I would like to get into trialing, I have two AKC registered 8 month old femaie pups, born Sept.15th 2013. They both opened on a track at just over 4 months old. They're doing great, jumping and running their own rabbits, showing good hunt and good nose for their age. I run them solo about 75% of the time. We get in the field about 4 times a week.
My question is, at what age should I think about entering them in a derby trial.
I have read on here that you can ruin a dog by putting too much pressure on them when they are young. I certianly dont to mess up all of the time I have in these two pups.
Any advice would be helpful.
What age for a Derby Trial
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george pirman
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Re: What age for a Derby Trial
For AKC Derby Field Trials, Brace, Gundog Brace, Small Pack, or Small Pack Option your Beagles will be qualified to enter though out the year of 2015. I run in both Gundog Brace and SPO but I like to enter the young Derbies in Gundog Brace for their first few field trials and see how they do. If they do O.K. try running them in a Trio or pack of four. In the north most of the Derby field trials are run in the spring March, April, and May. A few are run a little later in the year. Watch for the ads in Hounds & Hunting Magazine or Better Beagling Magazine. Good Luck