Five days in March and one in April: this is the calendar decided by the provincial section of Nuoro della Federcaccia as regards the provincial elimination of the fourteenth edition of the Italian Cup for hounds on wild boar. The appointment is very important and will be valid for access to the Sardinian semifinal of the championship in which the single hounds and those in pairs participate. In particular, the dates chosen are 5,6, 19 and 20 March and 2 April. The event will also take place within the Cucchinadorza-Teti Dog Training Area. Once the registrations for this preliminary round have been completed, there will be the draw of the days and the relative rounds of competition. The Sardinian championship is open only and exclusively to the resulting members of the Italian Federation of Hunting residents in the province of Nuoro and who are in good standing with both the hunting license and insurance.
In addition, those who are owners of registered and non-registered dogs or the handlers of dogs owned by non-hunting dog lovers in possession of the Federcaccia friend card. Another mandatory requirement is that of registration in the canine registry, without forgetting that each owner will have the opportunity to participate with three singles and three couples at most.
Access to the regional phase of the Coppa Italia will be guaranteed to one member out of every ten or to a fraction of more than five, provided that the qualification of "Very good" has been obtained. The first three classified of the two categories will receive diplomas and will have free registration for the regional test. The judges will have to take into account the working characteristics of the breed to be followed to which the dogs belong: the main elements are activity, intelligence and sagacity in the search for the nocturnal pass of the wild boar, the rapidity and methodicality of the approach, the attitude of the barking at rest (the so-called scovo) and the ease and duration of the continuity and ease in solving fouls.
No less important are the attack point of the night pass, the behavior of the couple in solving the fouls of the pass in the approach phase and of the track in the follow-up phase. Moreover it is tolerated that a subject is at the side of the partner or pushes forward, as long as he demonstrates that he does not lose contact and is close to the same. Points of merit will be assigned to physical skills, breed style, timbre and tone of voice, as well as homogeneity. Finally, it should not be forgotten that the search must be manageable and equipped with a connection, while in the juxtaposition the spirit of moulting will be valued above all.