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If it was just upland bird ft's then it can get alittle more involved. For pointers, every judge and handler is looking at the way the dog hunts, is he scenting air borne particles or nose to the ground as he runs? His running style, does he lops? Is he a digger, ie. uses front paws or hind leggs? And how the dog hunts, wild or with a purpose? Then its a matter of how well he honors or backs, is he stylish on point, does his tail flag? There's alot to evaluate.

For retrievers, I would imagine is alot different. The strength of a retriever is in retrieving like 200-300 yards blind marks. Also, I would assume most retriever trials are held somewhere with water. I would like to know what the judges base this particularretrieving trial on.

So, in this case, the trials are not going to be geared towards retrievers but for pointers. And the reverse is true. Hold the trial with bumpers and water and see how many pointers actually come back with them if they don't drown.