Training and Informal Match at Twigmoor Woods, Scawby on Sunday 7 February 2016
Every year this is always a popular Training Day and 2016 was no exception. Over fifty dogs and handlers arrived and braved the seasonal weather.
Sue Lowe trained the Puppies, Julie Campbell Novice 1, Janette Sayer Novice 2 and Andy Slingsby the Open dogs. Our afternoon judges were Will Hales, Julie Campbell, Martin Eveleigh and Andy Slingsby.
Test 1 was a mark with a dummy put in the same place as the dog returned . The distance was greater the more experienced the group.
Test 2 The Puppies had a single mark just into cover. Novice 1 had a mark in front and a blind behind. Novice 2 and Open dogs had a two dog walk up. The first Novice 2 dog had a mark in front and the second a blind behind. They then swapped over and the retrieves were repeated. For the Open dogs, the mark was over a greater distance and the blind was picked before the mark each time.
Test 3 was a single Mark in front on rough grass for the Puppies. The other three groups had a double mark at suitably varying distances. Novice 1 dogs picked the last dummy down first, the other two classes retrieved the first dummy down first.
Test 4 was a single mark for Puppies and Novice 1, the dogs having to go down a hill just into cover. Novice 2 and Open had a picking up exercise, again with variation of distance for the two classes.
Our winners were the first to receive our special 40th Anniversary rosettes.
Results:
Puppy:
1st Chris Johnson with Oscar
2nd Tom Sagar with Dollar
3rd Debbie Yates with Lola
Novice 1:
1st B Wilkinson with Bailey
2nd A Austin with Winny
3rd M Salt with Otter
Novice 2:
1st Jane Sawyer with Splash
2nd Hazel Barr with Frieda
3rd Caroline Pont with Milo
Open:
1st Mike Williams with Marina
2nd Steph McBride with Riva
3rd Jess Burrows with Flight