Gundogs

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That’ll Do! kept the weight and healthy balance throughout all of my dogs

Stuart and Angela AtchisonFrom Stuart and Angela Atchison

Being a new customer this year (2019) using CSJ dog food I feel it’s only right to give you all some feedback about the product I used on my 5 working dogs this grouse season.

With previous dogs and over many years of going on the grouse moors up in Northumberland feeding working gundogs, keeping them up to performance with work was a worry that the dogs never came out the kennels match fit for the job especially when they had just done two days previous on hot, heavy going, tiring days out for the team.

Then I started using CSJ That’ll Do! I was given the name and address of Brian Syms from my good friend Steven Ferguson aka BLACKLEK Gundogs. Brian and Jane only live 15mins away from me on the coast at Seaton Sluice in Northumberland – Brian and Jane couldn’t be more helpful. That’ll Do! kept the weight and healthy balance throughout all of my dogs (3 Labradors and 2 Cocker Spaniels) and I am very impressed with the coats on the dogs, the mess from the dogs was regular and not wet- this is an all-round brilliant dog food for the price and results.

So it’s a big thanks to Brian and Jane and CSJ.

Stuart and Angela Atchison

KC ATCHILODGE.

 

Congratulations Will Clulee on a superb season. ‘Tink’ – Championship Winner 2020  F.T.CH Trochry Eau Rouge of Poolgreen was made up to Champion this season.
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Congratulations Will Clulee on a superb season. ‘Tink’ – Championship Winner 2020  F.T.CH Trochry Eau Rouge of Poolgreen was made up to Champion this season.

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Will Clulee is a CSJ sponsored gundog handler.

This season’s wins –

IMG_2722Tink – Championship Winner 2020  F.T.CH Trochry Eau Rouge of Poolgreen –   made  up to Champion this season.

  • Placed 1st – West Midland Field Trial Society open cocker 22/11/19 Open Cocker

Sam – F.T.CH Poolgreen Griffin – Gained diploma of merit at the 90th Cocker Spaniel Championships 2020. Made up to a champion in 4 trials.

  • Placed 1st Scottish Spaniel Club 1/10/19 Novice
  • Placed 1st – Glamorganshire Field Trial Society 26/11/19 Open Cocker
  • Placed 1st – Essex field trial Society 4/12/19 Open Cocker

A10I4527.jpg tink & trophiesRichy – F.T.CH Mallowdale Rocky of Poolgreen – qualified for the championships made up to Champion this season.

  • Placed 1st & guns choice -Kent Working Spaniel club 20/11/19 open cocker
  • Placed 1st & guns choice – Coventry & district 10/10/19 open cocker

Jess – F.T.O.W Poolgreen Grace – qualified for the championships

Placed 1st Welsh & English Counties Spaniel Club open cocker 14/12/19

Pepper – F.T.O.W Poolgreen Hubba – qualified for the championships.

  • Placed 1st Pembrookshire Working gundog society open cocker 5/12/19

Stevie – F.T.O.W Skronedale Stephen of Poolgreen – Black & white springer – Qualified for the Springer Championships 2020.

  • Placed 1st novice – Glamorganshire Field Trial Society 5/11/1
  • Placed 1st open – welsh & English Counties Spaniel Club 30/11/19

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Another great year for Poolgreen Gundogs and thank you for sponsoring us.

All the best and Thank you once again for your support.

Sue & Will

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Retriever World Cup 2019 report from Alan Rees

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Well this year was the first time the Retriever World Cup has come to Wales.

The outstanding picturesque estate at Glan Usk was the venue overlooking some of the most outstanding landscape in Wales.

Nigel Probert, the course designer had done a fantastic job with very challenging long retrieves on Llangynidr moor on the first day. He used the full location of the estate and river Usk for the technical retrieves on the second day. What an excellent job.

At the gala dinner on Saturday night, teams from all over Europe were entertained in the land of song by the Bois Goitre Wen Male voice choir. That was an event in itself.

Now onto the event

The ever consistent Scotland, winners for the second time in succession. England came a very close second and Denmark in third.

Wales trailed this year in 9th place, a big disappointment but things just didn’t go well for the home team. At the end of the first day Welsh dogs were prominent with Vickie Stanley leading the field closely followed by Alan Rees and Hayden Willmott. Mike Jones found things a little difficult for his young dog.

The second day followed much the same pattern with failures for Mike, Hayden and Vickie but on a course like this there were numerous bunkers to be overcome.

Hopefully we all have learnt from the experience and will benefit from it in future events.

A big thank you from the team, we all appreciated the support from numerous gundog people that had turned out to support us as well as some of the best dogs and handlers in the world.

On behalf of the team I would like to thank Ceri, Phil and all at CSJ for their continued support.

Diolch,

Alan Rees

Wales Team Captain

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Arfon Working Gundog Club Novice AV Retriever Stake

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The Arfon Working Gundog Club held two Retriever Stakes this season.
On the 5th October 2016 an Open one day AV Retriever Stake was held at the Checkley Wood Shoot, Nantwich, Cheshire by kind permission of Mr Ivor Beavis. The judges were Mike Newsom, Keith Bellamy, Sheila Suzuki and Mike Allen.
No awards were made and Guns’ Choice was awarded to Norman Onens with Kestrelway Freddie lab Dog
On the 15th November a Novice AV Stake was held at The Glasfryn Shoot, Pwllheli, Gwynedd by kind permission of Mr Gwilym Jones. The judges were Kevin Bradey, Lynn Mitchell, Mike Allen and Carol Clarke.
The weather when we started off was dull and drizzly and whilst it dried out it remained cloudy.
It was a driven day and on the first drive four dogs were lost and this is how it progressed and by the end of the third drive, three dogs were left for the run off, these became two and eventually one was left to await the judges verdict.
I would like to thank our hosts for the two venues, the judges, the guns and the helpers for both days. Our sponsors CSJ Specialist Canine Feeds, Gary McCarthy of Gundog Gear and to Derek Williams of BASC Wales who presented the winner with a game bag courtesy of BASC.
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Winner was Jason Owens with Avonstream Avor Lab D
Photo 1 show l-r: Carole Clarke, Lynn Mitchell, Mike Allen, Ken Jones  (Gun), Jason Owens, Vaughan Jones (Gun), Colin Torr (FTS), Geraint Owen (Gun), Kevin Brady7, Derek Williams (BASC)
Photo 2 shows: Derek Williams with Jason Owens