Introduction to Field Work
Sat, Apr 02
|Training Hall at TailWaggersK9Sport
Do you have a field dog? Do you have a gut feel that they would be great at field work, but have never tried? Or maybe you just want to try something new with you dog. This workshop is designed to give you and insight into the role of gun/field dogs and trials.
Time & Location
Apr 02, 2022, 10:00 a.m. – 3:00 p.m. EDT
Training Hall at TailWaggersK9Sport , 573 Lubitz Rd, Pembroke, ON K8A 6W6, Canada
About the event
This workshop is designed to give you an introduction into Field Work.
Retrievers, Standard Poodles and Spaniels are some of the breeds that compete in field trials. Dogs are trained both on their ability to mark the location of a downed bird(s) and on their ability to retrieve (without mauling), over land or in the water. As a team progresses through the higher levels (in respect to trialing), the tests increase in difficulty with multiple birds needing to be marked and introduces water hides along with requiring the dog to find unmarked birds (blind retrieves).
We will review the basic skills required by a dog to be a successful field work, these include holding, fetching, heeling, sitting, being steady and honouring. What is the handlers role in all of these activities.
Teams will be able to participate in exercises/drills to achieve the basic skills.
Brief introduction to trialing in Field…