6th Series Recap

Wednesday, November 13, 2024 – Thursday, November 14, 2024

6th Series – Water Quad with an Honor

49 Dogs Started this Series

Test Dogs started out the series on Wednesday morning at 7:10 am, beginning with "Boogie" and handler Suzan Caire, then "Jake" with handler Michelle Visel. Thursday morning we had a single test dog run before the competing dogs commenced, which was "Jake" with handler Michelle Visel. The competitors had their look at what to expect for this series, and we were ready to go ...

Our first running dog on Sunday morning was #41. FC-AFC PLEASANT RIVER KING EIDER, “King,” BLM, and handler Hunter Street came to the line at 7:55 am to kick off the 6th Series!

The weather on Wednesday morning started off clear and about 54 degrees with a high of around 85 degrees in the afternoon with not much wind to mention. Thursday morning was very similar to the previous day, it started out mostly clear and about 52 degrees, warming up a bit more by the time we finished up the series.

Here is how things turned out for the 6th Series…

No-Bird / Re-Run (7): 22 – 46 – 61 – 66 – 72 – 91(x2)

Handles (10): 29 – 44 – 46 – 47 – 51 – 67 – 74 – 79 – 92 – 93 
Double Handles (5): 8 – 41 – 71 – 73 – 84
Pick-Ups (3): 9 – 37 – 57

Scratches (0): 

Our last running dog for this Series was dog #39. FC PVS FRANK THE TANK, “Frank,” BLM, with handler Craig Crook. They completed the test at 10:36 am Thursday morning.

49 dogs were sent from the line in this series, taking a grand total of 11 hours and 36 minutes, which averages out to be just over 14 minutes per dog. 

We will be moving on to the 7th Series next! Callbacks to come ...