42. FC TROUBLESOME RIBEYE MEDIUM RARE, "Pink" LF, Chris Ledford

"Pink" and Chris came to the line at 11:50 am

Blind –Through the hay bales, 4 L overs to get into the 1st piece of water, 2 L overs to adjust the line through the water towards the point, 1 L to get on point, dog loose and missed whistles and got the bird

42. FC TROUBLESOME RIBEYE MEDIUM RARE, "Pink" LF, Chris Ledford

FC TROUBLESOME RIBEYE MEDIUM RARE, "Pink" 

Blind -Pink's initial line put her past the brush and down the hill. Chris Ledford, handler, blew three whistles to get Pink across the flat of the field and through the gap/slot. Two last whistles got her to her bird.

42. FC TROUBLESOME RIBEYE MEDIUM RARE, "Pink" LF, Chris Ledford

FC TROUBLESOME RIBEYE MEDIUM RARE, "Pink" LF, handler Chris Ledford
owners David McMahan & John Broucek

Came to the line at 12:45 pm.

Flyer - Straight to the area and got the bird.

Left Retired - Pink circled the bird then jumped in the cover for retrieve it.

Middle Retired - Straight to the cover strip with the bird and got it! - Very Nice.

Right Retired - She went down the right side of the field angling to the left to the area of the fall and go it again!

Handle - 42. FC TROUBLESOME RIBEYE MEDIUM RARE, "Pink" LF, Chris Ledford

Pink and Chris came to the line at 11:29 am.

Flyer - Tight hunt and Pink has her bird.

Middle - Straight out and back with her bird.

Left - Pink crossed the pond wide left and went deep and had to be handled to get her bird.

42. FC TROUBLESOME RIBEYE MEDIUM RARE, "Pink" LF, Chris Ledford

Pink came to the at 1:02 pm.

Water - Three whistles to cross the road. The third whistle she carried it into the pond. The next whistle came to change Pink's swimming direction to the levee, and the final to check down at the bird.

Land - Her initial line carried her almost to the third bale. A quite a few whistles got her around the bale and past it.

Rerun - 42. FC TROUBLESOME RIBEYE MEDIUM RARE, "Pink" LF, Chris Ledford

42. FC TROUBLESOME RIBEYE MEDIUM RARE, "Pink" LF, 

owners David McMahan & John Broucek

"Pink" with handler Chris Ledford came to the line to run their first test of the 2018 National Retriever Club Championship 2:01 pm.

Flyer - Went way right then turned back left to retrieve her flopping bird.

Long - Pink went through the cover and the puddle. She turned right at the tree line and quickly came back to get her bird.

No Bird - 42. FC TROUBLESOME RIBEYE MEDIUM RARE, "Pink" LF, Chris Ledford

42. FC TROUBLESOME RIBEYE MEDIUM RARE, "Pink" LF, 

owners David McMahan & John Broucek

"Pink" with handler Chris Ledford came to the line to run their first test of the 2018 National Retriever Club Championship received a no bird. They will go back 5 spots and have their rerun in the 6th spot back.