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Open Gun Dog | Amateur Gun Dog |
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2005
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CH Comynara's Opus by Barktalk CDX NA Opie - Schlesinger |
CH Barben's Martini with a Twist JH Tzeitel - James
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2006
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Cliffisde's Bella Cacciatora - Bella- Seelye |
CH Everedi-N-Melto's Hey Toots SH - Toots - Kozlowski
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2007
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DC Everedi-N-Melto's Hey Toots Sh -Toots - Kozlowski |
CH Valleyhunter Vermilion Grant Sh - Grant - Neupert
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2008
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CH Fieldstone's Remington Ammo SH - Blakemore |
CH Snow Ridge Struttin Lil Man JH - Wonnell
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2009
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Everedi Going Going Gone JH - Petty |
Barben's Ella Enchanted - Mallette
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2010
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CH Rebel Rouser Tascosa Gunslinger SH - Stokes |
Ch Sansouchi Vermilion Quincy JH - E Neupert
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Conformation - (CH) —Dog shows, or "conformation" concentrates on the distinctive features of our breed and help to preserve these characteristics by providing a forum at which to evaluate breeding stock. Dogs are judged against individual breed standards, which have been established for the AKC by the parent club. These written standards describe the ideal size,
color, and temperament of the breed, as well as correct proportion, structure, and movement. For more information regarding confirmation click on the following site: AKC Confirmation
Hunting Tests
Junior Hunting Test (JH)
Senior Hunting Test (SH)
Master Hunting Test (MH)
A hunting dog must show a keen desire to hunt, be bold and independent, have a fast, yetattractive, manner of hunting, and demonstrate not only intelligence in seeking objectives, but also the ability to find game. A hunting dog must establish point. these are the very basic requirements for hunting tests. For a complete list of requirements, rules, regulations on hunting tests click on the following: AKC Hunting Tests The SLVC is licensed by the AKC to hold hunting tests.
Field Trials
A — Puppy stakes
B — Derby stakes
C — Gun dog and limited gun dog stakes
D — All-age and limited all-age stakes
Dogs must show desire to hunt, boldness, and initiative in covering ground and in searching likely cover. They should indicate the presence of game if the opportunity is presented. Dogs should show reasonable obedience to their handlers' commands, but should not be given additional credit for pointing staunchly. Each dog shall be judged on its actual performance as indicating its future as a high class bird dog. The requirements become more complex as the dog advances intitles. For a complete listing of events and a description of the rules and regulations click on the following: AKC Field Trials The SLVC is licensed by the AKC to hold field trials.
Obedience
Novice (CD)
Open (CDX)
Utility (UD)
Obedience Trials test a dog's ability to perform a prescribed set of exercises on which it is scored. In each exercise, you must score more than 50 percent of the possible points (rangingfrom 20 to 40) and get a total score of at least 170 out of a possible 200. Each time your dog gets that magic 170 qualifying score, he's gotten a "leg" toward his title. Three legs and your dog has become an Obedience-titled dog! There are 3 levels at which your dog can earn a title and each is more difficult than the one before it. You may see levels divided into "A" and "B" at a trial; "A" classes are for beginners whose dogs have never received a title while "B" classes are for more experienced handlers. For more information regarding obedience trials click on the following web site: AKCObedience
Rally-O
Rally Novice (RN)
Rally Advanced (RA)
Rally Excellent (RE)
On January 1, 2005, the AKC started awarding titles in Rally. Rally is a sport in which the dog and handler complete a course that has been designed by the rally judge. The judge tells the handler to begin, and the dog and handler proceed at their own pace through a course of designated stations (10 - 20, depending on the level.) Each of these stations has a sign providing instructions regarding the next skill that is to be performed. Scoring is not as rigorous as traditional obedience. Rally provides a link from the Canine Good Citizen® (CGC) program to obedience or agility competition, both for dogs and handlers. In addition, rally promotes fun and enjoyment for dogs at all levels of competition. For more information regarding rally obedience trials and the rally signs click on the following web site: AKC Rally
Tracking
Tracking Dog (TD)
Tracking Dog Excellent (TDX)
Variable Surface Tracking (VST)
The purpose of a tracking test is to demonstrate the dog's ability to recognize and follow human scent, a skill that is useful in the service of mankind. Tracking, by nature, is a vigorous, noncompetitive outdoor sport. Tracking tests demonstrate the willingness and enjoyment of the dog in its work, and should always represent the best in sportsmanship and camaraderie by the people AKC Tracking
Agility Trials
The purpose of agility trials is to afford owners the opportunity to demonstrate a dog's willingness to work with its handler under a variety of conditions. The program begins with basic entry-level agility, and progresses to more complex levels that require dogs to demonstrate higher levels of training and interaction with their handlers. For more information regarding obedience trials click on the following web site: AKC Agility
Canine Good Citizen (CGC)
The Canine Good Citizen Program is a two-part program that stresses responsible pet ownership for owners and basic good manners for dogs. All dogs who pass the 10-step CGC test may receive a certificate from the American Kennel Club. Many dog ownerschoose Canine Good Citizen training as the first step in training their dogs. The Canine Good Citizen Program lays the foundation for other AKC activities such as obedience, agility, tracking, and performance events. Many dog owners complete CGC training and testing as a prerequisite to therapy dog certification. For more information regarding CGC click on the following site: Canine Good Citizen.
Search and rescue
This is an activity not limited to vizslas but includes a lot of dog breeds. Vizslas do make good search and rescue dogs. It takes a minimum of two years of training before a dog can become a rescue dog and once they are trained become a very vital part of this world. Some of the more common types of search and rescue activities are:
Wilderness Search Dog - A wilderness search dog is generally called upon when a person is lost in the woods or in a semi-urban environment.
Tracking/trailing dogs - Tracking with canines – Dog follows disturbed or crushed vegetation. Trailing with canines – Following human scent, whether it is on the actual path the subject traveled, or nearby the path a person traveled.
Avalanche dogs - Victims buried in snow as a result of an avalanche are but one class of snow rescues. Youth and elderly that have fallen due to injury or hypothermia and as a result are covered by snowfall as well as the healthy well-prepared hiker and skier who hole up in a snow cave after having become lost or exhausted constitute another class of Avalanche Rescue. Once buried, detection by the naked eye is impossible.
Water Search Dogs - A dog trained to locate dead bodies under water. This can be done from a boat or as a shoreline search. Dogs can find a drowned subject directly after an accident or hours or days later. That is because the training doesn't stop with finding divers. Search dogs are also taught to look for the scent of decomposition gases that are commonly found when a body has begun the process of decay. The training material for this can be found in pseudo (or imitated) form.
Human remains search dogs - This Detection Dog is a specialist and has never been trained to look for live humans. They specialize in crime scenes, old cases, small scent sources and residual scent. These dogs have been trained to exclude fresh human scent along with all other animal scents.
Disaster Dogs - Search dogs are an essential search tool in the disaster environment. Because time is precious in the survivability, search dogs are used in conjunction with other victim location tools like sound and optic detection tools. The idea is to locate the missing as soon as possible, and nothing has been invented that can do this better than fully trained disaster search dogs.
Cadaver Dogs/Human Remains Dog - The cadaver dog is generally trained on large quantities of cadaver scent. However, a "human remains detection dog" is trained more extensively to locate partially decomposed and/or disarticulated human remains that may be buried, burned or otherwise hidden. For a more detailed source about search and rescue dogs, go to Search Dog Foundation's web page. It is a very comprehensive source for all phases of search and rescue. Click - Here
VCA Versatility Test - Versatility tests are a VCA function and offered through vizsla clubs throughout the United States. These tests are to help in the overall improvement of the Vizsla Breed, showing the versatility of the Vizsla as a good-looking, well-mannered hunting dog.
There are three different events that a vizsla may enter and earn a certificate: Conformation, Obedience and Field. When the requirements are completed for all three events the owner can apply for a versatility certificate and use the letters VC after the dogs name.
All of the information for versatility is listed on the VCA's website - Click Here. This includes Versatility Program Rules, Versatility Test Requirements and Versatility Forms.
This is an entry level set of tests and not only is it very laid back it is a lot of fun. For additional information contact: Karl Metzler - kfmetz@hotmail.com
Conformation Versatility Test Requirements - Click Here
Obedience Versatility Test Requirements - Click Here
Field Versatility Test Requirements - Click HereVizslas that have earned the VC title through the SLVC are:
Adele Nuepert with Grant
Ashley Uffman with Roux
Sharon Malnar with Cougar
Jerene Metzler with Lexi
Karl Metzler with B J
Dock Diving
It’s rumored that dock diving began when two duck hunters, between hunts, bored (and probably drinking beer), challenged each other. “I bet my dog can jump farther than yours!” “Shoot, bet he can’t!” fired back the other. It didn’t take long beforeretrievers were happily flying off the end of the dock and catching “big air.” In 1999, ESPN hired Shadd Field of Medina, Ohio, to develop a new “dog jumping” sport for the ESPN Great Outdoor Games. After the success of that event, a sanctioning body, DockDogs, was born in 2001 to run things, book events and keep the records straight. The first competition was in 2000, and this year DockDogs will put on hundreds of events. HOW DOES IT WORK? Simply put, a dog and handler team work together to jump the greatest distance. The handler throws a retrieve object into a pool or pond and the dog runs down a 40’ dock that stands 24” above the water and leaps out as far as he can. Dock diving is different from other dog sports. Agility, obedience, hunt tests, etc., are all about control. Dock diving is about fun!
Lure Coursing
Lure coursing is an event for all Sighthounds. The AKC offers this program that the dogs and owners love so well, to test the dogs basic coursing instinct or hunting by sight ability. The dogs chase an artificial lure, in an open field and are judged by two judges, on the dogs overall ability, speed, endurance, agility, and how well they follow the lure. The dogs can earn titles, such as Junior Courser (JC), Senior Courser (SC), and Master Courser (MC). They can also obtain a Field Championship (FC) and the title of Lure Courser Excellent (LCX). The upside of this event is the dogs are kept in such good healthy shape, by doing something that comes naturally and that they really like to do.
