Home Counties Cocker Club

President:- Mrs Sheila Sadler

Shiela has retired as Secretary after many years at the helm and was pleased to be elected as President. The club is indebted to her for all her hard work and we all wish her well.

Chair:- Mr Ken Bartlett

Ken has owned and showed Cockers for many years. Ken is a Chamionship judge for Terriers, especially West Highland White Terriers he has made up champions in this breed.

Treasurer:- Mrs Helen Moorat

Helen has been involved with dogs from a very early age with her Great Grandmother and Grandmother showing and producing Show Champions in both Kerry Blue and Sealyham Terriers. Her first dogs were an Old English Sheepdog together with Beardies and Bassets but it wasn't until a friend in Guernsey suggested a Cocker Spaniel in 2004 that the showing bug took hold and she has fallen totally in love with the breed.
Now relocated from Guernsey to Dorset, she has ventured into judging and is kept busy with 4 Cocker Spaniels, a Basset Hound, 2 horses and a couple of cats.

Honorary Secretary:- Mr Jonathan Daltrey

Jonathan was appointed Secretary of the Home Counties Cocker Spaniel Club at the 2012 AGM in March and is keen to take the club forward and to innovate and encourage interest in the breed.
His first dog was an American cocker Spaniel in 1972, and under the famous Bananadance affix he and his partner have made up 8 Show Champions, including 4 Home-bred Show Champions in the last 8 years. He is approved by the Kennel Club to award Challenge Certificates in American Cocker Spaniels, Flat-coated Retrievers, and Cocker Spaniels.
Jonathan is also a Committee Member of the Windsor Championship Dog Show Society, a member of the Crufts Commentary Team, and is the Secretary of the East Kent Canine Society too.

Any queries please contact Jonathan using the address/telephone number above or use the 'Contact Us' link.

General Members

Janet Belcher

Jan actively involved in the world of dogs since the 1980`s, Jan has bred and owned, and showed a variety of Horse breeds, Dachshunds, Greyhounds, American Cockers, winning CC`s and has made up a Show Champion too.
She is the main steward at the Home Counties open Shows, is trade is a professional Dog Groomer.

Mrs Sue Rihoy

I have been involved with gundogs just since I was little. The family had cocker spaniels and labradors which were used in the field retrieving shot game. I owned my first cocker spaniel in 1992 and after getting into breeding I started showing her daughter and have gone on to do further breeding and now into judging.

Ms Caroline Smith

Caroline has been showing and breeding cocker for many years under the Rayol affix.

Mr Alan Brooks

Alan has been involved in the world of dogs since 1981, and together with his partner Jonathan Daltrey has been a part of the Bananadance show team, making up 8 Show Champions, including 4 home bred Show Champions. Although Alan does not judge or handle at shows, he is vital to the set up and organisation of the East Kent Canine Society, proof-reading Jonathan's Crufts Commentary material and Alan has also enjoyed taking part in `beginners gundog training` with two of their American cockers.