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The Welsh Springer Spaniel was voted BREED OF THE YEAR at Pawscars 2024

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Sunday 22nd September 2024

CHAMPIONSHIP
and OPEN SHOWS

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Both to be held on the same day at Forest Oak Farm, Lydney Glos.

A great opportunity to give your Welshies some serious showing experience

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Breed Health Survey Update.

Thank you to all those who have taken the time to complete the Breed Health Survey (BHS). There have been over 500 responses already.

The survey will be open for a minimum of 3 months before initial findings are analysed so please continue to add your dogs so we get an comprehensive view of health conditions affecting our breed.

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The Welsh Springer Spaniel is a strong, merry active spaniel easily identified by its rich red and white coat. This type of dog was bred for hunting rabbits, birds and other game in the undergrowth and getting them to run or fly, originally for the falcon but nowadays for the gun.

This was the original meaning of 'springing' and hence the term 'springer'. In the principality of Wales, the Welsh Springer Spaniel was known as a separate and distinct variety and can be traced with certainty to the eighteenth century, although the term 'spaniel' was first found in the 1300s. It is the only breed of gundog native to Wales.

The Welsh Springer Spaniel Club of South Wales was founded in 1980. It's the only club in Wales which is specifically dedicated to furthering the interests of the Welsh Springer Spaniel.

Whether you show, work or just keep your dog as a pet, the Club has something for everyone.

With two Open Shows and a Championship Show annually together with working assessment tests, regular gundog training days, show ring-craft training, agility, obedience, Show Gundog Working Certificate, fun days, and grooming demonstrations etc., we keep ourselves extremely busy.

The Club is particularly active in the South Wales area but membership is open to all Welsh Springer enthusiasts wherever you live and advice on any aspect of Welsh Springer Spaniel owning or breeding is readily and freely available to all members.