I am mostly an HRC person myself, but I have run a few AKC Senior and Master tests. Expect long water entries, especially on blinds. Expect them to have you send your dog on a blind with an obstacle (dead limbs, etc.) on the line to see if the dog will go over or around. You can't talk to your dog until the judge calls "dog" (releases your dog). No saying "here", heel", "mark" etc. You are expected to stand there silently and stoically. If your dog has a hair trigger, practice with someone saying "dog" before you release pup. Expect really poor marks; i.e. hand-thrown, low arcs, barely visible, etc. They generally shoot a popper from the field before throwing to get the dogs attention. Expect a bubba gunner from somewhere near (20 yards) the line. You will not be shooting a gun, but you will be given either a wood gunstock (with no barrel or action), a real gun taped shut, or a wooden cutout of a gun to hold, and point if you want to. Don't ever, ever, ever talk to your dog while it's out in the field; whistles and hand signals only. Straighten-up whistles will be counted against you, so don't use them. Terminology is different. An AKC walkup is not anything like an HRC walkup. An AKC callback is not the same as an HRC callback. <br> <br> Good luck. Oh, one word of caution; while handler whining and complaining about the club, tests, judges, etc. is common at HRC tests, it is NOT common at AKC tests. If you whine and complain at an AKC test, you will probably be treated as though you had a disease; i.e. you will not make many friends. Personally I think this is a good thing.<br>