THE KENNEL Club held its gundog working test at the Chatsworth House Estate, which saw some of the top working gundogs from the UK and eight other countries compete with their handlers. The focus was a series of competitions designed to further sound gundog work and encourage the natural working abilities of retrievers, spaniels and HPR breeds.
The five-day event, sponsored by Eukanuba and R N Golden Limited, involved a number of gundog tests, including a young handler test, novice and open retriever tests, spaniel and HPR tests, as well as the popular international retriever team event, which saw the UK compete against Denmark, Germany, Ireland, Italy, the Netherlands, Norway, Switzerland and Finland.
The event opened with a specially designed gundog training day, which included training sessions for novice handlers…
