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West Lancs Gundogs was formed in 2007 by Nick Powell. Previously employed as a Gamekeeper for the 18th Earl of Derby in Knowsley, (purchasing his first Springer Spaniel bitch in 1984) Nick was at the estate for several years before moving on to a Single Handed post on a private Shooting Syndicate based in Rainford, St.Helens, adding to his Spaniel collection on the way. Successful with his Spaniels in Test's and Field Trials winning many awards, most recently in August 2011 Nick was invited to represent the England Spaniel Team with Boundarymoor Tangled Gorse at the International Spaniel Test on Anglesey at the Annual County Show, where England won the event by 22 points. See our New's page for further information. The Club now boast's over 150 Members with several of them leaning towards Trialling also. Catering for all gundog breeds, from any variety Spaniels, Retrievers and HPR's. By working on recognised methods, believed to be the basis of sound gundog training by good socialisation, we will start your puppy off to a great beginning. If you have an adolescent we can also cater for him too. For the experienced Handler we offer refresher training through-out the summer, offering Shoot Over Days and Rabbit Pen training, thus enabling you to sharpen up a dog on the whistle, ready for pheasant/partridge days in a Supervised environment. By taking part in activities through out the summer you will be keeping him to a standard albeit nothing compares to the real thing. But for those members who do not shoot or take part in shooting, our Test's (we run several throughout the Summer) will keep you busy. We also encourage young handlers to get involved too. In an age of electronic Gaming (XBox and Wii) and Computors, we have to keep our Sport from falling behind a modern world, in doing so we must make it attractive to the younger person by encouraging them more. Nick explains "First and foremost we cater for working Gundogs and their handlers, our thinking is very simple, every Gundog that enters the working field should be to a standard, by this I mean, it should Recall when asked, Stop and Retrieve. If you cannot achieve this then you need to go back to basics and start again. We actively encourage our Members to take part in all types of competitions, be it Scurries, Have a Go Fun Days or Gundog Working Tests, and for those dogs showing greater drive and control, we consider Trials. Even if the handler is not wishing to compete in any way whatsoever our training is in line with basic Test standard dogs. Some of our handlers and Dogs have gone on to take up Beating, Picking Up, Working Test's and Trials. In many cases handler's have increased their kennel by adding additional dogs to vary their outdoor activities. If we can promote RESPONSIBLE dog ownership of the varying breeds used within our sport, then we are achieving something, especially for the minor or rare breeds". Nick is also an active Committee Member of the Gwynedd Spaniel Club having been voted on in 2011. For further information on how you can become a member of West Lancs Gundogs or any of our services please use the contact page and complete an on-line enquiry form or contact Nick direct on 07799 425063. |
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