The expo had a very good turn out, the total number of people who attended was 4955 not including exhibitors. There was 2300 people there Saturday and at least that many on Sunday. The weather was great for expos as well as hunting. I got four calls on Sunday (took two) but that's another story. Karl is the perfect event dog. He just laid or sat on the table and let all the kids and adults pet him. He has pretty good crowd appeal. Saturday to the right of us was a retriever group with a pen full of eight-week-old chocolate lab pups and Karl still managed to draw his share of the kids. If I had a dollar for every time some one said he's such a calm dog or he's so laid back, I could have bought another dog.
We did four short demos, two on Sat and two on Sunday, and they went well. We had a table set up with our tracking gear and one with our training gear. I had a poster board up with the complete NJ permit including all the assorted forms and reports that we have to do. The Expo had a diverse crowd with a family atmosphere. There were seasoned hunters and anglers as well as people that have never set foot in the woods. The NJ tracking program was well received and I did not get one negative comment about it. I got 4 new leads for handlers/dogs for next years permit and passed out my card to any one that would take it. All in all it was a weekend well spent.
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| Karl, Darren Doran's wirehaired dachshund, was a hit with kids and adults alike. |
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| Rich Stollery is doing a demo with his dachshund Ember. |
2 comments:
Great job, Darren. Glad NJ has finally come to its senses regarding bloodtracking. Wish you easy tracks and lots of finds.
That is SO COOL!!!! I'm amazed that once people see how well those dogs track blood trail that every hunter in the country doesn't want one.
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