Welcome to the first edition of the “ShoGun Reporter”, a publication for and about owners of ShoGun Clumber Spaniels and their dogs. We have no schedule and will publish an Issue as we gather enough items of interest to do so. We encourage everyone to send in brags, photos, items of interest, interesting stories, etc. for all to enjoy. The more we have, the more frequent the issues. We hope you like this idea and look forward to receiving lots of input for everyone’s enjoyment. Helen and Otto _____________________________________________ New Litter On January 31, 2011 Millie, CH ShoGun's Thurly Modern Millie, owned by Keely Doyle, presented us with a litter of puppies, 3 girls and 2 boys. The sire is CH ShoGun’s Double Your Fun owned by Chris and Tracy Lundergan. The pups weighed between 11 and 16 ounces at birth. Photos may be seen at http://www.pbase.com/owahl/ or see them live at: http://tinyurl.com/camc131a.
The pups have full tails but their dew claws have been removed. They are gaining weight and are quite active. Another beautiful litter by Millie. Get your order in now!!
Our 25th AKC Champion On January 15, 2011 Crosby, ShoGun’s Going My Way, was WD at the Winnegamie Dog Club show thus completing the requirements for his championship. This makes Crosby the 25th AKC Champion bred by ShoGun. Congratulations to Crosby and his owner, Mary Miserak. Crosby is currently working on hunting and obedience. Crosby, CH ShoGun’s Going My Way, owned by Mary Miserak: Hips: Good Elbows: Normal
Emmet is an AKC and UKC Champion and has AKC group placements and A UKC BIS. He is currently involved in hunting and obedience training. Hips: Good Elbows: Normal Heart: Good Cerf: Good
Looking for a Home Detour, CH ShoGun’s Roadwork Ahead, is currently living with us until we find him a new home. Detour is 5 years old, neutered and in good health. He came back to us because he didn’t get along with another dog in the household. He has been with us for several months and has been well behaved. He loves people and hates being alone. We keep him in Otto’s den which has a baby gate. When no one is with him Detour takes his ball and drops it over the gate then barks until someone picks it up for him. He does this until Detour or the person gets tired of playing.
Below is Emmet, CH ShoGun's Im It N Thats That, owned by Gabe Marquart: If you know of anyone looking for an adult dog, please let us know. We would like to find him a home where he would be the only dog and where someone would be with him most of the time as he doesn’t like to be alone.
Letter to owners of ShoGun dogs
Dear ShoGun Clumber owner, First, thank you for being such wonderful keepers of your Shogun Clumber Spaniel(s). We can’t express our gratitude enough for you taking such good care of these wonderful creatures. We hope your Clumber has given you much pleasure in return. Part of our promise to you was that if you ever needed to part with your ShoGun Clumber Spaniel, you could return him/her to us. As we get older and keep breeding, there is the possibility that we may not be able to honor that promise. With this in mind, we would like to suggest that, in the event we are no longer available to take back a dog or help to find it a good home, you contact Clumber Spaniel Rescue for assistance. (Rescue@clumbers.org or 800-589-9566) We are working with Rescue and providing and continually updating them with a list of dogs we have bred and with the names of their owners. We have seen to it that any health records of our dogs will be made available to Rescue in case of our death or incapacitation. We are also leaving instructions and setting aside funds to take care of any dogs living with us at that time. At this time we would like to remind you of several steps you should take to make sure your companions are taken care of in case something happens to you: 1) Have your dog microchipped or tattooed. Consider enrolling in the AKC CAR’s recovery service. Be sure the information tied to these methods is kept up to date. 2) Leave instructions in or with your will as to how to take care of your pets. If you don’t have anyone to take care of them, recommend they be turned over to us or 3) Clumber Spaniel Rescue. 4) Give your vet a letter permitting him/her to release the health records of your pets to family members, breeders and/or Clumber Spaniel Rescue. 5) Arrange for veterinary care. If you leave your pets to someone you may want to arrange in advance for its veterinary care since this care is likely to be the biggest expense the new owner will incur. There are several ways to do this:
A. Leave money to buy pet health care insurance. Leave money in your will to the new owner with instructions to buy health insurance for your pet. Again, you must rely on the new owner to spend the money that way. B. Leave money to your vet. You can leave money in your will to a veterinarian. Work out the amount, and what is to be expected of the vet, in advance. Any money left when your pet dies could go to a relative, charity, or to the vet. Again, you will have to trust the vet to follow your instructions.
C. Sign a contract with your vet. A third option is to sign a contract with a vet in which he/she agrees to treat your pet. Then you pay or leave the vet a certain amount as a credit towards expected services. If the money runs out, the vet begins charging the new owner for services. If your pet dies before the money runs out, you and the vet agree in the contract as to what will be done with the excess. If you have any questions or comments on the above, please contact us. Helen