Rerun - 45. FC-CFC SWEETIE'S EASY RIDER, "Ford" LM, Jim Gonia

FC-CFC SWEETIE'S EASY RIDER, "Ford"
Black Lab Male, 11/23/2008
NFC-AFC Clubmead's Road Warrior ex Ms Sweetie Of Setiranap
Breeder:Peter Panarites
Owner: Peter Panarites, Northport, NY
Handler: Jim Gonia - Pro

Open Stats: 142 Career Points and 18 Career Wins

NRC Qualifier: 2013(F), 2014, 2015(F), 2016, 2017, 2018 

To the line at 11:40 for their rerun.

Flyer - Ford entered the corn field and looked right for a quick check then left to recover his bird.

Short Retired - He checked down just shy of the bird for a couple of loops then Ford went to his bird.

Middle Retired - He went down the mowed strips taking the corner of the cover strip. Ford hunts both sides of the blind and swings into the timbers to get his bird.

Long Retired - Ford's approach to the area of the bird was wide left. He runs along the corn, then back to the tree line to work out his bird.

No Bird - 45. FC-CFC SWEETIE'S EASY RIDER, "Ford" LM, Jim Gonia

Ford and Jim will be placed back for a rerun.

45. FC-CFC SWEETIE'S EASY RIDER, "Ford" LM, Jim Gonia

FC-CFC SWEETIE'S EASY RIDER, "Ford"
Labrador male, 11/23/08
Owner & Breeder: Peter Panarites
Lifetime Open Points: 142
Lifetime Open 1st Placements: 18

Came to the line at 4:34 pm.

Flyer - Out and in with the bird.

Middle Retired - Good line across the pond but faded right coming out of the water. Ford worked the area right of the bird finally opening up the hunt pattern to include the area of the fall. Ford gets his bird.

Long Retired - Headed across the pond to the corn field, he turned right when he got to the gunners then went over to the bird. After a quick couple of passes he got his bird.

Rerun - 45. FC-CFC SWEETIE'S EASY RIDER, "Ford" LM, Jim Gonia

"Ford" and Jim came to the line at 9:27 am for their rerun at 9:27 am.

Right Flyer - Hunted the fall area and got his bird.

Short Retired - Went down the field and turned left into cover and got his bird.

Left Flyer - Ford went down the field and came into the cover in front of the guns. Got into the fall area to quickly find his bird.

Long Retired - A little wide right going out but an adjustment on his line and Ford got his bird.

No Bird - 45. FC-CFC SWEETIE'S EASY RIDER, "Ford" LM, Jim Gonia

"Ford" and Jim came to the line and received a no bird. They will be placed back 5 spots and have their rerun in the 6th spot back.

45. FC-CFC SWEETIE'S EASY RIDER, "Ford" LM, Jim Gonia

"Ford" and Jim came to the line at 12:03 pm

Blind – Lined through the bales, 2 L to get in the first piece of water, a R verbal back adjusting line towards the point, carried the line to the point, 3 L whistles to get off the point, 1 cast to get into the pool then on to the bird.

45. FC-CFC SWEETIE'S EASY RIDER, "Ford" LM, Jim Gonia

FC-CFC SWEETIE'S EASY RIDER, "Ford"

Blind -3:10 pm - Ford's initial line put him out past the brush, down the hill and across the flat of the field and through the gap/slot. He got his first two whistles from handler Jim Gonia to get him in the far left cover and another three whistles to the bird.

45. FC-CFC SWEETIE'S EASY RIDER, "Ford" LM, Jim Gonia

FC-CFC SWEETIE'S EASY RIDER, "Ford" LM, handler Jim Gonia
owner Peter Panarites

Came to the line at 12:52 pm.

Flyer - Out to the gun station and Ford hunted deep right of the bird. He came back to the left and got it!

Left Retired - He came in on the left of the blind, made a few turns and got into the cover for his bird.

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

Right Retired - Ford had a nice line pulling to the left. He stopped short for one turn then he went on to get his bird.

45. FC-CFC SWEETIE'S EASY RIDER, "Ford" LM, Jim Gonia

Ford and Jim came to the line at 11:47 am.

Flyer - Ford went out to the are and quickly got his bird.

Middle - Going out right of the bales and through the right edge of the pond, he stayed in front of the guns out to the fall area. He made a few turns and got his bird.

Left - Angling wide left but Ford squared the pond and went through the field into the cover. Getting to the end of the field, he hunted his back into his bird.

45. FC-CFC SWEETIE'S EASY RIDER, "Ford" LM, Jim Gonia

Ford came to the line at 1:17 pm.

Water - Ford had a good initial line getting one whistle to adjust entry into the water. Ford in the lunging water took multiple whistles but continued through lunging water by the point and to the dam where he was stopped and handled to the bird.

Land - One whistle by the first bale to adjust his angle into the slot. Two more and he was headed back with the bird.

45. FC-CFC SWEETIE'S EASY RIDER, "Ford" LM, Jim Gonia

45. FC-CFC SWEETIE'S EASY RIDER, "Ford" LM, 

owner Peter Panarites

"Ford" with handler Jim Gonia came to the line to run their first test of the 2018 National Retriever Club Championship at 1:48 am.

Flyer - Ford came out left then deep of his bird. He hunted back to the fall area and his mark.

Long - He went out to the end of the trees, made a left turn, then back down to the right and got his bird.