Cali (Vizsla, almost 2 years old), ran in her second field trial this weekend. It was the WCTV's trial in Lavergne, TN.
On Saturday, I handled her off of horseback for the first time, in OGD and should have kept my mouth shut. In spite of my over handling, she had a decent run and earned herself a judge's award of merit out of 25 dogs. I was lucky to have a good friend (and experienced trialer) as my scout, so I got lots of good feed back and tips for next time!
On Sunday, Cali ran in AGD Ret. She had a nice run, despite the snow/sleet/mud that we were running in and this time I let her do her thing without interfering. She made it to call backs and had a nice retrieve, earning herself 2nd place - and one point - out of 14 dogs.
I'm very proud of her and, more importantly, got an idea of what we need to work on for the future. My husband and I have done all of Cali's training, and I'm just thrilled that we didn't ruin her Coming from hunt tests, this was a little different for both of us, but we had fun and will be back for more!
Little Brag
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Little Brag
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Barben's Chianti CD, RA, MH - "Cali "
Barben's Rob Roy SH - "Robby"
Barben's Summer Fling MH - "Summer"
Barben's Dizzy Miss Lizzy - "Lizzy"
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Barben's Chianti CD, RA, MH - "Cali "
Barben's Rob Roy SH - "Robby"
Barben's Summer Fling MH - "Summer"
Barben's Dizzy Miss Lizzy - "Lizzy"
BlueMoon Vizslas - http://www.bluemoonvizslas.com
Re: Little Brag
Congrats - field trials sure are a different game than hunt tests!
Re: Little Brag
Congrats!!!!!!! Field trials are a lot of fun.
Re: Little Brag
Congrats!
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DC AFC Valley Hunter's Southern Comfort CD MH NA NAJ, UT Prize II, "Shooter"
DC GCH Lagniappe's Chosen One MH, "Buffy"
DC AFC SoCo's Enchanted One JH, "TomBoy"
CH SoCo's Independence Day SH, "Patriot"
SoCo's Twist of Fate JH, "Emma Jane"
DC AFC Valley Hunter's Southern Comfort CD MH NA NAJ, UT Prize II, "Shooter"
DC GCH Lagniappe's Chosen One MH, "Buffy"
DC AFC SoCo's Enchanted One JH, "TomBoy"
CH SoCo's Independence Day SH, "Patriot"
SoCo's Twist of Fate JH, "Emma Jane"
Re: Little Brag
So, I'm guess you're hooked now.
Congrats.
Congrats.