CALLBACKS FOR SEVENTH

1, 6, 7, 11, 12, 19, 23, 24, 25, 27, 36, 39, 45, 47, 49, 52, 54, 56, 57, 61, 66, 69, 72, 75, 77, 86, 88, 91

28 dogs back and #69 starts in the morning...

This Test is Done--Steve Yozamp has just finished...

...with a nice job

Birdy's Rerun is Marvelous!

... Way to go Birdy -- #27 and Yvonne Hays.

Dog #51-- Handle on Rooster Flyer

... There appeared to be a pop and Shaq has handled on the rooster flyer. Still running.

THIS IS THE LAST TEST FOR THE DAY

Officially. :)

TOMORROW'S INSTRUCTIONS

Water Blind.

Test Dogs 6:40 a.m.

First running dog-- 7:00 a.m.

Hawk Gets "em Clean...

.... With a hunt on the rooster pheasant, but okay... in my opinion! :)

Tie Puts One Down...

... Has a nice job with a little rooster flyer hunt.

Sun?

... We saw it this morning..

... It's making an appearance at the moment, however brief...

Sister, Sister... Handles

... after a hunt, a handle on the rooster flyer... commencing now...

#45 has a No-Bird...

... coming back in six? Do we have six dogs left?

No Rough Waters Here...

....#39 finds all the birds for Gary Unger

Ozzy was clean...

... #36, has the birds with some hunts, but clean...

Inca the Gold Master...

... #24, finds four birds  nicely.

Double Handle for Juice...

... #32, Dave Smith is now handling from the left on the rooster flyer....  also handled on the left middle retired bird.

It's Been Chilly on this Hill...

...Just ask Gwen Jones from the Retriever News...

Handle for #29 on Rooster Last...

... Piper was sent for the rooster flyer second but got the long middle retired. When sent again for the rooster last, he needed a handle to recover the bird.

Birdy is Handling... Now a PICK UP FOR RERUN

... #27, Yvonne is currently handling Birdy on the rooster flyer... She is now Picking Up. This is an amended post. Because of the fall of the flyer, the judges deemed it a no-bird in progress of test. They asked Yvonne to pick up her dog and run at the end.

Lincoln handles from near left middle -- PICK UP

While hunting the flyer, Lincoln ends up near the left middle bird and a handle from Alan Pleasant quickly became a pickup.

Let's Get Ready to Rumble!

Ali absolutely smoked the long middle bird... also had great flyers and a very good left-hand bird.

Trials and Tribulations...

... For #16, who has just been excused from the line after having picked up the go-bird duck flyer and the rooster flyer... when sent for the left short retired, Angel came back with a dead rooster pheasant. That station throws a hen pheasant.

So, she was released from the line and she will get a re-run.

A Dog Named Boo...

... Did well...  for Paul Sletten #23...

Wow~~~Bart!

#12, has a wonderful job on the marks.

Tia Works It Out...

... #19 with Danny Farmer. Tia is the first hero since 11:53 a.m. today... hunts but finds 'em.

Whose Feet Are These?

The answer is...

The judges each have a footstool for their feet, with straw beneath the stools... helps with the mud and ...

From Left to Right, Koeth, Calvert, Russell

Tia Works It Out...

... #19 with Danny Farmer. Tia is the first hero since 11:53 a.m. today...

... And the test resumes...

... with Peaches and Jim Gonia, #18.

Gun Change in Progress...

Zoom Got the Birds

... with some hunts, but got 'em...

No-Bird for #16...

... Angel and Jack Vollstedt

Skeeter Handles on Rooster Flyer...

... #15, Skeeter handles from near the graveyard area but takes a huge over for Robby and recovers the flyer, gets all the birds.

Willie Pickering Up For a Third Time... HANDLE

... all his birds are down! Willie handled on the long middle bird.

Bill Eckett Handles Duce...

... #13, on the long middle retired bird.

Really Nice Job for Cutter...

... #11, Cutter and Ty Rorem have done well on this test.

No-Bird for #12...

... Bart and Alan Pleasant

"Thank you--I'll take it!" ...

... Said Paul Sletten as #7, Betsey, gets all four birds.

Merlyn is a Wizard Again...

... Got close to graveyard territory but managed to steer clear, worked out the flyer, now has all four birds and is in the veritable clubhouse...

Another Dog with Another No-Bird...

... This is the second no-bird for #90.

Another No-Bird for #89--Jim Pickering

... This is his second no-bird

Connie got the birds... With a Handle

.... She handled on the long middle retired bird.

ANOTHER PICK UP, #97

... Tupper got way left and down the hill. It's like a graveyard down there. Al Arthur began handling and it turned into a pick up.

Handle on Rooster for Re-run on Mercy... Now PICK UP

... #83, and Mercy got way down the hill and left of the rooster ... John Stracka is now handling to attempt to get the bird. Currently she is dangerously close to the long left middle bird.

Mercy is being picked up by John.

Jim Gonia Handling Chip... PICK UP

... This is #96, on the rooster flyer, after a big hunt...  Now this is a pick up.

Big Flyer Hunt...

... But Charlie has all the birds

Are We Having Fun Yet? -- NO BIRD for #90

... This is on the duck flyer.

NO-Bird for Willie Pickering...

...on the rooster flyer...

Pow--- WOW!

Dog #88, Pow with Al Arthur, just had a really nice job. Great flyers, small hunt on left short retired, and stepped on the long middle retired bird.

No-Bird for Stracka

... #83, on the rooster flyer

Arson is Handling... Unfortunately, Done

... On the rooster flyer.

As his birds went down, he received an incredibly wide duck flyer, which looked almost halfway to the pheasant and much wider than most dogs. He got that bird, and then picked up the left retired short bird second. When sent for the rooster flyer, he went up and in behind the holding blind and then worked left.

He's currently trying to handle from there.

The judges have asked the long left middle gun to pick up the bird.

Quick is handling from way left on the rooster... PICK UP

... Right now.

What happened is that Quick wound up with the left middle retired... the long bird.

Back and Running after Gun Change and Re-Bird

The re-run of #64, Mark Smith and Quick, is in progress. He's after his go-bird flyer duck.

Big flyer hunt...

... for #78, Bo with Bill Eckett. His flyer fell actually over the hill.

Tucker Gets 'Em Clean...

... With nice marks on the flyers to boot...

Viggi the Magician?

He somehow recovered from a huge hunt on the rooster flyer... but get it he did. This would be #75 with Dave Smith

Jerry Lee does the test...

... With a big rooster flyer hunt.

Jerry Lee came back with quite a nick in her eyelid just above her right eye, but the eye itself appears to be fine.

Billie and Fizz Do the Test

#66, Billie with Karl Gunzer, had a good job.

#69, Fizz and Alan Pleasant, did the test with a substantial flyer hunt.

Fly Away Home...

... That rooster is GONE...

No Bird for #64, Mark Smith and Quick.

Words of Wisdom...

"Everybody should have a hill like this to climb up and down every single day..."

Words of wisdom from Jerry Patopea...

Another Rooster Flyer Handle--#62

... Blue with Sharon Gierman. The handle was after a big hunt that commenced well left and down toward the left retired.

Perched on this hill...

... The wind is blowing from the west and northwest at about 8 MPH with regular bursts of stronger gusts. The temperature is in the high forties right now.

When you get down below the hillside where the vehicles are parked, it's almost balmy.

The Man in Black--Handling Currently on the Pheasant Flyer...

-- After a big hunt in the area

Scott Dewey and Louie Handle...

... on the left retired bird just now.

Stella and David Didier...

... Did the test with a hunt on the pheasant flyer.

Dogs running as of 7:20 a.m.

#52, Weezer and Ray Voigt, did a nice job.

Ray Voigt and Weezer working on the test

#54, Sly and Gary Unger, hunted the pheasant flyer.

Gary Unger and Sly

#56. Connie Swanson with Sledge, did well.

Sledge launches for Connie Swanson

Test Dogs to the Line

... Bobby Smith and Pride had a difficult time with this land quad,  handling on three.

Mark Medford and Mollie fared much better, with a quick handle on the left retired bird.

Got Lucky---Last Night?

What is it they say about the night before?

About the time many folks were fast asleep... it hit.

Some of the hardest rain we've seen yet, replete with crashing, rolling thunder and its trimmings.

Glad it was last night-- perhaps we'll catch respite today...