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.