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bless her. Many thanks to the Society for my first Tick-
I thoroughly enjoyed judging all the PD dogs, et judging appointment and thanks to all my
and what a great bunch of competitors they helpers, including those who helped set up
were, too. I hope everyone enjoyed the test, and dismantle the Patrol Round, for their as-
although we did only have one overall quali- sistance before, during and after the event.
fier, which was the winner, and maybe the test The tracking was on grass, everyone got
gave some food for thought. Les Theobald, round and recovered both articles, which
who wasn’t qualifying, did qualify on the were rubber underlay 30mm x 50mm and
manwork section. Alan Bexon qualified and black denim 20mm x 60mm. However, no
won his 14th ticket and what a class act they dog recovered all 4 articles from the square,
were, too. Fly is a fab little dog and it’s an though no one article proved a problem. The
honour to judge him. articles were a wooden clothes peg, 80mm x
20mm strip of black vinyl, 60mm length of
1st Alan Bexon and WTCh FLY BY thick orange string and a 60mm piece of blue
NIGHT LAD, WSD, 296.5, Q and CC. Well hose. All qualified the nosework on quite
Alan, Ticket number 14!! You were superb similar marks.
and together looked just great on the PD field. The C/A round began with the speak exercise,
You make my job so easy. Well done and go which was to leave the dog in any position at
for it KCC’s No.3 the pole and walk away. After approximately
2nd Les Theobald and TYTRI ROMAN 10 paces away, handlers were instructed to
JACK, 266, NQ. This would defo have been command their dog to bark, then after another
a qualification had that sendaway gained a 10 paces they were instructed to do an about
few more marks, as he was only other dog to turn and return to their dog with the dog con-
qualify the manwork section. tinuing to bark. Approximately 10 paces
3rd Lauren Marlow and JOTUNHEIM away from the dog they were instructed to
ELI, 257, NQ. No recall and location left command the dog to cease barking.
Aka down on manwork marks. After the speak was heelwork down to the
4th Diane Ling and WTCh DEBEN start of the sendaway. From the pole, han-
LITTLE TOM, 256, NQ. No recall and loca- dlers were asked to send their dogs approxi-
tion left Tom down on manwork marks too. mately 120 paces down the field to a brace
in the fence and hedgerow, recall the dog ap-
* * * * * * proximately halfway and then re-direct the
dog right across the open field towards a cor-
SURREY DOG TRAINING SOCIETY ner in the field and then along the hedge line
CHAMPIONSHIP TRIAL to a tree there. This was done quite well with
everyone gaining between 6 and 8.5 marks.
14 – 16 July 2017 Then there was more heelwork back towards
Village Hall, Oakwood Hill, Ockley, Surrey the jumps. All dogs qualified the agility but
unfortunately I lost one team on the control.
Stake: PD The Patrol Round was set to be straightfor-
ward, with no need for a lock out (which
Judge: MANDA MCLELLAN bores the competitors to tears and means they
Tracklayers: Mark Lewindon and Judy miss an important aspect of the competition).
Meekings The main requirements were to test the com-
Search Square and C/A Steward: Tom Da- mitment of the dog to his patrol work and to
vis assess the handler’s control of the dog.
Patrol Steward: Mark Lewindon The chase was the first exercise and the pro-
Protected Stewards: Tom Davis, Winston tected steward ran around the test of courage
Cadogan, Bob Cook and Richard Carlton windbreakers in order to disappear out of the
Patrol Scribe: Sue Atkin dog’s sight and test the dog’s commitment to
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