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At one training day, we had 4-5 dogs in a group honor line and doing a walk-up all at the same time. Someone was out at 20-30 yds just throwing a dead duck and making lots of noise "hey I got one...

Wasn't it in 2010 that the MN decided to offer the MNH? That seems to be a big incentive to get people from all over the country to make the trip more often. The people with time and money to do so...

LIke someone said earlier, there are mature dogs form the FT arena that would fall under the "must have an MH, plus 6 passes rule and have to get a max of 12 passes.

I like the owner/handler idea,...

This makes too much sense - so the MN won't even consider it (ok, being nasty here!)

Agility does this at some of the various organizations and it works. But the AKC won't consider the MH, MH1,...

I agree with this, as I am this situation AGAIN for 2014 with a young dog (and only dog).

Don't forget the 12 passes ASSUMES the dog qualifies at all of them. You gotta figure in a fail or 2. ...

that would be me!

I know when they had the previous 5 of 7 rule, handlers picked judges, clubs got 'easier' judges and people scratched after they watched the test dog if they thought it too tough to even start. ...

They are thinking of starting it the year that it is on the West coast. Where the entries are consistently the lowest!

So the 20-50 or so 'local' dogs will just be getting their MH this will not...

I just wish they used to make umbrellas like the "old timers" have ! With metal instead of plastic. Just a few minutes of wind collapsing the catch and it wears out (or worse). Then the plastic...

FWI, Butch Green is moving over to the digital camo - he can't get the darker pattern that he has been using for years.
That could be good new or bad news, depending on the terrain of your area.
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I'm still home, 1.5 hours away and just got a call that 20 dogs in the Open are doing a HUGE water blind - the implication for Derby (using the same judges) is that it is taking a long time.

At...

Certain clubs have to order/buy ALL of the birds ahead of time and the bird steward/seller will not take any back. Our club has to buy birds this way.

At the location of our test, it is often...

Good to know Karen, I thought your test was a quad - so, only 3 of the 4 master stakes started the first series with quads.

Ours was a triple first of all, and then we added the walk up. We were...

I have a 14 mo old that was taught 2 sided - thought I'd give it whirl. I had to when doing agility and I am somewhat ambidextrous. Started when I got him and shaped the behaviors with food as a...

In AKC, there are no more duck calls (attention getting devices) on walk-ups. For both Master and Senior level tests.
And - Must be 'presented' at 35-45 yds from the line (the station, that is)...

My last (field bred, golden) male did this scraping nose thing, but it was in his crate, on his bed. He did it out of frustration at having to be in there and not out doing work. He had a egg...

Try Mack's PW - I ordered shotgun ammo for the club today and they had a few choices in stock, compared to Cheaper-than-dirt and Graf & sons, who had a lot of 'limited supply' and 'out of stock' next...

I got stuck the Abbot and Costello routine - here's some choices:

Waterspook Teixiera's Who's On First

Waterspook NY's Teixiera On First

Waterspook NY Who's On First

Waterspook Yankee's...

And to add . . . . If you have a smaller duck, have her heel around the yard with it. Go up and down some steps.

If you can get your hands on a live pigeon, then you have another training tool. ...

I would have made an offer to buy his dog - it needed to be saved from his owner. I try to keep a few $20's on hand for ARCO gas emergencies.

Debbie

Does the LRC even offer a field trial at their National Specialty?

There are 2 Master stakes. The number of 89 is split between the two, so it will likely be 44/45.

You are right - cerebral is a good description! I went without a dog and learned a TON as well. Many that ran dogs were FT's, and the rest fairly experience HT's, including people who judge in...

So now the dogs that are very birdy and don't care much for bumpers are actually just extra chemically sensitive and being "smart"?!
(if those dogs could talk, that would be their comment on the...

Also on land marks, there are changes in type of cover that put a puppy off line. Then they might hold that new line and no longer be headed towards the mark.

It's much easier to see what the...