Handled - 84. FC LANE'S KREWE CHEIF, "Chief" LM, Mark Smith

FC LANE'S KREWE CHEIF, "Chief"
Black Lab Male, 4/16/2009
NAFC-FC Cody Cut A Lean Grade ex FC Hidden Bay Sweet Sophie
Breeders:Jimmy & Brandi Iles
Owners: Barry Brown & Jim Brown, Lake Charles, LA
Handler: Mark Smith - Pro

Open Stats: 37.5 Career Points and 5 Career Wins

NRC Qualifier: 2016(F), 2017, 2018

Amateur Stats: 0.5 Career Points

Came to the line at 11:19 pm.

Flyer - Chief entered the field on a good line to the bird but then broke to the right to hunt the corn before coming back to get his flyer.

Sort Retired - He went straight to this bird.

Middle Retired - He punched through the cover for an excellent line to the bird.

Long Retired - Chief took the line to the right of the bales where the middle retired gunners sit and started to indicate a bird and then had to be handled to the left retired bird.

 

84. FC LANE'S KREWE CHEIF, "Chief" LM, Mark Smith

FC LANE'S KREWE CHEIF, "Chief"
Labrador male, 4/16/09
Owners: Barry Brown & Jim Brown
Breeders: Jimmy & Brandi Iles
Lifetime Open Points: 37.5
Lifetime Open 1st Placements: 5

Came to the line at 2:47 pm.

Flyer - Quick recovery.

Middle Retired - Into the tall cover with a couple of tight loops and out with the bird.

Long Retired - A good line to the area of the of the fall but Chief ducked right behind the mound. He corrected himself to work into the corn field to grab his bird.

84. FC LANE'S KREWE CHIEF, "Chief" LM, Mark Smith

"Chief" and Mark came to the line at 10:48 am.

Right Flyer - Nice

Left Flyer - Nice line past gunners and hunting a little short and right of the fall. He quickly moved left and got the bird.

Short Retired - Excellent line to the area of the fall. He worked quickly to the bird.

Long Retired - Came in the right of the bird. A quick turn left put him on it.

84. FC LANE'S KREWE CHIEF, "Chief" LM, Mark Smith

"Chief" and Mark came to the line at 1:21 pm

Blind – Initial line through the bales to the water – L to get in – R verbal back for swimming direction change – R to line up for the point and get onto it – L over to get off it – Right verbal angle back and R angle back to get on point by the bird – 1 Right over to the bird.

84. FC LANE'S KREWE CHIEF, "Chief" LM, Mark Smith

FC LANE'S KREWE CHIEF, "Chief" 


Blind -Chief's initial line brought him past the brush and down the hill to the flat of the field. He received his first two whistles from handler Mark Smith to get him through the slot. One more to bring him back and then another to put him back through the slot. Chief then got three more whistles to get him to his bird.

84. FC LANE'S KREWE CHIEF, "Chief" LM, Mark Smith

"Chief" and Mark came to the line at 7:16 am

Flyer – Across the field to the gunners, through the cover strip to the next field and got his bird.

Middle Retired – Came in on the right side with one loop, right into the cover and came up with the bird.

Left Retired – Straight to the cover, missed it, circled several times deep back into cover and got it!

Right Retired – Down the right side of the field wide Right, made a turn right on the hillside then quickly back left and to his bird.

84. FC LANE'S KREWE CHIEF, "Chief" LM, Mark Smith

"Chief" and Mark came to the line at 3:20 pm.

Flyer - Chief hunted deep and wide before coming into the area and grabbing his bird.

Middle - Along the dam, he drives the hill. Arriving behind the gunners he bends into the area of the fall and on to the bird.

Left - Across the pond and up the hill he hunts a bit deep, but works his way in to get his bird.

84. FC LANE'S KREWE CHIEF, "Chief" LM, Mark Smith

Chief came to the line at 4:19 pm.

Water - Three whistles to the water and two more in the water that carried him past the point and through the lunging water to the finish spot where he picked up his bird.

Land - Three whistles to get his bird.

84. FC LANE'S KREWE CHIEF, "Chief" LM, Mark Smith

84. FC LANE'S KREWE CHIEF, "Chief" LM, 

owners Barry Brown & Jim Brown

"Chief" with handler Mark Smith came to the line to run their first test of the 2018 National Retriever Club Championship at 8:41 am.

Flyer - He got the flyer and came back in short order.

Long - Chief's line took him a little right but he made a good turn left into the fall area for the retrieve.