Peniglen's Awards
Open Working Test Winner
Swaine Julianae of Peniglen (Boss)
++ On the 17th April 2011 Boss run for the Barton & Humber Gundog Club - in the Kelly Memorial Inter Counties Gundog Working Test
which was held at Lyndon, Rutland. The day was very well organised and professionally run with 6 very well thought out tests which
challenged the dogs and handlers. At the end of the day we prouldy gained 3rd place out of an entry of 12 teams (39 dogs in total).
If you wish to view photos of our team on the day click on Picasa banner above.
++ On the 21st August 2010:- Boss proudly gained 1st place in the Open Cold Game Test held by the Yorkshire Golden Retriever Club
at Timble Ings, Timble.
++ On 30th May 2010 Boss was entered into an Intermediate Cold Game Test held by the URC North Midlands Area at Carlton Towers,
North Yorkshire.There was an entry of 24 dogs, in the morning there was 3 seen marked retrieves, and in the afternoon there were
3 blind retrieves which boss completed, they then made the cut followed by a walk-up with 2 more retrieves which boss completed
with ease. Boss proudly gained 1st place with 155 points out of 160. He will be entered in more Open Working Tests throughout the
year and Field Trials this coming winter.
++ On 24th April 2010, Boss was entered into an Open Test held by the Yorkshire Golden Retriever Club at Timble Ings, Timble,
Nr Harrogate, North Yorkshire. There was 40 Open dogs in total. Boss proudly gained 2nd Place with 52 points out of 60.
He is to be entered in more Open Tests throughout the year.
++ On 10th April 2010, Boss Went along to a Training and Informal Match Day held by the URC Lincs Area. Thoroughly enjoyed the day -
both the training in the morning - and then onto the match in the afternoon. Boss was entered into an Open Informal Match, which he
proudly gained second place only dropping 4.1/2 points out of 80.
++ On the 7th March 2010 we entered Boss in his 5th Working Test held by the URC (Lincolnshire Area) where there was an entry of
42 dogs, Boss made the cut at dinner with 73 points out of 80 - joint top on points. There was then a walk-up which he completed
with ease which then made it down to the run-off. Boss gained 1st place which now makes him a Novice Working Test Winner.
He will be competing in Working Tests at Open level this summer and then Field Trials later this year.
++ We entered Boss into a Novice Cold Game Test held by the Dukeries Gundog Club on the 2nd August 2009. He was joint first place
with 161 points and was therefore in the run off for first place. The test was a blind retrieve at around 250 yards on rough land.
The result - Boss gained a respectable second place out of an entry of 23 dogs. We are very pleased with this result and with
Boss's progress so far.
++ On the 20th July 2008 Boss gained a creditable 4th place in his first ever working test from an entry of 20 dogs. It was held by the
United Retriever Club (Lincolnshire Area). Ian also won the Lincolnshire Area Shield for Best Handler.
(Boss will be entered in more Open Working Tests this summer and Field Trials later this year).
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Awards
Novice Working Test Award Winner
Swaine Paiju of Peniglen (Jet)
++ On the 3rd July 2011 Swaine Paiju of Peniglen (Jet) & Ian gained 3rd place from an entry of 30 dogs. Held at the URC North Midlands
Gundog Club Novice Working Test at Welbeck, Yorkshire.
++ On 23rd April 2011 we attended the Novice working test held by the Yorkshire Golden Retriever Club at Timble, nr Harrogate. It was a
good day with a total of 17 dogs running. There was three tests - a double mark with the designated dummy to be picked first, a
seen thrown and a blind in a different area with the seen to be picked first, and lastly a long seen then a blind in the same area.
There was then a walk up in the afternoon. Jet proudly gained 2nd place - only dropping 1 point all day.
++ On the 27th March 2011 we attended the URC Lincs area charity Novice/Open test held at Raithby, Spilsby. The tests on the day was well
set out - 5 tests in total which consisted of seens, blinds, double marks, water tests and walk ups. There was a good turn out of handlers
and dogs (around 40+) and all in all a good day was had by everyone with everything running smoothly - and I even managed to gain
a COM (5th place) with Jet.
++ On 13th June 2010 we entered Jet in a Novice Working Test held by the Pennine Training Area of the Northern Golden Retriever
Association at the Hoyles Farm, Strines, Nr Sheffield. There was an entry of 29 dogs in total, Jet proudly gained 3rd place.
There was 2 tests in the morning ,1 was a straight marked retrieve at around 200 yards, the 2nd test was a mark and a blind, you had
to retrieve the blind first. Then we had a break for lunch, and in the afternoon there was 3 more tests, first a water test ,then a walk-up
with a retrieve front and back, and the last test was a blind down a hill side. Jet is going to entered into more test this summer.
++ On 8th May 2010 we went along to a training and Informal match day held by the URC Linc's Area at Atterby, North of Lincoln. Boss
enjoyed the Open training session in the morning which was a walk-up and water retrieving, and then Jet was entered into the
Novice Informal Match in the afternoon. She gained 55 points out of the maximum of 60 points which placed her in the run-off for
second place - which she won.
++ On 2nd May 2010 we entered Jet in a Novice Working Test held by the Pennine Training Area of the Northern Golden Retriever
Association at Adlington, Nr Chorley, Lancashire. There was 35 dogs in total, Jet gained a Certificate of Merit we are very pleased
with this result as this is only the 3rd Working Test that she has been entered into.
++ On 1st May 2010 we entered Jet in a Novice Working Test held by the Yorkshire Golden Retriever Club at Addingham Moorside, Nr ilkley,
North Yorkshire. There was 20 dogs in total, Jet made the cut after dinner and was in a walk-up with 8 dogs which she completed, so
she was then in the run-off for first place. Jet proudly gained 2nd place and we are very pleased with this result, as this is only the
second Working Test that she has been entered into.
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Awards
++ We have introduced Tosh to his first Working Test (held by URC Linconshire Area) held at Special Puppy Level on the 19th July 2009
- he thoroughly enjoyed the day, and proudly gained a Certificate of Merit,