Hunt Test Report: Fargo, North Dakota
July/12/2009
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Went to Fargo North Dakota 350 mi. away and had a beautiful drive. I pushed off on Thursday and the first stop was Duluth, MN just two hours away. I ran 13 dogs on a double water blind with my good friends/client Burnie Cary and his son Burnie JR. Burnie bought Mildred from me 2 years ago and since that time has jammed an amuture field trial as a 3 year old. The blinds took all afternoon so I spent the night in Duluth and resumed training at 7am with Mike Marmon.
Mike bought his second puppy from me out of the Idgie/Willie litter and it seems to be coming along very nicely. Mike threw a poison bird across a channel, then we ran a blind under the arc to the corner of the water and then up field 100yds through mowed strips to bumper pile. When the dog returned to line, it was sent on a second water blind past the mark, on point then cast off to the next channel and up and out to cover strip to retrieve second bumper. When dog returned to line, the RETIRED poison bird was retrieved. I was proud of the work put on by our dogs and by how well they performed. It was noon time and I had a dough nut with Mike and took off for Fargo (5hrs).
Saturday I met up with Sean Hale (from TX) and we started running the Master test at Fargo. I have always heard about the famous FARGO DITCH, but now I can say proudly our dogs handled it very well as all dogs got through the first series.
2nd series was the longest series I ever run in a hunt test. The judges put on a challenging cold water blind 1st, then marks by invitation. The test required 15-18 minutes per dog. The second series took its toll as 17 dogs were dropped. All Stellar dogs still in after the second!
Last series was a delayed triple. Double was thrown, after your dog picked up 1st bird, a diversion bird was thrown, which most dogs picked up 2nd, then pick up the 1st bird thrown (memory). All Stellar dogs did a Stellar Performance for a 100 per cent pass rate!
I also spent some time at the Senior stake with Bob Owne's Casey. Casey also did a Stellar Performance for his 3rd leg toward his Senior title. This was a memberal experience to go to this club with excellent, hard working, NICE members and phenomenal grounds.
-Jack-
Congratulations to:
Idgie owned by Tim Mahady: MASTER PASS
Sky & Blackie owned by Robert & Molly Rascoe: MASTER PASS
Ray owned by Lee & Bill Hanes for Master: MASTER PASS
Casey owned by Bob Owens: SENIOR PASS
Mike bought his second puppy from me out of the Idgie/Willie litter and it seems to be coming along very nicely. Mike threw a poison bird across a channel, then we ran a blind under the arc to the corner of the water and then up field 100yds through mowed strips to bumper pile. When the dog returned to line, it was sent on a second water blind past the mark, on point then cast off to the next channel and up and out to cover strip to retrieve second bumper. When dog returned to line, the RETIRED poison bird was retrieved. I was proud of the work put on by our dogs and by how well they performed. It was noon time and I had a dough nut with Mike and took off for Fargo (5hrs).
Saturday I met up with Sean Hale (from TX) and we started running the Master test at Fargo. I have always heard about the famous FARGO DITCH, but now I can say proudly our dogs handled it very well as all dogs got through the first series.
2nd series was the longest series I ever run in a hunt test. The judges put on a challenging cold water blind 1st, then marks by invitation. The test required 15-18 minutes per dog. The second series took its toll as 17 dogs were dropped. All Stellar dogs still in after the second!
Last series was a delayed triple. Double was thrown, after your dog picked up 1st bird, a diversion bird was thrown, which most dogs picked up 2nd, then pick up the 1st bird thrown (memory). All Stellar dogs did a Stellar Performance for a 100 per cent pass rate!
I also spent some time at the Senior stake with Bob Owne's Casey. Casey also did a Stellar Performance for his 3rd leg toward his Senior title. This was a memberal experience to go to this club with excellent, hard working, NICE members and phenomenal grounds.
-Jack-
Congratulations to:
Idgie owned by Tim Mahady: MASTER PASS
Sky & Blackie owned by Robert & Molly Rascoe: MASTER PASS
Ray owned by Lee & Bill Hanes for Master: MASTER PASS
Casey owned by Bob Owens: SENIOR PASS