15.12.04
Good news from America. Eero aka AM CH Benton Ivy League finished the year as
#1 WSS in the USA
He won another Group-1 under Mrs Michelle Billings again.
Congratulations to Adrienne Bancker and Eero!

14.12.04
We had a good weekend again. At the last show of the year, Stockholm Int, Swedish Winner Show, NORDJW-04 NORDW-04 NW-04 FINJW-04 FINW-04 Benton One More Duck took his 15th CC (from his 15th show!) and was 3rd best male. FIN & S CH Benton Let Em Talk was Best Bitch-4. The best news was that our veteran Int Ch Benton Delaware Storm won veteran bitch class and ended up Best bitch-2!! We brought with us four dogs and showed breeders group, which was BOB out of 6 groups. We are very happy to win BOB breeders group now in three consecutive Stockholm Int Ch Shows in good competition! Ch Benton Let 'Em Talk and Benton Lets Go Girls also participated in their dads progeny group, which went on to BIS-3!!!

Martta, Ch Benton Let 'Em Talk, is now back home after spending a lovely honeymoon in Norway in the excellent care of Merete! Thanks again! She is due to whelp in the end of january.

The same weekend at the Belgium Winner Show in Belgium NED CH BelJW-02 EuJW-02 Benton Kansas Storm took BOB and Group-4!!!

It has been an excellent year for Benton Welsh Springers, especially at Winner Shows in november and december. Four Benton WSS bitches have been knocking on the top awards, Int Ch Benton Garden Party won FINW-04 title, but three others have been very close too in getting titles:

Int Ch Benton Delaware Storm - Best Bitch-2 Swedish Winner Show WW-03 Benton Its My Party - Best Bitch-2 Nordic Winner Show Ch Benton Let ' Em Talk - Best Bitch-2 Norwegian Winner Show

Not forgetting Benton One More Duck, who took the male title at Nordic Winner, Norwegian Winner and Finnish Winner shows!

A BIG THANK YOU to all puppybuyers for making this success possible! We can only get results by co-operating!

05.12.04
There were only five Benton wss present at this years Finnish Winner-04 show (partly due to the fact that I was judging cockers at the show) but they still managed to 'wipe the board' gaining all the four titles that were offered to the breed. NORDJW-04 NORDW-04 NW-04 Benton One More Duck, aged 14 months added 2 more titles in front of his name, he is now also FINJW-04 and FINW-04. He also went BOB and was shortlisted in a very very strong gundog group! Way to go!! His mom, only rarely shown novadays, came to the show to take the Bitch Winner title and she is now INT FIN S DK N CH FINJW-00 NORDW-00,-01,-02 FINW-04 Benton Garden Party. Her daughter Benton One From Heaven took the Bitch CC as well as FINJW-04 title. The puppybuyers were allowed to show my breeders group (although I was judging at the show)
and it was BOB and shortlisted in BIS.

22.11.04
We had a good weekend at Norwegian Winner Show in Hamar on 20 Nov. NORDJW-04 NORDW-04 Benton One More Duck added another title in front of his name, now NW-04 (Norwegian Winner-04) and took his norwegian CC. He now has CC's from Finland, Sweden, Denmark and Norway and he is just 14 months. His travelling companion Martta (Ch Benton Let Em Talk) almost got the title, too but was 2nd best bitch this time with resCACIB. Martta is now staying in Norway and will be mated to NORW CH Chateau Suduiraut av Vettin. Big thanks to Merete and Ann-Helen for all their help in this project!

15.11.04
What a great weekend for Eero aka AM CH Benton Ivy League, back to back group 1's!! On saturday he took Group-1 under Mr Terry W Stacy and repeated the group-1 win the next day under Mr Joe Tacker!

19.10.04
We had a good weekend both sides of the ocean! At the Regional Specialty in the US, AM CH Benton Ivy League took another big win and went on to BOB under Mr Douglas Johnson and later on took Group-2. During the weekend he also took BOB on monday.
He is still leading WSS in the US.

At our Annual Spaniel Club Specialty Benton WSS had a good day. BOB went to Benton One More Duck who collected CC nr 12. BOS was Ch Benton Let 'Em Talk who also went on to BIS-2 BOS. My breeders group was BIS-1 and Int Ch Benton Garden Party had BIS-3 progeny group.

BIS-3 Progeny Benton Garden Party BIS-1 Breeders Kennel Benton
Photos: Sanna Kaven

13.10.04
Sara (Int Ch Benton Delaware Storm) in finally in season and is due to
be mated to Benton One More Duck this week. We have high expectations of
this combination and hope it works out.

12.10.04
Good news from the continent. Benton Minnesota Storm has been to some shows again and gained CACA and resCACIB in Austria and her first CAC in Czech Republic!
Well done Marie and Rachel!

02.10.04
Only two 'Bentons' were entered to Oulu Int Ch Show in the north. BUT, like we say 'quality not quantity', these two juniors had a great day. Olli aka Benton Olympic Gold, took his 2nd CC and BOS and Steffi aka Benton No More Secrets collected CC nr 7 and was 2nd best bitch. The same day at Valkeala group Ch Show, Benton One More Duck "Usko" took his CC nr 10 from juniorclass and was BOB. He also took Group-2 and only lost to the BIS winning american cocker.

Benton no More Secrets got her 7th CC at Oulu FKK Int

26.09.04
EuJW-02 BelJW-02 Benton Kansas Storm is now DUTCH CHAMPION!! He got his final CC and also CACIB and BOS at Maastricht Int Ch show in Holland! He is the first Dutch Champion Benton WSS.

22.09.04
Great news from Czech Republic! Benton Minnesota Storm is now CZECH JUNIOR CHAMPION! Well done Marie and Rachel! At the same show, Interdog Bohemia Int Ch show, son of Int Ch Benton Everybody Duck Ch Eastfarms Dynamite Duck won BOB and Group-1, only the 4th WSS ever in Czech Republic to win a group at an Internation Ch Show.
Well done Andela!

20.09.04
While I was judging in Norway, Benton dogs had fabulous results both in Finland and USA! On sunday at Hyvinkaa Ch Show Benton One More Duck took another CC and BOB and went on to Group-4. His sister Benton One From Heaven took her 4th CC as well. The same day in Connecticut, USA, AM CH Benton Nevada Storm was shown for the first time as a special and took BOB! Benton Olympic Fire was BOS at the same show. Both handled by my sister, with a help of Faye Skoczylas in the challenge. Last but not least AM CH Benton Ivy League took BOB, Group-1 and his FIRST BEST IN SHOW WIN!! Well done Adrienne and Eero! This made him the first ever WSS in the USA with an undocked tail to go to the top!

13.09.04
New photos arrived of new American Champion Benton Nevada Storm "Simon"
who finished his champion title at the tender age of 11 months!

Am Ch Benton Nevada Storm

06.09.04
"Eero" has been busy at some shows in North Carolina. On friday he took
BOB and went on to WIN THE GROUP!! Well done Adrienne and Eero!
In Finland Benton No More Secrets and Benton One More Duck collect CC's nr 6 and 7 at Helsinki Ch show!

04.09.04
This past weekend WSSCA had its Supported Entry Weekend in New Jersey. On saturday at Newton KC show AM CH Benton Ivy Garden took BOS and on sunday at Sussex Hills KC "Ivy" went all the way to BOB!!! under Douglas Johnson (Clussexx).
Well done to Faye and Ivy!

17.08.04
Great weekend! 5 CC's and other super results. The weekend started with Welsh Springer Club of Sweden Club show near Stockholm. BIS went to 11-month old Benton One More Duck in an entry of 163 welsh springers. Best bitch-2 was Ch Benton Let 'Em Talk followed by Benton Oh My Gosh who was Best bitch-3. My breeders group was BIS out of 8 groups! Int Ch Benton Delaware Storm won veteran bitch class and went BIS-3 veteran. What a day!

The same day Ch Benton Kings Cross was shown at Norrkoping SKK Ch show
and he was Best male-2.

In Finland the same weekend, first on saturday Benton One From Heaven was BOB and Group-2 at Raisio All Breed Ch Show, Benton Nebraska Storm took his first CC and BOS. Well done to all concerned.

Our success in Sweden continued on sunday. We took the dogs to Nykoping SKK Int Ch show. Benton One More Duck did it again, he went BOB and later on that day won GROUP-1!! Ch Benton Let 'Em Talk was BOS with CC and CACIB and therefore new SWEDISH CHAMPION! Int Ch Benton Delaware Storm was Best Bitch-4 and BOB veteran!

On sunday in Finland, 12-month old Steffi aka Benton No More Secrets was BOB with CC nr 5 at Joensuu FKK All Breed Ch show.

Benton One More Duck winning Group-1 at Nykoping Int Ch Show in Sweden. Judge Rune Fagerstrom

12.08.04
Good weekend again! At Mouhijarvi Ch show FIN CH Benton Just My Style went BOS and FIN CH Benton Lets Go Girls BOB and Group-2. At Kuopio Int Ch show, 11 months old Benton Olympic Gold took his first CC and BOS!! Well done to all concerned!

01.08.04
Super news from America again...Simon aka Benton Nevada Storm took Winners Dog and Best of Winners each of the fours days he was shown in Virginia and collecting 16 points and finishing his AMERICAN CHAMPION title at the age of 11 months. Simon is #4 offspring of Int Ch Benton Delaware Storm who has taken the champion title in the US, the others being AM CH BISS Benton Ivy League, AM CH Benton Ivy Garden and AM CH Benton Kick That Duck.

30.07.04
What a start for little Simon! Benton Nevada Storm has previously only been shown at the National Specialty in April. Now he had his first cluster of shows in Virginia. The first day he was shown on thursday 29th of July, he went WINNERS DOG and BEST OF WINNERS with a 4-point major! We are waiting to hear how the rest of the weekend goes.
Ida aka Benton Olympic Fire was Res WINNERS BITCH!
Way to go Simon!

25.07.04
Eero aka AM CH Benton Ivy League went to some shows in Houston, Texas. He took BOB each day, going Group-3 one of the days. Eero is still #1 WSS in the USA and we hope he can keep this 'pole position' throughout the year!

11.07.04
While I had a great time at the International English Springer Symposium in Sweden,
my clever puppybuyers showed their dogs with great results. On saturday FIN CH Benton Lets Go Girls added another BOB win and Group-2 placement to her credit.
On sunday 10 months old Benton No More Secrets took her 4th CC and another BOB win.

04.07.04
What a great weekend AGAIN! On saturday at Rusko Ch show
under Anja Puumala of the Leavenworth fame, Fin Ch Benton
Let 'Em Talk took BOB and Benton One More Duck his 2nd CC and BOS
The next day at Karjaa All Breed Ch show, Martta (Benton Let Em Talk)
not only took BOB but went on to win the Gundog Group!!
Last but not least, Fin Ch Benton Just My Style got again 1st prize
in obedience test and won his class!!! Well done Elina and Miska

21.06.04
Benton One More Duck did a bit of a breedhistory at Kotka All Breed Int Ch Show. He was shown for the first time in junior class, as he was 9 months and 4 days old. He did not only take his first CC and BOB but went on to win GROUP-1 under Dr Tamas Jakkel from Hungary! His halfsister FIN CH Benton Let Em Talk, took again best bitch-1 placement, as she has taken at every show this year except one, when she has been shown in Finland.

Benton One More Duck with judge Dr Tamas Jakkel photo: Veera Hovila

14.06.04
We are very proud of young Steffi aka Benton No More Secrets,
at the age of 9 months and 3 weeks she has now attended 4 official shows in junior classes resulting in 3 CC's and 1 resCC (at Karkku Springer Club Ch show where there were 52 bitches entered!) At Sauvo Show she took her first BOB and went on to Group-2!!!
Well Done Irma and Steffi!!

Benton No More Secrets at 9 months

06.06.04
We had a great weekend. At Lammi show, young Steffi, only aged 9 months and
2 weeks gained her 2nd CC. The next day at Springer Club annual Ch show,
in an excellent entry of 108 welsh springers we almost hit the jackpot!
BOB BOS adults, BOB BOS puppies, BIS puppy, BIS breeders,
BIS progeny and finally BIS-2
Breedjudge was Mrs Jan Rees, Kennel Typica, UK
Thanks to all puppybuyers for being there!!

left BIS-2 Ch Benton Hole In One and BIS-1 Int Ch Adamants Golden Boy
with judges Mrs Jan Rees and Mr Ron Billows photo: Veera Hovila

23.05.04
At Helsinki Int Ch show, FIN CH Benton Kings Cross
took his 2nd CACIB and BOB!! Well done Hannele! His littlebrother
Usko aka Benton One More Duck went BOB puppy.
This year there has been 5 int ch shows in Finland and Benton WSS has won
BOB in 4 of them (Turku - Benton Let Em Talk, Tampere - Benton Lets Go
Girls, Lahti - Benton Let Em Talk, Helsinki - Benton Kings Cross).

22.05.04
Benton No More Secrets, aged 9 months and 3 days, was shown for the first time
in junior class which resulted in her first CC win!! Well done Irma and Steffi!

02.05.04
Benton Lets Go Girls is now also Finnish Champion. She got her third CC today at Honkajoki Ch show and is now joining her sister Benton Let Em Talk and brother B Lookin For Duck in the "Champion League". These three youngsters only turned 2 years in the end of march. Well done to all concerned!

26.04.04
We have got the good news that Kennel Benton is now in the position # 3 in the competition "Breeder of the Year all breeds in Finland" after Lahti Int Ch show. Thanks to all puppybuyers for making this possible!

25.04.04
What a day we had again at Lahti Int Ch Show! Benton WSS have taken now 3 BOB & BOS wins out of the 4 Int Ch shows that have been held this year in Finland. At Lahti it was time again for Martta, FIN CH Benton Let 'Em Talk to take BOB while INT CH Benton Everybody Duck was BOS. Ed aka Benton Lookin' For Duck finished his FIN CH title on the day. Benton One More Duck was BOB-puppy. Benton Breeders group managed another great placement in the finals, this time BIS-3 under Judy Horton, Australia

15.04.04
Kennel Benton is at the moment # 5 in the competition "TOP BREEDER ALL BREEDS IN FINLAND" and leading gundog group breeder!

10.04.04
SUPER SUCCESS AT WSSC of AMERICA NATIONAL SPECIALITY!!!!
Eero, Am Ch Benton Ivy League had a fabulous day in Harrisburg, Pennsylvania!
National Speciality Weekend started on thursday, when Eero won BOB and went Group-3,
Am Ch Benton Ivy Garden "Ivy" and Am Ch Benton Kick That Duck "Oscar" both made the first cut. On saturday at the National Specialty, Eero hit the jackpot by goin BEST OF BREED under W. Terry Stacy!! This was the second time Eero took BOB at this show. He is still the only undocked WSS to win this show! There were 5 Bentons shown at the Specialty, both Ivy and Oscar made the first cut again and Simon, Benton Nevada Storm came 2nd in puppymale 6-9 mos class and Ida, Benton Olympic Fire came 2nd in puppybitch 6-9 mos class. WHAT A WEEKEND!!! For more results and photos from those two days click National Specialty and Lebanon County Kennel Club

Am Ch Benton Ivy League pictured going BOB under Bonnie Threlfall photo: Joe Cowdrick

INT FIN SWE CH Benton Delaware Storm "Sara" is proud of her kids success at
National Specialty 2004

from l to r - Benton Nevada Storm -- 2nd in Puppy Dog 6-9 mos class photo: John Laborne
AM CH Benton Kick That Duck - made the first cut
AM CH Benton Ivy Garden - made the first cut
AM CH Benton Ivy League - BEST OF BREED!!!

10.04.04
Martta - Benton Let' Em Talk is now FINNISH CHAMPION! She got her final CC at Hausjarvi Ch show under Merja Jarnstedt and went BOS. Ducky aka Int Ch Benton Everybody Duck was BOB and went Group-3rd!!

04.04.04
Miska aka FIN CH Benton Just My Style made his first clear round in agility competition in Valkeakoski. He became second in Maxi 1 class.

Benton Just My Style

04.04.04
At Kerava All Breed Puppy Show Aada aka Benton One From Heaven won BOB, Group-1 and BIS-2 Usko aka Benton One More Duck went BOS. Benton One Little Man "Topi" was fourth best male.

Benton One From Heaven photo: Hannele Pakkala

28.3.04
Usko aka Benton One More Duck went to his first show, Lahti All Breed Puppy Show and won BOB puppy and he as also shortlisted in the group

Benton One More Duck photo: Mervi Nousiainen

28.3.04
Adam, Benton Made For Oz has today mated Twigle Game of Change. More information contact Paivi Nevalainen, Kennel Alexways, Kajaani

21.03.04
Another great show. At Tampere FKK Int, we won BOB and BOS adults as well as BOB and BOS puppy. Benton Lets Go Girls "Sara" took her first CACIB and went BOB while litterbrother Benton Lookin' For Duck went BOS. Mattson and Steffi made their entries to the showrings by going BOB and BOS puppies. Congratulations to all concerned.

Benton No More Secrets

18.3.04
Adam, Benton Made For Oz, moved to his new home. He is now owned by Hanna and Laura Halme, who recently lost Esko aka Benton Fingers Crossed at the young age of 5 due to cancer. Adam felt he was needed there, so he left to comfort them and has adjusted very well to his new family.

16.3.04
Benton Made For Oz was officially x-rayd. His hips are B/B, elbows 0/0 and eyes clear.

15.2.04
WW-03 Benton It's My Party has come back to the showrings after her litter. At Odense DKK Int Ch Show "Mali" took CACIB and BOS under Annica Ulltweit-Moe!

14.2.04
FIN CH Benton Kings Cross kept the Benton flag flying at Imatra FKK Int Ch show. He was 2nd best male with resCACIB but since the winner was already Int Ch, "Pietu" will eventually get CACIB! Well done Hannele and Pietu!

FIN CH Benton Kings Cross

25.1.04
Turku Int Ch Show proved to be another succesful show for Bentons. This was the 4th year in a row that Benton Welsh Springers took BOB win at this show, during the last 4 years, we have taken 4 BOB wins and 3 BOS wins in Turku Int Ch Show. Benton Let 'Em Talk took her first CACIB and BOB and went on to Group-3rd. FIN & SWE CH Benton Hole In One went BOS. My breeders group was BIS-2

Ch Benton Hole In One (BOS) judge Jenny Miller, Kennel Feorlig, UK, Benton Let' Em Talk (BOB)
photo: Elina Lehtonen