Our treck to Loughborough today for Jet's HPR test was well worth it - he achieved an overall score of 88/100 = MERIT! The only shame is that he was just 2 points short of a distinction! The things he was marked down on were just down to his general enthusiasm so although we've got a few bits to work on I'm chuffed to bits with him :) Plus, our assessor is a Field Trial judge and knows what he's talking about and looking for, so to score so well under the circumstances was an extra bonus.
The breakdown of Jet's assessment scores (graded on many different aspects), were:
Obedience: 35/40 (his heel work score was 9/10!! Yay!!!!)
Retrieving: 34/40
Hunting: 19/20
The assessment is part of a new scheme run by the Gundog Club who have launched these tests that are tailored to the different types of gundog, e.g. Retrievers (labs and the like), Spaniels, and HPR's (the hunt, point and retrieve sub group of gundogs which includes Weimaraners, German Shorthaired Pointers, Vizslas, Italian Spinones etc).
So - next stop....Grade 2! I also plan on entering some GWT's (gundog working tests) with Jet at a novice level to see how that goes.
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Friday, May 25, 2007
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