Working
No trials to report on this week although there have been one or two opens, but the next three championships are all PDs, with the Scottish Working Trials Society Lauder trial in May, Wessex in June and Surrey in July.
The Kennel Club have already sent congratulations to Mary Ray on winning her 100th obedience certificate at Crufts 2013. What a fantastic achievement and I thought it would be appropriate to write a profile about Mary, with her approval of course...
There have been many interesting discussions taking place on various forums recently dealing with many aspects of the sport, such as class progression, registered versus unregistered shows and the use of props in a routine.
We did the Surrey DTS championship trial in style this year, and rather than rushing back and forth we decided to make a short break of it and stay for a couple of days. With work a little slower than normal Paul was able to free up the time even...
Scunthorpe show, held on Saturday April 13, was our second large championship class of the year. First being Wyre three weeks before.
With the recent tragic death of 14-year-old Jade Anderson, once again the spotlight has been fully focussed upon the problem of ‘dangerous dogs’.
ALTHOUGH I am not competing in PD at the present time I do still take an interest, and the BAGSD Flintham PD trial which was on last weekend was always one of my favourites.
THE PAST few weeks have been a very sad time for us with the loss of three well known people from the world of obedience.
WELL HE’S done it again, and my prediction in last week’s article came true when Tony Lockyer emulated last year’s achievements by winning BAGSD Tewkesbury and ASPADS Enfield one after the other, but this year with his other dog Isla...
AFTER Crufts there is always a bit of a break before the first main show of the year. Westglen HTM club holds its show in April and it’s a nice show to kick off the season.
DESPITE all the snow, rain, wind and other inclement conditions the British Association for German Shepherd Dogs (BAGSD) Tewkesbury Trial went ahead, finishing over the Easter weekend with judge Paul Adams finding his winner in Tony Lockyer and WT...
THE FIRST championship show of the year was due to be held over the Easter weekend, the Midlands Border Collie Club, which was to have taken place on Saturday March 30, with the club’s open show on Sunday 31st.
