Becs.
A show champion is required to demonstrate the following to obtain a Show Gundog Working Certificate. Once passed a Sh Ch can be classed as a Champion.
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.
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(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)
Certainly there have only been approx 6 full champions made up over the last couple of years, including my own Ch Winsleywood Waterloo JW ShCM.
There is also of course, the Working Gundog Certificate, which does not contribute to the full champion title and can be taken on Dummies or Game. Ch, Warringah's Bunya JW, Ch Carpenny Anchorman and Ch Winsleywood Waterloo JW ShCM have this award.