Our pointing dog field tests
are open to all the pointing breeds.
The tests measure the dogs on their ability to quarter the field
to find game birds, and to then hold its place while the bird is flushed and shot.
The dog then on command retrieves the downed bird.
CATEGORIES TESTED AT OUR TESTS:
FIELD DOG EXCELLENT CH
FIELD DOG EXCELLENT
FIELD DOG ADVANCED
FIELD DOG
FIELD DOG JUNIOR
FIELD DOG EXCELLENT CH
FIELD DOG EXCELLENT
FIELD DOG ADVANCED
FIELD DOG
FIELD DOG JUNIOR
september 2022 fall field test
Ruffwood Game Farm
Thank you to BSCO member Ivan Canjar for these terrific photos of the field test.
What Happens at our Pointing Dog Field Tests?
There are five categories that each dog can be entered in: Field Dog Junior, Field Dog, Field Dog Advanced, Field Dog Excellent and Field Dog Excellent CH. The categories are set by the Canadian Kennel Club which sanctions our test. Each level is increasingly difficult and has to be passed three times by the dog for it to be awarded a title by the CKC.
The dogs are evaluated by a CKC-approved judge who walks with the dog and handler throughout the course. Depending on the category entered each dog is evaluated by the judge on its desire to hunt, style of running and pace, range, pattern, control, pointing and reaction to shot. At the senior levels the dogs might run in pairs and the requirements might include retrieving on land or water and backing another dog.
Birds (we generally use chukar) are ‘planted’ in the bird field so each dog can find one or two on each run.
We hope that you will find our tests fun. We always have a great group of people and dogs who attend.
The test requirements are different for each level: Field Dog Junior, Field Dog, Field Dog Advanced, Field Dog Excellent.
The dogs are evaluated by a CKC-approved judge who walks with the dog and handler throughout the course. Depending on the category entered each dog is evaluated by the judge on its desire to hunt, style of running and pace, range, pattern, control, pointing and reaction to shot. At the senior levels the dogs might run in pairs and the requirements might include retrieving on land or water and backing another dog.
Birds (we generally use chukar) are ‘planted’ in the bird field so each dog can find one or two on each run.
We hope that you will find our tests fun. We always have a great group of people and dogs who attend.
The test requirements are different for each level: Field Dog Junior, Field Dog, Field Dog Advanced, Field Dog Excellent.
Field Dog Junior
Field Dog
Field Dog Advanced
field dog excellent and Field Dog Excellent CH
Fall 2018 Field Test held at Ruffwood Game Farm
At the end of the test some of us gathered together for a group photo. Just look at the variety of breeds: Pointer, Brittany, Vizsla, Weimaraner, Blue Picardy and German Short-Haired Pointer. (There is even a Boykin Spaniel puppy thrown in for good meaure!)