WRC?

[tennduckdog]

I was wondering if anyone from on here is going to be competing in the world retriever championship coming up here in a few weeks. I plan on being there to watch a day or two if I can get the time off.

[D. Walker]

No, but you can go here and see who is.

http://www.retrievertraining.net

Do a search and you will see - search engine on the top of the page.

[skuna]

It is going to be about 15 minutes form the house and I plan on watching 2 or 3 days of it. Looks like there are going to be some good dogs running. Website is showing 67 so far, I would have figured more would be signed up by now. 67 ain't enough to cover the purse but I figure there will be several more in the next few weeks to jump in it. I think it is cool they are useing real bird and not dokkens. I'd like to see the hunt test dogs have a good showing.
Benjy

[D. Walker]

I believe the purse is covered - 500.00 entry fee 4 dog limit per handler.

Plus the sponsors....

[Super-X]

The little fella in this avatar will be running. He'll turn 3 y/o a week from today. A hunter & hunt test dog. Has not been to a field trial so we'll have to see how he handles the LONG stuff.
HRCH MB's Playtime Blackdiamond SH has one grand pass & needs one more master pass for his MH title.

[D. Walker]

Good luck Super-X-Magnum, should be some stiff competition there - when you run let us know on here how you did, if I was you I would train long every other day - blinds and marks - there are going to be a few field trial dods there, should be interesting to see how they handle the hunting stuff - My bet, do not know what handler or dog, but I believe the dog that wins the WRC will be a MH-QAA dog - or a dog that is trained field trial style and running hunt tests.

Good luck Super X

[Super-X]

Thanks David,
Chris Scott will be runnning Coal for me. I trained this winter on days that we didn't hunt/didn't have ducks. The stickmen were something new for us , and my main focus was to get him looking out there long. He's young still, and though it'd be great to win the thing, I know there are a lot of dogs that have "seen a lot more" than he has. Who know's though, you can't win if you don't play!

Chris has been working him all this month. Long singles are good, running to the bird - not the gun. Have had a little trouble with long multiple set-ups. Doing well on land-water-land stuff & blinds.
It's gonna be fun to see.

[D. Walker]

I like your attitude - I have a dog named coal as well he is 11 months old running senior in April maybe next year he can compete in the wrc - also on the training I would work on long retired guns - pyramid triples - long punch birds - worm burners - lots of down the shore stuff - true field trial inlines - bull dogs, also a friend of mine ran a trial last year - on one of the marks the gun station through the bird - then when the dog was on the way back from go bird the gunner walked away from the mark about 75 yds - what a bunch of crap.....I would rather see a hunting dog or MH level dog win it tha n a trial dog.

[dawg-n-duck]

It is going to be about 15 minutes form the house
Benjy

Where is it going to be? I might want to go and watch??

[goosebruce]

The wrc will be won by an hrc dog/ handler. Many of the hrc handlers entered have hrc, akc, srs, AND all age field trial expereince, where as most of the akc or field trial players are much more one tracted. Verstilty will be key, and a dog will have to survive its weak side, to win with its strong side. You take someone like Chris Scott or J Paul that has played it all, if you discount the contribution of the handler yur a fool.

Alex Washburn would be hard to beat anywhere, she has very talented dogs, is an expereinced handler in all games (very little hrc though & depending on when the gun swinging happens might be an issue), and has crossover experience to boot. Chris Akin may not have all age experience, but is one of the best handlers Ive ever seen, and wont be rattled no matter what is thrown (the srs he won by keeping his cool is proof of that).

I couldnt pick a favorite if I had too, I got too many friends and too many good dogs running. This event is neat, and I had planned to run, but I had to decide between the spring grand and wrc cause I couldnt take off for both. My hart has always been to have a grand dog, so I had to. With rowdys winter (his injuiry), the end result would have been the same, no wrc, but Im kinda glad I made that choice instead of having fate make it for me. It'll make kicking their butts in bong this june all the sweeter.

But my hart is rooting for super x's coal dog... hes a club member, a great guy, an ms ducks member, and coal is rowdys little brother!

Tricks wont be nessessary in this event. 4 great judges that know how to test a dog, and the grounds to do it, and a rulebook that lets them. Tricks wont be nessessary, nor would they be tolerated. This event might work, might not (im betting it will), but it certainly won't fail because of the quailty of the tests, I assure you. The judges will be lenient in their call backs too, because they want dogs to play.. they understand their wont be a PERFECT dog after 10 series, because of the diversity. I think people might be surpirsed what will carry the first few series, because of that. The thing with tough tests, judges who understand, and cumalitve math, you dont need big cuts or trick tests to get answers. travis

[B3]

I'm planning on going end of that week to watch. Looks like most folks are betting on HT/QAA dogs as the best bet-at least thats what most are bringing to run with from what I've seen of the roster. It would be cool if a msducks dawg won the 25K-good luck!

[D1]

I am gonna be there thur,fri,sat,.....Ill be the one asking all the stupid questions about the FT side of it

Alex Washburn would be hard to beat anywhere, she has very talented dogs, is an expereinced handler in all games (very little hrc though & depending on when the gun swinging happens might be an issue), and has crossover experience to boot.

not saying that any of the judges will be cheahting.....but not to mention her dogs have the HOME TEAM advantage....and have prolly seen just about everything you can think of

[goosebruce]

Home field advantage can just as easily work against you, as for you. Sure that waterblind might be one your repete blinds... it also might be 15 degress off of it. How many memory birds have fallen on that ridge? That kinda stuff. Its the same reason it so rare for home spun fisherman to compete with big time pro fishermen on their own home lakes... how many times does the local favorite actually win a big show. Not often.

She'd be tough to beat whereever it was. She has spent her dogs LIVES to run srs, and thats the closest thing format wise to this. If it comes down to a waterblind between her and 2nd, someone is gonna get beat by a girl! hehe. travis

[Duck Chaser]

travis, ya hit the nail on the head. and the fishin analogy is perfect, I've said it before, you shoulda been a preacher. hehe

the last time I was over there this past summer, she was very serious about not entering any dogs, for the very reasons you mentioned. her dogs will be at one of their homes, but I'd hate to risk being tested in the exact place where I'd done drills or set-ups recently.

[D1]

I agree she will be hard to beat no matter where she is I was just saying she could be a factor because of home field advantage