Want to work my BRITTANY Help
Question:
>Our brittany is now 17mos. She is a natural hunter but needs fine >tuning. Have never done field trials before. We are looking for info >on how to go about learning how to work her. This is a hobby we would >like to get into. It will be more of learning/teaching experience for >us, as she came from excellent stock. >Janet & Todd
J&T, start with a subscription to rec.hunting.dogs. I’ve found this group to be very helpful. another with a Brit as a partner Mike & Ginger Visit the rec.hunting and rec.hunting.dogs FAQ Home Page at: http://sportsmansweb.com/hunting/ To leave the Hunting listserv list, send a message with SIGNOFF HUNTING
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The book POINT! by James Spencer is an excellent training aid. Visit the rec.hunting and rec.hunting.dogs FAQ Home Page at: http://sportsmansweb.com/hunting/ To leave the Hunting listserv list, send a message with SIGNOFF HUNTING
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> Our brittany is now 17mos. She is a natural hunter but needs fine > tuning. Have never done field trials before. We are looking for info > on how to go about learning how to work her. This is a hobby we would > like to get into. It will be more of learning/teaching experience for > us, as she came from excellent stock. > Janet & Todd
Consider the AKC hunt test program for pointing dogs. It is different from the field trials in one important respect: Dogs are judged against a standard and not one another. The objective of the hunt test program is to evaluate the dogs natural hunting ability. There are 3 rankings Junior Hunter: Dogs must show a natural bird finding ability and trainibility. A dog must find birds and hold point long enough for the handler to get within "shotgun range". At this stage handlers use blank guns and no birds are shot for the dogs. Senior Hunter. Dogs must also Retrieve and Back their bracemate. Gunners are present on the course and shoot birds for the dogs. Master Hunter. A dog must do all that a senior dog will do but without handler commands. Soft "encouragement" is permitted. Where are you located? There might be a club in your area. Regards, Alan Alan K. Minga, Ph. D. Phone: 281-465-1555 Senior Applications Consultant Fax: 281-465-1599 4200 Research Forest Drive, Suite 400 The Woodlands, TX 77381 Visit the rec.hunting and rec.hunting.dogs FAQ Home Page at: http://sportsmansweb.com/hunting/ To leave the Hunting listserv list, send a message with SIGNOFF HUNTING
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Our brittany is now 17mos. She is a natural hunter but needs fine tuning. Have never done field trials before. We are looking for info on how to go about learning how to work her. This is a hobby we would like to get into. It will be more of learning/teaching experience for us, as she came from excellent stock. Janet & Todd Visit the rec.hunting and rec.hunting.dogs FAQ Home Page at: http://sportsmansweb.com/hunting/ To leave the Hunting listserv list, send a message with SIGNOFF HUNTING
