FT Chassart (B)

[Kobie]

This weekend, we had 2 am field trials all breeds in Belgium. In fact the first this summer.
We had nice weather, good wind. We entered Ginger the 2 days. Judges were Mr. Nargaud and Ms. Jocelyne Haegeman.
We are very pleased with Ginger's work, unfortunately no qualifications. The field with betraves (bieten, don't know the English word) was a nice place for the FT.
My husband normal hunt with her, but he couldn't go, because of a funeral at work. So I had no choise, I needed to go. My first trial !! I was so nervous. ;D
I was lucky to handle Ginger, as I didn't had to do a thing . She surely matured in her huntingskills, she runned with style, pointed a pheasant very nicely. Unfortunately, the pheasants didn't wanted to fly . No luck, and... I made a mistake not to leash her as the pheasant stayed on his place. She went into faults, but I had no idea that it was wrong !
The judge said: your dog works nicely, but you need some more practise ! Well, I'm happy that I went to the FT, but of course, you have more chance on qualification, if also the "couple (handler & dog)" is correct !

Today, second trial. This time, my husband handled her in the field. Woooow, she did a nice job, runned nicely, pointed again looong time. Plenty of time to approch, flush together, only.... again the pheasants didn't wanted to fly OMG, how bad can things go !!!
The judge was very pleased with what she saw. She congrated Ronny with Ginger's style of running, headposition, pointing. She was impressed, even said, you should enter her to the open FT's, she is good enough. This was a great compliment for us, from a judge who is also a breeder and fieldworker of GSP.
We missed this weekend only good game, as Ginger is very steady on the flush and shot. So we hope to do more FT this autumn and finally catch a FT qualification !!!

[marjolein]

Well done so far!!!!

[Fala Love'a]

Congrats Kobie, maybe next time birds will cooperate better with dogs Still well done

[Sylvia]

Great to hear Kobie that it goes so well.
Good luck with the other upcoming FT's

[weimaranermama]

He Kobie, Nice to hear everything is going so well. Good luck for the next times.

[Meander]

Kobie very well done with Ginger, certainly sounds very very promising, so in fall evrything should work out just fine.

We missed you with Ginger in Hasselt (July), we saw that you were entered. Kim was there as well with Charlie (of Kylie and your Bill) also he did great and got his africhting as well with 135/160. But for sure Kim already has informed you proudly;-)

[Kobie]

It's *#£#* when you are so close to a qualification, and it doesn't work out !
All know how difficult that can be !
But we have another 4 trials to go, so we will try and do our best, who knows what happens

Leonor, yes, I already know about Charlie !!!!! ;D Well done

[tasha]

sounds brilliant well done

[Ann]

Indeed, it isn't as easy as it looks !
I entered Guapa (1,5 year) in a FT initiation day for young dogs last weekend.
That was new to both of us (I did this twice with my previous LH, but that was already 10 years or so ago !).

In the morning each dog could give it a try on a stubble field where they hid a couple of quails in the straw. Most of the dogs did not point, and a lot of dogs just took a quail - without pointing. That's what Guapa did as well :-(

In the afternoon, they all had a run in the beets with a few pheasants. Unfortunately she must have missed them, but she ran better than in the morning, even though is was her first time in the beets.

"Keep on training with live game !" they said.
That's just the problem of course ...