10th Series Recap

Friday, October 11, 2024

10th Series – Water Double

19 Dogs Started this Series

Test Dogs started out this series at 11:51 am, beginning with "Breeze" and handler Wayne Turczi and then "Daphne" with handler Mike Gardner. The handlers got a good preview of the test, and we were ready to kick off the 10th Series!

The first running dog #20. SUNNY AND WIND NO DUCKS GIVEN, “Sunny,” LF, and handler Caleb Brown came to the line at 12:16 pm.

The weather this afternoon warmed up to 85 degrees with clear and sunny skies and wind gusts up to 16 mph.

Here is how things turned out for the 10th Series…
No-Bird / Re-Run (1): 27
Pick-Ups (0): 

Scratches (0): 

Our last running dog for Series 10 was #19. ROCKY CREEK’S WAR CHIEF OF THE BAYOU TECHE, “Chief,” LM, with handler Jake Cawthon. They came to the line at 3:10 pm and completed the test at 3:16 pm. This officially concluded the Trial.

19 dogs were sent from the line in this series, taking exactly 3 hours, which averages out to be just about 9.5 minutes per dog. 

The Finalists and the Winner will be announced Shortly

9th Series Recap

Friday, October 11, 2024

9th Series – Water Double

19 Dogs Started this Series

Test Dogs started out this series at 7:30 am, beginning with "Daphne" and handler Mike Gardner and then "Breeze" with handler Wayne Turczi. The teams had a view of the line and the test dog work, and we were ready to kick off the 9th Series!

The first running dog #53. GREEN RIVER’S KOUNTRY GIRL, “Maggie,” LF, and handler Marc Patton came to the line at 8:01 am.

The weather this morning was about 58 degrees with clear skies and a very light 5-mph wind, which warmed up to 72 degrees with mostly sunny skies by the end of the series.

Here is how things turned out for the 9th Series…
No-Bird / Re-Run (0): 
Pick-Ups (0): 

Scratches (0): 

Our last running dog for Series 9 was #49. MILLCREEK’S DRAKE’S BAY HANNAH, “Hannah,” LF, with handler Brad LaFave. They came to the line at 10:17 am and completed the test at 10:24 am.

19 dogs were sent from the line in this series, taking a total of 2 hours and 23 minutes, which averages out to be just about 7.5 minutes per dog. 

We will be moving on to the 10th Series next!  Callbacks will be given as soon as we get them!

8th Series Recap

Thursday, October 10, 2024

8th Series – Water Double

24 Dogs Started this Series

Test Dogs started out this series at 11:21 am, beginning with "Breeze" with handler Wayne Turczi and then "Daphne" and handler Mike Gardner. The teams got their preview of the test, and we were ready to kick off the 8th Series!

The first running dog #37. BIG COTTONWOOD COSMIC “TOOTS”, “Toots,” LF, with handler George Wamsley came to the line at 11:44 am.

The weather early this afternoon was about 75 degrees with clear and sunny skies and a very light 5-mph wind.

Here is how things turned out for the 8th Series…
No-Bird / Re-Run (3): 14 – 20 – 43
Pick-Ups (0): 

Scratches (0): 

Our last running dog for Series 8 was #30. JOCKO-DOUBLE OR NOTHIN’, “Jocko,” LM, with handler Delma Hazzard. They came to the line at 2:04 pm and completed the test at 2:10 pm.

24 dogs were sent from the line in this series, taking a total of 2 hours and 26 minutes, which averages out to be just about 6 minutes per dog. 

We will be moving on to the 9th Series on Friday Morning.  Callbacks will be given as soon as we get them!

7th Series Recap

Thursday, October 10, 2024

7th Series – Land Double

32 Dogs Started this Series

Test Dogs started out this series at 7:04 am, beginning with "Breeze" with handler Wayne Turczi and then "Daphne" and handler Kody Reynolds. The teams had their preview at what to expect for this series, and we were ready to go (after a brief sun delay)!

The first running dog #21. CANNON’S 90 DAY WONDER, “Ensign,” LM, with handler Dennis Long  came to the line at 8:07 am.

The weather this morning was warmer than the past few, with with temps into the 50's,  more clear and sunny skies and a very light 4mph wind.

Here is how things turned out for the 7th Series…
No-Bird / Re-Run (2): 19 – 49
Pick-Ups (1): 50

Scratches (0): 

Our last running dog for Series 7 was a Rerun for #19. ROCKY CREEK’S WAR CHIEF OF THE BAYOU TECHE, “Chief,” LM, with handler Jake Cawthon for a rerun. They came to the line at 10:20 am and completed the test at 10:23 am.

32 dogs were sent from the line in this series, taking a total of 2 hours and 13 minutes, which averages out to be just over 4 minutes per dog. 

We will be moving on to the 8th Series and Callbacks will be given at that location.

6th Series Recap

Wednesday, October 9, 2024

6th Series – Water Double

37 Dogs Started this Series

Test Dogs started out this series at 1:04 pm, beginning with "Daphne" and handler Kody Reynolds and then "Breeze" with handler Wayne Turczi. The teams had their first look at what to expect for this series, and then the starting dog was on the line!

The first running dog #8. SHOOTER’S BLACK PEARL NELLIE, “Nellie,” LF, with handler John Besgrove came to the line at 1:26 pm.

The weather this afternoon warmed up with temps into the 80's and more clear and sunny skies. There was a light 5mph wind this afternoon as well.

Here is how things turned out for the 6th Series…
No-Bird / Re-Run (1): 52
Pick-Ups (1): 13

Scratches (0): 

Our last running dog for Series 6 was a Rerun for #7. WATERMARKS MALLARD, “Mallard,” LM, with handler William Hillmann. They came to the line at 5:01 pm and completed the test at 5:05 pm.

37 dogs were sent from the line in this series, taking a total of 3 hours and 39 minutes, which averages out to be about 6 minutes per dog. 

We will be moving on to the 7th Series Thursday Morning! Callbacks are coming up next.

5th Series Recap

Wednesday, October 9, 2024

5th Series – Water Single

52 Dogs Started this Series

Test Dogs started out this series at 7:30 am, beginning with "Breeze" and handler Wayne Turczi and then "Daphne" with handler Kody Reynolds. The teams got their first look at what to expect for this series, and we were ready to get this 5th Series started!

The first running dog #55. DRAKES BAY’S NELLI, “Nelli,” LF, with handler Rick Wilke came to the line at 7:53 am.

The weather this morning started out cool with clear and sunny skies. Temps started out in the high 40's early and went up to the mid 70's by late morning.

Here is how things turned out for the 5th Series…
No-Bird / Re-Run (4): 19 – 38 – 56 – 59
Handles (0): 
Pick-Ups (6): 6 – 17 – 18 – 42 – 56 – 59

Scratches (0): 

Our last running dog for Series 5 was #38. PIPER’S FLAWLESS EXECUTION - STEALTH, “Stealth,” LM, with handler Johnny Armstrong for a Rerun. They came to the line at 12:11 pm and completed the test at 12:16 pm.

52 dogs were sent from the line in this series, taking a total of 4 hours and 23 minutes, which averages out to be almost exactly 5 minutes per dog. 

We will be moving on to the 6th Series shortly with Callbacks coming at the next location.

4th Series Recap

Tuesday, October 8, 2024

4th Series – Water Single

53 Dogs Started this Series

Test Dogs started out this series at 12:08 pm, beginning with "Breeze" with handler Wayne Turczi and then "Daphne" with handler Kody Reynolds. The teams got their sneak peek at what to expect for this series, and we were ready to get this series kicked off!

The first running dog #34. FATCITY’S FULL BLOWN ADDICTION, “Smack,” LM, and handler Zach Campbell came to the line at 12:24 pm.

The weather this afternoon was clear and sunny with temps getting into the low 70's and very little wind.

Here is how things turned out for the 4th Series…
No-Bird / Re-Run (1): 17 
Handles (0): 
Pick-Ups (0):

Scratches (0): 

Our last running dog for Series 4 was #33. MO’S FAT BOTTOM GIRL, “Queen,” LF, with handler Brooks Gibson. They came to the line at 5:00 pm and completed the test at 5:04 pm.

53 dogs were sent from the line in this series, taking a total of 4 hours and 40 minutes, which averages out to be just over 5 minutes per dog. 

We will be moving on to the 5th Series Wednesday Morning 

3rd Series Recap

Tuesday, October 8, 2024

3rd Series – Land Double with a Duck Flyer

58 Dogs Started this Series

Test Dogs started out this series at 7:34 am, beginning with "Daphne" and handler Kody Reynolds and then "Breeze" with handler Wayne Turczi. This gave competitors a good look at what to expect for this third series. Next up, our first running dog was ready to go!

The first running dog #19 ROCKY CREEK’S WAR CHIEF OF THE BAYOU TECHE, “Chief,” LM, with handle Jake Cawthon came to the line at 7:54 am.

The weather this morning was clear and sunny with temps mostly in the low 60's and little to no wind.

Here is how things turned out for the 3rd Series…
No-Bird / Re-Run (3): 34 – 55 – 5 
Handles (0): 
Pick-Ups (1): 23

Scratches (0): 

Our last running dog for Series 3 was #18. A FIERY STREAK IN THE MIDNIGHT SKY, “Comet,” LM, with handler Cole Baker. They came to the line at 11:38 am and completed the test at 11:41 am.

58 dogs were sent from the line in this series, taking a total of 3 hours and 47 minutes, which averages out to be just about 4 minutes per dog. 

We will be moving on to the 4th Series Now ... Callbacks will be posted next!

2nd Series Recap

Monday, October 7, 2024

2nd Series – Land Double

58 Dogs Started this Series

Test Dogs started out this series at 12:54 pm, beginning with Breeze" with handler Wayne Turczi and then "Daphne" with handler Kody Reynolds. Now that the competitors have an idea of what they might expect for this second series, our first running dog was ready to go!

Our first running dog #4 MIDDLE CREEK’S COOL ME DOWN, “Jerry,” LM, with handler Erik Thompson came to the line at 1:07 pm.

The weather during this series was sunny with a highs in the 70s and a light 7 mph wind.

Here is how things turned out for the 2nd Series…
No-Bird / Re-Run (4): 18 – 20 – 35 – 41 
Handles (0): 
Pick-Ups (0): 

Scratches (0): 

Our last running dog for Series 2 was #3. PEPPER JACKS BLUE MACK TRUCK, “Mac,” LM, with handler Darin Quigley. They came to the line at 4:20 pm and completed the test at 4:22 pm.

58 dogs were sent from the line in this series, taking a total of 3 hours and 15 minutes, which averages out to be just over 3 minutes per dog. 

We will be moving on to the 3rd Series Tomorrow ... Callbacks and instructions will be posted next!

1st Series Recap

Monday, October 7, 2024

1st Series – Land Double with a Flyer

58 Dogs Started this Series

Test Dogs started out the day at 7:44 am, beginning with "Daphne" with handler Kody Reynolds and then "Breeze" with handler Wayne Turczi. This gave the competitors a good idea of what they might expect for the first series. 

Our first running dog #49 MILLCREEK’S DRAKE’S BAY HANNAH, “Hannah,” LF, with handler Brad LaFave came to the line at 8:02 am.

The weather during this series was sunny with a highs in the 60s

Here is how things turned out for the 1st Series…
No-Bird / Re-Run (5): 55 – 56 – 4 – 36 – 37  
Handles (0): 
Pick-Ups (0): 

Scratches (2): 31 – 46 

Our last running dog for Series 1 was #36. MORNINGSTAR’S NO TIME TO PLAY, “Legion,” LM, with handler Joshua Lee for a re-run. They came to the line at 12:07 pm and completed the test at 12:11 pm.

58 dogs were sent from the line in this series, taking a total of 4 hours and 9 minutes, which averages out to be just over 4 minutes per dog. 

We are moving on to the 2nd Series ... Callbacks will be posted next!