Author: KarenFremuth

Posted in Field Musings (Blog)

Preparing Puppies as Future Hunters

There are many, many books on training spaniels for the field and I recommend they be consulted. I am not a “trainer” tho I do…

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Now’s a good time to do some field work

Now’s a good time to introduce yourself and your dogs to field work! A lot of folks who do not do field work blame lack…

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Beginner Training for Field Work

March 29, 2020 So here we are into the third (?) week of self-isolation from the Chinese Coronavirus, COVID-19.   We are faring just fine here.  …

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Welcome to my blog!

March 22, 2020 Back in July 2019, my dear husband had finally endeavored to assist me in the redesigning of my website.  The original Woodwyn…

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Guide to gundog commands and phrases (UK)

Action and style – this reference is to the way a dog works when hunting or retrieving, particularly used in the spaniel world. Back wind – wind…

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Posted in About English Cockers Breed History Conformation Field Purpose Breeding

Type and Character

by H.S. Lloyd, Ickernham, Middlesex, England Those who have the true welfare of the Cocker at heart should never lose sight of the Kennel Club’s…

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History of the English Cocker in the Field

The following was taken from the Spanie-L List, January 11, 1997 with the permission of the author, Robin Burk: Referenced from the Jubilee Book of…

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Dogs at Work – Hunting Spaniels

Hunting is so much more demanding in the way of actual *work* as opposed to “performance” as in a test or trial. There is a…

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On Dual Purpose Breeding

The following was taken, with permission from the author, from the Gundog-L email List/Newgroup in 1996. It regards the importance of breeding for dual purpose…

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The Unexamined Breeding Program

The following was taken, with permission from the author, from a thread on the Spanie-L List regarding breeding for competitive events vs. breeding for a…

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