AKC Spaniel Field Trial Advanced Judging Conference

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Cost:

$75

Date & Time:

July 21, 2023 @ 12:00 am - July 22, 2023 @ 12:00 am

Where:

The Goal:  To enhance and expand the knowledge of our current spaniel field trial judges.

Spaniel Field Trial Advanced Judging Conference

Educational Conference for Current Spaniel Judges

July 21st and 22nd, 2023

Start Time:  Friday, July 21, 12:00 noon

 

Host:  Northern Minnesota English Springer Spaniel Club

Location: Pine Shadows 14752 Three Mile Road Brainerd, MN 56401

Moderators: Mark Haglin – Morgan Haglin

Judges Panel:   Mike Wallace, Dean Reinke, Kevin Martineau, Dan Lussen

This panel is subject to change based on travel and unknown emergency commitments.

Cost:  $75   Checks to NMESSC includes lunch, snacks, Friday Night BBQ, beverages

 

The schedule will include classroom discussion on judging scenarios and time judging dogs in an actual mock field trial.

This seminar is designed for current judges who would like to offer their judging situations and how each was judged to explain to others how they judged a situation and to make sure the right call was made.

Also, to have open discussions about judging situations that have happened to reassure you as a judge that the right call was made.

 

To Register:

Send Name and address and contact information to Mark or Morgan Haglin via email or phone message.

Contact:  Mark Haglin 218 821 1295             [email protected]

Morgan Haglin 218 820 8815        [email protected]

Timeline:    

Friday, July 21. Noon – arrive for lunch at Pine Shadows

1:00 Pm: panel discussion on 10-15 past judging situations

2:45 Break Time

3:00 pm Run first series of Mock trial 12-15 dogs.

5:00 Break

5:30: Break – Evening meal at Pine Shadows

6:15: Discuss call back to 2nd series.

6:30     Discuss attendees past judging situations.

7: 30    Retire to hotel or camp area

Saturday, July 22.       

8:00 am run 2nd series of mock trial.

9:30 am Discuss Third series Call backs.

In – Out – Maybe and the reason the dog is in – out- maybe.

10:00 am Run 3rd series and water series if time allows.

11:00 am Discuss the placements for the trial.

12:00 Lunch

1:00 pm Final Comments and Wrap Up Discussion

 

The Goal:

To enhance and expand the knowledge of our current spaniel field trial judges.

 

The Process:

  1. Open discussion on past judging scenarios we have witnessed at trials.

 

  1. Firsthand experience on a set of 12-15 dogs “entered” in a mock trial.

 

The Format:

Arrive Friday, July 21 by noon for lunch then start discussion format on past judging scenarios.

These scenarios will come from situations the panel has judged, witnessed, or participated in.

There will also be time allowed for the attendees to bring up a situation they have judged and want acknowledgement of right or wrong or why.

 

The following 10 situations will be discussed as a starting point:

  1. Dog sent on a long sailed out retrieve – dog comes up short circles back ¼ way back to the handler – sits down, waiting for handler discussion: handler gives right hand back and dog buttons retrieve.
    1. Short mark
    2. Gave up looking.
    3. Handled perfectly back to fall.
  2. Throw out of an honor dog that brace bird was dropped close to dog.
  3. Water retrieve at a national– failed to enter initially – after much coaxing dog makes retrieve – does it place, drop down, no placement?
  4. When to call a passed bird
  5. Discuss actual examples of hopper birds and your call on each.
  6. Trail out a runner and doesn’t produce that runner.
  7. When to call interference
  8. Dog returning to handler with a trap, spots another bird and goes after that, losing the initial bird, gunner shoots the flushed bird and dog retrieves that one and initial bird runs away.
  9. Short shot birds, dog breaks
  10. Two shot birds that your dog flushed.

 

 

 

 

Mock Field Trial:

 Firsthand experience on a set of 12-15 dogs in a mock field trial

Divide the participants into two groups of judges and watch/judge first series.

Discuss what type of notes to take.

First series – discuss call backs for 2nd series.

Second series – open discussion on 3rd series call back.

In – Out – Maybe Piles

List reason or reasons why a dog was not called back.

Make sure you account for all dogs entered

 

Disclaimers:

Northern Minnesota English Springer Spaniel Club and Pine Shadows is offering this educational seminar for current spaniel field trial judges.

It is our hope that many of the current judges will attend this type of format to enhance each person’s level of competency and assure future judging assignments go smooth and you as a judge are able to communicate your placements and decisions

This seminar is not intended to criticize a past judging decision that someone has made.

This seminar will be videotaped in its entirety.

 

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