Fish (left) and his sire Mort after a successful hunt on a sunny October afternoon in northern Michigan. These GWP's are owned by Owen Mergen of Climax, Michigan.
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Notes From The Field
Portuguese Pointer Club Fall Trials (10/06/2011): The Portuguese Pointer Club of America held its most recent UKC field trials and TANs on September 24 & 25, 2011 at the Sugar Brook Field Trial Area in Plainfield, CT. This was the Club’s first event using this venue and first time hosting two consecutive days of trialing. Despite some heavy late summer cover, unexpected warm and muggy weather and an unbelievable mosquito and biting fly invasion, the weekend proved to be another successful event for the PPCA. Read more here
About The Program
Nothing beats hunting birds over a staunch, biddable companion from one of the many pointing breeds. And nothing compares to this program when it comes to evaluating natural ability and talent/training in the field. The Natural Ability Test (TAN) and Field Trial rules were developed directly from the European trial rules where the dog must hunt for the foot hunter. That’s the way you hunt, so why not trial the same way? Read more here.
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