Well Done Nicola, You have come so far and an inspiration to us all ...... Only a matter of time before we see Ftw or Ftch on caoimhe's pedigree, well done
Here's hoping
Next season though, she's going to be getting a very well deserved rest now, she's worked so hard this season and she deserves a break!
IMO Guns Choice is a wonderful thing to win too, a sign of respect for the dogs talents from the Guns!
Absolutely, that was the icing on the cake, I was really chuffed that she got GC as well, it's a real honour imo
There were a lot of good dogs there today too, I think there were 10 awards given which gives an idea of the quality that she won over.
Her first run she hunted like a demon, flushed a cock bird, stopped dead, marked it perfectly and ran out and brought it back in one cast. Hunted on and she flushed again in some long white grass, bird was shot into white grass out of sight, Simon cast her off and the dog on the left started to run in, it's handler was yelling at it to get back but it ignored her, as it went to run into the white grass Caoimhe came running out of it with the bird
Second run she hunted through heavy bramble cover, there was no game but she hunted it well. Hunted on into woodland she flushed a cock bird out of nowhere, it flew out and was shot over heavy plough, again she went out and picked it straight away in one cast and straight back. They called a run off between her and the other bitch but (according to Simon) Caoimhe just shone, she flushed and stopped for a pair of pigeons and a partridge that the other dog didn't even see and they called it in her favour before long.