The SGRS hosted Joint Working Tests for Golden Retrievers and Flatcoated Retrievers on 2nd June 2024 at Parklands, Ewshot, Surrey, by kind permission of Mrs Suzette Watts. Our Judges for the day were Mrs Sue Jordan and Mrs Leigh Sutton. The tests were for Novice dog/Novice Handler and Novice.
The weather was again superb for us being warm and sunny, not to hot and with gentle breeze. The ground provided plenty of tree cover for both dogs and handlers whilst they waited for their tests.
There were 4 tests for each class.
Test 1 was a hunt up requiring the dog to find dummies in undergrowth
Test 2 was a simple mark but incorporated heel work to be completed before the retrieve was completed.
Test 3 was a mark and blind. The blind being in a different direction to the mark
Test 4 was a Walk up done in two stages with a mark to the front of the dog and a blind to the rear. The tests were the same for both classes but with the novice tests being longer and further for them.
The results were as follows:-
ND/NH
1st Mr Andy HALE with his Bitch Towton Bar Girl. Golden Ret (After a run off)
2nd Mr Andy HALE with his Bitch Kensteen Sencha. Golden Ret
3rd Mrs Beverley SUDDEN with her Bitch Undercliff Skylark Flatcoat Ret
4th Mrs Jenny McCARTER with her Dog Fulwith Bramble Flatcoat Ret
C.O.M was awarded by the judges to
Mrs Katie ALDRED with her Dog Jazzanrager Countryman Flatcoat Ret
NOVICE
The competition in the novice test was very tight with a run off required to separate 5 dogs with the same marks
The results were as follows:-
1st Mr David WIMSETT with his Bitch Rosgar Coconut Bellini Golden Ret
After the run off the judges decided the following place were to be awarded:-
2nd Mrs Debbie MORGAN with her Dog Kentwone Blaze Golden Ret
3rd Mrs Fay Drewry with her Dog Jinkster Jackpot of Goldmyrtus Golden Ret
C.O.M’s were awarded to the following:-
Mrs Sarah YOUNG with her Bitch Waverton I Wish I Could Fly at Larksburn Flatcoat Ret
Mrs Sue POUNDS-LONGHURST with her Bitch Rosgar Dolly O’Dare among Mossburn Golden Ret
Mrs Jo HEWISON with her Dog Casblaidd Chase Me Charlie Flatcoat Ret
The highest scoring Flatcoated Retrievers on the day, jointly awarded the FCRS Varingo Trophy, were Mrs Jo HEWISON & her Dog Casblaidd Chase Me Charlie and Mrs Sarah YOUNG & Waverton I Wish I Could Fly at Larksburn.
