Recognized by:	AKC - American Kennel Club, ANKC - Australian National Kennel Council , CKC - Canadian Kennel Club, FCI - Federation Cynologique Internationale, KC - The Kennel Club (UK), United Kennel Club.
Breed organizations:	Clumber Spaniel Club of America International Friends of the Clumber Spaniel
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Owner Input: Clumber spaniels. In one sentence, a close working flusher. Want more? If you want history, go to the Clumber pages, like http://www.clumbers.org. Want it in a nutshell? Here's what I've learned from MY clumber (CH Summerstraw Kelsey JH): These dogs excel at flushing heavy cover. They are amazingly strong for their size, which itself is quite impressive. A female clumber like mine is easily the other side of fifty pounds of pure muscle. Climbing over, under or through brambles, thornbushes, or deadfall is a walk in the park for a clumber. Given a choice, they seem to prefer it, because more scent is there! Their silky hair seems to actually repel some, but not all, burrs and thorns. And those that do catch seem rather easy to remove. They hunt by scent, primarily, and will both ground and air scent. This can be frustrating for a novice hunter, because a brushpile that the hunter wants the dog to go through may just get a quick inspection before the dog dismisses it. And I have yet to see the dog be wrong ;-). But by compensation, they will also hunt brush and grass areas the hunter often dismisses, only to flush birds from impossible locations. I know this too, very well ;-). A close working dog usually, ie, within shotgun range of the handler, and works at a trot, not a run. Often called "the old man's dog" for it's plodding, workman like style. You won't be out of breath keeping up with this dog, and the dog itself can keep up this pace for days on end. While on a track, and they WILL track for dozens if not a hundred yards or more, their posture changes, and they follow the path of their prey quickly and easily to the eventual flush/pounce. It's not unheard of that the clumber will actually CATCH the bird instead of merely flushing it. Fine with me. Saves me a shell! I've used mine on chukar partridge, ruffed grouse, and snowshoe hare. She has also been trained for water (ie, duck) retrieving and has done pheasant and many other upland bird varieties. - DJ