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No mountain too high for top springer Heidi

Held at Blenheim Palace, by kind permission of the Duke of Malborough, this year’s Kennel Club Any Variety (excluding cocker) Spaniel Championship, was a tremendous test of dog work and a display of some very fi ne shooting.

Handled calmly, clearly and efficiently by Scott Dixon, FTch Mountvue Heidi took home the top prize for her owner Ian Openshaw. Heidi showed masses of natural game-finding ability and on all of her retrieves demonstrated how well she could mark game.

No matter what task was thrown at her, the three-year-old English springer made it look

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