A Very Belated Happy Birthday to Summer, I hope she had a better day than Minden - she had to go to the vet to have her anal glands evacuated !! she had a great day after that and was very spoiled, I really can't believe that 5 years can pass so quickly ! She's very much the best friend and mentor to Lola, and loves every minute of it, they were both in the pond in the garden today - didn't manage to get the camera in time.
Thanks for the advice on the food,it's working well, she's calmed down a lot and seems to be growing a little slower but steadier now. Stewart had a National judge of Setters ( well, we can't all be perfect !!) in the office today- although what he has to do with the Army, I have no idea - but Lola was lying on her back on the floor, totally sparko, legs akimbo, and he commented on what perfect hips she had ! he said she looked fantastic for a 14 wk old puppy, and was very impressed by how well mannered she was. She's really muscling up now and her long coat is beginning to grow - feathers on the tail and has such fantastic markings, very different to Minden so we'll be able to tell who's got the pheasant from a distance !
She's coming to the whistle, and I'm doing some very early gundog training with her with our keeper, who thinks she'll be quite easy to train - here's hoping. I really hope I can get her to be a better peg dog than Minden, however, Mins is brilliant at picking up and usually beats all the spaniels as she's faster, travels further and has a fantastic nose. Lola spends most of her time in the garden at the moment either playing with Mins or running around at break-neck speed with her nose stuck to the ground.
I'm sending some photos, but they're not very exciting - we went to the beach at the w/end and Lolly had a fab time in the sea, but the camera was in the car. She pounced on some poor unsuspecting lady who was just sitting on the pebbles, and clearly hated dogs - bit embarrassing, but we both said sorry !
Hope you are all well, Bree looks fantastic, aren't they SUCH FUN !!