August 7, 2019
Are you ready? Have you conditioned your dog for the warm weather? Field Trial Season is almost here!!!!
A few things to remember....
Clubs - Please send in your fall date and Judges as soon as you can. I am fielding emails from people wanting to know details so they can plan their fall season. Additionally, please send in your placements and pics so they can be posted.
Breeders and Puppy Buyers - This spring brought forward a neurodegenerative sensory disorder called Acral Mutilation Syndrome (AMS). A protein in the brain called GDNF becomes deficient and causes sensory insensitivity. In simple terms, the dog does not feel pain or temperature. There were cases of infected dogs chewing on themselves and do to the extent of the damage had to be euthanized. This disorder has been found in English Cockers, English Springer Spaniels, English Pointers, German Shorthair Pointers, French Spaniels and Miniature Schnauzers.
What we know so far:
- No effective treatment
- Genetics - AMS is inherited. Both parents must carry one copy of the mutation for the disease to occur.
- DNA Testing is the only way to identify carriers.
- OFA now accepts Acral Mutilation Syndrome results. You will need to complete an OFA DNA Application and attach a copy of the lab report and mail to OFA with the $15 fee. OFA will mail you a certificate. The application can be found on the OFA website at https://www.ofa.org/pdf/dnaapp_bw.pdf.
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If you have questions or suggestions, you can contact me at holly@essft.com or 515.205.3223 (after 5:30PM CST). Please also be sure to like ESSFT English Springer Spaniel Field Trials on Facebook. (Note: If you are not on Facebook you can scroll through the feed on the website. This will keep you up to date!)
See you in the field!
Holly Boggess
Owner
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"Flush", a handsome, well bred, male pup is ready for his new…
Crosswinds Comic Relief – Riot / Warmarks Master Piece’s Sara
Super Breeding of English Springer Spaniel Puppies These pups will make fantastic…
FC Sunrise Dreamcatcher – Jake X Sunrise Flawless – Kitty
8 Males and 5 Females https://youtu.be/Y0dpjepYtc0 Pups will go to Cornell…
Blackriver’s Secretariat “Red”
Offered for Sale. Sire: 4-time National Champion NFC, NAFC, NFTCh, NAFTCh Blackriver’s…
FC Rocky’s Solo x AFC Harvest Moon’s Renegade Ruby
On July 23rd Ruby whelped 2 Black/White and 3 Liver/White for a…
Milley – Started Female ESS
Milley is a one year old (DOB 07/05/18) started female Springer. Soft…
Emmy
Emmy is a 15-month-old (Born May 2018) started hunting dog. Her bold…
Windy Ridge Drifter’s Trek “Drifter” x FTCH / AFTCH THISTLE’S BRAMBLES AND BRIARS “Briar”
Sex: Males: 4 Females: 5 Color: L/W Price: $1500 Dam: Windy Ridge…
FC Whisky Rivers Tulip (Toot) X Goshen’s Down By the River (Dunkin)
Dob 7/4/2019 5 Liver and white females 2 black and white females…
2009 Dodge Dakota TRX Off Road 4×4 with 6 Hole SS/DP Steel Topper
Perfect training/trial vehicle for the serious amateur or a pro who doesn’t…
NFC, AFC Crosswind’s Comic Relief X FC, AFC, CAFTCh Tuff of Ivanhoe
Ivanhoe Springer Spaniels AKC Breeder of Merit We have 10 pups…
FC, AFC, CAFTCH Narvin’s Sully of Ivanhoe X AFC, CAFTCH Ivanhoe’s Irish Cream
Ivanhoe Springer Spaniels an AKC Breeder of Merit We have pups on…
FC CFC Sunrise “Pablo” X Autumn’s Black Diamond “Abby”
Puppies are due November 19th! FC Sunrise Pablo Eyes: Clear …
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