Judges report by Keith Clowes.
Level 2 & 6 competition at Gorsley on the 8th October 2022.
Catherine Manfield manager kindly asked me to judge the level 2 & 6 trial.
Level 2
For this trial I judged the Items & the Wall, Mary judged the Table and Chairs & the Boxes & Luggage.
First, I did Items. I placed the scent in a log near the front and a tin near the rear. All teams worked really well with some extremely excellent searching.
Second, I did the wall. I placed the first scent on the hinge on the patio doors, then the second scent on a wooden spar fixed to the wall. Again, the searching was of a high standard with some really fast times. I would like to congratulate the following 4 on being placed.
1st Juliette Smith with Gyp
2nd Helen Axe with Willow
3rd Vivien Waldron with Peri
4th Jill Taylor with Sid
Well done to those that qualified.
I would also like to congratulate all that took part for being a really fantastic bunch. I would also like to thank all those who helped and in particular Caroline my fantastic scribe.
Level 6
For this trial I judged all 3 searches. There was some really excellent handling throughout the searches.
Interior search. I put 6 scents around the room, 2 cloves, 2 gun & 2 truffles. Most handlers and dogs found the scents.
In the exterior search I used 3 scents, 1 clove, 1 gun & 1 truffle. The weather for this search was warm with slight breeze. All teams performed excellently finding all 3 scents.
For the second interior search, I put out 3 scents, 1 clove, 1 gun & 1 truffle. The handlers had to work hard and really needed to plan their search in a systematic way to complete in the 3 minutes allocated. Again, there was some excellent searching.
I would like to congratulate the following four who were placed:
1st Mike Wright with Poppy
2nd Katie Rogers with Gylly
3rd Paula Davies with Bonnie Jazz
4th Bobbie Osborne with Bella
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Also, congratulations to those who qualified
I would also like to congratulate all that took part for being such a fantastic bunch I fully enjoyed the day with you all. I would also like to thank all those who helped and in particular Mary my fantastic scribe.
Thank you to Catherine Manfield for inviting me to judge and sue for scribing for me .Congratulations to Juliette with Gyp for 1st place to Helen with willow 2nd place to Vivien with Peri 3rd place and Jill with Sid 4th place you all worked so well and to all the other competitors some amazing searches
Judges report by Keith Clowes.
Level 2 & 6 competition at Gorsley on the 8th October 2022.
Catherine Manfield manager kindly asked me to judge the level 2 & 6 trial.
Level 2
For this trial I judged the Items & the Wall, Mary judged the Table and Chairs & the Boxes & Luggage.
First, I did Items. I placed the scent in a log near the front and a tin near the rear. All teams worked really well with some extremely excellent searching.
Second, I did the wall. I placed the first scent on the hinge on the patio doors, then the second scent on a wooden spar fixed to the wall. Again, the searching was of a high standard with some really fast times. I would like to congratulate the following 4 on being placed.
1st Juliette Smith with Gyp
2nd Helen Axe with Willow
3rd Vivien Waldron with Peri
4th Jill Taylor with Sid
Well done to those that qualified.
I would also like to congratulate all that took part for being a really fantastic bunch. I would also like to thank all those who helped and in particular Caroline my fantastic scribe.
Level 6
For this trial I judged all 3 searches. There was some really excellent handling throughout the searches.
Interior search. I put 6 scents around the room, 2 cloves, 2 gun & 2 truffles. Most handlers and dogs found the scents.
In the exterior search I used 3 scents, 1 clove, 1 gun & 1 truffle. The weather for this search was warm with slight breeze. All teams performed excellently finding all 3 scents.
For the second interior search, I put out 3 scents, 1 clove, 1 gun & 1 truffle. The handlers had to work hard and really needed to plan their search in a systematic way to complete in the 3 minutes allocated. Again, there was some excellent searching.
I would like to congratulate the following four who were placed:
1st Mike Wright with Poppy
2nd Katie Rogers with Gylly
3rd Paula Davies with Bonnie Jazz
4th Bobbie Osborne with Bella
‘
Also, congratulations to those who qualified
I would also like to congratulate all that took part for being such a fantastic bunch I fully enjoyed the day with you all. I would also like to thank all those who helped and in particular Mary my fantastic scribe.
Thank you to Catherine Manfield for inviting me to judge and sue for scribing for me .Congratulations to Juliette with Gyp for 1st place to Helen with willow 2nd place to Vivien with Peri 3rd place and Jill with Sid 4th place you all worked so well and to all the other competitors some amazing searches