IT was celebrations all round at the Thomas Bell Country Store in Brigg when Husky sled dog expert Pete Jones brought his team to visit.
The celebratory mood was to mark Pete’s recent win at the 29th Siberian Husky Club of Great Britain’s Aviemore Sled Dog Rally.
In the six dog team at the Scottish event Pete headed the class for the third time, claiming a new record as the first ever to achieve this notable success.
Pete, based at Buslingthorpe, near Lincoln is a regular customer at the store, feeding his team on Alpha High Performance to provide them with all the energy and stamina they require for the demanding events.
Said Pete: “It was a wonderful event and to win for the third time was just amazing. The dogs all look fantastic and the added stamina they have thanks to Alpha High Performance is just what is needed in such competitions.”
Graeme King of Thomas Bell Country Store said: “We were delighted when Pete agreed to being some of the Huskies to the store to help us celebrate his win. They certainly attracted a lot of attention and were full of life.”
Thomas Bell Country Store Team (left to right) Ellie Hope, Hannah Green and Michaela Harness, celebrate the win with Pete Jones.
01 Feb 2012 Aviemore Husky Success
TOP CLASS performances were the order of the day at the 29th Siberian Husky Club of Great Britain’s Aviemore Sled Dog Rally.
The event proved a huge success for dogs fed on Alpha High Performance with some outstanding results at the Scottish event.
In the six dog team event winner Pete Jones headed the class for the third time, claiming a new record as the first to ever achieve this notable success.
Said Pete: “It was a wonderful event and to win for the third time was just amazing. The dogs all look fantastic and the added stamina they have thanks to Alpha High Performance is just what is needed in such events.”
However the fastest time of this year’s event went to four dog team winner Kev Spooner. His combined time was almost two-and-a-half minutes clear of the runner-up in his class, with Kev racing partner Mel Hannam’s home bred dogs, Brew, Pyewacket, Spook and Hex.
Said Kev: “Their Sunday time is believed to be the quickest four dog run ever at this event. The dogs were absolutely superb and actually managed to take more than 30 seconds off a very quick Saturday time. The dogs were bouncing all the way back to the van and could literally have run again straight away.” Full Story >>
01 Feb 2012 Downton Abbey Appearance For Reedlands Retrievers
THE team at gun dog experts, Reedlands Retrievers had their moment of TV fame recently when appearing in the Christmas special of the hugely successful Downton Abbey.
Well known for their demonstrations at Game Fairs and country events throughout the country, Reedlands Retrievers is led by Dave Small and supported by performance dog food experts, Alpha Feeds.
Said Dave: “When we were asked if we wanted to participate in the shooting scenes we were very excited about being involved but we were not sure whether we would actually appear in the programme or not.
“When we tuned in over the festive season and saw we were actually there on the TV it was great and felt such an honour to be involved in what has become such a popular series.
“It was also great to see that the dogs looked so well and that is down to Alpha Junior & Active which they really enjoy.”
Dave Small and dogs from Reedlands Retrievers on the set of Downton Abbey.
