KIRKBOURNE SPANIELS WORKING TEST
Kirkbourne Spaniels annual Autumn Working Test was held on 29th September. What an excellent turnout and great to see that you have all been training hard.
We were lucky enough that Doreen, with her many years of experience, agreed to be our judge for the occassion.
The test consisted of two seperate sections.
A straight marked retrieve and then a retreive with distratctions. All the dogs acqitted themselves extremely well and the the tests ran very smoothly.
Many thanks to Doreen...
Well deserved winners
The Runners Up...
Third place to Alison and Angus
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