The United Retriever Club (North Midland Area) held a VeteranTest on 5th August at Strines Moor,Yorkshire by kind permission of Mr & Mrs Hunt. The judges were Philip Smithies, Garry Ellison and Phil Robinson. The ground consisted of moorland with rough grasses and rushes, bordering nearby grouse moors. The weather was very warm with only a light breeze. The tests were based on natural shooting situations with retrieves on pigeons.
The test was run in conjunction with the Intermediate and Novice cold Game Test and there were 5 Veterans running with three breeds of Retriever competing.
The awards and prizes of Alpha dog food greatly appreciated by the competitors, with three breeds sharing the honours.
Results 1st Anne Blake’s LRD Flypatch Lima (8 y)
2nd Caroline Hewison with FCR D Maddistream Indigo Jack at Casblaidd (9)
3rd Phil Wagland’s GRD Pebbletoft Pepper (8)
4th Geoff Dobb’s LRD Woodcockhill Madoqua (9).