by Bethann Wiley | Oct 12, 2021 | Distinguished Persons
Keith Erlandson 1931 – 2004 Keith Erlandson, of Wales in the U.K., was involved as an active trainer and field trialer of both English Cockers and Springers from 1958 to 1991. He made up over twenty British field trial champions; he won the British Cocker... by Bethann Wiley | Oct 12, 2021 | Distinguished Persons
Lawrence R. Macqueen 1903 – 1979 Larry MacQueen was one of the foremost professional trainers and handlers of spaniels in the early era of cocker trials. In 1954, he accomplished an almost impossible feat: he won the Springer National Championship and then, two... by Bethann Wiley | Oct 12, 2021 | Distinguished Persons
Elias C. Vail 1890 – 1961 Elias Cornell Vail was one of the most respected and well-known trainers of gun dogs in the first half of the twentieth century. At his Elcova dog training facility —- the name derived from the first two letters of his full name (El co... by Bethann Wiley | Oct 12, 2021 | Distinguished Persons
Henry Berol 1896 – 1976 Henry Berol of Berol Lodge Kennels, a man who adored his cockers along with his wife Gem, contributed greatly to cocker field trials following World War II in two distinct ways: he was one of the most important breeders of dogs that... by Bethann Wiley | Oct 12, 2021 | Distinguished Persons
Harold S. Bixby 1923 – 2013 As a young man, Harold grew up in Connecticut, the youngest of a very large family, working in his dad’s business during the Great Depression. There he learned the lessons of hard work and the pain of the depression’s struggles. That...