VETERAN TEST
The United Retriever Club (North Midland Area) held a Cold Game Test on 1st August 2021at The Slips, Caunton, Notts by by kind permission of Mr & Mrs Derrick Smith. The judges were Charlotte Jeffrey and Mandy Minshall. The tests involved retrieves on pigeons and a few partridges. The weather was cloudy with a heavy downpour in the morning. The Veteran Test ran in conjunction with the Intermediate/Novice Cold Game Test. 5 Veterans competed.
In the morning each judge assessed the dogs on a marked retrieve and a blind at distance in some cover. After lunch Mandy judged a blind with a shot, the bird falling in cover beyond a wire fence. Meanwhile Charlotte judged a blind where the dogs had to go down a tunnel formed by hedges. A run-off decided the Veteran awards, with three breeds in the awards..
The trophies and prizes of Alpha dog food were presented by Cathy Smith.
Veteran Awards. . 1st Alan Richardson’s GR D Gortons Roaring Thunder
2nd: Geoff Dobb’s LR D Woodcockhill Hirola
3rd: Andrew Sweeney’s’ FCR B Norfolk Flyer Rosie’s Thorn at Wolfthistle
CoM: Fred Newton’s FCR D Jasper I’m No Angel