Handle - 76. FC TIGER MTN'S PALE RIDER, "Ghost" LM, Mike Taylor

FC TIGER MTN'S PALE RIDER, "Ghost" LM, handler Mike Taylor
owner Nicole Taylor

Came to the line at 4:00 pm.

Flyer - Entered the field right of the bird. made a couple passes and reposition himself. Located bird and back in.

Left Retired - Great initial line to the bird. Broke down a little early but quickly corrected and on his bird.

Middle Retired - Taking a similar line he began to enter the area left of the retired guns. A handled and he was on it.

Right Retired - Running hard for the long retired gun, he quickly covers the ground with a little hunt left of the bird and a loop to the right. He located the bird and brought it back in.

76. FC TIGER MTN'S PALE RIDER, "Ghost" LM, Mike Taylor

Ghost and Mike came to the line at 2:34 pm.

Flyer - Straight Out - Straight Back - just what you want to have.

Middle - Out to the field along the dam. Arriving in the area of the fall, Ghost locates his bird.

Left - Coming in a little wide left, Ghost makes an adjustment to grab his bird and heads in.

76. FC TIGER MTN'S PALE RIDER, "Ghost" LM, Mike Taylor

2nd & 3rd Series - Land / Water Blind

Water - One whistle to the water and three more and into the lunging water by the point.

Land - Four whistles to the blind with good control.

76. FC TIGER MTN'S PALE RIDER, "Ghost" LM, Mike Taylor

76. FC TIGER MTN'S PALE RIDER, "Ghost" LM, 

owner Nicole Taylor

"Ghost" with handler Mike Taylor came to the line to run their first test of the 2018 National Retriever Club Championship at 8:03 am.

Flyer - Bird was short and angled back - Straight to his bird.

Long - He went down through the cover and under the arc of the throw. He got deep but made a quick turn right and went to his bird.