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View Poll Results: would you participate in AKC Master tests if there were no master national venue?

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    Paul I don't have to go to a national to experience something special about dog people. When I needed a friend your wife stretched her hand out to me and I am always indebted to her for that. Place Maine, master hunt test many years ago.
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    I would do it again mike.

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    Quote Originally Posted by moscowitz View Post
    Paul I don't have to go to a national to experience something special about dog people. When I needed a friend your wife stretched her hand out to me and I am always indebted to her for that. Place Maine, master hunt test many years ago.
    Trust me on this- Rosie has offered a friendly smile and a sunny disposition to MANY folks. Deal is that I live almost as far away as is physically possible and would NEVER had the chance to know her or most of the folks that I mentioned earlier without an event like the MN/Grand/Invitational. These events get blamed for all kinds of nonsense but the mact of the fatter is they bring us together in ways that nothing else would. There are tons of folks that run the dog until they get that title and then disappear. The game is soooooooo dependent on the few ( and it is scary how few they are) that stick around. The National events are a HUGE factor in the rationale behind sticking around and even though they ain't perfect- they DO play a huge role in ensuring that you have an opportunity to run your dog. If everyone vanished after getting that title this sport would have vanished LONG ago.

    At least we agreee on one thing Mike -Rosie is a peach regards

    Bubba
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    When I started in dog, all I wanted to do was whelp, train and finish a Chesapeake to its MH title. I did 1 then 2 then 3 and then decided I needed to do it with a Lab so I bought a Yellow one and finished her title. So now the goal is to have a CH MH Chesapeake so the answer for me is YES but am not interested in the MN. So far that goal is stqrted with 6 show points and 1 MH pass.
    Clay
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    Blue Skies Rags to Richs MH
    Blue Skies Travelin Man MH
    Blue Skies Snowy River Cruse SH
    Blue Skies Rough Rider Kate SH
    and all Chesapeake Bay Retrievers

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    Thanks bubba! The two of you are one of the best parts of this national event...so I am so greatful.

    Hows terry feeling. Sending hugs and a smile.

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    I've never run a national, have titled 3 of my own MH. Am planning on running the 2014 national because its less than 30 minutes from my place. Otherwise, I wont travel to one, just cant take the time off of the kennel, and the $ it takes to leave for that long. Hoping my lunatic can get there though next fall!
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    Brush Creek Waterspook, JH, WC- my first girl.(Spooky)

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    I choose to not go to the MN, I like to get the title then move on. I have limited funds and will chase the AKC titles but once they are completed I go back and just run HRC. I have run a few NAHRA tests but we are limited out here to NAHRA and clubs are leaving every year. When I moved to Montana we had three AKC clubs and three NAHRA clubs. No we only have two AKC clubs and one NAHRA club and that last club is moving to AKC after their NAHRA test is completed this year. So no more NAHRA in Monatana after this year
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    I do intend to continue running Master tests and Finished tests for my HRCH/ MH 4 year old, but do not inteng on going to any more Master Nationals regardless of him qualifying again.
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