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A huge group of Queensland triallers, their families and their 12 dogs, all travelled to Nagambie for an interstate retrieving trial challenge with competitors from WGAA Vic.
The Queensland group belong to the United Field & Retrieving club (UFR) and operate nationally under the SSAA Working Gundog discipline.
The Victorian president, Barry Oliver and the Queensland president, Jim Jeffries were in attendance and the SSAA National president, Geoff Jones offered his full support for this prestigious event. SSAA Vic and SSAA Qld also helped out financially and we extend our thanks to them.
WGAA Vic rose to the challenge of putting on such a large trial. WGAA committee members and helpers put in a huge effort behind the scenes and when the day dawned clear and cold the 'Challenge' was on.
The judges were Malcolm McLeod, Robert Price and Margaret Wedgwood from Queensland and Byron Kendall and Andrew Yeomans from Victoria. The trial managers were Kevin Phelps and Luke Warner and the entry was just on 50 dogs both days.
The venue was breathtaking with many excellent water and land retrieves able to be run throughout the weekend. The dogs were tested and tested, some not too impressed with the water temperature. In between runs handlers and dogs came back to the campsite to warm themselves by the camp fire which burned all weekend.
By lunchtime the judges were reporting that some excellent work was being seen and that the atmosphere was extremely friendly. The Queensland branch is a very experienced retrieving trial club and our Victorian members benefited from seeing the quality of the dog work in the advanced and open stakes as well as the many training tips that were passed on to our newer members.
At the end of the weekend the Victorian contingent just managed to edge in front of the Queensland group to win the overall challenge - not that anyone was really counting!
This trial set the benchmark for all such trials in the future and augers well for the continuing success of Working Gundogs.
RESULTS – Saturday
4 July 15
TEST
1 . 1. Barry Oliver – Pointer - Kio – 117 points
2 . 2. Richard Chan – Wei/Lab – Jazz – 103 points
3 . 3. Andrew Beam – Labrador – Pio – 96 points
INTERMEDIATE
1.
1. Henry Foster – Pointer – Riley – 152 points
2.
2. Sam Heyes – Labrador – Tasha – 136 points
3.
3. Jamie Stellini – Labrador – Charley – 133 points
ADVANCED
1.
1. Sam Heyes – Labrador – Nellie – 149 points
2.
2. Rad Miramon-Jeffrey – Flat Coated Ret – Chevy –
143 points
3.
3. Sam Heyes – Labrador – Tasha – 139 points
4.
4. Ron Jackson – Labrador – Rudy – 135.5 points
5.
5. Kerri Underwood – Labrador – Franklin – 114.5
points
OPEN
1.
1. Sam Haigh – Labrador – Errol – 118 points
2.
2. Bryan Pritchard – Labrador – Gunner – 115.5
points
3.
3. Ron Jackson – Labrador – Rudy – 114.5 points
4.
4. Sam Heyes – Labrador – Nellie – 106 points
RESULTS – Sunday 5
July 15
TEST
1.
1. Barry Oliver – Ponter – Kio – 93 points
2.
2. Richard Chan – Wei/Lab – Jazz – 80 points
3.
3. Jason Repacholi – GSP – Toby – 68 points
INTERMEDIATE
1.
1. Rad Miramon-Jeffrey – Flat Coated Ret – Chevy –
135 points
2.
2. Jamie Stellini – Labrador – Charley – 124 points
3.
3. Di Lynch – ESS – Mickey – 119 points
4. 4. Kevin Phelps – Labrador – Aussie – 118 points
5.
5. Henry Foster – Pointer – Riley – 117 points
ADVANCED
1.
1. Ron Jackson – Labrador – Rudy – 144 points
2.
2. Sam Heyes – Labrador – Nellie – 124 points
OPEN
1.
1. Di Lynch – Labrador – Molly – 148 points
2.
2. Sam Haigh – Labrador – Errol – 141 points
3.
3. Ron Jackson – Labrador – Rudy – 138 points
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