SLADEKIRK Gundogs
THE KIRKBOURNE KENNEL
Building the best type of Team!
Our kennel is a nice mix of spaniels and Labradors, who are all part of a lovely working team.
Of varying ages and personalities, we try our best to have a nice complement of dogs who are all fully health tested, having put real consideration into their breeding for the sake of each breed.
The Team
The Spaniels
Tea
Sladekirk's
Thas Late Lassy
What a dog, one of the best dogs I have ever owned. Nothing is too much for her, right from the start I knew she was special. Will do anything in the shooting field or at home
Tea's Health Tests
DNA
AMS - hereditary clear
FN - hereditary clear
prcd-PRA - hereditary clear
Eye Tests
BVA/KC/ISDS Eye Scheme - Unaffected
PLA - Grade 1
Two very different characters, but typically Cocker Spaniels.
Maya felt like she knew what to do from day 1 and is one of the easiest and enjoyable dogs to have on a shoot day. Maya has won a number of working tests but is mostly used for enjoyment on shoot days. She is also Tea's mother.
Sky is over enthusiastic about all she does, loving everything and anyone she meets!
The older end of the kennel and now used for enjoyable days out.
Maya and Sky
Nowt But Yorkshire Lassy
and
Kirkbourne Ace
The Labradors
Duke
Lowcragg Abdi
This dog has so much power nothing stands in his way, he is a pleasure to work with and keeps going all day. His favourite task is doing noting sat on a peg. Duke has produced 1 litter of pups in 2024, who are already showing similar characteristics to Master Duke.
Dukes's Health Tests
DNA
CNM - Hereditary clear
EIC - Hereditary clear
prcd-PRA - Hereditary clear
SD2 - Hereditary clear
Eye Tests
BVA/KC/ISDS Eye Scheme - Unaffected
Holly
Wortleylab Rhed Kirkbourne
She has been a funny old dog with lots of power and ability, she does not like been alone so always good to train her with others around. If she has had enough she just takes herself back to the car and waits for me. That said, her potential is massive. She is the youngest dog in the kennel and having had her first season in 2025 in the game fair arenas next steps are getting her fully in the field this coming season.
Holly's Health Tests
DNA
CNM - Hereditary clear
EIC - Hereditary clear
HNPK - Hereditary clear
MCD - Hereditary clear
prcd-PRA - Hereditary clear
SD2 - Hereditary clear
Eye Tests
BVA/KC/ISDS Eye Scheme - Unaffected
Hip and Elbow Score
Hip - 6
Elbow - 0
Our Litters
Tea's Litter
Born - Saturday 17 May 2025
Ready to leave - from 21 July 2025
Tea is as easy and enjoyable to train as her mother, and we wanted to find a dog equally as enjoyable, kind natured but also full of all the wonderful energy and drive that makes a cocker cocker like!
Who better then FTCH Byrbwll Peaky Blinder, or 'Shelby'. We travelled to South Wales for a few days to meet Shelby and he was not a disappointment. He was a true gentleman and just a pleasure to be around. His owner, Jon Rees and family were also great company.
5 pups born, 1 girl, 4 boys. All black with white bibs, and all little chunkers!
Star
Butch
Chin
Tiny
Titch
