The Newfoundland Club

I would like to start my report with a huge ‘thank you’ to Amanda for allowing us to use this wonderful location for our tests & making us so welcome.
The weather was kind to us all weekend & the ground dry underfoot, which I know the handlers were grateful for.
Due to personal problems one of our judges could not make the weekend, thank you all the judges who willingly stepped up & judged levels not originally invited to do.Also thank you to the entrants for being so understanding of the last minute changes.
We had a good entry with passes at nearly all the levels held.Those who didn’t pass this time I’m sure will get there with a little more training,
WNAG celebrated quite a few events this weekend, birthdays of dogs & members plus their 30th Anniversary.There was. Lots of cake & food for both dogs & people, thank you Sara for organising the doggie bags, & Becky for organising the food, judge’s gifts & surprises.
A huge thank you to our judges, stewards & everyone who entered, couldn’t hold these tests without your support.

The weather was perfect for a draft test, with seven entries in total. There was a good mixture of experienced and inexperienced dogs and handlers.
We had five nice passes with the two puppies, who showed flashes of excellence and will both mature into good draught working dogs.

We had two entries at Lenches Lakes today. One dog performed well, but unfortunately the second dog left the ring during the recall. It's a pleasure to judge at this venue, which offers everything needed to make the test event enjoyable.
Thank you to everyone who took part, and to the stewards and organisers of the event.
I hope to see you all again at this and other events.

It was a chilly autumn afternoon for the Level 2 event today, with four entries. All the teams completed the control and downstay, but unfortunately one dog moved during the downstay. However, we did have three very nice passes.
I would like to thank the test manager and WNAG for the buffet. Thanks also to our haul and call stewards for their assistance.

Jane and I would like to thank you for inviting us to judge at Lenches. Once again, the weather was on our side!
There were three entries and one pass; changes of pace were the Achilles heel again! Backups also need to be improved. Overall, the standards were not at the level required for this high and difficult level.