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Warming up, Cooling down and stretching is done by every athlete. Why don't we do it for our retriever athletes? This article explains how!
UPDATED JULY 2021 The Dogs Up ramp is a must have for your dogs protection against loading injuries if you have even moderately high kennels in your vehicle.
This review describes the features of the Garmin flagship Pro 550 e-collar and it's performance including a 2016 update two years after it's initial release
These judging fundamentals and checklist were developed by a team of experienced judges. You can read and download the pdf here. Dennis Voigt describes the Checklist in this interview with Bill Hillmann: click here.
This Judging article, by Judy Rasmuson with annotations by Dennis Voigt, is full of useful tips for a judging assignment, whether it's your first or you are an experienced judge!
The High Roller dogs may require special considerations as discussed in this article on Judging
A discussion of methods of determining Callbacks while judging, to assist efficiency, consistency and fairness.
At the end of the trial, judges need a fair and impartial method of determining placements based on the Rule Book and a review of the dogs' relative performances
In this Judging discussion Ted and Dennis talk about the placement and judging of flyers. Flyers require special consideration in AKC trials.
In this Judging discussion Ted and Dennis talk about some of the many considerations for judges when determining where to put the birds in a test. Just as in training, the judge must take into consideration all the factors plus the mechanics of the set-up as well as time management.
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