Upland Gundog Association Hunt Test - Aug. 30 at Ruffwood

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Originally Posted by welsh

It may surprise you to learn that this event was not the only possible way for dogs to get exercise in Ontario, and that people who chose not to participate were not necessarily sitting at home behind their computer screens.

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I love this site, so many opinions and everyone wants an argument. What I'm trying to say in my last post was...If you don't like it, then don't participate and we don't need your negative thoughts on the event. Lol. All the people that ran had fun.

Thanks for clarifying what "we" need. I'll be sure to get your permission before posting again.

I don't know what all the facts are, but I'd love that in American Field Trials. :) " Could we try that again Judge?"

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Originally Posted by little brit

your getting the wrong information here.

I ran in this event. It was an open gun dog challenge NOT a test. Birds are planted in an area (live birds) that will run and relocated ( not a pile of 2 week old dead ducks). Some do stay but most ran to different cover.

No titles are awarded for the challenge just a 1st, 2nd, 3rd

One adjustment that might want to changed is the competitors being able to view field before running. Maybe have a starting station away from the field.

But it all and all it was a good fun day.

Hey krakadawn maybe you should step out from behind your computer screen and give it a shot next time. Anyone can critique how an event is ran, why not step in and share your experience with others. Only 3 flushing dogs ran, with the amount of lab people on here you would think a few more dogs needed some exercise.

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Hey Lil Brit, thanks for the update and clarification, always good to hear from people who were there. I think it's semantics whether you call this a challenge or a test, I stick to my view of rerunning. As you said no titles were awarded....but do these results not contribute to a title at some point?

And as far as stepping out from a computer.....I'll bet I've logged more miles going to dog trials and training and ran more retriever trials than I care to keep track of this year as in many other years and yes my guys train almost daily so don't think people just sit at home.

The event sounded like people enjoyed themselves....great!. My concern is that these events are not portrayed as something they are not....quite simply.

I'm surprised no pictures or comments were posted by the organizers. I'd like to have heard their thoughts on how things went.

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Originally Posted by little brit

I love this site, so many opinions and everyone wants an argument. What I'm trying to say in my last post was...If you don't like it, then don't participate and we don't need your negative thoughts on the event. Lol. All the people that ran had fun.

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I can agree with not participating...that can fit for anyone. As far as 'negative' thoughts....that's not where I have been coming from at all. I have been attempting to put this type of activity in clear comparison to what exists already and to not promote any confusion when it comes to results/titles/ckc affliation etc to folks who may not have that information.

Differing opinions are not negative thoughts. That's what a forum is about - discussing varying viewpoints.

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Originally Posted by krakadawn

Hey Lil Brit, thanks for the update and clarification, always good to hear from people who were there. I think it's semantics whether you call this a challenge or a test, I stick to my view of rerunning. As you said no titles were awarded....but do these results not contribute to a title at some point?

And as far as stepping out from a computer.....I'll bet I've logged more miles going to dog trials and training and ran more retriever trials than I care to keep track of this year as in many other years and yes my guys train almost daily so don't think people just sit at home.

The event sounded like people enjoyed themselves....great!. My concern is that these events are not portrayed as something they are not....quite simply.

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No titles awarded just a fun timed event for the bird challenge . They did run some test which will result in a UGA title if passed. I only ran the timed event.

as for my comment about stepping out......just trying to say come out run your dogs have fun, meet and help new people getting involved in the dog game. Most labs guys I know started off running hunt test then found that FT's were better. But they gotta start somewhere.

This event was what it was.....a UGA event. They said nothing about being affiliated with ckc, akc or any other organization. No need to be concerned...people will do what they want and run what they want. When I go play golf, I know I'm not in a PGA tournament and I'm not getting a green jacket at the end of the day. I play for fun.

bottom line here is like I said before.....being out with your dog training. Training for what.....to have a better dog for hunting, trials or just because that's what your dog is bred to do. You send thousands of dollars each year for what.......for a $2 ribbon. If you want a ribbon cheaper go to the dollar store and just buy one. This is not for a ribbon, this is for your passion and love for dogs. It is for me anyway.

On that note. Time to go train. I got 20 pigeons outside waiting to be pointed and retrieved by my dog.

Sharon if you want to see pictures go to Ruffwood Facebook page.

Shoot! I 'm not on Facebook.

I would have liked to have seen this event but that weekend there were three other retriever events going on. GBHRC has run its hunt tests for 25 years on that weekend, the chessy club holds WC tests that weekend and a new field trial club had their first trial. So maybe alot of the retriever/flushers were tied up with the traditional events. Boy would I have loved a do over on the Amateur!
Maybe if it is another weekend we will be able to check it out.