The WSSC held their Autumn Working Assessment Tests on Saturday 21st Sept at Hall Farm, Abbots Ripton, near Huntingdon by kind permission of John Fellowes, 4th Lord de Ramsey with judges: Mr Roy Ellershaw [2766] (N&O) & Mrs Jane Sutherland (N&O).
Novice – 1. & BH River Bank Bremner (Clumber) handled by Robert Lawson, 2. Kingsknoll Hercules (Clumber) handled by Tim Poole, 3. Ruelowhills Zeus (Clumber) handled by Kevan Hawkes, 4 Seolfre Bombay Saphire handled by Gary Barstow, COM. Kingsknoll Sebastian (Clumber) handled by Julie Poole.
Open – 1 & BH Madadhbhan Clements At Seolfre (Clumber) by Gary Barstow, 2. Isfryn Peeping Tom JW handled by Tina Smith, 3. River Bank Bremner (Clumber) handled by Robert Lawson, 4. Blythway Sunflower Gold handled by Fiona Stevenson, COM Kingsknoll Hercules (Clumber) - Tim Poole.
The judge’s choice for Best In Tests was Robert Lawson with River Bank Bremner . .Comments from the judges did include “Keep it simple” when both training and handling dogs something that I know made many of the handlers nod their heads.