Most couples when they get married and buy their first home together, rush to the estate agents, get the keys and start moving in - not us! We got the keys to our first home, then we rushed up the motorway to Whitchurch and picked up our first Springer Spaniel bitch puppy, Bella. The breeder very kindly agreed to hold onto the puppy until our house purchase went through. We then took Bella back to our new home, unfurnished - but we weren't worried about furniture etc., as we had our own house and our first Spaniel and life was great. That was just the beginning.
By the time our son Ben came along in 1991 we had trained a number of Spaniels and had bred a couple of litters. Ben's life was mapped out from the point where he was 'Christened' by Butch (Flintwood Harvestor of Woodash) - Ben was lying on his changing mat when 'Butch' came into the lounge and was so excited to see him that he stood over him and peed! Ben, who is now 15, has a dog of his own, a Cocker Spaniel Bitch called Bonnie who he regularly shoots over.
