Handler: NR Wroe    Breeder: Mr NR Wroe

Judges: R Howard / L Anderson

Critique: To Follow...

Handler: NR Wroe    Breeder: NR Wroe

Judges: C Carpenter/ N Jones

Handler's Comment: Kassie's last time in Puppy Stake. Next will be Novice and all that that entails: splits, blinds, shots, launchers, etc. Not to mention the competition from dogs twice her age and more.

Still, perhaps the exuberance of youth may prevail.

Handler: NR Wroe    Breeder: Mr S & Ms M French & Holmes

Judges: M Canham/ G Pillinger

Critique: Dog came into line for a retrieve on a strong runner which was not found. The dog ran into open woodland surrounded by brambles, covering the ground with a steady pace, acknowledging scent. Indicated several birds which were always moving, producing themselves from brambles, the dog was very steady.
Second run had the dog working a double hedge with ditch on a back wind. Handler worked the ground well putting the dog over the ditch gaining favour of the wind. Came on point on a bramble hedge, produced on command from a distance a pair of hen birds. Both were shot. Dog was steady to flush shot and fall making both retrieves to hand. Good water.

Handler: NR Wroe    Breeder: Mr S & Ms M French & Holmes

Judges: K Scattergood / C Snelling

Critique:

Her first run was in marsh which was holding a lot of water, She located a cock bird which was shot, a runner, and retrieved to hand. She then went on point to a snipe. Her second run was a cover crop with a cheek wind and towards the end of her run came on point. The cock lifted and was shot. She made a blind retrieve on a hare. Her third run was blank. Water was good.

Handler: NR Wroe    Breeder: Mr S & Ms M French & Holmes

Judges: F Wensley /C Carpenter

Critique: This dog had a good head wind in cereal crop standing 6in high with a high hedge to the right. She ran with good pace and drive with the correct head carriage, only occasionally putting it down to check scent. But she quickly moved on, turning unfailingly into wind. Her ground treatment was thorough. She indicated scent to her right and drew in to a staunch point. When asked she positively produced a pair of partridge which she acknowledged away. As this was in the early part of her run, she was run on producing two pheasants from staunch points which she acknowledged and handled with ease. The performance was clean from both dog and handler who worked in harmony.

Handler: NR Wroe    Breeder: Mr S & Ms M French & Holmes

Judges: F Alcock / S Burton

Critique: Quietly and sympathetically handled Weimaraner bitch brought in at start of the turn in to the wind at the bottom of the field. Soon came on point and produced a hen on right hand side of beat, shot and fell over two hedges and track into grass field. Taken to field to make a short blind retrieve over a small stranded fence. Brought forward on second run to find a previously shot hen, handler kept dog in area, eye-wiping previous dog. Going on to hunt backwind quickly found another previously shot hen which she picked and brought tenderly to hand. Running on, soon pointed and produced hen, steady to shot and short marked retrieve. Tidy performance. Good water retrieve.

Handler: NR Wroe    Breeder: Mr S & Ms M French & Holmes

Judges: Sylvia Cox / Stevie Allerton

Critique: This bitch hunted out well on her initial 10 minute run, but no birds were found on her beat. She impressed sufficiently to warrant a second run. Again, she hunted out well, covering the ground in a speedy and efficient manner and drew onto point in the middle of a patch of low heather. One bird broke off to the side of her and flew back, but she remained on point while the handler approached. A bird broke in front, taking another with it. She was steady to the flush of the birds. Altogether a sound performance, which earned her a grading of Good.