Marianne Tembey

First I would like to say thank to Karen Denton for asking me to co-judge alongside Ali Brannen. It is always lovely to be able to watch lots of teams working their way through the searches and in all different levels.

It was my first time at this venue and it is a really lovely venue for a Scentwork UK trial. Lovely and peaceful, away from the public, enough parking spaces and a fabulous exercise area for the dogs.

As a judge I was looked after extremely well and a huge thank you to my scribe Glenis who did a sterling job and to the lady who kept me in coffee. A very well run trial.

I was indoors and started with the tables and chairs. Always a favourite I think. I saw some fabulous quiet handling from Deb Atkins with Skyla, and although Jo Andrews was extremely nervous as soon as she passed the cones she handled Cora very well. Cora was such a happy dog she made me smile.

We also had some really lovely searching from Julia Bodsworth and Spot, and Sarah Eccleston with Bella.

Jane Page came in with Dinah and although Dinah made Jane think she read her very well and Jane’s patience paid off. Very well handled.

Zoe Ashman and Swift made a great team and produced some lovely searching.

We did have a couple of false alerts but all in all it was a pleasure to watch these dogs having fun.

I then went onto the boxes and luggage. The searching in this section was outstanding.

Julia Bodsworth & Spot, Zoe Ashman & Swift, Rachel Bradley & Jasper, Sarah Eccleston & Bella, Rob Warman & Bella, Jane Page & Dinah, Jo Andrews & Cora and Deb Atkins & Skyla all did really fabulous 1st finds in a very short time. 4 teams went on to find the second hide.

Penny Harris and Lyra plus Anne Johnson and Ellie did not have a good time and both dogs false alerted so it was not their day. But both fabulous dogs and I look forward to seeing them again. We all have off days and dogs do too. Both handlers went away with a bit more experience and they took the best dogs home with them.

A white dog was run in both searches.

All in all it was a pleasure to watch these teams all doing a good job.

I look forward to seeing you all again very soon.

Thank you for the privilege of watching you and dog searching.

Ali Brannen

Level 2

Thank you to Karen Denton for asking me to judge this trial, also thanks to my fellow Judge Marianne Tembey and to the scribes and the runners for the day.

I was tasked with the exterior & vehicle searches and we started with the exterior. The scent was hidden inside a black tub and on the handle of a hammer. 8/10 teams found both hides, they were Ellen & Meg, Deb & Skyla, Zoe & Swift, Sarah & Bella, Rob & Bella, Julia & Spot, Jo & Cora and Jane & Dinah. Well done everyone.

It was then time for the vehicle search, the scents were hidden on the 2nd vehicles front wheel nut, and on the front grill of the 3rd vehicle. 6/10 teams found both hides and they were Sarah & Bella, Julia & Spot, Jo & Cora, Jane & Dinah, Ellen & Meg and Rob & Bella. The remaining 4 teams found one and they were Zoe & Swift, Anne & Ellie, Deb & Skyla and Penny & Lyra. Well done guys.

There were some really lovely searches, great handling, along with good indications which made this trial extremely successful with 9/10 teams qualifying. Nicely done everyone, keep up the hard work and I look forward to seeing you all again in the future.

A white dog was used in all searches.

Level 6

Thank you to Karen Denton for asking me to judge at this trial, also massive thanks to Michelle Rodgers who scribed for me all afternoon and to Peter for keeping everyone moving and for making me coffee.

We started with the first interior search which was a sports locker room, the hides from left to right were: – bottom of a locker door, back of a bench, a crack in the step of the shower and a crack in a post. 6/10 teams found all 4 hides and they were, Heather & Timmy, Sarah & Hugo, Sue & Lily, Nikki & Elli, Alison & Peppa and Janet & Jess. 2/10 teams found 3 hides and they were Liz & Archie and Marianne & Kai. 1/10 teams found 2 hides and they were Kathy & Rowan and only 1 team found 1 hide and that was Annette & Disney. The most commonly missed hide was the shower step with 4 teams missing this. All hides were fairly low down as we had 3 small dogs and all were surface hides.

On to the exterior, again 4 hides were placed out there, from left to right the end of a small pipe, a drain pipe in the wall, the back of a board and a crack in a wooden flower bed. It was quite a windy day and the wind appeared to be blowing the scent on to a pile of children’s toys at the back of the search area and I think this made it quite difficult for the handlers as most dogs spent a while searching the toys. 3/10 teams found all 4 and they were Heather & Timmy, Alison & Peppa and Nikki & Elli. 3/10 teams found 3 hides and they were Liz & Archie, Janet & Jess and Kathy & Rowan. 3 teams found 2 hides and they were Sarah & Hugo, Marianne & Kai and Sue & Lily. Only 1 team only found 1 hide and that was Annette & Disney. The most commonly missed hide was the one in the crack of a flower bed frame. All hides were surface hides.

Lastly it was on to the 2nd interior search, which was in the main hall. The hides from left to right were the bottom of the cupboard door, the safety protector on a plug, crack in the skirting board by a door and a pillar in the middle of the room. 3/9 teams found all 4 and they were Sarah & Hugo, Janet & Jess and Nikki & Elli, 4/9 teams found 3 and they were Kathy & Rowan, Sue & Lily, Alison & Peppa and Heather & Timmy. 1/9 teams found 2 and they were Marianne & Kai, 1/9 teams found one which was Liz & Archie. The most commonly missed hide was the cupboard at the start of the search area which 4 teams missed. Again all were surface hides.

Qualifiers were 1st Nikki & Elli, 2nd Janet & Jess, 3rd Heather & Timmy, 4th Alison & Peppa, 5th Sarah & Hugo and 6th Sue & Lily.

Well done everyone, I look forward to seeing you all again in the future.

A white dog was used on all search areas.

		T&C - A/F	T&C - H	T&C - T	ES - A/F	ES - H	ES - T	VS - A/F	VS - H	VS - T	B&L - A/F	B&L - H	B&L - T	Marks	Time
		A/F = Alert Find			H = Handling			T = Time (seconds)
		Tables & Chairs			Exterior Search			Vehicle Search			Boxes & Luggage			Totals
Level 2		A/F	H	T	A/F	H	T	A/F	H	T	A/F	H	T	Marks	Time
1	Jane Page – Dinah	20	4.95	59	20	5	87	20	4.95	110	20	5	40	99.9	296
2	Julia Bodsworth – Spot	20	4.9	74	20	5	48	20	5	55	20	4.95	76	99.85	253
3	Jo Andrews – Cora	20	4.5	84	20	5	32	20	4.95	38	20	5	44	99.45	198
4	Zoe Ashman – Swift	20	5	56	20	5	29	10	4.95	58	20	5	47	89.95	190
5	Sarah Eccleston – Bella	20	5	61	20	5	34	20	5	24	10	4.9	81	89.9	200
6	Deb Atkins – Sklya	20	4.9	103	20	5	294	10	4.95	84	10	5	61	79.85	542
7	Ellen Ward Lindley – Meg	10	4.25	72	20	5	32	20	4.95	234	10	5	45	79.2	383
8	Rob Warman – Bella	10	4.25	97	20	5	74	20	4.95	95	10	4	61	78.2	327

		WA	P	B	D	T	WA	P	B	D	T	WA	P	B	D	T	WA	P	B	D	P+B+D	Time
						WA = Wrong Alerts ( 4 = elimination )							P = Points (articles found X 10)
						B = Bonus (10 if all items found)							D = Deductions				T = time (seconds)
		Interior Search 1					Interior Search 2					Exterior Search					Totals
		No of items		Time allowed			No of items		Time allowed			No of items		Time allowed			P+B-D = Points + Bonus - Deductions
		WA	P	B	D	T	WA	P	B	D	T	WA	P	B	D	T	WA	P	B	D	P+B-D	Time
1	Nikki Inglis – Elli	0	40	10	0.01	127	0	40	10	0	172	0	40	10	0.05	224	0	120	30	0.06	149.94	523
2	Janet Wykes – Jess	0	40	10	0	126	0	40	10	0.05	198	0	30	0	0.05	240	0	110	20	0.1	129.9	564
3	Heather Poulton – Timmy	0	40	10	0.05	203	0	30	0	0.05	240	0	40	10	0.5	222	0	110	20	0.6	129.4	665
4	Alison Williamson – Peppa	0	40	10	0.5	166	1	30	0	0.5	240	0	40	10	0.5	176	1	110	20	1.5	128.5	582
5	Sarah Taylor – Hugo	0	40	10	0	54	0	40	10	0	149	0	20	0	0.5	240	0	100	20	0.5	119.5	443
6	Sue Gardner – Lily	0	40	10	0.01	78	0	30	0	0	240	1	20	0	0.05	240	1	90	10	0.06	99.94	558