AKC Licensed Hunting Test

Sauvie Island, OR

May 26-27, 2001

 Oregon Hunting Retriever Club
 

Jock can't see and must return to his handler by sound

 

 

Jock returns in a straight line with the bird
Stephen and Jock mark the first bird of the second series
Jock follows the sound until he bumps into Stephen!

 

 

Chris waits with Jock
Jock completes the first series nicely
Stephen receives Jocks title ribbon
Jock
He keeps the wings down on the next one - IT'S A TITLE RUN!

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Nellie completes her first series
Chris gives a ready signal for the first mark of the second series
Jock returns a nice retrieve on a long water mark
Chris and Nellie
Chris signals for Nellie on the long water mark
Chris and the judge look on for Nellie's return
Here she comes
Chris eagerly accepts the ribbon for Nellie's first qualifying
Nellie qualifies for her first JH leg
The boys, the pups and their ribbons.
Both Chris (15 yrs) and Stephen (14 yrs) participate in the  AKC Junior Handling program.  Stephen titled Jock and Chris earned a qualifying score for both Jock and Nellie at this double header Hunting Test.  Jock and Nellie were 11 months old at the time.
On Sunday, Chris runs Jock under the AKC Junior Handler program to gain experience as a junior handler by running a titled dog.  After a successful run with Jock, Chris is ready with Nellie.

Chris signals and completes the second series with Jock for a Qualifying run.

Nellie's second series is nice and clean.  Chris qualifies both dogs!

     The first series on Saturday is in the water, the second on land. 

     Jock retrieves the first bird of the second series by sound to his handler since the pheasant wing is completely blocking his view.  It was an awesome retrieve! 
     Stephen completes Jock's JH title on Saturday and receives the title ribbon that evening.

Photos by Mary Livingston, © 2001
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