British Field Trial at DuckHill Kennel - April 11
April 11, 2009 we will conduct a British Field Trial at Duck Hill Kennels. This will be a one-day, 12-dog event run under British Kennel Club rules. The judges will be Robin Watson, an "A Panel" judge and noted gundog trainer from England, and Bill Gibson, an experienced American gundog trainer, who has run in retriever competitions in the UK.
All retrieves will be of shot flyers. Birds will be pheasants, chuckers, pigeons, and ducks. The entry fee will be $50 to cover cost of birds and will be accepted until March 24.
On March 25 at 2:00 pm we will have a drawing. All are invited to attend the drawing if they wish. Full Story
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British Lab History
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Trial Information
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Judging Criteria
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The history of the Labrador Retriever is a little mysterious in so much that the Labrador Retriever does not originate from Labrador in Canada but rather from nearby Newfoundland.
There is a new retriever field trial game on the scene. It is aimed at the 1.2 million gundogs employed in the US to retrieve the waterfowl and upland gamebirds downed by their hunter/owners.
The British Labrador Breeders Associations in conjunction with the American GunDog Club is proud to release judging criteria for all trials. These judging criteria are all important behaviors for a gundog.