“Our team of working Black Labradors mean everything to us, they are loving family pets and when called upon are true athletes in the field over the shooting season. We have been feeding Chapel Farm Original 20 & 24 plus for the past five years. After intensive research, we (and our Labradors) love this food and everywhere we go people remark on their wonderful condition and how shiny their coats are! With five dogs in our team we find the food amazing quality and value for money.
As working dog trainers, we have recommended Chapel Farm to our clients and are happy to report that all of them have seen an improvement not only in the dog’s condition but also in their behaviour.”

Kevin Crawley, Dog Trainer – KingsRange Working Dogs

Thanks to Chapel Farm sponsored Agility Handler Melissa MacRae for this update on the season so far.

“Lottie is competing consistently well at Grade 7; we’ve reached 2 Championship Finals this year with just small errors costing us placings. Buddy my young dog is going into his second season of competing, things are starting to come together now and he recently won a class at Wigton DTC Show which moves him up from Grade 3 to Grade 4. (Grades go from 1-7 but once your first dog gets to Grade 3, any of your future dogs must start competing at Grade 3, which meant Buddy began his career competing against more experienced dogs).”

Thanks also for the photo showing Lottie and Buddy with Rosettes won so far this season. We look forward to hearing of future success which we are sure will not be far away.

Congratulations once again to the talented Dyson family who had an excellent time at The Broadlands Country Fair where Chapel Farm Sponsored Junior Handler Tallulah, young sister Amelia and dad Phil all featured among the awards. Amelia was awarded Third Places for the Hurdles and the Short Fence, with Phil awarded a first in the Adult Short Fence.
Phil followed this up yesterday in the Tyne, Tees & Tweed Puppy Test where he picked up a second place with 10-month old new addition Fern.
Well done all.
Photo shows Tallulah on the right with Willow following their firsts in the Long Retrieve, first in the Short Fence and Victor Ludorum.

Buccleuch Gundogs and Chapel Farm would like to offer congratulations to Team Scotland on their being awarded first place at the “Skinners International Retriever World Cup” held at the weekend. Scotland was represented by Drew Allan, Donnie Leitch, George Buchan with Captain Roddy Forbes and reserve David Lisett.

Second place was awarded to Team Ireland with Team England in third. Teams from fourteen countries took part in the competition held over 2 days and this is the first time that Scotland have won. In addition to their first place, Drew Allan was awarded Top Dog on the Saturday and Team Scotland also picked up an award for “Best Dressed Team”

Well done to all who took part and contributed to making it an excellent event.

It has been a busy Easter break for the daughters of Yorkshire Chapel Farm Stockist Phil Dyson.

It started last weekend with Tallulah and Willow winning a rosette in each of the three junior scurries at Thame Country Show. First in the Multi pickup, second in the Bales and third in the Dummy Launcher. Young sister Amelia and Pixie also did well at the same event and were awarded third in the Multi.

During the week they enjoyed a training session and picked up some tips from Sam Thatcher of Strigidae Gundogs which set Tallulah and Willow up nicely for the Northumberland and Durham Labrador Retriever Club Junior Working Test at Leadhill House where they were lucky enough to be awarded first place (for the second time) with a score of 75/80.

Well done to both girls and good luck with the next competition.

Thanks to Phil for the photo showing the girls and dogs getting in some training before the event.

Our thanks to Cammy Watt of Galloway Gundogs for the following update from what had been a very popular first Test of the season.

“Galloway Gundogs recently held their first “Test” of 2018 following the AGM and breakfast at the Galloway Arms Hotel in Crocketford. The “Test” was held at Whiteside Farm courtesy of Penny and Lawrence McNaught. Because of the lack of time on the day all competitors had to pre-enter, we had a huge entry and for the first time in our history we had to call a halt on entries. The weather was superb and it was a great day, helped in no small way by Chapel Farm who supplied the prizes of “24 plus” dog food.”

To find out more about Galloway Gundogs and their future tests please visit the website: http://www.gallowaygundogs.co.uk/

Thanks to Anne McKay for the photo showing judges and prize-winners.

For those who order online, Chapel Farm always aims to deliver dog food orders within 4 working days. We do not process orders on weekends or public holidays. Depending on when orders are placed the Good Friday and Easter Monday bank holidays next week could have an impact on delivery times.

If you will need soon we suggest ordering by the 23rd of March.

Likewise, if you purchase from your local stockist, they may have plans for the Easter break and it may be worthwhile picking up before the holiday.

Chris Iddon of Oxon based Epwell Gundogs switched to Chapel Farm dog food last spring and was so pleased with the results that he saw in his dogs that he quickly took the decision to join the team and become a stockist.

He has just sent the following e-mail:

“Here’s a photo of some of ours out in the December sunshine.  We have done over 50 days again this season and their weight has remained constant on Original 20.  That is the first season that we have not had to move onto a higher protein or supplement the diet.  Well done Chapel Farm!”

Thanks to Chris for the update, if you would like to speak with him about Chapel Farm please call 07775 525868

We are pleased to welcome a new Stockist to the Chapel Farm Team in the form of Lancashire based Avonmoor K9.

Gary Strawson who has been working with dogs for over 30 years is ably assisted by wife Sheila and daughter Sophie who hopes to become a professional dog trainer following leaving school in June.

Their dogs, which are used in a wide range of activities including: flyball, gun dog work, working trials and also for working with birds of prey, have been fed on Chapel Farm for some months.

On seeing the benefits it gives their dogs they decided to become stockists. For any information please call or message Gary on 07939 665707 or Sophie on 07503 675178

 Our thanks to Avonmoor for making the decision to join the team and thanks also for the photographs including this one of their new litter of 11 GWP pups with mum.

We have posted photos received previously from Mark and Julie of Achouffe Gundogs taken when the dogs were working. However, they also enjoy considerable success on the show circuit.

As Julie says, “All our dogs are fed on Chapel Farm and are shown and worked throughout the season and boy, do we have fun! Who says you can’t do both?”

Their success speaks volumes, for example: Weimaraner River has currently won 1CC & 6RCC’s and Rio their youngest Slovak won more points at Championship Shows than any other puppy in any other group of dogs / breeds making her top import & rare breeds puppy 2016.

Many congratulations from all at Chapel Farm, we look forward to hearing of future success.

Photo shows Julie with Achouffe Aloof, “River”.