Competitors in the shade

Game & Wildlife Conservation Trust
Gundog Day at West Wycombe Park – 11th  July  2010

This year saw well over 100 entries to the annual funday, which kept the judges of Bob Marcham, Belinda Routledge, Jill Gosling John Stubbs, Derek and Carol Buckland  very busy.  In the past this day has often been wet but not this year, quite the opposite in fact with competitors looking for shade as the picture shows.
For each of the classes dogs had to complete three tests. For Open dogs there was a long double mark, a blind close to the river bank, and a double comprising a mark and a blind. Novice dogs were required to complete less difficult versions of these.
For Puppies and Novice Dog Novice Handlers the tests consisted of double mark, one of these being in the river, a mark in the water with a blind on land, and finally a blind saluted by a shot. At the end there were run offs in both Open and Novice to determine the results
The Society would like to thank Sir Edward Dashwood for allowing us to use the land, judges who gave up their day to adjudicate, and all members who helped and make the day so successful.

RESULTS

OPEN

1st    Mike Waldren                Beth

2nd   Chris Marchant            Finch

3rd   Ray Hardie                     Mace
4th    Sue Berman                  Suthcharic Inti

NOVICE
1st    Barbara Kuen                     Gamble
2nd   William Parrott                 Monty
3rd    Mrs Janice Miller             Chisbrook Inca
4th    Mrs Pat Mattock                Midget

NOVICE DOG/ NOVICE HANDLER
1st    Jenny Orchard                          Willow
2nd   Cathy Barrowclough               Diesel
3rd   James Hazeldine                      Kyvallack Trefoil-Kate
4th   Abbie Crawley                           Mya

SPECIAL PUPPY
1st    Kate Opie                                 Aodi
2nd   Anne Courtier                        Endacott Plover
3rd   Heather Wellings                   Endacott Peregrine (Acer)
4th    John Morrow                         Riley

SCURRY
Steve Townsend
Sue Cole
Gordon Blyth

PICKUP

John Morrow

Sarah Fleming

Tom Buck

There were 52 entries for the Chiltern Puppy Novice working test, held on 20 June at Lindon Lake (Part of the Woburn Estate) by kind permission of His Grace the Duke Of Bedford.  The judges were Karen McCarthy, Alan Buckland, Sue Berman and Will Organ.

On such a warm day it was good to have the lake at our disposal and two of the tests, both for Puppy and Novice involved retrieves off water. Another two were either blinds or marks on land but crossing quite deep ditches. The final test, a walk up was in fields of uncut grass, and for a marked retrieve this proved quite testing, not to mention losing a few dogs to run-ins.
In the puppy group there was a three dog run off to determine places.

A thoroughly enjoyable day as always at Woburn. Thanks must go to the judges and also the stewards and helpers, without whom it would not have been possible.

Puppy

1st    Blackrivers Opal  Lab B,  handled by  Janette Wakelin

Puppy winners

2nd   Boddelwyddan Knight  Lab  D,  handled by Pat Dixon

3rd    I’m Singing The Blues At Cornwood  Lab B,  handled by Lesley Scutter

4th    Cadover Bronze   Gret D,  handled by Bob Marcham

CoM  Houndswood Maple  FCR  B,  handled by Diane Heywood

CoM  Nightingale Bendish  Lab B,  handled by Pete Mattock

Novice

1st    Wintergale Jude  Lab D,  handled Jack Castleman

2nd   Minterburn Mills Monty  Lab D,  handled by Bill Parrott

Novice winners

3rd    Chisbrook Jonquill  Lab D,  handled by Louise Bailey

4th    Tadmartin Dipper  Lab D,  handled by Claire Organ

CoM  Minterburn Kingsley Sam Lab D,  handled by Terry Copper

CoM  Chisbrook Jake Of Kewpond  Lab D,  handled by Susie Zarpanely

Report & Photos by David Friday

Winners & Judges

Moor Farm, Lane End.

The Chiltern’s Open AV Retriever working test was held on 16 May at Moor Farm, Lane End by kind permission of Mr Sedden and James Cripps.

Light intermittent rain was the order of the day, with an absolute cloud burst at the end.

With a good field of 31 dogs, three tests were held in the morning, two in woodland and a third on a steep grass bank with a sprinkling of small trees and bushes. The actual test consisted of a double blind, no shot, for which about a quarter of the field scored a maximum 20. Test 2, a single blind of about 60yds was far more trouble-some. Dogs preferring to follow a track rather than go straight. The third test; a mark and blind clearly challenged a number of dogs although there were only two failures.

After lunch the day continued with a two dog walk up on a grassy field, with dummies being thrown on the left-hand side into a Christmas tree plantation, and on the right on to the grassy field. Both retrieves tested the marking ability of the dogs. A fifth test was being run in the adjacent wood.

At the end, a run off was needed to separate second and third, which gave us a full set of results.

My thanks to the judges and all my stewards and helpers. They were magnificent.

David Friday

RESULTS

1^st     Abney Ranger Lab B,  handled by David England

2^nd    Calim Peace  Gret D, handled by Jacqui Crew

3^rd     Norlands Pintail  Lab B,  handled by Derek Buckland

4^th     Holway Vincent Of Chapeldown  Gret D,  handled by Bob Marcham

CoM   Jagdens Dexter At Lyanmoreshot  Lab D,  handled by Jennie Dimmock

CoM   Kenmilfore Of Storm  Lab B,  handled by Penny Allanson-Bailey