Usually denotes a training problem. An approval by AKC to hold a field trial for points toward a field champion title. Breeding of dogs not so closely related such as aunts, uncles and cousins, or distantly related. A number of pups whelped by a female dog. A litter can have more than one sire.
Scent disappears and dog continues hunting.
The way a dog conducts itself on game when flushed, shot, retrieved or when heeled away Its behavior around game, other dogs, horses and people. A person designated in field trials to help judges and handlers follow a prescribed course and also maintain control of the gallery. A dog that points and then continues to move up before holding point. A point where no game is produced by the handler. The ability of a dog to detect and discriminate different scents and different intensities of scent.