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Pick up a bit of silver

WANT TO BE IN WITH a good chance of winning a trophy with your spaniel at Crufts? Simple, just enter the gamekeepers’ classes. Organised by BASC, these classes are open to any Kennel Club-registered gundog that actually works. There are more than 30 trophies on offer and, as many of the classes have few entries, your chances of winning are remarkably high.

For example, there are rarely more than two or three spaniels competing for the Trophy for the best working English springer dog, so as long as

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