I hope you enjoy this site, where you can meet
the dogs.
We bought our first Clumber in 1984,
Abby was a pet first and foremost as are all the dogs today. She taught us
though that Clumbers love to work and that health issues are of major
importance within the breed. She died suddenly from heart failure at the age
of 7 1/2. She was never bred from but her successor - Scherzando Ripple of
Abbyford was the start of my line which carries the name of our first much
loved Abby.
I only use stud dogs that have been
hip scored and have been fortunate in having recently bred some low scoring
Clumbers. I aspire to breed healthy, happy Clumbers that are capable of
working in the field for the day.
All my dogs and puppies are fed on BARF
(Bones and Raw Food) and have been 1999. I feel that in
doing so I have managed to let the puppies grow slowly and steadily and I
think this probably contributes to the success in breeding lower hip scores.
I only breed occasional litters -
primarily when I want something for myself. All my puppies have started
their vaccinations, are microchipped and KC registered before leaving home.
I
am now a member of the Kennel Club Accredited Breeder Scheme.
Well done Ammil and Ian
!!!!!
At their 5th Field trial, despite Ammil never putting a paw
wrong, they are finally awarded a 4th at the WCSS
North Molton Field Trial 12th Dec 2007.
28 4 08 - Page made for Winnie -
she died late Summer 2007 aged 14 1/2 .
7 3 08 - Cruft's. Tor, Xon
and
Ammil went this Year.
Ammil won her class - Field Trial Bitch! The
boys were in a very large class - we were just pleased to show the
Abbyford ( and Erinveine ) flag! Xon was very ably handled by
Judy Kennon-Wray
on her first ever trip to Crufts - thank you SO much ! It was lovely
to meet friends old and new at the show. A
short video.
28 2 08 Health
News. Roe Froman a Vet
and Clumber owner from the USA has announced a new International online health survey
that is now available for Clumber ownersworldwide. It is the
Canine Phenome Project, and it is
hosted by the University of Missouri, in the US. It is accessible to any Clumber
owner with a computer. The Phenome Project allows owners to enter all their
dogs, and update their health and longevity info at any time.
See News for more
6 2 08 - some recent photos of Xon added
to his page, showing how he is getting on!
4 10 07 - Xon has arrived in the UK, many
thanks to Jan Irving for letting us have him!!
page updated 17 4 08.
New additions marked in
grey cells.
Communities & Forums
Clumbers Naturally- now a relatively quiet
list where the issues of barf feeding and natural remedies for
Clumbers are discussed. Plenty in the archives to read.
