About this episode
Jeff Funke of the Versatile Hunting Dog Federation joins me this week to highlight an additional option when it comes to training and testing your dog!
How did the VHDF start?
The VHDF scoring and judging system
No prizes or awards?!?
Who can participate?
Levels of testing (Hunting Aptitude, Advanced Hunting Aptitude, and Performance Evaluation)
"Natural Ability" VS "Trained" subjects
Blood tracking testing!
"Search behind duck"
Confirmation/structure evaluation
Testing on wild birds
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