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We are pleased to announce that Midge has had six pup's to this this year's Cocker Championship winner FTCH Mallowdale Xfactor. We are now taking names of potential new homes for the pup's. Preference will be given to trialing and working homes. 
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We are delighted to announce that Drumnascamp Abbey of Keredean has qualified for The 85th Championship for Cocker Spaniels to be held on Wednesday 14 and Thursday 15 January 2015 at the Harvington Shoot, Byrds Retreat, Worcestershire by kind permission of Mr R and Mrs S Byrd.
THE SCOTTISH SPANIEL CLUB OPEN COCKER FIELD TRIAL HELD AT BIRSE ESTATE, ABOYNE, ABERDEENSHIRE on 1st October 2014
Today Midge took part in The Scottish Spaniel Club Open Cocker stake held at the Birse Estate. The judges were Malcolm Taylor and Steve Charlton. The weather was extremely mild for this time of year. The open stake was held in turnip fields, gorse bushes and long white grass which was often very thick and high. The stake had attracted many of the countries top handlers and the likes of Wendy Openshaw, Will Clulee and Jonathan Bailey with FTCH Gournaycourt Ginger were all looking formidable. Midge was number 11 in the running order and started her run off in a turnip field, which was a first for Midge. As soon as Midge was cast off she settled into a nice hunting pattern and covered the ground with pace and enthusiasm. Midge indicated a rabbit and hit the cover with force, just as the rabbit was flushed the gun above dropped a snipe about 40 yards out. Malcolm Taylor gave a rough mark of where he thought it was shot. Midge took the line to the drop zone and hunted the area to no avail, one of the gun's thought the snipe was about 20 yards to the left of where Midge had been hunting. She was cast off again and pushed left handed, she took a nice line and picked the snipe and produced a clean retrieve. The sun was now out in full force and Midge dropped a gear whilst hunting the rest of the turnip field. At the end of the field Midge was asked to hunt a gutter consisting of thick gorse bushes, long white grass and reeds. At this point Midge went back up the gears, hunting very hard and producing 3 flushes though nothing was shot. First run over. Midge's second run was again in gorse bushes and long white grass. Midge indicated a rabbit in the thick and heavy cover, she powered her way through the gorse and had a cracking flush resulting in a rabbit being shot about 25 yards out. A nice clean straight forward in and out retrieve was the outcome. Midge was cast off again and just as she was approaching a dyke wall, a black rabbit bolted making its way over the dyke. The two guns below fired and the rabbit was hit about 35 yards out, Midge took a nice line and produced another nice clean retrieve. Steve Charlton asked for Midge to be cast off again and shortly after this Midge flushed a loose cock pheasant out of the long white grass. The pheasant made its way over a fence and into thick cover about 50 yards out. Midge made her way to the drop zone and from there took a line. She disappeared out of sight for about a minute, thankfully she came back into view with a cock pheasant and again delivered it nicely to hand. Second run over. The judging party announced the various awards and commented on how tough the trial was, how high the standard was and that on another day at another trial those placed and those that received awards may of won. Results: 1. Will Clulee 2. Wendy Openshaw 3. Jonathan Bailey 4. Will Clulee COM Tommy Brechney COM Derek O'Neill (Handler Jonathan Bailey) This was Midge's third 'Certificate of Merit' of the year in as many outings. Once again I would like to thank Jonathan Bailey (www.churchviewgundogs.co.uk) for handling Midge. I would also like to thank the Scottish Spaniel Club aka Alec Coutts for another excellent trial, to the Forest of Birse Shooting Syndicate for providing excellent ground, to the judges, guns and all the helpers. Welcome to my new website which our good friend Scott Mossop of Amberquest Gundogs has put together for me. I'm hoping to keep it updated with all the news from here at Keredean Gundogs.
THE SOUTHERN NOVICE COCKER FIELD TRIAL HELD AT SOUTHWICK, HAMPSHIRE on 30th November 2013
Today Midge took part in The Cocker Spaniel Club Novice Cocker stake held at Southwick. The judges were Peter Jones and David Sowerby. The novice stake was held in woodland which consisted of bracken and bramble which was often very thick and high. The bracken had hardly started to lay over due to the warm weather and with so much wild food about the the birds were not tempted to stay in the wood. Midge was drawn number 1 in the running order and this was a little concerning as she hadn't had the chance to get revved up. I needn't of worried as Midge attacked the cover as if her life depended on it The height of the bracken made it difficult at times to see Midge working, however she worked the bracken and brambles with very little whistle and remained rock steady. Midge was called over to the other side to retrieve a Hen Pheasant that had just been failed on, on her way out she flushed a Woodcock and a Cock Pheasant both of which she sat up to with no whistle. She returned about a minute later with the Hen Pheasant and delivered nicely to hand. She was asked to hunt on and flushed another Woodcock which she sat up to and that was the end of her first run. During her second run Midge started off where she finished her first run and attacked the cover with speed and determination, this resulted in a number of Pheasants and Woodcock being flushed and retrieved. The results were called out in reverse order and after a nervous wait, Midge was rewarded by an excellent win and becomes our first Field Trial Winner. A big thank you must go to Jonathan Bailey (www.churchviewgundogs.co.uk) for getting Midge trial ready and for handling Midge. I would also like to thank The Cocker Spaniel Club for another excellent trial, to Paul Bone and The Southwick Shoot for providing excellent ground, to the judges, guns and all the helpers. |
