Mitchsan51 Posted January 2, 2015 Report Share Posted January 2, 2015 HNY PW I am wishing to advance " Pippa " onto better things and Field trials seems the way to go. I live in Hartlepool. Any contacts appreciated. Mitch Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
labstaff Posted January 2, 2015 Report Share Posted January 2, 2015 I would start with working tests first and see how you go on. The problem with trials especially retriever is that they are massively over subscribed and to get a run you would have to be a member of a lot of clubs. There are plenty of tests over the summer months and if you go on the kc website you will find a list of clubs. Contact your local secretaries and they should tell you when their tests are. Cheers Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
scotslad Posted January 2, 2015 Report Share Posted January 2, 2015 (edited) Have u been and watched lab trials or any other FT's? If u havenae watched 1 go and watch a few. If u go on KC website will be a list of all the FT left and where they are plus contact info etc They are very different to a normal shooting day and depending on the shooting u do, not all aspects will really help a normal shooting dog. Trialling is now an almost seperate specialised field rather than just very good working dogs which it was in the past While i enjoy watching them occasionally they are not the be all and end all and to be honest would rather go shooting for a day over my dogs than enter a trial (not that my dogs are good enough anyway, but have done ok in tests in the past), even if u do well u might only run ur dog for 30 mins. Personally not my thing, but it takes all sorts. But it is great to see dogs trained to such a high level Edited January 2, 2015 by scotslad Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WGD Posted January 3, 2015 Report Share Posted January 3, 2015 All clubs listed here: http://www.thekennelclub.org.uk/media/135927/ft_societies_list.pdf Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jonny Durham Posted January 6, 2015 Report Share Posted January 6, 2015 Nearest is 3 T's to you mate. Speak to Dave Jennings or Malcolm Taylor. They sometimes have working tests but I would start closer field trials to home 1st as it will start costing you ££££ travelling. http://www.tyneteestweedfta.com/Are you trialing labs? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bigbird Posted January 6, 2015 Report Share Posted January 6, 2015 I would start with working tests first and see how you go on. The problem with trials especially retriever is that they are massively over subscribed and to get a run you would have to be a member of a lot of clubs. There are plenty of tests over the summer months and if you go on the kc website you will find a list of clubs. Contact your local secretaries and they should tell you when their tests are. Cheers +1 Working tests will give you a good indication if your dog is good enough to trial, too. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mitchsan51 Posted January 7, 2015 Author Report Share Posted January 7, 2015 Thanks everybody for the advice. Home in two weeks brrrrrrr. ( I am in Oz at the moment ) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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