Springcurl

Lyn and Ian Hunter
Wellington
Shropshire
England
01952 257672
hunter@springcurl.freeserve.co.uk
Curly Coated Retrievers, Welsh Springer Spaniels, ESS, Dobe.

Breeders of:

  • Curly Coated Retriever
  • Welsh Springer Spaniel
  • English Springer Spaniel
Ch. Swed. Ch. Springcurl Peace of Mind J.W.

Ch. Swed. Ch. Springcurl Peace of Mind J.W.

Peace, a full champion, was the first English Curly Coated Retriever champion to travel and gain a champion title from another country. In July 2003, Peace became a Swedish champion. She also has a CAC from Holland.
She was the first Curly Coated retriever to hold the "new style" Junior Warrant.

Peace holds 5 C.C's, 10 R.C.C.'s, 5 CACIB, 5 Green Stars, 4 CC's from Sweden and CAC from Holland.

Peace returned to the British showring to take the RCC at Cruft's 2004. She stood in the bitch challenge line up with her mother and her daughter.

A further outing at Cruft's 2005 resulted in First in Veteran bitch and the bitch RCC.

Cruft's 2006 - 1st Veteran Bitch

St. Patrick's day International show 2006- Best Veteran

Combined Canine International Show 2006 - Best Bitch, Best Veteran and Green Star.

Sadly, Peace passed away this year just a few days before her 13th birthday.

Int Ch Finn.Swed. Nor.Ch. Ir Ch Springcurl Agneta

Int Ch Finn.Swed. Nor.Ch. Ir Ch Springcurl Agneta

A daughter of Ch. Swed. Ch. Springcurl Peace of MInd J.W. and sired by the import Swed. Ch. Cornerstones Take A Chance On Me.

This liver bitch is the ONLY International champion in the UK. She has passed her FCI working test, being graded excellent on all exercises and best retriever, and has passed her SGWC in the UK.


Cruft's 2004 - Ist Limit Bitch.
Standing next to her mother in the challenge.

Cruft's 2005 - Ist Limit bitch. In the bitch challenge with her mother for the second year running.

Tia went to Finland following Cruft's to stay with Paula Sarkinnen where she was shown in Finland, Sweden and Norway. She had a litter where there is already a Russian junior champion and another 6 puppies with CC's.




Sh Ch Ir Ch Springcurl Rigoletto JW. ShCM CW06,07

Sh Ch Ir Ch Springcurl Rigoletto JW. ShCM CW06,07

Great news - Travis was Best in Show at the CCR World Congress 2010. 131 curlies entered.

Travis is sired by Sh. Ch. Lizalwood Wayward Lad out of Ch. Swed. Ch. Springcurl Peace of Mind JW.

At 6 years old he has 18 CC, 9 RCC, 25 Green Stars and 5 CACIB. He gained his Junior Warrant at 13 months old. At 17 months he gained his Show Certificate of Merit.

He is the first UK champion to hold both the JW and the ShCM.

He is also the first and ONLY English and Irish champion.

He was Top Puppy for the breed 2005. He has been TOP MALE in the breed for two years and top stud dog.

His hip score is 8:4 total 12. He has a clear eye test, clear heart test and is GSD lll clear.

He won Gundog group 8 at Tralee championship show 2007. The first curly to do this.


Daelyb New Faces at Springcurl

Daelyb New Faces at Springcurl

Rhiannon is our first Welsh Springer. Sired by Sh.Ch. Ferndel Copywrite out of Weslave Paper Roses at Daelyb.

STOP PRESS: Rhiannon has a beautiful litter of 5 girls and 1 boy born on 5th August 2008. 1 girl available.

She has 3 Green Stars, 1 CACIB and 3 Reserve Green Stars, 1 Reserve CACIB

She was mated to Arkview Moonstroller and had 8 puppies, 4 boys and 4 girls. We own a bitch in partnership with David Ince, Springcurl Face of an Angel.

Springcurl Face of an Angel took Best Puppy at Dun Laoghaire International championship show. She won Junior bitch at Gundogs of Scotland championship show and has been consistently placed at other championship shows.

From Rhiannon's second litter we have kept a male, Springcurl Carpe Diem. He was best puppy dog at Bournmouth and Gundog Breeds of Scotland championship shows, won minor puppy dog at Welsh Kennel Club and has a BOB and a number of Best puppy awards already. Now 12 months old he is well on his way to his Junior Warrant.

We also kept a bitch, Springcurl Metaphor who will be campaigned in 2008.

Our main breed is curly coated retrievers, but we also own Welsh springer spaniels and a Sussex Spaniel.
We have owned and bred UK, Irish and International champions. Our curlies and Welsh work on shoots and have competed in working tests.

ALL of our dogs are hip scored and eye tested. All of our showdogs are DNA profiled. Our CCR are also tested for GSD and EIC. They are also heart tested.

Occasional litter available from ourselves or sired by our stud dogs.

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