a competition, and a collection, of the best trained and best bred dogs in the area
a gathering of many rabbit hunters and beagles in an attempt to see who has the best rabbit hunting dog that day Notice I didn't mention anything about how
An outdoors competition in which dogs are judged for their ability to track, point, and/or retrieve.
A competition for certain hound or sporting breeds in which dogs are judged on ability and style in tracking, finding, coursing, or retrieving game.
A competition for gundogs in which dogs are judged on ability and style in finding and/or retrieving game.
A field trial is a highly competitive event at which hunting dogs usually compete against one another. Field trials are usually organized by kennel clubs or other gun dog organizations. Field trials are generally considered more competitive than hunt tests in that success at a field trial requires a higher level of training than success at a hunt test requires.