Field Trial Award
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KALIMOR SEAMUS for JUVERNA JW
Read more about Seamus and see his pedigree on his Show Dogs Page Seamus has just competed in his first Field Trial. This is what Emer had to say about their experience: "Seamus entered his first field trial on Sunday November 20th - the GSP Club of Ireland Novice Field Trial at Drumconrath. Following a fantastic first run, Seamus progressed to round two where he worked a backwind to indicate scent across a river, and on being sent across he locked on point, going on to produce two birds on command that were shot by the waiting Guns on the other side of the hedging. Owing to the tricky position, Seamus was recalled, and after crossing a bridge and a fence into the next field, I sent him in for a very tricky blind retrieve in heavy cover which he completed with ease. Unfortunately, owing to handler error (I picked up a dropped bird which had slipped from my hand, which, unlike in the UK is against the rules in Ireland), we were put out of the awards in spite of being the only dog at the trial to retrieve his pointed bird! But all was not lost; Seamus was called forward to complete the water test which I was worried about - he fell into a lake when he was 9 weeks old, and it has been a long road getting his feet wet again. However, the £90 spent on a new pair of waders, and all of the mornings spent in a cold lake paid off as he braved the pitch darkness to make a 25 yard retrieve of cold game from water. The gallery erupted with delight, such was their joy at seeing him succeed following their disappointment for us that we didn't get an award following my earlier mistake. This success resulted in Seamus gaining his Working Gundog Qualification Certificate, which means that he is two Green Stars (the Irish equivalent of CCs, of which you need 7 in total) away from being the first Kalimor full champion, or IR CH. Now that the first trial is out of the way, Seamus will now be thrown into Field Trialling full-steam for the winter months in both the UK and Ireland. As well as competing in trials, Seamus is also a member of the Windsor shoot where he dogs in daily, and a visiting rough-shooting dog at the Privett Shoot. He has also been invited to Pick Up at the Kilruddery Estate in Ireland whenever he is in the county. There will be a write-up about him following his performance at the GSP FT in the Shooting Gazette over the coming months. :-) can you tell I'm a bit proud of him." 1st in Gundog Scurry at Ballinlough Game Fair, Ireland. August 2011 Working Gundog Qualification Certificate at GPCI Novice Field Trial. November 2011 |
