Arthur

Arthur was the last puppy in his litter to go off to his new home. It took a while to find just the right owner, but when I met Grace I knew she and Arthur would be a perfect match. Arthur was a little more laid back then his brothers but just as equally friendly. He has adjusted well to life in the Windy City & his Mom is great about getting him out into the country every now and then.

Grace was new to the world of dog shows and performance events when she got Arthur but she was eager to explore all the dog world had to offer. When Arthur was 6 months they began hitting the show ring. Grace quickly caught on to the show ring procedure and soon was handling Arthur with confidence. Within a short time this team earned their first points with style by acquiring a 3 point major. As Grace's confidence grew the wins started rolling in. Grace surprised us all by handling Arthur to a Best In Puppy Sweeps at the 2007 FRFSC specialty. Not bad for a novice team! Grace and Arthur continued their winning ways and 3 majors & one year after their first show Grace finished Arthur's championship.

When he turned two years old Grace decide to have Arthur test the waters as a specials. With his wonderful attitude Arthur quickly took to handlers as if they had always been his best friend. With his charming attitude, gorgeous side gait and substance Arthur found himself in the winners circles multiple times and soon was in the top ten for the breed. He garnered multiple Best of Breeds over ranked dogs and the group placements were rolling in. As Arthur was still a young boy it was decided after 6 months of showing to give him a well deserved break. So after July of 2009 he was shown sparingly for the rest of the year. Even with being shown infrequently over the next six months Arthur still remained number 12 for All Breed and Number 9 in Breed for Field Spaniels for 2009.

In 2010 Arthur started up his show career under the expert handling of professional handler Kassie Hamaker. In a very short time he started to see great success in the show ring. Arthur has already taken Multiple Group Placements & Multiple Best of Breed wins at FSSA Supported entries. He has also been awarded Two Awards of Merits this past year. The first AOM was at Westminster KC with the largest entry of Fields at Westminster to date! Arthur found himself in the Winner's Circle again with an Award of Merit win at the 2011 FSSA National! Many thanks to owner Grace Elliott for the all the hard work and conditioning that contributes so much to these prestigious wins.