48. FC-AFC SUNDOG'S MAXIMUM PURSUIT, "Max" LM, John Henninger

FC-AFC SUNDOG'S MAXIMUM PURSUIT, "Max"
Black Lab Male, 4/13/2011
FC-AFC Carbons Blue Pursuit ex Baypoint Gypsy
Breeders: Melisa Bell & Steven Kompf
Owners: Paula & Corrie Elmes, Prineville, OR

Open Stats: 66.5 Career Points and 9 Career Wins

NRC Qualifier: 2014, 2015, 2016, 2017, 2018

Amateur Stats: 30.5 Career Points and 1 Career Wins 

NARC Qualifier: 2015, 2016, 2017(S), 2018

Came to the line at 10:58 am.

Flyer - Beautiful Flyer - Max went straight to the fall area and retrieve his rooster pheasant.

Short Retired - Going down the hill through the cover and up into the fall area in the woods, Max missed his bird, then went deep and to the right to the other side of the gap. Coming back to the correct side, Max got his bird.

Middle Retired - Having a great line through the cover to the fall area, he made a quick right and back to his bird.

Long Retired - Down the hill and through the cover, Max carried the mowed strip over the terrace and deep of the bird. Hugging the tree line back to the guns, then he went out to the corn and then came back to the timbers. Getting back out to the corn, he turned back and got into the trees with the guns but went deep. He worked his way to get his bird.

48. FC-AFC SUNDOG'S MAXIMUM PURSUIT, "Max" LM, John Henninger

FC-AFC SUNDOG'S MAXIMUM PURSUIT, "Max" 
Labrador male, 4/13/11
Owners: Paula & Corrie Elmes
Breeders: Melisa Bell & Steve Kompf
Life Time Open Points: 66.5
Life Time Open 1st Placements: 9

To the line at 1:57 pm.

Flyer - Straight to his bird.

Middle Retired - Crossed the field and into the pond pulling wide right down the far shore, swimming to the end. He is out and into the woods where he got out of sight for a bit. He came out of the trees on the left side along of the tree line and worked until he got his bird.

Long Retired - Crossed the road and the grass to get into the pond. He swam across and got out to go across the field and into the corn field. He took a large turn back to the right which brought him back to the tree line and holding blind. He hunted the area before he moved back out into the corn field to get his bird.

48. FC-AFC SUNDOG'S MAXIMUM PURSUIT, "Max" LM, John Henninger

"Max" and John came to the line at 8:55 am.

Right Flyer - Quick recovery of this bird.

Short Retired - Coming into the area wide right, Max corrects and drives into the tree line for the bird.

Left Flyer - Into the area of the fall, under the arc of the flyer, Max has a tight hunt and back with the bird.

Long Retired - Nice line to the area of the fall but Max turned left at the tree line. A quick pass and he's back to the fall area and to the bird.

48. FC-AFC SUNDOG'S MAXIMUM PURSUIT, "Max" LM, John Henninger

"Max" and John came to the line at 12:12 pm

Blind – Lined through the bales into the pond left angle back to swim towards the tip of the point, right angle back to get on – L over to get off – R angle back to get correct line to the bird – a L over to pick up the bird.

48. FC-AFC SUNDOG'S MAXIMUM PURSUIT, "Max" LM, John Henninger

FC-AFC SUNDOG'S MAXIMUM PURSUIT, "Max" 

Blind - 3:15 pm - Max's initial line put him past the brush and down the hill. Handler John Henninger put a whistle on him to get Max through the blind area. One more carried him across the across the flat of the field to the bird area. The final whistle was to the bird.

48. FC-AFC SUNDOG'S MAXIMUM PURSUIT, "Max" LM, John Henninger

FC-AFC SUNDOG'S MAXIMUM PURSUIT, "Max" LM, handler John Henninger
owners Paula & Corrie Elmes

Came to the line at 1:12 pm.

Flyer - Positive mark!

Left Retired - Another quick recovery on this bird.

Middle Retired - Max entered the field in a good position but then over ran the mark. A hunt area covering multiple strips of cover but he found his bird.

Right Retired - He took a few loops at the end of the field and came back with his bird.

48. FC-AFC SUNDOG'S MAXIMUM PURSUIT, "Max" LM, John Henninger

Max and John came to the line for their 4th Series.

Flyer - Very nice line and a quick retrieve.

Middle - Going out right of the hay bales and over the levee, Max went straight to his bird.

Left - He went left of the bales and into the pond. Getting out he went to the fall area a little deep but a quick turn put him on the bird.

48. FC-AFC SUNDOG'S MAXIMUM PURSUIT, "Max" LM, John Henninger

Max came to the line at 1:29 pm.

Water - Excellent initial line. Getting one whistle to get in the water. Max ran the shallow water to the point. Getting off he got back into the pond. This carried to the bird.

Land - Half way to the first bale, a whistle carried him to the third bale. Two more and he got his bird.

48. FC-AFC SUNDOG'S MAXIMUM PURSUIT, "Max" LM, John Henninger

48. FC-AFC SUNDOG'S MAXIMUM PURSUIT, "Max" LM, 

owners Paula & Corrie Elmes

"Max" with handler John Henninger came to the line to run their first test of the 2018 National Retriever Club Championship at 2:03 pm.

Flyer - Max went out to the fall area and made a quick left to get his bird.

Long - He went out through the cover and water, splashing to the end, he worked his way to get his bird.