Duke is from our second litter, the Maesgwyn Warriors. We hadn’t intend to keep a puppy from this litter, but we just couldn’t part with this lovely boy, although he is such a rascal we sometimes question our wisdom!

He is a wonderful ambassador for the breed and charms everyone he meets.

Duke took to the show ring with his usual aplomb, and although shown infrequently, he gained his title easily. He has done extremely well at breed level as well as winning in group and specialty in show awards.

Duke has been awarded Best of Breed at the Adelaide Royal for four consecutive years. His wins include:

Nov 2007 Rarer Gundog Spaniel Club, Best Of Breed, 18 entries
Nov 2007 Victorian Gundog Club, Best of Breed, 18 entries
June 2008 Rarer Gundog Spaniel Club CS, 14 entries
June 2008 Rarer Gundog Spaniel Club OS, 12 entries

2008 Adelaide Royal, Best of Breed - 17 entries
2009 Adelaide Royal, Best of Breed - 14 entries
2009 Melbourne Royal, Best of Breed - 10 entries
2010 Adelaide Royal, Best of Breed - 17 entries (4 absent)
2011 Adelaide Royal, Best of Breed - 18 entries (2 absent)

Welsh Springer Spaniel Club of NSW Easter 2010:
Australian Bred in Show, 3 April 2010 under Mrs Meghan Riese-Bassel
Australian Bred in Show, 4 April under Mrs Susan Riese
Both judges are from Statesmans Kennels, USA.

Rarer Gundog Spaniel Club October 2010, Best in Show under Ms N Nekrosiene, Lithuania.

June 2013 Rarer Gundog Spaniel Club June 2013, Open Show - Best in Show and Champ Show - Veteran in Show.
Nov 2015 Rrarer Gundog Spaniel Club - Reserve Dog and Veteran in Show.
July 2017 Rarer Gundog Spaniel Club - Runner Up Best of Breed at both the Open Show (9 entries) and Champ Show (14 entries) and Veteran in Show at both shows at 11.5 years old

Our sincere thanks to Duke's handlers, especially Cheryl Harding.

Duke sired four litters and we are very proud of his progeny and the positive impact he has made on the breed through his kids and grand kids.

Duke is now officially retired, but comes along to the occasional show.

Duke also appeared in the Pedigree Dentastix television commercial which aired in April 2010.

We lost our beautiful boy on 7 September 2022 at the grand age of 16 years 6 months.

Hips: R4 L6 Total 10
Eyes: Clear, Goniodysgenesis unaffected