Dotty Dalmatians
The Second Irish Carriage Dog Trials April 2011
The Second Irish Carriage Dog trial was held on saturday 16th April 2011 at Kilkea Lodge Farm, Castledermot, Co. Kildare - by kind permission of Marion and Godfrey Greene. Sponsored by 'Dodson and Horrell' manufacturers dog (Chudleys) and Horse feeds.
The purpose of Carriage Dog Trials is to demonstrate the use of Dalmatians in one of the roles they have been bred through the years to perform: that of a companion, decoration and guard for horses and carriages in past times.
It is both an endurance and obedience event. All dogs carry out a basic obedience test alongside their handler' horse or carriage. The aim of the obedience test is to replicate modern horse and carriage working environments, where the dog must be under the handler's control at all times. The endurance element scores each Dalmatian's stamina and capacity for work.
For more information on Carriage dogs and the British Carriage Dog Society go to: www.carriagedog.org
The Second Irish Carriage Dog Trials April 2011
The Second Irish Carriage Dog trial was held on saturday 16th April 2011 at Kilkea Lodge Farm, Castledermot, Co. Kildare - by kind permission of Marion and Godfrey Greene. Sponsored by 'Dodson and Horrell' manufacturers dog (Chudleys) and Horse feeds.
The purpose of Carriage Dog Trials is to demonstrate the use of Dalmatians in one of the roles they have been bred through the years to perform: that of a companion, decoration and guard for horses and carriages in past times.
It is both an endurance and obedience event. All dogs carry out a basic obedience test alongside their handler' horse or carriage. The aim of the obedience test is to replicate modern horse and carriage working environments, where the dog must be under the handler's control at all times. The endurance element scores each Dalmatian's stamina and capacity for work.
For more information on Carriage dogs and the British Carriage Dog Society go to: www.carriagedog.org