SYKEHEAD SHOW COCKER SPANIELS -2024 WAITING LIST NOW OPENED- VOTED BEST COCKER SPANIEL & LABRADOR BREEDER~CUMBRIA

PUPPIES HAVE ARRIVED SAFE AND SOUND 🌟 WE HAVE 5 MALES AND 1 FEMALE. READY TO LEAVE 11TH OCT 24

🌟We are very proud to announce we have be voted by Luxlife magazine BEST DOG BREEDER 2024 -CUMBRIA . And most recently in July of this year voted Most TRUSTED BREEDER -UK 🌟

Sykehead hold a higher 5 star council license with Cumberland council and our licence number is M:008587

I was one of the first to become Nationally recognised Qualified Dog breeders in the uk having completed the Ofqual level 3 certificate in Dog breeding , puppy socialising and welfare . I am very proud to hold this certificate and be recognised for my hard work and dedication to my Health Tested dogs in cumbria .I also spent a large part of 2023 doing CPD in veterinary nursing up to level 4. Along side this I also completed a level 3 in first aid for puppies and dogs , level 3 kennel assistant and management , Canine embryology and fatal development for breeders, canine pregnancy and whelping, puppy socialisation for breeders & a level 3 canine nutrition. So you can rest assured our puppies are brought up to the best of my ability and get the best care ,socialising and nutrition. I pride myself on giving 110% in what I do and what I’ve learnt in my 26 years of breeding .I always aim to better my self and my knowledge in any way I can and will continue with my learning .

All of our Girls & Boys hold the following health status ………..

🐾Acral Mutilation Syndrome GDNF 

🐾Degenerative Myelopathy SOD1 

🐾Exercise-Induced Collapse DNM1 

🐾Familial Nephropathy COL4A

🐾Glycogen Storage Disease VII 

🐾Phosphofructokinase deficiencyPFKM C

🐾Progressive Retinal Atrophy (PRA-PRCD) PRCD. 

🐾CLEAR BVA EYE TEST ( Annually ) 

 🐾HIPS & ELBOWS with our younger generation. 

As a result every puppy in our litters are guaranteed to be hereditary clear of all the above listed DNA tests . Health and temperament are most important to us followed by the stunning colours we produce which are all all variations of sable , chocolate Roan & chocolate Roan & Tan. 

The puppies will be being weaned onto a dry Kibble which is Fish4dogs .


Before leaving us at 8 weeks your puppy will have been given the best start in life and will be well socialised. He/she will have been on a very strict worming programme and treated with front line at 6 weeks to prevent fleas. The puppies will be microchipped at 6 weeks and vet checked as close to 8 weeks as possible. 

Please feel free to contact with any other questions I haven’t already answered in my add . I am advertising these litter early to give families time To get to know me over the phone , in txt and when you view the puppies . I want to be able to keep in touch regularly over the next few weeks with everyone sending you updated photos and progress reports rather then advertise when they are ready and only have limited conversation
 £300 NON REFUNDABLE DEPOSIT/HOLDING FEE is required to hold your chosen puppy ( ONCE THE LITTER ARRIVES ) 

Once you have left your deposit we will then update weekly with progress reports on our page . Once the puppies are over 6 weeks you will be invited to come and view the puppies and at this stage chose which puppy you would like if you haven’t already done so . This will be done in order of deposits taken to make it fair for everyone . The puppies will leave us for their new homes with 1st vaccination and a puppy pack containing 
kennel club papers ENDORSED .
vet check report, 
puppy contract 
toys, 
blanket ,
brush, 
bowl, 
puppy pads, 
poo bag and a 
supply of puppy food.


The puppies will be born beside my bed and then moved into the kitchen where they quickly get use to all the household noises, that you would expect in a busy country farm house. When they are around 5 weeks old they start to get introduced to our purpose built enrichment room where they experience different sights ,sounds , textures and levels and enjoy the freedom this offers them to explore as a litter . They also have enrichment areas outside on grass and gravel . From there we start to introduce early litter training ,early crate training ,early introduction to the car and then new people and dogs . This will give them the freedom to explore and play with plenty of space. Our Early Development Puppy Play area was created to support early stimulation and cognitive development in young puppies. Studies regarding early neurological stimulation in puppies have confirmed that one of the critical periods for canines to be stimulated is between 4 and 16 weeks of age. Research has shown that non-stimulated pups may become fearful of unfamiliar objects and will withdraw rather than investigate. Even well bred puppies with superior pedigree could grow up preferring the safe environment of their kennels/crates rather than the stimulating world outside, and may also be more difficult to train. We believe our Puppy Play Areas ,coupled with interesting puppy toys, introduces puppies to different textures, sounds, and stimulates their developing nervous systems. We understand the importance of raising stable, well adjusted and confident puppies. Exposing them to many different sounds and textures during their early weeks will give them a great head start. 

🐾ALL PHOTOS IN THIS ADD ARE PUPPIES FROM PREVIOUS LITTERS AS ADULTS OR PUPPIES BRED HERE AT SYKEHEAD