Springtime JOY Pre-Barn Hunt Trial: Run & Review

Treasured Canine Academy is Pleased to Announce our Springtime JOY Pre-Barn Hunt Trial Run & Review. Our Springtime R&R will be held on Friday April 09, 2021 with our Barn Hunt Trial Judge LeeAnn Smebak presiding. 

LeeAnn Smebak has been Judging Barn Hunt Trials since 2016 and has officiated at Events across the Country, including assignments in Colorado, New Mexico, Tennessee, Iowa, Illinois, Michigan, Wisconsin and many others. In 2019 LeeAnn Judged at the Barn Hunt National in McKinney, TX.

The Run & Review is Open to ALL Teams, including those that are not entered in the Trials for April 10 and April 11. Dogs are not required to have a Barn Hunt registration number in order to participate in the Run & Review.  There will be NO Limit to the number of runs completed by the Teams. Teams may book back to back times. Teams are encouraged to Enter at or above their current Eligible level.

Run & Review will start Promptly at 12:00

Session One

Will run from 12:00 PM to 2:30 PM

Cost: $10/Run

Time:  Runs will be Scheduled every 5 minutes

Levels: Session One is ideal for New teams, Young dogs and those that are currently in Novice and Open.

Course:  Will Include BOTH a Novice (straight) tunnel and Open (One-turn) tunnel. Teams will declare tunnel of choice upon entry in ring.  2 Rat Tubes and 2 Litter Tubes will be present on course, along with one empty tube. 

Course will be built up to 2 bales in height.

Instinct Cradle may be used upon Request.

***Teams will have 2 minutes to complete their Run. Immediately following the Judge will Review and provide feedback.

Session Two

Will run from 3:00 PM to 5:00 PM

Cost: $15/Run

Time: Runs will be Scheduled every 7 minutes

Levels: Session Two is Ideal for those teams that are in Senior and Master. For Teams that are in Open, they may enter Session Two to gain experience in a Trial setting.

Course: Will Include a Multi-turn Tunnel. For Senior Teams: 4 Rat Tubes, 3 Litter Tubes and 1 empty tube will be present on course. For Master Teams:  1-5 Rat Tubes and 3-7 Litter Tubes will be available.

Course will be built up to 3 bales in height in 2 places. Distance Challenge may be present.

On Sign-Up, Please comment Senior or Master Run.

***Teams will have either 3.5 minutes (Senior) or 4.5 minutes (Master) to complete the Run, depending on Level chosen.  Immediately following the Judge will Review and provide feedback.

ALL TEAMS will be held in a One team Blind, that will be self-served loading. Please load the Blind when the Team before you have exited the blind for the ring. Running Order will be posted.

*****The Academy is More than willing to accept your assistance in running this Event. We welcome any that would like to volunteer to assist with the Gate, Inside and Outside Rat Wrangling and Course Building!

Payment via PayPal (www.paypal.com) will be accepted at: [email protected]

Please Include $3 Service Fee with your PayPal payment.

Sign-Up for the R&R will be Open until Wednesday April 7th OR until the Sign-Ups have been filled.

Any Questions may be directed to: [email protected]

We at the Academy look Forward to Welcoming You to our Springtime JOY Run & Review!!!

Please review the available slots below and click on the button to sign up. Thank you!