Puppy, Special Puppy, Veteran and Junior Handler Working Tests at Claxby on Saturday May 13th 2023

We thank Mr and Mrs A Lyle for kindly allowing us to hold our tests at Grange Farm and also our sponsors: Skinners Working Dog Food and Samantha Whyte of Gundog TV.
Thanks are also due to our judges Jim Christon and Samantha Whyte, our chief steward Sue Hales-Lowe and our helpers.

There were four tests for all dogs. Puppies, Veterans and Junior Handlers did similar tests and those for puppies and special puppies were slightly adapted.

Test 1
Special pups had a mark along a track beside a pond.  When this had been picked the handler and dog turned for a mark along another track.
The Puppies had a double mark along two tracks, picking the last dummy down first.  The veterans and Junior Handlers had the same marks but the dogs retrieved the first dummy down first.


Test 2 was a mark along a wide track with another put in same place as the dog returned.  The distances were varied for each class.

 

Test 3
Special puppies walked a short distance with the judge, then a dummy was thrown. The dogs were walked back to the start and then were sent for the retrieve.  The puppy’s test was the same, but over a longer distance.
The veteran dogs had a mark, with shot, over a dyke and through trees.  After this had been retieved, handler and dog walked to another peg and the dog was sent for a blind down a track.  The Junior Handler version had a shorter initial retrieve.

Test 4
One dog at a time sat with the judge.  There was a drive of a few dummies.  All but two were picked up and the dogs retrieved these two.  The distances were varied for each class. 

 

Results

Special Puppy
1st Willowdeep Stan          handled by D Houghton winning the Fleetbank Shield

 

Puppy
1st Derrity’s More the Merrier    handled by Doug Ingall winning the Melnola Shield
2nd Samoerien Griffin        handled by   Helen Smith
3rh Haguehall Glory           handled by Steve Probert
4th Jassporta Behest           handled by Jane Samson
CoM Haguehall Give it a Go handled by L Robinson
CoM Jassporta Beguile      handled by Jane Samson
CoM Kayteens Vegas         handled by Ted Fitzjohn
CoM Jassporta Begeezuz  handled by A Towle

Veteran
1st Waterfall Willow of Haventrent        handled by NessaThompson winning the Winston Shield
2nd Garimoor Glenesk                               handled by   Craig Horwill
3rd  Arkholme Skylark of Haventrent     handled by Nessa Thompson
4th  Lowsommer Barley                             handled by Julie Campbell

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Junior Handler
1st Elodie Unwin with Questeleet Persephone Dee winning the Marayong Shield

Lucy Lyle with Lost in the Snow Blizzard Maizey ran non competitively in junior handler and completed all the tests. She was awarded a certificate and a Skinners voucher.