Report for Working Test 24th July 2022
Report for Working Test 24th July 2022
What a glorious day we had at Chartwell for the S/Puppy, Veteran, Novice and Open working test. It was a pity that the entry for each class was a bit small, however that did not stop the competition from being friendly but fierce as is usual. The standard in each class was high as the tests that were set were quite difficult. Because of the heat on the day we were able to do two water tests and some work in a wood to keep the dogs as cool as possible. We had an international flavour to the day with two competitors coming over from Belgium and we were very pleased to see them and for one of them to be in the prizes. Many thanks must go to Mrs Anne Cairnes for allowing us to use her ground again. Our judges for the day were Mrs Kim JINKS (panel) and Mrs Jo VOKE, they were extremely helpful to all our competitors who all appreciated their positive input. Most of the tests were set as doubles so that each dog did 8 retrieves.
We had a total of 30 dogs entered for the day but had 2 withdrawals before the start. We had 7 S/Puppies, 6 Veterans, 12, Novice and 5 Open dogs.
The puppies and Veterans ran in the morning and their results were as follows:-
Special Puppy
1st Mr Jon DEBNAM with his Bitch Tulleysedge Lone Star. 78/80
2nd Mrs Sue JORDAN with her Bitch Tulleysedge Hunky Dory 69/80
3rd Mrs Patricia KIRCHSTEIN-ADAMS with her dog Cleesheal Aster 58/80
4th Mr Jay EDEN with his Bitch Montoux’s Dixie Daze 57/80
Veteran
1st Mrs Sue JACKSON with her Dog Pandapaws Angus 77/80
2nd Mr Steve BANCROFT with his Bitch Wadesmill Castlebury 65/80
3rd Mrs Anne STRACHAN with her Bitch Frizlewood Anisha 54/80
The Novice and Open dogs ran in the afternoon and their results were as follows:-
Novice
1st Mr Andy WARD-SMITH with his dog Aldivalloch Teine 68/80
2nd Mr David WIMSETT with his Bitch Rosgar Coconut Belini 58/80
3rd Mrs Gill GREISEN with her Bitch Kaliture Hattle 57/80
4th Mrs Patricia KIRCHSTEIN-ADAMS with her Dog Mettlebridge Gadbourne 53/80
Open
1st Mrs Sue JORDAN with her Bitch Tulleysedge Incas Gold 78/80
2nd Mrs Sue JORDAN with her Bitch Tulleysedge My Belle Nell 77/80 3rd Mr Armand DE ROOVER with his Dog Think Twice Zinger 64/80
The Society thanks all the helpers who came on the day and it must be remembered that these events cannot take place without them.
Ray GAIT
W/Test Secretary