Thursday, November 13, 2008
The First Handle Of This Test...
...Is the second running dog, #28; Eckett is handling on the long dead hen up the middle of the test.
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- Winning Ways
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- And, Officially, The Winner Is...
- Buck is Handling...
- Five Birds To Go...
- Weezer is handling...
- Willie and Dave
- Fen Went Just Left...
- Maggie Has All Her Birds...
- Flippin' Back A Page...
- Dog #53 Is Hunting Long Middle...
- First Nobird Of Last Test...
- Stormin' Norman...
- Homer Hit One Out Of The Park...
- Test Ten--Pam's Drawing & Two Photos
- Handle On The Right Middle and Left Middle...
- Four Dogs Into The Mix...
- Second Dog Running...
- Final Final...
- 15 Dogs Back
- OFFICIAL ANNOUNCEMENT
- Catching Up...
- Dog Work...
- We Are In The Short Rows...
- More SnapShots :)
- No-Bird On The Rooster...
- At This Moment...
- Current Conditions...
- Cattle Roundup
- Candid Camera
- More Photos
- Dog # 82 Coming To Line..So Far...
- Here Is The Test....
- Cutting Into The Morning...
- Here We Go...
- As The Moon Hovers Above Us...
- This 2008 National Retriever Championship is Dedic...
- ...The Power Behind Wind....
- Final Day About To Dawn...
- Quallity Of Life
- Calling It A Night...
- CHANGE That To Dogs BACK From This Land Quad Are.....
- As We Wind Down...
- Double Handle...And Rebird Coming Up
- Although Starting Out Left...
- The Ralph Factor
- Judges Requested Pick-Up
- Done Too Soon...On Deck, #89
- The Sun Is Peeking Out...
- Technical Difficulties And A Handle...
- A Pick-Up
- Humidity And Big Tests...
- Since #45...Up Through #55
- ...Sad...
- Auggie Has Done It, Angel Is Handling...
- Stormin' Norman...
- Kicked Off With First Running Dog...
- Hurry Up And Wait...
- Foggy Perspective?
- It Is Friday...
- Okay, I Can't Get Enough...
- Am Back With Another Quote...
- No Mo' For This Test Tonight...
- Double Handle...
- A Handle On Left Middle Bird
- Technical Difficulties...
- The First Handle Of This Test...
- The Land Quad...
- Record Move And We Have Started!
- Two Dogs Dropped After Second Land Blind...
- Down To A Precious Few...
- Here Is A View From The Rear...
- Changing conditions...
- Big News!
- Already...
- All You Ever Wanted To Know...
- Rapid Fire
- Test Dogs and Change-Ups
- Dogs Dropped From Last Test...
- Land Blind Started...
- Of Note...
- Getting Down To The Wire...
- Water Level...
- We Have Another Pickup
- Two Pickups...
- Varied Yet Similar...
- Crankin' Up...
- 6:45 a.m. Sharp...
- Another Mild Morning...
- By The Light Of The Silvery Moon...
- One Last Post On Test Five For Today...
- Cease Fire...
- Snapshot Of Fifth Series
- Test Five Is Off And Running
- Test Dogs And Anxious Handlers...
- Dogs Dropped From FOURTH Series Only
- The Move Is On...
- Add Still Another...
- Two Dogs To Go, Another Handle
- Another Handle And Five Dogs Remaining
- This Test Is Taking Its Toll...
- The Update Express...
- Here Is Pam's Drawing Of The Fourth Test
- Yet Another Pickup...
- Another handle...
- The Looming Fifth Series...
- Three In A Row...
- Adding To Handles...
- All About The Ducks...
- Another Handle...
- Updates This Morning...
- A Foggy Perspective...
- This Morning's Weather Has A Flood Watch...
- In A Bad Light...
- About To Wrap For The Day...
- Unfortunately, Another "Help" Pickup
- Vantage Point For The Gallery...
- Collegiate Efforts...
- Photo Of Fourth Test, Right Side
- Photo of the Fourth Test, Left Side.
- Handle Became A Pickup...
- What Dogs Are Doing...
- The Third and Fourth Handles...
- Okay...I'm Back...Well, In And Out
- Quick Update...
- The Fourth Test's First Dog Is Running...
- Second Test Dog Is Running...
- Correction To Callbacks...
- A Notice To People Currently On These Grounds...
- Just To Regroup And Test Four Description...
- With A Vengeance...
- Current Radar..
- Here's The Latest...
- ...Am Shutting Down...
- And The Thunder Rolls...
- The Last Running Dog For This Test...
- ...As We Speak...
- Now That's A Fast Re-Bird...
- When The Plan Comes Together...
- Moving Right Along...
- Wowser...
- At The Risk Of Setting A Jinx...
- Off And Running...
- Warmer Still...
- And To Wrap For The Evening...
- Just A Few Dogs...
- Changing Of The Guard...
- Some Miscellaneous Comments...
- On Deck...
- Here Is A Side View of the Running Line...
- ...And Here Is The Short Blind...
- In An Effort To Bring The Long Blind To You...
- GREEN Light!
- He Zoomed Out To His Marks...
- Here Are Some Candid Shots...
- Now Is The Time...
- Wind Is Picking Up...
- Rain On The Radar...
- Well, More Of The Same...
- Test Dog Is On The Line...
- Will The Weatherman Be Correct?
- Morning Will Come Early...
- Shadows Are Lengthening...
- Great Minds Think Alike...
- Long or short...
- While He Was Away...
- Missy Erwin...
- Jim Gonia Has Shrunk...
- Doing It With A Twist...
- What A Difference A Month Makes...
- Fly Away
- From The Last Frontier...
- Miscellaneous comments...
- Addendum...
- Speedy Gonzalez...
- Updated Data For Your Viewing Pleasure...
- In An Effort To Save Time...
- The Count is 3 and 2...
- The 2008 National Open Retriever Championship...
- Be On The Lookout...
- Test Dogs Step Up To The Line...
- Morning Mist on the Water...
- Day One is Nearly Dawning...
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