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

Club Trial at Breckenhill 23/11/25 Judge Nicky Rodgers 1st Stacey Elliott Downs and Beep 2nd Geraldine Martin and Ellie 3rd Julia Patterson and Jasmine 4th Lorraine Brownlie and Jules The Club Trial took place at the lovely venue Breckenhill. Thank you for inviting me to judge. I thoroughly enjoyed watching each team as they worked through the area . The search area was a long rectangle shape room , containing various items tables chairs , metal beams , wooden benches and sto

This was held indoors.  The search area consisted of half of the hall area which just had stacks of chairs and tables round the perimeter. This then led into a carpeted seating / bar area. Both hides were located in the bar area, one at the far left under a table leg and the other located on a bar stool to the right as people entered the area. Some handlers clearly expected there to be a hide in each area causing them to spend too much time in a blank area highlighting the im

Judge Laura Kirk 1st Joanne Maybin and Daisy 2nd Antoinette Traynor and Gan 3rd Stacey Elliott Downs and Beep 4th Ken Hall and Sammie 5th Kerry Fry and Freddy 6th Geraldine Martin and Ellie The search area was a small meeting room in a community hall. Laid out with tables and chairs in a square set up in the middle of the room with various shelving units, 2 radiators, a piano and other smaller items around the perimeter. The hide was located on the furthest edge of the 2nd ra

Sunday 2 November 2025 Judge: Lesley Clements 1st Nicky Rodgers and Keefa 73 points 2nd Stacey Elliott Downs and Beep 72 .5 points 3rd Jemma Elliott and Arlo 71.5 points 4th Joanne Holland and Seamus 64 points 5th Geraldine Martin and Ellie 64 points (on time) 6th Katie Wilson and Leia 62 points The club trial took place in a section of the bar area in a converted barn. Down the middle were some tables and chairs in a long row with various items along the sides…. rough cut be

19.10.2025 Bronze 1 1st Kayleigh Hunter and Sage 98.5 2nd Alex Veaney and Honey 95.5 3rd Martin Williams and Gracie Mae 93 4th Kylie Birch and Skully 93 5th Carol Hughes-Hallett and Benno 90 6th Andrew Fuller and Poppy 88 Bronze 2 1st Kayleigh Hunter and Sage 99.5 2nd Martin Williams and Gracie Mae 97.5 3rd Sophie Lefevre and Spudd 95 4th Carol Hughes-Hallett and Benno 94 5th Andrew Fuller and Poppy 92 6th Alex Veaney and Honey 76

18/10/2025 Bronze 1st Eleanor Hogan and Maddy 97 2nd Gill Vlahovic and Toffee 96 3rd Veronica Migliorini and Yogi 92 4th Jo Crawford and Zephar 91 5th Gemma Slimm and Winnie 84 6th Colin Smith and Inca 73 Silver 1st Shaunna Doherty and Luna 95 2nd Eleanor Hogan and Maddy 90 3rd Rebecca Clark and Lottie 82 4th Jan Martin and Amber (D) 81 5th Jak Enticknap and Ralphie 79 6th Jennie Dean and Fyre 78 Gold 1st Julia Robertson and Tilly 88 2nd Eleanor Hogan and Tilly 85 3rd Tina Ka

Scent Ops 11/10/2025 The Bronze Trial was held in an upstairs function room at the Bard. The main area had one set of double doors and various articles throughout the rest of the room, from a empty gas bottle, filing cabinet, chairs, large display cabinet, unmounted picture on the floor against the wall. The windows in the room were dog height with fitted safety grids. The start point was at the entry door and the first hide was in a small alcove area occupied by a large disp

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