The next few days will be pretty slow for us training here in Dawson Georgia. Our 14 hole chassis rig had some engine issues that needed to be taken care of. The injectors on it went bad and the truck wasn't operating efficiently and was blowing a LOT of white smoke which can't be good for the dogs to be breathing in all the time. So, the truck is in the shop and we are here to do drill work and run what we can for marks around the kennel property. We had some down time between trials so now was the time to take the small break in training. Hopefully we are up and ready to go by Wednesday and can get the dogs back in the swing of things.

The next trial we run is on the 20th of February. It is a derby, open, and amateur all age stakes trial. There is no qualifying meaning Kirby and I are not running in it. That's OK though since we are working through some issues that needed to be addressed and should be all ironed out by the next time we run.

With the highly competitive nature of field trials its pretty much a waste of your entry fee if the dog isn't on its game for that particular day. This is why it is so important to keep a well balanced dog in training. Don't let the dog get too high, or don't squash the dog with obedience and get it too low because then it will have a pukey attitude towards training and you will just get in a battle and not accomplish very much with the dog.

Here is a picture I promised of Kirby and me with his JAM ribbon from the first trial we ran last week.