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with my Viking friend Peter Olsson (Kennel Qvarnhill - Sweden).
He was very impressed when he saw the pedigree and the pictures
of Urluberlue. He was very very keen to have a dog to take to
Sweden. Then with the pups being born on his birthday, another
spooky coincidence, it was almost a foregone conclusion.. (
I did not know that you were born on the Ides of March Peter.
That explains a lot about you!) There was also the possibility
of a black and white and he was booking the trip to France. |
| In the meantine however there was the French National
Spaniel Breeding Show - The Nationale d'Elevage run by the Spaniel
Club Francais is the premiere show for all types of Spaniel.
Akin to our English Springer Spaniel Club Championship Show
where the best of the best are paraded on the carpet. I had
entered Pomo and Paula, so under "la manche" again,
and a long drive to Montlucon to meet with Thierry Bossuet and
take our chances in the show ring. |
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Pomo won the Open Class and was awarded
the RCACS.
Thierry and Tip Top d'Atoll de Kerguelen won the Working
Class and were awarded the CACS. We could not have been
beaten by a nicer person.
Tip Top already has his qualification for the Champion
de France in the show ring, so the qualification passes
to Pomo. This boy must now gain his qualification at
a Field Trial. If previous experience is anything to
go by he will thoroughly enjoy the training.
Paula was graded Excellent and awarded second in the
Open Bitch Class. Well done Pomo and Paula
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Pomo (left) and Tip Top (right)
with Judge Mme Stephan
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For the next few weeks the email between
France, England and Sweden was red hot with pictures of the
little ones, and finally Peter and I met at Gatwick Airport
to take the flight to Bordeaux together.
We had a wonderful evening, excellent hospitality from a like
minded French breeder. We were hard pressed to choose between
the puppies but finally settled on a black and white bitch
for me, and a black and white dog for Peter. Not only were
we able to see the puppies and Urluberlue, but also three
generations of the springer family of the L'Elevage d'Atoll
de Kergulen which can be viewed at Thierry and Sandrine's
Website.
Here are the latest editions to that family that will be taking
the trip to England and Sweden: |
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Entente Cordiale d'Atoll de Kerguelen
avec Canouan
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Cadillac d'Atoll de Kerguelen
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The two pups will now move to Kennel
Qvarnhill in Sweden where Peter will take care of Tina
until she can come to the UK. She must wait out the qualifying
time for the Pet Passport before she can be brought to this
country. We are expecting this to be January 2007. I shall
be searching for cheap flights to Stockhom so that I can visit
her during this time.
Finally - as a footnote - Thierry tells me that this is the
first time that a springer spaniel has been exported from
France to England. That is a big responsibility for those
little black and white paws to carry. |
For those of you who are interested in such
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Here is Tina aged five weeks with
her first pigeon. Looks a very promising Canouan Dual
Purpose English Springer Spaniel.
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