Working Gundog Association of Australia WGAA: August 2019

Monday 5 August 2019

August training day - Sunday 18th August 2019

Our next training day is Sunday the 18th of August.
Training will start at 9.00am with a bbq lunch and soft drinks at 12.00.

For more information contact our Training Officer, Kevin Phelps 0407 091 221
Directions:
Meet at the Emu Creek Bridge on Konagaderra Rd, Clarkfield.
To get to the Emu Creek bridge head North West on the C743 through Bulla. Turn North onto the Melbourne-Lancefield Rd. Travel 13km then turn right onto Konagaderra Rd and it's about 1km along that road to the bridge.
Anyone with a gundog is welcome. We cater for beginners, puppies and experienced handlers.

Sunday 4 August 2019

Retrieving Trial 28th July 2019

Foggy morning, smoke from the campfire, runs all prepared the previous day, everything in readiness to kick off WGAA’s July retrieving trial at Nagambie. Bill Allen was the Intermediate judge and Andrew Yeomans the Advanced. Some committee members and competitors had camped overnight whilst the rest of us travelled up in the early hours of Sunday morning. A welcome bacon and egg breakfast was served up to everyone. All set for a great day.

Due to recent rains the property was in great condition. Both stakes consisted of 2 land runs and a water run to test the dogs. 14 dogs were entered in the Intermediate stake and 9 dogs in the Advanced stake. A word from the judges about their expectations and all went off to the various runs where the crack of shotguns soon echoed around the trial site.

Good performances, not so good performances, commands called out, nervous handlers … by 1.30 the last bird was thrown and we all made our way back to the campfire to hear how the judges saw things.