Wild West Training Day

We did our best to throw together a chapter training day in American Fork on February 13th. With the help of a new member and his property, a few of us were able to get somewhat organized and get a few people together with thier dogs for training.
The main focus was explaining the VJP to members that will be running this spring and next. We wanted to make people aware what to expect and how to prepare for it. The property we used wasn't populated with rabbits so instead we opted to do some drags and chases.
We showed the handlers that giving the dog a sight chase or two before beginning the tracking helps make the dog more aware of the track and gives it more desire to track as well.
We did some drags and explained the purpose and how to use the slip lead for tracking. The pups did a good job of catching on and I think something was learned by the new members.
We also worked on some pointing and field searching as well. The dogs all seemed to catch on quickly as well as the handlers too.
Some of the older dogs were brought out to show how a finished dog works. They worked on drags, retrieving , pointing, searching and blood tracking too.
Everyone got to meet new people, the weather cooperated and we enjoyed a fantastic lunch!
Thanks to all that came out to help and to get involved, Thanks to Matt for the facility and Zac for the lunch. Sorry there is no pics, I really dropped the ball on this one and left the camera at home!
Next training day...Malta, ID...March 13th!