will go for a fairly large "+1" on the they'll sleep for aaaaages!!
ours is the same, i take him for 1/2 hour walk before work, give him breakfast then he's sleeping until after lunchtime. will play for a bit then sleep for 5 hours.
Good to hear that they can deal with being on their on for a bit - I know dogs are a massive commitment, but some don't seem to be able to deal with being left. My aunt's Vizsla was a gorgeous dog but we refused to be left on his own and was a nightmare if you did. As long as he was with people he was good as gold. Her lab by contrast is quite happy entertaining herself in the garden.
We have a pretty big garden and I intend to give it a shorter walk before work a longer one in the evening plus long walks at weekend. The other half isn't far when at work so can pop back at lunchtime.
The more I think about it, the more I want to go down the route of a good breeder. I want to see he house where the pups are, meet mum etc and just try and get a feel for how well they have been bred / looked after.
What br said ^
Ours is fast asleep in a bed under a desk in my office. She was taken for a walk/swim last night and prob won't get anything today. We have loads of space but she's happy to mooch around near us. That said she was mightily upset that I didn't take her riding last night (ride: 7-8.30, pub: 8.30 - 11.00) so I'm not really in her good books right now 🙁
I miss my springer - RIP stinky 🙁
When we were looking for ours (A working one) we found there to be quite a mix of them out there.
I think it's been said earlier up but if you get one with almost solid FTCH's in the parent line odds are it'll be a machine. This article, although it can seem negative, gives a strong opinion on working cockers and cockers from strong ftch lines.
http://www.felsteadgundogs.com/workingvstriallingspaniel.html
I'd suggest going along to a game fair, or such like, where there will be loads of them either on demos or with owners. Most if not all will happily talk to you about them, (Spaniel people are great!) the lines they're from and what they're like day to day.
That article is just one persons view and, from my experience of having three dogs from "solid FTCH pedigree's") absolute bo***cks.
Working Cockers (from good pedigrees) have a level of training pre-loaded which I've found makes them pretty easy to control.
That article is just one persons view and, from my experience of having three dogs from "solid FTCH pedigree's") absolute bo***cks.
Working Cockers (from good pedigrees) have a level of training pre-loaded which I've found makes them pretty easy to control.
Couldn't agree more, we didn't know our dogs family background until after we received his KC 5 generations certificate. He's related to some pretty impressive FTCH's, and he's a pet and pretty chilled!
