FIELD TRIALS
Article : Enjoying your Vizsla in the field (read)




Athleticism. Stamina. Courage.

An instinct to go, go, go.


These qualities are the essence of the Pointing breed, and why they’re naturally superior hunters. As a dog owner, it’s important to consistently find new ways to stimulate your dog’s natural’s instincts. If you have a Pointing breed, training for and participating in a Pointing Field Trial (“competition”) is a perfect way to do it. Pointing breed field trials allow a dog to work in the field and be judged in a competitive setting covering a lot of open ground in a short time. These trials allow dogs to display qualities like their keen desire to hunt, their intelligence, ability to find game, style and courage. Some trials will have handlers on horseback while others are considered a walking trial.


Pointing Breed field trails are one of the oldest and most traditional of the field events and thousands of dogs have earned titles since its inception. When you and your dog compete, you’re not just having fun with your dog you’re also carrying on a tradition rich with history and excitement. (Source: AKC 2018) .


CVVC Fall Walking Field Trial:

Saturday, Dec 1, 2018 and Sunday, December 2, 2018,

Dr. John E. Flaherty Field Trial Club Association


** Source: AKC 2018

** Click here to find out more information on Field Trials. ** Click here for the AKC Field Trial Rules.



HUNT TEST
Article : Enjoying your Vizsla in the field (read)




Pointing Breed Hunting tests are non-competitive pass/fail tests which assess each dog independently based attributes such as display of desire, boldness, independence, speed with a useful pattern of running across difficult or confusing scent patterns to pinpoint the location of birds. Other categories judges will score are bird finding ability, pointing, trainability and in Senior and Master tests – Retrieving and Honoring. The teamwork between dog and handler is essential. Participating in pointing breed hunt tests is a great way to let dogs experience what they were bred to do and enjoy what comes naturally.

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CVVC's Fall Double-Header hunting test will be held on Nov. 27th, 2021

at Flaherty Field Trial Grounds on Tromley Road in East Windsor, CT. In addition to our Double-Header on Saturday, the Southern New England Brittany Club (SNEBC) will hold their Double-Header at the same site on Sunday--a chance to earn 4 legs in one weekend!


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CVVC Fall Hunt Test:Saturday,

November 24, 2018,

Dr. John E. Flaherty Field Trial Club Association.

This will be part of a Double Header weekend that we are sharing with the Central New England Brittany Club


** Source: AKC 2018

** Click here to find out more information on Hunt Tests. ** Click here for the AKC Hunt Test Rules




"SPRING 2023"

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Saturday’s CVVC Spring Hunt test is now a wrap. We had beautiful weather, lots of new faces and a full schedule. It was a very successful day.


Judging Panel

We would like to thank our Judging Panel, including Valerie Mattie-Reis, who had a blowout coming through Springfield, managed to get to safety, and she ubered her way to the test so she could complete her judging assignment. Girl Power!!!


We couldn’t have done any of it without the support of our club members and wonderful volunteers.

We’d like to thank the following people.


Line Marshalls extraordinaire

Kim Karkut, Susan Potocik, Sandy Jacobus-

who got people to the line efficiently and kept things running smoothly.


Gunners

Chris Leitkowski, Mike Ernest and Cory Roy with their shooting expertise for our dogs.


Photos

Ron Karkut who took great photos of teams that earned legs or titles.


Raffle/ Course Management

Rebecca Rowley, woman of many talents, who took charge of our raffle and managed to surpass our goal, helped set courses and seed courses them at 6:30 am to get the first brace off the line at 7:07, and filled in wherever I needed her due to me not being as mobile as I had hoped.


Our Bird Planters

which is one of the most important jobs-- of the hunt test, Tristan Boscardin, Alan Mizak, John Morris: and newcomer Shane Podmore. Shane deserves a huge shot out for his extraordinary effort. He planted nonstop from 6:30 am until 3pm and help clean out the bird-room and anything else I asked.


My Right Hand Girls

Finally, I couldn’t do any of it without the help of these two women, Ann Moses and Linda Morris. The amount of work they do behind the scenes is ridiculous.


Get ready to do it all again November 25th with the Brittany club on the 26th.


Thank You Marisa Fowler, Hunt Test Chair



CVVC Hunting Test June 4, 2022





The CT Valley Vizsla Club’s Spring Hunting Test was, once again, an event of which we can be proud—with the help of our club members as well as volunteers from area dog clubs. We would like to take a moment to thank all those who came up big when needed most—and if we forgot to list anyone, please forgive us and chalk it up to post-HT fatigue.


Thanks to Dick Frawley and Andrew Campbell, who helped John cut a workable course despite grass that was up to their waists. Thank you also to Marisa, Andrew and Rebecca Rowley, who spent most of the day planting birds in that high grass.


Susan Potocik and Sandy Jacobus—thank you for keeping the braces moving so things could proceed in a timely manner.Many thanks to our gunners Mark Alexander and Chris Sweetwood, and to our judges—Lauren Friedman, Jim MacWalter, Paul Bruk, Paulette Peckol, Roger Gilman, and Marisa Fowler, who walked in the heat to do a masterful job.


Then there were the behind-the-scenes people—Annie Moses, Susan Nakumura, and again, Rebecca Rowley and Dick Frawley, who picked up food, brought coolers with ice and otherwise tended to the many tasks that help to make a hunting test run smoothly. Once again—we couldn't have done it without you. Or we could have, but things would have been just a little crazy!





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