Fenlander ®

Myrtle x Mongke....not very flattering conformations, the bitch on the right the better. They lacked the spark and stampI was looking for.

Unfortunately, in searching for new blood from an old English Springer line, I was under the illusion there would be enough old gene pool still in it to work from. Growing up as pups they didn't seem too bad, even if a bit cloddy. They certainly didn't have the snipey heads and short legs of the field trial strains. They were quite biddable, trainable in a not too manic way. They developed though to be not particularly athletic or motivated with retarded prey drive and instinct. The working had been bred out for show traits, selectively breeding for excessive fur and loose skin to simulate a well developed and rounded chest, extra long ears and feathering. This disappointing litter with Myrtle and Monkee proved there was going to be a lot of work to be done with this springer blood. Cloddy, ungainly and a somewhat poor conformation convinced me to go no further down this path. So instead wirehair pointer and a splash of Brittany is the direction. The main concern is fixing a decent size and heavy bone.