The Workers' Party

Doug and Sonya Bush work it out on the dance floor!

Marcy Wright, Becky Eckett, Jean Grammer and Tom Hartl

Brad and Diane Clow

Dave Sniegowski, Vickie Worthington and Alice Carruth

Dana and Craig Stonesifer

Mitch & Linda Patterson and Jamie & Bill Woodson

Bob West and Tom Vaughn

Karl Gunzer of Purina and Lester Langley

Judge Ron Ainley thanks all the workers

Chairwoman Ginger Cope

End Of The Day

The test ended at 5:30 pm

#64 ran and Picked Up on the Flyer.

This dog will be rerun in the morning.


We will resume Series 5 in the am at the Edwards Training Kennel.

Test dog will be at 6:30 am

First running dog will be at 7:00 am

Handle 63. NAFC-FC Coolwater's Hawkeye Legend, "Legend", LM, Alex Washburn

came to the line 5:11 pm

Flyer: angled behind the guns, over the dam, then left into the middle of the field, then took a right over to the fall area

LR: into the second pond, straight to the fall area got deep brought back to the area and est a hunt and then was handled to the bird.

MR: ran to the holding blind and over to the bird.

Handle 62. FC-AFC Dottie McFizz, "Dot", LF, Ray Voigt

Flyer: Down hill, good angle, across the pond; over levee and out to fall area and her bird

LR: Down hillside over levee into the cove; out and up towards telephone pole; halfway up a quick turn left and back down to the bird

MR: Down hill - no water- going very wide left; far left and deep hunting; left side hard and handled

61. FC Trumarc's Gratuity, "Tippy", LF, Danny Farmer

came to line at 4:49 pm

Flyer: Smacked it!

LR: pinned it!

MR: into the left corner, over the dam, up the hill, turned left going wide left and very deep up the hill, est a hefty hunt on the left-side of the holding blind before eventually hunting over to the area to grab the bird.

Handle 59. FC Road Warriors Dieter Brock, "Deets", LM, Dave Rorem

came to the line at 4:49 pm

Flyer: smacked it!

LR: nice mark!

MR: down the hill, cut the corner, over the dam, up the left side of the hill and handled to the bird.

Handle 57. FC Westwinds Pin One For Me, "Grover", LM, Eric Fangsrud

Flyer: made a loop and a scoop of the bird.

LR: over the dam got deep and right of the cove, then est a hunt deep before coming into the shore to snatch up his bird.

MR: down the hill into the left corner of the pond, over the dam, drove up the hill began to hunt just shallow of the mark made several passes shallow of the area before the dog was handled to the mark.

Handle 52. FC-AFC Atlastastar, "Rinny", LF, Scott Harp

came to the line at 4:03 pm

Flyer: took a true path to the bird running hard up the hill thru the fall area not breaking stride got deep to the phone pole looked as if dog was going to continue to the MR and was then handled to the bird.

LR: over the dam into the cover exited right of the holding blind, one loop behind the blind, got wide right and worked into the shore to come up with the bird.

MR: cut the corner, headed up the hill, angling to the left then made a moved to the right but still behind the blind and up to the hay bales, est a big hunt before getting the bird.

51. NAFC-FC Dottie Ray's Ivy League, "Ivy", LF, John Henninger

came to the line at 3:53 pm

Flyer: entered the pond, angling to the right drove up the hill to the right-hand phone pole, made a pass to the right then to the left and over to the bird.

LR: stayed left across the cove before the holding blind, went left of the holding blind to the next point and snatched up her bird.

MR: clipped the corner of the pond up the hill heading left of the holding blind, made a loop on the left then to the right and  over to retrieve the bird.

48. FC Lane's Krewe Chief, "Chief", LM, Mark Smith

came to the line at 3:43 pm

Flyer: Stepped on it!

LR: ran down the hill over the dam, was on the left side of the cove over to the point, left of the blind then to the far shore and then to the bird.

MR: cut the left corner of the pond, over the dam, up the hill wide left half-way up the his started to fade to the right, got wide right and then worked over to the area to retrieve the bird.

45. FC Bluegoose's Passion for Jazz, "Louie", LM, Chris Ledford

Flyer: into the pond, swimming an accurate angle across the pond, squared upon the exit, went over the dam arrived to the mark under the arc made a rapid retrieve.

LR: down the hill over the dam into the cove, exiting right of the holding blind, made a few circled deep and into the area to grab the bird.

MR: across the pond, angled toward the flyer guns, then angled left up the hill, made a few passes back and fourth before retrieving the bird.

44. Silver Star's Watch'em Like A Hawk, "Hawk", LM, Ray Voigt

Flyer: took off on an angle behind the gun station, got to the dam and began to veer to the right and straight to the bird.

LR: Smacked it!

MR: entered the pond, over the dam, up the hill on an angle left, near the holding blind the dog made one jumbo loop to the right then turned left to the holding blind and over to the bird.

43. FC-AFC Fresh Squeezed Juice, "Juice", LM, Mark Medford

came to the line at 3:01 pm

Flyer: entered the pond made a hard left exiting the pond got up on the hill behind the gun station went to the phone pole then made a move to the right and got the bird.

LR: took an accurate path toward the fall, made one loop deep and snatched up his bird.

MR: ran at the holding blind the whole way, went a bit deep to the hay bale then turned toward the fall and had the bird.

40. FC-AFC Mulligan Off The Rainy "T", "Mully", LM, Wayne Curtis

came to the line at 2:41pm

Flyer: pinned it!

LR: down the hill over the dam into the cove and straight to the are, missed the bird on the up wind side, went deep to the phone poles turn in and hunted his way into the area to complete the retrieve.

MR: holding a left angle away from the holding blind to the hay bales on top of the hill turned to the right,and over to the bird.

Handle 39. Eh...What's Up Doc, "Doc", LM, Dave Rorem

Flyer: got to the area and worked it out quick

LR: a few loops in the area to scoop up the bird.

MR: entered the pond went over the dam and begin up the hill then the dog was Handled to the bird.

46. FC-AFC Make It Happen Captain, "Cappy", LM, Jerry Patopea

Flyer: a loop and a scoop

LR: down the hill over the dam, into the pond, swam parallel with the blind, exited right of the holding blind, made a move left down the shore and grabbed his bird.

MR: down wide left, ran around the pond, began to hunt way wide left and the dog was handled to the bird.

Chatter

Chatter

"This test would be great for a one-eyed stiff necked dog"

 "Holding blinds – why so many?"

"This test could help you or hurt you"

"There's no place I'd rather be, no matter what the dog does"

"If it wasn't for bad luck I'd have no luck at all"

"Beautiful town, Bonham, TX! Can we come back?"

Just a few quotes from the people walking around the 2016 National Retriever Championship …

37. FC-AFC Tremblin Earth's Cosmic Rider, "Tex", LM, Al Arthur

came to the line at 2:18 pm

Flyer: into the pond, swam at an angle left of the gun station, over the dam turned right into the area and missed the bird. made a loop deep, then turned toward the fall to retrieve the bird.

LR: over the road to the cove, swam to the left of the bird which was on the up wind side, hunted deep and wide right, then had to hunt into the area to complete the retrieve.

MR: clipped the corner of the pond over the dam, heading up the hill leaning a shoulder to the right, half way en route began to angle over to the left entered the mark on the left side of the holding blind, and had to hunt his way right, and over to the bird.

36. NFC-AFC Robber's Stray Bullet, "Bullet", LM, Alan Pleasant

Flyer: a loop and a scoop

LR: into the pond, ran up the hill even with the holding blind over to the far shore, turned and got the bird.

MR: into the left corner of the pond, running up the hill angling to the left ran up the hill to the holding blind and right over to the bird.

33. FC-AFC Nordic Warrior, "Odin", LM, Eric Fangsrud

came to the line 1:56 pm

Flyer: Smoked it!

LR: picture perfect!

MR: cut the left corner of the pond, over the dam, up the hill pushing toward the holding blind, est a hunt shallow of the fall, making it to the nearest phone pole near the gunners of the flyer, then he turn and continued up the hill to the holding blind, turned and went down the hill to the pole again then up the hill to finally work it out and retrieve the bird.