RETRIEVING ABILITY TESTS FOR GUNDOGS
On 1 January 2011 the rules for the new discipline of Retrieving Ability Tests for Gundogs (RATG) were introduced. The club decided to hold its first RATG trial on Saturday 8 October on the same day as our Restricted Obedience Trial and Championship Show.
Although RATG offers two classes, Novice and Open, we decided to hold a Novice class only for our first trial to gauge support for the new event. We ended up with a bumper entry of 22 dogs in this class, with 20 competing on the day and six qualifying passes.
We are looking forward to next year’s Retrieving Ability Test for Gundogs.
Golden Retriever Club of VictoriaRetrieving Ability Test for Gundogs (RATG) Winners |
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| Year | No | Novice | Open | Judges |
2011 |
22 | 1. FT CH WALGEERS OSCAR Rod Watt 98 pts Springer Spaniel 2. WINTERSET BROKEN ARROW Helen Pownall 89 pts Golden Retriever 3. DUAL CH (T) EVERWEIS PARK XQUIZID CD TSD ET B & L Evertsen 87 points Weimaraner |
(not conducted) | Mrs Margaret Hall |
Highest Scoring Golden Retriever WINTERSET BROKEN ARROW Helen Pownall |
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| RATG Training Day 20 March 2011 | ||||