
Field Trials
A field trial should be as near as possible to an ordinary day’s shooting and the task of judges is to find the dog which, on the day, pleases them most by the quality of it’s work from a shooting point of view.
Natural game finding is the most important aspect of field trials. Differing from working tests, this is the ‘serious’ side of working competition where both handler and dog are expected to have reached a certain standard before venturing to their first field trial. Experience (and a good knowledgeable trainer) is essential as field trials involve game and guns.