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funny cocker trials and springer trials on the east coast of the country tend to get more dressed up which I like who wants to look like a cheese ball when you are out working a slick dog. who cares if the guns can't see yeah:P

Funny story the one year I skip going to the UK my mates meet Carl Colclough and Ian Openshaw at a couple trials they said it was so weird there everyone is in tweeds and Ian and carl look like they just rolled outta bed in jeans and plaid shirts think one of em was wearing wholly jeans both went on...

Trial has three series dogs are run in brace except in the thrid where they are run single under both judges. no 4 judge system over here thank goodness.

2 points qualifies you for a run at the championship to become a champion u need 2 wins or a win plus 10 points

James I am sure your first dog wasn't bought with the purpose of trialling in mind. So there was a dog you bought you thought geeze I just gotta trial and this dog quite possible was really good or so so. When you get that special dog and you may have had it or not but you will go to trials knowing ...

[quote="FCSpringer The qualifications seem to be easier in the UK to become a champion. If you get entered. How so?[/quote] Well in america you start with lets say 40 dogs in the first you lose 5 and that would be alot going to the 2nd so now you have 35 dogs going to the 3rd they most likely ...

Well hopefully no hard feelings and sorry if I let it fly a bit but just ireks me when people paint spaniel trials over here with the same brush, they aren't prefect but I haven't been to the prefect trial in either NA or the UK. As far as throwing birds by hand have seen it done with pigeons plucki...

Just finished reading your last post, bird dog championship are bogus I am talking bout AKC CKC registed spaniel trials cocker trials as well everything else is pay and you are able to run. I am talking about spaniel trials. So the other stuff Idon't care about and most other who are importing top b...