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The Western Washington English Springer Spaniel Club was conceived in 1945 and its members hosted their first field trial in 1946. The club's tradition of sportsmanship and comaraderie has been evident and uninterrupted since 1946. While many of the members trial their dogs and train to this level of work, there is also a group of members who concentrate on training for hunting only.

WWESSC is dedicated to the preservation and to the improvement of the Field Bred English Springer Spaniel and to its cousin the Field Bred English Cocker Spaniel. To that end the club holds two American Kennel Club licensed Field Trials annually as well as licensed Hunt Tests. Members try to meet informally once per week to help each other with training.

Up Coming Events

One of the best features our club offers are informal training days. These training days are typically held on the Training Areas surrounding Joint Base Lewis-McCord or at Scatter Creek Wildlife Area near Grand Mound, Washington. The exact locations vary, depending on military activity or grounds availability. Club members stay in touch via e-mail and are kept informed of the times and places by participating in a private email group.

Prospective dog owners and new members are always welcome to join us. Please provide us with a little information about yourself by submitting a WWESSC contact form found under the Training tab then watch your e-mail for further contact from a club member.

Western Washington English Springer Spaniel Club

UPCOMING EVENTS 2025

WWESSC AKC Field Trials

Dates TBD

The spring trials are customarily held at Scatter Creek Wildlife Area, and the fall trials are held at Joint Base Lewis McChord (JBLM). These trials will be open to English Springer Spaniels and English Cocker Spaniels.

You can find the premium and entry information for any of the club's Hunt Tests or Field Trials on www.huntsecretary.com

Stay tuned for updates!

PLEASE NOTE

State rules require hunters to wear a minimum of 400 square inches of fluorescent hunter orange and/or fluorescent hunter pink exterior clothing under specific conditions. This fluorescent clothing must be worn above the waist and be visible from all sides. A hat, by itself, does not meet this requirement. A combination of both colors may be worn to meet the 400 square inch requirement. Check out this fact sheet for more information.

We will expect all handlers, guests, and helpers to wear orange at all of our field trials and hunt tests. Thank you for doing your part to keep our sport safe!
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AKC HUNT TESTS

Over Memorial and Labor Day weekends, WWESSC and other local spaniel clubs host a Hunt Test Cluster at either Scatter Creek or Davis Creek Wildlife areas. These are a 4 day event.

Check here and on www.huntsecretary.com for more information as those dates approach.

Western Washington English Springer Spaniel Club - COCKER Field Trial Sept 13 & 14, 2024
Joint Base Lewis McChord, Training Area 15A

Friday Sept 13th, 2024 (OPEN ALL-AGE) - COCKER

1ST -"Benji" FC Chukatuk’s Right Hand Man O/H Jeff Lusk

2ND "Posie" NAFC FC Chukatuk’s Posie K O/H Jeff Lusk

3RD "Ry" Fallen Wings Ryujin O/H Lisa Zell

4TH "Penny" CedarWing Worth Every Penny O - Melissa Knapp H - Scott Knapp

PUPPY - COCKER

1ST - "Penny" CedarWing Worth Every Penny O - Melissa Knapp H - Scott Knapp

2ND - "Blue" Thunderstruck Outta The Blue O - Brandon Swenson H- Jeff Lusk

Saturday Sept 14th, 2024 (OPEN ALL-AGE) - COCKER

1ST "Ry" Fallen Wings Ryujin O/H Lisa Zell (NEW FC)

2ND "Penny" CedarWing Worth Every Penny O - Melissa Knapp H - Scott Knapp

Western Washington English Springer Spaniel Club - SPRINGER Field Trial Sept 14 & 15, 2024
Joint Base Lewis McChord, Training Area 15A

Saturday Sept 14th, 2024 (OPEN ALL-AGE) - SPRINGER

1ST "Joe" Little Joe XXI O- Kurtis Bomgardner H- Gary Breitbarth

2ND "Maxx" FC AFC Absolute's Brutus Maximus O/H Bob Davis

3RD "Rev" FC AFC Mad Russian's Revved Up O/H Kat Brusko

4TH "Breeze" Spirit Mountain's Fast Rushin' Wind O/H Kat Brusko

PUPPY - SPRINGER

1ST - "Dezi" Rockey's Dezi Lu O/H Dave Skoubo

2ND - "Vic" Rockey's Victory, Just Call Me Vic O- John & Wendy Paul H- Gary Riddle

3rd - "Phantom" Rose Lane Supernatural O- Gunther & Barb Boettcher H- Barb Boettcher

4th "Tate" Rockey's Tater Two Dot O- Ron/Donna Hall H- Gary Riddle

Sunday Sept 15th, 2024 (AMATEUR ALL-AGE) - SPRINGER

1ST "Twinks" River Rock Twinkle Star Dancer O/H- Les Hegney

2ND "Rev" FC AFC Mad Russian's Revved Up O/H Kat Brusko

3RD "Breeze" Spirit Mountain's Fast Rushin' Wind O/H Kat Brusko

4TH "Kai" Little Creek's Black Magic MH O/H Mike Kasterin

GUNS AWARD (Whole Trial)

CASH (Springer) FC Blue River Flows Fast O- Cheri & Kent Wiley H- Cheri Wiley