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Highfield gundog is A panel spaniel judge Jack iliffe, great guy and very helpful but I don't know how much he is doing these days.

Terrible news, poor bugger hasn't been well for a long time. A true dog man in every sense, it was always good chatting with Bill and he will be missed by a lot more people than he most likely realised. Thoughts now go to his family, I hope they can look back over his life and remember some of his g...

Never have a problem with those that know nothing, it's those that know everything I have a problem with.

yes there are a few bent judges for sure, but there is sadly a much high number of clueless ones. a lot coming through now don't know sod all about wind and proper ground treatment. the main problem with those ones is you just have no idea how they are going mark things. some just end up going with ...

I don't want people to use my dogs just because its tested clear. I don't earn a living from them and never will, people that research dogs and make a breeding plan based on lines and ability will know my dogs are tested and the results because I put them on the website. I don't advertise them anywh...

My comment was: The first working lines ESS Carrier has been posted in the February 2020 KC DNA test listings - Kingbraggers Sunrise All the big names of twenty years ago are there, on both sides of the pedigree, Moonreed, Rytex, Kettlestang, Badgercourt, Birdrowe, Toonarmy, Tawnyhill, Rosebay, Meg...

Thanks for the response Enid. I think you know my uptake on it. For those who don't then here. Whats most concerning for me and I can agree to a degree about health testing but is those breeders who then after health testing go on to breed with fear. Even if they have a clear bitch they disregard c...

Go on the kennel club look at the list of B panel judges and get his number from there

Hi, do you go back as far as seeing Susan, Dusty or Druid run? The kennel certainly made its mark and was popular back in the day. :-D Naj Peter was a top bloke, I do miss just popping over to use his little rabbit pen and bend his ear. He was very kind to me, no matter how I tried to pay him back ...

I don't add much on here these days but I have to reply to this post,
so very sorry to hear this my old friend, I hope the family are ok.
keep them nurses on their toes old boy, ill keep checking in for any updates on here and hopefully you managed to contribute a bit more yet.