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Book Early to Secure your Place

UNITED SPANIEL ASSOCIATION ARE PLEASED TO INTRODUCE OUR ANNUAL SEMINAR

The event you will not want to miss!!
Open to all canine enthusiasts.
 Sunday 6th December 2015
At the Village Hall, Frances Road,
Baginton near Coventry
CV8 3AB

Tickets including lunch, all refreshments and a welcome pack are only £15           

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Our program for the day is as follows:

9.30 Arrival, registration and coffee.

10.00  Welcome by the President of United Spaniel Association

10.05 The Great British Canine Bake Off!  - Natalie Watkins.
Talk and demonstration on how to make delicious home made dog treats, including celebration cakes.
 
10.50 How to take Professional Photos of your Dog - Nick Ridley.
No more missing heads, blurred backgrounds or legless photos if you follow the expert guidance from one of the highest profile and most well respected canine photographers.

11.45 Coffee and Cookies

12.00   First Aid for Your Dog - Kathryne Wrigley RVN
Everything you wanted to know to deal with those Emergencies at Home and out and about.

1.00 Lunch.
During the lunch break there will be a raffle and the opportunity to buy some  dog treats from  Natalie.

 2.00 Breeding and rearing a Litter - Kathryne Wrigley
This talk will include information on rearing orphan puppies, whelping problems and those vital first few days.

There will be a break for tea and cake during the afternoon session.

4.00   (approx) Thank you – by the Chairman - Ian Layfield

There will be time for questions after each speaker.


The United Spaniel Association is pleased to welcome everyone to our seminars – not just sporting spaniel enthusiasts. For those who have been before,-  we hope to see you again, and for those who are thinking of attending for the first time – you are assured of a warm welcome and an interesting day in good company.

Natalie Watkins who owns the Happy Li'l Yapper Canine Bakery. says; - ' With the help of my taste testing terrier I hand bake good quality pet treats. only using human grade ingredients to hand prepare and bake in my kitchen at home, based in Warwickshire. We do not use any artificial colourings, flavourings or preservatives - only good old fashioned love to make your Li'l Yapper a Happy One!'
There will be the opportunity to buy some of the treats during the lunch break to take home for your canine pals.

First Aid is a topic which is often asked for and we hope this talk will provide some interesting and useful hints on what to do when problems arise either before going to the vet or to deal with minor problems more confidently yourself. Breeding and whelping is a topic which has been enjoyed before, and this time we will also hear about how to deal with problems that may occur, how to rear orphan or abandoned whelps and every aspect of breeding a litter for the novice and expert alike.
Kathryne says;- 'with both my parents being vets I have grown up with animals and in particularly showing and breeding dogs. I grew up with Gordon Setters and Airedale terriers, along with a few smooth Fox terriers. i worked in a busy boarding kennel and GSD breeding and show kennel before joining my local veterinary practice. i have been working as a Registered Veterinary Nurse for the past 12 years. My main interest is canine reproduction and I have been running successful canine antenatal clinics since 2008. in 2010 I passed my Dog Breeding Diploma ( animal care college) with distinction. I can talk about dog breeding all day, every day!

Nick Ridley has been involved photographing dogs for over 30 years and in 1998 started what has become one of the highest profile and most respected dog event photography businesses in the country.. During 2014 he took over 45000 dog related images from dogs working in their natural environment to dogs being shown at Crufts. Nick worked as an inspector for a well known animal charity for 12 years and it is this experience which enables him to work with difficult and nervous animals. He regularly works for many of the UKs leading animal charities and always puts the care and welfare of any animal before the taking of a photograph. In 2010 Nick developed the first dog photography courses to be held in the UK and over the past 2 years has taken these courses to Scandinavia and various locations throughout the UK. Nick has written two books on photographing dogs, he has also published two coffee table books 'Labradors at Work, Rest and Play' and 'Spaniels' both of which are international best sellers. Nick is gundog editor for the Sporting Gun magazine and regularly writes for a number of other publications. he has undertaken commissions worldwide and has made numerous television and radio appearances. Nick lives in Buckinghamshire with his wife, three Working Cockers and a Lurcher.

Refreshments are  available throughout the day but if anyone has particular dietary needs, please indicate this when completing the application.  A hot meal or vegetarian alternative will be available.

Please make your cheques payable to “The United Spaniel Association” and not to the secretary.
If you need further information please contact the secretary as follows:
Mrs Gina Bowers. Meadowcroft. The Belt Road, Gainsborough DN21 1QA. 01427  811405

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Secretary : Ms Marion Sargent 287 Leicester Road, Markfield, Leicestershire LE67 9RH 
01530 249904  email