This year's International Retriever World Cup attracted 12 teams of four dogs from the cream of the world's working retrievers.
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France’s Anthony Giraud and Deepfleet Vinny
Austria’s Int.FTCh Doubleuse Helagsmountain
Mark Bettinson’s Astraglen Milo
Austria’s Heidemarie Sulzbacher and the team captain
Italy’s Laura Lazzaretto collects a retrieve
Welshman Kevin Lewis and Cassie of Meaburn by Trefoel
Alan Rees and FTCh Jobeshill Ragnar of Flypatch
All the teams and judges at the World Cup
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