2. PEPPERJACK'S DEAL ME AN ACE, "Dealer," LM, Misty Melo

At 2:03 pm Dealer and Misty started the 5th test - Water Single.

Dealer got into the pond tight on the left corner. He quickly got out and went over the large mound on the left end of the peninsula, where we lost sight and could not see if he caught the second piece of the pond. He drove up the hill past the guns and under the arc, then worked his way back  right to his bird.

1. LEADING LADY OF THE PACK, "Lady," LF, Hunter Street

Lady and Hunter came to the line ready to run their Water Single.

Lady ran down the hill by the mat and entered the left corner of the pond. She swam almost the edge of the pond. She got out and went over the land bridge. She then drove up the hill straight to her bird.

44. MICKEY'S VICTORY RUN, "Harley," LM, Christian Alt

Harley and Christian came to the line to run their Water Single.

Harley went down the hill by the mat and entered the left corner of the pond. He swam parallel to the shore to the tip of the peninsula. He exited the water and ran on the back side of the peninsula to the land bridge. He went over the land bridge then reentered the water. Exiting the pond again he climbed up the hill and went to his bird.

43. BEAVER RUNS RAYMOND FOR SHERIFF, "Raymond," LM, Leigh Windham

Raymond and Leigh started their Water Single at 1:50 pm.

Raymond went down the fill from the mat and entered the pond on the left side. He swam to the peninsula, exited and went over it and reentered the pond. He climbed the hill directly to the bird.

42. WILD WINGS SHUT UP AND HOLD ON, "Tobi," LF, Jimmie Darnell

Tobi and Jimmie started their Water Single at 1:45 pm.

Tobi cut a very close corner on the first entry of the pond. She went over the peninsula and reentered the pond. She exited and drove up the hill straight to her bird.

41. NO SLACK, "Tight," LF, Jason Baker

Tight and Jason came to the line to run their Water Single at 1:42 pm.

Tight entered the left corner of the pond. She swam across to the peninsula where she got out and went over the left end of the land bridge where she reentered the pond. Exiting the water she drove up the hill and went under the arc. She made a quick turn and got her bird.

40. SWIFT RIVER'S BACK IN TIME, "Marty," LM, Buck Shope

Marty and Buck came to the line to run their Water Single at 1:37 pm

Marty entered the first part of the pond at the left corner. He swam across to the peninsula and went over reentering the water. He exited the pond driving up the hill, he went under the arc, took one turn left then right back down to get his bird.

Gun Change / Conditions - 5th Series

Gun changed happened after dog # 39 "Virgil" and handler Ray Vreeland finished their Water Single.

Currently we are at 79 degrees, with the humidity dropping to 65%. The wind is SSE at 17 MPH.

As we are approaching later afternoon / early evening the chances of isolated thunderstorms increase.

But right now we looking like we are in good shape to complete the 5th series without any weather issues.

39. SKYWATCH HIGH PLAINS LAWDOG, "Virgil," LM, Ray Vreeland

Virgil and Ray got to the line to run their 5th test - Water Single at 1:32 pm.

Virgil got into the pond on the left side. He went over the peninsula and reentered the pond. Exiting the water he drove up the hill to get his bird – Very Nice.

37. ROCKET'S HOTTER THAN A CHIMNEY FIRE, "June," LF, Christian Alt

June and Christian came to the line for their Water Single at 1:28 pm.

June got into the first part of the pond a little right. She took a hard left to shore and angled across the point onto the land bridge. She got back into the water, exiting, she drove up the hill to the guns, turned right and out to get her bird.

36. SEASIDES GOT TO GET UP AND TRY, "Pink," LF, Robbie Knutson

Pink and Robbie came to run their Water Single at 1:23 pm.

Pink went down the hillside from the mat and entered the pond. She got out and went over the peninsula to get back into the water. Exiting the water she went up onto the land bridge and dug up the hill to the bird. Very Nice.

35. HUNTERS CHOICE XX, "Archie," LM, Bill Goldstein

Archie and Bill came to the Water Single at 1:18 pm.

Archie got into the pond on the left side. He went over the peninsula and into the second part of the pond. Exiting, he went up the hill, under the arc and got deep. He came back down to get his bird.

34. STILL WATERS PULLIN' THE PEACEMAKER, "Colt," LM, Clint Weitzel

Colt and Clint go to the line to run their Water Single at 1:15 am.

Colt got into the first part of the pond then up and over the point. He went around the second part of the pond, not getting wet, and climbed the hill behind the guns. He then came around from the left side and got his bird.

33. OLDSQUAW'S LITTLE RASCAL, "Rascal," LF, Frank Purdy

Rascal and Frank started their Water Single at 1:11 pm.

Rascal got into the very edged of the left hand side of the pond. She went over the point and straight to her bird.

32. HOSTESS CITY'S SEASIDE TORNADO WARNING, "Windy," LF, Jason Baker

Windy and Jason came to the line to run their 5th test - Water Single at 1:05 pm

Windy entered the left corner of the pond. She got out and went over the point and back into the pond. She went up the hill towards the guns but got deep of them. She came back down to the get bird.

31. CAN YOU HEAR ME NOW, "Dude," LM, Glen Curtis

Dude and Glen came to the line to run their 5th test - Water Single at 1:01 pm.

Dude entered the left corner of the pond and swam to the point exiting and reentering the water. He ran up the side of the land bridge. Dude got very wide and deep right. He ran left and came down to get his bird.

30. TEUFELHUND HALLS OF MONTEZUMA, "Zuma," LF, Buck Shope

Zuma and Buck came to the line at 12:57 to run their 5th test - Water Single.

Zuma went into the left corner of the pond and got over the point to get back into the water. She drove up the hill deep of the guns and worked her way back to get her bird.

PICK UP - 28. DICKENS' BAYOU TECHE PRAYIN' WHEN IT RAINS SH, "River," LM, Misty Melo

River and Misty came to the line for their 5th test - Water Single.

Misty had to pick up River.

27. BREEZY CHIRPING CRICKET, "Cricket," LF, Hunter Street

Cricket and Hunter came to the line for their 5th test - Water Single at 12:51 pm.

Cricket went into the corner of the pond, over the point and back into the water. He climbed the hill towards the gunners, but went deep then back right to the bird.

Test Five - Test Dogs

The Test Dogs both ran this Fifth Series as a Double, but the judges decided that it should be a long single instead. We will only report on what they did for the left hand single mark.

Came to the line 12:26 pm

Vinson's Nex Boueux Noir Zeke, "Zeke," LM, James Vinson

Water Single - Zeke got into left corner of the water on line to the guns. He crossed the point and reentered the water. He climbed up the hill deep of the guns, took a few passes and then down to the right for his bird.

Came to the line 12:33 pm

Macomo's Queen Of Fall, "Queen," LF, Dave Donahue

Water Single - Queen got into the left corner of the pond. She made it over the point and back into the water. Exiting angled right, up the hill from the bird about 100 yards. The long guns stand up to help.