November 27th 2005

The Dorset Top Junior and Adult Handler competition was held in Weymouth in conjunction with the Dorset Top Dog event on November 26th.

The handling judge was Jacqui Cleal. The entries weren’t high but the competition was top quality.

Top Dorset Junior Handler was Polly Cole handling a Flat Coated Retriever. Top Dorset Adult Handler was Sam Etches handling a Bearded Collie, closely followed in the runner up spot by her mum, Lyn Etches with a Swedish Valhund.

Pictured left to right; Sam Etches, judge Jacqui Cleal, Lyn Etches.

Click here for more photos from the night.

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November 27th 2005

 Meet 11 year old Harry Channon from Eastbourne and his Welsh Springer Spaniel ‘Lily’. Harry has only been handling since May this year and he competed in his first handling class at Eastbourne and District 80th Anniversary show in September. He borrowed a Whippet at the last minute and won a 3rd, qualifying him for the Richmond Semi - finals next year! Well done Harry!

This week Harry and Lily competed in their local match night and he came away winning Best Junior Handler. Nice to see and up and coming boy handler!!

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 November 9th 2005

Congratulations to 7 year old Michaela Dunhill - Hall winning the BCC with her Soft Coated Wheaten Terrier, Fantasa Blonde Isabelle at Driffield Ch show. Her mum Liz is pictured with the RBCC winner. What a good day for them!

Michaela and Isabelle also won BOB (no CC’s) at SKC, well done!

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October 11th 2005

Nicky Logie, mum of 7-year-old Erin, has e-mailed me about some fantastic wins at a couple of recent Champ shows. I’ll just fill you about Erin – she lives in Angus in Scotland, shows the families Large Munsterlanders and competes in agility, flyball, obedience, biathlon and triathlon! She’s a very busy girl! Onto the results and Erin had a great weekend at SKC. She took wins in the 8 – 11 YKC handling class and the biathlon (which qualifies her for Crufts biathlon). Not content with that Erin took a 3^rd and a 4^th in both starters obedience and elementary obedience. Then the clan (Scottish word for a family group!) went to Belfast and had another great show. Erin was 2^nd in the YKC 8 – 11 handling, 1^st in the crossbreed handling, 1^st in starters obedience and elementary obedience. Also to top it off she got a 2^nd in biathlon and 3^rd and 4^th in triathlon. Miss Logie couldn’t get down to Richmond for the handling semi – finals this year but they say that these wins made up for missing out – I quite agree!

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Moving onto a junior who did get to the Richmond semi – finals – Kiri Hurst. 8-year-old Kiri and her American Cocker Spaniel won the Gundog 6 – 11 age class this year. Fresh from this win, Kiri’s now added Best Junior Handler at the American Cocker Spaniel Club of Great Britain to her collection.

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September 30th 2005

For more YKC results including biathlon, triathlon, handling obedience and agility competitions, click here

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Check out more Richmond junior handling 2005 results here

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11th September 2005 - RICHMOND 2005 WINNER

Rebecca Thompson, 10 years old won the Toy 6 - 11 years age group, with her Papillon (Jhanakia Monarch of the Glen) pet name Digit.

She says she is really pleased, as Rebecca went one better than last year!

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10th Setember 2005 - RICHMOND 2005 WINNER

Kiri Hurst, from Burton aged 8 has won the 6 - 11 years age group, judge Adam Rose. She was handling her five and a half year old American Cocker Spaniel, Sanrogue One to Treasure (Fudge).

Kiri will now compete in the Pedigree Chum Junior Handler of the Year finals in January 2006 - congratulations!

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10th September 2005 - PLACING AT RICHMOND 2005

11 year old Dom Santoriello handled Dobernar Baby Face Nelson for Noiratan (Miniature Pinscher) to a second in the 6 - 11 years Toy semi - final. The judge was Louisa Rogerson. Dom also tells me that they came third in Open Dog, behind two Champions. Well done Dom and Scooby!

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6th September 2005 - Congratulations to Hannah Escott, she has won the Soft Coated Wheaten Terrier Junior Handler of the Year 2005 title. Hannah practised 3 times a day, nearly every day throughout the summer holidays. Just goes to show - practise makes perfect!

Well done Hannah.

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5th September 2005 - Pat Dufty, YKC Handling & Events Co - ordinator is compiling a list of all training clubs in the UK which hold separate junior handling sections.

If your club teaches junior handling or holds a handling section, can you please let her know. Call Pat on 01775 840295 or e-mail patti@triken.freeserve.co.uk

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7 August 2005 - Julie McCaig, 23, an ex top Scottish Junior Handler has made up her second champion, this time a Bedlington Terrier called Honeymist Jordu. ‘Taz’ took his third CC at Blackpool Ch Show at 10 years of age. Nice one Julie!

Julie tells me that she really wasn’t expecting it. In the morning at the show, she kept thinking about why she had bothered to bring him in the first place! It hasn’t been confimed yet but Taz could be the oldest Bedlington Terrier ever to get his crown.

‘Taz’ won the KCJO Terrier stakes at Crufts in 1999 and went onto be runner - up overall.

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2 August 2005 - Emma Bowman has e-mailed me of a good win up in Scotland. She has won a 12 - 16 year class at an Open show on only her sixth attempt! Emma tells me that she has only been showing for a year. She handled her Irish Setter “Lyngor Wisdom” (Rosie) to the win at the recent Fife Kennel Association open show.

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2 August 2005 - A big well done to 12 year old Georgie Ferguson. She won the RCC at Paignton Championship show with one of her families PBGV’s “Willowbrae Drivin Miss Daisy”.

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Winners from POOLE CANINE CLUB Open, June 26th

Judge - Miss Nicola Denny (Janimist)

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Erin Logie has e-mailed, telling me of some superb junior handling qualifiers and she is only seven!

She handles Large Munsterlanders which you don’t often see in the handling classes and lives in Scotland. She has recently qualified for Crufts, the Richmond junior handling semi-finals and the Scottish Junior Handler of the Year.

Here’s a bit of background behind Erin’s world. She began handling at the age of five, and joined the YKC a year later as part of a birthday present - what a good idea! Her family house 6 dogs, four Large Munsterlanders, a Collie, a Jack Russell and a Pomeranian.

She’s a busy girl with all these dogs, she currently partakes in the following: obedience, agility, flyball, triathlon, biathlon, breed showing and of course junior handling.

Thanks for the news Erin and well done to mum Nicky for helping to send the e-mail!

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