Hunt Test Weekend #1

Last weekend, I focused on finding/pointing birds while my dad collected ribbons towards my Junior Hunter title!

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JH is judged in 4 different areas.... 1. HUNTING: This means the dog actively goes forth and seeks birds. 2. BIRD FINDING: this means the dog uses it NOSE to locate birds and actually finds at least one. 3. POINTING: this means the dog actually HOLDS the point long enough for you to get at least into gun range. 4. TRAINABILITY:this means the dog shows adequate ability, RESPONDS to the handler, and has the MANNERS that it could become a good hunting dog.

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Saturday's test was a little tough on my dad as he lost his bearings and powered me through the bird field by accident. In the end, it did not matter as I still found and pointed birds for a PASS. Sunday's test was much better as my dad kept me working and the judge said we did good for another PASS.

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Here's a picture of my dad trying to get me to stand in a gale wind after Sunday's win.

Here's a video of my work on Sunday. The first bird find is far away at 0:20 and the second bird find it much closer at 2:00 but be sure to watch in HD.