National Amateur Retriever Championship Blog


2026 National Amateur Retriever Championship Blog

Sunday, June 14, 2026

3rd Series Test Dogs

Full Send QA2, “Valley,” LF
Owner: Joel Bodenman
Handler: Joel Bodenman


First test dog up was Valley and handler Joel Bodenman... Valley came to the line at 6:41 am

Flyer (F) - Out and straight across the channel, then the road, through the cover and she got her bird

Right Retired (RR) - Down the mound, she caught the corner of the canal, went over the point and was back in the water  -  out through the cover and into the next water - out into heavy cover - searched the area - the handler whistled and the dog located the bird

Middle (M) - Out through the channel, across the road and drove out long, but left of the gunners - came back around to the right side, but then back to the left side again. Gunners came out to help and she found it.

This took Valley just over 13 minutes to complete


Crackshot's Super Black Eagle, “Gauge,” LM
Owner: Julie Cole
Handler: Julie Cole

Next test dog up was Gauge with handler Julie Cole .... Gauge came to the line at 6:54 am

Flyer (F) - Out through the channel, over the road and through the cover he found his bird

Right Retired (RR) - Through both pieces of water - arrived to the left and crossed the road - headed straight out to the long bird and got it

Middle (M) - Took a line out to the right through the field - got out to the area - turned left and hunted - got too deep - gunners stood up to assist - he found it.

This took Gauge 8.5 minutes to complete


This test is taking approximately 8-12 minutes per dog to complete.

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