2017NRC Day One: From Gucci Gang to the National Anthem - An Amateur's Perspective
By: Jamie Woodson #45
I knew it was going to be a great day when I opened my phone this morning at 5:30 a.m. to a SnapChat of Ray Voigt's Bitmoji dancing to Gucci Gang! 😂😂😂
Today IS going to be a great day! It is the first day of the 2017 National Retriever Championship! The starting dog is #72 and the weather is just right here in Boston, Georgia! The wind is out of the East Northeast at 7 mph with a predicted high of 70 degrees Fahrenheit. Lovely weather for the dogs and not too hot.
The judges have set up a challenging land triple with two retired guns on one of Judy Rasmuson's tremendous properties. This one is called Parramore Fish and is a stunning 500 acre masterpiece with rolling pastureland, complex water, strategically placed hay bales, and winding cover strips. For a detailed view of the test, check out Pat Burns coverage on the Retriever News Blog! He will have drone coverage of each our ten series.
I will get to think about the test all day long as Keeper and I will run late in the #45 spot. Yikes! Who knows what the weather (wind particularly) and the dogs will be doing by the time we run so I'm going to ease along for now and develop my strategy on the test much later in the day. Ease along... right!
The atmosphere is electric. Competitors, volunteers, and fans are all jacked up with some cosmic combination of nerves, anticipation and excitement. The event committee has worked incredibly hard to get to this moment. Event Chairman Jeff Talley gave a beautiful invocation and the national anthem has been sung. And, now it truly begins!
Good luck to all! May the wind be with you and your flyers be friendly
Jamie Woodson #45
