Field Trials

Majestic moorland dogs

The Pointer and Setter Champion Stake took place at the magnificent Byrecleugh estate in the Scottish Borders by gracious permission of the Duke of Roxburghe. Photographs: Glyn Satterley

Ireland completes yet another clean sweep at The Home International

Team Ireland were crowned the overall victors at the 53rd Home International competition at The Game Fair.

Team Ireland sweeps the board in Four Nations International Gundog Competition

Team Ireland won every prize in this year’s nail-biting Four Nations International Gundog Competition, beating their Scottish counterparts by just 10 points at this year’s GWCT Scottish Game Fair at Scone Palace in Perthshire.

An interview with Francesca Prentice

The Game Fair is set to host four top flight gundog competitions this year, including two Home Internationals (one for HPRs and one for spaniels/retrievers), the Euro Challenge and a new Minority Breeds competition. Making these competitions happen requires an unimageable amount of work behind the scenes. Step forward Francesca Prentice, this year’s Gundog Chairman, whose exceptional organisational and administrative skills ensure they run like clockwork

Swapping the griddle for the whistle

Chef James Martin and cricketer Matt Prior to join leading gundog trainer Jason Mayhew for one-off gundog display at The Game Fair this summer

Overcoming nerves

Lindsay Corbett tells us about her dog of a lifetime and shares how she overcame her nerves in order to compete in the Cocker Championships.

Does a Ferrari suit a learner?

Sometimes the wrong dog ends up with the wrong owner and Field Editor Ben Randall has some words of wisdom on how to avoid this happening.

Difficult days

In social media world every dog handler seems to be perfect, but this is not reflective of real life training. In this first of a new series Joanne Perrott speaks to handler Abbie Reid from Riverlily Working Dogs about what to do when things go wrong.

Don’t accept defeat

Trainer Damian Barson reports on a remarkable man who has not let cerebral palsy stop him working his dog on shoot day.

Sofa surfing spaniels

Having fallen in love with shooting later in life Jo Bennett and her springer Clover won top-placed spaniel at the Chudleys Championship in 2019. Jo’s dogs are now proof that being allowed on the sofa is no barrier to success.

How a dog can save a life

Working with gundogs is good for us on so many different levels and, as Leigh Fell reports, dogs provide great support to people suffering from mental illness.

My dog of a lifetime

Joanne Perrott - Founder of the Ladies Working Dog Group tells us about her dog of a lifetime.

From the law to the labrador

Retired police officer Vikki Stanley has been competing since 1988, and won the Chudleys Gundog Championship at the Midland Game Fair in 2019. Gundog Journal caught up with Vikki to find out about her life with dogs.

Dreams do come true

For some people the childhood ambition does come to fruition and here Louise Jarvis explains how her love of art and animals were only ever going to lead to one career.

Man’s best hunting buddy

Working dogs are not confined to the shooting field. Glyn Ingram of the British Deer Society (BDS) takes a closer look at the crucial role of ‘deer dogs’.

FTCh Breeze of Drakeshead

We dip into the pantheon of legendary gundogs to select one each issue.

Winning retriever championships: Billy Steel Jnr

The winner of the 2018 IGL Retriever Championship talks to Anne McKay about his methods.

FtCh Speckle of Ardoon

Patrice Fellows turns the spotlight on a spaniel that confounded her own breeding to become one of the best ever, and a trainer who most definitely did it his way.