What are AKC hunting tests and titles for pointing breeds?
What are AKC hunting tests and titles for pointing breeds (Junior Hunter, Senior Hunter, and Master Hunter)? First, AKC hunting tests are games (just like field trials) you can play with your bird dogs. They can be seen as a great way to extend the bird hunting seasons and an excellent venue in which to … Continue reading
What Exactly Is This “Field Trial” Business All About Anyway? The Basics Of AKC Field Trials
What is an AKC “field trial”? AKC licensed field trials are events in which dogs compete against each other for points toward Field and/or Amateur Field Championship titles. There are field trials for pointing, retrieving, and flushing breeds. The abbreviation for a “Field Champion” is FC and AFC for an “Amateur Field Champion”. Because these … Continue reading
What a correct honor or “back” looks like (pointing dogs)
Here’s a short clip from a training session over the weekend: This is what a correct honor looks like. We see so many lousy honors, we were inspired to post what a correct, stylish one looks like. If I were to nitpick, I would say it could be improved upon if Trip (the honoring Vizsla) … Continue reading
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