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20.12.2004 Welsh Springer Spaniel results from 2004

After all we have decided to publish welsh springer spaniel results already from this year to SpanielWorld. Some of those we have already collected and published (see results).

There is still missing some results and we ask now Your help for collecting all results from the year. Please send the results from show by email.

All results missing still from:

Sekä näistä puuttuu täydet tulokset (osittaiset on julkaistu):

17.12.2004 Successful welshes

We have got news that Finnish bred welsh springer AM CH Benton Ivy League (WW98 Rwyn Lucky Luke - INT FIN S Ch Benton Delaware Storm) has been Top Welsh 2004 in USA (most winning welsh springer)!

Other Finnish bred welsh springer NED CH EuJW-02 BelJW-02 Benton Kansas Storm (Int Ch Benton Everybody Duck - INT FIN S CH Benton Delaware Storm) was 11.12.04 BOB and BIG-4 in Belgium Winner Show and gained the title BELW-04.

SpanielWorld send congratulations to owners and breeder!
Attention, remember this kind of news about welshes will be published in own page "success in other countries" starting from next year! ;)

15.12.2004 Breed info

We have finally added also some photos to Breed introducings.
Hopefully we will add soon again photos and maybe even text too! :)

8.12.2004 Little change to litter announcements

Now it is possible to send ONE photo from puppies to be published down on litter announcement page. Photo is max. 400x300 pixels and it will NOT have text under it (only photo). This addition is done from wish of our users. :)

8.12.2004 Springer of the Year 2004

Springer of the Year 2004 is Adamant's Golden Boy. His achievements during the year are for example CACIB from 8 shows, Best In Show in Karkku springer speciality show and Best of Breed in Helsinki Winner show gaining title FinW-04. And he was also Spaniel of the Year 2004 in Finland.

Congratulations to "Poju's" owner Saila Sundell and breeder Tarja Hovila!

We will publish rest of the results when we get official info about those (so that we will not give wrong information).

2.12.2004 Shows 2005 and other

We have already created links and pages for results for year 2005. Now also welsh springer spaniels will have own result pages (as we have many times told already). ;)
We wish you all good luck to show rings!

We have published today new gallery: Imports to Finland starting 1999 (ESS).
If you find some dog is missing from the list, please send it by email. Also if you hope to have photo and additional info from your imported springer to this list, please send that too by email.

2.12.2004 Imatra INT show is CANCELLED

Attention all! Imatra INT show is CANCELLED according to Finnish Kennel Club homepage, because show could not be arranged in fair centre. 

1.12.2004 Imatra INT show cancelled?

We have heard rumour Imatra INT show in February 2005 would be cancelled, because arranger have not got the show place for use. We follow the situation and will inform more about this when get official information.

1.12.2004 Calendar updated

We have added links and judge info to some most important shows in other countries to our Show calendar (down on this page is part "other shows").
We have also updated some judge information to Finnish shows in 2005.

29.11.2004 Restrictions to guestbook

We have updated our guestbook and with this came some restrictions too (like empty messages are not allowed, name must be filled, www addresses not allowed in message part, scripts in messages not allowed etc).
If there still comes irrelevant messages, we will do more restrictions.

26.11.2004 Again more links!

As new group added Spanish Water Dog dog persons.

Updated also for example 

25.11.2004 Lots of new links

We have added many new links for example to page:

As new link group we have created:

Other done updates you see from frontpage.

22.11.2004 New SpanielWorld is published

We have published now new SpanielWorld, and for example outlook of homepage is totally new.

Maybe the most interesting new thing is show result service based on database, where you find almost all English springer spaniel full results starting 2002 until today! We will add Welsh springer spaniels to this database starting start of 2005 and maybe also some results from 2004.

Also links page is renovated and based on database. We will also develop this service more (for example making easier to add your own link to list or update old link). 

We have also taken some "history" to results with for example photos which have been some time already away from our website (from Winner shows and breed specialities). We most propably will in the future add to our result service also photos from all possible shows. :)

New thing is also that front page will include all updates and we not have anymore separated updates-page. You see from news page (this page) if there is something special with update not mentioned in front page. :)

Also for example Show calendar is updated (judge information etc for 2005).

6.11.2004 Nordic Winner 2004

Nordic Winner 2004 show was in Denmark.

Results of english springer spaniels:

Judge: Mogens Hansen

NORDW-04 BB1 BOB Ch Siegers Wagtail 
BB2 CC Spring Creek's Jubee
BB3 Spring Creek's I'm A Believer
BB4 Trollängens Just Me
NORDJW-04 Sieger’s Push-Up

NORDW-04 BD1 BOS Ch Siegers White Knight 
NORDJW-04 BD2 CC Barecho Takes It All
BD3 Ch Siegers Calvin Klein
BD4 Ch Siegers Good Vibrations

Results of welsh springer spaniels (attention: please notice total SEVEN from these 8 best welshes in this show are bred in Finland, just fantastic!!!):

Judge: Paula Heikkinen-Lehkonen

NORDW-04 BB1 BOB Twigle Ivory Girl
BB2 WW03 Benton Its My Party
BB3 Ch Benton Let Em Talk
BB3 Ch Twigle Gemstone

NORDW-04, NORDJW-04 BD1 BOS Benton One More Duck 
BD2 Ch Benchmark Eingl-Gymro
BD3 Ch Twigle Infinity
BD4 Ch Geltmans Gothem

6.11.2004 Back to business

We are coming back to business (slowly but still coming) and we are trying to update soon all material we have got during this little break to Spanielworld. First updates are already done after the break. :) 

26.10.2004 Little break with updates

There will come short break with Spanielworld updates because of webmaster going to hospital for operation and having sick days after that for some time. We try to come back with updates as soon as possible. We are sorry for the situation.

25.10.2004 Veteran of the Year - 3rd is springer!

We have got unofficial information that in all breeds competition of Veteran of the Year as 3rd this year is placed english springer spaniel Ch Adamant's Superman.

Our congratulations to Onni's owners and breeder.


Here Adamant's Superman winning BIS1-veteran
in Kuopio 6.8.2004

20.10.2004 Spaniel of The Year

Again we may be proud from springer spaniels keeping the title of Spaniel Of The Year: this time the cup was given to Ch Adamant's Golden Boy, which clearly is walking behind his father Adamant's Superman who has been total FOUR times this title holder (in 1999, 2000, 2002 and 2003).

Our biggest congratulations to Poju's owners and breeder. 

12.10.2004 Spaniel Club Main Show timetable published

Finnish Spaniel Club has published the timetable of main show 16.10.2004. Judge for English springer spaniels has got exceptional permission from Kennel Club to judge all 120 springers, so let's be ready to spend long day there ;) To this show has entered total 81 Welsh springer spaniels.

5.10.2004 International ESS Symposium in Sweden in 2008

In 2008 the International English Springer Spaniel Symposium will be arranged in Stockholm Sweden in connection with the FCI World Dog Show 2008. Additional information: www.iessc.org 

29.9.2004 Some judge changements coming to Spaniel Club Main Show

We have got unofficial information that at least some judge changements will be done in Spaniel Club Main Show caused by huge amount of dogs entered. Spaniel Club will give more information about this issue soon.

28.9.2004 Competition getting more and more exciting

Now based on our unofficial counts the situation in Show ESS of the Year competition is getting more and more exciting. There is still some important shows left, so we do not know who the winner will be!

1.   58p Adamant's Golden Boy
2.   53p Adamant's Superman
3.   47p Burchfield Cpt Moonlight
4.   40p Adamant's Dreams Are Free
5.   31p New Design's Elegant Dancer

2.9.2004 Show English Springer Spaniel -competition situation

We have done unofficial count from situation in Show English Springer Spaniel of the Year competition. This is competition arranged by Finnish Springer Club and is given to most successful show springer in Finland.

So situation is UNOFFICIALLY counted to be following (we hope have counted points right, if you find some mistake please contact us immediately):

1.   58p Adamant's Golden Boy
2.   40p Adamant's Dreams Are Free
3.   40p Burchfield Cpt Moonlight
4.   35p Adamant's Superman
5.   31p New Design's Elegant Dancer

So we have counted Ch Adamant's Golden Boy is leading also this competition, not only Spaniel Of The Year.

1.9.2004 Situation in Spaniel of the Year -competition

English springer spaniel Int&Fin&Est CH Adamant's Golden Boy (owners Saila Sundell & Tiina Mattila, breeder Tarja Hovila) is leading Spaniel of The Year 2004 -competition when there is only two affecting shows left (Oulu international and Spaniel Club Annual Show). Leader has 12 points, when clumber spaniel Spice Twice Athos in second place has 10 points.

Other springer spaniels placed at the moment:
3. Baskethill's Highlandblossom (6 points)
3. Benton One More Duck (6 points)
12. Benton Let'em Talk (4 points)
12. Rocbee Daylight Illusi (4 points)
22. Adamant's Superman (3 points)

Situation is very exciting. Let's keep our fingers crossed for springer spaniels! :)

31.8.2004 IESSC published their homepage

IESSC (International English Springer Spaniel Committee) has published their new homepage at:
www.iessc.org 

IESSC is organization behind the International Symposium events around the world. In 2003 was arranged first Symposium for ESS in United States. This year the Symposium was in our neighbour Sweden. In 2005 it will be again in United States and in 2006 it will be again in Europe and this time in breed origin country United Kingdom. You find more information about future events from IESSC homepage.

They also publish different articles concerning the breed written by breed specialists. We warmly recommend all to read those articles.

19.6.2004 Breed history

Welsh springer spaniel Benton One More Duck (breeder Marjo Jaakkola, owner Hannele Pakkala) made maybe history in breed by winning breed and group in Kotka international all breed show when only 9 months and 4 days old! Breed and group was judged by Tamas Jakkel (Hungary).
Warm congratulations to breeder and owner!

9.6.2004 Both breeds got their own database!

Both breeds, English and Welsh springer spaniels have got finally their own database in internet (Finland)!!! There is found for example pedigrees, results and health information from all dogs. English version is promised to come soon:

Dognet Dogdata - SpringerNet

There is seen also show results, but with little delay. So despite of this database we have decided to publish our own show result database as we have started working with it already. In our database is not so big delay with seeing results and there we will add also photos.

26.1.2004 Show results from database

Today we have published first version from our new result service, where results are read from database. Unfortunately we have now ready only BOB/BOS results, but this is for both breeds.

ESS-results are from 2002-2004 and WSS-results from 2004 (and also from 2003, but only BOB/BOS results).

English springer spaniel BOB/BOS-results

Welsh springer spaniel BOB/BOS-results

And these lists we will of course make better all the time (for example searching). And we also are trying to publish soon service where you see all results from shows. Follow our updates!

1.1.2004 New Year :)

New year brings lots of new winds also to Spanielworld. We are now building very good result service from show results from which it is easily to also search results. This service will include both springer breeds, english and welsh. Also other new things is coming during the year, so watch our updates. Also all material is welcome for publishing, this way we together can create good portal for both breeds from this page. :)

2003 news are now on their own page.