Thread: Pointer and Setter Trials

Originally Posted by el borracho

And more to the point , you just have to do with what you have if you dont have the perfect situation ! And if that means using trapped birds it is better than no bird at all ! and if you cant shoot them for real well pretend . The alternative is to do noting at all

Actually, no!! There are things that we can do...1953 was when the sensibilities of those watching were aggrieved to the point that birds could not be shot at trials...why not bring about a change...if the spaniel guys can shoot vermin rabbits then why can we not shoot vermin pigeons...

The tests run by the Versatile Hunting Dog group, I believe should be recognised by the NZKC and other such places...if you can get a 'decoration' for having your dog jumping into water or for dancing to fecking music by the NZKC for pity's sake, why not a versatile test placement...but I believe for us to truly test our dogs both trial and test would be fantastic...they do it in France...