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.