As disclosed by Sandro Pacioni, selector of the Italian representative who took part in the Coupe d'Europe Grande Quête 2018 in recent days, our country has conquered its own the highest podium. So Italy managed to win the European Cup for the English pointing breeds. The final ranking saw the English setter Brunklin (Excellent CAC), followed by another setter, Homer, and the English pointer Half.
The event took place in France, to be precise ad Arleux-en-Gohelle, a small town located in the Pas de Calais Department, in the northern part of the transalpine country. The chosen surface, approx 4800 hectares, was the setting for the tests carried out between 29 and 30 March, a highly anticipated event after the last edition which took place in 2015 in Connantre (also in France).
18 nations were present of the old continent and beyond, including Argentina, Belgium, Croatia, Denmark, Spain, France, Greece, Luxembourg, Norway, San Marino and Russia. Each team consisted of 4 representatives and 4 dogs. The news was announced by theENCI (Italian National Dog Association) with great pride, confirming the fact that the dog lovers of the Belpaese is confirming itself at very high levels.