Thursday, October 9, 2025

Callbacks to the 10th Series

17 dogs were called back: 2, 7, 8, 10, 13, 17, 21, 25, 29, 33, 35, 43, 49, 50, 51, 55 and 57.

3 dogs dropped: 9, 44 and 58

Dog #55 will start the 10th Series


NOTES;

10th Series Parade starts at 9:00 am SHARP!

10th Series to Follow

Test Complete - 9th Series

Test Ended. Series 9 was completed and in the books at 6:02 pm.

**Callbacks will be announced later and posted here on the blog**

Parade Tomorrow at 9:00 am

10th Series to follow!

29. WBF’S PRIMA DONNA, “Prima,” CLF, Wade Cashion

Prima and Wade came to the line at 5:58 pm

L - Through the pond - out to the middle of the field for a large loop - back to the gunners and to her bird

R - Into the pond - swam parallel to the shore - half way to the point - out and went behind the guns - down to the guns and then made a loop to the bird. Got it.





25. LOUIE OF REDWILLOW, “Louie,” YLM, Naomi Evans

Louie and Naomi came to the line at 5:51 pm

L - Through the pond - angled up the hill - hooked the gunners and came directly around and out to the bird

R - Down the shoreline and got out of the water and straight to the bird!




21. QTK’S MINNESOTA’S HOMETOWN HERO, “Maurer,” YLM, Robbie Knutson

Maurer and Robbie came to the line at 5:46 pm

L - Excellent line across the hill and to his bird

R - Into the pond -swam parallel to the shore - past the point - got out and went straight to his bird






17. MY STAR OF HOPE, “Stella,” BLF, Dana Hoeper

Stella and Dana came to the line at 5:39 pm

L - Out to the bird - very nice!

R - Down the hill and into the big pond - out before the point - ran straight to the bird.




13. HYFLYER’S FOUR ON THE FLOOR, “Rev,” BLM, Randy Spangler

Rev and Randy came to the line at 5:33 pm

L - Small pond - angled up and across the hill - went deep of the guns - back to the guns and hunted behind - circled and got it!

R - Into the big pond - paralleled the shore to the point - got out and ran straight to the bird.




10. PAIRADOC’S BACK IN THE GAME, “Ray,” BLM, Marc Patton

Ray and Marc came to the line at 5:27 pm

R - Hunted behind the guns and worked it out to get his bird.

L - Through the pond and angled up the hill - got to the gunners and went passed them - hunted behind them and then moved deep right - came back to the fall area and his bird




Pick-up 9. CALLBACK’S CASTLE OF HOCKLEY CREEK, “Beckett,” BLF, Wade Cashion

Beckett and Wade came to the line at 5:20 pm

L - Excellent line across the hill through the water and straight to the bird

R - Paralleled the shore for a short distance - guns had to come out to help - dog was picked up





8. HOLYOKE’S CARBON COPY ON THE BAYOU, “Quinn,” BLF, Reid Jones

Quinn and Reid came to the line at 5:12 pm

L - Through the small pond and angled up the hill past the guns - turned back and circled the guns - drove deep multiple times - hunted behind the guns again - finally worked it out and got it

R - Into the big pond - swam parallel to the shore - got out at the point - works down the bank and located the bird



7. OUTBACK’S ALL-OUT GLADIATOR, “Spartacus,” BLM, Robbie Knutson

Spartacus and Robbie came to the line at 5:06 pm

L - Into the small pond - angled across and up the hill  - Smacked it!

R - Swam parallel to the shore - got out before the point - headed up the hill behind the gunners - hunted the area hard - got further away - but finally worked it out and went down to the bird and got it








2. SEASIDE’S FAMILY TRADITION, “Hank,” BLM, Wayne Jensen

Hank and Wayne came to the line at 4:59 pm

L - Into the small pond - drove up the hill and nailed it!

R - Into the pond - out on the point - circled the guns and got it




Pick-up 58. KANNENBERG’S INDY BE STROKIN, “Indy,” BLM, Louis West

Indy and Louis came to the line at 4:50 pm

L - Into the small pond - angled up the hill - got deep of the guns and hunted - back to the fall area and the bird

R - Into the pond - got out early and went way deep out of sight - dog was picked up



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 Gun Change 4:45 pm

57. BEAVER CREEK RETRIEVERS SAVE THE LAST DANCE FOR ME, “Callie,” BLF, Travis Echelberry

Callie and Travis came to the line at 4:38 pm

L - Into the left pond - angled up the hill and straight to the bird

R - Into the right pond - out at the point for a short hunt and then moved on down the shore for the bird





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55. RISING STARS KAOTIC IDEA, “Tripp,” BLM, Joe Howard

Tripp and Joe came to the line at 4:32 pm

L - Into the small pond  - angled across the hill - straight to it!

R - Into the pond - came out behind the guns - started to hunt - covered quite a bit of ground but got his bird clean




51. CALLBACK’S BIG CHOP, “Chop,” BLM, Wade Cashion

Chop and Wade came to the line at 4:26 pm

L - Into the small pond - angled up the hill and drilled it!

R - Into the big pond - out at the point - up behind the guns - circled and then worked down to the bird.




50. MARDI GRAS THIS IS HOW LEGENDS ARE MADE, “Legend,” BLF, Carol Lowe

Legend and Carol came to the line at 4:20 pm

L - Spot on with this one!

R - Swam to the point and got out of the water - swam down to the fall area - made 1 loop and got her bird!





49. PAIRADOC’S WHO’S THE WIZARD, “Tommy,” BLM, Wayne Jensen

Tommy and Wayne came to the line at 4:13 pm

L - Into the area under the arc of the fall - ran slightly deep of the bird and then came back and scooped it up!

R - Excellent mark! Swam to the perfect exit point and landed right at the bird!





44. PUBLIC ENEMY’S DEEP SEA PREADATOR, “Orca,” BLM, Chad Radt

Orca and Chad came to the line at 4:06 pm

L - Out across the pond and drove deep and long along the trees - was out of sight from our vantage point - but came back to the area behind the gunners - came along the treeline and then down to the pond to locate his bird

R - Drove to the fall area - made a savvy left turn to seek in and scoop up his bird!



43. ARIAS GIGI, “G,” BLF, Caleb Brown

G and Caleb came to the line at 4:00 pm

L - Into the left pond - angled across the field going up towards the bird - got past it and then went back and forth over the ridge back to the fall area and her bird.

R - Into the big pond on the right - swimming towards the guns - out on the point about half way down the shore - ran straight to the bird.




35. JC’S GOD OF THUNDER, “Thor,” BLM, Michael Cotten

Thor and Michael came to the line at 3:53 pm

L - Across the small pond  - going up - got deep and did a great job!

R - Into the large pond - swam parallel to the shore - got out right at the gunners and went straight to the bird.




33. WIGHT’S FEAR THE DARK, “Nyx,” BLF, Tracy Wight

Nyx and Tracy came to the line at 3:45 pm

L - Into the middle of the field, right between the guns - hunted close to the right bird but worked her way over to the left bird and got it.

R - Swam part of the way down - got out and backsided the guns and hunted left and right under the tree line - got it!




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Test Dogs - 9th Series

Hockley Creek's Cyclone, “Cy,” BLM
Owner: Robby Bickley
Handler: 
Robby Bickley

First test dog up for the 9th Series test was Cy and handler Robby Bickley ... Cy came to the line at 3:20 pm

L (Left) -  Cy went through the pond - didn't drive the hill quite far enough but he does get to the area and to the bird

R (Right) - Exited the pond and ran parallel to the shore to locate his bird.



Livin Tha Dream’s Truth, “Tru,” BLF
Owner: Glen Dudley
Handler: Don Fregelettte

Next test dog up was Tru with handler Don Fregelette.... Tru came to the line at 3:25 pm

L (Left) - Out through the pond and up the hill to the area of the fall - hunts deep and left of the gunners - came back around quartering her way to the bird.

R (Right) - Angled across the pond and exited in the area to scoop up her bird.


This test is taking approximately 5-7 minutes per dog to complete.