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United Spaniel Open Show 16/04 - Entries Closing Today

3/27/2016

Online entries close on 26th March.
BIS - Sara Nordin [Sweden]
Lagotto Romagnolo Richard Morris
Spaniel (American Cocker) - Neil Partridge
Spaniel (Clumber) - Cherryl Smith (soberhill)
Spaniel (Cocker) - Barney Edgington
Spaniel (English Springer) - Lesley Tain
Spaniel (Field) - Sara Nordin [Sweden]
Spaniel (Irish Water) - Elaine Thomas
Spaniel (Sussex) - Sara Nordin [Sweden] Spaniel
(Welsh Springer) - Sue Tubb
Stakes - Graham Tain

Enter Online http://www.fossedata.co.uk/show_schedules/schedule.aspx?id=USA_APR_16

News

10/9/2015

SHOW GUNDOG WORKING CERTIFICATE

United Spaniel Association will be running a Show Gundog Working Certificate on Friday 13th November 2015 at New Farm, Norton, Nr Evesham by kind permission of Norman and Sandra Onens.

This is a chance to convert your Show Champion into a Champion. The event is run on beat crops with pheasants and partridge as the main quarry.
Dogs will be worked singly and will be expected to cover the ground, find and flush game and retrieve to hand. Dogs are not required to be steady but must be under control. Those dogs which achieve this will be required to do a water retrieve. The water retrieve is done with dummies.

Schedules will be available online on our working page or from the Working Secretary Email

United Spaniel Association Seminar

7/13/2015

We are now taking bookings for our Annual Seminar on 6th December 2015 at Baginton Village Hall, near Coventry CV8 3AB.
Topics include

First Aid for your dogs
The Great British Canine Bake Off
How to take Professional Photos of your Dog
Breeding and Rearing a Litter

This seminar is open to owners of all breeds not just Spaniels.
Please check out our Seminar page for details.

United Spaniel Rally Trial

1/10/2015

We are holding out first Rally Trial on 21st February at The Equine Centre, Walford & North Shropshire College Baschurch,

Show Gundog Working Certificate Day creates a new Champion

11/18/2014

The Show Gundog Working Certificate was held at New Farm, Norton Nr Evesham on 14th November 2014. Judges were John Carter and Will Taylor.

There were 8 dogs entered, including 6 WSS, 1 Clumber and 1 Sussex. Driving to the venue in pouring rain and dark clouds we were concerned that the event would have to be called off as the birds will not fly in the rain and visibility is poor. The forecast said that the rain would clear before 10.00 and it was good to know that they had it right. The rain cleared and the eventually the sun came out and we were treated to a beautiful sunny and warm day and unimaginable an hour earlier.
Janey Sutherland with Sh Ch Julita Rezanella of Jacranella, managed to pass both the land and water requirements of the Show Gundog Working Test.

One of 4 dogs who passed the land test and went to the water Rezanella was the only one who retrieved from the water. As a Show Champion the SGWC makes her into a full Champion.

Seminar Cancelled

9/20/2014

The Seminar on 2nd November has been cancelled. There were just not enough Tickets sold to make it a viable proposition. The change of date from December seems to have been a factor so this will be reviewed for next year.

United Spaniel Association's AGM

7/6/2014

United Spaniel Association's AGM
The Village Hall, Burton Green near Kenilworth.
13.30

Rally Status

4/24/2014

The Kennel Club has registered United Spaniel Association as a club offering Rally Obedience. This means we are able to offer Rally Training and Trials. We hope to be able to get a Rally Trial up and running in the next 12 months. Watch this space for more information.
For information of Rally Obedience look at the KC website http://www.thekennelclub.org.uk/activities/rally

Show Gundog Working Certificate

4/24/2014

I am pleased to announce that United Spaniel Association has been given special permission to run the Show Gundog Working Certificate annually. This is thanks to all those who helped run the event in November 2013.

This years event is scheduled for 14th November 2014 so now is the time to start training your dogs in readiness to enter this event.

United Spaniel Open Show Entries

4/11/2014

UNITED SPANIEL association show 2014 Saturday 19th april

Our entry for the show is as follows:

Cocker               56

American Cocker    9

ESS                    11

WSS                   16

Sussex                21

Clumber              16

IWS                      6

Field                   10

Stakes                 34

Handling                7

Varieties               50

This is a super entry and up on last year with 145 dogs and 236 entries.

Judging order is:

RING ONE COCKER         IRISH WATER

RING TWO ESS   SUSSEX     FIELD

RING THREE    WSS AM COCKER   CLUMBER

Handling then Stakes follow in first free ring

Varieties after all other judging