9th Series

SERIES 9
Water Double


This morning, we have a Water Double set up in the Dam Field. The mat faces north, atop a hill overlooking a cluster of ponds. The weather this morning is 58 degrees, with clear skies and a 6 mph west wind.

Bird #1 is a Hen Mallard, thrown from right to left. The gunners sit 279 yards from the line and throw their bird up and over a cluster of cedar bushes. The line to this bird requires the dog angle through the middle pond, push up and over a land bridge, and swim along the shoreline of the far pond before exiting the water and running the side hill to their bird. We will refer to this bird as L for Left.

Bird #2 is a Drake Mallard, thrown from left to right. The gunners sit 163 yards from the line, landing their bird behind a cluster of cedar bushes. The line to this bird requires the dog to angle into the near pond, push to the opposite shore and up and out to their bird. We will refer to this bird as R for Right.

This test is taking approximately 8 minutes per dog to complete.