SGWC
The granting of a Show Gundog Working Certificate will be at the discretion of the Judges at the meeting, and two Judges, one of whom must be an A Panel Judge, must sign the Certificate. Before doing so they must be satisfied that the dog has fulfilled the following requirements:
(a) The dog has been tested in line.
(b) The dog has shown that it is not gun-shy.
(c) For a Retriever, that it hunted for, and found, dead or wounded game, faced cover, and retrieved tenderly.
(d) For a Spaniel, that it hunted, faced cover, produced game and retrieved tenderly.
(e) For a Pointer or Setter, that it hunted and pointed game.
(f) For a Hunt, Point and Retrieve Breed, that it hunted, pointed game, and retrieved tenderly.
(g) For all retrieving breeds, that the dog entered water freely, swam and retrieved (If a natural retrieve from water is not possible, then
a dummy may be used. If suitable water is not available the dog is permitted to undertake a special water test on a separate date at
a separate location recognised by the issue of a Certificate, to be signed by two Field Trial Panel Judges one of whom must be on the “A” Panel. (h) The dog has not whined or barked in line. (Subject to the Breed Standard)
(i) The dog has been under reasonable control. (Absolute steadiness is not essential)
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The granting of a Show Gundog Working Certificate will be at the discretion of the Judges at the meeting, and two Judges, one of whom must be an A Panel Judge, must sign the Certificate. Before doing so they must be satisfied that the dog has fulfilled the following requirements:
(a) The dog has been tested in line.
(b) The dog has shown that it is not gun-shy.
(c) For a Retriever, that it hunted for, and found, dead or wounded game, faced cover, and retrieved tenderly.
(d) For a Spaniel, that it hunted, faced cover, produced game and retrieved tenderly.
(e) For a Pointer or Setter, that it hunted and pointed game.
(f) For a Hunt, Point and Retrieve Breed, that it hunted, pointed game, and retrieved tenderly.
(g) For all retrieving breeds, that the dog entered water freely, swam and retrieved (If a natural retrieve from water is not possible, then
a dummy may be used. If suitable water is not available the dog is permitted to undertake a special water test on a separate date at
a separate location recognised by the issue of a Certificate, to be signed by two Field Trial Panel Judges one of whom must be on the “A” Panel. (h) The dog has not whined or barked in line. (Subject to the Breed Standard)
(i) The dog has been under reasonable control. (Absolute steadiness is not essential)
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