2026 Masters Youth Field Trial
The third annual Masters Youth Field Trial, held Saturday, March 14, on the beautiful grounds of Nilo Plantation in Albany, Georgia, was again a tremendous success. Drawing 14 braces, 28 dogs were run by 14 different youth handlers. An 8:00 am start allowed for as much of the stake as possible to run before the afternoon heat set in. Nilo Plantation could not have been more picturesque, with sunlight filtering through the morning fog. No […]
2026 Annual Round Pond Youth Classic Report
The fourth annual Round Pond Youth Classic was held on Saturday and Sunday, January 17–18, 2026. With unseasonable winter storm warnings forecast for Sunday—the originally scheduled day for the trial—and an early finish of the Amateur Shooting Dog stake, club officials made the decision to run half of the youth stakes on Saturday. Sunday morning brought temperatures cold enough for the precipitation to leave a solid layer of snow on the ground. The young handlers […]