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Crufts may be complete for another year, but we’re delighted to share with you a selection of images from across BASC’s working gundog classes.
The title of Best in Gamekeeper Classes and winners of the Northesk Memorial Trophy for 2024 was Emma Bamford with Tweed (Nithvalley Tweet at Foxhope). A full list of this year’s Crufts winners across all classes can be found here.
Enjoy our look back at BASC’s working gundog classes at this year’s Crufts. Please note that all images are copyright Nigel Kirby Photography/BASC.
BASC staff members own – or have owned – a variety of gundog breeds. We asked a handful of them about their dogs’ quirks and characters…
Read about the Braque D’auvergne in the first in our series on gundog breeds, courtesy of Gundog Journal.
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