84. Handle – FC-AFC Straight To The Heart-Dagger, "Dagger" BLM, Johnny Armstrong

Dagger came to the line at 11:15 am.

Flyer - He got the bird.

Middle retired - Angled through the water all the way down to the bird. Very nice line.

Left retired - Took a nearly identical line, he was handled in the second pond.

84. FC-AFC Straight To The Heart-Dagger, "Dagger" BLM, Johnny Armstrong

Dagger came to the line at 1:35 pm.

Land

Three whistles and a check down.

Water

Three whistles into the water.

Three to point.

One off point.

Four to second point.

One off.

Three in last water to bird.

84. FC-AFC Straight To The Heart-Dagger, "Dagger" BLM, Johnny Armstrong

Dagger came to the line at 12:17 pm.

Left flyer - Dagger grabbed his bird.

Short retired - He came around the trees holding the retired guns. He turned into the area of the fall and located his bird.

Long retired - With a loud launch, Dagger went on his way. He made a couple of passes on the hillside and found his pheasant.

Right flyer - He made a nice line that angled across the mowed strip and right to the bird.

84. FC-AFC Straight To The Heart-Dagger, "Dagger" BLM, Johnny Armstrong

Multiple whistles to move Dagger away from the hay bale. 

Two to get in the water.

84. FC-AFC Straight To The Heart-Dagger, "Dagger" BLM, Johnny Armstrong

Dagger came to the line at 7:49 am.

Flyer - Dagger went into the pond, then drove the hill and scooped it up.

Short retired - He came up through the cover for one deep loop. Then he worked his way back to the cover and the bird.

Right retired - He angled the hill, then swam toward the blind. He came out under the arc and made one tight loop to get his bird.

 

 

84. FC-AFC Straight To The Heart-Dagger, "Dagger" BLM, Johnny Armstrong

FC-AFC Straight To The Heart-Dagger (Dagger)

Lab Male

SR723018/02 -- 2/18/2012

Sire: NAFC-FC Cody Cut A Lean Grade

Dam: Kasey Kisses SH

Breeder: Jeff Hughes

Owner: Johnny & Kathy Armstrong, Winston-Salem, NC

Handler: Johnny Armstrong

Dagger came to the line at 2:34 pm.

Flyer - Nice line to the bird.

Short retired - Quick loop around the tree and back with his bird.

Blind - Four whistles to move him right on his way to the bird.