Double Handle - 123. FC-AFC WOOD RIVER'S MR BIG, "George" LM, Bill Fruehling

FC-AFC WOOD RIVER'S MR BIG, "George" LM

9/19/2011 (FC-AFC Wood River's Franchise ex FC-AFC U.S. First Lady)
Breeders: Michael & Kareen Tierney
Owners: Bill & Gay Fruehling, Ketchum, ID
Handler: Bill Fruehling

George's road to qualifying for the 2019 National Amateur in Ronan, MT...
Amateur Wins - 3 & Pts - 30.5;  Open Win by Amateur Handler - 3 & Open Points - 17.5    
Total Wins 2019 Qualifying Year - 6 & Total Points - 48
Week Qualified 37 at Wood River RC

A look at George's 2018 and current year points...

2018 Open: 14.5 & Amateur: 36;  2019 Open: 12 & Amateur: 10

Lifetime Open Points: 57.5
Lifetime Amateur Points: 92.5
All-Age Lifetime Points: 150

Lifetime Derby Points: 24

Year(s) Entered A National Event
2018 - NRC / NARC
2017 - NRC / NARC
2016 - NARC

Fun Fact on George: He was the Purina Amateur High Point dog and the Retriever News High Point Amateur dog in 2018. He also won 2 Double Headers back to back. He completed his AFC in September 2015 and FC in January 2017.
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George and Bill came to the line at 1:41 pm


Right Flyer - Hunted short and right of the mark, handled to the bird.

Left Flyer - Hunted deep and was handled back to the bird.

Island Bird -  Straight to the bird.

Long Retired -  Excellent line to his bird.

123. FC-AFC WOOD RIVER'S MR BIG, "George" LM, Bill Fruehling

George with handler Bill came to the line at 4:01 pm.

S. Flyer - George went straight to the pond and got the bird.

Flyer - He got to the fall area for a very tight hunt and quickly got his bird.

Middle Long - Out wide right, George made a wide turn back to the fall area then to his bird.

Middle Retired - Wide right towards the flyer guns, he passed in front of the fence, made a turn left to the blind then worked his way to the bird.

123. FC-AFC WOOD RIVER'S MR BIG, "George" LM, Bill Fruehling

Fun Fact on George: He was the Purina Amateur High Point dog and the Retriever News High Point Amateur dog in 2018. He also won 2 Double Headers back to back. He completed his AFC in September 2015 and FC in January 2017.

7:20 am

Duck Flyer - A couple of loops and George is on the bird.

Rooster Retired - Straight to the bird.

Pheasant Hen Flyer - Through two pond sand up the hill right to the bird.

Pheasant Hen Retired - George went through the pond and the next pond that sits above, then drove the hill. Making a quick turn and he was on his bird.

123. FC-AFC WOOD RIVER'S MR BIG, "George" LM, Bill Fruehling

FC-AFC WOOD RIVER'S MR BIG, "George"

Lifetime Open Points: 57.5
Lifetime Amateur Points: 92.5
Lifetime Derby Points: 24

 Getting three whistles to get into the water from the start, George got five more to move him away from the shore while in the cove. One blow came to get him off the right point and another in the water to get him to the left point. Two more cast to get him off this point and three in the channel to get him to the next point and one to get off. Getting three whistles to move right and to get to the blind.

123. FC-AFC WOOD RIVER'S MR BIG, "George" LM, Bill Fruehling

 FC-AFC WOOD RIVER'S MR BIG, "George" LM (9/19/11)

Year(s) Entered A National Event
2018 - NRC / NARC
2017 - NRC / NARC
2016 - NARC

George got to the line at 6:50 pm.

Pheasant Flyer - Directly to the bird.

Short Retired - George took the the ridge and passed the bird on the high side. He dropped off at the end and came straight back to the bird.

Duck Flyer - He went up to the area by the guns, got just past his them then he got bird.

Long Retired - He went through the valley to the stream, crossed the water to the far end and to his bird.

123. FC-AFC WOOD RIVER'S MR BIG, "George" LM, Bill Fruehling

George came to the line at 1:34 pm.

George had a good initial line that carried him into the water. He got one whistle to get on the land. Another one came to move him off as the handler moves to the mound. One more whistle nearly at the end to put him out.

123. FC-AFC WOOD RIVER'S MR BIG, "George" LM, Bill Fruehling

A look at George's 2018 and current year points...

2018 Open: 14.5   Amateur: 36

2019 Open: 12      Amateur: 10

All-Age Lifetime Points: 150

Came to the line 11:38 am

Flyer - Out and back with the flyer.

Middle Retired - Ears perked, body focused, George launched for the middle bird. A tight couple of passes in the cover and he got bird.

Long Retired - George gets across the field to arrive wide right, between the two mounds. But he quickly veers left going up the backside of the correct mound to come down with his bird.

123. FC-AFC WOOD RIVER'S MR BIG, "George" LM, Bill Fruehling

Came to the line....

Water - One cast and George cleared the log. He carried this cast to the cover where he got three cast and got into the pond. He then carried this cast half way across the pond where he got two more to complete the swim. George than received multiple whistles towards the end.

Land - Two cast to cross the road and two more to clear the cover. Four whistles to get him around the area of the bird. Going in and out of the draw at the end, he got his bird.

123. FC-AFC WOOD RIVER'S MR BIG, "George" LM, Bill Fruehling

George's road to qualifying for the 2019 National Amateur in Ronan, MT...

Amat Wins - 3                                                  Amat Pts - 30.5           
Open Win by Amat Handler - 3                       Open Pts by Amat Handler - 17.5       

Total Wins 2019 Qual Year - 6                        Total Pts 2019 Qual Year - 48
Week Qualified - 37                                         Qualified at - Wood River RC


To the line 3:40 pm

Flyer – Out to the area of the flyer, worked it out and got his bird.

RR – Excellent line directly to his bird!