Handle - 78. FC-AFC COOL FUEL MH, "Nitro" LM, Rich Pingatore

"Nitro" and Rich came to the line at 9:46 am.

Right Flyer - Nice Job

Left Flyer - Down the field and angled across in front of the guns and Nitro went straight to his bird.

Short Retired - Down the field and a turn left into the cover and then to his bird.

Long Retired - Excellent line. He turned slightly left and missed his bird. He went down the left side and had to be handled to the bird. Problems handling but finally got his bird.

78. FC-AFC COOL FUEL MH, "Nitro" LM, Rich Pingatore

"Nitro" and Rich came to the line at 1:00 pm

Blind – Lined through the bales – L angle – R and L whistle to get in the water – 2 R overs to adjust line in the 1st pond – 1 verbal back to reposition line to the point – L verbal back to get off point and 2 R backs carried him to the bird.

78. FC-AFC COOL FUEL MH, "Nitro" LM, Rich Pingatore

FC-AFC COOL FUEL MH, "Nitro"


Blind - Nitro's first whistle from owner handler Rich Pingatore came before the brush with a second on just past the brush. One more at the bottom of the hill with another coming to get him away from the holding blind. Nitro got another whistle to get him through the slot, and three to direct him to his bird. Nitro got deep so he got a whistle and one more to move him right and to his bird.

78. FC-AFC COOL FUEL MH, "Nitro" LM, Rich Pingatore

FC-AFC COOL FUEL MH, "Nitro" LM, 
owner / handler Rich Pingatore

Came to the line at 4:17 pm.

Flyer - Nice Job!

Middle Retired - Took a line left of the blind, turned right and came back to the bird but missed it. Went back into the cover then to the bird.

Left Retired - Out to the cover and straight in to get his bird.

Right Retired - Nitro had an excellent line out to just left of the bale and got his bird!

78. FC-AFC COOL FUEL MH, "Nitro" LM, Rich Pingatore

Nitro and Rich came to the line at 2:46 pm.

Flyer - Covered part of the fall area before locating his bird.

Middle - Big splash through the pond and up the hill working deep he took a couple of passes and came back down to the bird.

Left - Back through the pond and up the hill to drill the left bird.

78. FC-AFC COOL FUEL MH, "Nitro" LM, Rich Pingatore

2nd & 3rd Series - Land / Water Blind

Water - Multiple whistles to get the waters edge. Six more to the far shore and to get his bird.

Land - Two whistles by the tree, two more by the second hay bale. Another whistle near the last bale to put Nitro on the bird.

78. FC-AFC COOL FUEL MH, "Nitro" LM, Rich Pingatore

78. FC-AFC COOL FUEL MH, "Nitro" LM, 

owner Rich Pingatore

"Nitro" with handler Rich Pingatore came to the line to run their first test of the 2018 National Retriever Club Championship at 8:15 am.

Flyer - Nitro went through the corn and pounced on his flapping flyer.

Long - He went out on a good line. Going under the arc of the throw and got a little deep. Nitro made a quick turn right and went to his bird.