SEPTEMBER 15, 2022

September 15, 2022 Daily Report brought to you by Avery Sporting Dog.

Welcome to Day Four of the National Retriever Championship.  The day started off cool with temperatures around 10 degree and warmed up to temperatures in the high teens.  The day is sunny with light wind 5 to 10 km/hr.

Today’s test was at Dalton White Farms at Delhi ON. The test site is a lush wetland surrounded by farmland.

Test #6 is a 260 yd side hill land blind.  The blind is a cock pheasant. The mat faces west and the wind is from the northwest at 6 km/hr.

Today’s test dogs are Astrid handled by Peter Mottola and Piper handled by Grant Koeing. The judges decided to change the setup after both test dogs and moved the mat a few feet to the left.. An additional test dog was required,  Maplepond Bonnie Jean “Jean” was ran by owner/handler Chris Mason.

Click here to view Female Test Dog “Jean” running Test #6.

Starting Dog #45 came to the line at 8:15 am.  The test concluded at 10:30 am.

TEST DOGS

Female Test Dog

FTCH AFTCH MJOLNIR ASTRID OF DAVADAR “Astrid”

Owned by Peter and Judy Mottola and handled by Peter

Male Test Dog

DAKOTA CREEK’S ACE IN THE HOLE QFTR JFTR “Piper”

Owned and handled by Grant Koeing

Female Test Dog

MAPLEPOND BONNIE JEAN “Jean”

Owned and Handled by Chris Mason

Callbacks to Test #7

26 dogs called back to Test #7.  Dogs not called back are dog #14, 24, 25, 40 and 50

Test #7 Water Blind will be at Test Site #2 Baypoint Kennels – 635 Concession Rd 1 Port Rowan ON   42.614849   -80.5105209

Starting dog is #5

Caravan is leaving from the Port Rowan Community Center at 7:00 am.  Test Dogs at 7:30 am

NOTE: Test #7 started midday and was scrapped.  A “new” Test # 7 will be tomorrow, Friday September 16, 2022

It was a lively evening at National Headquarters –  Baypoint Kennels.  The smoker was cooking as you entered the building roasting chickens.  There was a fire pit  for the attendees to gather around and the air was full with laughter.  Inside Headquarters people eagerly bought their tickets to enter into the silent auction prizes, along with the 50-50 draw and door prize of a basket of local goodies – won by Carrie Whenham.  Music was playing while everyone visited and talked about the weeks festivities and tests thus far.

Dinner was roast chicken, fish and chips, variety of salads and for desert, fresh peaches from Dan and Gloria’s trees, pumpkin pie, ice cream. Dinner was followed by a Happy Birthday song to Susan Rehder Helberg.  Susan and Carl Clark made the drive to the national to volunteer as a thrower.

After the dinner was done, the raffle items were drawn while giving thanks to all of the donators.  Half of the silent auction items were announced with the other half being announced on Saturday to allow for more opportunity for bidding.

Thank you to all the sponsors and volunteers for once again, providing an amazing meal for all of the National attendees.