Tuesday, July 15, 2008 |
Test 3 -- Water Triple with an Honour
The cavalcade left the
campground at 7:05 AM for the 9 km trip to Grounds #1. The sky was
clear, the temperature was 13 degrees Celsius and the wind from the NW
was at 10/15 km/hr. This test site was sponsored by CANADIAN TIRE.
The judges had a water triple with one retired gun set up. The first test dog, RAINBOW’S BLUE M & M’S handled by AL PETKAU ran at 7:50 AM and had a challenge on the centre and right birds. P.J. FITZPATRICK with GUNSTOCK’S COTTON GINNY, female test dog came to the line and she did an excellent job.
The judges had a water triple with one retired gun set up. The first test dog, RAINBOW’S BLUE M & M’S handled by AL PETKAU ran at 7:50 AM and had a challenge on the centre and right birds. P.J. FITZPATRICK with GUNSTOCK’S COTTON GINNY, female test dog came to the line and she did an excellent job.
Test 3
The triple was shot centre bird, at 218
yards, first; right bird at 132 yards, second and the left bird at 125
yards, third. The centre and right birds were drake mallards while the
left bird was a hen mallard. The centre bird was retired and thrown
into the water at the toe of a dike with heavy cattails behind. The
honour was on a mat to the right of the running dog.
Sketch of Test 3
Dog #40 FTCH AFTCH FC AFC
MISS T MH with owner/handler PETE PLOURDE came to line at 8:30 AM and
the test began. A large majority of dogs had trouble with the centre
retired bird and the anxiety set in for the handlers waiting to run.
The wind increased somewhat during the afternoon but did not change the
challenge on the centre bird as a number of dogs went through the
cattails and hunted long, while some got back into the area of the left
hand bird.
There were only a few dogs that completed the test without trouble. The dogs were averaging 15 minutes to complete this test.
The evening ended with a great supper provided by the Manitoba Gun Dog Association and the Winnipeg Field Trial Club. We thoroughly enjoyed a turkey dinner with all the trimming. We also were able to enjoy the company of our fellow trialers.
CALLBACKS: Numbers 9, 21, 27, 34, 39 were dropped after this test. The marshal announced that dog # 3, POKOLODI’S GO GO SALLY would be the starting dog to run Test#4.
There were only a few dogs that completed the test without trouble. The dogs were averaging 15 minutes to complete this test.
The evening ended with a great supper provided by the Manitoba Gun Dog Association and the Winnipeg Field Trial Club. We thoroughly enjoyed a turkey dinner with all the trimming. We also were able to enjoy the company of our fellow trialers.
CALLBACKS: Numbers 9, 21, 27, 34, 39 were dropped after this test. The marshal announced that dog # 3, POKOLODI’S GO GO SALLY would be the starting dog to run Test#4.
Scotty doing his sketches
