Happy Days

Despite a raw wind with ice on the ground at Glennoo, N. Ireland the lovely venue still produced birds for everyone in the GPCI Open Trial at the weekend. Thankfully sun held for the day and 4 dogs went to a very cold water with a great result for Aytee dogs who took 1st and 2nd with congrats to Hari Lampart, Damien McCabe and John Hally and Dora and I were very honoured to receive the Peter Higgins Memorial trophy. Huge thanks to judges, guns, all sponsors and of course Steve Wilson and Tom Wood from Glennoo who finished a mega week which included 3 days of trials! Happy Christmas to everyone and a final pat to the lovely Dora for her beautifully pointed snipe, so wish I'd had a camera.

Happy Christmas to all from Hari and I

Congrats to Gina & Bodi !

One trip to Germany with Bodi, sire of our expected “N” litter , and Gina Brown returned with 2 firsts and 2 excellent gradings from championship shows. Congratulations Gina, on this fantastic result. Here is Bodi in field mode 😊

Perfect Shootover Training

Once again thanks to the Norfolk and Suffolk HPR FT Club for laying on some perfect training, shooting over members dogs. Karats steadiness was well tested and at the end of the day, exactly what we wanted, she was rewarded with a great shot from Zac completing a lovely HPR on a woodcock. These days are fantastic for either bringing on a young dog or sorting a problem. Thanks Jo, Denise and Steve, for organising and a lovely day with runners and guns.

The Best

Welcoming, encouraging, helpful, energetic, generous, knowledgable, caring, hardworking, ambitious, straightforward and fun. The Norfolk and Suffolk HPR FT Club. We have so enjoyed sharing time with you all good luck to everyone and all your lovely dogs !

Last club day training on Sunday at Fundenhall

Wild and Beautiful Savernake

4 HPR’s, 6 guns tired and muddy and full of thorns and our two GSP’s are exhausted after spending a day hunting in the 5000 acres of private deciduous woodland that is Savernake Forest. How had I never heard of it? Thankyou Santi for inviting us and it is marvellous that there are still such wild and beautiful places little more than 50 miles from London !

Secret Savernake

HPR Heaven

A fantastic day was spent this week with Peter Howard and Una Russell at their farm in Yorkshire where they hosted a mock field trial for handlers and dogs just starting out in Field Trialling. What a fantastic idea and great opportunity for all the runners who enjoyed this perfect ground, designed entirely for HPR’s. Well done to everyone who took part and massive thanks to Costas Wilkinson who put up with Yours Truly joining him to judge. I had such an enjoyable day, thankyou all.

Last UK Aytee "N" Litter planned for Spring 2020

We are excited to announce that all being well Aytee are expecting puppies on 3rd February 2020. This will be our last UK litter, (“N” litter) before moving to New Zealand and as usual it brings together working and show bloodlines. Ch Aytee Katerina has been mated with Graygees Gigolo JW SGWC. Both young dogs, Karat is a winner of Novice Field Trial and is a Show Champion and Bodi has recently run very well in his first two field trials and holds a SGWC and has championship show wins to his credit in the UK and abroad and JW. For more details please see N Litter for more details.

Genuine loving working homes will be given priority and if all goes well puppies will be ready to go 28/29 March. To enquire please contact  LUCIEHUSTLER@ME.COM

Ch Aytee Katerina

Graygees Gigolo JW, SGWC

"Aytee" goes Down Under

“Aytee" is on the move and from April 2020 our dogs, breeding, training and fieldwork will all be re-locating with Johnny and I to New Zealand to be closer to family. Online digital training manuals will continue unaffected, as will help and advice through fb and email, but 1to1 training for dogs and handlers in the UK will close at the end of this year. I would like to thank everyone who has visited Rectory Farm for training over the years and wish you all much fun and luck with your lovely dogs.

We do plan a last UK litter early in 2020 before we leave and details will be posted in the next few days.

To all our friends throughout the sport Johnny and I would like to say it is a privilege to be part of such great camaraderie and sportsmanship across the HPR world and we hope that friendships can continue as we both plan to return to the UK for huntin’/shootin’ seasons whenever possible, (starting October 2020!) so no need for goodbyes :)

GSP wins the Aytee Cup

Delighted today to present Martin Hooker with the Aytee Isadora Cup for winning First at the Norfolk and Suffolk HPR FT Club’s Novice Field Trial at Quidenham, Norfolk.

Two good runs put Martin and his young GSP Woodvilles Daisychain out in front and Dora and I spent a lovely day as picking up dog, amongst many other promising young dogs.

Thanks to the Norfolk and Suffolk HPR FT Club and to Philip and Jessica Thorrold of the Quidenham shoot for such great hospitality and well done to all the winners and runners.

Martin Hooker wins the Aytee Cup

Top Dog and Guns Award

3 points and 2 retrieves put Aytee Kalimar in the top dog position at the HVS Novice Field Trial in Northumberland yesterday. A great result for this combination, “Doc” and Ben Barrett and their 4th award was the only one of the day. Congratulations to you both.