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.

Double Handle - 125. FC-AFC GOOD IDEA'S GIVE THEM NO EXCUSE, "Marvin" LM, Ken Neil

Fun Fact on Marvin: He is a litter mate with #34 Baby (9/18/11). He also won a Double Header in 2018 and also completed his FC & AFC in March 2018.

Duck Flyer - Marvin went out through the weeds then up the hill, under the arc and back to the left down the hill to get his bird.

Rooster Retired - Directly to his bird.

Pheasant Hen Flyer - Marvin got out across the field on an angle culminating with a line in front of the flyer guns. He got out of sight in the draw. He came back in the front of the guns and hunted short. He then he went back toward the dead hen and had to be handled.

Pheasant Hen Retired - He got into the first pond and into the back pond on a line left of the bird. He got handled to his bird.

Double Handle - 96. HOPE SHE'S A DUK DAWG QAA, "Oakley" LF, Bubba Joiner

Fun Fact on Oakley: She is a litter mate with #67 Luke; born on 2/19/14

5:26 pm

Duck Flyer - Oakley got up towards the bird then came back down to the shore, hunted left then back to get the bird.

Hen Pheasant Flyer - She caught a small piece of the second pond, then crossed over the land bridge where she went straight to her hen pheasant flyer.

Hen Pheasant Retired - Getting into pond one, she went over the ridge to the second pond. Exiting out of that she got way deep in the field and behind the flyer. She had to be handled her bird.

Rooster Retired - She got into the first pond, getting deep again she had to be handled back to this bird.

Double Handle - 2. HIGH PEAK'S GOT CAFFEINE, "Buzz" LM, Justin Aimone

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

2018 Open: 0        Amateur: 5
2019 Open: 0        Amateur: 5

All-Age Lifetime Points: 10

Came to the line...

Flyer - Straight to his mark.

Middle Retired - Nice line, Buzz angled across the pond to the right side of the mound. He then cut off and headed to the hay bale then went left, then back to the levee. He had to be handled to the levee.

Long Retired - Straight down the field to the far shore, got wide left of mark. had to handle to the bird.