26/05/2026
Incredibly proud of the girls this weekend, they ran in the young handlers test at KSSLRC on Sunday. I cannot thank the club enough for how amazing they made the girls day, everyone was so welcoming, friendly and supportive from the committee to the judges and other competitors, even spectators!
It was Ellie's first time running in a test with absolutely no experience of training day or anything else at just 4 years old and even when things didn't quite go to plan she kept smiling and never once blamed the dog (though it was definitely the dogs fault for going off looking for something more interesting and even checking out the judges lunch 🤣🙈)
Lola is gaining experience all the time and was very professional throughout the whole day, this year I haven't gone to each test with her, she has taken her dog to the judges on her own, listened to what they have asked her to do and handled her dog completely by herself, at the age of 7 she takes the challenge on like she's been doing it for a lifetime.
Both dogs were also incredible, holly is nearly 9 now and hasn't done a test for about 7 years- she's also never been handled by a child and although she had her own opinions of how to do things she retrieved everything she was asked to and every test apart from the walk up had a blind element!
Wren was miss perfect as usual 🥰 I think I am losing my dog more and more! She even chooses to sleep with Lola now too!
The results were as follows
1st Lola Harris with Blazebeck Venus of Laxtongate
2nd Eleanor Harris with Laxtongate Clearview
Also a huge huge thank you to Gamekeepers Goods for the girls super smart waistcoats and hats! These ladies constantly go above and beyond not just for their ambassadors but for the entire gundog world. Having just come from a very busy Skinners world cup and preparing for Sherborne team challenge they still managed to organise kit for the girls.
