Barn Hunt is a relatively new dog sport where straw bales are set up in a course. Hidden in the straw bales are canisters similar to what you’d use at a drive-through bank. One or more of the canisters contain a live rat! It’s your dog’s job to sniff out that rat and tell you where it is. Dogs and their handlers work as a team to locate and mark rats (which are always safely held in aerated tubes) hidden in a maze of straw or hay bales.
In this Introduction to Barn Hunt you will have the opportunity to :
- Explanation of the Sport of Barn Hun
- How trial are run
- The three skills needed to be successful in a barn hunt:
- identify a rat in a tube
- climbing a hay bale tunnel
- going through a hay bale tunnel
• Run through a mock trial for the first two levels – Instinct and Novice
- Arrive 5-10 min before the scheduled start time.
- Check-in
- Crating is available otherwise, you must keep your dog close to you on a short leash; don’t allow him to approach other dogs.
- There will typically be 4-6 dogs in your readiness evaluation.
- Bring the right stuff:
- At least 20 plus small and very yummy treats.
- Your dog wearing a plain collar and/or harness.
- 4’- 6’ leash made of leather, rope or nylon. Please do not bring a retractable leash or a chain leash.
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Eval 1
Saturday, Jan 20
11:00 am - 1:00 pm