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I think Theodore Roosevelt hit the nail on the head....all those years ago !!! To see previous years news, please visit the site map.
21/12/06
Just catching up on some wins for Charbonnel's and their
progeny over the last month or so :
News from Lou Wilding, Jean and John Gillespie
of their Double Dutch daughter Lochranza
Gold Dust, who recently won BPIB at Potteries and
District C.A. under Pat Meaker, herself a parti Charbonnel
owner of many years standing. Harriette continued on to win
2nd in the Gundog puppy group under Mr. David Todd. Well Done!
Then news from Angela Francini in Italy
of Charbonnel Fidgette, Frankettes
sister.......
Varese club show Judge Morray Armstrong 1°ecc.CAC
Erba int.show Judge Amaral Antonio Josè 1°ecc.CAC
ris.CACIB
Mr. Armstrong s critique "Lovely feminine bitch with super head. Nice neck and shoulder. Very good ribs and quarters. Short deep body. Moved well". Fidgette has now won 2 CAC, 1 CACIB and 1 reserve in 4 shows, as well as qualifying in the field !!WELL DONE
And last, but by no means least, news from the
Hansons in Belgium......
GENK CACIB Show (Belgium) – 10/11/2006 Judge : Mrs F Marshall (UK) 21 English Cockers entered : Charbonnel Rob ’n’ Hood (young blue dog) in young class : 2nd Excellent Charbonnel Suzette ( Double Dutch daughter) in intermediate class : 1st Excellent – CAC-CACIB Reserve MANY THANKS FOR FLYING THE FLAG FOR MY KENNEL AND MY DOGS....I AM REALLY PROUD OF ALL OF YOU !! 12/12/06 So in about a week from now, watch for more
details on their website,
www.optigen.
THIS IS A QUOTE FROM JEANETTE FELIX OF
OPTIGEN, USA, RECEIVED BY EMAIL TODAY, RE THE FN TEST WHICH IS
AVAILABLE IN THE USA. IT HERALDS WONDERFUL NEWS FOR THOSE WHO
HAVE ALREADY USED THE prcd PRA TEST. PLEASE NOTE HER FINAL
SENTENCE HOWEVER, AND BE PATIENT IN WAITING FOR THE FINAL
DETAILS. THOSE WILL BE AVAILABLE ON THE OPTIGEN WEBSITE (www.optigen.com), here,
and on the EFNF site. 6/12/06Congrats to Hannah, my wonderful daughter, on her 14th birthday...the dogs think you're the BEST and so do I !!
Little bit of 'doggy' news now.....Congrats to Val Flowers who
won the Minor Puppy Dog class at London Cocker championship show
last weekend with our Charbonnel Double Dutch's young black son
Kelbonny Goes Dutch, proudly bred by Heather Manzie. We are
awaiting a photo, but do have a photo of the litter
brother, Lance- who Heather has kept - she seems to be very
pleased with him.....
20/11/06
A wonderful weekend amongst some very kind, interesting, doggie
people .Super organisation, nothing too much trouble to the NKK
officials, I found some beautiful cockers amongst my entry at the
Nordic Winner show and some decisions were hard, especially among
the solid bitches. My BoB was the black bitch Manaca's Undesigned
Dream. I apparently gave her grand-dam, a blue, the C.C. when I last
judged in Sweden. Thank you to those exhibitors who came to me and
thanked me for my opinion, even though you were not included in top
honours, your comments were appreciated. As you said, you travelled
to the show for my opinion, and got it. Isn't that what showing is
all about?
It's hard to please everyone - I have always judged the dogs before
me on the day, not by any previous wins or titles, I don't follow
other peoples dogs quite that seriously to know those details. I was
very disappointed with some heads in the parti-colours (especially
the size and shape of eyes) and front movement, two important points
where short-fallings should be addressed....
Congratulations to the beautiful American Cocker bitch Caci's Cute
Carmen at Ld's, my BoB ,for her 2nd in Group 8 behind the BIS
winning Flat Coat. (Photo to come)
12/11/06
What a wonderful day for Petr, Vesna
and Jose (and ME !!!) when they won Best of Breed and Best in Group
at the World Show 2006 in Poland this weekend !Well Done to you all
!!!
Breed Judge for Males : Tamas Jakkel (HU)
Group results as follows :
Zwycięzca Grupy
FCI 8
/ Best of Group FCI 8
-Judge HANS MULLER ( CH)
_____________________________________________ 1 miejsce/place P (M) 15594 BLACK PETRS Doubtless, Petr Studenik, Czechy Cocker Spaniel Angielski / English Cocker Spaniel 2 miejsce/place P (M) 15889 FAR & FLYG Almanza, Jonna Sanden, Norwegia Flat Coated Retriever 3 miejsce/place S (F) 16847 DONNARACHELE di Villa Federici, Fabio Federici, Włochy Lagotto Romagnolo / Romagna Water Dog 10/11/06
The following wonderful news received from Danielle Raquin :
Charbonnel Desert Gold won the reserve ticket in Utrecht and is now
a DUTCH SHOW CHAMPION as the ticket winner was already champion.
Judge was Mrs. Penny Williams.
The judges critique reads :
"exc. head, eye and expression, beautiful
breed type, very well constructed with exc. balance, quality
bone, lovely outline with strong topline, good tailset, well
angulated front and rear, in hard muscular condition, very sound
positive movement"
He finished his champion title (4 CACs
needed to win it) at the 5 shows he was entered at.
Follow this link for his full details :
http://home.deds.nl/~weepingwillows/english/cockers/male/charbonnel.htm
05/11/06
Phone call today from the Norsk Kennel Klub to say that the Nordic
Winner 2006 show has received a record entry ,over a 1000 dogs more
than ever before. An excellent entry awaits the Cocker Spaniel
judge, who is now only allowed to judge American Cockers too,as the
number of dogs that a judge is able to judge per day ,according
to NKK rules ,in Norway is 80.These 2 breeds alone have 86 dogs
entered.
Winter has already arrived in Norway.....brrrrr !
01/11/06CHARBONNEL FIDGETTE PASSES HER WORKING CERTIFICATE IN ITALY !! Here she is retrieving a pheasant to her owner Angela Francini.....Congratulations !
28/10/06Tracey ,and her team of Quintavia cockers, continues her winning ways by taking Best Minor Puppy in show at the Solid Colour Cocker Club's Open show, first time out with Q. Quiescence, a black Charbonnel Double Dutch daughter. Thanks Tracey for showing youngsters by my dogs in such beautiful condition. You do us proud....... 22/10/06
Another good day for the European
Charbonnel's......
Saint-Trond (Belgium) - -
National CAC Club Show of the Spaniel Club de Belgique (Belgian
Spaniel Club) - Judge : Mrs Borregard-Madsen (DK)
Charbonnel Suzette : 1st
Excellent (Intermediate Class)
Charbonnel Dutch Touch : 1st
Excellent (Open Class)
Charbonnel Rob'n'Hood : 3rd
Excellent (Young Class)
21/10/06
Warlord and Play Time won the two veteran classes today. There was no award for Best Veteran in Show, but I have to say, as their proud breeder, that I would have been happy who-ever had won! Thanks Tracey for caring for Peggy so well....and to all those who remarked on Frankie's youthfulness and wonderful kind temperament, thank you too !
Tracey's Q.Quintessence (C.Roulette x C.Playtime) also won her class at North Wales...! 14/10/06
Domaine d'Haisha have been busy in
Dortmund,Germany....
Centenary Show of the German
Kennel Club (VDH)
Charbonnel Suzette : 1st
Excellent - CAC (Intermediate class) - Judge was Mr Schicker (D)
08/10/06Some results from the Domaine d'Haisha kennel ( Charbonnel team !!!)
Charleroi
(Belgium) CACIB Show - 08/10/06 - Judge : Mr Silva (Portugal)
Charbonnel Carolette (Champion
Class), Charbonnel Dutch Touch (Open Class), Charbonnel Suzette
(Intermediate Class), Charbonnel Rob'n'Hood (Young Class) got
all 1st Excellent. Robin was also BOB Young, and Johnny &
Nice 4th BIS in Couple competition.
07/10/06The next generation of breeders, Hannah and Chelsea, with the 3 LORDS - Warlord, 71/2 yo, Interlord, 2 yo,and TimeLord 7months.....
Yorkshire Cocker Club champ show today, Sue Telford judging dogs, George Findlay judging bitches, and our dogs and our breeding had a good day ....Warlord was Best Veteran in Show, Charbonnel Interlord was 3rd in Limit (won by the C.C. winner) Quintavia Time Lord (by our C.Interlord x C.Wild Child at Q.) won a super Minor Puppy Dog class of 13, and Quintavia Quintessence (C.Roulette x C.Playtime at Q.) won the Special Beginners class .CONGRATULATIONS !! Big Congrats to Lesley and Terriles Tonuelo for winning the CC and BIS...... 21/09/06We call him ' Slug Lugs' - horrible name I know (and hopefully it won't stick !)...but he has hardly moved since he was born, just slept and fed, slept and fed, but hey, now he has a new position.......!!!! Lyn's dog pup by Harry is ,very literally, SSSSSSSSSOOOOOO laid back !!!!
19/9/06Please click here to view the (hopefully) last list of Year Books available in aid of the EFNF. Absolute bargains - but please remember cost of postage must be added for any Year Books sent out.There is almost another £2000 in the EFNF account now to go to the USA, please help me to make this last effort to help replace the thousands of dollars spent on the research into the fatal disease which is Familial Nephropathy............. 17/9/06
As there have been a number of suspect FN deaths in the UK and
overseas this summer I am including an edited, highlighted
version of Dr. Lees Summary in this NEWS PAGE to stress the
importance of correct diagnosis using the specified equipment
and tests he recommends.
It is dangerous to assume that a young cocker spaniel in renal failure has died of FN without SEEING the evidence with immunostaining and/or the use of transmission electron microscopy. I am not a scientist, and I do not believe in making what are after all professional, informed judgements on the merits of recent cases. But I do believe it is VERY important that the right diagnosis is obtained on each and every case, and I do KNOW that very few laboratories/universities are equipped to make the final judgement as they don't HAVE electron microscopes, or they make a diagnosis based only on light microscopy.
The full summary is available for you all on the EFNF site,
and if you wish to print it off for
CLICK HERE for the edited, highlighted version. *~*
********************************************************~* Congratulations to Tracey on winning Veteran Bitch with Peggy,
Charbonnel Playtime ,at Darlington Championship show today, her
debut in the 'oldies' class !
16/9/06Just lately, due to personal commitments/health problems we have not been able to attend the shows we intended to, and instead spent time at home with pups etc. During that time, I'm pleased to say, Martin's latest harness horse, Thornton Jag, has excelled himself on the track, winning 2 of his 3 starts in good company. A win which is based wholly on performance has a certain satisfaction that a win at a dog show doesn't. After all, no-one else can influence what happens in a race, it is up to the horse and the driver to perform to the best of their ability within their capabilities, whereas a win based on opinion is open to abuse, as in fact is any competition where a ' judge' is involved. We all have to hope that judges only have the best motives in making their decisions, that they are judging the dogs and not the owners, or feathering their own nests.When showing is merely a hobby it is hard enough to find money to spend on entries, without the added hurdle of then finding that judges have pre-conceived ideas about their placings/awards. So much better to show under those who have a genuine passion for the breed and set out in the morning to find those dogs that best fit the standard in their opinion. Those are the judges who will continue to be rewarded with large entries of dogs to go over, and who I, for one, would show under every time, regardless of their placing of my dogs, as I would know that the decision is based on sound knowledge and not personal gain. 26/08/06Once again Lyn comes up with the goods..."quality not quantity" is her motto !!
21/08/06CHARBONNEL STARLETTE's JUNIOR WARRANT certificate came from the Kennel Club today, must be a record, it only took a week !! Well done Babs, she's only been lightly shown, so very proud of her achievement...... 20/08/06
The Hanson family had an enjoyable
day out at the Köln Club Show, Germany, Organised by the
Jagdspaniel Club, where there were 84 Cockers
entered :
Charbonnel Suzette : 1st Excellent
- VDH CAC - Club CAC (judge : Mrs Sigrid Jarmer, Austria),
pictured below with Danny...
Charbonnel Dutch Touch : 1st Excellent - VDH CAC - Club CAC Reserve (judge : Mrs Barbara Muller, Switzerland), pictured below with Sabine....
19/08/06Congratulations to Quintavia Time Lord (Charbonnel Interlord x Charbonnel Wild Child at Quintavia) on his 2nd placing at his debut appearance at Ashbourne show. I could tell that Tracey was well-pleased with her new black boys performance !! 13/08/06
We had a day out at Trawden Agricultural show today, where
the breed judge was Mrs. B. Robertson.
Hannah showed her pup, Charbonnel Pinny 'n' Pearls, and won her puppy class, which I was very proud of, I thought she did a wonderful job and Lulu moved out, covering the ground really well, and we all thought she looked a picture. Fair play to Han, she groomed, bathed and dried her herself this time.....
Teddy was Best of Breed, but we didn't stay as the day was
obviously going to be a long one, and we had a birthday
party to attend.
Photo shows Hannah with Lulu, who is looking the part now at 11 months we think...she'll probably drop her coat soon just to spite us !!
01/08/06When this sort of news hits the headlines it puts any win into perspective...can you imagine how it must feel to have your dog shot in front of you, through no fault of his own ? Time to worry if you have been silly enough to export to China......... 22/07/06
My breeding did really well at shows today, and I didn't even have
to leave home !!!
Congratulations firstly to Kelly and Adam Simmonds for their Reserve
Best in Show at London Cocker under Ian Scott with Charbonnel
Promises at Keladity. Really pleased for you.
Also today the Hanson family in Belgium had a superb day at Liege ,where they won well with all their dogs, showing nearly all of them I think !!! Charbonnel Suzette, (Blondie) ,Charbonnel Dutch Touch (Johnny) and Charbonnel Rob'n'Hood (Robin) are the three from my kennel who helped with the family's successes. Judge was Mrs. Barbara Muller from Switzerland.
Blondie was Ist Excellent in her class, BoB young bitch, BoB overall and 3rd in the Group, under the judge Mr.R.Mal-Alcrudo of Spain.-
HER CRITIQUE -13 months old pretty bitch, good
size, excellent head, soft expression, length of neck ok, short
body, already very nice chest, super coat, well angulated in rear,
very nice movement, nice topline, very nicely presented"
Johnny was 1st Excellent in the Open Class with the Reserve CACIB....
HIS CRITIQUE - "3 years old, in good size, very well boned, strong
masculine head, good expression, very good forechest and ribcage,
short in body, coat ok, nice feet, moves nicely, covers a lot of
ground, well presented"
Robin was 2nd,Very promising.
HIS CRITIQUE :7 months old, typical head, clean outline, strong
bones, well angulated in rear, moves nicely and happily".
Carol also has to be congratulated for winning her class in the
Grooming competition ,using Charbonnel Kiss'n'Cousin, Patsy, as her
model.....
The Hanson's also kindly sent me these Photos of Xeryus, Billy and Johnny...3 generations of solid dogs, who all live together ..........
19/07/06
A very hot ,sticky show today, the dogs behaved impeccably under the
circumstances.
Our 15 month old black, Starlette, pleased us by winning her class
and the Reserve Bitch C.C. under Mr. Tony Pascoe.
16/07/06
A busy day at Malvern.
For all the results please click on
http://www.thecockerspanielclub.co.uk/chsh_results06.htm
08/07/06Ferelith Somerfield judged cockers today at South Wales K.A. and we had a successful day, with Interlord winning his class and the Reserve Dog C.C.
While filling in Teddy's RCC card the judge remarked that he was very promising and she especially liked his movement, so that was heartening. Babs, Starlette, was 2nd in her class, and moved well too, so no complaints there. 25/06/06
Excellent news from the Hanson's - at the Brussels Dog Show, Belgium,
Charbonnel Suzette (Starlettes litter
sister) was 1st Excellent - Best Junior - Brussels Junior Winner -under
judge Mr. Klemann (Germany) and so Qualified for Crufts 2007 !!! She'll
love that big ring, they don't call her "the blond bomb" for nothing !!
Photo shows her in the ring, expertly handled by one of my dearest friends, Sabine Hanson..
21/06/06My youngsters did me proud at Cheshire County show, in an entry of 76 cockers for judge Daphne Bailey (Daelyb), Teddy was Best of Breed and Babs was R. Best of Breed. Photos below show Babs winning Junior D/B and Teddy winning Open Dog. Lyndsey Norris's Charbonnel Sugar 'n' Spice also won Limit, well done girls !!
Photos courtesy of Graham Turner. 19/06/06I'm so thrilled that my Tommy won his 3rd C.C., and Champion title, yesterday at Border Union under Mr. George Johnston, the well-respected hound judge. Thanks must go to Gavin and Sara for their help and advice and to Mr.A Mackenzie and Mrs. Zola Rawson who gave him his 1st and 2nd C.C.'s respectively. I am So proud of him.
Gavin tells me that Tommy's son Soletrader Willy Wonka also won the European Junior Winner title at the European Winners Show in Finland on 9th June, so congrats to him and his owners. CLICK HERE to go to his page....
Congrats also to Heidi Allenby and her bitch RANGALI ELEGANTE who won
the bitch C.C and BoB, who also became a new CHAMPION on the day.
We had a successful day with the cockers too, in a Minor Puppy Bitch
class of 13 Hannah was shortlisted with C.Pinny'n'Pearls and C.Fair
Femme was 2nd, and C. Starlette won a competitive Junior class of
14. Very happy with those results.
Thank you to those folks who came over for a chat about my dogs FN
results, and for all your kind comments. It's good to know that some
of you applaud my honesty and realise that it is for the breeds
benefit that we have to be so......
ANYONE FOR BLACK PUDDING ?????????
11/6/06WONDERFUL NEWS FROM FINLAND......
Eija Kaipainen had a fabulous day at the European Winner show in Helsinki: Our deerhound dog Charbonnel Eli got CC and res-CACIB and Charbonnel Ballad's daughter Swordgrove Shannon was best bitch with CACIB and won the title European Winner 2006 !!!!! The judge was Norman Huidobro Corbett from Spain.
Congratulations Eija, and thanks for flying our deerhound flag in Finland....
Photos from left to right, show Eli, Glenda, now 9,and Shannon......
13/06/06Well, now I have the news that I have waited for for SO long. Dr.Murphy of A & M University, Texas, asked for swabs and bloods from my dogs to subject them to the F.N.Test, which he had developed following the discovery of the gene mutation, as part of the pilot study. I now have the results. I am VERY happy to say that all but two of my dogs tested clear for Familial Nephropathy, but unfortunately my beautiful Frankie and one of his grand-daughters ( who has already been re-homed ) were returned as carriers. All his progeny that I have,4 bitches and one dog, are clear though, which must be a positive . I will continue to show him, and I do hope that he will continue to be judged on his merits and not on his health status, which would be very sad. To all intents and purposes he is a normal dog, as with any carrier of a disease/condition, but he has the genetic potential to produce F.N if mated to another normal-looking carrier.
As I have always wanted to be open about dogs health I have chosen to put this information on MY web-site, as it pertains to MY dogs. I do not wish to see my dogs names on anybody else's site, either here or overseas, as part of some list (or some witch-hunt that others may choose to stir-up in the twisted belief that they want to be 'open' too....this seems always to be directed towards other peoples dogs but not their own) For this reason I re-iterate that all information on my site is copyright to me*. If anyone wants to contact me about anything to do with my dogs then please don't hesitate to email or phone.
So, I now have cockers who are Optigen normal/clear,
F.N. tested, hip-scored,
happy, and though I say it myself, not bad-looking either. How
lucky am I ???????
To read what Dr. Lees said at
the National when the scientific breakthrough was announced, and my own
humble opinion of what the future holds,
click here
23/5/06
WONDERFUL NEWS from Spain !!! ANOTHER Charbonnel Champion in Esp.Ch. CHARBONNEL HEART THROB....MANY CONGRATULATIONS to the Molinos family and to Midas, who is also producing his excellent cockery type in his progeny - his daughter NEWWAY DEMETER won the CAC in bitches at the same show where Midas completed his title....Thanks Javier for keeping me informed.
22/05/06
Good news from Finland !!! A record entry of 175 cockers awaits the judges on the 3rd of June......(click here for details of the venue etc.) THANK YOU !!
18/5/06
This test, when available, will be useful in cases where a cocker is in
renal failure, but where symptoms are not necessarily indicative of FN.
The test will help rule out Familial Nephropathy as a cause of the
problem, or else confirm that the affected cocker IS actually in failure
due to FN, which will be useful in some countries where discrepancies
have occurred.
My one hope is that we breeders can embrace
this new era of scientific progress and move forward in the manner that
Dr. Lees and his team would wish us to......so that his years of
dedication to the cause have not been wasted. Please don't bury your
heads in the sand ,stand up and be counted, and lets work together for
the healthy future of our breed. It is more commendable to recognise a
problem and deal with it than it is to ignore it or refuse to admit
there IS a problem and hope it goes away. It won't......
14/05/06
A genetic test for carriers has been developed, and the test is expected
to become available to owners and breeders of English Cocker Spaniels
world-wide within the next 4 months.
Further details about the test (i.e., who to contact, sample submission
procedures, and cost) will be announced as soon the test is licensed to
a commercial provider.
Wonderful News The European FN Fund is thrilled to announce that Dr. Keith Murphy, Dr. George Lees & Miss Ashley Davidson of A & M University, have today revealed that they have found the Gene Mutation responsible for FAMILIAL NEPHROPATHY. This signals the start of a new era in the fight against this killer disease, and gives us, the dedicated Cocker Spaniel breeders of the world, an opportunity to clear affected lines. Our heartfelt thanks must go out to the dedicated people who have worked so hard for so long on our behalf. 07/05/06National CAC Show of the Belgian English Cocker Club held in Lommel (B) 07.05.2006 - Judge : Mrs Robinson (UK) – 88 English Cockers entered Charbonnel Suzette : 1st Excellent in young class. Comments of the judge : "Very feminine golden, good neck and shoulders, level topline, good tailset, the best of legs and feet I've seen all day, very short and cockery, less hair on the hocks would be better, shown in good coat and condition, moved and showed very well." At the same show, Charbonnel Desert Gold – owned by Mrs Danielle Raquin from France, won Best In Show !! Comments of the judge : "An excellent specimen of the breed, masculine head, dark eye, good neck and shoulder, well angulated quarters, level topline, good tail carriage, excellent mover, shown in good coat and condition."
Charbonnel Desert Gold (BIS) & Speggle-Waggels Voila (BOS) Photo by BECC 05/05/06Another successful weekend for Charbonnel ! Europasieger Dortmund (D) 05.05.2006 - Judge : Mr A. Wood (UK) - 94 English Cockers entered Charbonnel Suzette, (owned by the Hanson Family, Belgium) got : 1st Excellent - VDH Young CAC - Club Young CAC - Best Young Bitch - Europajugendsiegerin '06 !!! Comments of the judge : "Lovely headed bitch with the sweetest of expression. Kind dark eye, super ear placement, outstanding neck and shoulders. Straight well boned front, good ribs, short back. Excellent hind quarters. Moved with drive both coming and going."
Charbonnel Suzette (photo by Mr Petr Studenik) 27/4/06Thanks to Anita Huc for sending me details of her young dog Tiger Woods vom Moorsbachtal, a son of Lea Bogers-Dam's Charbonnel Dettori. 26/4/06Just received some good news from Finland about Charbonnel Eli, Eija Kaipainens young deerhound dog .
" Eli has won a CC again today at an international show in Lappeenranta, judged by Finnish hound specialist Mrs Seija Juutilainen. He was also 2nd best dog with res-CACIB, beaten only by Swordgrover Stardust (who is out of International Champion Charbonnel Ballad-Glenda ) He gained his last missing CACIB and is also International Champion now! His littersister Swordgrove Shannon (the one Eija has at home) was BOB with CACIB."
"Eli had won the CC and CACIB at Lahti international, judged by Manuel Borges from Portugal. Glenda's daughter Swordgrove Gia was BOB with CC and CACIB."
Thanks Tuija and Eija for keeping me informed of your hounds winning ways...I'm SO proud of my connections with your kennel !!! I hope to see you all when I visit soon.......for the Finnish Cocker Club show......
19/4/06
(1/1/06-31/3/06): Total ECS tested - 354 Normal/Clear - 159 Carrier - 161 Affected - 34 Dogs from the following countries tested for this quarter....Austria, Australia, Belgium, Canada, Cyprus, Czech Republic, Denmark, Finland, France, Germany, Gibraltar, Hungary, Netherlands, Poland, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland, UK, Uruguay and USA. Thank you to Optigen for these results. Good news today from Danielle Raquin in France. At the International CACIB show in Leeuwarden (Holland) Mr. Gordon Williams, 'Bournehouse', awarded the CAC-CACIB and Best of Breed to Ch. Charbonnel Desert Gold who was entered in the Working Class. He is now VERY close to adding another champion title to his list !! Well done.... 07/4/06
Jinty Gill Davis' critique was published in the Dog World today. I
am absolutely thrilled with her kind, constructive words about ' MY BOY'
:
" RCC, Platt's Sh. Ch. Charbonnel Warlord,7 years
black, looking very fit, muscular and in hard condition, commanded
attention, clean skull, good stop, shapely eye and expression, strong
muzzle, good head carriage, clean neck, fine shoulders, well-constructed
forehand, sturdy ribcage, powerful loin, good legs and feet, strong
well-defined hind-quarters with good tail carriage, strode out soundly
covering the ground with drive and free stride. Headed this extremely
strong class, many of which were very worthy of mention. If only the
prize cards could have been C.C.'s. "
** ASPIRING JUDGES PLEASE NOTE, NOT A
'NICE' or 'LOVELY' TO BE SEEN.. THESE ARE WORDS FOR CREAM CAKES AND
CHOCOLATE, NOT FOR DESCRIBING A DOG'S ATTRIBUTES !!! **
Many thanks to Monika for the photo......
04/4/06CONGRATULATIONS to Christina Daniels in Sweden on her excellent Optigen results with CHARBONNEL OOH LA LA who is Optigen Clear/Normal ( A1) for prcd PRA. 01/04/06Another enjoyable weekend for our kennel at Midland Cocker Spaniel Club. Warlord was once again declared BVIS by Dog judge Andrew Jones and Bitch judge Mark Boswell. Young Starlette came away with a 1st and a 3rd and our beautiful Dash (Fair Femme) had to be content with a 3rd while in a class with older bitches. Little Lulu wasn't placed....her woolly coat is pegging her back at the mo, but its not ready, and regardless of what magical gadgets are out there, we shall wait until it comes out with finger and thumb !! We also won on the raffle - what a good day ! 29/03/06
Since I have had a number of phone calls /emails about a Swedish website
and its content I wish to put the record straight with this link to the
Swedish Cocker Club's own website, with details of it's AGM held on 25th
March 2006.
I would also like to re-iterate that there is no time limit/time
restriction on Optigen testing of cockers for prcd PRA, and that DNA
testing is still voluntary in the UK, leaving it up to the individual
breeder/owner to decide whether he/she wishes to monitor their dogs
health. My own thoughts on these issues are well-known, however there is
NO Kennel Club rule governing an owners decision at this present moment
in time.
26/03/06Congratulations to Hannah on winning Best Junior Handler with Charbonnel Starlette at North Wales Cocker Spaniel Club Open show under Janice Beever. 19/3/06Today was North of England's Championship show, and the dogs had a creditable day. Dog judge was Jackie Marris Bray (Helenwood) and bitch judge was Denise Lumley (Jimmison). Hannah was handling Pinny 'n' Pearls on her debut, and she was pulled out in the final 6 in a good Minor Puppy Bitch class. C. Fair Femme was 2nd in MP Bitch, and C. Starlette was 2nd in the Solid Puppy Bitch class. Our 'young chap' Warlord won Best Veteran in show, which was wonderful - he loves being back in the ring !!
North of England Ch. show Judges from left : Jackie Marris-Bray, Helenwood (Dogs),Denise Lumley,Jimmison (Bitches) Left : Sh. Ch. Charbonnel Warlord BVIS, Right : Sh. Ch.Wilholme Chanson d'Amour Best Veteran Bitch. Thanks to Ian Scott for the photo.
12/03/06
This was the day I had been looking forward to so much for so long....for many reasons, but foremost because this was the day that my soulmate Frankie (Sh. Ch. Charbonnel Warlord) was going to get the chance to ' tread the green carpet' once again. He endured hours of hand-stripping in preparation for this day, and I felt SO proud of him when he powered into the ring, like he had never been away ! He could not wait to get on that table ........there were 24 in the Veteran dog class and he waited and watched, standing at the end of his lead, tail constantly wagging ,as each dog took his turn to be 'gone over' and moved, quietly waiting for his chance to show off...he knows the ropes better than anyone and he loves it ! To win VETERAN class was a joy, and to then go on and win the Reserve Dog C.C. behind the C.C. winner Sh. Ch. Quettadene Copper Glow was more than wonderful......THANK YOU Frankie for being such a star, a one-in-a-million dog.
The photos show Frankie and Jasper and the judge for dogs Mrs. Jinty Gill-Davies, and Frankie on his own, courtesy of Daila Rocchi.
I was also very pleased with Cilla (Sh. Ch. Charbonnel Silhouette) as she won Open Bitch, and Sh. Ch. Charbonnel Shake'n'Stevens was a very creditable 4th in an Open Dog class of 14,13 of which were champions - congrats to Mike and Edith.
Click here for the Cocker Spaniel results at Crufts 2006
Frankie looks and feels on top of the world for Crufts tomorrow !! What a dog !!! 04/03/06Good news from Fiona in Spain - at the Seville National show under Judge Fred Hession of Australia , C. Marinette (Milly) won 1st Exc & her 2nd CAC and little C. Cute 'n' Cuddly (Poppy) - was 1st Very good & Best Puppy in Breed. Well Done girls !! 26/02/06Another successful day for the Charbonnel's at North Midlands and Eastern Counties CSC championship show, when both C.Fair Femme and C.Starlette won their classes (17 minor puppy bitches present in Dash's class). Fair Femme went on to win Best Minor Puppy in Show and Reserve Best Puppy bitch, ably handled by Hannah, and Kelly and C. Promises to Keladity won a 2nd and 3rd respectively in Limit and Open.
Hannah and Dash after winning Best Minor Puppy in show and Reserve Best Puppy Bitch. (photo Adam Simmonds-thanks) 18/02/06I was very pleased to hear from Fiona Culatto that she had a successful day at the show in Granada, when her black bitch Charbonnel Marinette won the CAC under Edwardo Gonzalez Gilbert, and little Charbonnel Cute'n'Cuddly was judged ' Very Good' - the highest grade a puppy can be awarded- on her debut in the ring. Congratulations to Fiona, Peter and their connections on this wonderful achievement. 11/02/06Our young bitches did really well at Home Counties Cocker Club Championship show under Mrs. Helle Dan Palsson of Denmark (check out her website : www.dan-l.dk) Little Dash - Charbonnel Fair Femme -(up-to-date photo to come...) at her first championship show, won a creditable 2nd in Minor Puppy bitch ,and Charbonnel Starlette, Babs, won the Solid Puppy bitch class and BEST PUPPY in SHOW, with the agreement of the Dog judge Mrs. Anne Richardson (Fionnrua) Hopefully I will have a photo from the day soon....Kelly and Adam had a good day with Charbonnel Promises at Keladity, winning 2nd in the Limit and Open classes, both well-filled quality classes, thus qualifying her for her Stud Book number and for Crufts entry for life. Well Done, Charbonnel Norfolk !! To read Mrs Dan Palsson's show report visit her site via this link: http://www.dan-l.dk/Kennel%20Dan-L/pages/Homecounties.html I felt Mrs. Dan Palsson went about her job in a quiet, efficient way, she knew what she was looking for and did not have to spend too long making her decisions, which was refreshing. If any previous reference to this show caused distress to any officer or member of the committee then please accept my apologies. This was not meant to be in any way derogatory or hurtful. 06/02/06Belated Congrats to Danielle and Patrice Raquin and Charbonnel Desert Gold on the confirmation of his titles; they can now add International Show Champion, French Show Champion, Swiss Show Champion and Luxemburg Show Champion to his name !! Well done Danny boy !!! 21/01/06Our black and tan puppy bitch,8 months old Charbonnel Duette did exceptionally well today, winning Best Puppy in Show in hot competition at Coventry Cocker Spaniel Club under breed specialist Linda Crowley (Ashalon). Teddy won one of his classes too - he now needs 2 points for his JW, with just one show (and two classes !!) to go before his 18 month birthday. Keeping everything crossed..... 15/01/06The first breed show of the year, and our Charbonnel Starlette was Best Minor Puppy in Show under breed specialist Mme Jacquier Graveleau.(France) 09/01/06I think the following stats from Optigen make very interesting reading......English Cocker Spaniels tested by OptiGen for the 4th quarter of 2005 (1st October 2005 - 31st December 2005): Total tested this period - 274 Normal/Clear - 129 Carrier - 112 Affected - 33 The above numbers include all English Cocker Spaniels that have been tested for the quarter. 242 of those tested were from Australia, Austria, Belgium, Canada, Denmark, Finland, France, Germany, Netherlands, Sweden & the UK. The remainder were from the USA. OptiGen Statistics: Total Cocker Spaniels Tested Worldwide to date since June 1999 - 2,270 Normal - 1,027 45% Carrier - 1,001 44% Affected - 243 11% 01/01/06I would like to wish everyone I know, and who I have had the pleasure of meeting through the EFNF, a VERY Happy New Year and share with you my thought for 2006." THE ROAD TO SUCCESS IS ALWAYS UNDER CONSTRUCTION" How true!! * Copyright - this information must not be reproduced in any shape or form.
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