Nigel Probert of Llangynidr Gundogs contacted Ceri Rundle of CSJ with exciting news about the Kennel Club International Team Test held at Capesthorne Hall in Cheshire.
He said: “When I was asked by the Kennel Club to Captain the UK gundog team for 2022 it felt an honour and a privilege to be asked. My first task was to select a team so I asked the captains of England, Ireland and Scotland to pick me a dog from their selection process.
"This was done slightly different in Wales and I asked two independent panel judges to set a course and to judge the selection as I had to take part in running in the selection myself. Fortunately I was the highest scoring on that day so I was picked to represent Wales.
"The Team was picked as follows Nigel Probert. David Logan. Kieron Coey. Adam Snare.
"Our performance stayed consistent but we dribbled points here and there (which was similar to the other teams) but thankfully no zeros!! By the end, the consistent performance of all our dogs then pushed the UK Gundog Team into first position - it was tight with Ireland only 5 points behind but we did it!
"I would like to thank CSJ for the dedicated help and sponsorship that they always provide for Gun dog International Events. Without sponsors such as CSJ we wouldn’t be able to take our dogs to these events so it is very much appreciated.”
Final scores were :-
- 1st - Great Britain 1048 points
- 2nd - Ireland 1043 points
- 3rd - Italy 1027 points
- 4th - Netherlands 1006 points
Kieron Coey said: “Ceri, I want to personally thank you for CSJs support over the last few days, I hope we did you proud. It is refreshing to see a company still prepared to support working dogs of all varieties in these difficult times. I struggled for at least 18 months before finding a food that agreed with Ralph (Int. Ftch Crosstone Trickster) trying everything from the cheapest to very expensive before discovering CSJ at the Moira Game Fair and we have not looked back, feeding fit and fast for the last 5 years. Once again thank you very much."
David Logan added: “I just wanted to say a massive thank you to CSJ, Phil and yourself for everything you have done over the weekend for the team. It is greatly appreciated.”
For Nigel’s full report on each of the 2 days in detail go to csjk9.com and social media
