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2024 National Amateur Retriever Championship Blog
Showing posts with label 11. Show all posts
Showing posts with label 11. Show all posts

Thursday, June 20, 2024

Pick-Up 11. RIDGECREST’S JUST FOR A LARK QA2, “Whimsy,” BLF, Betsy Broyd

Betsy and Whimsy came to the line at 1:52 pm

Initial line carried her to the end of the trees

1 or 2 whistles to the water

1 more to go under the arc of the old fall and pass the bale on the left

3 more whistles and the dog was out of sight

Blind planter came to help

Dog was picked up

11. RIDGECREST’S JUST FOR A LARK QA2, “Whimsy,” BLF, Betsy Broyd

Betsy and Whimsy came to the line ...

LF – Line under the arc and to the fall area and the bird

LR – Line brought her under the arc and she kept going - halfway up the hill and she came back down and made several loops in front and right of the blind - took a left and located her bird

RR – Good line out and angled over to the fall area and the bird

RF – Good line to the fall area again - had a couple turns at the bird and she got it!


Monday, June 17, 2024

11. RIDGECREST’S JUST FOR A LARK QA2, “Whimsy,” BLF, Betsy Broyd

Betsy and Whimsy came to the line at 12:41 pm

1 whistle up close for her line 
1 at the very edge of the pond
1 more to get the bird



Sunday, June 16, 2024

11. RIDGECREST’S JUST FOR A LARK QA2, “Whimsy,” BLF, Betsy Broyd

Betsy and Whimsy came to the line at 2:16 pm

F – Directly to the bird.

MR – Great line - went right behind the tree and hunted both right and deep - short right and moved to cattails and her bird.

RR – Nice angle across the pond - went behind and really deep - back to the fall area and her bird.

Saturday, June 15, 2024

11. RIDGECREST’S JUST FOR A LARK QA2, “Whimsy,” BLF, Betsy Broyd

RIDGECREST’S JUST FOR A LARK QA2, “Whimsy”

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Betsy and Whimsy came to the line at 2:01 pm

F – Out under the arc, turned left towards the bird and she missed it  - made another loop and got it!

LR – Wide right, went deep back around the bale and out - but a quick turn back and she got it!

B – 2 whistles down the middle, 3 more to get left and to the blind.