Ninth Series | Tenth Series

Of the 27 teams that ran the Eighth, 18 were called back to the Ninth Series, a water triple with two retired guns. Of the 18, 7 were from Mike Lardy’s Handjem Retriever Training.

Lynne and Chicka after running a great Ninth Series.

Mike Lardy waiting in a holding blind with Prize
as he watches the dog ahead of him run.

Dave Smith waiting for a dog to return from the three marks.
There were two retired on the far shore and a wipe-out flyer
on the right bank only 36 yards away.

Mac DuBose on line with Tiger as the judge is
about to signal the birds in the Ninth.

Tenth Series

The Tenth Series was a quad with two flyers. It was run off a 15 foot high mound with the handler/dog teams on a mat on the edge of the drop off. 

Eleven dogs came back to the Tenth out of the 91 that started. Five of the Finalists are from Mike Lardy’s Handjem Retriever Training.

Mike and Prize were the first team going to the line in the Tenth.

Dave waiting in the holding blind with Breezy in the Tenth

Mac DuBose and Tiger in the holding blind for the Tenth.

Lynne and Chicka in a holding blind right behind Mac
with Zinger who is getting ready to go to line.

More totalretriever.com reports
and photos from the National:
- The Winner
- Pre National Training
- More National Pictures
- Finalists