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HuntTest•May1–3

TheWesternBeagleClubinRoyalCenter,Ind.,will
bethesiteofthe2016NationalHuntTestand
HuntingInstinctcertificationsfollowingnational.
Ifyouhavealwayswantedtotryhuntingyour
PBGVs,thisisyourchancetoletthemdowhatthey
werebredtodoandnothavetoworryaboutget-
tingdirtybeforeashow.

Sunday,May1,willbeapracticeday.Forthose

newtohunting,wewillhaveexperiencedhandlers
andtheirexperiencedPBGVstohelpyouandyour
doggetanideaofwhathuntingisallabout.There
willbeaPuppyLearningExperienceandaNovice

LearningExperience.Botharegoodforthedogsand
newhandlers.

MondayandTuesdaywillbetheregularHunttests

andtheHuntingInstincttestforbeginners.Nohuntex-
perienceisnecessarytoentertheHuntingInstinctTest.
Alltestsandthehuntwillbeheldinfullyfencedfields.

TheIndianaKitchenCrewwillbeservingbreakfast

andlunchontestdays.Ahunt-testrafflewillbeheld
bothdays.Huntshavealaid-backatmosphereandare
relaxingandenjoyable.YourPBGVslovecomingtothe
huntandgoingouttousetheirnosestofindandchase
thoserascallyrabbits.

IfyouhaveanyquestionspleasecontactHuntChair

MaryFlukeatdrowsymary@gmail.com.

TriathlonCompetition

ThePPBVCAunderstandsthatna-
tionalspecialtiesareaboutmorethan
justconformation.Soinaneffortto
showthenaturalabilitiesandversatil-
ityofourbreed,theclubwillbeoffer-
inganewTriathleteAward.

TherewillbetwolevelsofTriathlon

Awards,theBeginnerTriathleteand
Triathlete.ToqualifyfortheBeginner
Triathlete,yourPBGVmustenterthreedifferentcom-
panionorperformancedisciplines(agility,hunt,obedi-
ence,rally)andqualifyinatleasttwoofthem.Forthe
regularTriathleteAward,aPBGVmustqualifyinthree
differentcompanionorperformancedisciplines.Q’scan
beearnedduringregionalornationalevents.

Therewillbeaformtosubmitsoweknowyouare

tryingforoneoftheseawards.Everyonewhopartici-
patesintheTriathlonwillreceiveaspecialmemento.It
ishopedthesenewawardswillhelpencouragemore
ownersoftheseversatilePBGVstostartworking,train-
ingandenjoyingtheirPBGVs.Moreinformationand
therulescanbefoundatpbgv.org.

ReserveaRingsideTable!

Everhadahardtimejugglingyourdrinkandcamera,allwhiletryingtomarkyourcatalogwhilesittingatringside?
Wehavethesolution.WewillbeofferingringsidetablesattheIndianapolisnational.Eachtablewillseatfourandbe
yoursfortheentirenational.Talktoyourfriends,gettogetheragroupoffour,andforonly$25eachyouandyour
friendswillhaveyourveryowntablewhereyoucanrelaxandspreadout.

Above:TheCanalWalkindowntownIndianapolis.

Aboveright:Aviewfromthestandsatthe

IndianapolisMotorSpeedway.

Rght:DowntownIndianapolis.