Came to the line at 9:33 am
F - She got her bird in a very short order!
RR - Out through the channels - into the big pond - swam down the peninsula and got it!
M - Headed out to the area on a line to the left side of the road - came back around behind the gunners - hunted deep and down into the culvert - came back in and hunted it up and got her bird
Came to the line at 9:26 am
F - Straight to it!
RR - Took a line out to the right and he got it
M - Through the channel - across the road and into the pond - swam down and got out of the water and he had his bird! Nice job
Here is what it looks like going through the motions to watch and wait ...
Came to the line at 9:16 am
F - Across the road - into the bowl - up the far side and to her bird
RR - Out through the right side of the channel - crossed and went left of the land bridge - across the water and over the island and straight to the bird
M - Down the mound and over the road - hugged the back of the flyer guns - went wide left and then turned right - went deep right of the guns and got it!
Came to the line at 9:08 am
F - Straight to the area and then located her bird
RR - Out through the right side of the channel - right of the wood bridge to the water - over the island and out to her bird
M - Across the channel - crossed the road - ran the base of the hill to the end - turned right and went to the fall area and got it
Came to the line at 8:57 am
F - Right on it!
RR - Through the channels - into the pond - came out and turned and grabbed her bird
M - Through the channel - a great line across the road and into the big pond - swam to the end - got out and got her bird! Great job!
Came to the line at 8:47 am
F - Short hunt and she came up with her bird
M - Took a line out to the left - came back around and behind the gunners and located her bird
RR - Through the channels - into the pond - over the island and straight to the bird! Nice mark.
Came to the line at 8:40 am
F - Got it!
RR - Followed the channel out on the right - went right of the wooden bridge - her line moved a little right but held it to the far shore to the area - turned left and she was on her bird
M - Into the channel and then up and out - ran the left side of the road to the end - circled behind the guns and then back left - had a few turns at the end - lost sight of her for a second and then she had her bird and was on her way back in
Came to the line at 8:30 am
F - Nice job!
RR - Into the channel - up and parallel to the road - took a hard right into the pond - swam to the right shore and got her bird
M - Straight out by land and ran to the end - turned right and got it
Came to the line at 8:18 am
F - Nailed it!
M - Into the channels - into the pond - got out on the peninsula and then back in - out at the road - in and out one more time before taking the road to get her bird
RR - Through the channels and swam the pond - got out and headed right - hunted the cover before coming back around to find the bird on the peninsula
Came to the line at 8:10 am
F - Straight to it!
RR - Good line out - into the water and swam right to it - nice job!
M - Out and into the water - crossed the road to the left - came back around to quickly get his bird
Came to the line at 8:03 am
F - Into the bowl and back out with her bird
RR - Crossed through the cover and water and quickly located her bird
M - Out behind the flyer - angled in across the end of the pond and went to the bird
Came to the line at 7:51 am
F - Right out to the fall area and the bird
M - Down into the channel - up and around by land - back into the water at the far end and straight to his bird
RR - Excellent line out - off the island and took a right instead of a left - had a small hunt and then turned and got it
Came to the line at 7:40 am
F - Small hunt and he came up with his bird
RR - Through both channels - into the pond - out of the water and headed right - hunted the cover before turning back in and locating his bird
M - Into the water - and across the road to take a line to the left - worked it out and came back around past the gunners and got his bird
Came to the line at 7:22 am
F - Short hunt and he got it!
M - Through the channels - into the far pond - swam straight out and up on the land to grab his bird.
RR - There was interference in the field on this bird - he will be back for a ReRun at the end ...
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Came to the line at 7:12 am
F - Straight to it!
RR - Down through the s shaped channel - right of the wooden bridge - right at the pond to the edge and down the levee to the bird
M - Headed towards the flyer area - wide left - handler attempted to handle him - trying to move him right but he continued going out wide left - got very deep and could not change his mind about it! Dog was picked up
Came to the line at 6:57 am
F - This was a long bird - he went out across the bowl and went up on the far rim - got it
M - Ran wide right across the grassy field - turned left at the island and swam to the far end with stand out guns - got the Middle Bird - but he went and came back in on the correct line to the RR mark ...
RR - No Go on 1st attempt - then he went out wide to the fence - turned left and went out of sight - had to be handled to this bird
Good Morning Everyone and Welcome to the 3rd day of the 2026 National Amateur Retriever Championship!
This morning we are continuing the 3rd series Water Triple with 24 more dogs to run still. A single test dog is running and then we will be back to our running order to complete this test!
The weather this morning is starting us out with little relief over night from the very warm temps - currently at 60 degrees with expected highs in the upper 90s this afternoon. There is very little breeze, and it is partly cloudy skies.We have a heat advisory again for today, so we will be taking precautions for the dogs safety. As usual, we will keep you posted on developing conditions as the day goes on! For now, stay tuned and keep cool as we prepare to resume the 3rd Series.
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Good Luck to all the teams this morning!
Day 2 ended at 4:48 pm (PST)
We will resume the 3rd Series on Monday morning
Single test dog at 6:30 am
1st Running dog at 7:00 am
We will start with dog #38
Tomorrow we will complete Test 3 and then do Test 4 Blind here at the same location.
Have a great night everyone!
