by Jackie Price » Sun 01 Jul 2007 4:41 pm
The use of pigeons at trials is becoming a big issue and problem. In Qld we pick our pigeons up live, have to get them to the trial, dispatch, sort and then have to get rid of them after the trial. This is the first year the clubs have had to do this as past years Bob Lodder did this for the clubs, which made it much easier. Bob no longer trials so we have to do this now our selves. Most clubs have only a small number of people who acctually help out at trials. I am wondering how many triallers have acctually thought about this. Most pay their money turn up and trial their dogs, some do help by stewarding and some do nothing!! I know the Weimaraner club Qld is having problems with people to assist at trials, at the most there is three of us that do everything, if we did'nt have to worry about the birds things would be so much easier, rubber ducks really are the way to go, I know there are triallers out there who have a thing about about not using them because you cannot tell if the dog has a hard mouth, but how many of these people have organised trials, and had to organise the pigeons??????
At the moment in Qld we are losing triallers, and if the clubs cannot operate because of lack of workers then we lose our trials.
Jim, the Qld RAFT sub committee can only do so much, the ANKC do not meet until Oct, then a submission will go in, it is being worked on at the moment, but if more Qld triallers voiced their opions maybe we will be heard. I have probably said too much, so will sign off
Jackie