Thank you Caroline for the invitation to judge today and thank you Zoe for scribing, a very well run trial on a lovely sunny day. The competitors were such a friendly group and whilst not all were successful without exception they accepted my decisions with a smile and a thank you, what a lovely lot. I saw some lovely searching with dogs coping well with nervous handlers. Rob stepped in to be the runner which was appreciated and kept a nice steady flow so no one was kept waiting. As you would expect with a level 1 there was the odd handling blip but nothing that couldn’t be sorted out, however I would suggest that in future before anyone enters a trial reading the guidelines for the level you are entering is a really good idea.