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2026 National Amateur Retriever Championship Blog

Monday, June 15, 2026

4th Series Recap

Monday June 15, 2026

4th Series – Land Blind

60 Dogs Started this Series

Test Dogs kicked off the 4th series on Monday afternoon at 1:05 pm, beginning with "Gauge," handled by Julie Cole and then "Valley," handled by Joel Bodenman. There was a slight change made to the test and a 3rd Test dog also ran to show the changes.

The first running dog of this series was #86 FC-AFC WIGHT’S BEHIND THE EIGHT BALL, “Molly,” with handler Tracy Wight. They came to the line at 1:22 pm on Monday afternoon.


The weather at the start of this series was nearing 90 degrees with mostly sunny skies and little to no breeze. Temps were in the mid 90s when the test completed.

Here is how things turned out for the 4th Series …
No-Bird / Re-Run (0): 
Handles (0): 
Double Handles (0): 
Pick-Ups (1): 9
Scratches (0): 

Our last running dog for this Series was dog #83 
FC-AFC HOORAY FOR HENRY, “Henry,” with handler Marion Carey. They completed the test at 4:44 pm.

60 dogs were sent from the line in this series, taking a total of 3 hours and 22 minutes, which averages out to be just over 3 minutes per dog. 

Callbacks for this series will be posted on the blog as soon as we have them.

Stay Tuned! And have a great evening all!

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