Gun dog trainer of the Year 2024
Hello everyone, hope you are well and 2024 is a great start for training your dog.
not sure if you are aware but the voting has opened for gundog trainer of the year for 2024. it has never been won by a trainer or club 2 years in a row and what an achievement it would be if you could help buy adding your vote for Darren kirk and Kirkbourne Spaniels.
The voting date is really short so I would appreciate if you could cast your vote for us again this year if you feel we are worthy of a vote. Kind regards, Darren
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