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Fourth, Fifth, and Sixth Series

The Fourth and Fifth Series were blinds run back to back. Water and varied terrain was in both of them.

This is a picture of the blinds from the far end looking back to the start.
The blind planter hid in a fort constructed of hay bales for the long blind. 
The arrow points to the judge’s tent on the far hill. The mat for the blinds was right in front of the red tent.

This is from the area of the start of the blinds.  Both blinds were run from the same mat. However, for the second one, the handler could move up to a knoll marked by an orange tape in the grass for handling, once the dog had dropped down the crest of the hill.

Mike handling Hannah.

The Sixth Series was a Land/Water Triple with two retired guns.

The Sixth was again run from high on a hill. The first bird down was retired on the right. It landed on a patch of cover at the end of a submerged point. The second retired mark is off to the left of the picture and not seen. It was against the side of a steep hill. The final bird was a flyer on in the center.

Handlers watching the test dog.

1996 NFC FC AFC Storm’s Riptide Star “Rascal” 
Mike handled to him to his win as well as to being a Finalist is 1998.
Now 12 ½, Rascal was enjoying visiting another National.
He is the logo jumping dog on this web site.
(picture by Mary Knapp, Retriever Field Trial News)

Pre-National Training Information | First, Second, and Third Series
Fourth, Fifth, and Sixth Series | Seventh, Eighth, and Ninth Series
Tenth Series | Finalists and Winner | Celebration | Intro Page