SEPTEMBER 19, 2025
Update: 2:15 pm Ten to the 10th! Callbacks: 8, 14, 16, 17, 25, 34, 38, 39, 58, 59. Dog 17 will start the Water Quad. Rotation was calculated as 20% of the number of dogs, with a minimum rotation of 3 dogs; dog 16 has already started a series so the next running dog is 17. 
The start time will be slightly later with test dogs in the holding blinds at 8:00 am.
.
Update: 12:40pm The last dog has run test 9…now we wait for callbacks…
Day 6, Daily Report brought to you by our Gold, Silver, and Bronze tier sponsors.
Welcome to Day 6 and Test 9 of the Canadian National Retriever Championship. Today is significantly cooler than yesterday, with a temperature of 14 degrees and overcast skies. The gallery is bundled up, and rain is forecast to begin around 1:00 PM. Although it’s cool, these are perfect conditions for the dogs running this large land quad. We had a later start this morning, with the male test dog, “Dusty,” and handler Mike Zelman coming to the line at 8:40 AM. The female test dog today is “Putzi,” handled by Ann Steer. Dog #59 came to line at 9:10 am.
The test is a land quad with 4 retired guns. The guns are shot around the clock from left to right. All guns retire when the 4th gun shoots. Gun#1 is thrown r-l at 240 yards, and is a rooster pheasant. Gun #2 is thrown r-l at 326 yards, and is a rooster pheasant. Gun #3 is thrown l-r at 294 yards and is a rooster pheasant. Gun #4 is thrown r-l at 178 yards and is a drake mallard. The mat is oriented NW and the wind is coming from E-NE at 11 kmph. The test is approximately 8:00 minutes.
Todays breakfast sponsors are Baypoint Kennel, Medie Robinson, Allan & Moni Robertson, and Michael Lipeseic.
Note that yesterday’s (Test 8) callbacks were adjusted to include dog 59. 19 dogs started test 9.
