WGAA Vic RETRIEVING TRIAL -14th September 14

The WGAA Vic Intermediate and Advanced Retrieving trial was held at Nagambie in a picture perfect location in ideal conditions. The judges were David Blacker (Intermediate – 15 entries) and Andrew Yeomans (Advanced – 8 entries).

The trial managers were Luke Warner and Kevin Phelps with Norm Cloke handling the throwers.

We were all set for a great day – what could possibly go wrong? Well guess what, nothing went wrong and the day was a fantastic success. We even started on time, there was some excellent dog work, good camaraderie and the lunch was enjoyed by all - even those who were over charged!

It was encouraging to see a number of newcomers graduating from the Training day program into trials for the first time.

At the end of the day the judges awarded their placings and the lucky winners were:

Intermediate Stake

1^st Henry Foster’s Pointer F Ch(CS) & Nat FT Ch RIPRAP MARKSMAN NFTW(CS) CM (154)

2^nd Nick Guida’s Pointer RIPRAP ROXY (140 points)

3^rd Shane Emond’s Labrador PETITRAPPORT MCANGUS (139 points)

The Encouragement award for a very high standard retrieve went to

Sandra Lesniauskas’ Golden Retriever BELBUN DAILY COMPANY DC

The highest score for a run in the Intermediate stake went to

Sam Heyes’ Labrador CONINGSBURGH MADDIE MAY (53 points)

Advanced Stake

1^st Sam Heyes’ Labrador CONINGSBURGH TASHA GIRL (173 points)

2^nd Sam Heyes’ Labrador CONINGSBURGH MADDIE MAY (126 points)

3^rd Luc Tomasino’s Brittany BRITTNIKI GUNSMOKE GUS (124 points)

Click HERE to see a slideshow from the day.