2008 National Retriever Championship: Dave Rorem Video

Dave Rorem talks about his trial and his daughter @ Yahoo! Video

2008 NRC: Ty Rorem Talks About Running A Test Dog

Ty Rorem talks about running a test dog @ Yahoo! Video

2008 National Retriever Championship: Dogs Still in the Running as of Wednesday Night

No.	Dog Name Breed and Sex	Owner	Handler
3	FC QUICKMARK POWER PLAY, LM	Jackie & John McKay	Bobby George
4	FC HOLY CROSS'S MOSES, LM	Rick Anderson & Steve Yozamp	Steve Yozamp
6	FC-AFC ESPRIT'S ODD MAN RUSH, LM	John & Margaret Stouffer	Rick Roberts
9	FC-AFC WINDY CITY'S SECRET SIGNAL, LF	Charlie Hines	Charles Hines
10	FC EMERALD BAY'S MISS ABBYCADABRA, LF	Mayo & Julie Rude	David Rorem
11	FC ROCK RIVER LEICA, LF	Bruce Sampson	Bill Eckett
15	FC-AFC VINWOOD'S DON'T LOOK ETHEL, LF	Mike Kammerer	Danny Farmer
19	FC CC WHITIE BEAUREGARD ROGUE, LM	Dr. Terry Benda	Chris Ledford
20	FC-AFC BAYOU TECHE MIAH, LF	Stephen Ritter	Stephen Ritter
21	FC-AFC SANDMAN'S TICKET, LF	Larry & LindaAnn Bozeman	David Rorem or Larry Bozeman
22	FC CK'S RABBIT RABBIT RABBIT, LM	Marion Stroud & Clint Swingle	David or Mark Mosher
25	FC WORLD FAMOUS MAGICAL MISCHIEF, LM	Joe & Gretchen Augustyn	Bill Sargenti
28	FC-AFC MY NAME IS BOCEPHUS, LM	Robert & Barbara Hayden	Bill Eckett
29	FC-AFC BRIER LAKES SOUTHERN COMFORT, LM	Mark Sehon & Timmy Juneau	Mark Smith, Mark Sehon, or Timmy Juneau
31	FC LOW COUNTRY DRAKE, LM	Corinne Thompson	Al Arthur
32	FC-AFC TNT'S DET-A-NATOR, LM	Jeffrey Schuett & Lydia Fekula	Ray Voigt
35	FC JAZZTIME EMPTY WALLET, LM	Steve Bechtel & George & Wendy McDaniel	Bill Totten
36	FC FISH RIVER'S OUT OF THE PARK, LM	Cindy Harbaugh	David Rorem
39	FC-AFC TRUMARC'S STORMIN NORMAN II, LM	Mark Rosenblum	Danny Farmer
44	FC-AFC CREEK ROBBER, LM	Ken Jackson	Jim Gonia
45	FC-AFC VOLWOOD'S ANGEL, LF	Jack & Florence Vollstedt	Jack Vollstedt
46	FC-AFC TEXANNA YELLOW GOLD, MH, LF	Kenneth & Peggy Robbins	Kenneth Robbins
47	FC-AFC TARTAN PRIME TIME, LM	Barbara & James Howard	Kenny Trott
48	'07 NAFC-FC GOOD IDEA'S WHOA NELLIE, LF	Ken Neil & Brenda Little	Ken Neil
49	FC-AFC CLOSE-HAULED TO WINDWARD, LM	Joanne & Roy Mackey	David Rorem
53	FC-AFC HAWKEYE'S RED WHITE AND BLUE, LM	Marion Boulton Stroud	Mark Mosher
55	FC-AFC CITORI'S ACCEPT NO SUBSTITUTE, LM	Michael & Lynn Moore	Bill Sargenti
56	FC MAD RIVER'S MAGGIE MCBUNN, LF	Mike Molthan	Michael Cicero
57	FC-AFC SHOOTER'S SUGAR COOKIE, LF	Joan Conover & Nick Elam Jr DVM	Al Arthur
58	FC FEN WIZARD, LM	Brian Johnston	Eric Fangsrud
59	NOBODY MOVES NOBODY GETS HURT, LM	Irving & Nicholas Patin	Ryan Brasseaux
63	FC OTTERCREEK'S TLK OF THE TWN, LM	Tommy Parrish	Chris Ledford
65	FC-AFC WIDGEON'S CARBON CHIP, LM	JJ Heneghan & Tom Hartl	Jim Gonia
66	FC TWO RIVERS LUCKY WILLIE, LM	Brady Oman	David Rorem
67	DC-AFC GENNY'S YAKITY YAK DON'T TALK BACK, ChesF	Tom Ivey & Linda Harger	Linda Harger
70	FC-AFC WEEZER RETREEZER, LM	Robert Johnson	Bob Johnson
71	SILVERTIP'S I HOPE SO, LF	Jerald & Debra Wilks	Alan Pleasant
73	REBEL RIDGE WHISTLIN' DIXIE, LF	Jeff Lyons & Madelyn Yelton	Ray Voigt
74	FC-AFC INHERIT THE RIVER, LM	Rob Reuter & Janis Olsen	Robert Reuter
77	FC-AFC MARSH PRAIRIE QUICK PICK, LM	Joe & Tal Broyles	Mark Smith
78	FC-AFC GREAT BUNNS OF FIRE, LF	JM & LK DuBose	Lynne DuBose
79	FC LANDOVER GOLDENDAZE YUKON, LM	Chuck & Mary Schweikert	Scott Dewey
80	FC-AFC TANGATA MANU, LM	Brad & Diane Clow	Kenny Trott
81	FC COLONEL BOWIE'S REVENGE, LM	Gary Mathis & Jeff Jenkins	Karl Gunzer
82	FC WESTWOODS SUNDAY SILENCE, LM	Mike Schafer & Mike Westfall	Bill Eckett
84	LAKE COUNTRY SUNSHINE, LM	Gary McIlwain	Chris Ledford
86	FC HARLEY'S SUPER TRIEVEN MAC, LM	Ronald Stainback Jr	Alan Pleasant
87	FC CANDLEWOODS HIROLLER REAL DEAL, LM	Bob & Ann Heise	David Rorem
88	AFC TEALCREEK PATTON'S SABER, LM	Chris Hatch	Chris Hatch
89	FC-AFC WOOD RIVER'S FRANCHISE, LM	Bill Fruehling	Don Remien
90	FC-AFC EBONSTAR GOTTA ZOOM, LM	WG & R Burke Earley	Al Arthur
93	FC CK'S BLUE VELVET, LM	Marion Stroud-Swingle	Mark Mosher
95	FC-AFC WATUAGA'S BULL GATOR, LM	Steve & Gale O'Connell	Steve O'Connell
97	FC-CFC-CAFC SEASIDE'S ONE TO MANY, LM	Sherwin Scott	Ray Voigt
98	FC JAZZTIME'S HANGING CHAD, LM	Steve Bechtel Jr	Bill Totten
99	'08 NAFC-FC HAWKEYE'S COAST GUARD, LM	Jeff Talley & Bill Hillmann	Jeff Talley
100	FC-AFC REMINGTON'S DUK DAWG, LF	Linda Johnson	Don Remien
102	FC JUSTIN TIME MR. MOTO, LM	J Scott Anderson	Patti Kiernan
105	FC-AFC IRON LINES HONCHA, LF	Linda & Arnie Erwin	Arnie Erwin

2008 National Retriever Championship - Videos from Wednesday

Danny Farmer discussing the trial:

Danny Farmer talks about some tough days of testing @ Yahoo! Video

Dog #32 Running 2nd & 3rd Series @ Yahoo! Video

Field Trial Legend Danny Farmer and FC-AFC Vinwood's Don't Look Ethel run the 4th series:

Dog #15 Running the 4th Series @ Yahoo! Video

2008 National Retriever Championship: Series 2 & 3

This picture is from the NRC website and shows the combined land and water blinds for the 2nd and 3rd series. I added some arrows to show the approximate lines to the blinds. The blinds are complicated by the dogs' memories of the previous gunner stations and old falls of the marks. Also, the water blind has a very difficult water entry. The dog ideally would take a direct line into the thin sliver of water and then return on that same line.

VIDEO: 2008 National Retriever Championship - First Series

Description of the first series:

Chris Ledford describes the 1st Series @ Yahoo! Video

Danny Farmer and Luke:

Dog #101 Running 1st Series @ Yahoo! Video

These videos are graciously posted by Working Retriever Central. You can view more videos of each day at their website.

2008 National Retriever Championship Has Started

The 2008 National Retriever Championship is taking place this week in Montgomery, TX. It started yesterday (Sunday, November 9, 2008) and will run through Saturday, November 15, 2008. There will be 105 of the top dogs in the country competing this week. The competition will include triple and and quadruple retrieves at distances of up to 400 yards or more. It also includes blind retrieves over and through various factors including ponds and thick cover. Ducks and pheasants will be used for the marks and blinds.

The dogs competing in this contest are the hottest retrievers in the country. They are Field Champions (FC) who have met a strict set of standards and won a minimum level of trials during the last year. Each series, certain dogs get dropped according to mistakes in their performance. The winning dog will be given the title of National Field Champion (NFC). Last year NFC-AFC Candlewood's Something Royal, owned by Neil and Brenda Little won the championship.

The first series on Sunday was a double with a live flyer at about 370 yards and a retired gun at 200 yards. There were several opportunities for the handlers to lose site of the dogs if they did not take a perfect line or if they over ran the marks. 10 dogs were dropped on the first series.

For more information, including pictures, blogs, and videos, check out the following sites:

Man In Black "Cash" 2008 NRC Updates

http://www.working-retriever.com/08nrc/index.html

http://www.08nrc.blogspot.com/

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