Thunder ran another HRC Finished test this past Sunday.  It was a one day test and only about an hour away.  Unfortunately there are no pictures of him running because I did not attend.  It was going to be a hot day and we did not want to bring Storm and Freighter out just to sit in the heat.  There was a professional photographer there so hopefully he got a couple nice pictures of Thunder in the field and they are not too expensive.

Even though I didn’t attend, I do have test details, (which I hope I have right).  The first series was a water triple with a tricky 70 yard water blind.  Thunder did very well on the water triple.  He had a bit of problem on that long water blind, but he was still in for the afternoon land series.  The afternoon series was a land triple, (down a hill again!), a diversion, a 90 yard land blind, and an honor.  He did fine on the triple and diversion.  He needed help with the middle mark of the triple, but since he ran the morning clean, that was OK.  He had a bit of trouble with that long land blind but was still OK.  Just the honor left.  In HRC they usually do the honor with the handler of the honor dog sitting on a bucket quacking and shooting along with the handler of the dog that is running the marks (the working dog).  After last week’s mess up on the honor, Thunder worked this week on honoring his brother, Gunner.  It must have helped because he was steady.  A pass.  His first Finished pass.  He brought home a pretty red ribbon.  Great job Thunder and congrats to his handler.

Thunder’s First Finished Ribbon

Storm came home from the trainer on Saturday, so as promised here is a picture of her with her ribbon.

Storm’s First Master Pass

Good job Storm and Darrin!

Later this week I will have some pictures of Storm training since we didn’t waste any time entering her in a Seasoned test next Saturday.  She only needs one pass for that title and we hope to get that completed.

24 thoughts on “Thunder’s First Finished Pass”

  3. It sure was a hot one this weekend!
    Congratulations to Thunder and Storm, they look beautiful with their ribbons! I bet you are one proud owner!

  4. Congratulations to both Thunder and Storm! What wonderful achievements! We’re so thrilled for all of you. 😀 It was brutally hot this weekend – we attended an outdoor event but had to leave after 3 hours because of the intense sun, heat and humidity. Not a good sign for the rest of the summer! :<O

  6. They are such beautiful and regal looking dogs. I always love the pictures you post with them and their ribbons. You guys have done a wonderful job with them, I think the handlers and trainers deserve some ribbons too!!

    Honestly, I almost think honoring is the hardest part at certain dog events, especially if you have a dog that loves what they are doing (which I know yours do.)

    Congratulations to all involved!

  9. That’s fantastic! Yay for Thunder and Storm. It’s too bad you couldn’t be there to see his big moment. You must be running out of room to put all your pretty ribbons by now!

  13. That’s totally awesome!!

  17. I’m trying to learn and understand, but it still sounds really complicated. Congratulations to Thunder and Storm great job. Ribbons look beautiful 🙂

  18. Great images of the dogs with their ribbons! We hope Thunder earns a nice ribbon one day. 🙂
    Bella and DiDi

  20. Hi my name is Sasha, I saw you on my pal Mindys blog and I read that you are in Michigan. That is where I live so I thought maybe we could be pals too. You did a great job!

    Loveys Sasha

  21. Hi Y’all,

    Had to stop and offer congrats to Storm with her Master Pass and Thunder with his Finished!

    Y’all come by now,
    Hawk aka BrownDog

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