Bench and Field by Paul Rawlings
With May bank holiday looming, the season of gundog working tests around the country was in full flow. These competitions, which are normally held outside of the shooting season, are probably more numerous and attract more gundog owners than field...
I had planned to report on the Kennel Club spring pointer and setters trials scheduled for mid April, but due to a very poor start for the winter cereal crops in Suffolk, following the extremely difficult weather conditions during winter, these...
The Kennel Club Accreditation Scheme for Instructors in Dog Training and Canine Behaviour (KCAI) set another very significant milestone in its history at Crufts 2013 with the launch of the new KCAI Career Zone which was set up in association with...
As Chairman of the KCAI (Kennel Club Accreditation Scheme for Instructors in Dog and Canine Behaviour) I was delighted with the new KCAI career zone at Crufts and after working on the stand for three full days I was absolutely exhausted.
Time soon passes and Crufts is once again with us. My year has flown by and I have be fortunate to have reported on so many different aspects of dogdom, although my main interest has been in working and competition gundogs.
The Kennel Club 81st Cocker Spaniel Championship in association with Eukanuba was held at Sandringham in Norfolk on January 16-17, by gracious permission of the Queen.
The Buccleuch Queensberry Estate at Drumlanrig offers a unique setting for various types of field sport and on January 10-12 it provided the absolutely ideal venue for the Spaniel Club in association with main sponsors, Skinner’s and Calor...
Bench & Field: A close finish at the English Springer Spaniel open stake in Suffolk by Paul Rawlings
The Spaniel Club open stake for English Springer Spaniels took place on Monday, December 3 2012 at Walberswick, in Suffolk, by kind permission of Mr Julian Warren. The event was sponsored by Roger Skinner Ltd, well known manufacturers of quality...
I have maintained a keen interest in the minor gundog breeds, having begun my competition career with working cockers back in the 1970s when they were also struggling to gain popularity among shooting folk.
The Kennel Club open English Springer and novice any-variety spaniel field trial stakes were held on November 5-6 at Witham on the Hill by kind invitation of Paul Neill, Paul Brewster and Martin Thomson.
The Osberton Estate near Worksop has recently been described as being one of the top five field trial grounds in the country. On November 1-2 I was privileged to join Ian Glenn, John Troup, Nathan Clayton, Garry Shelbourn and Simon McKay to form...
THE KENNEL Club’s any-variety novice retriever field trial stake took place at Nevill Holt Estate in Leicestershire by invitation of David Ross on Wednesday September 19.
