FIELD SECTION HISTORY & GENERAL INFORMATION

The London Cocker Spaniel Society started life in 1932 as the London Sporting Spaniel Society and in 1946 became the LCSS. The Society at that time was a show society restricted to Cocker Spaniels. In 1960 the Society set up a Field Section and unusually opened up the field events to all breeds of Spaniel. The Society has run over 113 field events under Kennel Club auspices and our 100th event was our very first Field Trial. Our membership is split at about 55% Cocker Spaniel, 35% English Springer Spaniel and 10% other variety of sporting Spaniel. We actively encourage all breeds of Spaniel to participate in our events, not just Cockers and Springer's. We run a spring Any Variety Gundog Working Test, a summer Cocker Spaniel only test and an autumn Any Variety cold game Gundog Working Test. We also run Novice Cocker Spaniel and Novice Any Variety Field Trials. We also run Working Gundog Certificate days occasionally when there is demand for them in the club. We are hoping to run training classes in Essex in 2007.

We are a very friendly and enthusiastic club and we actively encourage novice handlers and dogs in our gundog society. We have members with little or no experience right through to people who have competed in the Spaniel Championships. There is no experience or breed snobbery in the club. Our events are mainly run in Essex and Buckinghamshire so get in touch and join!