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The

SPAWOOD

Story

Marjory Gunning Turner, Paul Conway & Anthony Oakden

The Spawood kennel was started in 1968 by On Marjory’s premature death she asked us to
the late, forthright, straight to the point, Marjory carry on the Spawood dynasty. Being interested
Gunning Turner. Starting in American Cocker in various breeds and winning with few different
Spaniels they won the 1st Bitch CC in the breed breeds to learn about them to we had the lovely
at Crufts and made up the first bitch Champion Ch Moretonia Queen Of Vision At Spawood.
in the Breed. Many more champion Yankees “The Queen”, as she was known won 7 Reserve
followed and other odd breeds: - German Wires, CCs and a CC and Best of Breed from the late,
Greyhounds, Mini Bulls, but after a visit to her great Roy Wilson. She then went Group 3 under
good friends Peter and Mary Anne Mercer, Frank Kane at the Ladies Kennel Association in
who also started in Yankees, she saw a litter of 2015. Frank had also owned Spawood yankees
ETT there and she in years gone.
came home with
Fennymore Barclay We haven’t shown ETTs much recently. We
at Spawood, were busy showing our 2 German Spitz to their
“ET” went on to titles and judging. We both judge various toy
become her first breeds at championship show level and a few
ETT champion. hound and pastoral breeds. In our spare time we
Then, from a bitch also exhibit cavies or guinea pigs as commonly
acquired from known and breed champions in them too. Paul
Marjory with one of the John Cotterell judges them while Anthony judges them from the
early spawood champions (Warwells) came sideline, haha. We have been chuffed to spent
Finnish Champion time with many of the judges no longer with us
Spawood Tartan Banner and future Champion and had the pleasure of between the 3 off us
Spawood Tartan Prince (pictured above) or campaigned, bred and handled champions in 6
“Charlie Conway”, as everyone knew him, came groups and amazed a few hundred CCs. Long
to me (Paul Conway), Then Marjory made up may it continue with the future black and tan
Champion Warwells Morris The Minor. paw prints waiting in the wings.

Ch Warwells
Morris The Minor
at Spawood

Paul Conway &
Marjory Gunning Turner Anthony Oakden

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