Tess is an awesome trial dog. We moved up to Open the Fall of 2007. We still need to work on shedding and on her fetches on the really big outruns. I can't get a handle on her until she's halfway down the field. However, we don't get to practice very much so, she does remarkably well. It does not seem to matter what size of outrun or how hard the outrun is, she steps up to the plate every time. She drives great, too. Tess is extremely biddable and fun to run. If you couldn't tell, I think the world of this dog.