A very deep appreciation goes to Carsten Hinnerup of Denmark for officiating and educating all in attendance at our spring event. For those in attendance the information was free flowing and was a great insight into the selection process of future breeding stock and a very detailed coverage of the Epagneul Breton standard, that included some insights he had gained from French officials over the years on the little things that helps one really gain an appreciation for breed type, and selecting dogs with stamina to perform in the field.

We must also thank Steve Hughes and Don Poe for their hard work on this our first event which was called a great success by those who did attend. This will certainly be a tough act to follow for future events and we will certainly try to keep this kind of detailed information coming.

Plans are underway for our fall event so stay tuned for future information.

We had attendees from the far north bordering Canada, the Southeast from Florida, the west from California and the Northwest and just about all parts in-between ! We had a wide assortment of dogs ranging in age from 4 months up to 7+ years of age.

Carsten graciously presented the Club with a replica Trophy that is offered in Denmark known as the "Midtvejs Cup". This Cup is to be presented at the Annual Spring Event to the dog that best represents the Epagneul Breton in Working performance, Hip Clearance, and Conformation. Since this is the inaguaral presentation of this award it was suggested to not include the Hip Clearances as most of the dogs participating in all events were of a young age and the focus is to the future of the breed and to breed to a higher standard.

The First winner of this Award was made to Anthony Ross with his young import 'SALTO DU CLOS BECASSIER' a typey 9 month old Tricolor Male. (pictured above right).

The Seminar was held in at the Days Inn Carrollton conference room and the outdoor activities were held at the Quail Run Shooting Preserve in Sparta, Kentucky.

Carsten wanted to present as much information as possible to us so we rearranged the schedule so that we could begin right away on the seminar. With detailed photos and overlays he covered the Breed standard and the important points that must be considered in selecting a good working dog.
As you can see most the attendees were well focused taking notes on the information presented. Questions flowed on subjects such as reading hip xrays, determining if your xray is of correct positioning for submission, Understanding the term COBB and what lung capacity can be defined in terms of measurements and chest depth.

With individuals volunteering dogs for a live hands on portion to the seminar people could get their hands on dogs to feel such areas as loin length & width, bone density, and angulation.