Most dogs are skirting the water by a little or a lot on the retired bird, but this doesn't thus far seem to affect the marks significantly. One dog (#40) sliced quite nicely through the water for this bird...but the water isn't really on line. And with the current wind situation, going through the water could put a dog inside the bird.
In addition, thus far the norm on the blind is that dogs are wanting to get in the channel a bit early and then require handles to straighten their lines.