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78. FC-AFC TRUMARC’S WEST POINT, “Army,” BLM, Sylvia McClure

Came to the line at 4:18 pm

Blind - Dry Pop - Dog to the Line

1 right

1 left

1 right

1 more right to the blind

77. FC-AFC KID’S NAVIGATOR, “Gator,” BLM, Cynthia Howard

Came to the line at 4:15 pm

Blind - Dry Pop - Dog to the Line

3 left casts

1 right

2 more left to the blind

76. AFC JAGGER’S RUFF-N-READY ROADTRIP QA2, “Jagger,” CLM, Jeff Deelstra

Came to the line at 4:11 pm

Blind - Dry Pop - Dog to the Line

3 right

1 left

2 right

verbal back

1 more left cast to the blind

74. AFC GENERAL PATTON’S SHADOW, “Abby,” BLF, Tellus Calhoun

Came to the line at 4:09 pm

Blind - Dry Pop - Dog to the Line

6 right whistles

1 left

3 more right casts to the blind

70. FC-AFC CITORI’S SECRET ORDER, “Mason,” BLM, Michael Moore

Came to the line at 4:06 pm

Blind - Dry Pop - Dog to the Line

1 left

2 right

2 left

1 more right to the blind

66. FC-AFC BOURGEOIS’ OUISIE, NOW I’M GETTING MY TURN AT BAT, “George,” BLM, Thierry Mahon

Came to the line at 3:58 pm

Blind - Dry Pop - Dog to the Line

1 left

1 right

3 left to the blind

64. RIVER BEND ZEUS, “Juice,” BLM, Thomas Kooiman

Came to the line at 3:54 pm

Blind - Dry Pop - Dog to the Line

1 left

1 right

1 left

1 more right to the blind

63. BUDDY’S WILD FRONTIER, “Boone,” BLM, Dan Doyle

Came to the line at 3:51 pm

Blind - Dry Pop - Dog to the Line

1 left

1 right

2 more left to the blind

61. SEASIDE’S SIPPIN AT THE SOGGY DOLLAR, “Jost,” BLM, Kelley Hall

Came to the line at 3:46 pm

Blind - Dry Pop - Dog to the Line

1 right 

1 left

1 right

1 left

3 right

1 left

3 more right to the blind

60. FC-AFC IZZY GITTIN’ BIZZY, “Izzy,” BLF, Jim Horneck

Came to the line at 3:41 pm

Blind - Dry Pop - Dog to the Line

1 left

1 right

1 left

1 right

2 left

1 right

1 more left to the blind

59. AFC R&A’S NOTORIOUS RBG, “Ruthie,” BLF, Rip Shively

Came to the line at 3:39 pm

Blind - Dry Pop - Dog to the Line

5 Right casts to the blind

56. AFC BAYOU-STAR BOOGIE WOOGIE, “Boogie,” BLF, Suzan Caire

Came to the line at 3:35 pm

Blind - Dry Pop - Dog to the Line

2 right

1 left

1 more right cast to the blind

53. FC-AFC DRAKE’S BAY IZZY, “Izzy,” BLF, Rick Wilke

Came to the line at 3:32 pm

Blind - Dry Pop - Dog to the Line

1 left

1 right

verbal

2 more right casts to the blind

52. BLACK OPS HIGH BASIN SPY GIRL MH QA2, “Tig,” BLF, Chris Deakin

Came to the line at 3:29 pm

Blind - Dry Pop - Dog to the Line

1 left

1 right

2 left

1 right

1 left

1 more right to the blind

51. AFC CITORI’S DOCTRINE, “Monroe,” BLF, Lynn Moore

Came to the line at 3:25 pm

Blind - Dry Pop - Dog to the Line

1 Left

1 Right

1 Left

2 more Right to the blind

50. FC-AFC ESPRIT’S GRADE A PEARL, “Pearl,” BLF, Gary Metzger

Came to the line at 3:21 pm

Blind - Dry Pop - Dog to the Line

1 Left cast

3 Right casts to the blind

49. FC-AFC TO ALL THE PLACES I’VE NEVER BEEN, “Gypsy,” BLF, Ray Vreeland

Came to the line at 3:19 pm

Blind - Dry Pop - Dog to the Line

1 Left cast

1 Right cast to the blind

48. FC-AFC RIDGECREST’S IMPIOUS, “Imp,” BLF, Judy Rasmuson

Came to the line at 3:15 pm

Blind - Dry Pop - Dog to the Line

2 Left casts

1 Right

1 Left

1 Right

1 Left to the blind

46. FC-AFC EXECUTION SOUTHERN STYLE - LETHAL, “Lethal,” BLM, Johnny Armstrong

Came to the line at 3:11 pm

Blind - Dry Pop - Dog to the Line

1 Left cast

4 Right casts to the blind

45. FC-AFC MUDDY WATERS RUN DEEP, “Muddy,” BLF, Jeffery Talley

Came to the line at 3:08 pm

Blind - Dry Pop - Dog to the Line

2 Right casts

1 Left cast

1 more Right cast to the blind

43. FC-AFC DISCOVERING NEW LANDS, “Chris,” BLM, Jay Chesshir

Came to the line at 3:05 pm

Blind - Dry Pop - Dog to the Line

2 Right casts

2 Left casts

41. PLACE YOUR BETTS ON ME, “Mookie,” BLM, Jory Liddiard

Came to the line at 3:02 pm

Blind - Dry Pop - Dog to the Line

3 whistles cast left

2 casts right

2 more left to the blind

36. WEST TEXAS RUMBLE ***, “Byrdie,” BLF, Sylvia McClure

Came to the line at 2:59 pm

Blind - Dry Pop - Dog to the Line

2 casts left

2 more casts to the blind

35. FC-AFC WOOD RIVER’S PERFECT PASS, “Lonzo,” BLM, Bill Fruehling

Came to the line at 2:54 pm

Blind - Dry Pop - Dog to the Line

Dog out left

2 right whistle casts

9 to the blind

6th Series - Test Dogs

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

First test dog up was Gauge with handler Julie Cole coming to the line at 2:00 pm

Blind - Dry Pop - Dog to the Line

4 whistles to the water, through the water and out on land

3 whistles and the dog went way left towards the dry pop gunners

Dog is called back in

RERUN

1 whistle to the water - heads to the right 

1 whistle cast left out onto the land

8 whistles to turn left - dog is out of sight

3 more whistles cast back to the right and to the blind

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

Next test dog up was Valley and handler Joel Bodenman to the line at 2:07 pm

Blind - Dry Pop - Dog to the Line

2 whistles to the water
3 more whistles through the water and out/
3 whistles to the blind

RERUN AFTER TEST ADJUSTMENTS MADE
1 whistle to the water
1 cast in the water
2 more out of the water and to the blind

6th Series Test Description - Land/Water Blind

6th Series Test Description

43 dog/handler teams are called back to run the 6th Series this afternoon

Land/Water Blind 
The 6th Series is a Land Water Blind with a Dry Pop. We are running from the same mound as in test 5, but the mat has been moved. We are now facing Southwest. There are 2 gunners in the field to the handlers left, these gunners are for the dry pop. The order for this blind is:

1. Dog is in the holding blind

2. Dry Pop occurs while the dog is in the holding blind

3. Dog's # is called, dog and handler go to the mat and run the blind

The line to this blind will take the dog down a hill and out into a pond approximately 100 yards from the mat. Coming out of the pond the dog must then navigate a line from the pond to the stake which is approximately 200 additional yards from the pond. In that additional 200 yards, there is a swale where the handler looses sight of the dog for a few seconds. When the dog comes out of the swale there is a short distance to the blind. This is a crucial spot because the dog may come up heading away from the blind for the dry pop area or to the far right heading off into the field.

From the vantage point of the RN Blog team, we are unable to see the dogs run, but we will report on the whistles or any pick ups that occur.

This test is taking approximately 3-4 minutes per dog

Dog #35 will start this Series

Viewing the Line at the 6th

 

Callbacks to the 6th Series

44 dogs were called back: 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8, 10, 11, 13, 14, 16, 17, 19, 29, 31, 35, 36, 41, 43, 45, 46, 48, 49, 50, 51, 52, 53, 54, 56, 59, 60, 61, 63, 64, 66, 70, 74, 76, 77, 78, 80, 83 and 86

0 dogs scratched:

14 dogs dropped: 18, 20, 23, 25, 26, 33, 44, 47, 58, 62, 73, 75, 79 and 88

Dog #35 Will Start the 6th Series

A few pics from the Workers' Party last night ...

5th Series Recap

Tuesday June 16 – Wednesday, June 17, 2026

5th Series – Land/Water Quad

58 Dogs Started this Series

Test Dogs started out this series on Tuesday morning at 7:31 am, beginning with "Valley," handled by Joel Bodenman and then "Gauge," handled by Julie Cole. Wednesday morning there was a single test dog ran, "Gauge," at 7:33 am and then the test resumed.

The first running dog of this series was #14 FC-AFC BAYOU TECHE EXPRESS, “Ryan,” with handler Lauren Hays. They came to the line at 8:06 am on Tuesday morning.

The weather at the start of this series was warm with sunny skies and little to no breeze. Temps heated up into the 90s on Tuesday with a heat advisory in effect. Extra precautions were taken to keep the dogs cool. Wednesday morning the weather was much the same, but the high temps were only going to be in the 80s and there was more wind.

Here is how things turned out for the 5th Series …
No-Bird / Re-Run (5): 1 – 5 – 75 – 80 – 88 
Handles (6): 20 – 25 – 33 – 75 – 79 – 83 
Double Handles (0): 

Pick-Ups (1): 47

Break (1): 18

Scratches (0):

Our last running dog for this Series was dog #13 FC-AFC BEYTCO’S BIG HORN LEAN PISTOL, “Pete,” with handler Brent Beatty. They completed the test at 12:20 pm.

58 dogs were sent from the line in this series, taking a total of 14 hours and 19 minutes, which averages out to be just under 15 minutes per dog. 

We will be moving on to the 6th Series shortly here at the same location! Callbacks to come here - we will post them on the blog as soon as we have them! 

Stay Tuned ...

5th Series - Test Complete

Test Ended.  Series 5 was completed and in the books at 12:20 pm.

**Callbacks to come after we move for the 6th**

Callbacks will be posted on the blog as soon as they are available!

The 6th Series will be here at the same location on the same mound, but changing direction ... stay tuned ...

13. FC-AFC BEYTCO’S BIG HORN LEAN PISTOL, “Pete,” BLM, Brent Beatty

Came to the line at 12:10 pm

LF - Right out to the bird

L - Made quick work of his checkdown bird

RF - Out to the area - behind the cover and located the bird

R - Right out to the fall and got his bird

RERUN 5. AFC CEDAR RIDGE CHARLIE BE ZEST, “Charlie,” BLM, Mark Belford

Came back to the line at 12:00 pm for a Rerun

LF - Out across the field through the channels and straight to his bird

L - Angled out across the field towards the tree line with a the gunners - made a loop left of the trees and then came back around to the correct side and moved deep for his bird

RF - Drove the field to the area and the bird - got it

R - Through both channels and straight to his bird

11. FC-AFC STR8 2 THE BIRD, “Blue,” BLM, Rich Pingatore

Came to the line at 11:47 am

LF - Out to the area - a zig zag and then right to the bird

L - Out into the cover and back with his bird

RF - Took a direct line out to the area and he got it

R - Straight out - adjusted to the right and he was right on it

10. NDC FC DRAKES BAY’S OTIS, “Otis,” BLM, Rick Wilke

Came to the line at 11:36 am

LF - Direct line out through the channels and heavy cover right to the bird

L - Swam the channels - across the field to where the gunners stood - around the tree and out to the bird

RF - Took a straight line to the fall area - a few turns and he got it

R - Out through the channels on a right angle - across the field - had a short turn behind the mound and holding blind - recalibrated his direction and moved on to the bird

8. AFC MEADOW WOODS JUST A LIL SWEETER, “Lily,” BLF, Stan Wagner

Came to the line at 11:24 am

LF - Right out to the bird

L - Goes out deep - left of the guns - circled around and got her bird

RF - Took a line out over the mound between the 2 right gun stations - headed left towards the flyer and then right - back left and arrived in the area of the fall for the flyer - got it

R - Straight out to the area and got her bird

7. CNAFC-CAFC RAZORS’S RED RIVER ROCKET, “Rocket,” BLM, Peter Dozois

Came to the line at 11:12 am

LF - Out through the pond and then out to his bird

L - Took a hard left angled across the pond - kept that angle straight to the bird

RF - Out across the field and the ponds to the area in front of the guns and the bird - got it

R - Made a beeline to his bird - acquired!

RERUN 1. NAFC-FC LABRADOR SPRINGS BLACK TIE AFFAIR, “Tux,” BLM, Jack Gwaltney, III

Came to the line at 11:00 am

LF - Couple of circles in the area and he got it

L - Into the cover and back with his bird

RF - Out to the area - a couple of loops and he found his flyer

R - Direct line - a little short and he headed left - came back to the area and got it

RERUN 88. AFC LUCK B A LADY, “Luck,” BLF, Kimberly Johnston

Came to the line at 10:50 am

LF - Though the ponds and into the cover - right out to the bird

L - Caught the end of the pond and went out to the fall area - quickly back with her bird

RF - Took both pieces of water out - arrived in the area in front of the guns - turned left and got behind the mound out of sight for our vantage point - came back into sight with the bird

R - Straight to the area and the bird

NO-BIRD 5. AFC CEDAR RIDGE CHARLIE BE ZEST, “Charlie,” BLM, Mark Belford

 Charlie and Mark came to the line at 10:46 and had a No-Bird, they will be back for a Rerun

4. FC-AFC SKYWATCH HIGH PLAINS DRIFTER, “Traveler,” BLM, Ray Vreeland

Came to the line at 10:33 am

LF - Long flyer but he knew just where it was and went straight to it!

L - Out into the cover - out of sight - back in sight with the bird on his way back!

RF - Arrived into the area - a loop around and he located his bird

R - Right to it!

3. FC-AFC 3R’S MISTER T’S TOMMY, “Timmy,” BLM, Bradley LaFave

Came to the line at 10:22 am

LF - Took both pieces of water and then drove the field to the area in front of the guns and got it

L - Out on an angle and straight to the bird

RF - A little wide left going out - adjusted in the 2nd piece of water and then straight to the fall area and then the bird

R - Direct line out - got in front of the gun station and stayed close - made a left turn and got behind the gunners - came out still on the back side but now deep right - went straight to the bird from there

RERUN 80. 3R’S SMOKEN JOE DILLON, “Dillon,” BLM, James Hurst

Came to the line at 10:08 am

LF - Straight to the area and the bird!

L - Into the cover - drove out a little bit deep - came back in and and got the bird

RF - Worked his way out to the area - had a bit of a hunt but he got it

R - Straight line out - just a little right - but he realized that, corrected his line - turned and went right to the bird

2. AFC MARDI GRAS LET THE GOOD TIMES ROLL MH QA2, “Roux,” BLF, Carol Lowe

Came to the line at 9:56 am

LF - Through both ponds - across the field and to her bird

L - Caught the left end of the pond on a good line to where the guns stood - arrived to the area and she got her bird

RF - Over the mound behind the flyer guns -split the difference between the flyer and retired gun stations - went back and forth between the 2 and then settled on the flyer - moved to the center of the field and she got it

R - Angled out across the right end of the pond and got her bird quickly

 

NO-BIRD 1. NAFC-FC LABRADOR SPRINGS BLACK TIE AFFAIR, “Tux,” BLM, Jack Gwaltney, III

Tux and Jack came to the line at 9:52 am and had a No-Bird, they will be back after 6 running dogs

NO-BIRD 88. AFC LUCK B A LADY, “Luck,” BLF, Kimberly Johnston

Luck and Kimberly came to the line at 9:50 am and had a No-Bird, they will be back for a Re-run after 6 dogs

**GUN CHANGE**

Gun change after dog #86 

Restart at 9:50 am

86. FC-AFC WIGHT’S BEHIND THE EIGHT BALL, “Molly,” BLF, Tracy Wight

Came to the line at 9:31 am

LF - Made a beeline out to get her flyer

L - Straight line into the cover and right back out with her checkdown bird

RF - Got her flyer in short order

R - Straight out - on it and got it quickly!

HANDLE RERUN 75. AFC CLAREMORE’S LIGHTNING FLASH, “Flash,” BLF, David Pichotta

Came back to the line for their rerun at 9:17 am

LF - Through the ponds and into heavy cover to the area in front of the guns - a few turns and got it

L - Through the corner of the pond on the left - got deep of the area - had to be handled back in to the bird

RF - Straight to the area in front of the guns - turned left and went straight to the bird

R - Out behind the guns and got deep - moved between the 2 sets of guns deep - made the correct decision and turned right - went straight to the bird

HANDLE 83. FC-AFC HOORAY FOR HENRY, “Henry,” BLM, Marion Carey

Came to the line at 9:03 am

LF - Circled the area in a good hunt pattern to come up with his flyer

L - Made quick work of this checkdown bird

RF - Out to the flyer area - he knew right where it was and got this bird quickly

R - Through the field - headed between the mound and the retired gun station - swung left - and went behind the mound - reappeared heading back towards the flyer station - he was stopped and handled to the Right bird.

NO-BIRD 80. 3R’S SMOKEN JOE DILLON, “Dillon,” BLM, James Hurst

 Dillon and James came to the line at 9:01 am and had a No-Bird, they will be back for a Rerun

HANDLE 79. AFC FELICIANA GEAUX BIG OR GO HOME MH, “Rip,” BLM, Ron Anderson

Came to the line at 8:48 am

LF - Right to the area - a couple of small loops and he's got it

L - Went deep into cover - had to be handled to this bird

RF - Direct line out to find his flyer

R - Got right out to the arear quickly - had to push a little deeper upon arrival - and then he's got it!

78. FC-AFC TRUMARC’S WEST POINT, “Army,” BLM, Sylvia McClure

Came to the line at 8:36 am

LF - Straight to the fall area - moved right and got it

L - Swam the channel - out and through the heavy cover - got it

RF - Straight line out - made quick work of this flyer and got it

R - Cut right corner of the pond - angled across the field - came in by the gun station - turned right to the bird

77. FC-AFC KID’S NAVIGATOR, “Gator,” BLM, Cynthia Howard

Came to the line at 8:25 am

LF - Out to the area - a couple of loops and he's got his flyer

L - Went out left - around the channel - deep of the retired gun - swung back in and got his bird

RF - Line takes him out right of the mound - came back around left - behind the guns and located his flyer

R - Great line all the way out to the area - had to push a little bit deep to grab his bird

76. AFC JAGGER’S RUFF-N-READY ROADTRIP QA2, “Jagger,” CLM, Jeff Deelstra

Came to the line at 8:14 am

LF - Long bird - through both channels - out through the cover - came in under the arc - turned right - moved quickly out to get his bird

L - Out through the water - stayed in front of the trees and went directly to his bird

RF - Arrived to the area close to the flyer guns and ran over the mound behind them - turned left and went out to the bird and got it

R - Through the water - out and through the cover - arrived in front of the blind - turned just deep of the blind towards the bird and got it

NO-BIRD 75. AFC CLAREMORE’S LIGHTNING FLASH, “Flash,” BLF, David Pichotta

 Flash and David came to the line at 8:11 am and had a No-Bird, they will be back after 6 running dogs.

74. AFC GENERAL PATTON’S SHADOW, “Abby,” BLF, Tellus Calhoun

Came to the line at 8:00 am

LF - Out through the channel and across the 2nd channel - straight to the fall area and her bird

L - Angled across the water towards the tree line - went out of sight - but was quickly back in with her bird

RF - Across both pieces of water - straight to the fall area - arrived short fairly close to the guns - got it

R - Came in close to the blind - made a few loops left and right - went behind the mound - went right and got it

5th Series Test Dog - 2nd Day

**Conditions**

Starting off running the test dog with a windy morning at 10-15 mph, sunny skies and 60 degrees

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

The single test dog up was Gauge with handler Julie Cole coming to the line at 7:33 am ...

Left Flyer (LF) - Out through both channels, right into the area and he grabbed his bird

Left (L) - Beautiful line right out to this checkdown bird

Right Flyer (RF) - Went out deep on the duck flyer - hunted the area and then started going right with the wind (possibly caught the scent) of the Right mark - was stopped and handled back to the Right Flyer

Right (R) - Out left of this retired station - swung back around and got it!

This test took Gauge 11 minutes to complete

Good Morning - Day 5

Good Morning Everyone and Welcome to the 5th day of the 2026 National Amateur Retriever Championship! 

This morning we finishing up the 5th series Land/Water Quad and then we will be heading into the 6th Series Land and Water Blind. A single test dog is running soon to show any new conditions for the 5th series today and then we will be ready to go. (FYI the test dog run will get it's own post, just like each of the running dogs, and you can also review the 5th Series test description in the Pages tab of this blog.)

The weather this morning is starting us out at 54 degrees at 6 am, with an expected high around 80 this afternoon. There is a little 10 mph breeze with clear and sunny skies. As always, we will keep you posted on developing conditions as the day goes on ... so stay tuned!

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