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Friday, June 22, 2018

Pick Up - 64. NAFC-FC TEXAS TROUBADOR, "Tubb" LM, Martha Russell

8:21 am

Right Flyer - Tubb ran through the corner of the tall strip of cover to make his retrieve.

Left Flyer - He crossed the corner of the pond and ran through the pothole to go right to the flyer on the mowed hill.

Right Retired - The dog ran down and entered the pond swimming between two islands and exiting just below the guns. He ran toward the right and made the retrieve.

Left Middle - Tubb entered the pond and swam right of the small island, he climbed out on the far side, he was handled and then picked up.

Thursday, June 21, 2018

Pick Up - 88. FC-AFC WATERMARK'S MISS KALI HART, "Kaylee" LF, Sonya Harrigfeld

Kaylee came to the line at 12:55 pm

Flyer - Kaylee drove straight down to the pond and retrieved her bird.

Boat - She entered the pond and swam left of the island past the gunners then turned to the right to climb on the island and get her bird.

Left - Kaylee drove long and left of the fall area and was handled to her bird.

Long - She ran long and out of sight. The gunners were asked for assistance to pick up the dog.

Pick Up - 87. FC-AFC COLD BLACK JACK, "Jack" LM, John Stracka

Jack came to the line at 12:40 pm

Flyer - Out to the bird and back!

Boat - Headed out to the area but required a handle to get his bird.

Left - Line takes Jack behind the gun but a quick left and he has his bird

Long - Pick Up

Pick Up - 85. FC-AFC HUNTING CREEK CLASSY GIRL JH, "Classy" LF, Johnny Armstrong

Classy came to the line at 12:27 pm

Flyer - Classy drove through the water and up onto the land behind the fall but quickly returned to the water to get the bird

Left - She navigated the terrain changes and got out to the area between the boat and left retired. After a couple of quick loops in the cover she ran left to the ditch and berm to get her bird.

Boat - Classy ran right of the flyer station, crossed the water and exiting on the far end, then came back to the near shore and hunting the water and shore. Then she had to be picked up.

Pick Up - 68. AFC NINA MCFIZZ, "Nina" LF, Judy Rasmuson

Nina came to the line at 11:34 am

Flyer - Very good mark

Left - A couple passes just after the last berm but before the fall area. Then Nina punched across the ditch to pick up her bird.

Boat - Up the backside of the boat bird gunners. Nina breaks down and established a hunt coming back waters edge. She is handled then picked up.

Pick Up - 63. FC-AFC COOL FUEL MH, "Nitro" LM, Rich Pingatore

Nitro came to the line at 10:56 am

Flyer - Straight to the edge of the pond to retrieve his flyer

Boat - He ran out to the pond,swam the island and ran almost the far shore before re-entering the pond and crossing back to the island to get his bird.

Left - Nitro ran out to the area between the left retired and boat bird. He made a couple of passes in the tall cover before heading left to the ditch near the fall area and grabbing the bird off the berm.

Long - The dog drove out straight to the pond and began to swim toward the island. The handler picked up.

Sunday, June 17, 2018

Pick Up - 79. FC-AFC KIRKWOOD'S ACE OF LONE STAR, "Lexie" LF, Casey Adams

Lexie and handler Casey Adams came to the line at 1:03 pm

Middle - Lexie came in behind gunners and turned hard left to rectangle pond. Back to the area behind flyer gunners then back to the middle retired gun area to commit to the hunt and came back with the bird

Left - She crossed the pond and in the area of the fall to out the bird in good form

Flyer - Pick Up 

Pick Up - 78. AFC TARTAN MYSTERY MAN OF ELMINGO, "Sleuth" LM, Barbara Howard

Sleuth and handler Barbara Howard came to the line at 12:47 pm

Flyer - Sleuth exited the pond at the left edge of the mound and ran through the cover to the mowed area and to the bird

Left - He crossed the pond on the left side of the island. Sleuth ran through the ditch and briefly hunted the slope before returning to the ditch to find the bird.

Middle - Sleuth swam to the small point, crossed it and stayed right of the cove and decoys. He ran left and climbed the hill and went out of sight. The handler picked the dog up.