Pot hole test from Union City

[ragon]

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Or4Ydy6B_I0

[T-Bone]

thanks for the reminder punk

I guess he was trying to pick up the diversion. i heard the diversion shot but didnt see it come out.

for those who havent seen or heard about that test, you had the left dts mark, middle mark and a diversion back from your last mark that landed between middle and the left dts mark just out of site in those whooptedoos(many many handles on diverson). the blind was 120yd dts thru old dts fall past all the diversion scent and most of the time the line to the blind was in the shade and dog was hard to see the last 20 yards due to shade and cover.... almost a poke and hope.

Daisee did the same as this dog in the video on the middle mark making the area and having to look around all the clumps to find the bird. she made the area bird landed a few feet more to the left. she looked right then looked left at the bird but chose to go the right clump of dirt. bird landed face down and looked like every other clump and she chose the wrong one and i was kindly axed to put my dog on the bird no semi extended hunts were allowed. I was also the next to last dog to run that afternoon ...very dark to say the least(no excuses just trying to portray "astmospheric and Grand conditons" of a GRAND TEST. I started to let her line the blind and showout as she took a great line but chose to run it as if i was still in contention and playin it safe. i believe she 3 whistled it but it didnt matter WE were out on points.

again thanks GENE!!!!!!!


P.S. i know that some that may watch this video will say that didnt look to difficult. I agreed with that assumption til I stepped up to line, sat on the hey bail and loaded bullets in the gun and did my last second surveying of the test. Totally... totally different test sitting on that hay bale..didnt look it but it was physically demanding test for the dogs. with the changing wind, shade and sun conditions it took ALOT of teams out!!

[ragon]

was not hacking on ya bro, some how i run across it , trying to let the folks see some of tuff tests they came up with

[Chuck McCall]

If I remember right the diversion was on the way back from the blind.....That shot was a dry shot fired to set up the blind....

Did you notice the handler send his dog on the blind and then turn around and put the bird down. By the time he looked up the dog was left...which was where you definitely did not want him. My advice..when you are running the blind be prepared to give 100% focus to your dog...It only takes a second for them to get into trouble...

[bigbeeducker]

Handler should'a been waitin on that. NEVER TAKE YOUR EYE OF DA DOG.

[T-Bone]

If I remember right the diversion was on the way back from the blind.....That shot was a dry shot fired to set up the blind....

Did you notice the handler send his dog on the blind and then turn around and put the bird down. By the time he looked up the dog was left...which was where you definitely did not want him. My advice..when you are running the blind be prepared to give 100% focus to your dog...It only takes a second for them to get into trouble...

yea Chuck you are correct it was thrown on way back from the blind. But seeing that duck in his hand threw me off and made me think he was picking up the diversion.

"It only takes a second for them to get into trouble.." ...especially on that blind. You had to be sucking air the whole time to be ready to blow a whistle from the moment you said ""back" till fido was coming back with the bird. And your left hand was in your pocket except to give an exaggerated left over cast!! Chuck your dogs for the most part killed that blind!

[CF]

T-BONE SAID...
Chuck your dogs for the most part killed that blind!

Which is exactly why production of the CM BOBBLE HEAD DOLL started the week after the GRAND...tribute to the awesome dog/dog work witnessed!

and yes that test was tough especially after waiting for...to me...what seemed like 7 days to run it in the "atmospheric" conditions of darkness. I did however think the test was cool in my own sick twisted way!

[Chuck McCall]

yeah...but production was halted after a disaster 3rd and 4th series. I still have nightmares about that day.
Jason and I went from 13 dogs to 3 in about 4 hours....

[goosebruce]

me and craig went from running to spec-tating in bout 20 minutes.... so ya know, 13 to 3 don't sound too bad. btw, the dog i lost by not blowing a whistle in time, KILLED dat lil blind ya'll are rappin bout... so ya gotta think, gee travis, how can a dog go 2 series perfect, and then go out on a go bird.... welp, ya gotta have a dumb booty at the wheel! ha. travis

[CF]

me and craig went from running to spec-tating in bout 20 minutes.... so ya know, 13 to 3 don't sound too bad. btw, the dog i lost by not blowing a whistle in time, KILLED dat lil blind ya'll are rappin bout... so ya gotta think, gee travis, how can a dog go 2 series perfect, and then go out on a go bird.... welp, ya gotta have a dumb booty at the wheel! ha. travis

Felt more like 10 minutes to me but who's countin'..... still the coolest dealio I have 'sperienced... and we will go back for another...

[T-Bone]

me and craig went from running to spec-tating in bout 20 minutes.... so ya know, 13 to 3 don't sound too bad. btw, the dog i lost by not blowing a whistle in time, KILLED dat lil blind ya'll are rappin bout... so ya gotta think, gee travis, how can a dog go 2 series perfect, and then go out on a go bird.... welp, ya gotta have a dumb booty at the wheel! ha. travis

Felt more like 10 minutes to me but who's countin'..... still the coolest dealio I have 'sperienced... and we will go back for another...

WHEN?????

[goosebruce]

Dat mofo going to amite... hes already been downloading blues tunes for the ride. didnt he tell you, he was trying to call 'shotgun' on yur booty. travis

[ragon]

Trav you need to talk CF in to going, last word I had it was a no go heck , I hope my dog is ready to go by then When we going to pool our entries?

[goosebruce]

Hes going. cause if he didnt, well, he would, suck. travis

[T-Bone]

somebody dun been kalt out!!!!