In her fourth start of the 2016 fall cover dog season, Straight Forward won her fourth straight championship placement by being named RU Ch. at the Pennsylvania Grouse Championship, October 26,2016. “Cracker” ran a hard driving, forward hour in which she recorded two finds of grouse. Dave Hughes was at the helm. “Cracker’s” proven herself to be a relentless hunter and a skilled grouse finder. Congratulations to John McKellops and his pointer female, Grouse Trails Pride, named Champion.
These championship grounds are known to demand that a dog reach out to objectives. It takes serious dog power to get over the relatively open territory on which this championship is run. Birds are not plentiful as in some other cover dog venues. A dog has to have great desire, speed and determination to be successful her in the Allegheny National Forest. “Cracker’s” win this season adds to her record here at the PA Grouse Championship as she was named Champion in 2012 and she was RU Ch. just last year in 2015.
We are amazed with “Cracker’s” remarkable fall campaign. We cannot recall any dog winning in four consecutive grouse trials, ever. This win lifts Straight Forward to her tenth open cover dog championship placement.