Twenty nine members took advantage of the water training at Atterby. Ray Newell trained the open dogs, David Falshaw Novice 1 and Vicki Strawson Novice 2. After lunch, there was the informal match with three tests judged by Ray, David and Steph McBride.
Test 1 was a mark in the water, the difficulty depending on the group.
Test 2 was a double mark in the wheat field for the novices. Open dogs had a mark in the field and a second over the dyke in the long grass, all with a shot.
Test 3 was a mark on the grass and a blind on the plough. Open dogs picked the blind first and novice dogs went for the mark first.
Results:
Open
1st John Cardno with Amber
2nd Gary Wilson with Bow
3rd Casper Jonsen with Merlin
Novice 1
1st Paul Williams with Macy
2nd T Gilman with Fen
3rd B Wilkinson with Bailey
Novice 2
1st Alison Cook with Kia
2nd Andy Sweeney with Nelly
3rd Chris Johnson with Oscar
Puppy
1st Sinead McMillan with Rhum