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FÉDÉRATION CYNOLOGIQUE INTERNATIONALE

Rules and Bylaws for International Field Trials and International Hunting Test for Continental Pointers

I. GENERAL REGULATIONS

II. SPRING FIELD TRIALS

III. SUMMER FIELD TRIALS

IV. AUTUMN FIELD TRIALS

V. HUNTING TEST FIELD AND WATER

VI. MULTIPLE HUNTING TEST

VII. REGULATIONS FOR THE AWARDING OF INTERNATIONAL WORKING CHAMPIONSHIPS

VIII. RULES AND BYLAWS FOR THE SPRING EUROPEAN CUP

IX. RULES AND BYLAWS FOR THE WORLD CHAMPIONSHIP FOR POINTING DOGS (PRACTICAL HUNTING)

I. GENERAL REGULATIONS

PURPOSE

Art. I.1. The purpose of international field trials and international hunting test for continental pointers, held under patronage of the F.C.I., is the selection of dogs which hunt efficaciously in a breed-appropriate style, in order to provide an essential contribution to the selection of the genetically best-transmitting dogs for improvement of the various continental pointer breeds and to stimulate the interest in high-grade dogs.

ORGANIZATION

Art. I.2 International field trials and international hunting test for continental pointers, under F.C.I. patronage, are organized by breeder’s associations, regional dog-fancier associations and user associations of hunting dogs, recognized by the governing national canine organizations having F.C.I. membership.

Art. I.3 An association intending to organize an international field trial or international hunting test endowed with the Certificat d’Aptitude au Championnat International de Travail (CACIT), makes a timely request for F.C.I. patronage via the governing national canine organization of its country. The F.C.I. grants its patronage only if the field trial or hunting test conforms to the Rules and Bylaws formulated here. A CACIT can be awarded only if the governing national canine organization endows the field trial or hunting test with a Certificat d’Aptitude au Championnat de Travail (CACT).

Art. I.4 The fields should be tended before commencement of the field trial or hunting test. During the competition no game shall be put out.

PARTICIPATION

Art. I.5 The international field trials and international hunting test for continental pointers under F.C.I. patronage are open to all pure-bred continental pointers registered in an F.C.I.-recognized studbook. The owner’s or handler’s nationality and place of residence are irrelevant.

Art. I.6 Excluded from participation are: inadequately vaccinated dogs, aggressive dogs, dogs suffering from a contagious disease, bitches in heat, monorchide or cryptorchide dogs, dogs suffering from testicular atrophy, and dogs belonging to persons who are members of an association designated as dissident by the governing national canine organization of their country or persons who are excluded to competitions by the governing national canine organization of their country. Doped dogs are forbidden, dogs which are doped will be excluded and those who are responsible will be disciplined.

Art. I.7 Participation may be restricted to one breed or a number of breeds, on condition that this restriction is announced in advance.

Art. I.8 Participation may be restricted in view of merit (qualifications obtained earlier), on condition that this restriction is announced in advance.

Art. I.9 The organizing association may limit the number of participating dogs, on condition that this limitation is announced in advance. The limit may not be placed at less than twelve participants.

Art. I.10 Participation may be not restricted on the basis of gender or age.

Art. I.11 Application to enter the competition must be made prior to the entry deadline determined and announced by the organizing association; after this date no further entries will be accepted.

Art. I.12 Entries are not accepted unless the required registration fee is paid. Non-resident participants can pay upon arrival at the competition site before the start of the competition event. A registration fee will not be returned unless the participant has announced withdrawal prior to the entry deadline.

Art. I.13 In the event of force majeure the field trial or hunting test may be cancelled and, if this is the case, the registration fees will be used to meet incurred obligations.

JUDGES

Art. I.14 Authorized to judge during international field trials and international hunting test for continental pointers under F.C.I. patronage are only those judges who are qualified to judge during these competitions and whose names occur on the list of judges in their country of current residence. Foreing judges may officiate only if permission is obtained from the governing national canine organization of their country. Such permission should be timely requested by the governing national canine organization of the organizing country.

Art. I.15 A judge or a person living in the same house cannot enter any dog at competitions where he is officiating as a judge. He cannot judge any dog that he has either owned, co-owned, trained, kept or sold in the six months preceding the competition where he is officiating as a judge, the same applies to dogs owned by members of this immediate family or partners.

GROUP DIVISION

Art. I.16 Competing dogs may be divided into a number of groups.

Art. I.17 Group division is at the discretion of the organizing association, the running order is determined by lot. The drawing is only an indication of the running order.

Art. I.18 Dogs handled by one participant are assigned to no more than two different groups.

ROLL-CALL

Art. I.19 Time and venue are announced in advance. Handlers and dogs are required to be present during the roll-call taken at the venue, on pain of exclusion.

THE RUN

Art. I.20 Handlers and their dogs must keep themselves availeble for the judges and follow their instructions.

Art. I.21 During the run the dog shall not wear any coercive means. The handler shall not use coercive means.

Art. I.22 During the run the handler should make extremely sparing use of voice and whistle.

AWARDING THE CACIT

Art. I.23 CACIT and RCACIT are awarded to dogs which have run an exceptionally meritorious and faultless course. The dog should be qualified as "excellent" or, if this qualification is not in use, should be awarded "first prize" of "first category". The F.C.I. expects judges to exercise due severity when they propose a CACIT or RCACIT candidate.

Art. I.24 The judges shall, if one or more dogs have performed at CACIT level, propose no more than one CACIT and one RCACIT per field trial or hunting test.

Art. I.25 If a hunting test which a CACIT can be awarded is judged by means of a scoring system, and if more dogs have performed at CACIT level, the judges will propose for CACIT the dog which obtained the highest score; the second highest will be proposed for RCACIT. If two or more dogs obtained the same score their ranking will be determined by the competition rules. If the rules contain no provisions for this these dogs will be subjected to a barrage in open country, run in couple. Dogs participating in a barrage are compared and placed in terms of breed-appropriate style, ground-covering performance and obedience.

Art. I.26 If a field trial at which a CACIT can be awarded is divided into groups of competing dogs, and if more than one group winner has performed at CACIT level, these group winners will be subjected to a barrage in open country, run in couple. Dogs participating in a barrage are compared and placed in terms of breed-appropriate style, ground-covering performance and obedience.

Art. I.27 A barrage run to obtain the CACIT or RCACIT does not influence the results obtained during the competition; however, if the dogs do not perform adequately the judge will not propose CACIT or RCACIT.

Art. I.28 Through the governing national canine organization of the organizing country the Secretariat-General of the F.C.I. will be informed of the CACIT and RCACIT candidates proposed by the judges.

Art. I.29 The F.C.I. will endorse CACIT and RCACIT proposals only if at least six dogs competed in the field trial or hunting test.

Art. I.30 The Secretariat-General of the F.C.I. verifes whether all Rules and Bylaws were met. If so, the F.C.I. endorses the judges’ proposals, whereupon certificates are immediatley sent to the owners. If not, the CACIT or RCACIT is not awarded.

DISPUTES

Art. I.31 In cases of disputes the Rules and Bylaws of the governing national canine organization of the organizing country will be considered binding on condition that they are not contrary to the F.C.I. Rules and Bylaws.

SCOPE OF THESE RULES AND BYLAWS

Art. I.32 These Rules and Bylaws apply to all international field trials and all international hunting tests for continental pointers under F.C.I. patronage. These Rules and Bylaws do not affect national field trials, national hunting test and national work championships existing in various countries and whose regulation is under jurisdiction of the governing national canine organization of each of these countries.

TRANSLATIONS

Art. I.33 In the event of dispute, only the original text in the French language is valid.

RATIFICATION

Art. I.34 These Rules and Bylaws are approved by the General Committee held in Mexico on june 1999.

II. SPRING FIELD TRIALS

NATURE OF THE CONTEST

Art. II.1 The Spring Field Trials for continental pointers concerns fieldwork on partridge exclusively.

TERRAIN

Art. II.2 Any hunting field is acceptable on condition that the dogs can be shown to full advantage in this discipline and on condition that it contains a sufficient number of wild partridge.

GAME

Art. II.3 Spring Field Trials take place on red and grey partridge exclusively. Hence, for purposes of classification good points scored on any other game can be taken into consideration, faults other than chasing shall not be taken into consideration. A dog shall not be classified unless he has scored at least one correct point on partridge.

THE RUN

Art. II.4 A Spring Field Trial will be held either in solo or in couple.

Art. II.5 The first run, which should as much as possible be with favourable wind, should be, leaving aside extraordinary circumstances, of a duration of 15 minutes, unless the dog commits an eliminating fault or falls short of the standard for this field trial.

Art. II.6 Regarding the duration of further runs the judges are free to act as they see fit. Judges may decide to call on dogs with highly promising runs but no opportunity to score. The judges can do so no more than twice, although the run must be terminated immediately after the first opportunity.

Art. II.7 At the start of each run and in successive runs one minute of relaxation is allowed, during which points scored are counted, but faults do not imply elimination.

Art. II.8 The time needed to move from one field to another, whereby the dog’s run was interrupted, shall not be included in the run. Flushes occurring during the first reach left and right are not counted as fault; however, elimination follows when a dog resuming his run commits an international flush.

Art. II.9 As soon as the end of a run is signalled, subsequent points or faults are irrelevant, unless the dog proves to be out of hand and cannot immediately be brought to heel by ist handler.

Art. II.10 At least one of the points will include a gunshot; a gun-shy dog will be eliminated.

Art. II.11 When the handler has responded to a pointing, he must leash his dog and go to the judges.

Art. II.12 When the dogs are running in couple the two handlers must walk abreast of each other during the entire run and must be under continuous supervision of the judges. It will under no circumstances be tolerated that a handler hinders a competitor’s dog by excessive use of voice or whistle; a sober presentation will be highly valued. Use of an ultrasonic whistle is forbidden.

JUDGEMENT / CLASSIFICATION

Art. II.13 No award will be given to dogs which have not made at least one completed point on partridge.

A point begins when a dog winds game and points. Next, the dog exersices a commanded approach or a commanded flush, whereby he reamins immobile when the game leaves and steady at gunshot. The point is not ended until the handler has leashed the dog.

If a commanded approach is required the dog should do so unhesitatingly and easily, moving ahead of the handler exclusively at the latter’s command. A long approach is acceptable on condition that the approach is energetic, purposeful and effective. Refusal to execute a commanded approach leads to elimination.

If a commanded flush is required, the dog should show game in a direct action, exclusively at his handler’s command and after authorization of the judge. During this action the handler must remain at the spot from where the flush was commanded. The action should be energetic, purposeful and effective. Refusal to execute a commanded flush leads to elimination.

The commanded approach and the commanded flush may not be confused with the dog’s action to restore spontaneously contact with the scent before the handler’s arrival.

A country is free to require a commanded approach, a commanded flush, or to permit both.

Art. II.14 Judges shall not base their final ranking on the number of points scored, but on the quality of the points, and they should primarily consider breed-appropriate style, will to hunt, winding ability and obedience.

Art. II.15 The field should be quarried actively, intelligently and systematically. This should not be regulated by means of the whistle.

Art. II.16 The entire field should be quarried and every opportunity of partridge should be utilized.

Art. II.17 Pursuit of birds leads to elimination, pursuit of any game other than birds does not lead to elimination if the dog returns upon his handler’s first command and then resumes his normal run.

Art. II.18 As game departs and at gunshot the greatest possible steadiness is demanded. Only dogs which display absolute steadiness can be considered for the CACIT.

Art. II.19 When the dogs are running in couple the judges will favour dogs that back spontaneously. To respect the pointing of the brace mate is obligatory, spontaneously or by command. The dog that does not respect a pointing of its brace mate or hinders its brace mate persistently (trailing, irregular ground-covering, insufficient training, pointing without result) will be eliminated.

Art. II.20 Elimination follows (except as described in Art. II.17, II.17, II.21 and II.22):

a. If the dog is aggressive;

b. If the dog is doped;

c. If the dog gets out of hand, including pursuit of game;

d. If the dog within his run intentionally flushed once;

e. If the dog within his run missed partridge once;

f. If the dog repeatedly (three times) points resolutely without showing game in different directions;

g. If the dog does not respect a pointing of its brace mate;

h. If the dog obstructs its brace mate persistently;

i. If the dog is insufficiently steady at departing game or at gunshot;

j. If the dog is gun-shy;

k. If the dog is loud during his run;

l. If the dog does not conform to the standards of this field trial.

Art. II.21 An MTHR (Mention Très Honorable Réservé) can be awarded to a dog whose run was outstanding and 15 minutes in length, with an excellent point, but marred by an eliminating fault (flush or missed game). Per group only one MTHR can be awarded.

Art. II.22 A CQN (Certificat de Qualités Naturelles) may be awarded to a dog whose run was excellent, including pointing present game, but marred by an eliminating handling error.

Art. II.23 At the close of the competition the judges must, prior to their departure, announce the results, add their comment, and present the organization with the final ranking.

I. SUMMER FIELD TRIALS

NATURE OF THE CONTEST

Art. III.1 The Summer Field Trial for continental pointers concerns fieldwork exclusively. The work must reflect hunting conditions. The dog shall be judged on his performance before the shot.

TERRAIN

Art. III.2 The competition should be held in genuine hunting grounds, containing sufficient burr and vegetation to provide cover for game animals.

GAME

Art. III.3 The Summer Field Trial takes place on feathered game, as usually hunted with pointing dogs. Hence, for purposes of classification good points scored on any other game can be taken into consideration, faults other than chasing shall not be taken into consideration. A dog shall not be classified unless he has scored at least one correct point on feathered game, usually hunted with pointing dogs. The game may be restricted on condition that this restriction is announced in the program or in the national Rules and Bylaws.

THE RUN

Art. III.4 An Summer Field Trial will be held either in solo or in couple.

Art. III.5 The first run, which should as much as possible be with favorable wind, should be, leaving aside extraordinary circumstances, of a duration of 15 minutes, unless the dog commits an eliminating fault or falls short of the standard for this field trial.

Art. III.6 Regarding the duration of further runs the judges are free to act as they see fit. Judges may decide to call on dogs with highly promising runs but no opportunity to score. The judges can do so more than twice, although the run must be terminated immediately after the first opportunity.

Art. III.7 At the start of each run and in successive runs one minute of relaxation is allowed, during which points scored are counted, but faults do not imply elimination.

Art. III.8 The time needed to move from one field to another, whereby the dog’s run was interrupted, shall not be included in the run. Flushes occurring during the first reach left and right are not counted as fault; however, elimination follows when a dog resuming his run commits an intentional flush.

Art. III.9 As soon as the end of a run is signaled, subsequent points or faults are irrelevant, unless the dog proves to be out of hand and cannot immediately be brought to heel by its handler.

Art. III.10 At least one of the points will include a gunshot; a gun-shy dog will be eliminated.

Art. III.11 When the handler has responded to a pointing, he must leash his dog and go to the judges.

Art. IV.12 When the dogs are running in couple the two handlers must walk abreast of each other during the entire run and must be under continuous supervision of the judges. It will under no circumstances be tolerated that a handler hinders a competitor’s dog by excessive use of voice or whistle; a sober presentation will be highly valued. Use of an ultrasonic whistle is forbidden.

JUDGEMENT / CLASSIFICATION

Art. IV.13 No award will be given to dogs which have not made at least one completed point on feathered game as referred to in art III.3.

A point begins when a dog winds game and points. Next, the dog exercises a commanded approach or a commanded flush, whereby he remains immobile when the game leaves and steady at gunshot. The point is not ended until the handler has leashed the dog.

The commanded approach and the commanded flush may not be confused with the dog’s action to restore spontaneously the contact with the scent before the handler’s arrival.

A country is free to require a commanded approach, a commanded flush, or to permit both.

Art. IV.15 The field should be quarried actively, intelligently and systematically, with due consideration of the nature of the terrain. This should not be regulated by means of the whistle.

Art. IV.16 The entire field should be quarried and every opportunity of feathered game as referred to in art. III.3 should be utilized.

Art. IV.17 Pursuit of birds leads to elimination, pursuit of any game other than birds does not lead to elimination if the dog returns upon his handler’s first command and then resumes his normal run.

Art. IV.18 As game departs and at gunshot the greatest possible steadiness is demanded. Only dogs which display absolute steadiness can be considered for the CACIT.

Art. IV.19 When the dogs are running in couple the judges will favor dogs that back spontaneously. To respect the pointing of the brace mate is obligatory, spontaneously or by command. The dog that does not respect a pointing of its brace mate or hinders its brace mate persistently (trailing, irregular ground-covering, insufficient training, pointing without result) will be eliminated.

Art. IV.20 Elimination follows (except as described in Art. III.7, III.17, III.21 and III.22)

a. If the dog is aggressive;

b. If the dog is doped;

c. If the dog gets out of hand, including pursuit of game;

d. If the dog within his run intentionally flushed once feathered game as referred to in art. III.3;

e. If the dog within his run missed once feathered game as referred to in art. III.3;

f. If the dog repeatedly (three times) points resolutely without showing game in different directions;

g. If the dog does not respect a pointing of its brace mate;

h. If the dog obstructs its brace mate persistently;

i. If the dog is insufficiently steady at departing game or at gunshot;

j. If the dog is gun-shy;

k. If the dog is too loud during his run;

l. If the dog does not conform to the standards of this field trial.

Art. IV.21 An MTHR (Mention Très Honorable Réservée) can be awarded to a dog whose run was outstanding and 15 minutes in length, with an excellent point, but marred by an eliminating fault (flush or missed game). Per group only one MTHR can be awarded.

Art. IV.22 A CQN (Certificat de Qualités Naturelles) may be awarded to a dog whose run was excellent, including pointing present game, but marred by an eliminating handling error.

Art. IV.23 At the close of the competition the judges must, prior to their departure, announce the results, add their comment, and present the organization with the final ranking.

I. AUTUMN FIELD TRIALS

NATURE OF THE CONTEST

Art. IV.1 The Autumn Field Trial for continental pointers concerns fieldwork exclusively. The work must reflect hunting conditions. If possible, during the run a game bird will be taken. The dog shall be judged on his performance before and after the shot. Before the shot the dog must seek and point game. After the shot the dog must find and retrieve dead or wounded game.

TERRAIN

Art. IV.2 The competition should be held in genuine hunting grounds, containing sufficient burr and vegetation to provide cover for game animals.

GAME

Art. IV.3 The Autumn Field Trial take place on feathered game, as usually hunted with pointing dogs. Hence, for purposes of classification good points scored on any other game can be taken into consideration, faults other than chasing shall not be taken into consideration. A dog shall not be classified unless he has scored at least one correct point on feathered game, usually hunted with pointing dogs. The game may be restricted on condition that this restriction is announced in the program or in the national Rules and Bylaws.

THE RUN

Art. IV.4 An Autumn Field Trial will be held either in solo or in couple.

Art. IV.5 The first run, which should as much as possible be with favorable wind, should be, leaving aside extraordinary circumstances, of a duration of 15 minutes, unless the dog commits an eliminating fault or falls short of the standard for this field trial.

Art. IV.6 Regarding the duration of further runs the judges are free to act as they see fit. Judges may decide to call on dogs with highly promising runs but no opportunity to score. The judges can do so no more than twice, although the run must be terminated immediately after the first opportunity.

Art. IV.7 At the start of each run and in successive runs one minute of relaxation is allowed, during which points scored are counted, but faults do not imply elimination.

Art. IV.8 The time needed to move from one field to another, whereby the dog’s run was interrupted, shall not be included in the run. Flushes occurring during the first reach left and right are not counted as fault; however, elimination follows when a dog resuming his run commits an intentional flush.

Art. IV.9 As soon as the end of a run is signaled, subsequent points or faults are irrelevant, unless the dog proves to be out of hand and cannot immediately be brought to heel by its handler.

Art. IV.10 The dogs are served by official guns, appointed by the organization. At least one of the points will include a gunshot; a gun-shy dog will be eliminated.

Art. IV.11 When the handler has responded to a pointing either followed up with retrieval or not, he must leash his dog and go to the judges. Retrieval is initiated upon permission of the judges.

JUDGEMENT / CLASSIFICATION

Art. IV.13 No award will be given to dogs which have not made at least one completed point on feathered game as referred to in art. IV.3 and which did not retrieve game. If the dog had no opportunity to retrieve game during his run, recourse is had, preferably immediately after his run, to retrieval of a freshly taken dead game bird.

The commanded approach and the commanded flush may not be confused with the dog’s action to restore spontaneously the contact with the scent before the handler’s arrival.

A country is free to require a commanded approach, a commanded flush, or to permit both.

Art. IV.14 Judges shall not base their final ranking on the number of points scored, but on the quality of the points, and they should primarily consider breed-appropriate style, will to hunt, winding ability and obedience; moreover, the judges will take into account the manner in which the dog, slipped to seek dead or wounded game, found the game and retrieved it.

Art. IV.15 The field should be quarried actively, intelligently and systematically, with due consideration of the nature of the terrain. This should not be regulated by means of the whistle.

Art. IV.16 The entire field should be quarried and every opportunity of feathered game as referred to in art. III.3 should be utilized.

Art. IV.18 As game departs and at gunshot the greatest possible steadiness is demanded. Only dogs which display absolute steadiness can be considered for the CACIT.

Art. IV.19 When the dogs are running in couple the judges will favor dogs that back spontaneously. To respect the pointing of the brace mate is obligatory, spontaneously or by command. The dog that does not respect a pointing of its brace mate or hinders its brace mate persistently (Trailing, irregular ground-covering, insufficient training, pointing without result) will be eliminated.

Art. IV.20 Elimination follows (except as described in Art. IV.7, IV.17, IV.21 and IV.22)

a. If the dog is aggressive;

b. If the dog is doped;

c. If the dog gets out of hand, including pursuit of game;

d. If the dog within his run intentionally flushed once feathered game as referred to in art. IV.3;

e. If the dog within his run missed once feathered game as referred to in art. IV.3;

f. If the dog repeatedly (three times) points resolutely without showing game in different directions;

g. If the dog does not respect a pointing of its brace mate;

h. If the dog obstructs its brace mate persistently;

i. If the dog is insufficiently steady at departing game or at gunshot;

j. If the dog is gun-shy;

k. If the dog fails to find game that was shot;

l. If the dog refuses to retrieve game;

m. If the dog manifestly damages game (hard mouth);

n. If the dog is too loud during his run;

o. If the dog does not conform to the standards of this field trial.

Art. IV.22 A CQN (Certificat de Qualités Naturelles) may be awarded to a dog whose run was excellent, including pointing present game, but marred by an eliminating handling error.

Art. IV.23 At the close of the competition the judges must, prior to their departure, announce the results, add their comment, and present the organization with the final ranking.

I. HUNTING TEST FIELD AND WATER

NATURE OF THE CONTEST

Art. V.1 The Hunting Test Field and Water for continental pointers concerns both fieldwork and waterwork. The work must reflect hunting conditions. If possible, during the fieldwork run a game animal will be taken, as will be the case during the waterwork.

Art. V.2 During the fieldwork run the dog is judged on his performance before and after the shot. Before the shot the dog must seek out and point game, so that the quarry encountered can be shot. After the shot the dog must find and retrieve dead or wounded game.

Art. V.3 During the waterwork the dog is judged on his performance before and after the shot. Before the shot the dog is required to seek out the scent of a winged duck, released in cover along the bank. He must find the duck, pursue it energetically until the moment that the judge instructs the gun to take the duck. After the shot the dog must retrieve ducks from deep water. In cases where the law of the country does not allow this test, this country’s governing national canine organization will propose another water test.

TERRAIN

Art. V.4 For fieldwork any hunting area is suitable, provided sufficient small game is present.

Art. V.5 For waterwork on a winged duck, it is absolutely necessary to have available a water surface of at least 2500 square meters, the banks of which provide at least three meters of cover (reeds, rushes). The water should be sufficiently deep that the dogs can swim.

GAME

Art. V.6 Fieldwork takes place on small game. It is formally forbidden to put out game during the contest.

Art. V.7 waterwork concerns preferably wild duck or, if these are not available, bred ducks of a color similar to those of wild ducks.

JUDGEMENT

Art. V.8 The dogs will be judged solo, except in the event of a barrage.

Art. V.9 The dogs will be awarded in terms of grade points, specified in the scale given in the test regulations.

CLASSIFICATION

Art. V.10 Dogs which have not pointed any small game will receive no award.

Art. V.11 Dogs which have retrieved no small game will receive no award. If a dog had no opportunity to retrieve small game during his fieldwork run, recourse is had, preferably immediately after his run, to retrieval of a freshly taken dead game bird.

Art. V.12 Dogs which found and retrieved no duck during their waterwork will receive no award.

Art. V.13 Elimination follows:

a. If the dog is aggressive;

b. If the dog is doped;

c. If the dog gets out of hand, including pursuit of game;

d. If the dog is gun-shy

e. If the dog refuses to retrieve game;

f. If the dog manifestly damages game (hard mouth);

g. If the dog refuses to enter the water.

RECOGNITION OF REGULATIONS

Art. V.14 The governing national canine organizations having F.C.I.-membership are invited to present test recognized in their country for F.C.I. ratification. The application should be submitted to the Secretariat-General of the F.C.I., care of the committee for continental pointers. If the committee concludes that a proposed test meets the conditions stipulated in sections I and IV of the present Rules and Bylaws, that test will be included in the paragraph "List of F.C.I.-approved regulations" which is part of this section. Alterations made to such test after F.C.I. recognition was obtained must be submitted to the committee for continental pointers of the F.C.I. The committee is empowered to maintain or withdraw the recognition.

LIST OF FCI-APPROVED REGULATIONS

Art. V.15 All tests listed below are formally recognized by the F.C.I. as Hunting Test Field and Water. Upon request by the governing national canine organization having F.C.I.-membership, the F.C.I. can extend its patronage to such test and provide them with the CACIT award. From the moment that a test is endowed with a CACIT the conditions of the present Rules and Bylaws, in particular those stated in sections I and IV, are rigorously in force.

1. (country; name of test; date of regulations; most recent revision)

I. MULTIPLE HUNTING TEST

NATURE OF THE CONTEST

Art. VI.1 The Multiple Hunting Test for continental pointers concerns the work of an all-round dog, in the widest sense of the word, that is to say: fieldwork, waterwork, woodwork, finding and retrieving a fox as well as blood-tracking large game. The work must reflect hunting conditions. If possible, during the fieldwork run a game animal will be taken, as will be the case during the waterwork.

Art. VI.2 During the fieldwork run the dog is judged on his performance before and after the shot. Before the shot the dog must seek out and point game, so that the quarry encountered can be shot. After the shot the dog must find and retrieve dead or wounded game.

Art. VI.3 During the waterwork the dog is judged on his performance before and after the shot. The dog is required to seek out the scent of a winged duck, released in cover along the bank. He must find the duck, pursue it energetically until the moment that the judge instructs the gun to take the duck. After the shot the dog must retrieve ducks from deep water. In cases where the law of the country does not allow this test, this country’s governing national canine organization will propose another water test.

Art. VI.4 While searching for and retrieving the fox the dog is judged on his performance after the shot. Out of the handler’s sight, he must find a fox and retrieve it without any prompting on the part of the handler.

Art. VI.5 While on a blood-track of large game the dog will be judged on his performance after the shot. He must take to the blood-track, follow it and thus find the animal. The track must be at least 400 meters in length, at least two hours old and prepared with 25 ml of blood per 100 meters.

TERRAIN

Art. VI.6 For fieldwork any hunting area is suitable, provided sufficient small game is present.

Art. VI.7 For water-work on a winged duck, it is absolutely necessary to have available a water surface of at least 2500 square meters, the banks of which provide at least three meters of cover (reeds, rushes). The water should be sufficiently deep that the dogs can swim.

Art. VI.8 For woodwork any forest stand is suitable, provided it is of sufficient acreage and harbors roe and/or large game.

GAME

Art. VI.9 Fieldwork takes place on small game. It is formally forbidden to put out game during the contest.

Art. VI.10 Waterwork concerns preferably wild duck or, if these are not available, bred ducks of a color similar to those of wild ducks.

Art. VI.11 For the search and retrieval of a fox a mature fox is used of a freshly killed substitute of the same size.

Art. VI.12 Tracking large game is done with the aid of a blood-track using the blood of roe or large game animals.

JUDGEMENT

Art. VI.13 The dogs will be judged solo, except in the event of a barrage.

Art. VI.14 The dogs will be awarded in terms of grade points, specified in the scale given in the test regulations.

CLASSIFICATION

Art. VI.15 Dogs which have not pointed any small game will receive no award.

Art. VI.16 Dogs which have retrieved no small game will receive no award. If a dog had no opportunity to retrieve small game during his fieldwork run, recourse is had, preferably immediately after his run, to retrieval of a freshly taken dead game bird.

Art. VI.17 Dogs which found and retrieved no duck during their waterwork will receive no award.

Art. VI.18 Dogs which found and retrieved no fox will receive no award.

Art. VI.19 Dogs which failed to find the animal at the end of the blood-track will receive no award.

Art. VI.20 Elimination follows:

a. If the dog is aggressive;

b. If the dog is doped;

c. If the dog gets out of hand, including pursuit of game;

d. If the dog is gun-shy

e. If the dog refuses to retrieve game;

f. If the dog manifestly damages game (hard mouth);

g. If the dog refuses to enter the water.

RECOGNITION OF REGULATIONS

Art. VI.21 The governing national canine organizations having F.C.I.-membership are invited to present test recognized in their country for F.C.I. ratification. The application should be submitted to the Secretariat-General of the F.C.I., care of the committee for continental pointers. If the committee concludes that a proposed test meets the conditions stipulated in sections I and V of the present Rules and Bylaws, that test will be included in the paragraph "List of F.C.I.-approved regulations" which is part of this section. Alterations made to such test after F.C.I. recognition was obtained must be submitted to the committee for continental pointers of the F.C.I. The committee is empowered to maintain or withdraw the recognition.

LIST OF FCI-APPROVED REGULATIONS

Art. VI.22 All tests listed below are formally recognized by the F.C.I. as Multiple Hunting Test. Upon request by the governing national canine organization having F.C.I.-membership, the F.C.I. can extend its patronage to such test and provide them with the CACIT award. From the moment that a test is endowed with a CACIT the conditions of the present Rules and Bylaws, in particular those stated in sections I and V, are rigorously in force.

1. (country; name of test; date of regulations; most recent revision)

I. REGULATIONS FOR THE AWARDING OF INTERNATIONAL WORKING CHAMPIONSHIPS

Art. VII.1 For continental pointers are instituted an International Working Championship "Field Trial" and an International Working Championship "hunting test".

Art. VII.2 To obtain the title International Working Champion "field trial", ChIT(ft) a dog shall:

a. Regardless of age, have obtained two CACIT or one CACIT and two RCACIT in field trials, organized under responsibility of two different governing national canine organizations and under different judges;

b. If the awards were obtained in field trials where retrieving was not required, have obtained at least the qualification "Very Good" or, in countries where this qualification is unknown, have obtained at least a second prize in a field trial under F.C.I. patronage where retrieval is required.

c. When at least 15 months of age, have obtained at least the qualification "Very Good" or, in countries where this qualification in unknown, have obtained at least a second prize in the open class or working-dog class at an international exposition under F.C.I. patronage, independent of the number of dogs shown.

Art. VII.3 To obtain the title International Working Champion "hunting test", ChIT(ec) a dog shall:

a. Regardless of age, have obtained two CACIT or one CACIT and two RCACIT in hunting test, organized under responsibility of two different governing national canine organizations and under different judges;

b. If the awards were obtained in hunting test field and water, have obtained at least the qualification "Very Good" or, in countries where this qualification is unknown, have obtained at least a second prize in a multiple hunting test under F.C.I. patronage;

Art. VII.4 If a CACIT candidate has already obtained the title of International Working Champion, the CACIT award will not be extended to the proposed reserve candidate.

Art. VII.5 To receive recognition of the title ChIT (ft) or ChIT(ec) the owner of the dog shall submit via the governing national canine organization of this country a request for recognition to the Secretariat-General of the F.C.I. The application shall include the relevant documents and be submitted no later than one year after the dog became eligible for the title.

I. RULES AND BYLAWS FOR THE SPRING EUROPEAN CUP FOR CONTINENTAL POINTERS

Art. VIII.1 The Rules and Bylaws for the Spring European Cup for Continental Pointers published 15 October 1987 and revised 9 March 1995 are in force.

Art. VIII.2 The Spring European Cup for Continental Pointers is a spring field trial competition.

II. RULES AND BYLAWS FOR THE WORLD CHAMPIONSHIP FOR POINTING DOGS (PRACTICAL HUNTING)

Art. IX.1 The Rules and Bylaws for the World Championship for Pointing Dogs (Practical Hunting), edition 1991, and revised 29 March 1994, are in force.

Art. IX.2 The World Championship for Pointing Dogs (practical hunting) is an autumn field trial competition.