The International English Springer Spaniel Award of Merit in 2006 to Ellen Dobson (Teesview), United Kingdom

The Teesview Kennel of Mrs. Ellen Dobson

As a child Ellen had been brought up with numerous breeds of dogs, but it wasn't until she married her late husband George that her eye went to English Springer's.
George was very keen on the Springer and in fact kept them, but only for the purpose of working them.

Ellen first started in the show ring in the early fifties with Wycliffe Rose and later with a son of Boxer of Bramhope, Bass Rock.

Ellen later bought Tyneview Margaret who was by Sh Ch Studley Brave Buccaneer out of Tyneview Serena bred by George Scott.
At 5 years old she won her first CC at Chester her second a week later at Three Counties and her third and title at SKC.
She was the first of many of Ellen's long line of Champions.
Proving herself to be an excellent worker as well as in the show ring .When mated to Am Ch, Sh Ch Stokeley Toreador produced Ch Teesview Titus, who in turn sired 10 UK titleholders

Sh Ch Teesview Pandora of Truelindale bred by Miss Madge Alder won her first CC as a youngster under Joe Braddon and went on to win a record 35 CC,s which stood for many years till Remember Me Took the record with 55 CC,s

Pandora was one of the few Springer's ever to beat Connaught for Best of Breed a feat that she managed on three occasions and many of her CCs were won alongside the mighty Conn.

Teesview Telma a Conn daughter owned by Judith Hancock and Jimmy Cudworth proved to very successful as a brood bitch producing several champions who themselves have made their marks on the breed.

Ellen is well known as a down to earth, commonsense dog breeder with an eye for type and quality, her legacy to the Breed has been great with dogs of the quality of Chs. Transcontinental, Titus, Tumeric, Tracy, Transtiara, Tarmac, Tarama, Talking Tar n, Topnotch, Twister and Trans in Tyme to name a few.