Ross: My young Open dog ran very well...and awesome outrun and lift, some struggles staying on line down the fetch and Rossy worked hard to put together a good quality drive. He had a very nice shed and then timed out at the pen. Ross had a good score of 62 but was a couple of points short of the 64 points needed to qualify for the Semi-Final Round. I was quite happy with his tenacity and scope on a difficult field competing against top competition.

Rye: Rye was feeling very good and was moving with athleticism of dog many years younger. I confidently sent Left as I have sent Rye Left for many years on this field. I was a bit surprised to see his head turn inward just before he dropped out of sight....not too alarmed I gave a quick re-direct as he disappeared from sight. I WAS alarmed to see him re-appear in the middle of the field headed determindly to a cross-over (he'd never done such a rediculous thing in his life). I managed to stop him to correct him and send him LEFT again....nope! he was quite certain that he wanted to continue to the RIGHT. There was no dissuading him. After that horrendous beginning, Rye proceeded to lay down a brilliant athletic run....other than some fussing about panels, Rye's fetch was as straight as they come, a good drive with nice turns and a spectacular finish with zero off shed and pen (there were few pens). Unfortunately, none of it good enough to compensate for a 19 pts deduction off a horrendous outrun. I am philosophical about the 'crossover'...Rye is nearing retirement and he is crossing off never before experienced "delights" from his "Bucket List".....Crossover: check!.