Working Test Cannock, Staffordshire Sunday 26th April 2009

Results

The working test was once again held at the Hatherton Estate, we are very grateful to Mr Ray Nightingale for inviting us to use this excellent ground to test our dogs. This year we used the Mansty wood beat, which is a mature pine wood with a good covering of dead bracken.

There were fifteen dogs running, eleven being Clumbers and four being Welsh Springers two of the Welsh ran in both novice and open making seventeen runners in total.

The day was run along the lines of a field trial with the judges working through the card until each dog had been seen by each judge the novice dogs first followed by the open dogs.

As I was running my own dog in the open I was not able to see all the dogs work ,but from what I did see and the positive comments from the helpers the standard of dog work was very good.

It was nice to see so many people who had travelled long distances to attend to make the day a success.

Thanks must also go to our two judges Mr Keith Carter and Mr. Ian Bogacki for coming to judge our dogs Keith spoke highly of the improvements made to the Clumber breed over the past few years.

Also praise must be made of the Welsh Springers that made it into the awards in both novice and open, well done to them. Also thank you to the Welsh handlers for supporting the event.

The results were

Novice

1st Mr G Cox Clumber dog, Sedgehurst Adonis

2nd Ms D Hargreaves Welsh Springer dog, Kazval Countryfile

3rd Mr A Walker Clumber bitch, Kidsty Cleopatra

4th Mr D Holmes Welsh Springer dog, Bheagmhor Garfield Ridge

Open

1st Mr A Hales Clumber bitch, Coedcollen Magic

2nd Mr P Steadman Welsh Springer, Atalas Jack the Lad at Steadigan

3rd Mr D Wood Clumber bitch, Sedgehurst Myrtleberry

4th Mr D Holmes Welsh Springer dog, Bheagmhor Garfield Ridge

Thanks must go to all the helpers who came along to throw dummies and fire guns etc

May i add my own thanks to everyone who sent emails and cards thanking me for organising the day

Andy Hales