Inter-club win for Northumberland

February 10, 2012

NORTHUMBERLAND took the trophy in a close inter-club contest on Sunday, beating the Northern Association by just two points.

English sheepdog trial results – February 10

February 10, 2012

NORTHUMBERLAND v NORTHERN Inter-Club, Mains Rigg Farm, Whitfield, Northumberland (Judge, C. Dickson, Coldingham) Nursery (20 ran) 1, P. Turnbull (Rothbury) Roy, 93 of 100; 2, T. Iley (Longframlington) Strike, 89; 3, T. Iley, Irwell Scout, 87; 4, J. Edgar (Consett) Joy, 84; 5, B. Jordan (Whitfield) Pearl, 83 OLF; 6, A. Baines (South Stainmore) Tim, 83.

Scottish sheepdog trial results – February 10

February 10, 2012

REISS Nursery (Judge, J. McInnes, Alness, 19 ran) 1, M.C. Shearer (Westfield) Jim, 98; 2, M. Cook (Halkirk) Meg, 92 Outbye; 3, G. Simpson (Forgue) Cher, 92; 4, S. Grant (Strathcanaird) Tia, 91; 5, H. Johnstone (Fyvie) Sam, 90 Outbye; 6, G. Simpson, Floss, 90.

Sheepdog trials diary

February 3, 2012

Sheepdog trials in England for the week beginning February 4.

Sheepdog trials results

February 3, 2012

England

Sheepdog trials diary – February 10

February 10, 2012

ENGLAND

Double victory for Michael Shearer at Reiss

February 10, 2012

MICHAEL Shearer came out of his Northern winter’s isolation and won both the nursery and older dogs trials at Reiss, having two remarkably similar runs of exceptionally high quality with two very different dogs.

Frank Cleary

Paul Turnbull’s Roy is top of the League

February 3, 2012

AT the Northumberland League’s concluding nursery held on Sunday at Whitfield, Paul Turnbull won the trial with Roy.

Steady Fern wins at Glenluce

February 3, 2012

A STEADY run on sheep which were unsettled on strange ground gave Ian McMillan’s Fern an 18 point margin over the field at the first of two trials at Glenluce. 

Tom Lawrenson and Dave came first at Trawden nursery.

Tom Lawrenson and Dave win Trawden nursery title

January 27, 2012

ONCE again dogs were tested by very windy conditions on Saturday in the north of England.

Working dogs

Thomas Longton

Thomas Longton enjoys success with Spot and Tot

THOMAS Longton enjoyed a double victory last weekend, winning with Spot on Saturday at Hutton in the Forest, and then taking the title at Downham with Tot on Sunday.

Thomas Longton

Thomas Longton enjoys success with Spot and Tot

THOMAS Longton enjoyed a double victory last weekend, winning with Spot on Saturday at Hutton in the Forest, and then taking the title at Downham with Tot on Sunday.

Kevin Evans

Spot does it again for Kevin Evans on a daunting course at Erwood

THE field for the Erwood trial venue rose steeply at approximately 45 degrees from the starting post to the point the sheep were let out, and though the fetch was only 250 metres, it made for a daunting prospect.

Kevin Evans

Spot does it again for Kevin Evans on a daunting course at Erwood

THE field for the Erwood trial venue rose steeply at approximately 45 degrees from the starting post to the point the sheep were let out, and though the fetch was only 250 metres, it made for a daunting prospect.