Utility Gundog Society, Kent & East Sussex held their qualifier for the UGS interbranch finals at Haxted Farm by kind permission of David Spratt. The weather gods were on our side today and we had a lovely sunny, albeit a tad windy, day. However, the ground was still not dry Read more…
The John Croucher Memorial Trophy was created in memory of John Croucher who had been a great Stalwart of the club. For many years John helped out at every training session and test throwing dummies, rarely running his own dog in order to help. He also took some of the Read more…
A walked up on FT Lines was our last test of the season. It was held at a new ground Haxted farm nr Edenbridge by kind permission of David Spratt. Despite the threat of thunder storms all day we dodged the bullet and stayed dry. The day ran well under Read more…
UGS K&ES held their Open and Novice water tests at the beautiful Isenhurst Estate by kind permission of Clive and Gilly Nickols. Both classes were well supported and the judges set some excellent tests, relatively straight forward but with some interesting bunkers to catch dogs and handlers out. The weather Read more…
Having won the Interclub team match in 2022 it was the turn of UGS K&ES to host it in 2023 at Brissenden Farm, Frttenden, Kent by kind permission of Dick Munton and his team who run the farm. 15 teams of 3 dogs & handlers ( Open, Novice and ND/NH) Read more…
We held our mixed test of Special puppy, Veteran and ND/NH at Covers Pit, Westerham by kind permission of Kelvin Nettleingham. Covers Pit is a fabulous location offering a huge diversity of natural terrain so tests options are endless. The judges set some challenging tests with each one tweaked to Read more…