Wednesday, October 18, 2017

TEST 8 – Land/Water Double with One Retired


Series 8 – Land/Water Double with One Retired

The right retired at 218 yards

The left hand gun station at 218 yards
The right hand memory bird is a dead drake thrown slight angle back right at 218 yards. This bird is a dead drake and the guns retire when the handler sends the dog for the left hand bird. For this bird, the dog runs down the slope, across the largest of three ponds and up the other side to get the bird thrown near the woods. The second bird is a dead drake thrown angle back left at 218 yards. The dog will run down the slope, transverse a land bridge (or levee) and then continue back up the facing slope to get his bird.  There is a large brush pile and several clumps of grass on the far slope that tend to push the dogs to the right instead of them taking a more direct line to the bird. The test takes 5-6 minutes per dog.