Woodruff Gundogs

A Passion, A lifestyle.

My Story

Woodruff Gundogs is a small licensed kennel of working labradors and working cocker spaniels owned and run by me, Julie Elborough, with a huge passion for training and working my dogs, country sports and my rural lifestyle.

I owned my first labrador in 1993, along with my then-gamekeeper partner. Days were spent assisting him on our private shoot, training and working Bumble. It wasn’t long before I became hooked on the training and competitive side of gundog work, and our kennel more than doubled in a very short time & I spent many successful years running my dogs in Working Tests and Field Trials, along with working them on local shoots.

In 2010 Woodruff became my full-time business, gaining a Five-star license rating as a boarding and breeding working dog kennel. I run regular training classes and events, breed a litter of labradors and cockers each summer, provide a stud service with my two Labradors, take care of orphan lambs each spring & maintain the bird training pen.

From September to February, I live between West Sussex and Northumberland, working my dogs on various shooting estates.

Woodruff is not just my work. It is my passion and life.

What I do

Events

From Spring to Autumn, I run a full calendar of events at our picturesque lakeside venue near Wisborough Green West Sussex. In Association with The Countryside Vet and Jacqueline Rackham Photography we offer a varied diary of educational workshops, seminars and training days. Woodruff events are always a popular date in our clients diaries and we welcome new faces, Whether it be gundog training, veterinary , photography or game cookery you may be interested in we have brought all of our talents together and would like to share them with you.

Training

I am very fortunate to have four fabulous venues with a mix of woodland , fields, lakes and rivers in and around Arundel West Sussex and Wisborough Green West Sussex where I run regular small group training from the “Start Early Start Young “ puppy foundation courses to advanced Gundog Level. Throughout each summer there is a full diary of themed special training days and Guest Trainer days . We also run The Kennel Club Working Gundog Certificate early spring and late summer . Woodruff welcomes people who are new to the world of gundog work and field sports.

Breeding

All my dogs are KC registered and are fully health tested. Labradors : Hip/ Elbow , clear Eye certificates , Pra, Cnm, Sd2 & Eic clear Cocker Spaniels : Clear eye certificates including Goniscopy, Pra, ams, Eic & Fn clear. Depending on my bitches seasons I breed a litter of Labradors and a litter of cocker spaniels each spring or summer . I have two stunning Labradors standing at Stud “ Drum and Whistle".

“ Fit for Purpose“

In association with

Jacqueline Rackham Photography
“ Dog Camera Action “

I am very fortunate to work alongside my lovely friend who is extremely knowledgeable in her field, combining our talents we offer you a varied diary of educational workshops and Events.