Our thanks to Mr Margrave and his Keeper for allowing us to train here and use the reservoir for water work. We had picked the hottest May Bank Holiday since records began, so the water was particularly inviting!
Vicki Strawson trained the Open group, Janette Sayer the Novice and Gilly Bell the less experienced and puppy group. Our thanks to Janette who stepped in at the last minute and to Anne Crookes and Teresa Jonsen who judged in the afternoon along with Janette and Gilly.
There were three tests in the afternoon, each with longer distances the more experienced the dogs:
Test 1 was a two dog walk up along a track with a mark into the field to the right and a mark in the scrub to the left. The puppies had a mark for the first dog and then a mark for the second.
Test 2 was a mark along the reservoir bank followed by a blind in the same place.
Test 3 was a mark in the water in front and a blind in long grass to the left. Open and Novice 2 dogs picked the blind first and novice 1 dogs the mark first. The puppies had the mark in the water and then a separate mark on the shore to the left.
Results:
Open
1st Helen Smith with Merlin
2nd David Middleton with Elsa
Novice 2
1st Nessa Thompson with Pepsi
2nd Gill Saywell with Monty
3rd Paul Williams with Macy
4th Anne Crookes with Copper
Novice 1
1st Liz Woods with Briar
2nd Nessa Thompson with Chilli
3rd Philippa Emms with Lunar
Puppy
1st John Harlow with Sky
2nd Mick Sams with Ace
3rd Mark Clover with Obie