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Two Americans and a Chesapeake Bay Retriever during training for Field work.
The Americans are Calireiver Funky Drummer (aka Ringo) a 11 month old buff dog, and Fielgar Majestic Solitaire (aka Jemma) a 4 year old black bitch. They are accompanield by their `best mate` a 11 month old Chesapeake Bay Retriever, Riverrun Baby Beri.
All are owned by Janette and Brian Bishop of Hawick in the Scottish Borders
Sh Ch/ Ir Sh Ch/ Am Ch/ Int Ch SAN JO'S BORN TO PARTY
Best of Breed and Gundog Group Winner Crufts 2008.
Owned and shown by Monica & Margaret Boardman of Co. Dublin, R.O.I.
Picture by kind permission of L.A. Croft-Elliott
The following article was sent in by Sue Swainson and explains the excelent day she and Mrs Perry had!
I had read the brief about the day and decided that it might be fun to attend with my 8 year old Lewis ( bred by Lyn Lyons). He has his Gold Good Citizen and is a dog that likes to be kept busy so I thought that he might be able do the basic gundog work without embarrassing me too much.
It was an interesting day and the trainer commented on Lewis' excellent retrieving skills and his general keeness. I cannot rise to Mrs Perry's heights and send a photo of him clearing a five bar gate with a pheasant in his mouth but I have attached a picture of him trying to do a retrieve from the lake. At one point I was getting very panicky because as he tried to get his ball he was causing waves which made the ball bob further away from him and suddenly it occurred to me that he was quite far out into the deep lake. I was thinking I might have to go in - and I don’t swim very well - but with plenty of encouragement from me and the trainer he gave up on the ball and turned around and swam back to the edge where I hauled him out with a huge sigh of relief! The trainer said for Lewis swimming with his heavy coat must have felt like the equivalent of us swimming in a duvet! One American Cocker at each event must have been a shock for the organisers!
I thought training a gundog breed to be a gundog would be 'easy peasy' - I can see there is a lot of hard work that goes into it and I wish Mrs Perry every success with her boy.
Almonsbury Pandermonim - Toto
photos with kind permission of Becky Saunderson 'copyright 2011'
Almonsbury Pandermonim - Toto
photos with kind permission of Nigel Dear 'copyright 2011'
Lynlight Comic Book Hero at Sailorsville - Lewis
photos with kind permission of Heidi Hudson 'copyright 2011'