N.E.F.R.A. Ceilidh Cup

Named after the keeper, Malcolm Pickard’s first flat-coat and donated by the WOOD HALL COUNTRY HOUSE HOTEL & SPA this trophy was first won by Fred Newton’s Croft Gun Imperial (Can Ch The Great Pretender At Torwood X Walnutfarm Kyrena).

The points for the trophy are be counted from the 10th Feb to 10th Feb to allow all working tests and the shooting season to be over.

To qualify for the award a dog will have had to spend four days out in the field either picking up or working with game. A certificate will need to be signed and dated by the keeper or captain of the shoot to this effect.

Picking up each day - 5pts.
Rough Shooting (at least 2 people attending) - 7pts.
Dogging in - 3pts
Working tests/Field Trials/ Cold Game Tests etc as below

Cold Game tests will start at 6pts.
AV tests, add 2 points.
Open 1st 7pts, 2nd 6pts 3rd 5pts 4th 4pts COM 3pts
Interm 1st 6pts 2nd 5pts 3rd 4pts 4th 3pts COM 2pts
Novice 1st 5pts 2nd 4pts 3rd 3pts 4th 2pts COM 1pts
Puppy 1st 4pts 2nd 3pts 3rd 2pts 4th 1pt COM ½ pt

(Field trials - double above points)

Lists of qualifying tests with picking up certificates need to be in to the Working Secretary as soon after 10th Feb as possible.

This is an award for the dog not the handler therefore one handler can enter many dogs if they qualify. The dog can be handled by different people at different tests or days, as said before it is the dogs performance which gains the points.