Emfranbelis Gundogs

20/09/2024

Sat waiting to be collected by his new family. Stein is off to be a Service dog to help a lovely lady who has become visually impaired. High hopes for this boy who we know will help her in so many ways 💙🐕‍🦺

19/09/2024

One boy one girl still looking for forever sofa 👀💙💖🏡🐾

19/09/2024

My friends new business 🐶🐾🐕‍🦺🦮🐾

15/09/2024

Gorgeous Perry - Cleestangate Madame Medusa

7 puppies and only one little boy

09/09/2024

3 🖤💙
3💛💖
Ready now 👀🏡

19/08/2024

Bandage change for Lottie 💖

19/08/2024

🐾 Puppies we have available at present 🐾

💙Lab boys 8 weeks old 💙

💖Lab boys and girls 5 weeks old 💙

💖Springer spaniel bitch 4 months old 💖

Pm me for any more information

18/08/2024

✅fully vaccinated
✅chipped

16/08/2024

Written by Julia Baxter but sharing for education. The number of merle cockers I'm seeing is terrifying for the breed 😔 breeding to standard is so important to preserve our breed 💔

For information only I thought I’d just clarify a few points regarding breeding, buying and registering of Merle dogs. The following are facts.

Breeds of dog that can be registered with the Kennel Club with the colour Merle:

Australian Shepherd
Beauceron
Bergamasco
Border Collie
Dachshund (colour known as Dapple)
Great Dane
Pyrenean sheepdog (long haired)
Collie (Rough)
Collie (smooth)
Shetland Sheepdog
Corgi (Cardigan Welsh)

The Kennel Club states :

“If your puppy is of a breed not mentioned and is merle, we regret that it will not be possible to register it. You must not register it as another colour.”

Cocker Spaniel is not on the list therefore it is not possible to register a cocker spaniel as Merle.

If you have been sold a Merle cocker with Kennel Club certificates than this has been fraudulent.

Some breeders have got around this by advertising “Merle” litters but registering them as “Roan”. This is again fraudulent.

Merle markings are present at birth whereas Roan markings tend to show through later.

Having a Non KC Merle cocker spaniel doesn’t make it legitimate. It isn’t possible to have a Merle cocker spaniel without it being a crossbreed. I believe that Collies and Dachshunds are generally the breeds being used to cross with cockers. If this is the case you have a cocker cross.

There is no such thing as a Merle cocker.

You can have a Merle cocker cross, just as you can have a Sprocker, Cockerpoo, labradoodle etc

If this is what you intended to buy and you are happy with your choice then that’s absolutely 100% fine. The reason for this post is to make people aware that there are unscrupulous breeders who hoodwink people into buying something that doesn’t exist.

How is Merle inherited?

“This type of coat is caused by a variation of a particular gene. Each dog has two copies of every gene; one that they inherit from their mother and one they inherit from their father.
The merle gene variant is dominant, which means that a dog only needs one copy, inherited from either of their parents, to have a Merle coat.”

Health concerns.

The Kennel Club will not register puppies out of two Merle parents.

“Dogs that have two copies of the merle gene variant, inherited from both of their parents, have an increased risk of problems with their eyes and ears, causing blindness and/or deafness.”

I hope this has clarified things a bit and that people will take time to read the information. There really is a bit more going on then “pretty colouring” and “rare markings”. Make sure you don’t get conned!!

For those that have regrettedly fallen into the trap, your dog will, I’m sure be a healthy and happy pet/worker!! Breeding from these dogs is not advised.

12/08/2024

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12/08/2024

06/08/2024

Morning at dog training with 5 of the youngsters and the feral three 👦👯 🐾🐶

05/08/2024

💙 Labrador Boys 💙
Ready Monday onwards
✅1st vaccine
✅Microchipped
✅Wormer and Flea treatment up to date

04/08/2024

💙 Cocker spaniel 💙

31/07/2024

Last two cockers 💙💙
✅docked
✅chipped
✅1st vaccine
Ready 🏡

17/07/2024

Just been to microchip this crazy bunch 10 lovely springers 💙💖🐾

11/07/2024

Beautiful Working Cockers 4 weeks old

08/07/2024

Black and whites my favourite 💖💙💙👀🏡

04/07/2024

👀🏡
Black and white Springer Spaniel Bitch
3 years old
Kc registered
Chipped
Good obedience
Has been kennelled but is a clean dog so would house easily
Beautiful temperament
Not suited for picking up dog but would be good do***ng in or rough beating in the right hands
Would make a great active family pet
Pm for more details

04/07/2024

Puppy fun time this morning still all 👀 for forever 🏡

26/06/2024

Love a cocker litter always such different colours 💙💖👀🏡

05/01/2024

All happy and settled 🖤🖤

01/01/2024

New Year's Day - Two matings today so fingers crossed come March we will have Cockers and Springer Puppies. Cocker stud used from excited to see if we have and tan points. Please get in contact as waiting lists are open. Labrador due very soon too

24/12/2023

Merry Christmas from the Jones' have a good one 🎅🏻🎉🎊🍻

16/12/2023

And off he went yesterday to the Isle of Man. Bowie left yesterday ✈️ ready for a birthday surprise today 🎉🎂

11/12/2023

Last little chap awaiting his forever 🏡 ✅1st vaccine ✅microchipped ✅Health check ✅kc registration ✅ loves cuddles

02/12/2023

These 4 puppies are all ready and 👀for forever 🏡

💙💙KC Labradors
💖Sprocker Spaniel
💖KC Springer Spaniel

All parents are full health tested
Pm me for info

24/11/2023

These two keeping me company today as I have injured my ankle beating. Both looking for their forever homes 💖💙 👀🏡

17/11/2023

Hagley

15/11/2023

💙💙still awaiting their forever 🏡