52. FC HOLLAND CLIFFS RED LABEL, "Ruger" LM, Alan Pleasant

"Ruger" and Alan came to the line at 12:25pm

Blind – Lined through the bales – 2 L verbal backs – 2 L backs to get in the water, came back on land – a verbal back and over got him back in the water –  2 verbal L backs got to the point – 2 L and 3 verbal L skimmed the 2nd piece of water, 1 L to the bird.

52. FC HOLLAND CLIFFS RED LABEL, "Ruger" LM, Alan Pleasant

FC HOLLAND CLIFFS RED LABEL, "Ruger" 

Blind -Ruger's initial line went left of the brush, down the hill and to the blind. His handler, Alan Pleasant had to blow two time to move Ruger across the flat of the field and through the gap/slot. The last and final three whistles brought him to his bird.

52. FC HOLLAND CLIFFS RED LABEL, "Ruger" LM, Alan Pleasant

FC HOLLAND CLIFFS RED LABEL, "Ruger" LM, handler Alan Pleasant
owner Alvin Hatcher

Came to the line at 1:40 pm.

Flyer - He entered the corn field in a good area to find the bird but he put up an extended hunt to the right of the gunners. Expanding his hunt pattern he comes up with the bird.

Middle Retired - Steady work and back with his bird.

Left Retired - Ruger got his bird in good fashion.

Right Retired - A few passes and he came back with his bird.

52. FC HOLLAND CLIFFS RED LABEL, "Ruger" LM, Alan Pleasant

Ruger and Alan came to the line at 12:26 pm.

Flyer - Nice

Middle - Great angle right of the bales, going through the pond and over the levee then to the fall area, Ruger got deep and hunted with several loops before he found his bird.

Left - He crossed the road and went trough the bales and across the pond. Out to the trees, taking the left side following the tree line deep, Ruger got out of sight for a bit. He came out from the far end of the field, back to the fall area and his bird.

52. FC HOLLAND CLIFFS RED LABEL, "Ruger" LM, Alan Pleasant

Ruger came to the line at 1:48 pm.

Water - Excellent line to the pond. Ruger took two whistles to put him out away from the shore. Three more into the pond.

Land - Two whistles early by the first bale and one more at the second bale. One more to get him out by the third bale and the final two to get the bird.

2nd Rerun - 52. FC HOLLAND CLIFFS RED LABEL, "Ruger" LM, Alan Pleasant

52. FC HOLLAND CLIFFS RED LABEL, "Ruger" LM, 

owner Alvin Hatcher

"Ruger" with handler Alan Pleasant came to the line to run their first test of the 2018 National Retriever Club Championship at 3:01.

Flyer - Long Flyer to the right - Had a hunt but got his bird.

Long - Out through the cover, splashed through the water and out to the area to get his bird.

No Bird - Rerun - 52. FC HOLLAND CLIFFS RED LABEL, "Ruger" LM, Alan Pleasant

Ruger and Alan had a second No Bird

No Bird - 52. FC HOLLAND CLIFFS RED LABEL, "Ruger" LM, Alan Pleasant

52. FC HOLLAND CLIFFS RED LABEL, "Ruger" LM, 

owner Alvin Hatcher

"Ruger" with handler Alan Pleasant came to the line to run their first test of the 2018 National Retriever Club Championship received a no bird due to the bird still being alive. They will go back 5 spots and run in the 6th spot back for their rerun.