On April 13, 2017, CH Pine Straw Black Hawk earned 3rd place at the Keystone Open Shooting Dog Classic held at Indiantown Gap. This is a big wide open venue that requires dogs that can really open up their range. Hawk laid down a great performance against a field of 42 which contained many champions. Big thanks to Jeanette Tracy (handler) and Dillon Shaffer (scout) of Ladywood Kennels for running Hawk.
This was a good way to end a trial year that had more than its share of setbacks, including an injury during the season that took Hawk out of competition for 3 months. He was then forced to return in the heat of the season at less than optimum condition due to the injury.
Hawk's 2015-2016 year qualified him to run in both the Shooting Dog National Championship and the Shooting Dog Invitational. It was an honor for him to compete at both even though he was fresh off his injury and not at the top of his game.
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