Handler Profile - Chris Burns

Country: UK

My Dogs

Breezeleaf Working Spaniels

He wasn’t able to own his first dog until he left home as his mother was asthmatic, but his first dog, English Springer Spaniel Teazle, became the foundation of his line and is now a still sprightly 14 year old.

His next dog was Springer Poppy and when the kennel bred a litter last year there were 5 generations at home.

Achievements

The demand for training services sprang from people on shoots seeing Chris working his own dogs and asking for advice - wanting to have such well behaved dogs themselves! Whilst he does take dogs in for training, he does far more on a one-to-one basis with owners, utilising his natural people skills to show owners how to get the best from their dogs.

As well as the training, he and his partner, Katie, usually have a waiting list for puppies and breed two or three Spaniel litters per year (always keeping and training at least one puppy).

Biography

Chris trains all breeds, but admits that Spaniels are his first love.

Chris and his family live in rural Kent and his interest in shooting escalated dramatically from beating on local shoots to changing his career from architect to professional gundog trainer.

He wasn’t able to own his first dog until he left home as his mother was asthmatic, but his first dog, English Springer Spaniel Teazle, became the foundation of his line and is now a still sprightly 14 year old.His next dog was Springer Poppy and when the kennel bred a litter last year there were 5 generations at home.

The demand for training services sprang from people on shoots seeing Chris working his own dogs and asking for advice - wanting to have such well behaved dogs themselves! Whilst he does take dogs in for training, he does far more on a one-to-one basis with owners, utilising his natural people skills to show owners how to get the best from their dogs.

As well as the training, he and his partner, Katie, usually have a waiting list for puppies and breed two or three Spaniel litters per year (always keeping and training at least one puppy).

Chris can be contacted at: chrisburns@clague.co.uk 

07932-078708