How Too's and More

Having a successful local UKC Field Trial part 2
By Fred Overby

Not only does having a nice fish fry or barbecue add a nice touch to the event, but it makes it more conducive to a setting where families and friends will want to come each year. Some folks mainly just come to socialize and eat the barbecue—but that’s o.k. It’s not just about winning a ribbon; it’s about enjoying friends, food, dogs and the outdoors. It’s not how fancy the event is, just how much fun,--- and whether the food is good.

6.  ENTHUSIASTS NEED TO AGREE TO HELP UNDERWRITE THE EVENT   TO GET IT OFF THE GROUND

To have a nice event, the organizers are going to have to take a little bit of personal financial risk to help the first couple of trials to succeed. However, the harder the organizers work to secure participants,  the less risk they have of not having the revenue to cover all the club costs for  UKC fees, award ribbons, birds (in liberated trials), and liability insurance.

7.  CONSIDER OPENING THE EVENT TO OTHER CONTINENTAL BREEDS

Field Trials in Europe involve all the breeds. There are only a couple of SPECIALTY- ONE BREED Field Trials events each year in Europe for a given breed. The UKC Program is designed for all breeds of pointing dogs. To have a viable program of field trials for people to be able to title dogs, other breeds need to participate. And the dogs and handlers need the competition, to rise to the occasion!

Good Luck.

End of part 2. To return to the first part click here.

Top of Page                                                                                                                Return to How Too's Page

 Please keep articals 500 words and less. The web master reserves the right to edit content to keep ther size  of the and the costs of posting it managable.