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The American Gundog Club (http://www.americangundogclub.com/) has started running British style field trials to help promote the british retrievers that so many of us have become to enjoy and love. These trials are setup to mock what our dog's have been bred to do for so long. The trials are a test of the true britsh traits that I feel we should be promoting in the breed. We will be hosting our 1st anual AGC Trial on October 30,2010 We will also be hosting a Judging Seminar on October 29,2010 Our trial will be hosted on the grounds of Antlers and Wings ( http://antlersandwings.com/). We will be starting early in hopes of having the trial fininshed by lunch. There will be plate lunches available at the trial site. After lunch there will be a competition sporting clay shoot. Team WildWings ( http://teamwildwings.com/ ) will be hosting a trial on October 31, 2010 within an hour drive of our trial location. This will be a great opportunity to run two trials in one weekend. Robin Watson from http://tibeagundogs.com/ and Tom Hamilton from http://www.brackenfen.com/ will be hosting our judging seminar and mock upland field trial on October 29, 2010. We will be posting entry fees and starting times by August 1,2010. There will be two different hunt scenerios in the trial. The 1st will be mocking an upland drive. There will be between 4 and 6 dogs in a line driving across the field at once. As game is harvested you and your dog will be expected to pick when you are cued by the judge. The second hunt scenerio will be a southern waterfowl hunt. There will be boats, decoys, and calling during the harvest. A smooth operating efficient handling dog will excell in the trial. Honoring numerous dogs and long term memory marking will be a big part of the event. Please feel free to email us at aceberry@live.com with any questions or comments. If you own or are thinking of purchasing a British Retriever I strongly encourage you to attend and see what they were selectively bred to do. The whole idea behind this is to give the British dog owner something to do with their dog outside of hunting season and with the help and support of British retriever owners, trainers, and breeders we hope to build this to a big enough level to start titling British Retrievers in the United States. This is going to need your help and support so that we can reach our goal. The credit points will help move your dog up in the trial. The major faults will not eliminate your dog, but will move your dog lower in the trial. The eliminating faults will keep your dog from placing in the trial. Credit Points: Nose Control Quiet Handeling Drive and Style Marking Ability Good Retieving and Delivery Natural Gamefinding ability Quickness in Gathering Game Major Faults: Poor control Being eye wiped (failing to retrieve game that the next dog picks up) Unsteady at heel Sloppy Retrieving and Delivery (unsteady delivery, playing with game) Disturbing ground (covering to much ground while retrieving) Failure to find Dead or wounded Game Slack and unbusiness like work Noisy or inapproaite Handling Eliminating Faults Hard mouth (chewing or crunching live or dead birds) Running in (breaking) Failure to enter water Chasing Whinning or Barking Changing game while retrieving Out of Control With out merit Refusal to retrieve The American Gundog Club site has lots of info on the trials. Be sure to checkout the forum while you are there. http://www.americangundogclub.com/ |