Series Six - Water Series

August 23, 2019

Report composed by Bill Marshall and Linda Zakowski

Water triple with blind & honour

Cloudy 12 degrees, wind out of SSE, 10-15 knots gusting, softening in the afternoon.

Dog sitting on platform , handler behind willow blind sitting. Honour dog sitting outside and to right of blind, handler also behind blind sitting. All handlers and judges call to start.

#1 middle bird hand thrown left to right in-throw from island landing in cove with lots of cover,slight splash 52 yds, shot twice by man in boat.

#2 right bird left to right far shore 114yds, thrown from willow blind.

#3 left bird left to right , 25yds landing big splash

Blind left side of islands between boat and land, 95yds. 3 ducks in boat.

Pick up any 2 birds, run blind.

After completion dog moves to honour position.

Test dogs Riskie handled by Kathie Stoner, Kix handled by Joanne Kinney

Test started 10am, taking @20 minutes /dog.

Marks - Almost all selected 3,1, 2. Most had to handle on #2 bird. Factors were a number of islands that looked like 1 island from the line, boat, scent from boat, decoy placement, strong cross-wind. Blind same influences.

Finished 4pm.

12 qualifiers

2. GMH OTCH PRAIRIESTORM’S SPRING BREEZE, RM (Chloe) Handler: Susan Endersby

3. GMH NMH CEDARBRAES ALMIGHTY NELSON, CDX (Nelson) Handler: Tracey Griffin

10. MISTY MARSH’S LEAPING LIZZIE, WCX, MH (Lizzie) Handler: Trent Sproule

11. PRAIRIESTORM TIKKA 3RD MH WCX (Tikka) Handler: Geoff Plouffe

12. CH OTCH GMH ZANIRI OLIVE THAT N MORE, WCX, CCA (Oli) Handler: Mary Shillabeer

18. HRCH UH GOLDNGUN SHOTS BEFORE DAYLIGHT, QAA MH WCX CDX CCA CGN (Taboo) Handler: Louise Roberts

19. GMH BELMONT’S XCOUNTRY COPPER KETTLE, QFTR MH (Copper) Handler: Kate Pilgrim

21. OTCH FLASHPAWS FIRECRACKER, MH, WCX (Sparks) Handler: Janice Gunn

26. MOTCH HRCH GOLDNGUN WINCHESTER RUMBLESHOT MH UDX WCX AM CDX CCA (Chester) Handler: Maria Soto

27. GMH CEDARBRAES PARTY GIRL (Lucy) Handler: Tracey Griffin

28. CH GMH GMOTCH ZANIRI LETTER BY LETTER, WCX (Scrabble) Handler: Leanne Tucker

31. GMH MASTER’S GNG MARSHLAND MAN OF ACTION, QAA WCX CGN CCA (Action) Handler: Rick Roberts

Ribbon Ceremony & Qualifiers