Blatchford

Lulu on Dartmoor in 2003.

Lulu on Dartmoor in 2003.

all the girls

all the girls

Jonnick, my handsome boy

Jonnick, my handsome boy

We are a small working gundog kennels based near Dartmoor in the beautiful Devon countryside.We have been breeding the occasional (mainly Chocolate) Cocker Spaniel litter for 13 years usually having puppies in the summer, and the Labradors (also mainly chocolate)for 16 years, aiming towards the working ability rather than show.
We have had 3 generations of cockers- Teal, our first working cocker who I have to thank for so much has recently passed away,and will be greatly missed by us all. Wren (Teal's daughter) and Indie (Teal's granddaughter),are chocolate in colour, Millie our new girl is black and white with roan markings, Winston(Wren's son) is black with a white blaze and young Hokey Pokey(Wren's daughter) is a striking red colour. All the Cockers are working gundogs, but will be lap dogs wherever possible!!.
Lulu, the Labrador in the picture has a Chocolate mum and carries the Chocolate gene. She is 10 years old now, so has retired from maternal duties and lives in luxury with a friend in south Devon. Mommet, Lulu's Chocolate daughter has been hip tested and has a good score of 3/5. She has had 3 lovely litters and has now retired but still works picking up .Jonnick her black brother has also been tested and has a good score of 3/3. he is a beautiful dog and is being used at stud .We have been working the younger dogs on several commercial shoots for 11 years , picking up with the Labradors and beating and picking up with the Cockers . Tina has competed a bit in agility with one of the Labs and one of the Cockers in the past, but now concentrates on gundog work. One of the Cockers has obtained working test awards and the youngest cocker is showing great promise. Tina is qualified in Canine studies and is a trainer at the local obedience classes. We are pleased to add that Mommet has achieved Silver and Fiya and lulu have achieved Gold in the Good Citizens Award Scheme.
our new addition is Sante, a lively but gentle little Chocolate Lab puppy from Mommet!!who will be joining the working team soon.

Richard & Tina Holland
Okehampton
Devon
England
01837861469
07919010972
blatchfordgundogs@btinternet.com

Breeders of:

  • Labrador Retriever
  • Cocker Spaniel

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