Wednesday, June 23, 2010


TEST FIVE--LAND/WATER QUAD

Two Flyers, Two Retired Birds and an Honor

Good Morning...

Day Four dawns slightly warmer with earlier temperatures hovering around 50. The forecast is for temperatures in the high seventies with a 20% chance of thunderstorms in the afternoon. Winds will pick up throughout the day but will be worst after 8 p.m.; by then the test will have wrapped for the day as tonight is the Worker's Party.

Good luck to everyone!

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Excellent Directions

... Provided at Headquarters for the route to this test. Kudos to the Traffic Committee.

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First Test Dog to the Line at 7:30 a.m.


And the first dog took 11 minutes to complete the test. More soon.

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DOG #39 kicked off Test Five at 8:14 a.m...

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Dogs #40, 43 and 45 have handled

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Nice one for Chase

as #46 shows how it's done with four clean birds...

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Skeeter Puts Four in the Bag

#47, for handler Robby Bickley

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Pirate Finds Treasure...

In the form of four birds...

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Handle for #50

with Gracie and Sylvia McClure...on the long bird

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Handle on Two for #54

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Handle on Left Flyer for Bull

#57 with Steve O'Connell
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Good for #58, Handle for #59, Thumbs Up for #60, #61, and Handle for #64. ___________________________________________________________________________________________________

Gun Change after #66
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ANNOUNCEMENT ON POSTING

Just to let you know I've been shut out of posting most of the morning from my Mac by the system and am using another computer for the posts I've made. This is why you've not seen any photos or much content. I will keep you posted and will do the best possible under the circumstances. Thanks in advance for your understanding.
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Handle on Dog #69
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No-Bird for Dog #70

Handle on Dog #76...and #77...and #78

And now #78 has Picked Up

Handle on Dog #80...and #85

Pick Up on Dog #88

Pick Up on Dog #91

Handle on Dog #92

Pop and a Handle on #103
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NOTE: THANKS to Tina for making several update posts for me this afternoon as we're still working on issues to get us up and running again.

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ANNOUNCEMENTS-- WORKER'S PARTY TONIGHT, and a bird-throwing contest will begin around 6 p.m.

THE LAST DOG TO RUN TONIGHT WILL BE #9


TEST DOG IN THE MORNING WILL BE RUN AS CLOSELY TO 7 a.m. AS POSSIBLE.

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Handle on Dog #106


Handle on Dog #109


There are six dogs left to run...


The last dog to run...#9 to the line at 5:15 p.m.

N
o partial callbacks will be given