My name is David Field and I am married with two daughters. One
is at university studying Zoology, the other is a qualified Veterinary
nurse and animal behaviourist.
My parents have bred and
showed Cavalier King Charles Spaniels, for forty years and have
judged all over the world. Dad retiring from judging in 2007 after
judging dog Cavaliers at Crufts.
I decided in my early twenties
to leave the show ring for a while and started training gundogs.
I have competed in Field trials for the last 15 years and have
been lucky enough to win with a number of dogs, mainly Labradors
but including a Golden Retriever. I also judge at Field trials,
and had the honour recently of visiting Hungary and Austria in
a judging capacity.
I do a limited amount of
training for other people, either taking their dogs from raw novice
to trained dog, or doing short refresher courses to ensure the
dogs are ready for the shooting season.
I also hold training classes
for individuals or group sessions.
My kennel is small, and is
aimed at breeding and training sensible working gundogs. I have
two lines of Labrador, one is pure working and the other is a
mixture of working and show Labradors (with a proven ability to
still work).
I have a dream and an objective
of trying to breed traditional strong typical Labradors, which
can still fulfil a day’s work in the shooting field.
I also have a small kennel
of Italian Spinones that help compliment my picking up team as
well as holding their own in the show ring.
A full circle for me, started
showing, moved to only working, now trying to combine the two
elements with the same dogs.
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