Field Trials For Your Sporting Dog (Part 1)

For those of you who aren’t too familiar with the term “field trials,” it is a sport in which the sporting dog competes under hunting conditions. The dog can pick up the scent of a rabbit or small animal and follow the trail until he’s found it. There is also the bird trials where the animal retrieves a fallen bird. During competition, the different breeds are divided into various groups. The following groups are: Pointing Dog Trials, Retriever Trials, Spaniel Trials, Beagle Trials & Hound Trials. The following guidelines are an example of what is expected before entering your sporting dog.

If a club is hosting a trial, they must advertise the trial with a fitting advertisement which states the following information: date of actual trial along with the place, location of drawing, time of drawing, sponsoring stakes and lastly, the contact person’s name, city and state.

The next condition for entering is the age of the dog. There are two seasons. If you are interested in entering your puppy in the current season’s Puppy Stakes competition (July 1-December 31, 2005, he must be whelped (born) on or subsequent to June 1, 2004. The next half of the season is from (January1-June 30, 2006), the dog must be whelped on January 1, 2005 or after this date.

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