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ASPADS first day, there were nine nosework qualifiers,
CHAMPIONSHIP TRIAL three on the second day, none on the third day
and nine on the last nosework day. The nose-
1 – 6 August 2017 work qualifiers were spread evenly across the
Ravenscar, Scarborough three tracklaying areas.
The control round was held in the hilly part
Stake: TD of a field which had been used by both UD
and WD previously. The round started with
Judge: BARRY GILBERT a straight stretch of heelwork at slow, normal
Tracklayers: Andrea Lynd, Dave Stewart, and fast paces. Sendaway was from the brow
Tom Mills, Jeff Margreaves of the hill down the slope and up to a red pole
Search and Control and Agility Steward: about 80 paces away on the brow of the next
Pat Parkinson hill. The sendaway pole was about 30 paces
short of the fence. The redirect was at 90°
Weather - Tuesday windy with showers, down the slope to the left to another red pole
Thursday windy and wet, Friday dry but very near to the field hedge. The clear jump and
windy, Saturday sunny with light winds. long jump followed, and then another stretch
Track articles: wooden dowels 130 mm x 13 of normal pace heelwork took us near to the
mm, orange flex 90 mm by 6 mm, black tube scale. The speak exercise followed, where
120 mm x 12 mm the dog was left next to the scale and the han-
Search articles: black tie wrap 250 mm long, dler went behind the scale and commanded
Black woollen jumper 80 mm x 35 mm, grey the dog to speak; after five barks, the handler
roof slate 90 mm x 80 mm, knotted yellow returned to the dog, which was required to
raffia 110 m by 30 mm continue speaking until the stop command
was given by the steward. The scale com-
pleted the round.
A big thanks to everyone who helped make
the test similar for every dog.
Many thanks to Linda Gilbert for stepping in
as trials manager when I took over the judg-
ing appointment at short notice, when our
original judge, Sheila Tannert, was unable to
fulfil the appointment – and to everyone who
helped in the kitchen and doing the scores
and certificates. Best wishes to Sheila for a
full recovery.
46 entries, 14 qualifiers
1st Diane Ling with LITTLE DEBEN
JOE, CDEx - TDEx, Cross, 201, Q.
The track pattern was 20 legs and designed 2nd Margaret Robinson with WTCh
to give the tracklayers plenty of reference JUST ARRAN AT TRENTVALLEY, WSD,
points as they laid the track. The start was CDEx - TDEx, 197, Q
centrally placed so that I could be close to 3rd Julie Atkins with GLENALPINE
the dogs without a lot of walking. The gun PEG, CDEx – TDEx, BC, 196, Q
test followed the track and the square was 4th Ann Clarke with TADMARTON
laid in an area away from any track legs. The EVITA, CDEx – TDEx, Labrador,195, Q
tracklayers rotated the tracks every day so Also qualified TDEx:
that the starts were in a new place for each Diane Ling with WTCh DEBEN LITTLE
dog. The search articles were laid after the TOM, CDEx – TDEx, PDEx, Cross, 194.5
dog had reached the first track article. On the Dave Marchant with STARDELL PISCES,
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