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The new recruits

RUDI VAN KETS IS A BELGIAN GAME HUNTER WHO SPECIALISES IN DEER DOG TRAINING AND PREPARING HOUNDS FOR TRACKING TRIALS

A few years ago, we decided to try to boost our association’s membership. We had already received a few emails asking for information about our group, so at the association’s next board meeting, we formed a plan. We would reply to everyone who had contacted us and invite them to a practice session, where they could see the dogs taking the test that year. The meet-up would allow us to review the potential new applicants’ paperwork, explain our operation and answer

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