CLUMBER SPANIEL KLUBBEN SWEDEN 1978-2008 30th Anniversary Club Show Lotta Olsson
As always our club show took place over the first weekend of August. This year we tried to make it a bit special because of the 30th anniversary. We had chosen a beautifully situated place on the west side of Sweden, not far away from Gothenburg. We started on Friday evening with our obedience competition, just four participated but we had a great time, it is always enjoyable to watch Clumbers in the obedience ring�. The winner was SU(u)CH Clodhoppers Skip Timer with her owner Anna Liss � Daniels. We then enjoyed the beautiful evening on the terrace of the hotel, eating a very tasty buffet of seafood and BBQ, thanks a lot to Kent Akerman. There were many of us that really enjoyed the warm summer night and the company of other Clumber fanciers.
EURO DOG SHOW 2008
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DANGERS IN THE KITCHEN, GARDEN, & JUST ABOUT EVERYWHERE! Jan Irving BSc(Hons) DipEd DipCommArt
Another sorely overlooked couple of extremely dangerous issues are toys and collars. Many jurisdictions require a dog to constantly wear a collar – any collar can potentially become tangled, caught, twisted and so choke a dog to death – ensure the collar can not tighten, ensure there are no snags (including door or cupboard handles) that could catch the collar, and perhaps even invest in a safety collar that can tear apart in such extreme cases. I would be most appalled to think I should have to include a sentence here to say never use a slip collar for this – if you are that naive, please give your dog to a more aware friend to care for.
WORLD SHOW – SIDE SHOW
As part of the 2008 World Show a number of circuit shows were also held, for Clumbers this saw 31 entered under the UK�s Chris Bexton at the Spaniel and Retriever Show
THE FIVE CS THAT MAKE EACH AND EVERY DOG Barbara Irving BVSc
THE HEAD – part 3 Sometimes the teeth start wearing while the dog is relatively young. When appraising a dog, this needs to be considered, as it may be due to the dog chewing excessively which can be devastating in the backyard; or it may indicate lack of proper mineralisation of the teeth. When judging, this should be assessed as an imperfection to be balanced by the animal�s other virtues and only taken into account when all else is equal between such a dog and its competition. However, if contemplating purchase of a bitch for breeding I would regard it as a serious defect.
CLUB OPEN SHOW UK Eileen Sutherland
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