Rules

GREEN BAY POINTING DOG CLUB - TRIAL RULES AND INFORMATION

All entries are accepted on the condition that the Green Bay Pointing Dog Club, including officers and members, are released from ALL liability for loses, damage or injury sustained by human or dog associated with the conduction of this trial.


Open Gun Dog and Amateur Shooting Dog stakes will be limited to the first 36 dogs registered.  Additional dogs may be allowed at the discretion of the trial chairman and the GBPDC.


All dogs must be leashed at all times when not participating in trial.


Entrant dogs are only allowed to run in one class with the exception of Puppy class.  Puppies can be entered in one other class (fees to be paid for each class).


Lunch and refreshments will be available at the grounds for a nominal cost.

Open Gun Dog, Amateur Shooting Dog and Puppy stakes:

  • Will be judged in accordance with the rules and regulations of the American Field and the GBPDC.
  • There will be a bird field (8 minute time limit)
  • Pheasants and/or Bobwhite Quail will be used as determined by the trial chairman and the GBPDC.
  • Are non shoot to kill.
  • Dogs in season will not be allowed to enter these stakes or be on trial grounds.

Stake Description and Age Limitations:

Open Gun Dog – There are no field limitations with respect to either amateur handler or dog.  Dogs are to be steady to wing and shot.  Minimum age is 6 months as of trial date.


Amateur Shooting Dog – Professional are prohibited from entering this stake.  Dogs are to be steady at point, but are not required to be steady to wing and shot.  Judgment ceases at the flush of the bird.  Minimum age is 6 months as of trial date.


Puppy – Puppies are evaluated on demonstrated natural desire to hunt.  They do not need bird work to place.  Age is limited by the standards set forth by the American Field.

Hunting Dog Stake:

  • This is a Shoot-to-kill trial.  NOTE: To shoot in this class you must be 21 and you must have a Hunter’s Safety Certificate through age 26.
  • A courtesy gunner will be available upon request.
  • Will be run with Bobwhite Quail.
  • Dogs in season may be allowed strictly at the discretion of the trial chairman and the GBPDC.
  • Bye dogs will be used to fill braces.
  • Participants and Judges are required to wear a blaze orange hat or vest.

Dogs will be judged on pointing ability, retrieving, backing, obedience and ground coverage.

 

 

AMERICAN FIELD TRIAL JUDGE:

1.   A judge should give 100% attention to every entry until such time he is convinced that the entry would be incapable of placing, he out of courtesy should inform the handler. The decision to pick up the dog is up to the handler unless the dog or the handler has committed a fault serious enough to warrant disqualification (examples: interfering with a brace mate such as refusing to back, fighting, trailing, knocking or chasing birds.)

2.   When considering bird work, the judge should be swayed not by the frequency of occurrence but rather by the quality of performance.

3.   A Gun dog must continue to exhibit staunchness until the bird has taken wing and the handler has promptly fired a blank shot over his dog. It is necessary for a gun dog to remain steady to wing and shot for it displays finished manners of a broke dog.

4.   Dropping on point can be excused only in very rare circumstances and if it is deemed an emergency on the part of the dog to prevent a flush when sent is suddenly struck. Another circumstance would be dropping on point in order to prevent being struck by a flushing bird, after which the dog on his own must resume his normal pointing stance. Dropping at the approach of the handler is not acceptable.

5.   A dog should not be penalized for movement in marking flight of the birds. A good dog should be intense in pointing and minimal movement in marking flight of the birds is an extension of that intensity. Movement of the head or wheeling in the direction of flight is permissible but there should be no significant forward motion of the rear feet in the direction of the bird's flight. A judge would certainly not want to throw the best dog in the stake just because he moved one inch more than what is specified.

6.   Placements may be withheld in this stake if there is no dog that qualifies.