Chapel Farm was pleased to sponsor a Charity Test Day organised by stockists Norman and Sandra Onens of Kestrelway Gundogs. An excellent time was enjoyed by all and due to the generosity of those in attendance; £933 was raised for the Brain Tumour Trust.

Sandra sent the photo and said, “These dogs are all fed on Chapel Farm. They belong to John and Deana Cornforth. Bess handled by Deana won the Puppy Test, Gracie also handled by Deana got 4th place in the Open test and Echo handled by John got a COM in the Novice test.”

Thanks to Sandra for the update and congratulations to Deana and John and all others who took part in this most worthwhile event.

Well done to all who competed at Scone Game Fair over the weekend, but special congratulations to Queensberry Estate Head Keeper, Rab Clark’s son Fraser for the team event at Scone on Sunday where he ran his Labrador Buccleuch Vinnie “Drummer” to a score of 60/60, a fantastic performance. Top marks for effort to his team partners Chapel Kennel-man Scott who competed with cocker Dibley who found the jumps rather tall but she showed great determination by getting there.

Photo shows Fraser and Drummer giving a demonstration recently at Chapel Kennels.

Thanks to Chapel Farm Sponsored Agility Hander, Donna Kerse for her latest update and photos. In the last 2 weeks team “Try n Fly” have amassed a fantastic 12 wins and 7 second places.

Ace excelled with 8 firsts and 3 seconds. The weekend just past saw her win the Scottish Agility Dog of the Year Qualifier as well as Jumping and Team competition held at Kelso. As Donna says “Wee girl is on fire”.

Well done Donna and Team and best wishes this weekend for all future competitions.

Welcome to newest member of the Chapel Farm team, stockist Graham Humphreys based in Llandyssil, Powys who sent us this photo and short profile.

“Since the age of 10 when I helped to train my first pet, a Terrier – I have had a keen interest in working dogs.
In the 43 years since then I have owned and trained over 30 dogs, trying to get the perfect team for picking up at the Shoots that I attend.

As owner of the local Bakery I have little free time, but recently gave some of it up to turn my hobby into a side-line, offering obedience training to some of the local dog owners and stocking Chapel Farm dog food.”

To discuss your training or dog food needs with Graham, please call 01686 683372

Donna Kerse took the time this morning this morning to e-mail Chapel Farm to thank us for the sponsorship we provide by supplying food for her competition dogs and for providing the energy they need to compete at the highest level. This was very good of her when you consider that she is rather busy as she is about to compete with “Ace” in the World Agility Open Championships in the Netherlands which start today.

Qualification in itself was a fabulous achievement and on behalf of all at Chapel Farm, our best wishes and good luck to Donna and Ace. We hope you enjoy every minute.

Whilst we receive many enquiries from Northern Ireland it has not been practical for us to deliver website orders there due to high delivery costs.

Lyn and Neil Aicken, Northern Ireland, Newtownards based Chapel Farm Stockists have also received many enquiries from those who stay too far away to collect food in person.

Following some research they have created and just launched the website www.dogfoodni.co.uk and are now able to deliver Chapel Farm Dog Food to the whole of Northern Ireland next working day for a remarkably low cost which will be of great benefit to those who live some distance from a stockist. Well worth a look and our best wishes to Lyn and Neil for success with this new venture.

A warm welcome to a new member of the Chapel Farm Team, Tom Jones based in Llanellen, Monmouthshire where a recent family move has given space for Tom to become a stockist.

Many will recognise Tom from his time here on Queensberry Estates where he made many friends. Tom has been a user of Chapel Farm since its inception and has always been full of praise for the benefits it has for his dogs.
To discuss your needs with Tom, give him a call on 07791 001231

Chapel Farm is part of Buccleuch Estates Ltd which has undergone a re-branding exercise. The previous Logo representing Buccleuch Estates features on the reverse of the Chapel Farm dog food bags. We are working to replace the old logo with the new “Stags Image” shown and had hoped to be able to change all bags at the same time. However for various reasons including higher sales than predicted, we find that we have run out of the one for Performance 24 rather sooner than expected and are packaging temporarily in a clear bag with coloured label. The contents remain the same; it is only the packaging that is currently changed.

Thanks to Chapel Farm sponsored Agility Handler Jennifer Hart for sending in this picture of her very happy looking youngster Desmond following his win at the weekend at Platinum Dog Show. Desmond enjoyed a clear round and won by a healthy two second margin.

Additional congratulations to Jennifer who also found time to manage a second place with her other dog Izzy in Grade 6 Jumping.

Well done all three and good luck with future competitions.

Chapel Farm sponsored Agility Handler Melissa competed with Lottie at the Kingdom of Fife Agility Show held at Scone Palace. Things didn’t go as well as hoped on the Saturday but the Championship Class on the Sunday was a different story. A starting line-up of 45 saw 9 qualify for the final including Melissa and Lottie who achieved one of only 4 double clear rounds. Happy to simply get through to the final, Melissa and Lottie again managed a clear round and at the end of the competition were announced as Reserve Champions which is a tremendous performance given how new they are to Grade 7.

All at Chapel Farm are delighted for Melissa and Lottie on this marvellous result and offer all best wishes for future events.
Thanks also to Melissa for the photos, we have included the one of Lottie on her own as in all the times she has appeared before, we have never seen both ears up.