| 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 1 | A/F | H | T | A/F | H | T | A/F | H | T | A/F | H | T | Marks | Time | |
| 1 | Tracy Ridgway - Enzo | 20 | 5 | 11 | 20 | 5 | 12 | 20 | 5 | 28 | 20 | 5 | 33 | 100 | 84 |
| 2 | Lynne White - Torin | 20 | 5 | 19 | 20 | 5 | 49 | 20 | 5 | 35 | 20 | 5 | 8 | 100 | 111 |
| 3 | Deb Atkins - Chester | 20 | 5 | 30 | 20 | 5 | 43 | 20 | 5 | 53 | 20 | 5 | 23 | 100 | 149 |
| 4 | Natalie Wakelin - Jensen | 20 | 5 | 40 | 20 | 5 | 48 | 20 | 5 | 15 | 20 | 5 | 49 | 100 | 152 |
| 5 | Sue Ellis - Delphi | 20 | 5 | 32 | 20 | 5 | 75 | 20 | 5 | 29 | 20 | 5 | 37 | 100 | 173 |
| 6 | Liz Whitmore - Mist | 20 | 5 | 41 | 20 | 5 | 50 | 20 | 5 | 129 | 20 | 5 | 34 | 100 | 254 |
| 7 | Debbie Goodwin - Fab | 20 | 5 | 29 | 20 | 4.9 | 33 | 20 | 5 | 40 | 20 | 5 | 59 | 99.9 | 161 |
| 8 | Michelle Ableson - Bruce | 20 | 4.8 | 41 | 20 | 5 | 7 | 20 | 5 | 9 | 20 | 5 | 7 | 99.8 | 64 |
| 9 | Rachael Fox - Esme | 20 | 5 | 24 | 20 | 4.8 | 167 | 20 | 5 | 26 | 20 | 5 | 27 | 99.8 | 244 |
| 10 | Anne Tucker - Oscar | 20 | 5 | 15 | 0 | 5 | 88 | 20 | 5 | 21 | 20 | 5 | 13 | 80 | 137 |
| 11 | Sarah SQUIRES - Dexter | 20 | 5 | 32 | 20 | 4.9 | 84 | 20 | 5 | 34 | 0 | 5 | 38 | 79.9 | 188 |
| 12 | Alison Hamilton - Mackenzie | 20 | 4.9 | 112 | 20 | 4.8 | 127 | 20 | 4.5 | 186 | 0 | 5 | 33 | 79.2 | 458 |
| Level 4 | |||||||||||||||
| 1 | Marie Tomkinson - Bertie | 20 | 5 | 48 | 20 | 5 | 62 | 20 | 5 | 88 | 10 | 5 | 110 | 90 | 308 |
| 2 | Gill Douglas - Root | 20 | 5 | 71 | 20 | 5 | 58 | 20 | 5 | 143 | 10 | 5 | 105 | 90 | 377 |
| 3 | Mandy Rigby - Reenie | 20 | 5 | 167 | 10 | 5 | 32 | 20 | 5 | 123 | 20 | 5 | 170 | 90 | 492 |
| 4 | Helen Soper - Toby | 20 | 5 | 90 | 10 | 5 | 99 | 20 | 5 | 133 | 10 | 5 | 129 | 80 | 451 |
| 5 | Paula Davis - Bonnie Jazz | 20 | 5 | 53 | 10 | 4.9 | 63 | 20 | 5 | 57 | 10 | 5 | 66 | 79.9 | 239 |
Trial Manager and Judges Reports
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Judges Report by Keith Clowes
I would like to thank Ellen for inviting me to judge at her 1 & 4 trial, as well as Karen who trial managed the level 1.
Level 1
My scribe was James who I must thank him for his help.
First, I judged table and chairs. All teams found the scent and the times where really quick. The handling by all was of a high standard.
Next, I judged the exterior search and placed the scent inside the workings of a scissor jack. All the dogs, bar one, found the scent and handling was of a high standard. I would like to congratulate all the teams on their performance, especially the following who came:
1st Tracy with Enzo, who also achieved their excellence.
2nd Lynne with Torin, who also achieved their excellence.
3rd Deb with Chester
4th Natalie with Jenson
Also, Debbie with Fab who got her excellence.
There was so many clean sweeps that I cannot mention them all, so well done all.
I would like to mention Michelle with Bruce, who in their first trial after only a few weeks training, found all 4 scents in a total time of 64 seconds. They got a clean sweep with 99.8 point, so well done.
Well done all competitors an excellent result by all.
After being well fed by Ellen we then did:
Level 4
My scribes for the afternoon where Anne & Natalie. Thank you for your help.
First, I judged the exterior search. I put the cloves scent in the end of a hole drilled in a log and the gun oil on the flap of a small electric pump. The distraction scents where shampoo placed in a hole on top of a log and almonds scent in a tin with holes in the side. Only 3 dogs found both scents. Most dogs found either the gun oil or the cloves but also indicated on the shampoo. The weather for the exterior search was rain.
Next, I judged the table, chairs and perimeter. I placed cloves on a chair and gun oil on a door edge. The distraction scents were again shampoo, placed on the handle hinge of a large paint bucket, and almonds under the edge of a fire guard. All teams performed brilliantly and the handling was excellent.
Although we had no clean sweep’s, I would like congratulate the following on coming:
1st Marie with Bertie
2nd Gill with Root
3rd Mandy with Reenie
4th Helen with Toby
I feel that the weather did not help on the exterior search but overall the handling was very good.
I would like to thank all competitors from both trials for their warm welcome and friendly comments. Thanks also to all Ellen’s team for ensuring a smooth-running competition.
A little while ago I was reading passed reports from trials, and one stuck out at me… the trial manager had been very poorly and the judges had had to run the show without her. I remember thinking how awful it must have been for that poor trial manager because we really do put our heart and soul into trying to make sure everything runs well, and then that happens. I hoped it would never happen to me.
Well this morning…
A very well timed message of support came through from Karen Denton just as I was trying to work out what to do, and she offered to help. I grasped that offer with both hands!
I can’t give much of a report of the Level 1 trial as I turned up just in time to enter scores and take all the glory for the hard work Karen had done. The quality of handling was extremely high, with 1st-6th place decided on time!
Huge congratulations to Tracy and Enzo for first place and gaining their excellence, Lynne and Torin for 2nd place and also gaining excellence, and a special mention to Debbie Goodwin and Fab for also gaining excellence.
Thank you to the morning crew – Karen for trial managing, Collette the excellent runner and Marie and James for scribing. The contestants could not have had such an excellent time without you all.
The venue provides some challenges to ensuring people can get in and out of the search areas without disturbing other searches, or seeing them take place. I was very grateful to the Level 4s for their willingness to cope with this, and in the pouring rain too which rarely brings out the best in us, so thank you all!
Many congratulations to Marie and Bertie for their first place, and Gill and Root for taking second.
Thank you to my judges, Keith Clowes and Liz Beaumont for being so encouraging and positive to the handlers. And many thanks to Anne and Natalie for scribing in the afternoon.
Also a big thank you to Keith and Anne for helping to pack up and clean up at the end – your help was invaluable.