Articles 

Gunning it: Nicola Johns and the world of Gundog Trialing


​

​THE CAMARADERIE OF CANINES

Spaniel Natural game

These two Australian Natural Game Trial judges, Peter and Helen Yuille, joined us as guests to have a look at our trials. As luck would have it, we found ourselves a little short on judges, and Peter and Helen kindly stepped in to help out. One trial quickly turned into four, and before we knew it, they had become a huge part of the weekend.
Peter and Helen are good friends of Peter O’Neil’s, with Peter O’Neil also judging an Australian trial alongside Helen last year. In fact, Peter and Helen had previously judged our Spaniel trials over 20 years ago, around 2005, so it was a bit of a homecoming for them.
It was fantastic to see our sport making the most of good mates from over the ditch — and proving once again that if you stand still for too long at a Gundog event, you might just end up with a judging book in your hand!