CLEO
1980
MR SMEE
1996
MERLIN
1996
BASIL
2003
MONTY
2007
MARGOT
2011
SHELLY
2014
DIBBLE
2017
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The Sussex spaniel is a thief, they will creep in and steal a corner of your heart and
keep it forever. We are a fairly normal type of family (give or take a few nutters), living
in the heart of the East Sussex countryside, which is of course where the origins of the
Sussex Spaniel lie. We regularly take our BJs (Brown Jobs) to local and championship
dog shows throughout the year along with other events such as Discover Dogs. Of
course they all live indoors and treat us as part of their family. When they find it
appropriate to allow us the occasional holiday they ensure (as always) that it revolves
around them. The Sussex troupe were more than happy to let us buy a caravan thus
enabling us to ferry them around the countryside to campsites and Fun Weekends
which leads them to mustering all their human slaves together for a grand social get
together.
When selling a puppy one of the key points we make is ‘when walking, plan 1 hour for
every 5 minutes of your trip’… and if you already have a Sussex you will know exactly
where we are coming from.
1980 Our first Sussex puppy was purchased from a wonderful lady, Ann Findlay of
Oldholbans Nr Brightling. Her name was "Cleo of Oldholbans" (Cleo) and she was an
amazing companion. Daily she worked under the gun on rough, wildfowl and
syndicate shoots and was very highly regarded within the fraternity. She lived to a ripe
old age of 16.
1995 Mr Smee (Smeezy Weezy) "Risdene Goldeneye", boy what a character this guy
was. There was only one way of doing something, and that was “Smee’s Way”.
1995 The very next day the another BJ came along, Merlin (Merly Whirly) "Oldholbans
Golden Wings", he was beautiful and the most wonderful nature you could dream of.
2003 Basil (Bazzy Bean) "Deanway Shower of Rain" was next, and he was
everything a Sussex could be. Born on the 4th of July he was loving, grumpy,
stubborn and a nutcase.
2007 Monty (Monty Don) "SHCH Norriss Northern Torpedo"…well, what can words
say about this guy. Monty was the first BJ we showed in Jan 2012 and what a year he
had. First champ show he qualified for Crufts and never failed to get placed from then
on. He was 2nd in Limit Class at Cruft’s 2013. One of our most satisfying wins was 3rd
Best in Show at the South of England Gundogs Ardingly 2013. Onwards and upwards
to gain his first Challenge Certificate CC under breed specialist Mr Mark Boswell along
with Best of Breed and gained 2 breed records becoming the first Sussex in our
breed history to win Best in Veteran group and Reserve Best Veteran in Show at a
major championship show being Birmingham National 2016…in 2017 Monty had a
bumper year as out of the 42 puppies registered that year with the KC he sired 13 of
them. We are so proud of him..
Then in January 2018 we nearly lost our beloved Monty. He collapsed one morning at
the bottom of the stairs so I scooped him up and rushed him to the vets. The worked
on him for 2 hours and at one stage he passed to the other side but they revived him.
He had a ruptured spleen caused by a tumour and massive internal bleeding. They
cared for him all night not expecting him to make the morning. Then they rang us and
said he needed a blood transfusion to help him through. We waited in anguish through
another evening and the following morning the vet rang and said he had just taken
him out for a pee. He is a fighter and that March we went on to win Best Sussex
Veteran at Crufts 2018. It didn’t end there either he won his second Challenge
Certificate and Best of Breed under breed specialist Mr John Appleby at Richmond
Championship show. What a year which ended unbelievably winning Best in Show at
our most prestigious Sussex Spaniel Championship Show. Here he gained his third
CC as well as having previously gained 11 RCCs and became Show Champion
Norriss Nothern Torpedo under breed specialist judge Mr Chris Brown. Again he made
it to Crufts 2019 and still going strong. Our lovely Monty.
2012 Margot (Margy Pops) "Sovaroma Solstice" joined us, such a sweet girl and
absolutely beautiful in every way. In the middle of a storm, Margot presented us with
our Shelly in 2014, our first home bred pup.
2014 Shelly (SaxonBejayz Bombshell) became our latest addition to the family whom
we bred from Margot and Dee Ashcroft’s Moses (Torshca Teddy Ready Go SH CM).
Shelly’s grandmother was the unforgettable TEEJ (SH CH Meggamooch Lucky for
Torshca SH CM) breed record holder of 31 CCs . Shelly is absolutely beautiful and is
growing into a proper madam. She showed at Crufts in 2016 and gained a first in her
class. She has now qualified for Crufts for life as she won Best Bitch at Windsor
Championship Show 2018 gaining her first Challenge Certificate (CC) also gaining her
Stud Book number. That is a great achievement to us as she is home grown.
2017 “Dibble” arrives. Monty & Shelly have a beautiful litter of 4 puppies 3 boys and 1
girl. Dibble, Bumble, Dudley and Rye. Saxonbejayz Augustus, Saxonbejayz Elliot,
Saxonbejayz Bodorgan and Saxonbejayz Lucy Anne. These puppies were named
after Augustus Elliott Fuller and his family as a testament to his early association to
such a wonderful breed.
Cleo of Oldholbans
Born 16/04/1980 from
Fourclover Maco (S)
SHCH Oldholbans Flashpoint (D)
Risdene Goldeneye 18/11/1995 from
SH CH No More Gemstones at Risdene (S)
Norriss Limited Edition at Risdene (D)
Oldholbans Golden Wings 12/11/1995 from
Warringtons Bucks Green (S)
Oldholbans Triple Witching (D)
Deanway Shower of Rain 04/07/2001 from
CH Oldholbans Golden Showers (S)
Deanway Dancing in the Rain (D)
SHCH Norriss Northern Torpedo 18/09/2007 from
IR/SH CH/LUX/NED CH Zaphod of Tonispada at Norriss (S)
LUX CH Norriss Yea Gretel (D)
3*CC 9*RCC - Birmingham 2016 Championship Show
Veteran Group 1 & RBVIS
Sovaroma Solstice 25/09/2010 from
Quarr Woodlander at Quintic (S)
Sovaroma West Country Gold (D)
Saxonbejayz Bombshell 29/11/2014 from
Torshca Ready Teddy Go SH CM (S)
Sovaroma Solstice (D)
1*CC Windsor Championship Show
South of England Group 4
Saxonbejayz Augustus 27/03/2017 from
SHCH Norriss Northern Torpedo (S)
Saxonbejayz Bombshell (D) 1*CC