Photographed on the day,  December 6th 2009. 

Thanks to Mr.& Mrs Woolridge for letting us have these pictures.

 

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Ch.Sundust Me To  -  Krista is the first American Cocker Sh.Ch. to qualify in

the field for over 30 yrs     She was trained and handled by Pam Wadsworth.

The critque was: The american cocker was asked to do a short hunt and then

asked to retrieve a spare partridge at the top of this hill. There are not many so

called show bred dogs that can be trailed along on a cold day and then expected

to "perform" - she had been perfectly happy with the gunfire all day. At the end

of the main body of the trial she was asked to hunt the last part of the wood on

her own. There were plenty of pheasants pushed skywards as the bitch zipped

about whilst remaining in touch with her handler.  Finally she was taken to a pond

and swam out and delivered to hand a partridge that had been thrown in for her.

 

It was a freezing cold day, so much so that Pam nearly did not make it  as the

conditions on the motorway were unreal. The test was done at the Meon Valley

working spaniel club.