I have a dog that has met the requirements for the QA2 title. However I have benn unable to find request form on the AKC site. Does anyone have a link?
I may be wrong, but I don't think this will have a big impact on how FT folks run Qs--I certainly don't think many folks will ask their pros to keep running Qs to get the two instead of AA training. I think it will get HT folks to give it a try for something other than the MH and MNHn. It doesn't bother me as some may stick around. It could start leading to huge Qs but I don't think it will make them unmanageable. We will see. I do not think it will have the same impact on Qs as the MNHn (and easing the MNHT qualification) has had on HTs.Does anyone force an influx of dogs continuing to run Quals that to not have the 2 wins?
Will owners want the pros to continue to run the dogs in Qual?
There are plenty of dogs out there that seem to quit running Qual after a 1st and or 2nd and some other JAMs/placements and focus on training for the future.
Will those dogs beef up the Qual entries to any great extent and 'mess' up the normal Qual entries and subsequently have a real impact on clubs who pair up another stake with the Qual judges?
Some clubs have only 2 sets of judges with certain 'expectations' of under 35 dogs for Qual.
Debbie Tandoc