AND THE WINNER IS.....

The 2013 NARC CHAMPION is....

  

#1. FC-AFC Dottie Ray’s Ivy League (Ivy) 
LF, Handler: Andy Kahn

Judge Ted Shih, Shirley Kahn and Handler Andy Kahn and Judges Lyn Yelton and Al Wilson

THE FINALISTS

Here are the 2013 NARC FINALISTS!!!!

CONGRATULATIONS TO ALL!!!

1.FC-AFC Dottie Ray’s Ivy League (Ivy), LF, Andy Kahn

2. FC By Golden’s Pond’s Legacy (Pride), LF, Roy Morejon

23. AFC Credit Rivers Uncle Plug (Plug), LM, Rick Van Bergen

29. FC-AFC Coolwater’s Knockout (Punch), LM, Alexandra Washburn

40. FC-AFC Lanes Lets Get Ready To Rumble (Ali), LM, Bobby Lane

57. FC-AFC Fresh Squeezed Juice (Juice), LM, Mark Medford

68. AFC Meadowwoods Lawman (Dillon), LM, Tony Despenas

85. FC-AFC KPR’s Wet Willie (Willie), LM, Jim Pickering

87. FC Hunting Creek Classy Girl JH (Classy), LF, John Armstrong

Waiting for the decision....

While we wait.......

Re-Run Handle & Handle 2. FC By Golden’s Pond’s Legacy (Pride), LF, Roy Morejon

LF: Pinned it!

RF: hunted short then out to the retrieve

MF: Handled

LR: Handled

Handle & Handle 40. FC-AFC Lanes Lets Get Ready To Rumble (Ali), LM, Bobby Lane

RF: Front-Footed it!

LF: small area hunt.

MF: drove deep up the hill and Handled to the bird.

LR: Handled clean to retrieve the bird

68. AFC Meadowwoods Lawman (Dillon), LM, Tony Despenas

RF: made a small loop midway out and then continued to retrieve the bird clean.

LF: small area hunt

MF: straight to the gun station over to check the trees and then hunted over to the bird.

LR: Handled

Handle & Handle 57. FC-AFC Fresh Squeezed Juice (Juice), LM, Mark Medford

RF: Fabulous mark!

LF: Fantastic job.

MF: Handled to the bird.

LR: Handled to the bird.

Handle 29.Coolwater’s Knockout (Punch), LM, Alexandra Washburn

RF: straight to the bird

LF: went wide right of the area and Handled to the bird.

MF: went into the sticks standing out of the water and had to be Handled to the bird.

LR: took off up the middle of the pond and had to be Handled to the bird.

Handle & Handle 23. AFC Credit Rivers Uncle Plug (Plug), LM, Rick Van Bergen

MF: traveled toward MF but took a hard right toward RF and contestant opted to Handle to the bird.

LF: Went out wide right of the fall area and hunted over to the bird for completed retrieve

RF: Handled to the bird

LR: Perfect mark!!

No-Bird 2. FC By Golden’s Pond’s Legacy (Pride), LF, Roy Morejon

will run at the end

Handle 1.FC-AFC Dottie Ray’s Ivy League (Ivy), LF, Andy Kahn

MF: Good mark!

LF: Stepped on it!

RF: Pinned it!

LR: got out of the water hunted deep of the gun station contestant opted to Handle to the bird clean.

85. FC-AFC KPR’s Wet Willie (Willie), LM, Jim Pickering

Came to the line at 2:19 P.M.

RF: Drilled it!

LF: small,tight,quick area hunt

MF: Perfect mark!

LR: small area hunt and rapidly retrieved the bird.

 

Handle 87. FC Hunting Creek Classy Girl JH (Classy), LF, John Armstrong

RF: Great line. Smacked it!

LF: Tight quick hunt

MF: Excellent mark!

LR: traveled a good line but looked like she was gonna check out the RF again and the contestant opted to Handle the dog to the bird clean.

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10th Series Water Quad Test Description

The 10th Series brings us to Lucy #1 and is a Water Quad situated on the toughest technical pond we have ever seen. The mat is facing to the North and the wind is slightly blowing out of the South.  The humidity has risen and the cloudy skies remain. This is a monster test with three, count them three FLYERS! It is taking 18 minutes 16 seconds per dog.

The first bird to be shot is a dead Drake Mallard thrown angle-back to the left landing in a clump of cattails in the corner of the pond at 371 yards.  The gun station retires into the tree-line to the far right of the test. We will refer to this bird as the Long Retired bird. (LR)

The second bird to be shot is a dry bird situated to the far left of the test at 122 yards. This is a Rooster Pheasant Flyer thrown flat to the right. This bird lands in a little nook deep of a dozen Avery Full-Body Mallard decoys and hay bales. The three gunners remain standing out. We will refer to this bird as the Left Flyer (LF)

The third bird to be shot is immediately to the right of the (LF) and the four gunners are sitting on the edge of the pond at 214 yards. This bird is a Drake Mallard Flyer shot hard angle-back left landing in the water in an area of sticks. The gunners are sluicing this flyer with a "Big" exciting splash. Deep of the sticks near the waters edge are a dozen floating Avery Full Body decoys. We will refer to this bird as the Middle Flyer (MF).

The fourth and final bird of this test is located immediately to the right and deep of the (MF) This  Loooooong "Quacking" Hen Mallard is thrown "Big" to the left and flat landing in the water or on land at 218 yards. This flyer is also sluiced with a splash in the pond. We will refer to this bird as the Right Flyer (RF).

Thank You to The "Curtis Clan" Russell, Andrew, Glen & Joseph Curtis for throwing the birds in the 10th Series. These guys are as accurate as they come. Raised in the Retriever Sport and having thrown birds probably since they could walk the birds are thrown long, strong and identically for every contestant. Thanks again "Curtis Clan"!!!

Callbacks to the 10th

And the Callbacks to the 10th Series are......

1, 2, 23, 29, 40, 57, 68, 85 and 87

Dog #85 will start the 10th Series