North Carolina Hunting Dog Workshop 2008 Galleries

Fun Follows Function - Day 1

The Hunting Dog Workshop "Fun Follows Function" was organized by Sian Kwa and Donna Schaffer on February 22-24, 2008 in North Carolina. First day was focused on blood tracking. In the morning slide presentations were given by Karl-Heinz Kraus and Anke Bogaerts. They were followed by blood trail preparation and dog training on previously ...

Updated: Mar 01, 2008 7:40pm PST

Fun Follows Function - Day 2

Day #2 started with Sian Kwa's presentation "The Science of Scenting". In the afternoon dogs were tested for gun-shyness. Then we experimentated with flushing and trailing cottontail rabbits at the Quail Farm Beagle Club grounds. Afterwards we had a very informative presentation and discussion of various hunting tests for dachshunds. The ...

Updated: Mar 01, 2008 7:57pm PST

Fun Follows Function - Day 3

Day #3 was focused on den work. It started with a very informative presentation on fox hunting and den work given by Karl-Heinz Kraus. In the afternoon dogs had a chance of working foxes in the artificial den. Thank you Sian, Matt, Donna and Hal for a wonderful weekend!

Updated: Mar 01, 2008 8:41pm PST