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ide and diverse is probably the easiest way to sum up my experience within the canine world! It would be impossible to include everything here so I will just stick to a very potted version … Read More » was born in Sussex. Both my parents were in the medical profession and my childhood was

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Ita/Int/Monaco Ch/Sh Ch Caballus Ebonie Adonis Ludstar obituary

very small selection of the published articles I have written is given below; unless otherwise indicated, I am the author.

Dog World, September 2011 opefully you all read and enjoyed Frank Kane and Mike Tempest’s contributions last week. I’m sure both will elicit a tremendous amount of discussion and debate. In fact, I noticed the Dog World Facebook page had attracted almost 50 comments about the topic of Frank’s piece before the article was even

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Dog World s I have covered the introductions for quite a few of our championship shows for a number of years now, I thought it might entertain readers to share some of the incidents which don’t normally make it into the paper. I would hasten to add that many of these events took place a

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Dog World, 16 April 2010 don’t think that I’ve made any secret of the fact that I support the KC and its initiatives. I often feel that it’s in a no win situation and no matter how hard it tries, the vociferous few will always find fault and are very vocal in their condemnation. In

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ohn Morgan’s thought provoking research paper about canine hip scores; I enjoyed many discussions with John on the subject at shows and think it is a must read for all those interested in hip scoring. He kindly gave me permission to reproduce it here but: ** Please note this is copyright and must not be

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ide and diverse is probably the easiest way to sum up my experience within the canine world! It would be impossible to include everything here so I will just stick to a very potted version. I award Challenge Certificates in Gordon Setters and have judged at this level many times throughout the UK. International judging

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Potted history of the influential Carek Gordon Setters bred by Yvonne Horrocks

Dog World, August 2012 any readers will be aware I have a small boarding kennels, so I’m never at any shows during the Scottish school summer holidays throughout July. I have to admit that we are very lucky as the present economic climate does not appear to have affected the north east of Scotland too

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Licensing terms

Jenna, is Sophie’s granddaughter, and John kindly let her come to us during 2018.

Kay, CIE It Champion Welsh Springer Spaniel bitch

Jimmy joined us at the beginning of 2018 and exudes character.

Ash, son of Ferndel Top Story

Danny, male Welsh Springer Spaniel show champion

Silha is owned by Andrew Morgan and David Schofield but exhibited by their wives, the two Chrisses.

Sophie, dam of top winning Welsh Springers

Nettle, Welsh Springer Spaniel UK champion bitch who won multiple European titles too

The Gordoner, 2008 here tends to be a constant turnover of people, be they exhibitors, breeders or whatever, who are involved in any given breed at any one period of time. This applies to all breeds and Gordon setters are no exception. As this is the case, and as it seems to have been some

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Jet is the oldest dog ever to have been awarded best in show in the 120-year history of Crufts.

Dog World, 2 March 2012

Dog World s some of you may know, in between trundling up and down the M6 to go to dog shows, I own and run a small boarding kennels. One of the questions that my regular customers seem to be posing more and more frequently seems to be ‘Wouldn’t you like to lead a NORMAL

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Irish Setter Breeders Club, Summer 1994 his article is not done with the intention of attributing blame to anyone – it is simply to try and make other breeders aware of a problem I had with a litter of Irish Setter puppies. My bitch had a normal pregnancy/whelping and produced 12 puppies (6 dogs, 6

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How and why Welsh Springer Spaniels arrived at Shannas

was born in Sussex. Both my parents were in the medical profession and my childhood was spent living in a house within the grounds of a very large psychiatric/geriatric hospital. It might sound horrendous as these institutions were not renowned for pleasantness and were probably most remembered by the term ‘lunatic asylum’. There was, however,

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Dog World, 26 February 2010 oincidence is a funny thing. A couple of weeks ago, I received an email containing very good news about my breed and when I read it, I remember thinking ‘this deserves to get some publicity’. A few days later, I was asked to pen a few words so hopefully the

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Statement about the discovery of PRA, an inherited eye disease, in Gordon Setters

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Dog World, 31 December 2010 raditionally, New Year is a time to look back as well as look forward. As this Friday Essay is due for publication on New Year’s Eve, I am going to take the opportunity to do just that. History has always been a subject that fascinates and intrigues me – for

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Chance, show champion male Gordon Setter; Dog World Top Stud Dog 2010

Bentley, top winning Gordon Setter

Challenge Certificate winning female Gordon Setter

Midnight, male Gordon Setter

Top winning Gordon setter with many European titles; Best in Show at the international Gordons2000 event held in the UK

Show Champion Gordon Setter bitch

Sticky, female Gordon Setter, who produced show champions

Kayleigh, female Show Champion Gordon Setter

Brodie, male show champion Gordon Setter

Toby, show champion Gordon Setter

Zoe, female Gordon Setter

Maddie, Challenge Certificate winning Gordon Setter bitch

Phoebe, female show champion Gordon setter, winner of championship show gundog group

Trader, male Gordon Setter

Travis, male Gordon Setter show champion

Dog World, December 2011 s you read this, Christmas will have come and gone and providing the postal service hasn’t let everyone down and delayed delivery of your Dog World, you may well be taking some time out from making your very final preparations to celebrate the New Year in the next few hours. I’m

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Dog World, July 2011 ecently I spent the day amusing myself by watching some of the excellent videos produced by dogworld.tv. If you haven’t seen them yet, it really is worthwhile. They are fascinating to view and are of excellent quality. Even my painfully slow broadband speed managed to cope without encountering problems. The speed

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Shannas Gordon Setters and Welsh Springer Spaniels

Misty, female show champion Gordon Setter, foundation of Shannas Gordons

The story about Sh Ch/Aus Ch Hungargunn Bear Itn Mind, pet name Yogi, who won Best in Show at Crufts in 2010