Purina Pro Plan has been a pillar of support for field trials for decades. Their investment in the dogs, handlers, breeders, and associations that keep this sport alive has helped stabilize and grow field trialing nationwide. This partnership reflects a shared commitment to strengthening the sport for generations to come. Explore Purina Pro Plan’s performance nutrition at: www.proplan.com A Special Thank‑You to Greg Blair We want to extend a heartfelt thank‑you to Greg Blair,

The Unwritten Rule: Protecting Our Grounds, Our Birds, and Our Sport Every field trialer learns the written rules—the ones printed, posted, and enforced. But just as important is a rule that never appears in any official document, yet carries enormous weight in the culture of our sport: Don’t train field trial dogs on the same grounds where a trial will be held for at least 4–6 weeks before the event. It’s simple. It’s widely understood. And it’s one of the most important cou

There’s a certain quiet that settles over a person when they unfold a pedigree at the kitchen table. Maybe it’s the same quiet that comes over a handler before breakaway — that moment when the world narrows to a single dog and a stretch of country waiting to be written on. Most folks see a pedigree as a tangle of names and numbers. A field trialer sees something else entirely. A pedigree is a trail through time. A ledger of decisions. A map of the dogs who shaped the dogs we