10th Series - Gun Change - Update/Conditions

Our day started clear and has remained sunny to keep lighting conditions the same. Wins is picking up out of the north but the surface of the water remains glass like. We have had two no birds and completed three dogs in the first hour and a half.

Starting the 9th Series and Update

Getting close to the two hour mark of the 9th Series, we have 10 more dogs to run out of the 19 dogs that were called back.

Out of the original 19 dogs to start this series, five of them are coming in with a previous handle. Out of the 10 dogs that have already completed the 9th series, there has been one pick up.

We have been informed from the Chief Marshal, this is the only series we will be running today.

Series 8 – Updates – Gun Change

We have just completed the Gun Change.

So far 22 dogs has run this series. As of right now there has been 12 handles and 4 pickups. There are 9 dogs left run this Water Quad series.

8th Series – Update & Conditions – Gun Change

We have just finished the gun change and everybody has cleared the line. The next running dog is #63 – Nitro.

The cloud cover continues to keep lighting conditions similar to the conditions at the start. The temperature is nearing 60 degrees and winds are NW about 6 mph.

We are averaging a little over 4 dogs per hour. This test is a demanding and challenging for the handler and dog alike. There have been multiple dogs handled and the terrain makes handling quite tricky as dogs get behind the berms and water obstacles. 

6th & 7th Sereis - Land / Water Blind - Conditions & Update

After approximately five hours, 35 dogs have run the two blinds and competed the 6th and 7th series. There are 19 dogs who have yet to run.

We have been told by the Chief Marshal that these series area ll that will be done today.

Currently it is 79 degrees and the wind is now slightly NW at about 2 mph. The sun is bright and almost directly overhead and the ponds gleam in the middle of this beautiful field.

Conditions - 5th Series - Update

We have 7 dogs to run. The temps are at a high of 93 degrees. Working dogs have enjoyed a trip through the water on there way out and back to the birds. Winds are picking up at 9 mph out of the NNE. Make hitting the pheasant on the flyers a little tricky. Shadows are also beginning to cover the area of the fall on the flyer.

Series 5 - Updates

As the afternoon continues the temps have raised to a very warm 87 degrees. The wind is coming from the N NE at 2 mph.

We are approximately 5.5 hours into the fifth series and 39 dogs have run this series.We are continuing to run about 6-7 dogs per hour.

It does look like we should be done with this series today, even considering we are ending early today for the workers party.

Fifth Series – Conditions – Updates

We are about 10:15 am, and 13 dogs have run the Fifth Series that we started at 7:52 am. We appear to be running approximately 6 - 7 dogs per hour.

With the flyer station being across the road, we are having traffic breaks to allow for the dog trucks and spectators to enter and leave the grounds for this test site.

The sun is beginning to warm things up a bit. The current temperature is 74 degrees with a high of 91 today! The wind is light at this time and it is coming from the east.

The dog work has been similar with one handle so far.

Afternoon update on Series 4

After four hours and 30 minutes, 34 dogs have run the water blind. The judges plan to finish this series today.

4th Series Update

Approximately two hours ago we started the 4th Series Water Blind. Our 20th dog #89 just finished it's test. We are running about 10 dogs per hour.

3rd Series – Second Announcement – Releasing Dog

The Chief Marshal just announced that all dogs #21 and greater can be released and will run tomorrow, Monday, June 18th.

Our next gun change is AFTER dog #20, so ALL dogs prior to the gun change must stay to run today.

3rd Series – Announcement – Releasing Dogs

The Chief Marshal has released dogs #24 and greater for the day. The dogs released will run tomorrow, Monday, June 18th.

We will try to get the rest of the dogs finished before 7:00 pm.

Series 3 Updates

We are just over five hours into the Series 3 and just completed running the 31st dog. We are running 6-7 dogs per hour.

Gun Change - 3rd Series - Update

We have been informed by the Chief Marshal the next gun change will happen after dog #78.

Series Three Test Update and Conditions

We are having a sunny day at the National. The temperatures will continue to rise accordingly. Although it is a very comfortable 65 degrees, tent tops have been put up over all the holding blinds to allow for shade except for the final one next to the judges tent top. The wind was very light earlier this morning at 4 mph, from the north. Now as thermals come off the surrounding terrain, the wind seems to be shifting north to north east. The winds are likely to pick up a bit more as the day goes on.

Series Three Updates

At 8:27 we have had seven dogs run since the first running dog at 7:20 am.