By Gill Bell
Monday, 11 May 2009
The Lincolnshire Area of the United Retriever Club held novice and veteran working tests at Nettleton Woods, Caistor, by kind permission of Mr and Mrs Gibbons.
Nettleton Woods provided plenty of scope for chief steward Ted Fitzjohn to set up interesting and testing retrieves.
Luckily, the weather was good as there were 40 dogs to put through their paces.
Judges Sue Lowe, Richard King, Mick Roberts and Malcolm Thwaites put 15 dogs through to the afternoon.
A long blind with a distraction and a long mark proved good at separating the competitors and the judges soon had their result.
RESULTS
Veteran
1 Peter Robinson with Riaghyll Black Velvet
2 John Dawson with Glebespray Bramble
3 Alan Richardson with Gorton’s Eye of the Storm
CoM Gill Stewart with Drakeshead Bramble
CoM Dave Thompson with Leadburn Kerry of Ducksfoot
Novice
1 Ian Glover with Hamish of Dear Meadow
2 Penny Easy with Ormstells Anzio
3 Alan Harrison with Keepergate Black Pudding
4 Jim Cochrane with Brunbois Conquest Again
CoM Pat Baker with Mystic Bramble Boy of Gripton
CoM John Dawson with Sydaway Tarka
CoM Peter Robinson with Esmoro Lapwing
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