by Jan Irving | 10 Apr 2017 | History, ISSUE 117: MARCH 2010
�I ONCE shot over a team of Clumber spaniels belonging to Mr. D z. The breed (the Duke of Newcastle�s, taking their name from one of his seats) are mostly white with a little lemon colour, have large sensible heads, thick, short legs, silky coats, carry their sterns...
by Jan Irving | 10 Apr 2017 | ISSUE 115: SEPTEMBER 2009, Showing the Clumber
This question is excellent, and one I know I have asked myself – best advice I can give from personal experience, is watch your dog in a free exercise area, decide which pace suits him best. I have a dog here in transit for a month, if he goes at my...
by Jan Irving | 10 Apr 2017 | Indepth Breeding Notes, ISSUE 115: SEPTEMBER 2009, PHOTOS NEED TO BE ADDED
Some 40mm deep this is naturally a heady volume. For the average owner or breeder it is not essential for your own shelves, but make sure you have access to a copy. Unfortunately, breeds listed in the tables in each article are not included in the index. So it...
by Jan Irving | 10 Apr 2017 | Indepth Breeding Notes, ISSUE 115: SEPTEMBER 2009
from his article Breeding for the Future published Our Dogs Christmas Number 1964 Every mating should be regarded as representing a stage in a deliberate and progressive breeding programme, the aim of which is to build up a strain that may be relied on consistently to...
by Jan Irving | 10 Apr 2017 | Clumber breed type, judging, etc, ISSUE 50
There has been much outrage and occasional discrete debate over the Kennel Club’s changes to the breed standard at the end of 2008. Let’s be frank, they aren’t radical changes, but more tweaks to remind judges (and so perhaps breeders) not to strive...
by Jan Irving | 10 Apr 2017 | ISSUE 114: JUNE 2009, Showing the Clumber
Here is a quick sample on improving the image. The first photo shows a show practice class and free standing, the handler is standing in front and allowing the dog to just stand naturally but smartly. A novice dog, he is lifting his head too high, so the lay of his...
by Jan Irving | 10 Apr 2017 | Clumber breed type, judging, etc, ISSUE 113: MARCH 2009, ISSUE 50
written and prepared by the author for the Third World Symposium on Clumber Spaniels, Sweden, May 1993 A videotape (20 minutes) was made at the time and was available through the Swedish Club and Erinrac Enterprises The article was published in Clumbers Celebrated...
by Jan Irving | 14 Jan 2017 | About Clumbers
Australians! Buy your purebred dog from a breeder who belongs to an ANKC Affiliate. In Australia you can buy dogs from so many sources, but members of the Australian National Kennel Council (ANKC) and their affiliates (including Victorian Canine Association trading as...
by Jan Irving | 11 Jun 2016 | Clumber Health and Care
So many of the things that annoy us about our dogs are the result of what we have taught them, yes, we usually don’t realize we have taught them these reactions, responses, or behaviours. Pat Parelli, the famous horse trainer, writes on spooking (read shyness,...
by Jan Irving | 10 Jun 2016 | Clumber Health and Care
I hardly have any need, with the volume of information out there, to write specially about dog behaviour or even play bows and what they mean, so I won’t today. However, this is a very informative article I would like to recommend to those interested in learning...
by Jan Irving | 30 Mar 2016 | About Clumbers
this is a collection of interesting articles/comments/quotes about breeders from http://www.thedogpress.com/editorials/What-Is-A-Breeder-B.Andrews-1511.asp A reader who knows me sent a copy of What Is A Breeder which he said was “all over the internet” and...
by Jan Irving | 12 Mar 2016 | Clumber Health and Care
Who hasn’t used Veterinarian Google to find out info? I have. However, I would like to point owners of dogs to http://healthypets.mercola.com/ for interesting articles, and if you subscribe to Dr Becker’s newsletter, you’ll get very regular emails...
by Jan Irving | 27 Feb 2016 | Clumber breed type, judging, etc
22/02/16 Clumber (ANKC 14 Sep 2011) Sussex (ANKC 5 Aug 2009) General Appearance Balanced, well boned, active with a thoughtful expression, overall appearance denoting strength. The Clumber should be firm, fit and capable of a day’s work of beating in heavy cover....
by Jan Irving | 24 Feb 2016 | Clumber breed type, judging, etc, History
It came to mind many trainee judges probably don’t understand what game Clumbers were worked on at Clumber Park, and what game once shot was picked up or retrieved by them. So here’s some information. By Francis Wheatley [Public domain], via Wikimedia...
by Jan Irving | 23 Feb 2016 | Clumber breed type, judging, etc, History
The topic is often raised, that the modern Clumber is the same or better then the originals, but without reference to illustrations; here are some of the very early illustrations of Clumbers for you to consider this statement. There are a lot more examples of very...
by Jan Irving | 25 Dec 2015 | Clumber Health and Care
Kong Squeezz Ball Large – purple LOUD squeak fairly flexible this size I would suggest for Clumber pups up to 6 months old, a tad too small for adults about 75mm diameter Good bounce on hard surface Made in China $12- Kong Squeezz Ball XLarge – red...
by Jan Irving | 28 Oct 2015 | About Clumbers, Clumber Health and Care
Clumbers are the number one chewers in the dog world, the short jaw and the well developed jaw muscle, and the un-impacted rear teeth combine to achieve this, and like all mammals they like to chew. If it is Clumber proof, it is a GOOD product. I gave Jack a product...
by Jan Irving | 15 May 2015 | reviews - dog books and dvds, Showing the Clumber
First published in 1980, Dogwise have re-released this title in 2014 as one of their Dogwise Classics. Because of the passage of time, and also because I don’t live and show dogs in America, there is probably about half the book that I didn’t actually read...
by Jan Irving | 25 Apr 2015 | dog, Recommended
Now available from Amazon and other major retailers The Dog Ate My Homework is a collection of revisited essays and thoughts on training from Jan Irving. Jan’s main experience with dog training is with Clumber Spaniels but she has also been involved in show...
by Jan Irving | 20 Feb 2015 | About Clumbers
Some basic references if you want to know more about dogs (i build on this article over time) Children’s Titles If I ran the Dog Show – The Cat in the Hat Learning Library
