 dogs being callback to the 4th Series. Dogs # 1 & 11 were dropped.
The 4th Series, a Water Series with two drakes started after a bit of a delay due to a test change. Dog #26 came to the line at 11:48 am. However, another short delayed while the gunners had to get a live duck off the test site pond. We got back to running the dogs at 12:02 pm. We got through are first 13 running dogs before our gun change at 1:36 am. We completed the 4th Series and the second day after 7.5 hours of being in the field at 3:32 pm, We ended the series with 2 needing assistance and 1 pick up. Callbacks came in again quickly after the series was completed with 24 dogs being called and 3 dropped which were #11, 17 & 24.
It was announced that the test dogs we will called to the line tomorrow morning at 7:45 am with the first running dog #9 to start the 5th Series at 8:00 am.
The 4th Series started with a delay as the judges wanted to change the test around after the test dogs completed their runs. With 27 dogs starting this series, dog #26 was the first dog called to the line at 11:48 am. During its run, he flushed up a live duck from the pond. We had a bit of a delay again as the gunners worked on getting the live duck out the pond. With the live duck successfully gone, dog #27 came to the line at 12:02 pm. The gun changed after the 13th running dog, #8 finished its series at 1:26 pm. Making short work of the change, dog #9 was at the line ready to go. We completed the rest of the dogs at 3:32 pm. This series taking a total of 3 hours 44 minutes which averaged being just over 8 minutes per dog.
We had two needing assistance and one dog picked up!
We will have the callbacks shortly.
The 3rd Series started today at 7:59 am with dog # 18. We zipped through the first 14 dogs in an hour before we had our gun change after dog #32 at 8:59 am. The rest of the 15 dogs completed their series in one hour ten minutes which put the 3rd series in the books at 10:17 am, averaging just over 4.5 minutes per dog.
There were no pick up, no bird/re-runs and no dogs had to be helped out by the guns in this series.
We will be back with the callbacks to the 4th shortly.
We have finished day one for the 2020 NRDC at 3:11 pm. Completing two series, we have a total of 3 dogs that got dropped.
1st Series, Land Double with Flyer Rooster and Dead Rooster started with dog #2 at 8:17 am. We had a gun change at 9:18 am after dog #14 completed its series. We average about 5 minutes per dog to complete this series which was done at 10:58 am. We had a total of 6 no bird/re-runs and one pick up by dog #6. The callbacks came out shortly after the completion of the 1st Series with 31 dogs being called back one being dropped.
2nd Series, Water Double with Drake and Hen Ducks started at 11:58 am with dog #10. The gun change happened after dog #23 completed its series at 1:20 pm. We completed all 31 dogs in just over three hours taking roughly about 6 minutes per dog to complete their series. We had no no bird/re-runs but had two dogs pick up (14 & 19).The callbacks came back shortly after the end of the series at 3:11 pm with 29 dogs being called back and 2 being dropped.
We will start back tomorrow morning with test dogs at 7:45 am and the first running dog # 18 at 8:00 am.
Our 2nd Series, a Water Double with a Drake & Hen Ducks, came to an end at 3:11 pm.
We started this series at 11:58 am with dog #10. One hour and twenty-two minutes after starting we had our gun change after dog #23 completed his series. Within our first 14 dogs, two picked up (14 & 19). We got back on our way at 1:28 pm with dog #24. Things seemed to smooth out and we had some really great runs this afternoon.
We completed 31 dogs in three hours and nine minutes, which average out to be approximately 6 minutes per dog.
We will be posting callbacks shortly!
Our first series of the 2020 National Derby Championship is completed at 10:58 am. We started with our first running dog #2 at 8:17 am. In the first hour of the series, we had 13 dogs complete the series when we had a gun change at 9:18 am after dog #14. The rest of the 19 dogs completed their series in 1 hour and 50 minutes. The average time per dog to complete the series was just over 5 minutes.
In this series we had 6 no-bird/re-runs and 1 pick-up. Five of the no-bird/re-runs happened after the gun change.
Our temps started at a brisk 43 degrees warming up over 10 degrees for a current temp of 57 degrees. However, the wind has also picked up with gust coming in at over 15 mph throughout the first series. Currently the wind is coming in from the south at 14 mph.
We will be back with the Callbacks to the Second Series shortly.