Clumber Notes
Maureen was, for many years, the Breed Notes correspondent for Clumber Spaniels in 'Dog World', until it ceased publication as a weekly newspaper which saddened many people. Maureen has continued her breed notes through social media and on Dog Focus. Her notes are produced below (from 26th September 2022).Please enjoy reading these and do feel free to contact Maureen with any relevant news. |
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14th May 2025
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28th April 2025The show season always feels like it is getting into full swing once WELKS has come round. Jane Eyeington was awarding CCs in our breed for the first time and had an entry of 40, with 5 absentees. The weather, thankfully, was kind to us and we were judged outside. It always makes it feel like summer is on the way. Dog CC and Best of Breed was Paul and Sue Whitehouse’s Sh Ch Maursett Malachie at Molvonia with Suelynda Let Me Be the One JW by Jonathan and Claire Blackburn. In the bitches, it was another BCC for Sh Ch Vanitonia Secret Episode owned by the Cocker, Frost, Cahill partnership, with the Reserve BCC going to Paul and Hilda Monaghan’s Sh Ch Tweedsmuir She’s So Sheek. Best Puppy was the white destroyer Maursett Mergwynn, owned by daughter Hannah and her husband David Taylor, with the Best Veteran going to Sh Ch Anbrook Fair Maid of Kent by Winhampton owned by Lauren and Sue Wilson. Meanwhile Chris Hills has drawn an entry of 31 dogs making 34 entries at Birmingham National. Judging times and rings are not yet on the site, but breed judging starts at 9am. Entries are closing thick and fast at present so no doubt we will all be living on beans on toast for the next few months! Please do remember to let me know if you have any significant wins or awards at open shows or other events as I never, as a matter of courtesy, simply list these from social media posts that I have read. Incidentally, I had a message from Kelly Jefferies to say that her youngster (Lily) Abbyford One Seren Ash of Jubilwell went Best in Show at Cornwall Gundog under judge Sue Kearton Crocker. Congratulations to her on this result.
Maureen Taylor
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17th April 2025The Clumber Spaniel Club held its Open show at North Muskham on Sunday 6th April 2025. The judge was Sue Graves. Best in Show was Vanitonia Something Extra owned by Dee Carter Hunt and Adam Gardner, handled by Lee Cox. Reserve Best in Show and Best Opposite Sex was Sh Ch Tweedsmuir She’s So Sheek owned by Paul and Hilda Monaghan. Best Puppy was Malecmogs Tigers Eye owned by Mr and Mrs Crittenden and Best Veteran was Suelynda Second Edition with Badgersmoon owned by the Fenwick, Thompson, Langridge partnership. We were not present at the show as Gwynn decided now would be a good time to have her first season! At least we will not have to worry about missing more shows this summer. The AGM followed the show and lasted quite a while I am told. No doubt the Minutes will fill us all in on what happened. Your judges for 2027 are as follows: Clumber Spaniel Club Championship Show - Sara Kirkman (Kirkara) · Clumber Spaniel Club Partnership Show - James Taylor (Delsaux)* · Clumber Spaniel Club Open Show - Hannah Taylor (Maursett) * First time awarding CCs The other half is now the Breed Education Co-ordinator for Clumber Spaniels. He is planning to organise an online Breed Appreciation Day and Multiple Choice Examination at some point this year and also a hands-on session which is already in the system for November 2025. Tony has asked me to stress that this is an important year for breed education as the Royal Kennel Club moves towards full implementation of the Judges Education Programme (Breed Shows). The programme has been designed to deal with the education, approval and listing of every level of judge. Tony will also be contacting those who are qualified to act as Mentors and Observers in due course in order to ensure the effectiveness of the new process. Meanwhile, I understand that the Clumber Spaniel Club committee is now down to only 4 members out of 8 places available! I wonder if they are going to co-opt - if so can someone let us know who is joining please. I had a message from Peter Sheppard to say Clumber fest have some rather nice A5 blank greetings cards for sale. A pack of 5 are £10 plus postage of £2 for UK and at cost for anywhere else. All proceeds will go to support Clumberfest. Jane Eyeington has drawn a great entry at WELKS of 20 dogs, making 24 entries and 24 bitches making 24 entries. Clumbers are first in Ring 18 at 9am. Please do remember to let me know if you have any significant wins or awards at open shows or other events as I never, as a matter of courtesy, simply list these from social media posts that I have read.
Maureen Taylor
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13th March 2025
Well, that’s it over for another year - love it or hate I,t we all seem to turn up year after year. It kept fine so we managed to get the dogs in without any trouble (although had we had a good down pour, it would have washed away the road salt that was all over the place and I know a number of exhibitors had problems with their dogs having foot problems). Gwynn was gnawing at her feet so, as a precaution, we gave them a good wash when we got home. It was good to catch up with friends from here and abroad and as usual have a good laugh with close friends. Linda Thorogood, who I might say looked rather glamorous, had drawn a good entry with a few absentees. DCC, BOB & Gundog Group 4 under Kathy Moores was Sh Ch Vanitonia Soloist owned, of course, by Lee Cox. Reserve DCC went to Big Booms Viking Thor owned by Mrs E Garamvolgyi Duthweilerne In the girls, it was Sh Ch Tweedsmuir She’s so Sheek who took top honours (owned by Paul and Hilda Monaghan) with Sh Ch Vanitonia Secret Episode Res BCC (owned by the Crocker, Frost Cahill partnership). Best Puppy was Big Booms Showman Pabbie, owned by Mrs Joana Matos Correia from Portugal. Best Veteran was Suelynda Second Edition with Badgersmoon owned by the Fenwick, Thompson Langridge partnership. Did anyone else notice that the Reserve BIS Tibetan Mastiff was handled by Mr G Staffuzza who also handled a Clumber in Open Dog? We were present for two consecutive days as the Tibetan Spaniels were judged on the Friday and we once again froze under the air conditioner, then roasted at the Clumber ring. I must ask why people enter, which we all know is not cheap and then turn up with dogs that are not presented in a clean condition. It is after all partly a beauty contest and the majority of us spend time making sure our dogs are trimmed and bathed for the judge to go over. It just seems very odd to me. Saturday was busy and as usual, the public visitors were wandering around with heads buried in their phones and not looking where they were going. A good idea was put forward on a social media site, why not have all the stalls together in a shopping hall and the dog rings all together - it would make getting in and out easier and easier for us dog folk to get about. Our next get together is the Clumber Spaniel Club Open show on 6th April 2025 followed by the AGM at North Muskham. Entries close later this month and our judges are Sue Graves for the Open Show and Kirsha Leonard for the Specials. Do not forget to vote for any positions that require a vote; you should all have received you AGM paperwork. Entries for shows are closing thick and fast and we seem to have classes at Championship shows without CCs, so if you can please do support them as the judges do need numbers to move up the lists. Please do remember to let me know if you have any significant wins or awards at open shows or other events as I never, as a matter of courtesy, simply list these from social media posts that I have read.
Maureen Taylor
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29th January 2025 First of all, I apologise for the lack of notes, but things have been going rather badly chez Maursett (more of that later). Manchester Championship Show had drawn a good entry for Hilda Monaghan and she found her DCC and BOB in Suelynda Let Me Be The One owned by Claire and Jonathan Blackburn. This was his second CC. The Reserve DCC went to Vanitonia Something Extra owned by Adam Gardner and Dee Carter Hunt. In the girls, Sh Ch Vanitonia
Secret Episode picked up another CC for her owners Blake Crocker,
Ashleigh Frost and Mr and Mrs Cahill. It was nice birthday present
for Sara Kirkman as she picked up the Res CC with Kirkara Helga
Hufflepuffle, owned of course with her mum and dad (Kath and
Alistair).
Unfortunately, the BAD day next month has been cancelled again - not sure why. Some of the Judges for Non CC classes at Championship shows for 2025 are as follows:
I was sorry to learn that Cherry Hicks (Cherumble) has died. Many will not remember her, but she showed in the 1980’s and 1990’s and was good friends with Hilda and Paul Monaghan. I will relay funeral arrangements when I get them. Tony is recovering from the
first of his scheduled surgeries. He withdrew from judging at
Manchester as we were not sure when his surgery was going to be and
he did not want to have to stand down at the last minute . Needless
to say, the surgery took place two days after he was due to judge
GWPs and Bracco Italiano so he could have actually judged. We could
not risk leaving it till close to the date of Manchester as it would
have been unfair to both the club and exhibitors had he been called
in just before. It was very frustrating for him as he was so looking
forward to his appointment. All our dogs seemed to
appreciate that she was special and made allowances for her. She was
especially close to her granddad Mathos, mum Marnie and her sister
Gwynn. Rina suddenly started producing too much mucus which she
could not clear and her breathing became very rapid, along with her
getting very confused and not eating. Sadly, we had to let her go
last week and are totally heartbroken. Please do remember to let me know if you have any significant wins or awards at open shows or other events as I do not, as a matter of courtesy, simply list these from social media posts that I have read.
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