Originally Posted by
windycanyon
I can't remember now if you are campaigning this dog in the show ring and maybe plan to breed or not, so disregard if he's strictly a pet.
I don't hunt, but I feel it's important as a breeder to prove the dogs' natural abilities and trainability and the dogs have a blast. I can't say that I'd ever look at dock dog (or agility for that matter) titles the same as a hunt test or obedience title. Those are fun things to do w/ a dog, I"m sure, but if you are thinking of eventually breeding him, it's not really a significant measure of talent/trainability. JMO though. ;)
I've done agility, tracking etc also but will always prioritize for obedience and hunt tests, w/ tracking as a close 3rd because of the value to the breed in SAR etc.