by admin | 4 Jul 2020 | Beyond showing, other art items by Jan Irving
all images and artworks are fully protected by copyright and all rights are reserved – you cannot use these images without the copyright holder’s written permission title: Our dogs willingness to oblige does not give us the right to demand original art by...
by admin | 8 Jun 2020 | Clumber Health and Care, Clumber Spaniel news, Clumber Spaniel Resources, Clumbers the magazine, Recommended
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by admin | 31 May 2020 | Clumber books & DVDs, Showing the Clumber
This is an in-depth look at presenting your Clumber at his best in the show ring. Emphasis is on showing in Australia, New Zealand, UK, and Europe Richly illustrated with detailed supporting text and examples. available from Amazon.com...
by admin | 4 May 2020 | Clumber Health and Care
Don’t just take your dog for a walk I am urging you to participate with your dog’s interaction with the environment and you, I don’t want you to be an audience to your dog’s ‘walk’, get involved! Us humans get so wrapped in what we...
by admin | 23 Nov 2017 | About Clumbers, Clumber Health and Care
Well, what can dogs see? —-they don’t see colours as vibrantly as we do, (see photos filtered to show us what dogs see) what we see what dogs see —-they can’t distinguish red from green (Classic Kongs are made to appeal to the owner, not the...
by admin | 17 Nov 2017 | Beyond showing, reviews - dog books and dvds
At a fun day with Rarer Gundog Spaniel Club of Victoria in 2016, I was physically introduced to tracking with my sulky cow, I had taken her as part of an expanded socialization endeavour on my part as she had taken so badly to being rehomed in Perth that she came back...
by Jan Irving | 10 Apr 2017 | Indepth Breeding Notes, ISSUE 126 JUNE 2012
Breeders often talk about inbreeding and outcrossing as though they were the only possibilities — and generally with negative comments about the latter. There are other possibilities, and I have long been a proponent of assortative mating. It is not a...
by Jan Irving | 10 Apr 2017 | Clumber breed type, judging, etc, ISSUE 125 MARCH 2012
This article was inspired by many years of musing, but most recently by my latest litter, the F litter, that yielded a singleton, more shortly, and also a desire to really decide how much you can see in a pup, and what that pup will grow into. I remember while doing...
by Jan Irving | 10 Apr 2017 | Indepth Breeding Notes, ISSUE 125 MARCH 2012
There is considerable confusion about Co-efficient of Inbreeding. Alas, sorry, this article probably will not unravel all the mysteries, but it may clarify the scene in your mind just slightly. The idea for an article was spurned by most sites/programs not spelling...
by Jan Irving | 10 Apr 2017 | Indepth Breeding Notes, ISSUE 123 SEPTEMBER 2011
genetics and breeding can be complex subjects because there is a lot of information to take on board and consequent decisions and balancing of risks to assess. Many newcomers (some old hands too) find it a bit overwhelming so I have decide to run this excellent series...
by Jan Irving | 10 Apr 2017 | History, ISSUE 123 SEPTEMBER 2011
Radclyffe is not the usual spelling of this surname, so it did tinkle a bell or two when I was skimming through Ebay, as an antidote to not being able to find a horse for sale that I wanted to look at! So I placed my bid on the Country Life Illustrated article,...
by Jan Irving | 10 Apr 2017 | Clumber Spaniel Resources, ISSUE 122 JUNE 2011 (now only online)
Bryant consulted me a few times on Antipodean kennel names, caught me out on a couple I had forgotten too – this is a most through collection. I wasn’t enthralled with the idea of a book, but it is a worthy project, and I was delighted with the book when...
by Jan Irving | 10 Apr 2017 | Clumber Health and Care, ISSUE 120 DECEMBER 2010
Trimming tends to be a bit of a personal issue, the essence being to produce a �neat� dog for the show ring and the user friendly dog for home life. As such a home trim may be a little more brutal in taking a bit more feathering off, or leaving trim lines a bite...
by Jan Irving | 10 Apr 2017 | History, ISSUE 120 DECEMBER 2010
THE FEATURE IN THE MAGAZINE INCLUDES CLIPPINGS AND PHOTOS FROM THE UK CLUB’S ARCHIVES from the Clumber Spaniel Club (UK) Archives with special thanks to archivist Anita Roberts Mr J.T. Flowers world famous dog breeder & judge 1870 – 1951 John Thomas...
by Jan Irving | 10 Apr 2017 | ISSUE 119: SEPTEMBER 2010, Showing the Clumber
John and Jenny had a wonderful companion in Marley. They had accomplished trust, love, and loyalty with him. What they didn’t accomplish was respect, however, and respect is an essential ingredient in the structure of any healthy pack. When students don’t...
by Jan Irving | 10 Apr 2017 | Indepth Breeding Notes, ISSUE 119: SEPTEMBER 2010
Each point, however important, is not to dominate the whole of which it is a mere part.(Eugene Yerusalimsky – DOG CONFORMATION AND ITS EVALUATION [2008]) The correct Foot Structure makes the dog touch the ground evenly with the claws, and they wear away evenly....
by Jan Irving | 10 Apr 2017 | Indepth Breeding Notes, ISSUE 118 JUNE 2010
At this stage it ought to be evident that the overriding cause of genetic defects and inherited diseases in animals is not just unlucky coincidence. It is the direct and unavoidable consequence of lack of knowledge among breeders about some basic rules of Nature. They...
by Jan Irving | 10 Apr 2017 | Clumber Health and Care, ISSUE 118 JUNE 2010
This is a series of articles compiled from my own thoughts and a number of interviews I conducted with breeders, exhibitors, and owners of Clumbers from around the world. The article series is four parts, and has the following format: Brushing (Clumbers June 2010)...
by Jan Irving | 10 Apr 2017 | Clumber breed type, judging, etc, ISSUE 118 JUNE 2010
This book is the line of teaching now undertaken in Russia – it is the result of the author’s own investigations and conclusions. It takes a slightly different line to that taken in teaching in the western world. There is lots of great information filtered...
by Jan Irving | 10 Apr 2017 | Indepth Breeding Notes, ISSUE 118 JUNE 2010
What is inherited sensorineural deafness in dogs? Before discussing what inherited sensorineural deafness is we must first define the term deafness. Deafness is a term that is used to describe a loss of hearing. Deafness can be either a partial or complete absence of...
