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Super Retriever Series "Behind the Line"

Super Retriever Series "Behind the Line" Host Leo Joseph III talks to the best competitive dog & handler teams in the country as they compete in retriever trials and sometimes on the dock. So grab a chair, settle in and let's talk dogs.

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    EP. 44 - RON ANDERSON & RIP HEAD TO THE NARC

    Ron Anderson along with his dog Rip are heading to the National Amateur Retriever Championship. Shannon Nardi catches up with them on their 2200 plus mile trek from Louisiana to Oregon. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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    EP. 43 - Purina Pro Plan, Karl Gunzer

    Leo Joseph Welcomes special guest Karl Gunzer and new SRS presenting partner...Purina Pro Plan!! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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    EP. 42 BTL_Lyle Steinman & Stephen Durrence

    Leo Joseph talks with Special Guest and Legendary SRS Competitors together for the first time, Lyle Steinman and Stephen Durrence. Both have been in a race for the TEAM OF THE YEAR for the last 2 years. Join us Behind the Line... Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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    EP. 41 - CATCH UP with MATT EMERSON & SHANNON NARDI

    Leo Joseph has a quick catch up with Matt Emerson and Shannon Nardi on things at the Super Retriever Series. SRSU, SRS Last Chance Qualifier Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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    EP. 40 - Dr. Jill Cline

    Leo Joseph is thrilled to dive into the topic of pet nutrition for canine athletes with Dr. Jill Cline from Eukanuba. Dr. Cline serves as the Site Director for the Eukanuba™ and Royal Canin Pet Health and Nutrition Center, overseeing the North American research division for Royal Canin. With over 20 years of experience in the pet food industry, she brings a wealth of knowledge to the conversation. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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    EP. 39 - CARTER TURNER

    Leo Joseph talks with Carter Turner the 2024 Crown Champion on his win with Retriever teammate Rigg. Carter takes us set by step through the experience at the line. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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    EP. - 38 Leah Spivey

    Leo Joseph III talks with Leah Spivey on her Eukanuba Team of the Year win with her Retriever Companion Kane. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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    EP. - 37 Stephen Durrence TOY

    Leo Joseph talk with Stephen Durrence on his Eukanuba Team of the Year Win with his dog Cooper in the Open Division. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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    EP. 36 - JASON ZERRER

    Leo Joseph talks with Jason Zerrer from Habitat Flats about Duck Hunting, Dogs and hosting the Super Retriever Series. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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    EP. 35 PAT BURNS

    Leo Joseph talks with Pat Burns of Elite Retrievers about his life with retrievers, Super Retriever Sereis and his passion for not only training dogs but educating those in the retriever community. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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    EP. 34 - JC STRANGE

    Tonight Leo Jospeh talks with JC Strange about his win with his teammate Caleb at the SRS at Maple Ridge along with other things that play out at the Super Retriever Series. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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    EP. 32 - Jason Pflasterer

    Join David Hamilton as he digs deep into the life of Jason Pflasterer, Amateur trainer and the dogs he runs in the Super Retriever Series. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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    EP. 33 - Leo Jospeh III & Mark Polkey - State of the SRS

    David Hamilton talks with Leo Joseph and Mark Polkey on the State of the SRS. Topics: Rule Changes, more depth into specific SRS Rules and SRSUniversity! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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    EP. 31 - Leah Spivey

    David Hamilton talks to SRS amateur Leah Spivey about coming from coonhounds to labradors, what she learned by both sports and her success in the Hunting Retriever game and onto the Super Retriever Series with her dog Kane. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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    EP. 30 - Justin Hergert

    David Hamilton talks with Justin Hergert and how he got started in retrievers and up to running the SRS. New things happening with the Hergert Family and they embark in the 2024 year! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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    EP. 29 - Mike Gibson SRS Crown Champion Amateur

    Behind the Line David Hamilton talks with this years Crown Champion in Amateur division, Mike Gibson. Mike walks us through each series of the Crown Championship with his dog Blaze, a 4 year old Yellow Male Labrador. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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    EP. 28 - Carter Turner SRS Crown Champion

    David Hamilton talks with Carter Turner on his rookie year, his triple win in the EUKANUBA team of the year race and the final win with Cappy at the SRS Crown Championship. They take us through each series with his team of retrievers to the very end and tells us what's up in the 2024 year. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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    EP. 27 - Carter Turner

    David Hamilton talks with Carter Turner on his first year taking the SRS by storm as a newer Pro competitor. Carter talks about his experience starting as a dog trainer, his dogs and his race in the Eukanuba Team of the Year for 2023. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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    EP. 26 - The Best Boys, Rody and Dakota Best

    David Hamilton talks with Rody and Dakota Best on the 2023 Spring success and what it's like as a Father -Son Team at Best Retrievers. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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    EP. 25 - ETHAN CORKREN and ROB ROBINETTE

    David Hamilton talks with Ethan Corkren about his judging assignment at the River Oak Farms SRS club event. David also talks with first time to the line in any organization, Rob Robinette, and his experience with his dog Luna. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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    EP. 24 - Leo Joseph & Stephen Durrence

    David Hamilton, talks with Leo and Stephen as they walk us through the Crown Championship last series. Leo and Stephen also talk about the upcoming 2023 SRS event year. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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    EP. 23 - Leo Joseph III

    David Hamilton talks with Leo Joseph on many different topics...How he started in the retriever game, what the SRS board does for the SRS, SRS University and the upcoming Crown Championship and much more, Your not gonna want to miss this one!! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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    EP. 22 - John Lamar

    David Hamilton talks to 2021 Eukanuba Team of the Year Winner John Lamar about how he got started in SRS, the dogs he runs and his competitive nature. Be sure to check this out!! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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    EP. 21 - STEVEN GUZMAN

    David Hamilton talks with Steve Guzman, a new comer to the game of the Super Retriever Series, about his success with his dog Dre on their road through the Crown Championship. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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    EP. 20 - SCOTT GREER

    David Hamilton talk with the 2nd place champ Scott Greer. Scott takes us through his day to day with Tess as they try to win the SRS Crown Championship in Shreveport Bossier, LA. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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    EP. 19 - MIKE GIBSON

    David Hamilton visits with Mike Gibson on his 2nd SRS Crown Championship win with Trigg. Mike will be the first Amateur to win a SRS Crown Championship with the same teammate and TRIGG is his name. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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    EP. 18 - CLARK KENNINGTON

    David Hamilton talk with 2021 SRS Crown Champion Clark Kennington about his road through the 5 series of the SRS Crown Championship with the... always the Groomsman never the Groom, until now,...SRSCC Stroker. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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    EP. 17 - Scott Greer

    David Hamilton talks with Scott Greer, veteran SRS Handler, about his life on becoming a dog trainer, the dogs that touch his life and his way back into the Super Retriever Series game. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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    EP.16 - Rody Best

    David talks to Rody Best about how he started, his mentors and the passion for the sport of retrievers and the SRS. Rody also speaks about his young trainer at Best Retrievers, Luke Cour, and their relationship and goals. Rody is a SRS Rules Committee and board member. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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    EP. 15 - Jerry Day

    David talks to Legendary Jerry Day about how he started, his mentors and most of all his dogs. Jerry Started with the Great Outdoor Games, now the Super Retriever Series, in 2001 with a dog name Super Sue. This was 20 years ago in this month of July. Sue's daughter Nike also was a rising young star and went to soon. The Yearly Award given since this time based on Sportsmanship in this retriever game is called the "Nike Award." Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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    EP. 14 - SRS RULES UPDATE - MATT EMERSON

    David Hamilton talks with Matt Emerson on the SRS Rules update for the 2021 season. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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    EP. 13 - Shawn Sims

    David Hamilton take us through step by step, series by series at the 2020 SRS Crown Championship with Shawn Sims. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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    EP. 12 - RON ANDERSON - SRS AMATEUR CROWN CHAMPION 2020

    David Hamilton talks with one of the best amateur retriever trainers in the US and that would be Ron Anderson. Ron has had the success of becoming a Crown Champion in 2018 with his dog Smoke and his luck struck again with Bella. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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    EP. 11 - LUKE COUR - SRS CROWN CHAMPION 2020

    David Hamilton take us through a step by step, series by series through the 2020 SRS Crown Championship with and Luke Cour and Bang. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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    EP. 10 - Luke Cour

    David Hamilton talks with one of the hottest retriever trainers in the US at this time. Luke Cour. Luke has been 2 time winner of the Eukanuba Team of the Year with Indy and going for the 3rd time straight with Bang. Learn the passion this young trainer has for the sport he grew up and fell in love with. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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    EP. 9 - Rachael Brinkman

    David Hamilton talks with Rachael Brinkman, owner and trainer at Einstein Dog Training. Rachael competes in FlyBall, Disc, Whippet Racing and Dock Diving and talks about how she got started and the dogs she competes with. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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    EP. 8 - Bryan Boykin

    David Hamilton talks to 2 time winner of the SRSUniversity Bryan Boykin about how she became involved with dogs, how she started training dogs and her back to back SRSU wins with her dog Pine. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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    EP. 7 - Stephen Durrence

    David Hamilton talks to 2019 SRS Crown Champion Stephen Durrence about growing up on Taylor Farm, the dogs he started in SRS with, Bobo and Dude and the offspring of these two dogs he runs with now. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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    EP. 6 - Larry McMurry

    Amateur Trainer Larry Mcmurry talks about his experience in dogs over his entire life, his first real hunting retriever and the Sport of retrievers since then.  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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    EP. 5 - Cole Scott

    David Hamilton gets the chance to interview one of our first SRSUniversity Handlers, Cole Scott, 2019 participant. Cole gives an inside look at his experience at the SRSU and the Crown Championship. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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    EP. 4 - Lee Howard

    David digs in and tells us how Lee Howard got started in the game of Retrievers. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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    EP. 3 - Mike Gibson

    David Hamilton talks with Mike Gibson, Amateur Retriever Trainer, his athletic career, his dedication with his retrievers and what is it like as an amateur trainer.  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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    EP. 2 - Lyle Steinman

    David Hamilton talks Retrievers with Lyle Steinman, his younger years, his dogs and his success at the SRS.   Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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    EP. 1 - Introduction to "Behind the Line"

    Super Retriever Series host, David Hamilton, talks with Shannon Nardi, top dog at the SRS, about what's happening at SRS and what to expect on the podcasts to come.   Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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ABOUT THIS SHOW

Super Retriever Series "Behind the Line" Host Leo Joseph III talks to the best competitive dog & handler teams in the country as they compete in retriever trials and sometimes on the dock. So grab a chair, settle in and let's talk dogs.

HOSTED BY

Shannon Nardi

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