upped his level. I was confident he would do it, but didn't know when it would happen. I found you could have a dog going through the motions doing everything well and suddenly one day you had a dog that had completely changed his level of performance. It always gave me a tremendous buzz when this happened. Continue on to Part Two. John DeMott was brought from America, in 1975, to Talbot Radcliff's famed Saighton Kennel of Wales to train English Springer Spaniels for US and Canadian field trials. Previously, John had trained, handled, and titled springers in the US - as well as judged some field trials. Over the years, he bred and trained some of the most influential spaniels to reach American shores. Many of the American field champions and great hunting dogs are descended from the Saighton bloodline. Although retired from training spaniels, John still resides in Wales. Page 5 | Spaniel Journal | First Page | Previous Page |