See a field dog work

[Sharon]

Be worth it to see the above Cpt Snydor . Cover dog trials are walking trials with the dogs working on wild birds. Special.!

[raymondca]

I love dogs too. I still feel too sad to get another one since my 13-year-old dog passed away last november

[Sudsee]

Drove out to Fisherville on Saturday morning (apparently not early enough) and checked out the spaniel trial. We got there a little late and had missed the juniors but we did get to see a few Masters do their runs. It was really neat to see what I am working towards and in the master fleet it is easy to see that steadiness is key and where I will need to do the most work. Not a lot of folks out but it was very nice to see Welsh there (wish I could have seen his dog run) and a great thanks to him for giving us a crash course on how things work. I will definitely be looking into checking out another one of these. Wish there were a few more spaniel training clubs in my area as I would like to get my welsh with other dogs and see how close he compares. Thanks again Welsh.

[welsh]

Drove out to Fisherville on Saturday morning (apparently not early enough) and checked out the spaniel trial.

Well, my dog blew it on the water test Sunday. She knew she blew it, too. She looked embarrassed. Anyway, we're running again in Erin on 16 - 17 Aug. That's a long haul from where you are but if you want to check out another one, it should be better attended. I can let you know in advance how many dogs are running.

Re steady dogs, one of those two we-don't-need-no-stinkin-leashes characters is only three years old and earned his MH Saturday. But he's a special case.

This was a hunt test, not a trial ... trials won't start til the fall. There will be a trial on those same grounds in November.

[vom Dufenshmirtz]

Field trials are good too see what a hunting dog can do but in my opinion its like going to the Indy too see what car you want to buy. Might want to considering posting closer to sept 25 with an offer to split the gas too Hullet with and area upland hunter. Once there you will often see a variety of dogs hunting with a variety of hunters. Might find out what style suits you.

+1.................................

[Sharon]

Well, my dog blew it on the water test Sunday. She knew she blew it, too. She looked embarrassed. Anyway, we're running again in Erin on 16 - 17 Aug. That's a long haul from where you are but if you want to check out another one, it should be better attended. I can let you know in advance how many dogs are running.

Re steady dogs, one of those two we-don't-need-no-stinkin-leashes characters is only three years old and earned his MH Saturday. But he's a special case.

This was a hunt test, not a trial ... trials won't start til the fall. There will be a trial on those same grounds in November.

Always annoying when you know your dog has done that skill at home many times and doesn't do it at the test.Too bad. What water part did she miss?

Is Bob R. still the president of the SWOSC?

[welsh]

She simply wasn't steady at the line -- ran in as soon as the bird splashed down. Infuriating, as we spent so much time on water work before the test, and she is line steady, but she gets crazy wound up on the second day of a test after sitting in her crate waiting to go for hours. My fault for not picking up on it and positioning myself closer to her, but I was overconfident.

Bob's still president. In fact, he was the one who pointed out I could have positioned myself better.

[Sharon]

He's a great guy. Was president of the London Bird Dog Club after me , so we got to know each other well. My knee is doing really well , so maybe I'll make a trip up to Erin and see your dog work.

A friend of mine would run his Britanny with chain weights before every hunt test as otherwise the dog would be too excited to do well.

[CptSydor]

Just want to say thanks for all the comments and PM's I got.

Got a wonderful invitation from a local that I'll take up on after I get back from vacation.

[terrym]

A friend of mine would run his Britanny with chain weights before every hunt test as otherwise the dog would be too excited to do well.

My dog is the same. The stress of being crated or tied up for sometimes hours before "show time" winds them up too much. I remember my beagle trial days when some people would actually run their Hare Hound dogs all night to slow them down the next morning for brace trials ( on cottontails) where the judges typically preferred much slower working dogs.