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We have an opportunity to trial for a Brevet in a few months. Having never even seen a FR trial except on YouTube, I was hoping a few people out there might be able to share some information. We have never trained for FR, never really intended to trial in it either, but a friend is hosting a trial and we were informed that we were expected to be there. 
My first question is about the temperament test prior to the trial. I cannot seem to find many details about what exactly this is. Is this something that is just up to the discretion of the judge, or are there specific criteria for what the dog can and cannot do (other than the obvious like biting the judge)? I don't expect any issues here or anything, but I do like to know before going in to it what we're expected to do.
During the defense of handler with gun fire, does the dog have to walk backwards like they all do in the videos I've seen? Naturally, Nico will wrap himself around the handler and kind of crab walk in front of the handler with his head on the handlers right side, looking back at the decoy. The walking backwards looks really cool, and I'd love to train it just for fun, but it would be low on the priority list for the trial if it does not need to happen that way.
Also during the defense of handler, what exactly is the point at which the dog is allowed to bite? Does the decoy have to make contact with the handler first, does the dog bite when the decoy makes an aggressive move towards the handler, or when they fire the gun? Or does all of this happen pretty much at the same time?
During the face or frontal attack, do the decoys esquive the dogs? For that matter, do the decoys esquive the dogs at all during the Brevet?
After the out on the protection exercises, does the dog have to offer the guard without a command from the handler or are you allowed to give a guard command prior to asking the dog to return to heel?
I think that about covers it. If there are questions I should be asking, but am not, please let me know. This should be interesting, but definitely will be fun.
My first question is about the temperament test prior to the trial. I cannot seem to find many details about what exactly this is. Is this something that is just up to the discretion of the judge, or are there specific criteria for what the dog can and cannot do (other than the obvious like biting the judge)? I don't expect any issues here or anything, but I do like to know before going in to it what we're expected to do.
During the defense of handler with gun fire, does the dog have to walk backwards like they all do in the videos I've seen? Naturally, Nico will wrap himself around the handler and kind of crab walk in front of the handler with his head on the handlers right side, looking back at the decoy. The walking backwards looks really cool, and I'd love to train it just for fun, but it would be low on the priority list for the trial if it does not need to happen that way.
Also during the defense of handler, what exactly is the point at which the dog is allowed to bite? Does the decoy have to make contact with the handler first, does the dog bite when the decoy makes an aggressive move towards the handler, or when they fire the gun? Or does all of this happen pretty much at the same time?
During the face or frontal attack, do the decoys esquive the dogs? For that matter, do the decoys esquive the dogs at all during the Brevet?
After the out on the protection exercises, does the dog have to offer the guard without a command from the handler or are you allowed to give a guard command prior to asking the dog to return to heel?
I think that about covers it. If there are questions I should be asking, but am not, please let me know. This should be interesting, but definitely will be fun.