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[QUOTE=HiRollerlabs;1108004]You and your co-judge have set up a blind. At the last minute, your co-judge says "challenge the line to the blind", and then says, "I want to see all 4 feet dry on the...

Because you can WIN an unlimited number.
Remember the original name of the Q was Non-Winners Stake.

Tim

The intent of any level of an AKC competition is to determine a degree of excellence to improve pure bred dogs.
Titles were established to identify and tract these dogs for breeding puposes. The...

Should O/H Amateur win not count towards an AFC? The dog still beat the field entered.
A club has the option for O/H designation for any Q and/or Amat stake at any FT and the results are not counted...

Don't we already have a Derby title with the Derby list and awarding High Point Derby Dog annually? The points and Derby list designation are certainly sought after and used like a title for...

Watch it every week. Tuesday's @10pm

As a judge I have seen it done for creeping and noise. As a handler I have scratched prior to going to the line for a safety issue.

Tim

Breck,
Three over 8-point gallery judges saw it as handle. I cann't say what the only 2 judges that count saw it as but the dog had probably the best last series until this and was awarded a JAM...

"It depends" is dependent on what the dog knows.
Attrition is valuable for teaching the dog the right way to do it. Correction is valuable once the dog knows the right way but has made the wrong...

Last bird of the last series of the Open: Dog gets to the bird and stands over it looking back at the handler for at least 15-20 seconds. Handler gives come in whistle dog picks-up bird and returns....

A popular statement in the early e-collar days.
The wisdom of that statement lies in knowing how to break the components of a retrieve when "teaching" e-collar or not.
E-collar training has gone...

"Life is not fair and neither are field trials."

But we should strive to improve both.


Tim

I would worry more about the direction of the Open than the Amateur. Where 1-2 handlers often have 30% or more of the entry. In one of the trials listed 1 handler has 59%!

Tim

I'm old school. I have never bought a dog with any type conditions placed upon my ownership(nor do intend to) and to be fair I don't pay attention to breeder guarantees.
I have found it interesting...

Like John said "it is all about reading the dog".
The no-go that suddenly appears without warning is quite different from the 2nd or 3rd in last 2 weeks. The re-heel re-send is all you probably...

The short answer is Yes.

Mixing marks, especially memory birds, into a pattern blind field will get confusing for a dog. As that we all have finite resources for grounds you may consider running...

Agree, for all dogs looking to go to the Master National.
To qualify for a MH tiltle a dog needs 6 passes with an average score of 7 this bar should remain. If the MNRC wants to reduce numbers and...

high frequency, short duaration

2-3 sessions/day of 15 minutes is better than 1 hour long session

Yes, basics. On lead and off, at your side then remote. Using voice and whistle. Establish that the dog needs to focus on you.
Force fetch then becomes just another command - response, an extention...

From what you describe your dog will has had little formal training that will perform when it is suits them. IMHO,especially with an older dog, you have to establish a command-response and a work vs...

In ideal conditions I usually find that a dog has about 6-7 good retrieves in them per half day session and maybe 2-3 more if training is spaced out all day.(less than ideal = less retrieves). Beyond...

Any good thing can be over done. Training requires a balance.

Singles are great for most everything but memory. The mechanics of delivery and send as well as the exercising of their brain to...

In the early stages I would use a pile to increase distance but not the angle changes. The dog will have a tendency to enter the water the same way & at the same spot to get to the same pile. Okay...

Sight blinds in a small rectangular pond or across a channel. Initially use a large white bumper and send close to the water's edge. The swim should be short the reward quick allowing to run multiple...

Rex generally attended 2 trials per year, Amateur and Open Nationals.

He trained dogs and people.