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 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 | 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 | 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 | 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 | 7 Mar 2013 | Clumber breed type, judging, etc, Clumber Health and Care, Clumber Spaniel Resources, Erinveine News, Indepth Breeding Notes, Showing the Clumber
One of the reasons I gave up Clumbers magazine was so I could dedicate more time to getting together a few Clumber book titles, here is an outline of what I am planning, the design and concepts are still fluid, so if you want to stay up to date, please join the...
by Gail C Parker | 11 Dec 2009 | reviews - dog books and dvds, Showing the Clumber
Book Review By Gail C. Parker Dog Show Judging The Good,the Bad, and the Ugly by Chris Walkowicz What an interesting book!! Even for someone who has no intention of judging, this book is a must-read! It gives judges (and those who want to become judges) all...
by Jan Irving | 13 Apr 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 | 12 Dec 2005 | Showing the Clumber
This will contain photos and examples for show exhibitors. It will cover free standing and ‘stacking’ a phrase that still grates on me after all these years, we should be doing no more than offering feather light touches to encourage our dogs to stand at...