Updated Conditions Report - 7th Series

As we are about half way through the 7th Series the sun is up and making the visibility excellent.  The wind continues to come out of the south at 12 mph and is blowing over the handlers left shoulder making it down wind.

6th Series Weather

As we are about to start the 6th Series the weather has warmed up to a nice 69 degrees.

We are still experiencing some wind coming from the South Southwest at 15 mph.

We will see if the wind will play a factor in the dog performance.

Test Condition Changes

We have had 5 pickup's within the last 10 dogs. The wind direction has not changed but the volatility of the blowing and the gusts have increased.  The result of these changes is that as the dogs run out for the go bird and establish a hunt, their tendency has seemed to be to see the dead bird station and be drawn in that direction.

Late Afternoon Weather Update

Sun is coming down and casting shadows on the Levee Bird. However, this has not made any changes in the dog performances.

It's currently 67 degrees with the SSW wind at 7 mph.

Changing of the Gun's in the 4th

Gun Change after dog 1 ran at 3:27 pm.

As we are approach the half way mark in the 4th series we are still enjoying a sunny day with temperatures at 68 degrees with the wind still holding at 7 mph coming from the SW.

The gun change is about done and we are getting back to the action from the Inaugural National Retriever Derby Championship! 

Mid-Day Weather Report

Midday of the 2nd day of the National Retriever Derby Championship the weather has warmed up to a nice sunny 62 degrees.  We have a slight breeze coming in from the SW at 7 mph.

We are about to start the 4th series with the 36 dogs that have been called back.  We will be starting with dog #25 - "Max" handled by Chris Christopher.

Weather

As day two of the National Retriever Derby Championship continues are temperatures are raising to 54 degrees.  The sun is bright and the breeze is low coming from the WSW at 7 mph. 

Things are going smooth here in Sedalia, MO.

3rd Series - Delay Continued

The first running dog will be called to the line at 8:45 to allow the sun to come up more for better visibility.

Delayed Start for Day Two

Good Morning from the National Retriever Derby Championship.

We are having a little bit of a delay in starting of the 3rd Series due to the sun to allow the shadows to clear from fall area.

Stay tuned as we will be calling the test dogs to the line shortly.

Change in Conditions

It seems to be the birds are now falling into the sun light.  We will see if this has any affects on the future dogs running.

Gun Change - Conditions

We have the gunners change at 1:33 pm.

The temperature has increased to 57 degrees.  The wind is staying about the same coming from the NW at 12 mph.

The gun change has gone smooth and we are about to get back to the dogs.

Conditions - 2nd Series

 A quick note on new conditions for the 2nd series - Both sets of guns are in the sun, but do not stand out real well.

Updated Conditions with Gun Change - 1st Series

The conditions have not the changed much since this morning, if anything the wind is blowing a little bit harder.  The dog work has continued to be about the same with some dogs having difficulty on the flyer.  However, the lighting is better on the dead bird as the sun peeks out from behind the clouds from time to time …

Gun Change at 9:47 - smooth change as always.

Day 1 - Series 1 Weather Report

As day one starts for the Inaugural National Retriever Derby Championship the weather starts at a cool 52 degrees with a NW wind at 15 mph.  The sun is starting to peak in hopes to give us warmer temperatures later this morning.

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