Arany's Faust passes LMC Natural Ability Test

The Large Munsterlander Club ran a Natural Aptitude test at Kelso on Saturday 19^th June. The test looks for the natural working ability present in hunter pointer retriever (HPR) dogs when exposed to a variety of working conditions. The LM Club welcomes all breeds of HPRs to their tests so I went along with my 9 month German Longhaired Pointer, Arany’s Faust (Louis). The dogs are tested on; hunting, gun shyness, pointing, retrieving, biddability, tracking, and water work. Louis scored 32 points out of a maximum of 35. As an inexperienced handler I was delighted at all the positive feedback I received about Louis from the judges both before and after the test. His hunting was described as being very good and only required a little fine tuning. His swimming was described as being excellent along with the delivery of his retrieve. The tracking judge was extremely impressed at his strong drive and good control and thought he had excellent tracking potential. The tracking judge and one of the assistant hunting judges both said they’d be happy to take him home – I don’t think you can get more of a compliment than that!
Thanks to the LM Club for a well organised and enjoyable day.
At a separate event Tom Brechney, a much respected HPR trainer, described Louis as a stunning beast who moved well.

Article added 2010-06-25 12:09:45