The first, she says, is having a willingness to work enthusiastically to reach desired goals. According to Cooke, there are two major factors that separate a good breeder from an average one. While a love for a breed tends to spark a breeder’s passion, far more goes into breeding champion dogs than just love. She found an advertisement for a Scottie puppy in her local newspaper and bought him right away. He died of an aneurysm just a few months later, and that was when Cooke realized she couldn’t go on without another Scottie. At first she thought he was the ugliest dog she’d ever seen, but she soon grew to love him. They love their people and will give heart and soul as long as you love them and treat them fairly.”Īs for Cooke, her first Scottish Terrier was a gift from her grandmother. What I love most about English Springer Spaniels is their zest for life and how they embrace life each day. “I adored their goofy attitudes and lovable nature. Patton originally had a Miniature Poodle, but she quickly fell in love with her dog trainer’s English Springer Spaniels. Photo: Joan Beck.įor most breeders, Patton and Cooke included, their dog breeding careers stem from unintentionally coming across a passion for a particular breed of dog. Both feed their dogs Purina® Pro Plan® - James and Sadie ate Pro Plan® Performance throughout their show careers –swearing that their dogs thrive on it.
Roundtown Mercedes of Maryscot, better known as Sadie, came from Cooke’s Anstamm Scottish Terriers. Felicity’s Diamond Jim, also known as “James,” lived when he won Best In Show in 2007, while 2010 Best In Show winner Ch. Patton runs Felicity English Springer Spaniels, where Ch. Teresa Patton of Amissville, Virginia, and Cindy Cooke of Kalamazoo, Michigan, have both bred Westminster Best In Show winners. No one knows this more than the breeders of Westminster Kennel Club Dog Show Best In Show winners.
But before any of that can happen, she must come from a remarkable pedigree. It takes an army to raise a champion show dog: an owner to take her home and love her when it’s not show time, a groomer to clip, trim, brush and smooth with perfect precision, a handler to highlight her best features and exhibit her to the best of her breed standards.
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