Handle - 55. FC-AFC TUCKED AWAY AT RIVER'S EDGE, "Tucker" BLM, Alex Abraham

4/7/2011 - FC-AFC Nubian V ex Twin Pine's Crank Her Up MH
Breeder: Elissa Kirkegard
Owner / Handler: Alex Abraham, Havre de Grace, MD

Total Open Points    87.5
Total Amateur Points    132.5
Total Derby Points    30

Previous Nationals

NRC - 2020, 2019, 2018, 2017 & 2016

NARC - 2019(F), 2018, 2017, 2016 & 2015

Came to the line at 3:25 pm

RF - Tucker went across the pond and up the hill. He turned right into the area of the fall and worked his way down to get his bird.

LF - He swam past the second point then angled toward the guns. He hunted the shoreline left and right, moved back toward the guns and got his bird.

RR - Tucker swam the pond, exiting, he got out behind the holding blind. Making some loops he started to hunt in front of the guns then to the bird.

LR - Tucker was in the pond but exited before the third finger of land. He was handled to the bird.

55. FC-AFC TUCKED AWAY AT RIVER'S EDGE, "Tucker" BLM, Alex Abraham

Previous Nationals

NRC - 2020, 2019, 2018, 2017 & 2016

NARC - 2019(F), 2018, 2017, 2016 & 2015

Came to the line at 10:26 am

RF - Tucker drove straight through the water and to his bird.

RR - He drove straight uphill turned slightly left then went straight to the bird.

LF - Tucker was sent slightly wide of the flyer guns and fall area. He drove wide and deep to the top of the hill, came back down and into the fall area and grabbed his bird.

LR - He drove straight out to the bird. With a small hunt off to the left, Tucker worked his way back over to get the bird.

 

Training partners Bobby Raasch and Alex Abraham

 

55. FC-AFC TUCKED AWAY AT RIVER'S EDGE, "Tucker" BLM, Alex Abraham

8:12 am

Here is where Tucker received his whistles...

1 - at the water

1 - to adjust line after the island

1 - on the peninsula

4 - on the land

Multiple - in the channel

1 - to get out and to the bird.

55. FC-AFC TUCKED AWAY AT RIVER'S EDGE, "Tucker" BLM, Alex Abraham

Total Open Points    87.5
Total Amateur Points    132.5
Total Derby Points    30

2:22 pm

Flyer - Tucker took a good line through all of the water. On the last piece of land, he turned left and went straight to the bird. Good Mark

Short - Great line through the water left towards the guns. He went right of the guns then in back of them going left and retrieved his bird.

Long - Tucker took a great line to the end of the point and across both pieces of water and straight to the bird! WOW

Great run for the team!

55. FC-AFC TUCKED AWAY AT RIVER'S EDGE, "Tucker" BLM, Alex Abraham

FC-AFC Nubian V ex Twin Pine's Crank Her Up MH
Breeder: Elissa Kirkegard
Owner: Alex Abraham, Havre de Grace, MD

Flyer - Directly to the bird.

Middle - Straight up the hill to his bird.

Left - Tucker did a beautiful job going right to the bird.

55. FC-AFC TUCKED AWAY AT RIVER'S EDGE, "Tucker" BLM, Alex Abraham

2:58 pm

Tucker took two whistles at the end.

55. FC-AFC TUCKED AWAY AT RIVER'S EDGE, "Tucker" BLM, Alex Abraham

Tucker took his first whistle to get to the water then two more while in the channel. Alex hit the whistle two more times to put Tucker on the point and the last blow at the mound and Tucker had his bird.

55. FC-AFC TUCKED AWAY AT RIVER'S EDGE, "Tucker" BLM, Alex Abraham

Flyer - Tucker hunted a little deep and came back to grab his bird.

Short Right - He dove into the water and started down the channel and got out on the left side. He reentered the water and swam into the channel to get the bird Awesome Mark.

Long Middle - Tucker dove beautifully into the water and held a great line going up the hill. He broke down slightly short of the bird and hunted in the field to the right of the guns. He worked deep and got the bird. Good Job.

55. FC-AFC TUCKED AWAY AT RIVER'S EDGE, "Tucker" BLM, Alex Abraham

Came to the line at 8:03 am

Flyer - Very long flyer that landed across the road. Tucker drove deep and wide and quickly hunted to the other side of the road and removed the bird. Great Mark.

Blind - A five whistle blind and Tucker was on his bird. Nice Blind

Retired Gun - He drove hard right to the trees where he immediately turned left and went straight to the bird. Another Good Job.