Results and trial report: Gold 1 1st - Jack Entiknap & Ralphie 98.5 2nd - Jan Martin & Mattie - 94 (Diamond) 3rd - Kate Bowsher & Jack 82 4th - Annette Tarry & Jennie 62 5th Liz Price & Paddy 56.5 E - Emily Jane Meadows & Lola Gold 2 1st - Jack Enticknap & Ralphie 99 2nd - Annette Tarry & Jennie 85 3rd - Emily Jane Meadows & Lola 80 4th - Jan Martin & Mattie 78.5 (Diamond) 5th - Liz Price & Paddy 55 E - Kate Bowsher & Jack On the evening of Friday 3rd July, Kate Bowsher Dog

Judges: Janine Brownlees and Liz Mitchell Results 1st Ken Hall and Sammie 83 2nd Esther Thorpe and Max 82 3rd Julia Patterson and Jasmine 81 4th Lesley Clements and Tejo 80 5th Sandra Haveron and Woody 76 6th Antoinette Traynor and Gan 74 Our evening Silver trial was hosted at Chimney Corner Football Club, judged by Elizabeth Worley and Janine Brownlees and included 10 competitors. We had 3 odours involved in the trial - gun oil, clove and truffle oil. The search area consist

Results: Bronze 1st - Kylie Birch & Scully (97) 2nd - Nicole Mawer & Mango (94) 3rd - Jan Martin & Amber (90.5) DIAMOND 4th - Cristian Philpott & Ziggy (83.5) 5th - Michelle Harmsworth & Callie (79.5) 6th - Bethan Comley & George (73) Silver 1st - Kylie Birch & Scully (96) 2nd - Jak Enticknap & Ralphie (95) 3rd - Vanessa Bonner & Daphne (92.5) 4th - Emily Jane Meadows & Lola (91) 5th - Jan Martin & Amber (82.5) DIAMOND 6th - Nicole Mawer & Mango (77) Gold 1st - Emily Jane Mea

Trial Results: 1st Jillian Marshall & Edna 98% 2nd Sandra Haveron & Woody 86.5% 3rd Irene Scott & Luna 80% 4th Joanne Marshall & Harry 77% 5th Geraldine Martin & Ellie 75% 6th Janine Brownlees & Maveric 72.5% Search area comprised a large function room with the main floor area being clear but all the perimeter walls all had items of various shapes and sizes: 12/14 large folding tables which were folded and stacked against the walls, stacked chairs, sofa, pulpit, speakers, fre

On the evening of the 20th May, Sherlock Hounds hosted a Scent Ops Bronze trial. The area to be searched was a stable yard with an L-shaped block of stables down the right side and along the bottom a wall on the left side running the whole way down to a covered gap before the stables. The front of the yard is post and railed with a gate which was the starting gate. There was a an open stable with a wheelbarrow and various other bits of horsey equipment plus two head collars h

Friday 22nd May we hosted high level Scent Ops trials at St Mary’s Church in Beenham. Couldn’t have asked for a better venue or evening. Congratulations to all our competitors and a fantastic job for our new judging teams too. Gold: 1st Jack and Ralph - 76 2nd Annette and Jenny - 71 3rd Emily and Lola - 66 4th Jan and Mattie - 62.5 DIAMOND 5th Liz and Paddy - 55 Platinum: 1st Liz and Paddy - 81 2nd Jan and Mattie - 80.5 3rd Eve and Ruby - 76 Judges reports: Gold: The search a

What an incredible day at our ScentOps Trial on Saturday! 🐾✨ Huge congratulations to all handlers and dogs who took part, the teamwork, focus and determination on display was amazing to watch. We’re so proud of every team that stepped up and gave it their all across Gold, Silver and Bronze levels. 👏 🏆 RESULTS🏆 🥇 Gold 1st – Nicola and Radish — 98.75 points 2nd – Eleanor and Maddy — 93 points 3rd – Jak and Ralphie — 69.5 points 4th – Jan and Mattie — 65 points 5th – Gina a

Judges: Lesley Clements and Jillian Marshall Results 1st Sandra Haveron and Woody 87 2nd Esther Thorpe and Max 81 3rd Lorraine Brownlie and Jules 80 4th Ken Hall and Sammie 79 5th Julia Patterson and Jasmine 6th Debbie Goligher and Stella The venue was a coffee shop which closed at 5pm allowing us to use the exterior courtyard for a evening trial. We had 10 competitors, some of which were new to Silver. The search area was to the rear of the coffee shop accessed from outside.

CLUB TRIAL @ BRECKENHILL 15 March 2026 Judges Report Judge: Carrie Haveron 1st Lorraine Brownlie and Jules 2nd Janine Brownlees and Maverick 3rd Julia Patterson and Jasmine 4th Tania Carron and Forest 5th Jemma Elliott and Arlo 6th Joanne Holland and Seamus The club trial was held in the bar lounge area of a large function room at Breckenhill. The section was sectioned off by a solid wooden bar and concrete wall with a door (included in the search) that leads into the log sto

Still buzzing from our ScentOps event, what an incredible day from start to finish! 🐾✨ I’m so grateful to have shared the judging with Gina and Stella. Thank you both for your time, expertise, and support, it was a pleasure to judge alongside you and I truly couldn’t have done it without you. So proud of all the teams who took part, the focus, teamwork, and determination on display were amazing to watch. This is exactly why we love what we do 💛 Here are the results: GOLD 1s

Yesterday we ran a double Scent Ops Bronze level trial in a lovely large church. Congratulations to all our competitors! Results: Bronze 1 1st Martin Williams & Gracie 96.5 2nd Beryl Fred & Millie 96 3rd Jan Martin & Amber 93.5 4th Susan Dorward & Milo 93 5th Lindsay Day & Annie 89 6th Sophie Clark & Joey 82 Bronze 2 1st Lindsay Day & Annie 99.5 2nd Martin Williams & Gracie 98.5 3rd Kylie Birch & Skully 97.5 4th Susan Dorward & Milo 80 5th Jan Martin & Amber 78 6th Nicole Ma

Bronze This trial was held inside one of the exhibition halls. This had only one entrance just rear of the start point, the door remained open throughout. The door at the far end was closed.The search area was quite complicated with a variety of part cockpits, displays and an added small room just before the end of the search which was quite contained. The white dog found both hides well inside the time limit. The first hide was approximately 12 feet from the start point at t

Platinum Winners Eleanor Hogan and Tilly Reserve Jan Martin and Mattie Reserve Gina Challen and Mabel Gold Winner Eleanor Hogan and Tilly Reserve Emily Meadows and Lola Diamond Winner Jan Martin and Mattie Silver Winner Eleanor Hogan and Maddy Reserve Jak Enticknap and Ralphie Diamond Winner Jan Martin and Amber Bronze Winner Kayleigh Hunter and Sage Reserve Emily Meadows and Jade Diamond Winner Lesley Clements and Gavita Reserve Jan Martin and Amber Congratulati

JUDGES REPORT Judge: Lesley Clements This trial took place in an upstairs room that had been set up for a rustic wedding ceremony. There was a carpeted central aisle with rows of fold up chairs along each side. At the top there was a large floor standing display wreath and a trestle table with two chairs. Behind this was a glass door leading to a fire escape. The hides were placed one at the start of the search tucked under the handle of a large plastic storage box containing

Judges Report Judge: Antoinette Traynor The club trial was held in a small section of the function room at Breckenhill. The section was cordoned off by a row of chairs that were not in play for the search. Entrance into the search area was through a large cased opening which was supported by H irons (the inner side of the irons was included in the search). On entry to the search area (going right) was a large wooden barrel and picnic table, followed by more picnic tables as y

Trials Reports: Silver 1 - The first of today's Silver trials was at the Christmas tree farm outdoors and was set amongst 2 rows of Christmas trees. It was raining and there were ~12mph winds as well as lost off wildlife droppings and rabbit burrows which could have made searching challenging for the dogs. The first hide was located on the right-hand row of Christmas trees embedded in a tree stump. The second was in the back left corner on the outside of the tree trunk circa

The Club trial search area was a smaller carpeted room, just off the main hall. The room contained a very large and full bookshelf with an adjacent table housing more stacks of books with some boxes of books under the table too, some comfy chairs were also in this corner, as well as some other tables and stacks of chairs around the rest of the perimeter of the room, and in the middle of the room were two further rows of chairs. In the corner opposite the bookshelves was a ve

Bronze 1 Judge: Jillian Marshall 1st Antoinette Traynor and Gan 88 2nd Debbie Goligher and Stella 84 3rd Sandra Haveron and Woody 83 4th Susan Anderson and Kuro 82 5th Ken Hall and Sammie 73 6th Julia Patterson and Jasmine 70 The Bronze morning trial was set in a converted barn. I used the bottom section of the first room, and the opening section of the huge main room off to the left to create an L shaped search. The starting point was marked by a large metal beam on the left

Judge: Elizabeth Mitchell 1st Joanne Marshall and Harry 89 points 2nd Jillian Marshall and Humphrey 88 points 3rd Laura Kirk and Munchie 83 points 4th Dawne Wilson and Reggie 71 points 5th Irene Scott and Luna 66 points 6th Karen Crawford and Tillie 63 points Other competitors, some just narrowly missing on the ribbons, in no particular order were: Esther Thorpe and Max Sandra Haveron and Woody Joanne Maybin and Kim Amanda Latimer and Thelma Jo Holland and Gertie Jemma Elliot

This club and bronze level trial took place at the Holy Redeemer Church in York and was judged by Charlotte at York Mantrailing. This was our first time at this church. The club trial took place in the lady chapel, a smaller carpeted area just off the main entrance. The alter, at the front of the room, was sectioned off with railings, this was not part of the search area. Around the rest of the room where several chairs and some tables, with piles of books. There was only one