[Karen Klotthor]

Yes you can run the next series, but as a judge I have rarely seen a benefit to it. Some times if the failure was handler error, we ask them to do test dog, that way they can run, but maybe get some help. If your dog breaks in first series, please do not run second series, they will break again. Also , please take in consideration the time of day and weather. Please let the dogs still in contention to run first. Now if you are running started and dog had trouble in first series and failed, by all means try again and get help for the pup.

 

[Karen Klotthor]

Cost associated with birds and labor for weekend test are increasing rapidly. The inability to plan for those costs will eventually sink some clubs whether they run lean or not. Breaking even on hunt test will be a thing of the past when costs rise each and every year by double digits.

He did not mean a walk up in a test, but walk up entries the morning of the test. If you have never been a HTS, you will never understand the issues of morning walk up entries. I understand that most of the started entries walk up that morning and those are your money dogs but those same ones will sign up in advance for an AKC hunt but never for HRC.

 

[Karen Klotthor]

Karen, are you agreeing or disagreeing with me? I have been at the sign up table on Saturday morning and also have had caravans come by my house on Thursday to drop off paperwork for hunt test. Why work your people to death for something that has an easy solution?

I am 100% agreeing with you. I was trying to reply to the guy that asked what a walk up has to do with keeping HRC back. I tried highlighting only that quote and it did not work. As of the morning walk ups I hate it. I am the HTS for the HRC part of our club.