 |
|
Working Test , Cannock, Staffordshire Sunday 11th May
Judges Mr Bob Rutherford & Mr Paul Speake
Results
Novice :-
1st - Radegonde
Clarissa , Clumber, Owner , Mr & Mrs S
Jeffs, Handler Mr S Jeffs
2nd - Coedcollen Magic, Clumber, Owner /Handler Mr A Hales
3rd - Sedgehurst Withycombe, Clumber, Owner
Mrs D Zurick, Handler Mr J Zurick
COM's - Abbyford Sparkler, Clumber, Owner /Handler Mrs J Crawford
- Sedgehurst Adonis, Clumber, Owner/Handler Mr G Cox
Open :-
1st - Sedgehurst
Hawkridge, Clumber, Owner / Handler Mr
J Zurick
2nd - Sedgehurst Tempest, Clumber, Owner Mrs
D Zurick, Handler Mr J Zurick
3rd - Isfryn Ghost Swift, WSS, Owner/Handler Tina Smith
4th - Abbyford Gunpowder,
Clumber Owner Mrs J Crawford, Handler Mr I Crawford
COM - Highclare Fully Charged at Isfryn, WSS, Owner/Handler Tina Smith
photos and write up
to follow .....
|
|
Health
News.
Roe Froman a Vet
and Clumber owner from the USA has announced a "new online health survey
that is now available for Clumber owners worldwide.
It is the
Canine Phenome Project, and it is
hosted by the University of Missouri, in the US. It is accessible to any Clumber
owner with a computer. The Phenome Project allows owners to enter all their
dogs, and update their health and longevity info at any time.
It is password protected, so an owner can select from open
information (anyone may view), to only other users, to private settings. This
helps with confidentiality fears. Anyone, including researchers, can access
general information and survey totals (i.e., number of dogs with allergies, for
example) but they will not have names or registration information tied to them."
The survey
questions are similar to the KC survey done a few years ago and the website
allows owners to register with it, enrol their dogs and fill out a survey for
each dog, that can be updated at any time if necessary. This will be an
excellent resource for all to know what are the main health concerns with the
breed and could encourage future research into health issues within the breed.
The results are displayed instantly - as a percentage of the total number of
dogs surveyed.
Take a look and
please make time to enter your dogs - old and new as the more dogs entered will
give a much better view of the state of the breed in general.
Jackie Crawford
|
|
A small review of our trip to Firle Place December
2007. Also some extra photos added to Stogumber 2007 |
|
Final Field Trial results...
Sussex Spaniel Association’s Minor Breed Field Trial at the Bryn Shoot,
Knighton, Powys.
Judges Keith Carter and Roy Langford
1st Sedgehurst Netherstowey, Clumber, Ron James,
2nd Sedgehurst Tempest , Clumber, Debbie Zurick,
3rd Sedgehurst Hawkridge, Clumber, John Zurick,
COM, Sedgehurst Dunkery, Clumber, John Gibson,
COM, Coverwell Black Douglas, Field Spaniel, Graham Heaney
COM, Sedgehurst Myrtleberry Clumber, David Wood,
COM, Atalas Jack the Lad at Stedigan, WSS, Paul Steadman
;
Best Hunter was Ron James with Sedgehurst Netherstowey. Guns Choice was awarded
to David Wood’s Clumber Sedgehurst Myrtleberry
Award Winners Sussex Spaniel Trial - Photo Steve Loveridge Moss - Photo Steve Loveridge Kate retrieving - Photo Steve Loveridge
Award Winners Sussex Spaniel Trial - Photo Steve Loveridge
Closely followed 2 days later by the
Field Spaniel Society’s Minor
Breed Field Trial on Monday 28th January 2008 at Rhug Estate, LLagonlann, Corwen,
and Denbighshire.
Judges Mr Ralph Edwards (1966) and Carol Page.
1st Flintwood Blizzard, Clumber, Ron James,
COM, Isfryn Ghost Swift, WSS, Tina Smith
Gun’s Choice was Flintwood Blizzard
Clumbers were once again to the fore this year and
Ron James has swept the board by winning all the Minor Breed Trials this year -
well done Ron !
|
|
A couple of videos added to the
In Action ! page and finally a small review of
Newbottle 2007 with photos.
|
Finders Keepers - John Bye's new painting Finders Keepers - a close up
Finders Keepers - John Bye's new painting
John Bye's new painting was on exhibited at
Newbottle during the Clumber day. There are likely to be prints made - please
contact John Bye himself for details if
you are interested.
|
|
RESULTS OF OUR LATEST FIELD TRIAL
December 12th at North Molton, Devon
Judges Chris Thurston-Woolnough & Dave Rayner
Sponsors CSJ
Specialist Canine Foods
Award Winners -
1st - Sedgehurst Netherstowey,
owner/handler - Ron James, Clumber
2nd - Isfryn Ghost Swift,
owner/handler - Tina Smith, WSS
3rd - Flintwood Flow Joe , owner/handler -
John Gibson, Clumber
4th - Abbyford Shilley , owner -
Jackie Crawford, handler - Ian Crawford, Clumber
COM's - Sedgehurst Myrtleberry, owner/handler
- David Wood, Clumber
Sedgehurst Hawkridge,
owner/handler - John Zurick ,
Clumber
Guns Choice - Sedgehurst
Netherstowey, Ron James

The Judges with their Award Winners from L
to R,
David Wood with Kate, Ian Crawford with
Ammil, Ron James with Moss, Judges - Dave Rayner & Chris
Thurston-Woolnough , Tina Smith with her Isfryn Ghost Swift,
John Zurick with Rufus and John Gibson with Bailey.
More
photos on the Trial's own page
|
|
RESULTS OF OUR FIELD TRIAL
November 15th at Radstock, Somerset
Judges John Cook &
Tom Sheppard
Sponsors - Spillers dog food
Ron James was the only person to get a dog
awarded a place at our first trial of the season. Not just that he
steered both of his dogs through, to gain a 1st place with Sedgehurst
Netherstowey and a COM with Flintwood Blizzard.
Blizzard was also awarded Guns Choice and
was the first dog to be awarded the Clive Miller Memorial trophy
for the Best
placed Novice. (A dog which has not been placed, 1st, 2nd or
3rd in a Minor Breed Trial or gained an award or COM at a
Field Trial Open to any Variety Spaniel, Inc ESS and Cocker.)
There were 14 dogs
running with some welcome new faces at the trial, some dogs had
incredibly long runs, others were not in quite as long.
Photos can be seen here. |
|
We met at Stogumber the 2nd November.
A warm day where shirt sleeves was the order of the day. Another
memorable day on the Brendon Hills. |
|

New pages added for Grouse Shooting 2007
- as featured in the Shooting Times October 10th 2007.
Leadhills 2007 and also the
Mock Field trial October 2007
held near Dulverton
|
Press Release from the Kennel Club
NEW DNA TESTING SCHEMES
At the request of the Clumber
Spaniel Club, the General Committee of the Kennel Club has recently
approved a new official DNA testing scheme for PDP-1 in the Clumber
Spaniel.
This test is offered by the Animal
Health Trust and further details can be obtained by emailing
info@aht.org.uk
Copies of all future test certificates issued by
the AHT will be sent directly to the Kennel Club, where the test
result will be added to the dog’s details on the registration
database. This will trigger the publication of the test result in
the next available Breed Records Supplement, and the result will
also appear on any new registration certificate issued for the dog
and on the registration certificates of any future progeny of the
dog.
Owners who have already had their dog(s) DNA
tested for these conditions are asked to send the test certificate
into the Kennel Club and the data will be added to the dog’s
registration details. In addition, if the owner includes the
original registration certificate for the dog (not a copy) then a
new registration certificate will be issued, with the DNA result on
it, free of charge. Please send the DNA test certificates to:
The Information Department
The Kennel Club
1 – 5 Clarges Street
Piccadilly
London
W1J 8AB
|
|
New Working Clumber Spaniel
Society Wear !
Micro Fibre
Half zip - Olive or Powder Blue
Price - £30 + Postage & Packing Full zip - Bottle or Burgundy
Price - £30 + Postage & Packing Women - Lilac or Powder blue
Price - £25 + Postage & Packing for Men - Light Blue, Charcoal or Dark Blue
Price - £25 + Postage & Packing for Men - in Bottle, Apple, Teal or Lilac.
for Women - in Bottle, Lavender or Royal
Price - £20 + Postage & Packing
Micro Fibre
Half zip - Olive or Powder Blue
Price - £30 + Postage & Packing
These were to be first worn and seen at the CLA game fair -
unfortunately , not to be this year. They have now been worn - and
admired at the latest WCSS events!
Again for more details contact
Debbie
|
|

John Bye has just completed this beautiful painting
of Rufus - prints will be
available soon, as canvas prints and Giclee` watercolour paper prints
.Contact Debbie for
more details and prices.
Also hope to have three new action paintings, by the same artist, to be
unveiled at Newbottle - something not to be missed ! |
|
|
Pups in Cumbria, Beatrix Potter would have loved these!
More pups being born across the Country - contact Debbie for details. Most owners seem to be being able to get their pups docked legally.
Pups in Cumbria, Beatrix Potter would have loved these!
More pups being born across the Country - contact Debbie for details. Most owners seem to be being able to get their pups docked legally.
Please note that
the Society only "recommends" puppies , from litters that have come
from parents that conform to the Society's aims i.e. both been hip scored
and be active and healthy. Contact
Debbie for more details
|
|
Docking
From 6th April, 2007 in
England docking will be only allowed for exempt working breeds, Clumbers are
included, Although only as long as you have a Vet that is willing to agree to
the administrative requirements and pressure from the RCVS, who continue
to discipline vets who dock within the law. The Council of Docked Breeds are not
sure how many Vets are willing to dock within these regulations - so from April
the chances that all Working Clumbers are docked are fairly low.
In Scotland any
pups born will all legally have to be left undocked.
Wales has even
different laws ! Here Clumbers are not included in the list of breeds
allowed to be docked - although there isn't a ban of driving puppies
across the border....
|
|
100% recommended a website for hints and tips
on training
-The Gundog Club
Have a look if you haven't already !
|
Home | History | Events | News | Photos & Reports | In Action ! | Written Articles | Links
Contact
webmaster
|