Bryon & Marie Santos
Sherwood Cockers came into existence with marriage vows. Marie was handling Cocker Spaniels professionally. Bryon was breeding champion Cockers under the kennel name, Deyon. Deyon Cockers started in 1985, though the kennel did produce a few champions, two bitches, refusing to have puppies, slowed the kennels progress. Bryon showed all his own dogs to their championships and started to successfully show for other local breeders. It was in the ring that Bryon & Marie met.
In 1994, wedding vows were exchange and Sherwood Cockers came to be. There was also a new direction in the breeding program. More emphasis given to Ch. Jo-Bea's Diamond Trader as a stud. He gave Sherwood 8 champions between two bitches and so the story grows.
Sherwood Cockers is, and will remain, a small hobby kennel. The thrust of the kennel will be solid color breeding. However, Marie has a thing for the parti variety and there is talk of parti puppies carrying the Sherwood prefix. All breedings are carefully planned, with emphasis on breeding the highest quality dog within the guidelines of the "standard" set forth by the American Spaniel Club and American Kennel Club. All breeding dogs are tested for hereditary related ailments and documentation is always available. Puppies are available at times.
Sherwood Presentation continues to exhibit the highest quality Cocker Spaniels from reputable breeders across the country at very attractive prices. It is our philosophy to present only those dogs that represent the "standard". We believe the best place for a "show dog" is home, at its own house and we will strive to get the dog finished as soon as possible. The faster we finish "your" dog, the quicker you will have another for us to show. If your dog doesn't come back to you in better shape than when it left, we haven't done our job.
