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Us and Our Dogs(Continued)
In 1999 we bred our third litter mating Sh Ch TAYOWEN TOUCH OF SATIN to Vale and Russell Mosedale’s Sh Ch DUBLDEE KNIGHT OF THE SHIRE. From the litter of 5 we kept a dog Sh Ch TAYOWEN TOUCH OF THE KNIGHT(eyes, clear hips 0:0)and a bitch.-TAYOWEN TOUCH OF DREAMS (eyes clear, hips 4:6) also in that litter was Alan and Dot Woldridge’s foundation bitch Tayowen Touch of Moonlight at Fieldedge. In 2003 we bred our fourth litter mating Tayowen Touch of Dreams to Gamefell Gambit. From the litter of 7 we again kept a dog -Tayowen Touch of Diplomacy (eyes clear, hips 5:3)and a bitch Tayowen Touch of Desire(eyes clear, hips 6:5). We have been members of the Field Spaniel Society since we bought our first field and have always taken a keen interest in all aspects of the breed. We both award Challenge Certificates in the breed Our Affix Our affix - TAYOWEN is a combination of part of our surname and Sheila’s maiden name Owens The Working Side All our Fields are dual purpose and whilst we started with working tests one or more now regularly spend Saturdays in the shooting season with
Breeding We did not breed our first litter until 1991. From that litter of 10, 5 were shown successfully and two went on to become Show Champions - Vale and Russell Mosedale’s foundation bitch -Sh Ch TAYOWEN TEMPTATION OF DUBLDEE and Keith, Cheryl and David Smith’s first Field -SH CH TAYOWEN TAMARA OF SOBERHILL who gained her title at WELKS in April 2000. We had our second litter in 1995 one of whom was bought by Heather and Les Weeks - TAYOWEN TOUCH OF SILK AT CARINYSSADER and is their foundation bitch. We bred our third litter in July 1999 and our fourth and latest litter in Oct 2003. We only breed when we wish to keep something to show and work ourselves.
