https://csjk9blog.com/ A dated record of working-dog sport in Britain: gundog trials and working tests, sheepdog trials, canicross, bikejor and carting, explained entry by entry. en-gb https://csjk9blog.com/2026/coat-colour-in-the-working-collie/https://csjk9blog.com/2026/coat-colour-in-the-working-collie/Wed, 26 Aug 2026 09:00:00 +0000How the ground names black, merle, red and brindle collies, why colour is not judged in the pen, and how a coat colour reference records what a dog shows. https://csjk9blog.com/2026/water-and-the-young-retriever/https://csjk9blog.com/2026/water-and-the-young-retriever/Tue, 25 Aug 2026 09:00:00 +0000How a young retriever is brought to water without force, and how the same short, unhurried progression serves a child learning to swim in Fife. https://csjk9blog.com/2026/the-cocker-spaniel-in-britain/https://csjk9blog.com/2026/the-cocker-spaniel-in-britain/Mon, 24 Aug 2026 09:00:00 +0000Why one breed name covers two very different cocker spaniels in Britain, what a spaniel stake asks of the working dog, and how an American reference reads it. https://csjk9blog.com/2026/guardian-dogs-and-herding-dogs/https://csjk9blog.com/2026/guardian-dogs-and-herding-dogs/Sat, 22 Aug 2026 09:00:00 +0000A dated note on the livestock guardian and the sheepdog: opposite work, opposite rules, and how a Swiss portal sets out the Kuvasz standard. https://csjk9blog.com/2026/the-belgian-shepherd-at-the-trial/https://csjk9blog.com/2026/the-belgian-shepherd-at-the-trial/Fri, 21 Aug 2026 09:00:00 +0000How the four Belgian shepherd varieties appear at British working trials, and how German breeders in the Saarland describe the Tervueren. https://csjk9blog.com/2026/wildlife-signs-on-a-trial-ground/https://csjk9blog.com/2026/wildlife-signs-on-a-trial-ground/Thu, 20 Aug 2026 09:00:00 +0000How tracks, droppings, burrows and calls identify wildlife a dog meets on a British trial field, and the same method used in a coastal guide. https://csjk9blog.com/2026/collies-working-and-show/https://csjk9blog.com/2026/collies-working-and-show/Wed, 19 Aug 2026 09:00:00 +0000How the collie is split into working and show lines, how the Netherlands and Britain describe the same breed, and what that means for the dog at the post. https://csjk9blog.com/2026/complementary-care-for-the-working-dog/https://csjk9blog.com/2026/complementary-care-for-the-working-dog/Tue, 18 Aug 2026 09:00:00 +0000Physiotherapy, massage and complementary methods for working dogs, how German animal health practitioner training is organised, and where its limits lie. https://csjk9blog.com/2026/breed-standards-and-working-dogs/https://csjk9blog.com/2026/breed-standards-and-working-dogs/Mon, 17 Aug 2026 09:00:00 +0000What a written breed standard fixes, what a judge can measure at the ground, and how a French breed guide is read alongside the British one. https://csjk9blog.com/2026/august-open-sheepdog-trial/https://csjk9blog.com/2026/august-open-sheepdog-trial/Sat, 15 Aug 2026 09:00:00 +0000August is the busiest month in the British sheepdog year, with the four National trials inside three weeks and the International following in September. https://csjk9blog.com/2026/carting-and-draught-tests/https://csjk9blog.com/2026/carting-and-draught-tests/Sat, 11 Jul 2026 09:00:00 +0000British draught work is run by breed clubs rather than a federation. The Newfoundland regulations set five levels, with exact weights, distances and ages. https://csjk9blog.com/2026/june-retriever-water-test/https://csjk9blog.com/2026/june-retriever-water-test/Sat, 13 Jun 2026 09:00:00 +0000A water test asks a dog to enter readily and swim. It does not ask for a retrieve, and for a retriever it is one of two certificates the title depends on.