We do have a lot of nose work as well as truffle hunting and barn hunts up here in the PNW. Congrats on the good work! Ruth On Sun, Oct 12, 2014 at 2:51 PM, Redacted sender showgsd@xxxxxxx for DMARC < dmarc-noreply@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote: > It is so much fun and a great thing to do especially with older dogs that > are used to going out and competing. And all breeds seem to enjoy it. We > have a pug and a border terrier the class I go do and it is so much fun to > watch them. It is also open to mix breeds. The worse thing about NW is > the lack of trials and it is like tracking trial, you enter and hope your > entry is chosen in the draw. Last one I entered before this one, I was 39 > on the waiting list!!! And they can be expensive as entries can be up to > $90+. There are not a lot of them in Northern California but seems to be > more in the PNW. > If you like working as a team, it is so much fun and no negative training > involved. And you know that GSDs have a very good nose. > > Next weekend I am trying Barn Hunt for the first time with Strider's > daughter Stella. Love these new activities as after 30+ years in obedience > training and competition, I just got tired of it and it was not "fun". > These new activities are fun, fun, fun! > > Kay > > > > > > > > ============================================================================ POST is Copyrighted 2014. All material remains the property of the original author and of GSD Communication, Inc. NO REPRODUCTIONS or FORWARDS of any kind are permitted without prior permission of the original author AND of the Showgsd-l Management. ALL RIGHTS RESERVED. Each Author is responsible for the content of his/her post. This group and its administrators are not responsible for the comments or opinions expressed in any post. ALL PERSONS ARE ON NOTICE THAT THE FORWARDING, REPRODUCTION OR USE IN ANY MANNER OF ANY MATERIAL WHICH APPEARS ON SHOWGSD-L WITHOUT THE EXPRESS PERMISSION OF ALL PARTIES TO THE POST AND THE LIST MANAGEMENT IS EXPRESSLY FORBIDDEN, AND IS A VIOLATION OF LAW. VIOLATORS OF THIS PROHIBITION WILL BE PROSECUTED. For assistance, please contact the List Management at admin@xxxxxxxxxxx VISIT OUR WEBSITE - http://showgsd.org SUBSCRIPTION: http://showgsd.org/mail.html NATIONAL BLOG - http://gsdnational.blogspot.com/ ============================================================================