From top, #90, #70, #82, #78
Welcome--This weblog on the 2008 National is courtesy of Retriever News. Vickie Lamb will be posting news, views and color...it's our sincere hope you'll enjoy our blog. This site will have updates beginning Sunday, November 9--Good luck to all contestants. With 105 entries strong out of 116 qualified, this is a big National Open field of teams. We'll bring the excitement of this stake to you as we dwindle down throughout the week to someone's field of dreams...stay tuned.
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- Winning Ways
- Willie's Story
- It's A Family Affair...Candid Winner Photos
- 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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