Northumberland and Durham held their 2-Day Open Retriever Trial on the 5th and 6th of October at Whitfield Estate by kind permission of Mr Blackett-Ord with head keeper Gamekeeper Stuart Maughan.
Judges were Mr Wayne Mitchell, Mrs Lynn Mitchell, Mr Mark Demaine and Mr Allan Downie.

We are delighted to note that Chapel Farm sponsored handlers were well represented among the prize-winners being awarded First, Third, and Guns Choice.
1st Place and Best Handler awarded to John Halsted with Macgiriaght Foxy Lady.
2nd place Stewart North with Northglen Crumble.
3rd place and Best Dog on a Runner, Lee Hartis with Troddenmills Full Throttle of Leacaz.
4th place Birgitta Stafflund-Wiberg with Meadowlark Pergite.
Guns Choice awarded to David Lisett with FTCh Buccleuch Xena

Well done to the award winners and all those who took part and contributed to an excellent 2 days.

Photo shows L – R, Chapel Farm sponsored handlers David, John and Lee

Congratulations once more to Chapel Farm sponsored handler John Halsted on achieving first place in the 2-Day Retriever Open Stake organised by Forth and Clyde Working Gundog Association on the 2nd and 3rd of October.

The Trial was held by kind permission of Drummond Estates with Steward Mr G Ford and Judges, Mr T West, Mr D Sorley, Mr T Leitch and Mr G Ford who following the Trial announced the following award winners.
First – John Halsted with FTCh Brocklebank Navigator of Chatsworth
Second – Billy Steel Jr and FTCh Harperrig Breac
Third – John Halsted with Macgiriaght Foxy Lady

Certificates of Merit were awarded to:
P. Merrall – FTCh Touchie Bilko
J. Munro – Moryglen Apache and guns choice
T. Forgie – Jocksburn Jock
L. MacNeill – Auchelloch Azura

Well done to the award winners and to all involved in any capacity who contributed to an enjoyable event.

Congratulations to Chapel Farm sponsored handler John Halsted on his results at the Two Day Open Stake organised by the Labrador Retriever Club and held at Bowhill, Selkirk on Friday and Saturday.

As well as being awarded first place with Astra he was also awarded second place with Paxto.

This is the seventh time Astra has qualified for the championship, in itself a fantastic achievement, very well done and best wishes for the championship.

Chapel Farm Premium Dog Food is delighted to welcome Lee Hartis to the team of dog handlers sponsored by Chapel Farm. For the last few months Lee has been feeding his Leacaz Gundogs on Chapel Farm and is exceptionally happy with the condition, stamina, alertness and overall health of his dogs on this range.

As Lee says, “Having used the puppy/junior on the youngsters as well as feeding the adult range, the Leacaz Gundogs are fit and ready for the trialling season and I have no hesitation in recommending Chapel Farm Premium Dog Food to other working Labrador owners.”

To find out more about Lee and others sponsored please visit the “Who We Sponsor” page which is accessed via the “About Us” tab on the menu bar above. We wish all every success in future competitions.

Chapel Farm Sponsored Junior Handler Tallulah was competing at Sandringham Game Fair at the weekend.
Firstly on the Saturday in the Lintran Junior Challenge Finals with Willow where qualification had been achieved by winning various Scurry Bandits events at Living Heritage shows throughout the year. They did very well returning a fantastic score of 100/100 for first place.
The same day they picked up a first and second in two timed events followed later by a win in the Junior Novice Test run by Marshkeeper Gundogs.
On the Sunday they again won the Junior Test, had a third in the Victor Ludorum Final and two seconds and two thirds in the individual events.
Dad Phil also had a good weekend picking up a first in Saturday’s Novice Test with Fern, then borrowing Willow for a win in the Open. In addition he picked up a first, second and third in other events.
Phil reported that the dogs had performed very well with plenty of stamina which he put down to the Performance 24+ they are fed on.

Photo shows Phil, Tallulah, Fern and Willow with the fruits of their success.

Chapel Farm Dog Food sponsors John Halsted and we are grateful to John for finding time in his busy schedule to provide demonstrations on both days of the Galloway Country Fair. John once again gave a fantastic performance and shared many training tips before, during, and after his main ring display which were very well received and will no doubt be used by many.

The photo shows John and his wife Nina with David sharing a quiet moment at the Chapel Farm Marquee before the gates opened on Sunday morning.

Click the link below to visit Phoenix Photography where a huge number of images from GCF can be viewed by category including a page devoted to John’s demonstration. https://phoenixphotographyscotland.pixieset.com/gallowaycountyfair/

We are very pleased to have received the following update from sponsored Agility Handler, Melissa MacRae:

“We were competing at Dundee Alsatian and Training Club’s Agility Show at the weekend which was held at Glamis Castle near Forfar (new venue for the show, an amazing setting!).
Buddy (my youngster) had a great weekend, winning his agility class on Saturday to take him up to Grade 5. To top off the weekend, he also won his class on the Sunday with a cracking run, winning by 8 seconds. Really pleased with his progress over the last 6 months, his confidence is coming on in leaps and bounds and his speed is increasing too, the Chapel Farm Performance 24+ certainly helps in that regard!!
Photo is of Bud looking proud with his winnings (toys were given instead of trophies which was a great idea!).”

Thanks Melissa for advising of this latest success and our best wishes for future competitions with Buddy and Lottie.

Chapel Farm was pleased to sponsor the gundog competitions at Galloway Country Fair by providing bags of Performance 24+ for the award winners of the scurry’s and working tests.
These competitions have proved increasingly popular year on year and attracted a high number of entries on both days.
However they could not have taken place without the efforts of the members of Galloway Gundogs who did a great job in organising and running these events and we are most grateful for all their hard work.

Photo shows Peter MacLean with Monty, the winner of the spaniel scurry on Sunday. Monty was bred by regular GCF attendee Scott, our former Chapel Farm Kennels Assistant.

Not long now until the Galloway Country Fair which takes place in the grounds of Drumlanrig Castle on the 18th and 19th of August.
This is a real day out for the whole family with wide ranging entertainment for all.
Dog owners are very well catered for with Tests, Scurries, a Lurcher and Terrier Show, and a Dog Show.
In the main arena we are delighted to note that once again Chapel Farm Sponsored gundog trainer John Halsted will be demonstrating his Champion Labradors. See how he not only won two Retriever Championships, but also became the only person to qualify five Retrievers in the same year for the prestigious event. John will also spend time in the Chapel Farm marquee after his display where he will be able to answer your queries on gundog training.
Click the link to find out more about the dog events on the Galloway Country Fair website: http://www.gallowaycountryfair.co.uk/entertainment/dog-events-2/
Photo shows Buccleuch Jazz enjoying herself at a previous GCF Scurry.

Thanks to Chapel Farm sponsored handler Simon Dixon for the photo and update from the Chapel Farm sponsored AV Novice Spaniel Trial held by Muncaster Gundog Club at Stean by kind permission of Lord Vesty with Head Keeper Mr Nick Parker and thanks to Mr Ian Openshaw.
Judges were, Mr Mick Huitson, Mr Eddie Scott, Mr Richard Wells and Mr Steve Charlton.

Simon reported that it had been a good trial all round, there was a heavy shower just before the start but otherwise the weather was fine.

The winner was announced as Buccleuch Quince (Buccleuch Onyx x Buccleuch Pepper) owned and handled by Tina Nickols with second place awarded to Borransfell Spice owned and handled by A Graveson.
COM’s were awarded to Rylandue Unique and S McGuire, Hagghouse Bruin and J Baldwin and Tynegrove Centrefold of Ecarg and S Grace.

Congratulations to the prize winners and well done to all who contributed to making this an excellent day.