Handle - 32. FC-AFC FLAWLESS EXECUTION - FLEX QAA, "Flex" LM, Alan Pleasant

FC-AFC FLAWLESS EXECUTION - FLEX QAA, "Flex"
Black Lab Male, 5/6/2014
FC-AFC Cropper's Get Sum ex FC-AFC Black Magic's Return To Lender
Breeders:Wendy Buckler, Newt & Karen Cropper
Owners: Johnny & Kathy Armstrong & Jane McCullough, Winston Salem, NC
Handler: Alan Pleasant - Pro

Open Stats: 24 Career Points and 4 Career Wins

NRC Qualifier: 2017, 2018

Amateur Stats: 18.5 Career Points and 2 Career Wins 

NARC Qualifier: 2018

Retriever News 2016 Top Derby Dog

Purina 2016 Outstanding Retriever Field Trial Derby Dog

To the line at 10:32 am.

Flyer - Flex went out through the cover and over the terrace and into the corn stubble. He hunted deep left but quickly adjusted to come in to the right and get his bird.

Short Retired - Going up through the gap, Flex went deep and to the right getting into the trees on the right. He came back across the gap to the trees on the left to work a short distance back into the pheasant.

Middle Retired - Great line across the strips of cover to pin this bird!

Long Retired - Getting down the hill, Flex angled right up and over the terrace to skim the middle retired holding blind. Getting wide and deep into the far corn field he had to be handled out of the corn to the tree line. He continued to work with him as he wanted to keep going deep. There were problems with the handling, Flex was not wanting to respond, taking an extreme amount of time but Alan kept after and finally got Flex to his bird. 

32. FC-AFC FLAWLESS EXECUTION - FLEX QAA, "Flex" LM, Alan Pleasant

FC-AFC FLAWLESS EXECUTION - FLEX QAA, "Flex" 
Labrador male, 5/6/14
Owners: Johnny & Kathy Armstrong & Jane McCullough
Breeders: Wendy Buckler, Newt & Wendy Cropper
Lifetime Open Points: 24
Lifetime Open 1st Placements: 4

Came to the line at 4:24 pm.

Flyer - No Problem - GOT IT!

Middle Retired - Flex angled across the pond and came out right of the bird. He hunted the tree line up and down and got his bird.

Left Retired - He crossed the road and got into the left corner of the pond. Exiting the water and getting across the field to the end of the trees and going over the mound, Flex worked his way out into the field and got his bird.

32. FC-AFC FLAWLESS EXECUTION - FLEX QAA, "Flex" LM, Alan Pleasant

"Flex" and Alan came to the line at 8:40 am.

Right Flyer - Quick retrieve of this bird.

Short Retired - Into the tree line where the bird is, Flex took a quick peak out the backside of the tree line, but went back into the timber to pull out his bird.

Left Flyer - Great Job!

Long Retired - He bee-lined to the area of the fall and back with his bird.

32. FC-AFC FLAWLESS EXECUTION - FLEX QAA, "Flex" LM, Alan Pleasant

"Flex" and Alan came to the line at 11:42 am

Blind – Lined through the bales and into the 1st piece of water, 2 R verbal backs to adjust line towards the point, a Left whistle to move right back to get on the point and a L to get off. 3 Right verbal backs to adjust line in the water, 1 Left over to get to the bird.

32. FC-AFC FLAWLESS EXECUTION - FLEX QAA, "Flex" LM, Alan Pleasant

FC-AFC FLAWLESS EXECUTION - FLEX QAA, "Flex"

Blind -3:03 pm - Initial line carried Flex over the brush and down the hill. His first whistle from handler Alan Pleasant came for a direction change. He received one more at the blind and another one to get him through the slot. The final three whistles to put him on the bird.

32. FC-AFC FLAWLESS EXECUTION - FLEX QAA, "Flex" LM, Alan Pleasant

FC-AFC FLAWLESS EXECUTION - FLEX QAA, "Flex" LM, handler Alan Pleasant
owners Johnny & Kathy Armstrong & Jane McCullough

Came to the line at 11:55 am.

Flyer - Flex came in just right of the fall area. A quick turn and straight to his bird.

Middle Retired - Charged out under the arc of the throw, he got deep but came back wide right. A circle deep then he worked it out to get his bird.

Left Retired - Nice line into the cover and out with his bird.

Right Retired - Took a line down the right side to the trees. A loop behind the blind, Flex came back down the trees to the bale of hay and out for his bird.

32. FC-AFC FLAWLESS EXECUTION - FLEX QAA, "Flex" LM, Alan Pleasant

Flex and Alan came to the line at 10:15 am.

Flyer - Flex went into the cover and came back with the bird.

Middle - He went over the dam and up to the area of the fall. A couple of quick loops and he is headed back with his bird.

Left - Going through the pond, Flex went right up to the area of the fall and heads back with his bird.

32. FC-AFC FLAWLESS EXECUTION - FLEX QAA, "Flex" LM, Alan Pleasant

Flex came to the line at 12:00 pm.

Water - Flex got two whistles to get the sweet spot across the road and into the water. Two more in the water and a check down to grab his bird.

Land - One whistle by the tree and one just past the second bale to head down the slot. Two more whistles to keep him on line and close.

32. FC-AFC FLAWLESS EXECUTION - FLEX QAA, "Flex" LM, Alan Pleasant

32. FC-AFC FLAWLESS EXECUTION - FLEX QAA, "Flex" LM, 

owners Johnny & Kathy Armstrong & Jane McCullough

"Flex" with handler Alan Pleasant came to the line to run their first test of the 2018 National Retriever Club Championship at 12:37 pm.

Flyer - A couple of bounces to look for the bird in the stubble and Flex got it.

Long - Good initial line, then got deflected left for a few loops before committing to the tree line to retrieve his bird.