Why Spaniels are ace!
Cocoa in full flight after a tennis ball!
[video]https://youtu.be/fWecJWG_Mts[/video]
Shot on iphone 6!

[url=https://flic.kr/p/7oCGMT]DSC_0613.jpg[/url] by John Clinch, on Flickr

We’ve got a pedigree black lab, Barney – girlfriend works him in the winter picking up on 2 or 3 shoots, he’s good, if a tad wild, I’m trying to train him back up a bit, but he’s 5 now, don’t know where the time’s gone! He’s great, but not ideal for the sort of shooting I do, I want a spaniel.

If it was a lab I wanted, girlfriend would be trying to find a bitch for Barney right now, but as it’s a spaniel I’m after she’s not keen, loads of excuses/reasons not to arise!

You can’t beat a spaniel for beating/walked up shooting I don’t reckon!

Hey Core, look at the pic of my Barney on page one. He’s perfect for what you need, half and half of each breed and he’s such a great dog. A bit of a wuss, but so soft and gentle and just wants to please. Runs and runs too.

His parents were both from working stock, basically the liver coloured English Springer got in with the Golden Lab bitch…..great result!

Rustin (left, sprocker, 12 weeks) hanging out with Sam (sprollie, 11 years) last weekend.

And on his first trip to the beach:

Oakley digging on the beach…….

I’m soooo looking forward to taking my Cocker Ziggy on a Devon beach holiday this year! We are staying 100yds from a long dog friendly beach!!

Barney wiv his old pal Tiger 🙂

Destroying the garden.

This **** is also called Oakley. 1st PIC he’s about 9 months. In the 2nd he’s about 20 months (now)

I am sure there must be “some” Spaniel in our rescue Irish farm dog special blend…

Life hasn’t seemed quite the same since losing our 12 year old Springer, Oscar, last year.

Until this little chap came up for rehoming on Friday. Say hello to Marmite.

Bump!

What a beautiful dog Scienceofficer

It’s Friday…show me your spaniels! I hadn’t seen Marmite up there previously – great looking dog. Well done on giving him a home.

This junkmail-chomping hound is 6 months old next Sunday:

Any new spaniel photos out there?
First Dog on the Moon made me cry today: http://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/picture/2015/oct/16/goodbye-peanut
Had to take my lad to the vet this morning after a few days of D and a bit of V – one magic jab later he is almost back to normal, thankfully.

Lovely pictures.

Not a full spaniel (he’s a springer / lab cross), but here’s Lucas in action just in case anyone missed it on the other thread 😀 </proud owner>

[video]http://vimeo.com/142078143[/video]

As he’s mainly a blur in the above video here’s a few stills..

Lost the last of 4 (all at the same time for 10 year!) In 2012. We need another but don’t think its fair in a working household:(
Brilliant animals.

Nearly a month ( tomorrow ) since I said goodbye to my Heidi. She was 13 years old. Miss her like mad, but it’s nice to see other spaniels.

Here’s me and Heidi doing a selfie in the snow.

Pablo, still going strong two months into his cancer diagnosis.

Stig, so he doesn’t feel left out.

Here’s Rosie, only 1/2 spaniel, but she has the look;

Doing what she loves;

And doing as she’s told!

Marmite seems to have settled in nicely!

Friday bump to counter the anti-dog crowd in that other thread.

OOh thread resurrection!

ok. Nell and Harley going for the same ball:

[url=https://flic.kr/p/ymwymi]Courtesy of uncle k.[/url] by Evil Goat, on Flickr

and an older one of a younger Nell wearing her hat:

[url=https://flic.kr/p/uVGR7W]Nell returned from the undergrowth with a new hat.[/url] by Evil Goat, on Flickr

Ooooooooo the time is coming closer….still hanging on until summer maybe

Ace thread – I love dogs. Once our life is less hectic and someone is around more, I want either a Cocker or a Vizsla. Even the boss is on board and she’s more of a cat person.

We had a Springer called Meg when we were kids and she was ace. Huge amounts of energy but loved fuss and a cuddle. She would get a bit excited and wee on the floor from time to time. After my mum passed away she had to go back to the breeders because when we moved in with my grandparents she cam with us but refused to be contained in their garden. Having grown up on a farm near Dalby she was used to having a lot of space to roam.

Friend of mine has a half-Lab, half-Vizla bitch. She is awesome. A really lovely, happy, friendly dog and he (after some initial hesitation) is smitten with her.

I’m a spaniel man, but even I think she’s awesome.

Sorry – missed Friday as photo bucket was down for maintenance.

Here’s my faithful WCS Ziggy on holiday in Devon – that beach was dog friendly too!!