On March 5th and 6th, the German Shorthaired Pointer Club of Atlanta held an AKC walking trial. Smudge got his first two placements with a 1st place in the puppy stake and a first place in the derby stake as well. He was handled by my wife Amber, who obviously did a great job and brought Smudge the luck he needed. Hawk got second place in the derby stake. It was a fun weekend, and Smudge's two first place wins got him his juvenile points toward an AKC Field Champion/Amateur Field Champion title.
As a reward for his efforts, Smudge has been given a month at camp with pro trainer Jim Tande. Jim is going to evaluate Smudge to help us determine if his talents lean toward horseback or walking events. Almost every judge that has looked at him and Hawk have indicated that they should be running horseback. We'll see what comes of Smudge's time at camp.
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