The United Retriever Club promotes the breeding, showing and working of all breeds of retriever

Novice Training Day at Cottesbrooke

27 April

Training in the morning was followed in the afternoon by a series of test exercises to see what had been learnt. Judge/trainers were Dorothy Walls Duffin, Sean McGrath and Chris Warner. The five handlers below were awarded proficiency certificates.

Zinq	GR D	Mrs D Rose
Brooke	LR B	Mrs J Hyett
Sorrel	LR B	Mrs P Scott
Barclay	LR D	Miss S Braithwaite
Alice	LR B	Mr A Milne

Intermediate at Groby Lodge Farm

15 June

Judges - Mr B Barker, Mr P Highfield and Mr A MacGregor

1st	Mallowdale Elias	LR D	Mrs J Bowie
2nd	My Bash Lady	LR B	T Dobson
3rd	Skeffington Fenlander	LR D	Mrs S Plant

Open at Groby Lodge Farm

15 June

Judges - Mr B Barker, Mr P Highfield and Mr A MacGregor

1st	Braidenvale Pioneer	LR D	Mr S Richardson
2nd	Corsemalzie Drifter	LR D	Mr P Wintersgill
3rd	Griogaraich Linnet	LR B	Mr T Brain
4th	Harpers Adams Ambrose	LR D	Mr R Willcocks
COM	Kinderton Black Pepper	LR B	Mrs A Blake

Puppy at Barby

6th July

The tests were held at Chapel Farm, Barby, by kind permission of Gary and Judy Salmon. A variety of tests included a water retrieve, (with a distraction to be picked later for the novice dogs), an obedience exercise with a mark (double mark for novices), a mark in the wood (mark and blind for novices) and a walk up.

Judges - Lisa Harris, Norman Onens and Robert Daws

1st	Eatonebony Ebbcott Ladslove	LR D	Miss S Braithwaite
2nd	Idawood Ideal	FCR D	Mrs F Prentice
3rd	Mistigri's Black Beech	LR B	Mr N Bowley
4th	Roseshire Basil	LR D	Miss L J Marsh

Novice at Barby

6th July

Judges - Lisa Harris, Norman Onens and Robert Daws

1st	Buchebroc Jemma	LR B	Mrs S Jackson
2nd	Sunni Lea	LR D	Mr K Hill
3rd	Skeffington Fenlander	LR D	Mrs S E Plant
4th	Avonford Jackson	LR D	Mrs C E Winfield

Veteran at Barby

6th July

Judges - Lisa Harris, Norman Onens and Robert Daws

1st	Scotchhill Slipper	LR B	Mr D Probert & Mrs C Goodes
2nd	Delfleet Pepper of Wrenthorpe	LR D	Mrs J Jacombs
3rd	Nortoft Sonia	LR B	Miss S Jaggard
COM	Drakeshead Dee	LR B	Mr M Sargent