Updated 17.05.22
FIELD TRIALS - GWT - POINTING - TESTS - TRAINING
CORONAVIRUS:
The government has removed all remaining restrictions, however, BWWGS will continue to follow any guidelines issued by government and The Kennel Club for your safety. BWWGS will continue to observe sensible safety precautions at our events and hand sanitiser, mask wearing and social distancing is still advised where possible. Any instructions will be contained in the BWWGS Standing Instructions which are available to download.
The government has removed all remaining restrictions, however, BWWGS will continue to follow any guidelines issued by government and The Kennel Club for your safety. BWWGS will continue to observe sensible safety precautions at our events and hand sanitiser, mask wearing and social distancing is still advised where possible. Any instructions will be contained in the BWWGS Standing Instructions which are available to download.
GUNDOG WORKING TEST 2022:
FIELD TRIALS 2022/23
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Stake 1: TBA
Date: Venue: Judges: Closing Date: Stake 2: TBA
Date: Venue: Judges: Closing Date: Stake 3: TBA
Date: Venue: Judges: Closing Date: Before entering a Field Trial please familiarize yourself with Kennel Club J Rules and Regulations for Field Trials, the BWWGS Standing Instructions and our Risk Assessment and Government Guidelines on Coronavirus at the time of entry.
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Courtesy of Clair Lister Huckle Photography
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POINTING TESTS:
HPR TRAINING Programme Summer 2022:
Courtesy of Clair Lister Huckle Photography
Venue: Whiterush Gundogs Sholford Farm
Huish Champflower Taunton Somerset TA4 2HB
Hunting ground, water and retrieving.
Dates: Saturday 30th April
Saturday 28th May
Saturday 18th June
(Sunday 3rd July Gundog Working Test)
Sunday 31st July Water Training (Lenches Lakes)
Sunday 7th August (Note amended date)
Saturday 24th September
Meeting Time: 09.30 for 10.00 start - finish 15.30
Huish Champflower Taunton Somerset TA4 2HB
Hunting ground, water and retrieving.
Dates: Saturday 30th April
Saturday 28th May
Saturday 18th June
(Sunday 3rd July Gundog Working Test)
Sunday 31st July Water Training (Lenches Lakes)
Sunday 7th August (Note amended date)
Saturday 24th September
Meeting Time: 09.30 for 10.00 start - finish 15.30
Fee: £25 members /£30 non-members
(cheques to secure places) to:
FT Sec Ray Davies contact k9andus@yahoo.co.uk
Trainers for the 2022 season include Mark Spearing, Huw Kirby, Jon Roberts, Mike Ede, Peter Szalai, Julia Griffiths, Christine Carpenter and Ray Davies.
(cheques to secure places) to:
FT Sec Ray Davies contact k9andus@yahoo.co.uk
Trainers for the 2022 season include Mark Spearing, Huw Kirby, Jon Roberts, Mike Ede, Peter Szalai, Julia Griffiths, Christine Carpenter and Ray Davies.
Report of the first days training 30 April 2022.
We held our first training day of 2022 at Sholford Farm in Somerset.
The day was very well organised, with different retrieve scenarios set up at different places, and every dog and handler of every ability was able to participate and to succeed at every level. We were blessed with fabulous weather and were able to make the most of the superb facilities. A big thank you to our hosts John and Julia Griffiths and to all our trainers, Mark Spearing, Mike Ede, Peter Szalai, Julia Griffiths and Ray Davies and to all those who brought delicious cakes!
Judging from the smiling faces and wagging tails I think it’s fair to say everyone had a great day.
The next one is on Saturday 28th May. Numbers will be limited so to secure a place please contact FT Sec Ray Davies - k9andus@yahoo.co.uk
We held our first training day of 2022 at Sholford Farm in Somerset.
The day was very well organised, with different retrieve scenarios set up at different places, and every dog and handler of every ability was able to participate and to succeed at every level. We were blessed with fabulous weather and were able to make the most of the superb facilities. A big thank you to our hosts John and Julia Griffiths and to all our trainers, Mark Spearing, Mike Ede, Peter Szalai, Julia Griffiths and Ray Davies and to all those who brought delicious cakes!
Judging from the smiling faces and wagging tails I think it’s fair to say everyone had a great day.
The next one is on Saturday 28th May. Numbers will be limited so to secure a place please contact FT Sec Ray Davies - k9andus@yahoo.co.uk
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WATER TRAINING:
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SHOOTOVER TRAINNG DAYS:
Images from a training day courtesy of NCB Photography
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Warning: ALAMABA ROT:
HAS RISEN ITS HEAD AS IT IS FATAL
It's a condition with no real cure and happens in very wet conditions. It breeds in Boggy grounds and if dogs lick themselves can digest it. Sores can appear on the paws and body ACTION: Wash your dog down and dry off and get your dog off to the vets. (Wash towels in disinfectant).
HAS RISEN ITS HEAD AS IT IS FATAL
It's a condition with no real cure and happens in very wet conditions. It breeds in Boggy grounds and if dogs lick themselves can digest it. Sores can appear on the paws and body ACTION: Wash your dog down and dry off and get your dog off to the vets. (Wash towels in disinfectant).
HUNT POINT RETRIEVERS:
After the Second World War this sub-group of gundogs known as Hunt Point Retrieve breeds were imported into Great Britain. At the present time there are just thirteen of the many continental breeds recognised by the Kennel Club in the UK. These are the Bracco Italiano, Brittany, German Shorthaired Pointer, German Longhaired Pointer, German Wirehaired Pointer, Hungarian Vizsla, Hungarian Wirehaired Vizsla, Korthals Griffon, Italian Spinone, Large Munsterlander, Small Munsterlander, Slovakian Roughhaired Pointer and the Weimaraner.
These breeds today are mainly used for rough shooting on game, falconry and deerstalking but can adapt to make a useful peg dog or beater’s dog. If used for deer stalking they would be expected to point unseen deer, track to dead deer or track and hold wounded deer at bay and then inform the stalker when it is located by giving tongue.
The different breeds within the group were originally bred to work the game or terrain of their specific region and therefore developed different styles of working, but basically they all perform to the same outcome. Some were originally used for boar or deer; others for fur and feather. Now, they are all expected to hunt any terrain put before them: moorland, wetland, scrub, woodland; and adapt their pace accordingly. Apart from the Brittany, they are all basically the same in structure but not necessarily the same in character.
When hunting open ground, the dog would be expected to quarter into the wind taking in ground from 50 to 150 metres either side of the gun. When working woodland they adapt to a closer pattern and keep in touch with the gun. They are expected, on locating game, to point and hold that point until required to flush. These dogs are air scenting and have a higher head carriage thus they have less need to enter thick cover. By using the wind, these dogs have the ability to pick up scent at a distance.
As in other breeds, game is expected to be retrieved gently to hand. They are for the most part keen swimmers once they overcome any initial reluctance.
These breeds today are mainly used for rough shooting on game, falconry and deerstalking but can adapt to make a useful peg dog or beater’s dog. If used for deer stalking they would be expected to point unseen deer, track to dead deer or track and hold wounded deer at bay and then inform the stalker when it is located by giving tongue.
The different breeds within the group were originally bred to work the game or terrain of their specific region and therefore developed different styles of working, but basically they all perform to the same outcome. Some were originally used for boar or deer; others for fur and feather. Now, they are all expected to hunt any terrain put before them: moorland, wetland, scrub, woodland; and adapt their pace accordingly. Apart from the Brittany, they are all basically the same in structure but not necessarily the same in character.
When hunting open ground, the dog would be expected to quarter into the wind taking in ground from 50 to 150 metres either side of the gun. When working woodland they adapt to a closer pattern and keep in touch with the gun. They are expected, on locating game, to point and hold that point until required to flush. These dogs are air scenting and have a higher head carriage thus they have less need to enter thick cover. By using the wind, these dogs have the ability to pick up scent at a distance.
As in other breeds, game is expected to be retrieved gently to hand. They are for the most part keen swimmers once they overcome any initial reluctance.
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