The American Beagler Forum

Anybody headed to the Futurity this weekend?

Guess not Tony!

You going? I'll be there Saturday evening for pig roast and then back Monday for Trial of Champions.

I didn't realize that litters no longer needed to be registered. I would have planned it a long time ago...Have fun!

I'll be there Saturday evening. I have a couple males to run on Sunday. Its been a while since I've ventured this far north; I am looking forward to seeing some old friends and meeting some new ones.

-Mike

Smitty, I might just see you there! I just have a little schedule shifting to do....long drive for sure. Good luck if I don't see ya.

I've gone the last 2 years but I don't have a futurity this year. I've got 2 for next year though, hopefully they are ready to go.

what is a futurity?

A futurity is a beagle under 2 years old. The Futurity Trial is a large pack competition for dogs of that age, originally meant to get recognition to the breeder. I have heard that the trial is a very very good time.
http://beaglefuturity.com/

cool, i checked the site out...is it like akc or ukc or nhra nkc affiliated or can a guy show up with his dog with papers from any registration

A Futurity runs in the calendar year that they turn 2. So the youngest hound could be 1-1/2 and the oldest 2-1/2. This is an AKC sanctioned event running under Large Pack format. Usually an AKC Rep is in attendance, and Purina sponsors the Purina Cup award. Check out the Futurity site posted above. I hear they have a pretty cool webmaster. It's one of the more fun trials I've ever been involved with -- both as a sponsor and a competitor.

Is it always held in VT?

Swamp

Joel, I am going Sunday .

It's not always held in Vermont. It used to be, but then they offered to move it around. Maine has hosted it a couple of times recently, and then it went back to Vermont a couple of years ago. All Large Pack Clubs on both sides of the border are offered a chance to host it, so they try to keep it northeast where it's accessible to the Canadian beaglers, too. The Michigan and Southern Large Pack associations have been good-natured about making the haul up there most years. If several clubs bid to hold it, a vote is taken in September to decide who hosts it for the following year. The hare population has forced the committee to adjust some of the procedures on hosting.

I think Michigan should get to hold it one of these years.

Anyone got any results on how the 13" class placed today??? A buddy of mine is running a female off my IFC Banjo dog, just curious to see if she placed.