When: June 21st, 2008 – 10am to 2pm Sign Up Today!
You may wonder why there is a Rat on this page. The rat is there because a special seminar will be offered again this year, especially for Terrier and Dachshund breeds called Intro. To Earthdog!
The intro. includes a presentation by the president of the Palisades Kennel Club, A.K.C. show judge and member of the American Working Terrier Association, New Jersey Beanfield Earthdogs and the Ryder’s Alley Trencher-Fed Society (RATS) founder Richard Reynolds.
Earthdog fun will allow your dog to explore his or her natural instincts in a controlled setting.
Earthdogs will negotiate a man-made tunnel that simulates the natural home of vermin such as gophers, rats, woodchuck, etc. At the end of the run is (safely secured in a cage And behind 1″ bars) a real live rat!
If all goes as planned, after the dog is released the dog will find the entrance to “the earth” and make way to the end of the tunnel to bark at the rat for a set time period. The handler will then be signaled to lift the lid and remove his or her dog from the tunnel.
As the dog becomes better at “hunting” the course gets larger and more challenging. At the Master level, the dog must follow a “planted” scent trail (simulating real hunting) in a large field to get to the man made tunnel set up and find the rat at the end!
The sport of Earthdog is one in which teams can earn titles, ribbons and awards. Mixed Terrier and Dachshunds are eligible too!
Please call to be put on wait list 201-863-5624 or use the form.
Click here for AKC Earthdog information.
