2025 National Derby Blog


2025 National Derby Championship Blog

Tuesday, October 7, 2025

3rd Series Test Description

3rd Series – Land Single with a Rooster

The mat sits on the south side of a gravel road facing North. The mat is located at the high point of the field. As the dog leaves the line and crosses the road the field drops off at a sharp angle down and the entire field dips to the right. The dog must angle the hill holding a line. The gunners are sitting towards the end of the field. They will shoot and then throw the Rooster to the Right down the hill landing approximately 250 yards from the mat. There are 3 cedar bushes that are under the arc of the throw.

This test is taking approximately 3 minutes per dog to complete.