Daleh,
I understand what you are saying-- That's why I don't understand why people with really good dogs don't run in it. You'd think that with the nice cash payouts that come with the first three places (50/30/20 payout) that it should be "easy pickin's" for top notch dog/handler teams.

But because it's a "run & gun" event, style isn't scored. It's the number of birds ponted, number shot, number retrieved, number of shells used and amount of time used (or left over).

I heard that the #1 Top Dog last year in the National Finals (or whatever it is called) took home $37,000. That'd buy a lot of dog food.


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