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reg here i think is over 100 bucks. reg under your parents if retired its less

I think that is a very sensible and honest assessment of why different dogs are kept over others .Living in the city generally means owning one or two animals and traveling to any area of choice and...

Im a short man

I cannot see you mentioned there at all !
i do find this statement quite tell tale and well worn though of romantics "I do not need to compete with anyone to know that.."
What is it that you want...

pretty reasonable given his lack of work time --I put him up to be tested against others and let that be his credentials and not what I might romance

then you probably got a reasonable dog

Let your results speak for you

as long as your realistic about the dogs temperament and potential I would agree with you wirehunt but to what level this dog can achieve compared to better breed animals will probably go untested...

breeding for bidability is very important if you want easier trained dogs.

reasonable means they're not crap and quite acceptable .You may well want to breed super dogs but do you have the lines to breed to that are great and how many are you going to breed to get those...

my Setter has been no different after a 7 year lay off of trialing -it wasnt quite sure how big to run especially in ground with very low cover but is now growing to understand .Most dogs that trial...

i see its a Brittany! ive never seen one work

point was at trials if your breed is well represented you get to make good opinions on the dogs -how well they work and handle all in one place --hard to do that anywhere else .Most tend to have a...

If its one run at trials yes if not best of luck

?? What better view would you have than being able to see the potential dogs work and be handled --pretty good place to begin and end i would think -your going to see more working dogs at comps than...

Short answer - your dogs ok your not that's how

that is a good thing then as it doesn't allow challenge point wins for sub standard work which would be undermining our ability to say we have high standards amongst our working dogs

This was said to me by a very knowledgeable and able Dog person and I agree with 100%

I am constantly amazed by the attitude of people who don’t trial with respect to dogs who do. Every P&S dog...

what your failing to recognize here is consistency of dog !!

Mediocre may have a win but the better dogs will win consistently .
What do you term as a minor handling issue ?

One thing one...

I have been sent a very interesting article from Robyn Gaskin which is frank and honest about field trialing and have asked if I can publish it here .If so I will place it under a new thread -Its a...

this kinda doesnt make sense ??as the dog didnt do anything wrong , found pointed and had good manners --what more is it that you want to see

Mediocre dogs do plenty wrong and don't often get through due to manners . Part of a "finished" dogs make up should be their good manners both in trial and field especially when you hunt with other...

state your case

No NZ dog in pointer and setter trials gets far without both quality's

Im sure being a trainer that hunts everyday you have several FTCH behind your name ?